{{Infobox Grand Prix motorcycle race report | Grand Prix = Dutch | Official_Name= Lucky Strike Dutch Grand Prix<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1997-dutch-tt-motogp|title=1997 Dutch TT MotoGP|date=13 June 2017|website=Motorsportmagazine.com|accessdate=15 May 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.progcovers.com/motor/assen.html|title=TT Circuit Assen &#124; The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project|website=www.progcovers.com}}</ref> | flag = Netherlands | Location = TT Circuit Assen | Course_mi = 3.759 | Course_km = 6.049 | Race_No = 7 | Season_No = 15 | Date = 28 June | Year = 1997 | Image = TT Circuit Assen 1984-2001.svg | Pole_Rider_500 = Mick Doohan | Pole_Rider_500_Country = Australia | Pole_Time_500 = 2:02.512 | Fast_Rider_500 = Carlos Checa | Fast_Rider_500_Country = Spain | Fast_Time_500 = 2:03.363 | First_Rider_500 = Mick Doohan | First_Rider_500_Country = Australia | Second_Rider_500 = Carlos Checa | Second_Rider_500_Country = Spain | Third_Rider_500 = Doriano Romboni | Third_Rider_500_Country = Italy | Pole_Rider_250 = Olivier Jacque | Pole_Rider_250_Country = France | Pole_Time_250 = 2:05.190 | Fast_Rider_250 = Olivier Jacque | Fast_Rider_250_Country = France | Fast_Time_250 = 2:06.047 | First_Rider_250 = Tetsuya Harada | First_Rider_250_Country = Japan | Second_Rider_250 = Ralf Waldmann | Second_Rider_250_Country = Germany | Third_Rider_250 = Loris Capirossi | Third_Rider_250_Country = Italy | Pole_Rider_125 = Valentino Rossi | Pole_Rider_125_Country = Italy | Pole_Time_125 = 2:15.085 | Fast_Rider_125 = Tomomi Manako | Fast_Rider_125_Country = Japan | Fast_Time_125 = 2:15.049 | First_Rider_125 = Valentino Rossi | First_Rider_125_Country = Italy | Second_Rider_125 = Tomomi Manako | Second_Rider_125_Country = Japan | Third_Rider_125 = Kazuto Sakata | Third_Rider_125_Country = Japan |}}

The '''1997 Dutch TT''' was the seventh round of the 1997 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 28 June 1997 at the TT Circuit Assen located in Assen, Netherlands.

==500 cc classification== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" ! Pos. ! Rider ! Team ! Manufacturer ! Time/Retired ! Points |- ! 1 | {{flagicon|AUS}} '''Mick Doohan''' | '''Repsol YPF Honda Team''' | '''Honda''' | 43:37.954 | '''25''' |- ! 2 | {{flagicon|ESP}} '''Carlos Checa''' | '''Movistar Honda Pons''' | '''Honda''' | +10.560 | '''20''' |- ! 3 | {{flagicon|ITA}} '''Doriano Romboni''' | '''IP Aprilia Racing Team''' | '''Aprilia''' | +18.282 | '''16''' |- ! 4 | {{flagicon|JPN}} '''Nobuatsu Aoki''' | '''Rheos Elf FCC TS''' | '''Honda''' | +24.048 | '''13''' |- ! 5 | {{flagicon|ESP}} '''Alberto Puig''' | '''Movistar Honda Pons''' | '''Honda''' | +28.105 | '''11''' |- ! 6 | {{flagicon|BRA}} '''Alex Barros''' | '''Honda Gresini''' | '''Honda''' | +38.219 | '''10''' |- ! 7 | {{flagicon|AUS}} '''Daryl Beattie''' | '''Lucky Strike Suzuki''' | '''Suzuki''' | +43.217 | '''9''' |- ! 8 | {{flagicon|USA}} '''Kenny Roberts Jr.''' | '''Marlboro Team Roberts''' | '''Modenas KR3''' | +47.525 | '''8''' |- ! 9 | {{flagicon|DEU}} '''Jürgen Fuchs''' | '''Elf 500 ROC''' | '''Elf 500''' | +48.724 | '''7''' |- ! 10 | {{flagicon|JPN}} '''Norifumi Abe''' | '''Yamaha Team Rainey''' | '''Yamaha''' | +49.574 | '''6''' |- ! 11 | {{flagicon|FRA}} '''Bernard Garcia''' | '''Team Tecmas''' | '''Honda''' | +1:04.431 | '''5''' |- ! 12 | {{flagicon|JPN}} '''Tadayuki Okada''' | '''Repsol YPF Honda Team''' | '''Honda''' | +1:05.807 | '''4''' |- ! 13 | {{flagicon|AUS}} '''Anthony Gobert''' | '''Lucky Strike Suzuki''' | '''Suzuki''' | +1:08.853 | '''3''' |- ! 14 | {{flagicon|AUS}} '''Troy Corser''' | '''Red Bull Yamaha WCM''' | '''Yamaha''' | +1:09.565 | '''2''' |- ! 15 | {{flagicon|ESP}} '''Juan Borja''' | '''Elf 500 ROC''' | '''Elf 500''' | +1:53.073 | '''1''' |- ! 16 | {{flagicon|BEL}} Laurent Naveau | Millet Racing | ROC Yamaha | +1 Lap | |- ! 17 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Frederic Protat | Soverex FP Racing | Honda | +1 Lap | |- ! 18 | {{flagicon|ITA}} Lucio Pedercini | Team Pedercini | ROC Yamaha | +1 Lap | |- ! 19 | {{flagicon|ESP}} Sete Gibernau | Yamaha Team Rainey | Yamaha | +1 Lap | |- ! Ret | {{flagicon|ITA}} Luca Cadalora | Red Bull Yamaha WCM | Yamaha | Retirement | |- ! Ret | {{flagicon|NLD}} Jurgen van den Goorbergh | Team Millar MQP | Honda | Retirement | |- ! Ret | {{flagicon|FRA}} Jean-Michel Bayle | Marlboro Team Roberts | Modenas KR3 | Retirement | |- ! Ret | {{flagicon|JPN}} Takuma Aoki | Repsol Honda | Honda | Retirement | |- !colspan=8| Sources:<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1997-dutch-tt-motogp/|title=1997 Dutch TT MotoGP &#124; Motorsport Database|website=Motorsport Database - Motor Sport Magazine}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.motogp.com/en/Results+Statistics/1997/NED/500cc/RAC|title=motogp.com · DUTCH TT · 500cc Race Classification 1997|website=www.motogp.com}}</ref> |}

