| # | Cl. | Rider | Age | Bike | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | W |  Aaron SLIGHT | 31 |  Honda RC45 | Castrol Honda |
| 3 | W |  John KOCINSKI | 29 | Honda RC45 | Castrol Honda |
| 4 | W |  Carl FOGARTY | 31 | Ducati 916 | Ducati Corse ADVF |
| 6 | W | Simon CRAFAR | 28 |  Kawasaki ZX-7RR | Kawasaki Racing |
| 7 | W |  Pierfrancesco CHILI | 32 | Ducati 916 | Gattolone Racing |
| 8 | W |  Akira YANAGAWA | 25 | Kawasaki ZX-7RR | Kawasaki Racing |
| 9 | W | Neil HODGSON | 23 | Ducati 916 | Ducati Corse ADVF |
| 11 | W | Mike HALE | 24 | Suzuki GSX-R750 | Suzuki World Superbike |
| 12 | W | James WHITHAM | 30 | Suzuki GSX-R750 | Suzuki World Superbike |
| 14 | W | James HAYDON | 23 | Ducati 916 | Gio.Ca.Moto |
| 15 | W | Piergiorgio BONTEMPI | 29 | Kawasaki ZX-7RR | Kawasaki Italy Bertocchi |
| 17 | W |  Pere RIBA | 27 | Honda RC45 | White Endurance Team |
| 21 | W |  Jochen SCHMID | 33 | Kawasaki ZX-7RR | Team Green Kawasaki Deutschland |
| 22 | W | Scott RUSSELL | 32 | Yamaha YZF750 | Yamaha World Superbike Team |
| 31 | W |  Igor JERMAN | 21 | Kawasaki ZX-7RR | Team MD Depala Vas |
| 33 | W |  Christian LAVIEILLE | 31 | Honda RC45 | Honda France |
| 45 | W | Colin EDWARDS | 23 | Yamaha YZF750 | Yamaha World Superbike Team |
| 51 | E |  Ondřej LELEK | 35 | Honda RC45 | Racing Team Fiomo |
| 52 | E | Jiří MRKÝVKA | 23 | Honda RC45 | SBK Team JM |
| 53 | E |  David PECHNÍK | ? | Suzuki GSX-R750 | |
| 54 | E |  Emmanouil PALLIS | 33 | Ducati 916 | Mamidakis |
| 55 | E | Nikolaos VOUKAKIS | ? | Kawasaki ZXR750 | Mamidakis |
| 56 | E |  Enn ADAMSON | 28 | Kawasaki ZXR750 | |
| 57 | E | Giorgio CANTALUPO | 35 | Ducati 916 | Moto Club Augusta Praetoria |
| 58 | E | Lino PITTALUGA | ? | Yamaha YZF750 | Motopiù Racing |
| 59 | E | Bruno SCATOLA | 36 | Kawasaki ZXR750 | Motor Power |
| 60 | E |  Luigi ALJINOVIĆ | ? | Kawasaki ZXR750 | Kvarner Racing Team |
| 61 | E |  László PAPP | ? | Kawasaki ZXR750 | Quaestormási MSE |
| 62 | E |  Gerhard ESTERER | 39 | Kawasaki ZXR750 | MSC-Rottenegg |
| 63 | E | Mário KRAJČO | 25 | Kawasaki ZXR750 | |
| 64 | E | Miloš BALÁŽ MAD'ARA | 28 | Ducati 916 | Slovakia Team Baláž |
| 67 | E | Roberto BOSIO | 43 | Ducati 888 | Alpi Racing Team |
| 68 | E | Paolo MALVINI | ? |  Ducati 916 | Pirelli De Cecco Racing |
| 70 | E | Vittorio SCATOLA | 38 | Honda RC45 | Motor Power |
| 71 | E |  René PRANG | 28 | Yamaha YZF750 | Duckhams Yamaha Denmark |
| 72 | E | Redamo ASSIRELLI | 26 | Yamaha YZF750 | Team Pirelli |
| 73 | E | Anton GRUSCHKA | 33 | Yamaha YZF750 | Bauer Racing Germany |
1997-04-18 to 1997-04-20
World Superbike San Marino Round
Misano (Permanent circuit, 4.0600 km)
Attendance: 10,000
Event permit: IMN 102/2
Timekeepers: Federazione Italiana Cronometristi
Entries: 37 / Practised: 30 / Qualified: 27
Sessions
Entry list
Struck out text denotes riders on entry list who did not participate.
Sources:
Official results/ Official entry list/ 1997-04-20 live TV coverage/ Cycle News 1997-04-30 pg10-13/ bikenet.co.uk/ ducaticorse-advf.com/ superbike.it