1997 Superbike World Championship
1997 Superbike World Championship | |||
Previous: | 1996 | Next: | 1998 |
Support series: 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 | |
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1 | R1 | Phillip Island | 23 March | Aaron Slight | John Kocinski | John Kocinski | Castrol Honda | Report |
R2 | Colin Edwards | Aaron Slight | Castrol Honda | |||||
2 | R1 | Misano | 20 April | Akira Yanagawa | Pierfrancesco Chili | Pierfrancesco Chili | Gattolone Racing | Report |
R2 | John Kocinski | John Kocinski | Castrol Honda | |||||
3 | R1 | Donington | 4 May | Neil Hodgson | Pierfrancesco Chili | Aaron Slight | Castrol Honda | Report |
R2 | Carl Fogarty | Carl Fogarty | Ducati Corse ADVF | |||||
4 | R1 | Hockenheim | 8 June | Simon Crafar | John Kocinski | Aaron Slight | Castrol Honda | Report |
R2 | Carl Fogarty | Carl Fogarty | Ducati Corse ADVF | |||||
5 | R1 | Monza | 22 June | Scott Russell | Aaron Slight | John Kocinski | Castrol Honda | Report |
R2 | Pierfrancesco Chili | Pierfrancesco Chili | Gattolone Racing | |||||
6 | R1 | Laguna Seca | 13 July | Pierfrancesco Chili | Carl Fogarty | John Kocinski | Castrol Honda | Report |
R2 | John Kocinski | John Kocinski | Castrol Honda | |||||
7 | R1 | Brands Hatch | 3 August | Pierfrancesco Chili | Niall Mackenzie | Pierfrancesco Chili | Gattolone Racing | Report |
R2 | Carl Fogarty | Carl Fogarty | Ducati Corse ADVF | |||||
8 | R1 | A1-Ring | 17 August | Pierfrancesco Chili | Akira Yanagawa | Carl Fogarty | Ducati Corse ADVF | Report |
R2 | Akira Yanagawa | Akira Yanagawa | Kawasaki Racing | |||||
9 | R1 | Assen | 31 August | John Kocinski | Pierfrancesco Chili | John Kocinski | Castrol Honda | Report |
R2 | Pierfrancesco Chili | Carl Fogarty | Ducati Corse ADVF | |||||
10 | R1 | Albacete | 21 September | John Kocinski | John Kocinski | John Kocinski | Castrol Honda | Report |
R2 | Simon Crafar | John Kocinski | Castrol Honda | |||||
11 | R1 | Sugo | 5 October | Akira Yanagawa | Akira Yanagawa | Akira Yanagawa | Kawasaki Racing | Report |
R2 | Noriyuki Haga | Noriyuki Haga | Yamaha World Superbike | |||||
12 | R1 | Sentul | 12 October | John Kocinski | John Kocinski | John Kocinski | Castrol Honda | Report |
R2 | John Kocinski | 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]
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Bold – Pole position |
Manufacturers' standings
1997 final manufacturers' standings[4] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Pos. | Manufacturer | AUS | SMR | GBR | GER | ITA | USA | EUR | AUT | NED | ESP | JPN | INA | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | SMR | GBR | GER | ITA | USA | EUR | AUT | NED | ESP | JPN | INA | Pts |
External links
- "1997 FIM Superbike World Championship". superbike-archives.net.
References
- ^ "1997 World Superbike - Rules and Regulations". superbike-archives.net. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
- ^ "1997 World Superbike - Riders Championship - Points Standings". superbike-archives.net. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
- ^ "1997 FIM Superbike World Championship". superbike-archives.net. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
- ^ "1997 World Superbike - Manufacturers Championship - Points Standings". superbike-archives.net. Retrieved 2 February 2023.