==250 cc classification== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" ! Pos ! Rider ! Manufacturer ! Time/Retired ! Points |- ! 1 | {{flagicon|JPN}} '''Tetsuya Harada''' | '''Aprilia''' | 38:09.016 | '''25''' |- ! 2 | {{flagicon|DEU}} '''Ralf Waldmann''' | '''Honda''' | +0.238 | '''20''' |- ! 3 | {{flagicon|ITA}} '''Loris Capirossi''' | '''Aprilia''' | +12.506 | '''16''' |- ! 4 | {{flagicon|JPN}} '''Tohru Ukawa''' | '''Honda''' | +30.663 | '''13''' |- ! 5 | {{flagicon|ITA}} '''Stefano Perugini''' | '''Aprilia''' | +31.576 | '''11''' |- ! 6 | {{flagicon|JPN}} '''Takeshi Tsujimura''' | '''TSR-Honda''' | +35.742 | '''10''' |- ! 7 | {{flagicon|FRA}} '''William Costes''' | '''Honda''' | +56.803 | '''9''' |- ! 8 | {{flagicon|JPN}} '''Osamu Miyazaki''' | '''Yamaha''' | +56.962 | '''8''' |- ! 9 | {{flagicon|GBR}} '''Jeremy McWilliams''' | '''Honda''' | +57.360 | '''7''' |- ! 10 | {{flagicon|ESP}} '''Luis d'Antin''' | '''Yamaha''' | +1:07.463 | '''6''' |- ! 11 | {{flagicon|ITA}} '''Franco Battaini''' | '''Yamaha''' | +1:18.287 | '''5''' |- ! 12 | {{flagicon|CHE}} '''Oliver Petrucciani''' | '''Aprilia''' | +1:20.436 | '''4''' |- ! 13 | {{flagicon|ITA}} '''Cristiano Migliorati''' | '''Honda''' | +1:20.744 | '''3''' |- ! 14 | {{flagicon|NLD}} '''Maurice Bolwerk''' | '''Honda''' | +2:13.335 | '''2''' |- ! 15 | {{flagicon|ESP}} '''Eustaquio Gavira''' | '''Aprilia''' | +2:23.965 | '''1''' |- ! 16 | {{flagicon|NLD}} Gerard Rike | Honda | +1 Lap | |- ! 17 | {{flagicon|NLD}} Jaap Hoogeveen | Yamaha | +1 Lap | |- ! 18 | {{flagicon|NLD}} Henk Van De Lagemaat | Honda | +1 Lap | |- ! 19 | {{flagicon|NLD}} Gert Pieper | Honda | +1 Lap | |- ! Ret | {{flagicon|FRA}} Olivier Jacque | Honda | Retirement | |- ! Ret | {{flagicon|JPN}} Haruchika Aoki | Honda | Retirement | |- ! Ret | {{flagicon|NLD}} Andre Romein | Honda | Retirement | |- ! Ret | {{flagicon|ITA}} Giuseppe Fiorillo | Aprilia | Retirement | |- ! Ret | {{flagicon|GBR}} Jamie Robinson | Suzuki | Retirement | |- ! Ret | {{flagicon|ESP}} José Luis Cardoso | Yamaha | Retirement | |- ! Ret | {{flagicon|ARG}} Sebastian Porto | Aprilia | Retirement | |- ! Ret | {{flagicon|JPN}} Noriyasu Numata | Suzuki | Retirement | |- ! Ret | {{flagicon|ESP}} Emilio Alzamora | Honda | Retirement | |- ! Ret | {{flagicon|ITA}} Luca Boscoscuro | Honda | Retirement | |- ! Ret | {{flagicon|ESP}} Idalio Gavira | Aprilia | Retirement | |- ! DSQ | {{flagicon|ITA}} Max Biaggi | Honda | Disqualified | |}

