| # | 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 |
| 13 | W |  Andreas MEKLAU | 29 | Ducati 916 | HPB Promotion |
| 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 |
| 32 | W |  Martin CRAGGILL | 28 | Kawasaki ZX-7RR | Team Kawasaki Australia |
| 33 | W | Ed MILLER | ? | Kawasaki ZX-7RR | Dulux Australia |
| 34 | Simon MIDDLETON | ? | Kawasaki ZXR750 | Graham Rye Kawasaki | |
| 35 | Jason LOVE | 26 | Ducati 916 | Ducati Dealer Team | |
| 38 | Greg MOSS | 23 | Honda RC45 | Mobil Honda | |
| 39 | Craig CONNELL | 28 | Ducati 916 | Ducati Dealer Team | |
| 41 | Alistair MAXWELL | 32 | Kawasaki ZX-7RR | Maxwell Motorcycles Racing | |
| 42 | W | David EMMERSON | ? | Kawasaki ZXR750 | Bancell Racing |
| 44 | W | Damon BUCKMASTER | 33 | Kawasaki ZX-7RR | Team Kawasaki Australia |
| 45 | W | Colin EDWARDS | 23 | Yamaha YZF750 | Yamaha World Superbike Team |
| 48 | Craig STAFFORD | 31 | Yamaha YZF750 | Stafford Motorcycles/Fieldsheer Racing | |
| 49 | Shawn GILES | 26 | Honda RC45 | Mobil Honda | |
| 51 | W | Peter GODDARD | 32 | Suzuki GSX-R750 | Ansett Air Freight Suzuki |
| 52 | W | Troy BAYLISS | 27 | Suzuki GSX-R750 | Ansett Air Freight Suzuki |
| 61 | W | Mark FERRARI | 35 | Ducati 916 | Ferrari Dental Clinic |
| 62 | Graeme WILSHAW | ? | Suzuki GSX-R750 | ASAP Process Servers | |
| 66 | Stephen TOZER | 37 | Kawasaki ZXR750 | K & W Motorcycles | |
| 69 | W | Benn ARCHIBALD | 25 | Kawasaki ZXR750 | Bombardiere Earthmoving |
| 74 | W | John PHELAN | 32 | Kawasaki ZX-7RR | Shock Treatment |
| 76 | W | Scott WEBSTER | 35 | Honda RC30 | |
| 79 | W | Daniele VANOLINI | 31 | Ducati 916 | Due Fratelli Team/Chivo's Motorcycle Tyres |
| 89 | W | John ORCHARD | 37 | Kawasaki ZXR750 | |
| 91 | W | Steven DOYLE | ? | Honda | Alloy Racing |
| 96 | W | Paul CARIDI | ? | Suzuki GSX-R750 | Team Army Racing |
| 99 | Steve MARTIN | 28 | Suzuki GSX-R750 | Melbourne Suzuki Racing |
1997-03-21 to 1997-03-23
World Superbike Australian Round
Phillip Island (Permanent circuit, 4.4500 km)
Event permit: IMN 102/1
Timekeepers: Federazione Italiana Cronometristi
Entries: 41 / Practised: 38 / Qualified: 35
Sessions
Entry list
Struck out text denotes riders on entry list who did not participate.
Sources:
Official results/ Official entry list/ 1997-03-23 live TV coverage/ Cycle News 1996-11-06 pg6-9/ bikenet.co.uk/ ducaticorse-advf.com/ manmor.com.au/racing_sbk/ superbike.it/ Photos by Cal Harris (Facebook)/ Photos by Phil Aynsley (philaphoto.com)