500cc Race Classification 1997
Le Castellet, Friday, June 06, 1997
| Pos. | Points | Num. | Rider | Nation | Team | Bike | Km/h | Time/Gap | 1 | Mick DOOHAN | AUS | Honda | 165.8 | 42'38.064 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Carlos CHECA | SPA | Honda | 165.5 | +4.292 | 3 | Tadayuki OKADA | JPN | Honda | 165.4 | +5.715 |
| 4 | Alex CRIVILLE | SPA | Honda | 165.4 | +6.159 | 5 | Takuma AOKI | JPN | Honda | 164.2 | +24.227 |
| 6 | Alex BARROS | BRA | Honda | 163.1 | +41.437 | 7 | Norick ABE | JPN | Yamaha | 163.1 | +41.734 |
| 8 | Alberto PUIG | SPA | Honda | 162.9 | +44.834 | 9 | Juan BORJA | SPA | ELF 500 | 162.5 | +51.921 |
| 10 | Anthony GOBERT | AUS | Suzuki | 162.4 | +52.601 | 11 | Doriano ROMBONI | ITA | Aprilia | 162.4 | +53.860 |
| 12 | Daryl BEATTIE | AUS | Suzuki | 162.2 | +56.191 | 13 | Sete GIBERNAU | SPA | Yamaha | 161.9 | +1'01.044 |
| 14 | Troy CORSER | AUS | Yamaha | 161.7 | +1'04.573 | 15 | Jurgen vd GOORBERGH | NED | Honda | 160.9 | +1'17.668 |
| 16 | Jurgen FUCHS | GER | ELF 500 | 160.7 | +1'20.972 | 17 | Bernard GARCIA | FRA | Honda | 160.6 | +1'23.191 |
| 18 | Frederic PROTAT | FRA | Honda | 158.7 | 1 Lap | 19 | Lucio PEDERCINI | ITA | ROC Yamaha | 158.7 | 1 Lap |
| Not Classified | Kirk McCARTHY | AUS | ROC Yamaha | 27 Laps |