1997 Isle of Man TT explained

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.

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	Phillip McCallen	Honda	1.53.16.8	119.91
2	Michael Rutter	Honda	1.54.52.5	118.23
3	Bob Jackson	Kawasaki	1.55.03.2	118.05
4	Ian Simpson	Honda	1.55.05.6	118.01
5	Mark Flynn	Honda	1.55.59.7	117.09
6	Joey Dunlop	Honda	1.56.29.4	116.60

Singles TT

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

Ultra Lightweight TT

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

Lightweight TT

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

Junior TT

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

Production TT

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

Sidecar Race A

Rank	Rider	Passenger	Machine	Time	Speed (mph)
1	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	Tom Hanks	Steve Wilson	Tamzine Hanks Yamaha	1.03.37.1	106.75
4	John Holden	Ian Watson	Jacobs	1.03.52.8	106.31
5	Kenny Howles	Doug Jewell	Ireson Mist Yamaha	1.04.02.5	106.04
6	Allan Schofield	Andrew Thornton	Astra Yamaha	1.04.17.8	105.62

Sidecar Race B

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

Senior TT

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

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Notes and References

Web site: TT 1997 .
Web site: Motorsport Memorial - . 2023-12-24 . www.motorsportmemorial.org.
Web site: Motorsport Memorial - . 2023-12-24 . www.motorsportmemorial.org.
Web site: TT 1997 Results .