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 Lightweight TT, but he was fine, and won the Junior TT two days later.
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.
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.
Results
Formula One TT RankRiderMachineTimeSpeed (mph)1 Phillip McCallenHonda1.53.16.8 119.91 2 Michael RutterHonda1.54.52.5 118.23 3 Bob JacksonKawasaki1.55.03.2 118.05 4 Ian SimpsonHonda1.55.05.6 118.01 5 Mark FlynnHonda1.55.59.7 117.09 6 Joey DunlopHonda1.56.29.4 116.60
Singles TT RankRiderMachineTimeSpeed (mph)1 Dave MorrisChrysalis BMW1.21.58.2 110.46 2 Johnny BartonDucati1.23.37.6 108.28 3 Steve LinsdellTigcraft Yamaha1.24.01.5 107.76 4 Johannes KehrerMuZ Scorpion1.24.08.3 107.62 5 Danny ShimminMatchless1.27.33.0 103.42 6 Rich HawkinsTigcraft Rotax1.28.00.4 102.89
Ultra Lightweight TT RankRiderMachineTimeSpeed (mph)1 Ian LougherHonda1.23.55.4 107.89 2 Denis McCulloughHonda1.23.57.5 107.85 3 Robert DunlopHonda1.24.30.9 107.14 4 Glen EnglishHonda1.24.37.9 106.99 5 Owen McNallyHonda1.25.13.0 106.26 6 Gavin LeeHonda1.25.15.2 106.21
Lightweight TT RankRiderMachineTimeSpeed (mph)1 Joey DunlopHonda1.18.20.1 115.59 2 Ian LougherHonda1.19.07.0 114.45 3 John McGuinnessAprilia1.19.08.4 114.42 4 Shaun HarrisYamaha1.19.10.7 114.36 5 Gary DynesHonda1.19.31.9 113.85 6 Derek YoungHonda1.19.49.3 113.44
Junior TT RankRiderMachineTimeSpeed (mph)1 Ian SimpsonHonda1.16.28.3 118.41 2 Phillip McCallenHonda1.16.57.8 117.65 3 Michael RutterHonda1.17.21.7 117.05 4 Derek YoungHonda1.17.21.9 117.04 5 Joey DunlopHonda1.17.42.6 116.52 6 Bob JacksonHonda1.17.51.6 116.30
Production TT RankRiderMachineTimeSpeed (mph)1 Phillip McCallenHonda38.39.4 117.12 2 Ian SimpsonDucati38.47.0 116.74 3 Simon BeckHonda39.08.3 115.68 4 Mark FlynnSuzuki39.28.9 114.67 5 Jim HodsonYamaha39.30.2 114.61 6 Derek YoungHonda39.34.5 114.40
Sidecar Race A RankRiderPassengerMachineTimeSpeed (mph)1 Roy HanksPhillip BiggsBeale Ireson NRH1.03.29.7 106.95 2Vince BiggsGraham BiggsMolyneux Yamaha1.03.31.9 106.89 3 Tom HanksSteve WilsonTamzine Hanks Yamaha1.03.37.1 106.75 4 John HoldenIan WatsonJacobs1.03.52.8 106.31 5 Kenny HowlesDoug JewellIreson Mist Yamaha1.04.02.5 106.04 6 Allan SchofieldAndrew ThorntonAstra Yamaha1.04.17.8 105.62
Sidecar Race B RankRiderPassengerMachineTimeSpeed (mph)1 Rob FisherRick LongExpress Baker1.01.47.8 109.89 2 Tom HanksSteve WilsonTamzine Hanks Yamaha1.02.52.2 108.02 3 Ian BellNeil CarpenterBell Yamaha1.03.05.6 107.64 4 Roy HanksPhillip BiggsBeale Ireson NRH1.03.25.0 107.09 5 Gary HorspoleKevin LeighShellbourne UK Honda1.03.56.8 106.206 John HoldenIan WatsonJacobs1.04.03.4 106.02
Senior TT RankRiderMachineTimeSpeed (mph)1 Phillip McCallenHonda1.53.36.6 119.45 2 Jim MoodieHonda1.53.45.3 119.403 Ian SimpsonHonda1.54.30.2 118.62 4 Bob JacksonKawasaki1.54.50.6 118.27 5 Simon BeckKawasaki1.55.04.4 118.03 6 Derek YoungHonda1.55.28.5 117.62
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