| P. | # | Cl. | Rider | Bike | Best Lap | Gap | KM/H | On | Laps | Spd. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | W |  Simon CRAFAR |  Kawasaki | 1:31.259 | 170.34 | 16 | 27 | 237.8 | |
| 2 | 7 | W |  Pierfrancesco CHILI |  Ducati | 1:31.361 | 0.102 | 170.15 | 19 | 24 | 237.8 |
| 3 | 2 | W | Aaron SLIGHT | Honda | 1:31.639 | 0.380 | 169.63 | 7 | 21 | 240.5 |
| 4 | 3 | W |  John KOCINSKI | Honda | 1:31.754 | 0.495 | 169.42 | 20 | 24 | 241.0 |
| 5 | 9 | W |  Neil HODGSON | Ducati | 1:31.783 | 0.524 | 169.36 | 25 | 27 | 235.8 |
| 6 | 8 | W |  Akira YANAGAWA | Kawasaki | 1:31.787 | 0.528 | 169.36 | 20 | 26 | 237.3 |
| 7 | 4 | W | Carl FOGARTY | Ducati | 1:31.793 | 0.534 | 169.35 | 21 | 22 | 238.9 |
| 8 | 22 | W | Scott RUSSELL | Yamaha | 1:31.923 | 0.664 | 169.11 | 20 | 28 | 234.7 |
| 9 | 12 | W | James WHITHAM | Suzuki | 1:32.312 | 1.053 | 168.39 | 12 | 28 | 237.3 |
| 10 | 15 | W | Piergiorgio BONTEMPI | Kawasaki | 1:32.314 | 1.055 | 168.39 | 16 | 23 | 234.2 |
| 11 | 35 | W |  Gregorio LAVILLA |  Ducati | 1:32.749 | 1.490 | 167.60 | 22 | 23 | 236.3 |
| 12 | 42 | W | Chris WALKER | Yamaha | 1:33.226 | 1.967 | 166.74 | 8 | 30 | 235.8 |
| 13 | 13 | W |  Andreas MEKLAU | Ducati | 1:33.303 | 2.044 | 166.61 | 10 | 20 | 234.2 |
| 14 | 11 | W | Mike HALE | Suzuki | 1:33.318 | 2.059 | 166.58 | 17 | 27 | 234.2 |
| 15 | 14 | W | James HAYDON | Ducati | 1:33.434 | 2.175 | 166.37 | 17 | 22 | 229.7 |
| 16 | 21 | W |  Jochen SCHMID | Kawasaki | 1:33.543 | 2.284 | 166.18 | 22 | 24 | 232.7 |
| 17 | 64 | E | Udo MARK | Suzuki | 1:34.257 | 2.998 | 164.92 | 19 | 25 | 233.2 |
| 18 | 31 | W |  Igor JERMAN | Kawasaki | 1:34.307 | 3.048 | 164.83 | 22 | 27 | 234.2 |
| 19 | 17 | W | Pere RIBA | Honda | 1:34.837 | 3.578 | 163.91 | 7 | 20 | 227.3 |
| 20 | 72 | E | Redamo ASSIRELLI | Yamaha | 1:36.767 | 5.508 | 160.64 | 7 | 9 | 222.6 |
| 21 | 54 | E | Anton GRUSCHKA |  Yamaha | 1:36.817 | 5.558 | 160.56 | 8 | 20 | 225.4 |
| 22 | 52 | E | Giorgio CANTALUPO | Ducati | 1:37.975 | 6.716 | 158.66 | 5 | 10 | 221.3 |
| 23 | 36 | W | Christian HÄUSLE | Ducati | 1:39.043 | 7.784 | 156.95 | 10 | 12 | 228.3 |
| 24 | 55 | E | Gerhard ESTERER | Kawasaki | 1:39.273 | 8.014 | 156.59 | 3 | 9 | 228.8 |
| 25 | 39 | W | Johann WOLFSTEINER | Kawasaki | 1:39.421 | 8.162 | 156.35 | 21 | 26 | 220.8 |
| 26 | 38 | W | Hermann SCHMID | Ducati | 1:39.818 | 8.559 | 155.73 | 8 | 11 | 224.0 |
| 27 | 57 | E | Ali GUETTOUCHE | Kawasaki | 1:39.948 | 8.689 | 155.53 | 16 | 23 | 227.3 |
| 28 | 37 | W | Ossi NIEDERKIRCHER | Suzuki | 1:40.107 | 8.848 | 155.28 | 15 | 16 | 220.8 |
| 29 | 43 | W | Hannes BICHLER | Ducati | 1:40.209 | 8.950 | 155.12 | 18 | 19 | 221.7 |
| 30 | 53 | E | Paolo MALVINI | Ducati | 1:40.375 | 9.116 | 154.87 | 15 | 23 | 226.8 |
| 31 | 62 | E | Anton RECHBERGER | Yamaha | 1:40.515 | 9.256 | 154.65 | 14 | 17 | 211.3 |
| 32 | 58 | E |  Ondřej LELEK | Honda | 1:41.382 | 10.123 | 153.33 | 12 | 17 | 217.3 |
| 33 | 60 | E | Karl OBEXER | Honda | 1:42.632 | 11.373 | 151.46 | 4 | 5 | 220.4 |
| 34 | 56 | E | Hermann EICHHORN | Yamaha | 1:48.903 | 17.644 | 142.74 | 5 | 6 | 196.7 |
| - | 61 | E | Jiří MRKÝVKA | Honda | --.--- | 0 | ||||
| - | 63 | E | Ernst GRANDEGGER | Suzuki | --.--- | 0 | 205.7 |
1997-08-15 to 1997-08-17
World Superbike Austrian Round
A1-Ring (Permanent circuit, 4.3180 km)
Attendance: 26,000
Event permit: IMN 102/8
Timekeepers: Federazione Italiana Cronometristi
Entries: 36 / Practised: 35 / Qualified: 32
Sessions
Free Practice 2
Scheduled duration: 60 mins
Started: 36 / Classified: 34
Scheduled start time: 11:30
Weather: ? / Track: ?
Results
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Sources:
Official results/ Official entry list/ 1997-08-17 live TV coverage/ Cycle News 1997-08-27 pg18-21/ RACE 1997-26/ bikenet.co.uk/ superbike.it