# Temporada 1997 del Campeonato Mundial de Superbikes

La Temporada 1997 del Campeonato Mundial de Superbikes fue la décima temporada del Campeonato Mundial de Superbikes FIM. La temporada comenzó el 23 de marzo en Phillip Island y terminó el 12 de octubre en Sentul después de 12 rondas.
John Kocinski ganó el campeonato de pilotos con 9 victorias y Honda ganó el campeonato de constructores.

## Calendario y resultados

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

## Estadísticas
### Clasificación de Pilotos

Los que participaron en el Campeonato Europeo de Superbikes -que marcó puntos para un campeonato separado- y los competidores que montaron motocicletas que cumplían con diferentes reglamentos técnicos no eran elegibles para marcar puntos del Campeonato Mundial.
Campeonato de Pilotos 1997 :
| Pos | Piloto | Moto | AUS | AUS | SMR | SMR | GBR | GBR | GER | GER | ITA | ITA | USA | USA | EUR | EUR | AUT | AUT | NED | NED | ESP | ESP | JPN | JPN | INA | INA | Pts |
| Pos | Piloto | Moto | 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 | John 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 | Carl 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 | Aaron 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 | Akira 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 | Simon 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 | Scott 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 | Pierfrancesco 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 | Jamie 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 | Neil 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 | Piergiorgio 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 | Mike 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 | Colin Edwards | Yamaha | Ret | 2 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | DNS | DNS | WD | WD | | | | | | | | | | | | | 79 |
| 13 | Noriyuki Haga | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 72 |
| 14 | Pere 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 | Igor 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 | Chris Walker | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | | | | | 47 |
| 17 | Jochen Schmid | Kawasaki | | | | | | | 13 | 9 | 13 | 10 | | | | | 14 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 12 | | | | | 46 |
| 18 | Andreas Meklau | Ducati | 8 | 15 | | | 17 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 11 | Ret | DNS | DNS | | | 15 | 8 | | | | | | | | | 40 |
| 19 | Miguel Duhamel | Honda | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 32 |
| 20 | Troy Bayliss | Suzuki | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 22 |
| 21 | Michael Rutter | Honda | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 21 |
| 22 | John Reynolds | Ducati | | | | | 9 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 19 | Ret | 7 | Ret | 21 |
| 23 | Sean Emmett | Ducati | | | | | 14 | 12 | | | | | | | Ret | Ret | | | | | | | 20 | 9 | Ret | 8 | 21 |
| 24 | Katsuaki Fujiwara | Suzuki | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | 5 | | | 20 |
| 25 | James Haydon | Ducati | Ret | 14 | Ret | 11 | 16 | DSQ | DNS | Ret | 12 | 13 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 15 | | | | | 19 |
| 26 | Gregorio Lavilla | Ducati | | | | | 13 | 13 | DNS | 13 | | | | | | | Ret | Ret | | | 7 | Ret | | | | | 18 |
| 27 | Tamaki Serizawa | Suzuki | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | 6 | | | 17 |
| 28 | Martin Craggill | Kawasaki | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 17 |
| 29 | Niall Mackenzie | Yamaha | | | | | 7 | 8 | | | | | | | DSQ | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | 17 |
| 30 | Christian Lavielle | Honda | | | 10 | 10 | 19 | 16 | 17 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 12 | 16 |
| 31 | Makoto Suzuki | Ducati | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 25 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 15 |
| 32 | Keiichi Kitagawa | Suzuki | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Ret | | | 13 |
| 33 | Tom Kipp | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 |
| 34 | Christer Lindholm | Yamaha | | | | | 12 | Ret | 12 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 |
| 35 | Doug Chandler | Kawasaki | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 |
| 36 | Yuichi Takeda | Honda | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | 7 | | | 11 |
| 37 | Shinya Takeishi | Kawasaki | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Ret | | | 10 |
| 38 | Akira Ryō | Kawasaki | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 17 | 8 | | | 9 |
| 39 | Steve Crevier | Honda | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 |
| 40 | Damon Buckmaster | Kawasaki | Ret | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 |
| 41 | Erkka Korpiaho | Kawasaki | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 | | | | | 7 |
