1997 Superbike World Championship

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1997 Superbike World Championship
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Supersport World Series

The 1997 Superbike World Championship was the tenth FIM Superbike World Championship season. The season started on 23 March at Phillip Island and finished on 12 October at Sentul after 12 rounds. John Kocinski won the riders' championship with 9 victories and Honda won the manufacturers' championship.

Race calendar and results

Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning rider Winning team Report
1 R1 File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Phillip Island 23 March File:Flag of New Zealand.svg Aaron Slight File:Flag of the United States.svg John Kocinski File:Flag of the United States.svg John Kocinski Castrol Honda Report
R2 File:Flag of the United States.svg Colin Edwards File:Flag of New Zealand.svg Aaron Slight Castrol Honda
2 R1 File:Flag of San Marino.svg Misano 20 April File:Flag of Japan.svg Akira Yanagawa File:Flag of Italy.svg Pierfrancesco Chili File:Flag of Italy.svg Pierfrancesco Chili Gattolone Racing Report
R2 File:Flag of the United States.svg John Kocinski File:Flag of the United States.svg John Kocinski Castrol Honda
3 R1 File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Donington 4 May File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Neil Hodgson File:Flag of Italy.svg Pierfrancesco Chili File:Flag of New Zealand.svg Aaron Slight Castrol Honda Report
R2 File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Carl Fogarty File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Carl Fogarty Ducati Corse ADVF
4 R1 File:Flag of Germany.svg Hockenheim 8 June File:Flag of New Zealand.svg Simon Crafar File:Flag of the United States.svg John Kocinski File:Flag of New Zealand.svg Aaron Slight Castrol Honda Report
R2 File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Carl Fogarty File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Carl Fogarty Ducati Corse ADVF
5 R1 File:Flag of Italy.svg Monza 22 June File:Flag of the United States.svg Scott Russell File:Flag of New Zealand.svg Aaron Slight File:Flag of the United States.svg John Kocinski Castrol Honda Report
R2 File:Flag of Italy.svg Pierfrancesco Chili File:Flag of Italy.svg Pierfrancesco Chili Gattolone Racing
6 R1 File:Flag of the United States.svg Laguna Seca 13 July File:Flag of Italy.svg Pierfrancesco Chili File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Carl Fogarty File:Flag of the United States.svg John Kocinski Castrol Honda Report
R2 File:Flag of the United States.svg John Kocinski File:Flag of the United States.svg John Kocinski Castrol Honda
7 R1 File:Flag of Europe.svg Brands Hatch 3 August File:Flag of Italy.svg Pierfrancesco Chili File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Niall Mackenzie File:Flag of Italy.svg Pierfrancesco Chili Gattolone Racing Report
R2 File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Carl Fogarty File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Carl Fogarty Ducati Corse ADVF
8 R1 File:Flag of Austria.svg A1-Ring 17 August File:Flag of Italy.svg Pierfrancesco Chili File:Flag of Japan.svg Akira Yanagawa File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Carl Fogarty Ducati Corse ADVF Report
R2 File:Flag of Japan.svg Akira Yanagawa File:Flag of Japan.svg Akira Yanagawa Kawasaki Racing
9 R1 File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Assen 31 August File:Flag of the United States.svg John Kocinski File:Flag of Italy.svg Pierfrancesco Chili File:Flag of the United States.svg John Kocinski Castrol Honda Report
R2 File:Flag of Italy.svg Pierfrancesco Chili File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Carl Fogarty Ducati Corse ADVF
10 R1 File:Flag of Spain.svg Albacete 21 September File:Flag of the United States.svg John Kocinski File:Flag of the United States.svg John Kocinski File:Flag of the United States.svg John Kocinski Castrol Honda Report
R2 File:Flag of New Zealand.svg Simon Crafar File:Flag of the United States.svg John Kocinski Castrol Honda
11 R1 File:Flag of Japan.svg Sugo 5 October File:Flag of Japan.svg Akira Yanagawa File:Flag of Japan.svg Akira Yanagawa File:Flag of Japan.svg Akira Yanagawa Kawasaki Racing Report
R2 File:Flag of Japan.svg Noriyuki Haga File:Flag of Japan.svg Noriyuki Haga Yamaha World Superbike
12 R1 File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Sentul 12 October File:Flag of the United States.svg John Kocinski File:Flag of the United States.svg John Kocinski File:Flag of the United States.svg John Kocinski Castrol Honda Report
R2 File:Flag of the United States.svg John Kocinski File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Carl Fogarty Ducati Corse ADVF

Championship standings

Riders' standings

Riders entered into the European Superbike Championship—who scored points towards a separate championship— were not eligible to score World Championship points.[1]

