500cc Race Classification 1997
Imola, Friday, July 04, 1997
| Pos. | Points | Num. | Rider | Nation | Team | Bike | Km/h | Time/Gap | 1 | Mick DOOHAN | AUS | Honda | 160.8 | 45'58.995 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Nobuatsu AOKI | JPN | Honda | 160.3 | +8.648 | 3 | Takuma AOKI | JPN | Honda | 159.7 | +20.016 |
| 4 | Carlos CHECA | SPA | Honda | 159.4 | +24.570 | 5 | Tadayuki OKADA | JPN | Honda | 159.3 | +25.884 |
| 6 | Luca CADALORA | ITA | Yamaha | 159.3 | +26.080 | 7 | Norick ABE | JPN | Yamaha | 159.1 | +29.374 |
| 8 | Jean Michel BAYLE | FRA | Modenas KR3 | 158.5 | +40.881 | 9 | Alex BARROS | BRA | Honda | 158.3 | +43.536 |
| 10 | Anthony GOBERT | AUS | Suzuki | 157.3 | +1'01.383 | 11 | Sete GIBERNAU | SPA | Yamaha | 157.1 | +1'05.922 |
| 12 | Alberto PUIG | SPA | Honda | 157.0 | +1'06.775 | 13 | Daryl BEATTIE | AUS | Suzuki | 156.7 | +1'13.074 |
| 14 | Jurgen FUCHS | GER | ELF 500 | 156.6 | +1'14.719 | 15 | Kirk McCARTHY | AUS | ROC Yamaha | 154.9 | +1'46.200 |
| 16 | Lucio PEDERCINI | ITA | ROC Yamaha | 154.3 | +1'55.880 | 17 | Kenny ROBERTS JR | USA | Modenas KR3 | 153.9 | 1 Lap |
| 18 | Frederic PROTAT | FRA | Honda | 151.0 | 1 Lap | 19 | Francesco MONACO | ITA | Paton | 150.3 | 1 Lap |
| Not Classified | Jurgen vd GOORBERGH | NED | Honda | 156.2 | 17 Laps |