| P. | # | Cl. | Rider | Bike | Best Lap | Gap | KM/H | On | Laps | Spd. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | W |  Pierfrancesco CHILI |  Ducati | 1:31.210 | 170.43 | 8 | 9 | 238.4 | |
| 2 | 3 | W |  John KOCINSKI | Honda | 1:31.393 | 0.183 | 170.09 | 9 | 11 | 243.7 |
| 3 | 6 | W |  Simon CRAFAR |  Kawasaki | 1:31.636 | 0.426 | 169.64 | 8 | 12 | 236.8 |
| 4 | 4 | W |  Carl FOGARTY | Ducati | 1:31.790 | 0.580 | 169.35 | 7 | 8 | 237.8 |
| 5 | 2 | W | Aaron SLIGHT | Honda | 1:31.844 | 0.634 | 169.25 | 6 | 11 | 241.0 |
| 6 | 8 | W |  Akira YANAGAWA | Kawasaki | 1:31.851 | 0.641 | 169.24 | 9 | 11 | 240.0 |
| 7 | 22 | W | Scott RUSSELL | Yamaha | 1:31.959 | 0.749 | 169.04 | 11 | 11 | 234.2 |
| 8 | 11 | W | Mike HALE | Suzuki | 1:32.158 | 0.948 | 168.68 | 11 | 12 | 235.8 |
| 9 | 9 | W | Neil HODGSON | Ducati | 1:32.176 | 0.966 | 168.64 | 5 | 10 | 237.3 |
| 10 | 15 | W | Piergiorgio BONTEMPI | Kawasaki | 1:32.383 | 1.173 | 168.26 | 8 | 10 | 234.7 |
| 11 | 35 | W |  Gregorio LAVILLA |  Ducati | 1:32.628 | 1.418 | 167.82 | 6 | 9 | 235.8 |
| 12 | 12 | W | James WHITHAM | Suzuki | 1:32.828 | 1.618 | 167.46 | 6 | 9 | 236.8 |
| 13 | 42 | W | Chris WALKER | Yamaha | 1:33.385 | 2.175 | 166.46 | 7 | 9 | 235.8 |
| 14 | 64 | E |  Udo MARK | Suzuki | 1:33.733 | 2.523 | 165.84 | 9 | 9 | 233.7 |
| 15 | 14 | W | James HAYDON | Ducati | 1:34.369 | 3.159 | 164.72 | 5 | 10 | 226.4 |
| 16 | 13 | W |  Andreas MEKLAU | Ducati | 1:34.555 | 3.345 | 164.40 | 6 | 7 | 236.3 |
| 17 | 31 | W |  Igor JERMAN | Kawasaki | 1:34.622 | 3.412 | 164.28 | 8 | 11 | 235.2 |
| 18 | 17 | W | Pere RIBA | Honda | 1:35.177 | 3.967 | 163.33 | 8 | 9 | 228.3 |
| 19 | 54 | E | Anton GRUSCHKA |  Yamaha | 1:37.095 | 5.885 | 160.10 | 4 | 6 | 225.9 |
| 20 | 21 | W | Jochen SCHMID | Kawasaki | 1:38.013 | 6.803 | 158.60 | 7 | 7 | 229.2 |
| 21 | 52 | E | Giorgio CANTALUPO | Ducati | 1:38.374 | 7.164 | 158.02 | 6 | 7 | 225.4 |
| 22 | 72 | E | Redamo ASSIRELLI | Yamaha | 1:38.386 | 7.176 | 158.00 | 2 | 3 | 223.1 |
| 23 | 39 | W | Johann WOLFSTEINER | Kawasaki | 1:39.565 | 8.355 | 156.13 | 8 | 11 | 220.4 |
| 24 | 61 | E |  Jiří MRKÝVKA | Honda | 1:39.848 | 8.638 | 155.68 | 3 | 6 | 219.0 |
| 25 | 38 | W | Hermann SCHMID | Ducati | 1:40.191 | 8.981 | 155.15 | 1 | 1 | 223.1 |
| 26 | 55 | E | Gerhard ESTERER | Kawasaki | 1:40.636 | 9.426 | 154.47 | 3 | 4 | 228.3 |
| 27 | 57 | E | Ali GUETTOUCHE | Kawasaki | 1:41.652 | 10.442 | 152.92 | 2 | 3 | 228.3 |
| 28 | 43 | W | Hannes BICHLER | Ducati | 1:42.138 | 10.928 | 152.19 | 4 | 6 | 229.2 |
| 29 | 37 | W | Ossi NIEDERKIRCHER | Suzuki | 1:47.812 | 16.602 | 144.18 | 1 | 1 | 211.7 |
| 30 | 62 | E | Anton RECHBERGER | Yamaha | 1:48.251 | 17.041 | 143.60 | 2 | 3 | 210.1 |
| 31 | 36 | W | Christian HÄUSLE | Ducati | 1:52.907 | 21.697 | 137.68 | 5 | 5 | 232.2 |
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
Warm-Up
Scheduled duration: 20 mins
Started: 31 / Classified: 31
Scheduled start time: 09:30
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