1997 Lightweight MGP
Course name: Mountain (post 1914)
Course length: 150.92 miles (4 laps)
Competitors
| Position | Competitor(s) | Time | Speed | Machine |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linham, Garry | 1:23:01.00 | 109.05 | Honda |
| 2 | Kneale, Brian | 1:23:15.00 | 108.76 | DTR Yamaha |
| 3 | Gordon, Norman | 1:23:31.00 | 108.4 | Yamaha |
| 4 | Cannell, Chris | 1:23:46.00 | 108.08 | Yamaha |
| 5 | Wood, Barry | 1:24:05.00 | 107.68 | MB Pergola Yamaha |
| 6 | Robinson, Mick | 1:24:40.00 | 106.94 | Winfield Honda |
| 7 | Spooner, Brian | 1:24:47.00 | 106.8 | Honda |
| 8 | McDonald, Marc | 1:24:57.00 | 106.59 | Honda |
| 9 | Binch, David | 1:25:09.00 | 106.32 | Yamaha |
| 10 | Wagstaff, Derek | 1:25:09.00 | 106.32 | Yamaha |
| 11 | Vale, Dave | 1:25:16.00 | 106.19 | Honda |
| 12 | Cohen, Derek | 1:25:24.00 | 106.01 | Yamaha |
| 13 | Collister, Sean | 1:25:46.00 | 105.56 | DTR Bullock Yamaha |
| 14 | Mateer, Brian | 1:26:23.00 | 104.81 | Yamaha |
| 15 | Martin, Dean | 1:26:38.00 | 104.5 | Padgett Honda |
| 16 | Cudworth, Neil | 1:27:29.00 | 103.49 | Yamaha |
| 17 | Cutts, Jonathan | 1:28:02.00 | 102.86 | Yamaha |
| 18 | Smith, Steve | 1:28:12.00 | 102.64 | Yamaha |
| 19 | Smith, Ian | 1:28:41.00 | 102.09 | Yamaha |
| 20 | Presland, Mick | 1:29:11.00 | 101.52 | Yamaha |
| 21 | Kent, Neil | 1:29:17.00 | 101.42 | Padgett Honda |
| 22 | Clements, Steve | 1:30:01.00 | 100.58 | Yamaha |
| 23 | Palmer, Lawrence | 1:30:07.00 | 100.47 | Yamaha |
| 24 | Jones, Dave | 1:30:15.00 | 100.32 | Yamaha |
| 25 | Taylor, David Anthony | 1:30:31.00 | 100.03 | Kawasaki |
| 26 | Marshall, Toby | 1:30:35.00 | 99.95 | Yamaha |
| 27 | Cummins, Billy | 1:31:08.00 | 99.35 | Yamaha |
| 28 | Colvin, Rob | 1:31:11.00 | 99.3 | Yamaha |
| 29 | Halligan, Jim | 1:32:00.00 | 98.41 | Honda |
| 30 | Martin, Paddy | 1:32:11.00 | 98.22 | Honda |
| 31 | McGovern, Chris | 1:32:43.00 | 97.66 | Honda |
| 32 | Worton, Garry | 1:32:45.00 | 97.61 | Yamaha |
| 33 | Chamley, Alan | 1:32:49.00 | 97.55 | Honda |
| 34 | Kelly, Herbie | 1:32:52.00 | 97.49 | Yamaha |
| 35 | Bairstow, Richard | 1:33:53.00 | 96.45 | Yamaha |
| 36 | Rowe, Gary | 1:34:15.00 | 96.06 | Yamaha |
| 37 | Reeds, Nigel | 1:34:21.00 | 95.97 | Yamaha |
| 38 | Blake, Mike | 1:34:29.00 | 95.83 | Honda |
| 39 | Ivory, Carlton | 1:35:05.00 | 95.23 | Yamaha |
| 40 | Sutton, Michael | 1:35:22.00 | 94.94 | Honda |
| 41 | Marshall, Mark | 1:36:49.00 | 93.51 | Yamaha |
| 42 | Nowell, Adam | 1:38:01.00 | 92.38 | Clark Yamaha |
| 43 | Tuley, David | 1:39:43.00 | 90.8 | Yamaha |
| 44 | Burton, Paul | 1:40:10.00 | 90.39 | Yamaha |
| 45 | Salter, Colin | 1:40:43.00 | 89.9 | Yamaha |
| 46 | Gilroy, Paul | 1:40:49.00 | 89.81 | Yamaha |
| 47 | Dowty, Bob K. | 1:41:00.00 | 89.64 | Yamaha |
| 48 | Smallman, Tom | 1:41:54.00 | 89.85 | Yamaha |
| 49 | Hayhurst, Phil | 1:43:53.00 | 87.16 | Suzuki |
| 50 | Floding, Monica | 1:44:40.00 | 86.5 | Yamaha |
| 51 | Rennie, Paul | 1:49:23.00 | 82.77 | Honda |
| R | Beattie, Nigel | Yamaha | ||
| R | Bell, Karl | Spondon Yamaha | ||
| R | Plummer, Neil | Yamaha | ||
| R | Sinclair, Jonathon | Yamaha | ||
| R | Turnbull, Pete | Yamaha |