| # | 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 | 32 | Ducati 916 | Ducati Corse ADVF |
| 6 | W | Simon CRAFAR | 28 |  Kawasaki ZX-7RR | Kawasaki Racing |
| 7 | W |  Pierfrancesco CHILI | 33 | Ducati 916 | Gattolone Racing |
| 8 | W |  Akira YANAGAWA | 26 | 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 |
| 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 |
| 21 | W |  Jochen SCHMID | 34 | Kawasaki ZX-7RR | Team Green Kawasaki Deutschland |
| 22 | W | Scott RUSSELL | 32 | Yamaha YZF750 | Yamaha World Superbike Team |
| 31 | W |  Igor JERMAN | 22 | Kawasaki ZX-7RR | Team MD Depala Vas |
| 35 | W | Gregorio LAVILLA | 23 |  Ducati 916 | Pirelli De Cecco Racing |
| 36 | W | Christian HÄUSLE | 37 | Ducati 916 | BLM Ducati Austria |
| 37 | W | Ossi NIEDERKIRCHER | 36 |  Suzuki GSX-R750 | 2-Rad Corner Seefeld |
| 38 | W | Hermann SCHMID | 34 | Ducati 916 | MRC-Scout |
| 39 | W | Johann WOLFSTEINER | 28 | Kawasaki ZXR750 | RSC-Regau |
| 42 | W | Chris WALKER | 25 | Yamaha YZF750 | Yamaha World Superbike Team |
| 43 | W | Hannes BICHLER | 35 | Ducati 916 | BLM Leitner |
| 52 | E | Giorgio CANTALUPO | 35 | Ducati 916 | Moto Club Augusta Praetoria |
| 53 | E | Paolo MALVINI | ? | Ducati 916 | Pirelli De Cecco Racing |
| 54 | E | Anton GRUSCHKA | 33 | Yamaha YZF750 | Bauer Racing Germany |
| 55 | E | Gerhard ESTERER | 39 | Kawasaki ZXR750 | MSC-Rottenegg |
| 56 | E | Hermann EICHHORN | ? | Yamaha | |
| 57 | E | Ali GUETTOUCHE | 37 | Kawasaki ZXR750 | Motorrad Center |
| 58 | E |  Ondřej LELEK | 35 | Honda RC45 | Racing Team Fiomo |
| 60 | E | Karl OBEXER | 33 | Honda RC45 | Motorsport Club World |
| 61 | E | Jiří MRKÝVKA | 23 | Honda RC45 | SBK Team JM |
| 62 | E | Anton RECHBERGER | 39 | Yamaha OW01 | MSC-Rottenegg |
| 63 | E | Ernst GRANDEGGER | 47 | Suzuki GSX-R750 | Cyclerep |
| 64 | E | Udo MARK | 33 | Suzuki GSX-R750 | Team Suzuki Deutschland |
| 72 | E | Redamo ASSIRELLI | 26 | Yamaha YZF750 | Team Pirelli |
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
Entry list
Struck out text denotes riders on entry list who did not participate.
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