==125 cc classification== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" ! Pos ! Rider ! Manufacturer ! Time/Retired ! Points |- ! 1 | {{flagicon|ITA}} '''Valentino Rossi''' | '''Aprilia''' | 38:50.246 | '''25''' |- ! 2 | {{flagicon|JPN}} '''Tomomi Manako''' | '''Honda''' | +0.100 | '''20''' |- ! 3 | {{flagicon|JPN}} '''Kazuto Sakata''' | '''Aprilia''' | +0.284 | '''16''' |- ! 4 | {{flagicon|JPN}} '''Noboru Ueda''' | '''Honda''' | +0.512 | '''13''' |- ! 5 | {{flagicon|JPN}} '''Youichi Ui''' | '''Yamaha''' | +0.871 | '''11''' |- ! 6 | {{flagicon|ESP}} '''Jorge Martinez''' | '''Aprilia''' | +1.568 | '''10''' |- ! 7 | {{flagicon|JPN}} '''Masaki Tokudome''' | '''Aprilia''' | +1.596 | '''9''' |- ! 8 | {{flagicon|ITA}} '''Roberto Locatelli''' | '''Honda''' | +1.636 | '''8''' |- ! 9 | {{flagicon|FRA}} '''Frederic Petit''' | '''Honda''' | +26.348 | '''7''' |- ! 10 | {{flagicon|JPN}} '''Masao Azuma''' | '''Honda''' | +30.715 | '''6''' |- ! 11 | {{flagicon|CZE}} '''Jaroslav Hules''' | '''Honda''' | +30.819 | '''5''' |- ! 12 | {{flagicon|DEU}} '''Manfred Geissler''' | '''Honda''' | +39.769 | '''4''' |- ! 13 | {{flagicon|ITA}} '''Gianluigi Scalvini''' | '''Honda''' | +39.042 | '''3''' |- ! 14 | {{flagicon|ESP}} '''Enrique Maturana''' | '''Yamaha''' | +39.347 | '''2''' |- ! 15 | {{flagicon|ITA}} '''Ivan Goi''' | '''Aprilia''' | +46.464 | '''1''' |- ! 16 | {{flagicon|ESP}} Angel Nieto Jr | Aprilia | +1:11.667 | |- ! 17 | {{flagicon|DEU}} Steve Jenkner | Aprilia | +1:37.799 | |- ! 18 | {{flagicon|NLD}} Rob Filart | Honda | +1:38.070 | |- ! 19 | {{flagicon|NLD}} Hans Koopman | Honda | +2:10.164 | |- ! Ret | {{flagicon|NLD}} Arno Visscher | Aprilia | Retirement | |- ! Ret | {{flagicon|JPN}} Yoshiaki Katoh | Yamaha | Retirement | |- ! Ret | {{flagicon|NLD}} Jarno Janssen | Honda | Retirement | |- ! Ret | {{flagicon|ESP}} Josep Sarda | Honda | Retirement | |- ! Ret | {{flagicon|DEU}} Peter Öttl | Aprilia | Retirement | |- ! Ret | {{flagicon|ITA}} Gino Borsoi | Yamaha | Retirement | |- ! Ret | {{flagicon|ITA}} Mirko Giansanti | Honda | Retirement | |- ! Ret | {{flagicon|DEU}} Dirk Raudies | Honda | Retirement | |- ! Ret | {{flagicon|AUS}} Garry McCoy | Aprilia | Retirement | |}

==References== {{reflist}}

{{MotoGP_race_report | Name_of_race = Dutch TT | Year_of_race = 1997 | Previous_race_in_season = 1997 French Grand Prix | Next_race_in_season = 1997 City of Imola Grand Prix | Previous_year's_race = 1996 Dutch TT | Next_year's_race = 1998 Dutch TT }} {{Motorcycle Grands Prix 1990–1999}}

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