1997 Superbike World Championship

1997 Superbike World Championship
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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
1	R1	Phillip Island	23 March	Aaron Slight	John Kocinski	John Kocinski	Castrol Honda	Report
1	R2	Phillip Island	23 March	Aaron Slight	Colin Edwards	Aaron Slight	Castrol Honda	Report
2	R1	Misano	20 April	Akira Yanagawa	Pierfrancesco Chili	Pierfrancesco Chili	Gattolone Racing	Report
2	R2	Misano	20 April	Akira Yanagawa	John Kocinski	John Kocinski	Castrol Honda	Report
3	R1	Donington	4 May	Neil Hodgson	Pierfrancesco Chili	Aaron Slight	Castrol Honda	Report
3	R2	Donington	4 May	Neil Hodgson	Carl Fogarty	Carl Fogarty	Ducati Corse ADVF	Report
4	R1	Hockenheim	8 June	Simon Crafar	John Kocinski	Aaron Slight	Castrol Honda	Report
4	R2	Hockenheim	8 June	Simon Crafar	Carl Fogarty	Carl Fogarty	Ducati Corse ADVF	Report
5	R1	Monza	22 June	Scott Russell	Aaron Slight	John Kocinski	Castrol Honda	Report
5	R2	Monza	22 June	Scott Russell	Pierfrancesco Chili	Pierfrancesco Chili	Gattolone Racing	Report
6	R1	Laguna Seca	13 July	Pierfrancesco Chili	Carl Fogarty	John Kocinski	Castrol Honda	Report
6	R2	Laguna Seca	13 July	Pierfrancesco Chili	John Kocinski	John Kocinski	Castrol Honda	Report
7	R1	Brands Hatch	3 August	Pierfrancesco Chili	Niall Mackenzie	Pierfrancesco Chili	Gattolone Racing	Report
7	R2	Brands Hatch	3 August	Pierfrancesco Chili	Carl Fogarty	Carl Fogarty	Ducati Corse ADVF	Report
8	R1	A1-Ring	17 August	Pierfrancesco Chili	Akira Yanagawa	Carl Fogarty	Ducati Corse ADVF	Report
8	R2	A1-Ring	17 August	Pierfrancesco Chili	Akira Yanagawa	Akira Yanagawa	Kawasaki Racing	Report
9	R1	Assen	31 August	John Kocinski	Pierfrancesco Chili	John Kocinski	Castrol Honda	Report
9	R2	Assen	31 August	John Kocinski	Pierfrancesco Chili	Carl Fogarty	Ducati Corse ADVF	Report
10	R1	Albacete	21 September	John Kocinski	John Kocinski	John Kocinski	Castrol Honda	Report
10	R2	Albacete	21 September	John Kocinski	Simon Crafar	John Kocinski	Castrol Honda	Report
11	R1	Sugo	5 October	Akira Yanagawa	Akira Yanagawa	Akira Yanagawa	Kawasaki Racing	Report
11	R2	Sugo	5 October	Akira Yanagawa	Noriyuki Haga	Noriyuki Haga	Yamaha World Superbike	Report
12	R1	Sentul	12 October	John Kocinski	John Kocinski	John Kocinski	Castrol Honda	Report
12	R2	Sentul	12 October	John Kocinski	John Kocinski	Carl Fogarty	Ducati Corse ADVF	Report

Championship standings

Riders' standings

Riders entered into the European Superbike Championship—who scored points towards a separate championship—and competitors riding bikes complying to different technical regulations were not eligible to score World Championship points.^[1]

