1997 MCN British Superbike Championship
Between April 13 and September 28 1997, 60 riders competed in 22 races on 10 circuits.
Race summary
Key: E = total entries / P = total riders who practised / Q = total qualifiers / S = total starters / C = total classified finishers.
| Date | Circuit | Winner | E | P | Q | S | C | Conditions | Distance | Avg. KMH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-04-13 |  Donington Park | Niall MACKENZIE / Yamaha | 45 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 24 | Sunny / Dry | 60.35 km | 150.31 km/h |
| 1997-04-13 | Donington Park | Niall MACKENZIE / Yamaha | 45 | 32 | 31 | 27 | 17 | Overcast / Dry | 60.35 km | 149.54 km/h |
| 1997-04-27 | Oulton Park | Chris WALKER / Yamaha | 48 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 23 | Overcast / Dry | 66.84 km | 166.41 km/h |
| 1997-04-27 | Oulton Park | John REYNOLDS / Ducati | 48 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 19 | Cloudy / Dry | 66.84 km | 166.65 km/h |
| 1997-05-11 | Snetterton | Niall MACKENZIE / Yamaha | 46 | 32 | 32 | 28 | 21 | Overcast / Dry | 56.54 km | 163.48 km/h |
| 1997-05-11 | Snetterton | Chris WALKER / Yamaha | 46 | 32 | 32 | 24 | 14 | Cloudy / Dry | 47.12 km | 161.22 km/h |
| 1997-06-22 | Brands Hatch (Indy) | Sean EMMETT / Ducati | 43 | 33 | 27 | 27 | 18 | Showers / Wet | 46.48 km | 131.15 km/h |
| 1997-06-22 | Brands Hatch (Indy) | John REYNOLDS / Ducati | 43 | 33 | 27 | 27 | 21 | Showers / Wet | 46.48 km | 131.96 km/h |
| 1997-07-06 | Thruxton | Niall MACKENZIE / Yamaha | 43 | 35 | 31 | 29 | 23 | Cloudy / Dry | 64.45 km | 172.29 km/h |
| 1997-07-06 | Thruxton | Niall MACKENZIE / Yamaha | 43 | 35 | 31 | 28 | 21 | Cloudy / Dry | 64.45 km | 171.72 km/h |
| 1997-07-20 | Oulton Park | Niall MACKENZIE / Yamaha | 43 | 27 | 18 | Cloudy / Dry | 66.84 km | 167.77 km/h | ||
| 1997-07-20 | Oulton Park | Niall MACKENZIE / Yamaha | 43 | 25 | 17 | Sunny / Dry | 66.84 km | 167.71 km/h | ||
| 1997-07-27 | Mallory Park | Niall MACKENZIE / Yamaha | 32 | 27 | 23 | 22 | 19 | Cloudy / Dry | 50.71 km | 161.12 km/h |
| 1997-07-27 | Mallory Park | Niall MACKENZIE / Yamaha | 32 | 27 | 23 | 22 | 17 | Cloudy / Dry | 37.48 km | 161.20 km/h |
| 1997-08-10 | Knockhill | Iain MacPHERSON / Kawasaki | 35 | 21 | 12 | Cloudy / Dry | 50.21 km | 143.46 km/h | ||
| 1997-08-10 | Knockhill | Niall MACKENZIE / Yamaha | 35 | 18 | 14 | Cloudy / Dry | 50.21 km | 143.70 km/h | ||
| 1997-08-25 | Cadwell Park | Ian SIMPSON / Ducati | 36 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 15 | Raining / Wet | 62.86 km | 130.67 km/h |
| 1997-08-25 | Cadwell Park | Michael RUTTER / Honda | 36 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 12 | Cloudy / Damp | 55.87 km | 131.48 km/h |
| 1997-09-14 | Brands Hatch | Niall MACKENZIE / Yamaha | 38 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 23 | Cloudy / Dry | 62.78 km | 170.79 km/h |
| 1997-09-14 | Brands Hatch | Niall MACKENZIE / Yamaha | 38 | 30 | 29 | 25 | 20 | Cloudy / Dry | 62.78 km | 170.56 km/h |
| 1997-09-28 | Donington Park (Natl.) | Niall MACKENZIE / Yamaha | 40 | 36 | 35 | 30 | 25 | Cloudy / Dry | 50.40 km | 159.51 km/h |
| 1997-09-28 | Donington Park (Natl.) | Chris WALKER / Yamaha | 40 | 36 | 35 | 26 | 23 | Sunny / Dry | 47.25 km | 160.35 km/h |
Rider statistics
Key: R = total races started / W = total wins / P = total podiums / PP = total pole positions / RT = total retirements / BF = best finish pos. / AF = average finish pos. / AP = average points scored per race / Fin. % = percentage of races finished / TL = total laps completed / BG = best grid position / AG = average grid position.