1997 final riders' standings[2][3]
Pos Rider Bike AUS
File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg
SMR
File:Flag of San Marino.svg
GBR
File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
GER
File:Flag of Germany.svg
ITA
File:Flag of Italy.svg
USA
File:Flag of the United States.svg
EUR
File:Flag of Europe.svg
AUT
File:Flag of Austria.svg
NED
File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg
ESP
File:Flag of Spain.svg
JPN
File:Flag of Japan.svg
INA
File:Flag of Indonesia.svg
Pts
R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2
1 File:Flag of the United States.svg Kocinski Honda 1 7 2 1 10 5 2 14 1 2 1 1 3 2 5 3 1 3 1 1 9 3 1 Ret 416
2 File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Fogarty Ducati 2 4 3 3 2 1 4 1 3 4 2 2 Ret 1 1 Ret 2 1 Ret Ret 13 Ret 3 1 358
3 File:Flag of New Zealand.svg Slight Honda Ret 1 4 2 1 3 1 Ret 2 5 7 10 6 8 3 2 4 4 2 3 6 4 2 4 343
4 File:Flag of Japan.svg Yanagawa Kawasaki 4 Ret Ret 5 DNS DNS 8 2 8 Ret 10 5 5 4 2 1 8 7 4 4 1 Ret 4 2 247
5 File:Flag of New Zealand.svg Crafar Kawasaki 3 3 5 7 3 4 Ret 6 4 7 4 Ret Ret 7 6 Ret 9 6 3 2 3 2 Ret Ret 234
6 File:Flag of the United States.svg Russell Yamaha 7 6 Ret 6 6 7 3 4 5 8 6 4 2 5 7 4 6 8 Ret 5 14 Ret 6 5 226
7 File:Flag of Italy.svg Chili Ducati Ret DNS 1 Ret Ret 2 5 7 7 1 Ret 6 1 Ret 4 Ret 3 2 5 7 12 Ret Ret Ret 209
8 File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Whitham Suzuki Ret 11 Ret Ret 8 10 14 3 6 3 8 Ret 7 9 10 6 7 11 Ret 10 DNS DNS 9 6 140
9 File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Hodgson Ducati Ret Ret 7 4 4 9 6 8 Ret 9 4 6 8 Ret 5 5 Ret 8 18 Ret Ret 7 137
10 File:Flag of Italy.svg Bontempi Kawasaki Ret 10 8 Ret 11 Ret 11 11 9 6 9 7 8 12 9 5 Ret 10 6 6 Ret Ret DNS DNS 118
11 File:Flag of the United States.svg Hale Suzuki Ret Ret Ret 12 15 Ret 9 Ret 10 9 14 Ret 9 11 11 7 11 Ret 8 9 21 10 8 Ret 87
12 File:Flag of the United States.svg Edwards Yamaha Ret 2 6 8 5 6 7 5 DNS DNS WD WD 79
13 File:Flag of Japan.svg Haga Yamaha 2 1 5 3 72
14 File:Flag of Spain.svg Riba Honda 10 17 9 9 18 15 NC 22 18 11 13 13 16 12 12 15 11 13 23 15 11 11 69
15 File:Flag of Slovenia.svg Jerman Kawasaki 12 Ret 13 Ret 20 17 16 16 15 16 15 13 Ret 15 17 13 16 14 13 20 28 14 10 9 50
16 File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Walker Yamaha 10 10 12 10 10 9 10 11 47
17 File:Flag of Germany.svg Schmid Kawasaki 13 9 13 10 14 11 13 12 9 12 46
18 File:Flag of Austria.svg Meklau Ducati 8 15 17 14 10 10 11 Ret DNS DNS 15 8 40
19 File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Duhamel Honda 3 3 32
20 File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bayliss Suzuki 5 5 22
21 File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Rutter Honda 11 3 21
22 File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Reynolds Ducati 9 11 19 Ret 7 Ret 21
23 File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Emmett Ducati 14 12 Ret Ret 20 9 Ret 8 21
24 File:Flag of Japan.svg K. Fujiwara Suzuki 8 5 20
25 File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Haydon Ducati Ret 14 Ret 11 16 DSQ DNS Ret 12 13 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 15 19
26 File:Flag of Spain.svg Lavilla Ducati 13 13 DNS 13 Ret Ret 7 Ret 18
27 File:Flag of Japan.svg Serizawa Suzuki 10 6 17
28 File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Craggill Kawasaki 6 9 17
29 File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mackenzie Yamaha 7 8 DSQ Ret 17
30 File:Flag of France.svg Lavielle Honda 10 10 19 16 17 Ret Ret 12 16
31 File:Flag of Japan.svg Suzuki Ducati 25 11 12 10 15
32 File:Flag of Japan.svg Kitagawa Suzuki 4 Ret 13
33 File:Flag of the United States.svg Kipp Yamaha 12 8 12
34 File:Flag of Sweden.svg Lindholm Yamaha 12 Ret 12 12 12
35 File:Flag of the United States.svg Chandler Kawasaki 5 Ret 11
36 File:Flag of Japan.svg Takeda Honda 16 7 11
37 File:Flag of Japan.svg Takeishi Kawasaki 7 Ret 10
38 File:Flag of Japan.svg Ryō Kawasaki 17 8 9
39 File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Crevier Honda 11 12 9
40 File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Buckmaster Kawasaki Ret 8 8
41 File:Flag of Finland.svg Korpiaho Kawasaki 15 17 18 16 7
42 File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Yudha-Kusuma Kawasaki 13 13 6
43 File:Flag of the United States.svg Yates Suzuki Ret 11 5
44 File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Archibald Kawasaki 13 Ret 5
45 File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Giles Kawasaki 15 14 5
46 File:Flag of Japan.svg N. Fujiwara Yamaha 15 Ret 3
47 File:Flag of Austria.svg Häusle Ducati Ret 16 3
48 File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Picotte Suzuki 13 Ret 3
49 File:Flag of France.svg Delétang Yamaha 16 14 3
50 File:Flag of Austria.svg Wolfsteiner Kawasaki NC 19 2
51 File:Flag of France.svg Ruggia Yamaha 14 Ret 2
52 File:Flag of Austria.svg Niederkircher Suzuki 22 22 1
53 File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Emmerson Suzuki Ret 18 1
Riders not eligible to score points, with at least a top-15 finish
File:Flag of Japan.svg Yoshikawa Yamaha 5 Ret 0
File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Giles Honda 9 10 0
File:Flag of Germany.svg Mark Suzuki 15 15 17 12 13 9 14 13 12 14 0
File:Flag of Italy.svg Cantalupo Ducati 11 13 Ret 19 21 20 20 15 17 22 19 17 23 Ret 14 17 0
File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Love Ducati 11 16 0
File:Flag of Japan.svg Ito Honda 11 Ret 0
File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Connell Ducati Ret 11 0
File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stringer Kawasaki 12 16 0
File:Flag of Italy.svg Assirelli Yamaha 12 17 21 21 Ret Ret 0
File:Flag of Japan.svg Asai Ducati 24 12 0
File:Flag of Japan.svg Kamada Honda 22 13 0
File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Mrkývka Honda 14 15 22 21 DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 19 21 25 18 Ret 20 15 18 0
File:Flag of Italy.svg Scatola Kawasaki 15 14 Ret DNS 0
File:Flag of Germany.svg Gruschka Yamaha Ret Ret 21 18 18 17 19 18 Ret 19 18 14 20 Ret 16 19 0
File:Flag of the United States.svg Krynock Suzuki 16 14 0
File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sampson Kawasaki Ret Ret 14 Ret 0
File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Moss Honda 14 Ret 0
File:Flag of Austria.svg Esterer Kawasaki 16 DNS 20 19 24 19 20 15 0
File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stafford Yamaha 15 19 0
Pos. Rider Bike AUS
File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg
SMR
File:Flag of San Marino.svg
GBR
File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
GER
File:Flag of Germany.svg
ITA
File:Flag of Italy.svg
USA
File:Flag of the United States.svg
EUR
File:Flag of Europe.svg
AUT
File:Flag of Austria.svg
NED
File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg
ESP
File:Flag of Spain.svg
JPN
File:Flag of Japan.svg
INA
File:Flag of Indonesia.svg
Pts
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole position
Italics – Fastest lap

