500cc Race Classification 1997
Suzuka, Friday, April 18, 1997
| Pos. | Points | Num. | Rider | Nation | Team | Bike | Km/h | Time/Gap | 1 | Mick DOOHAN | AUS | Honda | 163.3 | 45'11.995 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Alex CRIVILLE | SPA | Honda | 163.3 | +0.431 | 3 | Tadayuki OKADA | JPN | Honda | 163.0 | +6.047 |
| 4 | Takuma AOKI | JPN | Honda | 161.9 | +23.619 | 5 | Nobuatsu AOKI | JPN | Honda | 161.9 | +23.895 |
| 6 | Carlos CHECA | SPA | Honda | 161.9 | +24.402 | 7 | Norick ABE | JPN | Yamaha | 161.9 | +24.715 |
| 8 | Alberto PUIG | SPA | Honda | 160.7 | +43.913 | 9 | Norihiko FUJIWARA | JPN | Yamaha | 160.7 | +44.003 |
| 10 | Alex BARROS | BRA | Honda | 159.9 | +58.871 | 11 | Luca CADALORA | ITA | Yamaha | 159.8 | +59.605 |
| 12 | Regis LACONI | FRA | Honda | 159.8 | +59.879 | 13 | Peter GODDARD | AUS | Suzuki | 159.8 | +1'00.634 |
| 14 | Jean Michel BAYLE | FRA | Modenas KR3 | 158.8 | +1'17.974 | 15 | Jurgen vd GOORBERGH | NED | Honda | 157.8 | +1'35.154 |
| 16 | Kirk McCARTHY | AUS | ROC Yamaha | 157.6 | +1'38.308 | 17 | Frederic PROTAT | FRA | ROC Yamaha | 154.8 | 1 Lap |
| Not Classified | Lucio PEDERCINI | ITA | ROC Yamaha | 15 Laps |