500cc Race Classification 1997
Donington, Friday, August 15, 1997
| Pos. | Points | Num. | Rider | Nation | Team | Bike | Km/h | Time/Gap | 1 | Mick DOOHAN | AUS | Honda | 154.3 | 46'55.378 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Tadayuki OKADA | JPN | Honda | 154.3 | +0.231 | 3 | Alex BARROS | BRA | Honda | 153.0 | +24.403 |
| 4 | Nobuatsu AOKI | JPN | Honda | 152.8 | +28.291 | 5 | Luca CADALORA | ITA | Yamaha | 152.6 | +31.346 |
| 6 | Daryl BEATTIE | AUS | Suzuki | 152.6 | +32.543 | 7 | Doriano ROMBONI | ITA | Aprilia | 151.9 | +44.472 |
| 8 | Juan BORJA | SPA | ELF 500 | 151.8 | +47.045 | 9 | Norick ABE | JPN | Yamaha | 151.7 | +48.157 |
| 10 | Takuma AOKI | JPN | Honda | 150.9 | +1'03.529 | 11 | Kenny ROBERTS JR | USA | Modenas KR3 | 150.4 | +1'14.190 |
| 12 | Kirk McCARTHY | AUS | Yamaha | 150.1 | +1'18.323 | 13 | Jurgen vd GOORBERGH | NED | Honda | 150.1 | +1'19.937 |
| 14 | Jay VINCENT | GBR | Honda | 150.0 | +1'21.385 | 15 | Jurgen FUCHS | GER | ELF 500 | 148.5 | 1 Lap |
| 16 | Lucio PEDERCINI | ITA | ROC Yamaha | 148.0 | 1 Lap | 17 | Frederic PROTAT | FRA | Honda | 145.2 | 1 Lap |
| 18 | Laurent NAVEAU | BEL | ROC Yamaha | 144.4 | 1 Lap | |||
| Not Starting | Regis LACONI | FRA | Honda | 30 Laps |