1997 Isle of Man TT

Annual motorcycle racing event thumb|305x305px|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 Lightweight TT, but he was fine, and won the Junior TT two days later.TT 1997 https://www.iomtt.com/tt-database/events?meet_code=TT97%20%20&era=5 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.Motorsport Memorial - http://www.motorsportmemorial.org/focus.php?db=ms&n=5115 2023-12-24 www.motorsportmemorial.orgMotorsport Memorial - http://www.motorsportmemorial.org/focus.php?db=ms&n=3886 2023-12-24 www.motorsportmemorial.org Results Formula One TT RankRiderMachineTimeSpeed (mph)1Northern Ireland Phillip McCallenHonda1.53.16.8 119.91 2England Michael RutterHonda1.54.52.5 118.23 3England Bob JacksonKawasaki1.55.03.2 118.05 4Scotland Ian SimpsonHonda1.55.05.6 118.01 5England Mark FlynnHonda1.55.59.7 117.09 6Northern Ireland Joey DunlopHonda1.56.29.4 116.60 Singles TT RankRiderMachineTimeSpeed (mph)1England Dave MorrisChrysalis BMW1.21.58.2 110.46 2Isle of Man Johnny BartonDucati1.23.37.6 108.28 3England Steve LinsdellTigcraft Yamaha1.24.01.5 107.76 4Germany Johannes KehrerMuZ Scorpion1.24.08.3 107.62 5Isle of Man Danny ShimminMatchless1.27.33.0 103.42 6Isle of Man Rich HawkinsTigcraft Rotax1.28.00.4 102.89 Ultra Lightweight TT RankRiderMachineTimeSpeed (mph)1Wales Ian LougherHonda1.23.55.4 107.89 2Northern Ireland Denis McCulloughHonda1.23.57.5 107.85 3Northern Ireland Robert DunlopHonda1.24.30.9 107.14 4England Glen EnglishHonda1.24.37.9 106.99 5Northern Ireland Owen McNallyHonda1.25.13.0 106.26 6England Gavin LeeHonda1.25.15.2 106.21 Lightweight TT RankRiderMachineTimeSpeed (mph)1Northern Ireland Joey DunlopHonda1.18.20.1 115.59 2Wales Ian LougherHonda1.19.07.0 114.45 3England John McGuinnessAprilia1.19.08.4 114.42 4New Zealand Shaun HarrisYamaha1.19.10.7 114.36 5Northern Ireland Gary DynesHonda1.19.31.9 113.85 6Northern Ireland Derek YoungHonda1.19.49.3 113.44 Junior TT RankRiderMachineTimeSpeed (mph)1Scotland Ian SimpsonHonda1.16.28.3 118.41 2Northern Ireland Phillip McCallenHonda1.16.57.8 117.65 3England Michael RutterHonda1.17.21.7 117.05 4Northern Ireland Derek YoungHonda1.17.21.9 117.04 5Northern Ireland Joey DunlopHonda1.17.42.6 116.52 6England Bob JacksonHonda1.17.51.6 116.30 Production TT RankRiderMachineTimeSpeed (mph)1Northern Ireland Phillip McCallenHonda38.39.4 117.12 2Scotland Ian SimpsonDucati38.47.0 116.74 3England Simon BeckHonda39.08.3 115.68 4England Mark FlynnSuzuki39.28.9 114.67 5England Jim HodsonYamaha39.30.2 114.61 6Northern Ireland Derek YoungHonda39.34.5 114.40 Sidecar Race A RankRiderPassengerMachineTimeSpeed (mph)1England Roy HanksPhillip BiggsBeale Ireson NRH1.03.29.7 106.95 2Vince BiggsGraham BiggsMolyneux Yamaha1.03.31.9 106.89 3England Tom HanksSteve WilsonTamzine Hanks Yamaha1.03.37.1 106.75 4England John HoldenIan WatsonJacobs1.03.52.8 106.31 5England Kenny HowlesDoug JewellIreson Mist Yamaha1.04.02.5 106.04 6England Allan SchofieldAndrew ThorntonAstra Yamaha1.04.17.8 105.62 Sidecar Race B RankRiderPassengerMachineTimeSpeed (mph)1England Rob FisherRick LongExpress Baker1.01.47.8 109.89 2England Tom HanksSteve WilsonTamzine Hanks Yamaha1.02.52.2 108.02 3England Ian BellNeil CarpenterBell Yamaha1.03.05.6 107.64 4England Roy HanksPhillip BiggsBeale Ireson NRH1.03.25.0 107.09 5England Gary HorspoleKevin LeighShellbourne UK Honda1.03.56.8 106.206England John HoldenIan WatsonJacobs1.04.03.4 106.02 Senior TT RankRiderMachineTimeSpeed (mph)1Northern Ireland Phillip McCallenHonda1.53.36.6 119.45 2Scotland Jim MoodieHonda1.53.45.3 119.403Scotland Ian SimpsonHonda1.54.30.2 118.62 4England Bob JacksonKawasaki1.54.50.6 118.27 5England Simon BeckKawasaki1.55.04.4 118.03 6Northern Ireland Derek YoungHonda1.55.28.5 117.62 TT 1997 Results https://www.iomtt.com/tt-database/events/races?meet_code=TT97 Notes Isle of Man Tt 1998 Category:1997 in motorcycle sport