| Rider | Points | R | W | P | PP | RT | BF | AF | AP | Fin. % | TL | BG | AG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashton, Dean | 59.00 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 2.95 | 70.00 % | 261 | 9 | 14 | |||
| Baker, Neil | 4 | 2 | 17 | 18 | 50.00 % | 46 | 21 | 21 | |||||
| Bennett, Roger | 8.00 | 12 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 0.67 | 41.67 % | 124 | 14 | 17 | |||
 Berner, Juha | 2.00 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 1.00 | 100.00 % | 31 | 23 | 23 | ||||
| Buckingham, Alex | 2 | 1 | 18 | 18 | 50.00 % | 17 | 23 | 23 | |||||
| Bunton, James | 1.00 | 8 | 2 | 15 | 19 | 0.13 | 75.00 % | 88 | 17 | 24 | |||
| Burgess, Elliot | 3 | 2 | 17 | 17 | 33.33 % | 23 | 20 | 20 | |||||
| Cray, Neil | 1.00 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 15 | 0.50 | 50.00 % | 19 | 19 | 19 | |||
| Defago, Richard | 8 | 3 | 18 | 20 | 62.50 % | 99 | 23 | 25 | |||||
| Dickinson, Lee | 18.00 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 1.29 | 50.00 % | 164 | 11 | 19 | |||
| Dixon, Darren | 34.00 | 17 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 2.00 | 64.71 % | 220 | 13 | 17 | |||
| Emmett, Sean | 218.00 | 22 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 9.91 | 72.73 % | 293 | 1 | 5 |
| Graves, Peter | 19.00 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 2.38 | 87.50 % | 132 | 15 | 16 | |||
| Green, Jamie | 5 | 1 | 17 | 20 | 80.00 % | 60 | 22 | 25 | |||||
| Hanney, Scott | 1.00 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 0.33 | 33.33 % | 19 | 20 | 24 | |||
| Hatton, Andy | 34.00 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 3.40 | 60.00 % | 135 | 11 | 14 | |||
| Heal, Dave | 23.00 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 5.75 | 100.00 % | 61 | 14 | 15 | ||||
| Higgins, David | 3.00 | 9 | 2 | 14 | 19 | 0.33 | 77.78 % | 128 | 22 | 27 | |||
| Hipwell, Colin | 19.00 | 20 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 0.95 | 85.00 % | 310 | 16 | 23 | |||
| Hislop, Steve | 148.00 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 7.40 | 75.00 % | 293 | 3 | 9 | ||
| Hodson, Jim | 7.00 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 0.54 | 46.15 % | 120 | 14 | 18 | |||
| Humphries, Lee | 1 | 1 | RT | 0.00 % | 10 | 34 | 34 | ||||||
| Jefferies, David | 33.00 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 5.50 | 83.33 % | 94 | 12 | 14 | |||
| Jennings, Pete | 1.00 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 15 | 0.50 | 50.00 % | 20 | 14 | 15 | |||
| Jones, Paul | 12 | 3 | 16 | 18 | 75.00 % | 154 | 21 | 26 | |||||
| Knight, Tom | 7.00 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 0.88 | 37.50 % | 74 | 15 | 16 | |||
| Llewellyn, Matt | 146.00 | 22 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 6.64 | 72.73 % | 294 | 4 | 7 | ||
| Mackenzie, Niall | 402.00 | 22 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 18.27 | 86.36 % | 340 | 1 | 2 |
| MacPherson, Iain | 207.00 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10.89 | 84.21 % | 334 | 4 | 6 | |
| Marks, Steve | 7.00 | 13 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 0.54 | 61.54 % | 190 | 17 | 21 | |||
| McManus, Eugene | 3 | 2 | 18 | 18 | 33.33 % | 20 | 20 | 20 | |||||
