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1997 Isle of Man TT

Isle of Man TT Mountain Course

The 1997 Isle of Man TT was the 91st edition of the event. Phillip McCallen was the only rider to win multiple races, taking three, including the marquee Senior TT. He brought his TT win tally to 11 at the event. McCallen had a high speed crash at Quarry Bends during the Lighhtweight TT, but he was fine, and won the Junior TT two days later.[1]

Robert Dunlop made his come back after a bad crash in 1994 left him with serious injuries. He finished third in the Ultra Lightweight TT, his only race start of the event.[1]

Two riders died during the event, Russell Waring and Colin Gable. They both died on 26 May 1997 after separate accidents during the opening practice day.[2][3]

Results

Formula One TT

Rank Rider Machine Time Speed (mph)
1 Northern Ireland Phillip McCallen Honda 1.53.16.8 119.91
2 England Michael Rutter Honda 1.54.52.5 118.23
3 England Bob Jackson Kawasaki 1.55.03.2 118.05
4 Scotland Ian Simpson Honda 1.55.05.6 118.01
5 England Mark Flynn Honda 1.55.59.7 117.09
6 Northern Ireland Joey Dunlop Honda 1.56.29.4 116.60

Singles TT

Rank Rider Machine Time Speed (mph)
1 England Dave Morris Chrysalis BMW 1.21.58.2 110.46
2 Isle of Man Johnny Barton Ducati 1.23.37.6 108.28
3 England Steve Linsdell Tigcraft Yamaha 1.24.01.5 107.76
4 Germany Johannes Kehrer MuZ Scorpion 1.24.08.3 107.62
5 Isle of Man Danny Shimmin Matchless 1.27.33.0 103.42
6 Isle of Man Rich Hawkins Tigcraft Rotax 1.28.00.4 102.89

Ultra Lightweight TT

Rank Rider Machine Time Speed (mph)
1 Wales Ian Lougher Honda 1.23.55.4 107.89
2 Northern Ireland Denis McCullough Honda 1.23.57.5 107.85
3 Northern Ireland Robert Dunlop Honda 1.24.30.9 107.14
4 England Glen English Honda 1.24.37.9 106.99
5 Northern Ireland Owen McNally Honda 1.25.13.0 106.26
6 England Gavin Lee Honda 1.25.15.2 106.21

Lightweight TT

Rank Rider Machine Time Speed (mph)
1 Northern Ireland Joey Dunlop Honda 1.18.20.1 115.59
2 Wales Ian Lougher Honda 1.19.07.0 114.45
3 England John McGuinness Aprilia 1.19.08.4 114.42
4 New Zealand Shaun Harris Yamaha 1.19.10.7 114.36
5 Northern Ireland Gary Dynes Honda 1.19.31.9 113.85
6 Northern Ireland Derek Young Honda 1.19.49.3 113.44

Junior TT

Rank Rider Machine Time Speed (mph)
1 Scotland Ian Simpson Honda 1.16.28.3 118.41
2 Northern Ireland Phillip McCallen Honda 1.16.57.8 117.65
3 England Michael Rutter Honda 1.17.21.7 117.05
4 Northern Ireland Derek Young Honda 1.17.21.9 117.04
5 Northern Ireland Joey Dunlop Honda 1.17.42.6 116.52
6 England Bob Jackson Honda 1.17.51.6 116.30

Production TT

Rank Rider Machine Time Speed (mph)
1 Northern Ireland Phillip McCallen Honda 38.39.4 117.12
2 Scotland Ian Simpson Ducati 38.47.0 116.74
3 England Simon Beck Honda 39.08.3 115.68
4 England Mark Flynn Suzuki 39.28.9 114.67
5 England Jim Hodson Yamaha 39.30.2 114.61
6 Northern Ireland Derek Young Honda 39.34.5 114.40

Sidecar Race A

Rank Rider Passenger Machine Time Speed (mph)
1 England Roy Hanks Phillip Biggs Beale Ireson NRH 1.03.29.7 106.95
2 Vince Biggs Graham Biggs Molyneux Yamaha 1.03.31.9 106.89
3 England Tom Hanks Steve Wilson Tamzine Hanks Yamaha 1.03.37.1 106.75
4 England John Holden Ian Watson Jacobs 1.03.52.8 106.31
5 England Kenny Howles Doug Jewell Ireson Mist Yamaha 1.04.02.5 106.04
6 England Allan Schofield Andrew Thornton Astra Yamaha 1.04.17.8 105.62

Sidecar Race B

Rank Rider Passenger Machine Time Speed (mph)
1 England Rob Fisher Rick Long Express Baker 1.01.47.8 109.89
2 England Tom Hanks Steve Wilson Tamzine Hanks Yamaha 1.02.52.2 108.02
3 England Ian Bell Neil Carpenter Bell Yamaha 1.03.05.6 107.64
4 England Roy Hanks Phillip Biggs Beale Ireson NRH 1.03.25.0 107.09
5 England Gary Horspole Kevin Leigh Shellbourne UK Honda 1.03.56.8 106.20
6 England John Holden Ian Watson Jacobs 1.04.03.4 106.02

Senior TT

Rank Rider Machine Time Speed (mph)
1 Northern Ireland Phillip McCallen Honda 1.53.36.6 119.45
2 Scotland Jim Moodie Honda 1.53.45.3 119.40
3 Scotland Ian Simpson Honda 1.54.30.2 118.62
4 England Bob Jackson Kawasaki 1.54.50.6 118.27
5 England Simon Beck Kawasaki 1.55.04.4 118.03
6 Northern Ireland Derek Young Honda 1.55.28.5 117.62

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Notes

  1. ^ a b "TT 1997".
  2. ^ "Motorsport Memorial -". www.motorsportmemorial.org. Retrieved 2023-12-24.
  3. ^ "Motorsport Memorial -". www.motorsportmemorial.org. Retrieved 2023-12-24.
  4. ^ "TT 1997 Results".
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