| # | 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 |
| 10 | W |  Christian LAVIEILLE | 31 | Honda RC45 | Honda France |
| 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 |
| 16 | W |  Christer LINDHOLM | 31 | Yamaha YZF750 | Yamaha Deutschland |
| 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 |
| 33 | W | John REYNOLDS | 34 | Ducati 916 | Revé Red Bull Ducati Racing |
| 41 | W | Niall MACKENZIE | 36 | Yamaha YZF750 | Cadbury's Boost Yamaha |
| 42 | W | Chris WALKER | 25 | Yamaha YZF750 | Yamaha World Superbike Team |
| 44 | W | Sean EMMETT | 27 | Ducati 916 | GSE Racing |
| 46 | W |  Erkka KORPIAHO | 29 | Kawasaki ZXR750 | RKM Racing |
| 47 | W |  Eskil SUTER | 30 | Honda RC45 | Thiede Power Racing Team |
| 48 | W | Steven BRIGGS | 25 | Ducati 916 | Lemstra Motoren |
| 49 | W | Juha BERNER | 34 | Kawasaki ZX-7RR | Castrol Superbike Team Finland |
| 51 | E | Giorgio CANTALUPO | 35 | Ducati 916 | Moto Club Augusta Praetoria |
| 52 | E | Anton GRUSCHKA | 33 |  Yamaha YZF750 | Bauer Racing Germany |
| 53 | E | Udo MARK | 33 | Suzuki GSX-R750 | Team Suzuki Deutschland |
| 56 | E | Rainer JÄNISCH | 32 | Suzuki GSX-R750 | Team Suzuki Deutschland |
| 57 | E | Michael RUDROFF | 36 | Suzuki GSX-R750 | Team Alpha-Technik Suzuki |
| 58 | E | Uwe POLLHEIDE | 31 | Kawasaki ZX-7RR | |
| 59 | E | Ernst GRANDEGGER | 47 | Suzuki GSX-R750 | Grandegger Endurance |
| 60 | E |  Joop BOSCH | 35 | Kawasaki ZXR750 | Team Motor Druten |
| 61 | E | Gijsbert SPILT | 26 | Ducati 916 | ProCarbon |
| 62 | E | Ruud VAN STRALEN | 30 | Yamaha YZF750 | Bulbfust Racing |
| 63 | E | Harry MATON | ? | Ducati 916 | Maton Asbestanering |
| 64 | E | Heinz PLATACIS | 37 | Kawasaki ZXR750 | Performance Bike Racing |
| 65 | E | Erich NOLDEN | 40 | Kawasaki ZXR750 | |
| 66 | E | Erik VAN LOON | ? | Honda | |
| 67 | E | Peter TIP | ? | Suzuki GSX-R750 | |
| 68 | E |  Jiří MRKÝVKA | 23 | Honda RC45 | SBK Team JM |
| 69 | E | Steve MARKS | 34 | Kawasaki ZXR750 | Clifford James Footwear |
| 79 | E | Ondřej LELEK | 35 | Honda RC45 | Racing Team Fiomo |
1997-08-29 to 1997-08-31
World Superbike Dutch Round
Assen (Permanent circuit, 6.0490 km)
Attendance: 31,000
Event permit: IMN 102/9
Timekeepers: Federazione Italiana Cronometristi
Entries: 44 / Practised: 33 / Qualified: 31
Sessions
Entry list
Struck out text denotes riders on entry list who did not participate.
Sources:
Official results/ Official entry list/ Official timetable/ Official program/ 1997-08-31 live TV coverage/ Cycle News 1997-09-10 pg36-38/ bikenet.co.uk/ superbike.it