| 42 | Simon Yudha Kusuma | Kawasaki | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | 13 | 6 |
| 43 | Aaron Yates | Suzuki | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 |
| 44 | Benn Archibald | Kawasaki | 13 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 |
| 45 | Phil Giles | Kawasaki | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 |
| 46 | Norihiko Fujiwara | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | Ret | | | 3 |
| 47 | Christian Häusle | Ducati | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 16 | | | | | | | | | 3 |
| 48 | Pascal Picotte | Suzuki | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 |
| 49 | Jean-Marc Delétang | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | 16 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 |
| 50 | Johann Wolfsteiner | Kawasaki | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | NC | 19 | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| 51 | Jean-Philippe Ruggia | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | 14 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| 52 | Ossi Niederkircher | Suzuki | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 22 | 22 | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| 53 | David Emmerson | Suzuki | Ret | 18 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Los pilotos no son elegibles para marcar puntos, con al menos un top 15 ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| | Wataru Yoshikawa | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Ret | | | 0 |
| | Shawn Giles | Honda | 9 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Udo Mark | Suzuki | | | | | | | 15 | 15 | 17 | 12 | | | | | 13 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | | | | | 0 |
| | Giorgio Cantalupo | Ducati | | | 11 | 13 | Ret | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 15 | | | 17 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 23 | Ret | 14 | 17 | | | | | 0 |
| | Jason Love | Ducati | 11 | 16 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Shinichi Ito | Honda | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | Ret | | | 0 |
| | Craig Connell | Ducati | Ret | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Ray Stringer | Kawasaki | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | 16 | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Redamo Assirelli | Yamaha | | | 12 | 17 | | | | | 21 | 21 | | | | | Ret | Ret | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Ichiro Asai | Ducati | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 24 | 12 | | | 0 |
| | Manabu Kamada | Honda | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 22 | 13 | | | 0 |
| | Jiří Mrkývka | Honda | | | 14 | 15 | 22 | 21 | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | | | 19 | 21 | 25 | 18 | Ret | 20 | 15 | 18 | | | | | 0 |
| | Bruno Scatola | Kawasaki | | | 15 | 14 | | | | | Ret | DNS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Anton Gruschka | Yamaha | | | Ret | Ret | 21 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 18 | | | Ret | 19 | 18 | 14 | 20 | Ret | 16 | 19 | | | | | 0 |
| | Mike Krynock | Suzuki | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Brett Sampson | Kawasaki | | | | | Ret | Ret | | | | | | | 14 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Greg Moss | Honda | 14 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Gerhard Esterer | Kawasaki | | | 16 | DNS | | | 20 | 19 | 24 | 19 | | | | | 20 | 15 | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Craig Stafford | Yamaha | 15 | 19 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| Pos. | Piloto | Moto | AUS | AUS | SMR | SMR | GBR | GBR | GER | GER | ITA | ITA | USA | USA | EUR | EUR | AUT | AUT | NED | NED | ESP | ESP | JPN | JPN | INA | INA | Pts |
| Color | Resultado |
| Oro | Ganador |
| Plata | 2.ª plaza |
| Bronce | 3.ª plaza |
| Verde | Finalizó en los puntos |
| Azul | Finalizó sin puntos |
| Azul | NC - No clasificado |
| Violeta | Ret - No terminó (Carrera) |
| Rojo | DNQ - No se clasificó |
| Negro | DSQ - Descalificado |
| Blanco | DNS - No empezó (carrera) |
| Blanco | WD - Retirado (fin de semana) |
| Blanco | C - Carrera cancelada |
| Sin color | DNP - Inscrito pero no participó |
| Sin color | INJ - Lesionado |
| Sin color | EX - Excluido |
| Estado | Resultado |
| Negrita | Pole position |
| Cursiva | Vuelta rápida |
| † | Abandona, pero clasifica al completar el porcentaje requerido para ello |

### Clasificación de constructores

Campeonato de Constructores 1997 :
| Pos. | Constructor | AUS | AUS | SMR | SMR | GBR | GBR | GER | GER | ITA | ITA | USA | USA | EUR | EUR | AUT | AUT | NED | NED | ESP | ESP | JPN | JPN | INA | INA | Pts |
| Pos. | Constructor | 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. | Constructor | AUS | AUS | SMR | SMR | GBR | GBR | GER | GER | ITA | ITA | USA | USA | EUR | EUR | AUT | AUT | NED | NED | ESP | ESP | JPN | JPN | INA | INA | Pts |