| Moodie, Jim | 160.00 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8.00 | 85.00 % | 304 | 3 | 6 | |||
| Moody, Steve | 7 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 28.57 % | 58 | 21 | 23 | |||||
| Morris, David | 1 | 1 | RT | 0.00 % | 4 | 23 | 23 | ||||||
| Morrison, Brian | 20.00 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 10.00 | 100.00 % | 33 | 10 | 10 | ||||
| Nottingham, Nigel | 8.00 | 17 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 0.47 | 47.06 % | 158 | 17 | 20 | |||
| Poole, Tim | 2 | 2 | RT | 0.00 % | 3 | 11 | 11 | ||||||
 Prang, René | 2 | 17 | 19 | 100.00 % | 31 | 24 | 24 | ||||||
| Pugh, John | 6 | 1 | 16 | 19 | 83.33 % | 88 | 26 | 26 | |||||
| Reynolds, John | 227.00 | 16 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 14.19 | 81.25 % | 222 | 1 | 2 |
| Ritchie, Graeme | 4 | 2 | 21 | 21 | 50.00 % | 41 | 22 | 25 | |||||
| Robb, Nicol | 2 | 17 | 21 | 100.00 % | 28 | 29 | 29 | ||||||
| Rutter, Michael | 246.00 | 22 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11.18 | 90.91 % | 350 | 2 | 6 | |
| Rymer, Terry | 203.00 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 10.68 | 73.68 % | 268 | 1 | 5 | |
| Sampson, Brett | 91.00 | 21 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 4.33 | 95.24 % | 364 | 13 | 15 | |||
| Satchwell, Chris | 10 | 3 | 17 | 21 | 70.00 % | 109 | 25 | 29 | |||||
| Simpson, Ian | 91.00 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 10.11 | 100.00 % | 167 | 8 | 10 | ||
| Stringer, Ray | 139.00 | 22 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 6.32 | 90.91 % | 366 | 7 | 11 | |||
 Thomas, Dean | 14.00 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 7.00 | 100.00 % | 31 | 13 | 13 | ||||
| Walker, Chris | 345.00 | 22 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 15.68 | 95.45 % | 374 | 1 | 3 |
| Ward, Andy | 81.00 | 22 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 3.68 | 81.82 % | 355 | 8 | 15 | |||
| Ward, Graham | 42.00 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 2.63 | 75.00 % | 248 | 12 | 17 | |||
| Ward, Jon | 1.00 | 4 | 15 | 21 | 0.25 | 100.00 % | 57 | 30 | 31 |
Manufacturer statistics
Key: C = total competitors representing this manufacturer / R = total races started / W = total wins / P = total podiums / PP = total pole positions / RT = total retirements / BF = best finish pos. / AF = average finish pos. / AP = average points scored per race / Fin. % = percentage of races finished / TL = total laps completed / BG = best grid position / AG = average grid position.
| Manufacturer | Points | C | R | W | P | PP | RT | BF | AF | AP | Fin. % | TL | BG | AG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ducati | 379.00 | 14 | 22 | 4 | 17 | 3 | 38 | 1 | 10 | 17.23 | 73.43 % | 1997 | 1 | 12 |
 Honda | 246.00 | 3 | 22 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 11.18 | 92.86 % | 442 | 2 | 8 | |
| Kawasaki | 332.00 | 23 | 22 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 69 | 1 | 12 | 15.09 | 70.64 % | 3303 | 1 | 15 |
| Suzuki | 204.00 | 5 | 22 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 11 | 9.27 | 75.00 % | 854 | 3 | 13 | ||
| Yamaha | 493.00 | 9 | 22 | 16 | 29 | 7 | 21 | 1 | 10 | 22.41 | 77.17 % | 1236 | 1 | 12 |