Manufacturers' standings

1997 final manufacturers' standings[4]
Pos. Manufacturer AUS
File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg
SMR
File:Flag of San Marino.svg
GBR
File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
GER
File:Flag of Germany.svg
ITA
File:Flag of Italy.svg
USA
File:Flag of the United States.svg
EUR
File:Flag of Europe.svg
AUT
File:Flag of Austria.svg
NED
File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg
ESP
File:Flag of Spain.svg
JPN
File:Flag of Japan.svg
INA
File:Flag of Indonesia.svg
Pts
R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2
1 File:Flag of Japan.svg Honda 1 1 2 1 1 3 1 14 1 2 1 1 3 2 3 2 1 3 1 1 6 3 1 4 486
2 File:Flag of Italy.svg Ducati 2 4 1 3 2 1 4 1 3 1 2 2 1 1 1 8 2 1 5 7 11 9 3 1 440
3 File:Flag of Japan.svg Kawasaki 3 3 5 5 3 4 8 2 4 6 4 5 5 4 2 1 8 6 3 2 1 2 4 2 359
4 File:Flag of Japan.svg Yamaha 7 2 6 6 5 6 3 4 5 8 6 4 2 5 7 4 6 8 10 5 2 1 5 3 301
5 File:Flag of Japan.svg Suzuki 5 5 Ret 12 8 10 9 3 6 3 8 11 7 9 10 6 7 11 8 9 4 5 8 6 205
Pos. Manufacturer AUS
File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg
SMR
File:Flag of San Marino.svg
GBR
File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
GER
File:Flag of Germany.svg
ITA
File:Flag of Italy.svg
USA
File:Flag of the United States.svg
EUR
File:Flag of Europe.svg
AUT
File:Flag of Austria.svg
NED
File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg
ESP
File:Flag of Spain.svg
JPN
File:Flag of Japan.svg
INA
File:Flag of Indonesia.svg
Pts

External links

  • "1997 FIM Superbike World Championship". superbike-archives.net.

References

  1. "1997 World Superbike - Rules and Regulations". superbike-archives.net. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  2. "1997 World Superbike - Riders Championship - Points Standings". superbike-archives.net. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  3. "1997 FIM Superbike World Championship". superbike-archives.net. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  4. "1997 World Superbike - Manufacturers Championship - Points Standings". superbike-archives.net. Retrieved 2 February 2023.