| P. | # | Rider | Bike | Best Lap | Gap | KM/H | On | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 |  Troy BAYLISS | Suzuki | 1:37.2386 | 164.75 | 10 | 12 | |
| 2 | 2 | Martin CRAGGILL | Kawasaki | 1:38.1041 | 0.8655 | 163.30 | 7 | 13 |
| 3 | 7 | Craig CONNELL | Ducati | 1:38.1737 | 0.9351 | 163.18 | 17 | 17 |
| 4 | 5 | Steve MARTIN | Suzuki | 1:38.3276 | 1.0890 | 162.92 | 15 | 15 |
| 5 | 68 | Mark WILLIS | Suzuki | 1:38.5082 | 1.2696 | 162.63 | 12 | 14 |
| 6 | 4 | Damon BUCKMASTER | Kawasaki | 1:38.7835 | 1.5449 | 162.17 | 10 | 13 |
| 7 | 19 | Shawn GILES | Honda | 1:39.3008 | 2.0622 | 161.33 | 13 | 13 |
| 8 | 28 | Greg MOSS | Honda | 1:40.0258 | 2.7872 | 160.16 | 13 | 13 |
| 9 | 10 | Alistair MAXWELL | Kawasaki | 1:43.1420 | 5.9034 | 155.32 | 7 | 9 |
| 10 | 29 | Daniele VANOLINI | Ducati | 1:43.9208 | 6.6822 | 154.16 | 12 | 12 |
| 11 | 13 | Ed MILLER | Kawasaki | 1:44.7705 | 7.5319 | 152.91 | 12 | 13 |
| 12 | 76 | Scott WEBSTER | Honda | 1:44.8608 | 7.6222 | 152.77 | 11 | 11 |
| 13 | 77 | Chris OGNENIS | Suzuki | 1:45.6610 | 8.4224 | 151.62 | 10 | 12 |
| 14 | 83 | David BLACK | Suzuki | 1:50.5340 | 13.2954 | 144.93 | 11 | 11 |
| 15 | 45 | Murray SHARP | Yamaha | 1:51.1536 | 13.9150 | 144.12 | 12 | 13 |
1997-04-11 to 1997-04-13
Shell Australian Superbike Series
Phillip Island (Permanent circuit, 4.4500 km)
Entries: 17 / Practised: 16 / Qualified: 16
Sessions
Free Practice 1
Scheduled duration: 30 mins
Started: 15 / Classified: 15
Scheduled start time: 10:50
Weather: ? / Track: ?
Results
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Sources:
Official results/ 1997-04-13 Channel Ten live TV coverage/ motorcycle.com RacEmail