| # | 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 |
| 10 | W |  Christian LAVIEILLE | 31 | Honda RC45 | Honda France |
| 11 | W | Mike HALE | 24 | Suzuki GSX-R750 | Suzuki World Superbike |
| 12 | W | James WHITHAM | 30 | Suzuki GSX-R750 | Suzuki World Superbike |
| 13 | W |  Andreas MEKLAU | 30 | Ducati 916 | BLM Ducati Austria |
| 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 | 28 | Honda RC45 | White Endurance Team |
| 19 | W |  Ioannis BOUSTAS | 24 | Honda | Team Boustas |
| 21 | W |  Jochen SCHMID | 33 | Kawasaki ZX-7RR | Team Green Kawasaki Deutschland |
| 22 | W | Scott RUSSELL | 32 | Yamaha YZF750 | Yamaha World Superbike Team |
| 25 | W |  Christer LINDHOLM | 30 | Yamaha YZF750 | Yamaha Deutschland |
| 31 | W |  Igor JERMAN | 21 | Kawasaki ZX-7RR | Team MD Depala Vas |
| 32 | W | Andrea MAZZALI | 31 |  Ducati 916 | Pirelli De Cecco Racing |
| 35 | W | Gregorio LAVILLA | 23 | Ducati 916 | Pirelli De Cecco Racing |
| 45 | W | Colin EDWARDS | 23 | Yamaha YZF750 | Yamaha World Superbike Team |
| 51 | E | Udo MARK | 33 | Suzuki GSX-R750 | Team Suzuki Deutschland |
| 52 | E | Michael RUDROFF | 36 |  Suzuki GSX-R750 | Team Alpha-Technik Suzuki |
| 53 | E |  Roger KELLENBERGER | 29 | Honda RC45 | Thiede Power Racing Team |
| 54 | E |  Rob PHILLIS | 41 | Kawasaki ZX-7RR | Emil Weber Racing |
| 55 | E | Thomas KLINK | ? | Honda RC45 | MO-Rennteam-Marushin/Honda Dippold |
| 56 | E | Lothar KRAUS | 30 | Kawasaki ZXR750 | KFZ Technik LK Racing |
| 57 | E | Fritz EINBERGER | ? | Yamaha YZF750 | |
| 58 | E | Harry FATH | ? | Ducati 916 | Hutzel Racing Team |
| 59 | E | Anton GRUSCHKA | 33 | Yamaha YZF750 | Bauer Racing Germany |
| 60 | E | Gerhard ESTERER | 39 | Kawasaki ZXR750 | MSC-Rottenegg |
| 61 | E | Bruno SCATOLA | 37 | Kawasaki ZXR750 | Motor Power di Antonio Limosani |
| 62 | E | Vittorio SCATOLA | 38 | Kawasaki ZXR750 | Motor Power di Antonio Limosani |
| 63 | E | Giorgio CANTALUPO | 35 | Ducati 916 | Moto Club Augusta Praetoria |
| 64 | E |  David PECHNÍK | ? | Suzuki GSX-R750 | R & R Racing Team |
| 65 | E |  Jiří MRKÝVKA | 23 | Honda RC45 | SBK Team JM |
| 66 | E | Stefan AMBORD | ? | Kawasaki ZXR750 | Bolliger Team |
| 67 | E |  Luigi ALJINOVIĆ | ? | [unknown] | Kvarner Racing Team |
| 68 | E | Makoto SUZUKI | 32 | [unknown] | |
| 69 | E | Michal BURSA | 34 | Kawasaki ZX-7RR | Motostar Team |
| 70 | E | Michael TRÄNKLEIN | ? | Ducati 916 | |
| 71 | E | Ondřej LELEK | 35 | Honda RC45 | Racing Team Fiomo |
| 72 | E | Paolo MALVINI | ? | Ducati 916 | Pirelli De Cecco Racing |
1997-06-06 to 1997-06-08
World Superbike German Round
Hockenheim (Permanent circuit, 6.7920 km)
Attendance: 45,000
Event permit: IMN 102/4
Timekeepers: Federazione Italiana Cronometristi
Entries: 44 / Practised: 35 / Qualified: 31
Sessions
Entry list
Struck out text denotes riders on entry list who did not participate.
Sources:
Official results/ Official entry list/ Official timetable/ Official programme/ 1997-06-08 live TV coverage/ Cycle News 1997-06-18 pg14-16/ bikenet.co.uk/ ducaticorse-advf.com/ superbike.it/ Photos by Mario Böttger/ youtube.com @RainerGrodotzkiraingrofilm - "Hockenheim Superbike WM 1997 1.Rennen"/ youtube.com @RainerGrodotzkiraingrofilm - "Hockenheim Superbike WM 1997 2.Rennen"