The 1997 Superbike World Championship was the tenth
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Organizations and companies
* Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme, the International Motorcycling Federation
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Superbike World Championship
Superbike World Championship (also known as WorldSBK, SBK, World Superbike, WSB, or WSBK) is a silhouette-class road racing series based on heavily modified production motorcycles, also known as superbike racing.
The championship was founded i ...
season. The season started on 23 March at
Phillip Island
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and finished on 12 October at
Sentul after 12 rounds.
John Kocinski
John Kocinski (born March 20, 1968 in Little Rock, Arkansas) is a retired American Grand Prix motorcycle road racer whose successes include winning the 1990 250cc World Championship, and the 1997 Superbike World Championship title.[Honda
is a Japanese public multinational conglomerate manufacturer of automobiles, motorcycles, and power equipment, headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan.
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won the manufacturers' championship.
Race calendar and results
Championship standings
Riders' standings
Riders entered into the European Superbike Championship—who scored points towards a separate championship— were not eligible to score World Championship points.
Manufacturers' standings
References
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Superbike racing
Superbike racing is a category of motorcycle racing that employs highly modified production motorcycles, as opposed to MotoGP in which purpose-built motorcycles are used. The Superbike World Championship is the official world championship series, t ...
Superbike World Championship seasons