1997 final riders' standings^[2]
Pos	Rider	Bike	AUS		SMR		GBR		GER		ITA		USA		EUR		AUT		NED		ESP		JPN		INA		Pts
Pos	Rider	Bike	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	Pts
1	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	Edwards	Yamaha	Ret	2	6	8	5	6	7	5	DNS	DNS	WD	WD													79
13	Haga	Yamaha																					2	1	5	3	72
14	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	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	Walker	Yamaha													10	10	12	10	10	9	10	11					47
17	Schmid	Kawasaki							13	9	13	10					14	11	13	12	9	12					46
18	Meklau	Ducati	8	15			17	14	10	10	11	Ret	DNS	DNS			15	8									40
19	Duhamel	Honda											3	3													32
20	Bayliss	Suzuki	5	5																							22
21	Rutter	Honda													11	3											21
22	Reynolds	Ducati					9	11															19	Ret	7	Ret	21
23	Emmett	Ducati					14	12							Ret	Ret							20	9	Ret	8	21
24	K. Fujiwara	Suzuki																					8	5			20
25	Haydon	Ducati	Ret	14	Ret	11	16	DSQ	DNS	Ret	12	13	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	15					19
26	Lavilla	Ducati					13	13	DNS	13							Ret	Ret			7	Ret					18
27	Serizawa	Suzuki																					10	6			17
28	Craggill	Kawasaki	6	9																							17
29	Mackenzie	Yamaha					7	8							DSQ	Ret											17
30	Lavielle	Honda			10	10	19	16	17	Ret															Ret	12	16
31	Suzuki	Ducati																					25	11	12	10	15
32	Kitagawa	Suzuki																					4	Ret			13
33	Kipp	Yamaha											12	8													12
34	Lindholm	Yamaha					12	Ret	12	12																	12
35	Chandler	Kawasaki											5	Ret													11
36	Takeda	Honda																					16	7			11
37	Takeishi	Kawasaki																					7	Ret			10
38	Ryō	Kawasaki																					17	8			9
39	Crevier	Honda											11	12													9
40	Buckmaster	Kawasaki	Ret	8																							8
41	Korpiaho	Kawasaki																	15	17	18	16					7
42	Yudha-Kusuma	Kawasaki																							13	13	6
43	Yates	Suzuki											Ret	11													5
44	Archibald	Kawasaki	13	Ret																							5
45	Giles	Kawasaki													15	14											5
46	N. Fujiwara	Yamaha																					15	Ret			3
47	Häusle	Ducati															Ret	16									3
48	Picotte	Suzuki											13	Ret													3
49	Delétang	Yamaha									16	14															3
50	Wolfsteiner	Kawasaki															NC	19									2
51	Ruggia	Yamaha									14	Ret															2
52	Niederkircher	Suzuki															22	22									1
53	Emmerson	Suzuki	Ret	18																							1
Riders not eligible to score points, with at least a top-15 finish
	Yoshikawa	Yamaha																					5	Ret			0
	Giles	Honda	9	10																							0
	Mark	Suzuki							15	15	17	12					13	9	14	13	12	14					0
	Cantalupo	Ducati			11	13	Ret	19	21	20	20	15			17	22	19	17	23	Ret	14	17					0
	Love	Ducati	11	16																							0
	Ito	Honda																					11	Ret			0
	Connell	Ducati	Ret	11																							0
	Stringer	Kawasaki													12	16											0
	Assirelli	Yamaha			12	17					21	21					Ret	Ret									0
	Asai	Ducati																					24	12			0
	Kamada	Honda																					22	13			0
	Mrkývka	Honda			14	15	22	21	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ			19	21	25	18	Ret	20	15	18					0
	Scatola	Kawasaki			15	14					Ret	DNS															0
	Gruschka	Yamaha			Ret	Ret	21	18	18	17	19	18			Ret	19	18	14	20	Ret	16	19					0
	Krynock	Suzuki											16	14													0
	Sampson	Kawasaki					Ret	Ret							14	Ret											0
	Moss	Honda	14	Ret																							0
	Esterer	Kawasaki			16	DNS			20	19	24	19					20	15									0
	Stafford	Yamaha	15	19																							0
Pos.	Rider	Bike	AUS		SMR		GBR		GER		ITA		USA		EUR		AUT		NED		ESP		JPN		INA		Pts

Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	Second place
Bronze	Third place
Green	Points finish
Blue	Non-points finish
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Retired (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Red	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^[2]
Pos.	Manufacturer	AUS		SMR		GBR		GER		ITA		USA		EUR		AUT		NED		ESP		JPN		INA		Pts
Pos.	Manufacturer	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	Pts
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

References

^ "1997 Qualifying & Race Results". wsb-archives.co.uk. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
^ ^a ^b "1997 Championship Standings". wsb-archives.co.uk. Retrieved 3 December 2015.

[1] "1997 Qualifying & Race Results". wsb-archives.co.uk. Retrieved 3 December 2015.

[standings-2] "1997 Championship Standings". wsb-archives.co.uk. Retrieved 3 December 2015.

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