Sentul 1997 - Qualifying 1 Results
| P. | # | RIDER | NAT. | BIKE | TIME | GAP | AVG. KPH | LAPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | John KOCINSKI | USA | Honda | 1:29.546 | 159.404 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Aaron SLIGHT | NZL | Honda | 1:29.878 | 0:00.332 | 158.815 | |
| 3 | 7 | Pierfrancesco CHILI | ITA | Ducati | 1:29.968 | 0:00.422 | 158.656 | |
| 4 | 4 | Carl FOGARTY | GBR | Ducati | 1:30.059 | 0:00.513 | 158.496 | |
| 5 | 6 | Simon CRAFAR | NZL | Kawasaki | 1:30.074 | 0:00.528 | 158.470 | |
| 6 | 41 | Noriyuki HAGA | JPN | Yamaha | 1:30.139 | 0:00.593 | 158.355 | |
| 7 | 22 | Scott RUSSELL | USA | Yamaha | 1:30.484 | 0:00.938 | 157.752 | |
| 8 | 9 | Neil HODGSON | GBR | Ducati | 1:30.586 | 0:01.040 | 157.574 | |
| 9 | 8 | Akira YANAGAWA | JPN | Kawasaki | 1:31.025 | 0:01.479 | 156.814 | |
| 10 | 12 | Jamie WHITHAM | GBR | Suzuki | 1:31.452 | 0:01.906 | 156.082 | |
| 11 | 14 | Makoto SUZUKI | JPN | Ducati | 1:32.124 | 0:02.578 | 154.943 | |
| 12 | 11 | Mike HALE | USA | Suzuki | 1:32.186 | 0:02.640 | 154.839 | |
| 13 | 44 | Sean EMMETT | GBR | Ducati | 1:32.270 | 0:02.724 | 154.698 | |
| 14 | 17 | Pere RIBA | ESP | Honda | 1:32.554 | 0:03.008 | 154.223 | |
| 15 | 31 | Igor JERMAN | SLO | Kawasaki | 1:32.738 | 0:03.192 | 153.917 | |
| 16 | 33 | John REYNOLDS | GBR | Ducati | 1:33.375 | 0:03.829 | 152.867 | |
| 17 | 15 | Piergiorgio BONTEMPI | ITA | Kawasaki | 1:34.915 | 0:05.369 | 150.387 | |
| 18 | 10 | Christian LAVIEILLE | FRA | Honda | 1:35.828 | 0:06.282 | 148.954 | |
| 19 | 77 | Simon Yudha KUSUMA | IDN | Kawasaki | 1:45.162 | 0:15.616 | 135.733 | |
| 20 | 75 | Joenzindy GOZALI | IDN | Kawasaki | 1:49.023 | 0:19.477 | 130.927 | |
| 21 | 76 | Affendi BAR | IDN | Kawasaki | 1:54.500 | 0:24.954 | 124.664 | |
| 22 | 73 | Rod SCOTT | GBR | Kawasaki | 1:55.588 | 0:26.042 | 123.490 |