The 1997 Exxon World Sports Car Championship and Supreme GT Series seasons were the 27th season of the IMSA GT Championship. It consisted of open-cockpit prototypes referred to as World Sports Car (WSC) and Grand Tourer-style racing cars divided into GTS-1, GTS-2, and GTS-3 classes.
It began February 1, 1997, and ended October 26, 1997, after eleven rounds. 1997 would mark the final year in IMSA GT for the 24 Hours of Daytona and the Six Hours of Watkins Glen. In 1998, the SCCA's revived United States Road Racing Championship would acquire the events.
Most races on the schedule ran with the GTS and WSC classes running separate races, sometimes with different lengths. Races marked with Both had both classes on track at the same time for the whole race.
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GTS and WSC classes running separate races sometimes with different lengths Races marked with Both had both classes on track at the same time for the whole race Rnd Race Length Class Circuit Date1 Rolex 24 at Daytona 24 Hours Both Daytona International Speedway February 1February 22 Superflo 12 Hours of Sebring 12 Hours Both Sebring International Raceway March 153 NAPA Grand Prix of Atlanta 2 Hours GTS Road Atlanta April 19WSC April 204 Dodge Dealers Grand Prix 1 Hour 45 Minutes GTS Lime Rock Park May 26WSC5 First Union Six Hours at the Glen 6 Hours Both Watkins Glen International June 16 California Grand Prix 1 Hour 45 Minutes GTS Sears Point Raceway July 132 Hours WSC7 Mosport Festival 1 Hour 45 Minutes GTS Mosport International Raceway August 312 Hours WSC8 Sportscar Grand Prix 1 Hour 45 Minutes GTS Las Vegas Motor Speedway September 202 Hours WSC9 Festival of Road Racing 2 Hours WSC Pikes Peak International Raceway September 281 Hour 45 Minutes GTS10 NAPA Sebring Octoberfest 2 Hours WSC Sebring International Raceway October 181 Hour 45 Minutes GTS11 Visa Sports Car Championship 1 Hour 45 Minutes GTS Laguna Seca Raceway October 26WSCSeason results editRnd Circuit WSC Winning Team GTS 1 Winning Team GTS 2 Winning Team GTS 3 Winning Team ResultsWSC Winning Drivers GTS 1 Winning Drivers GTS 2 Winning Drivers GTS 3 Winning Drivers1 Daytona nbsp 20 Dyson Racing nbsp 01 Rohr Corp nbsp 99 Roock Racing nbsp 10 PTG Results nbsp Elliott Forbes Robinson nbsp John Schneider nbsp Rob Dyson nbsp John Paul Jr nbsp Butch Leitzinger nbsp Andy Wallace nbsp James Weaver nbsp Jochen Rohr nbsp Andy Pilgrim nbsp Harald Grohs nbsp Arnd Meier nbsp Ralf Kelleners nbsp Patrice Goueslard nbsp Claudia Hurtgen nbsp Andre Ahrle nbsp Javier Quiros nbsp Derek Hill nbsp Boris Said nbsp Bill Auberlen nbsp Tom Hessert2 Sebring nbsp 3 Team Scandia nbsp 11 Robinson Racing nbsp 61 Konrad Motorsport nbsp 10 PTG Results nbsp Yannick Dalmas nbsp Stefan Johansson nbsp Fermin Velez nbsp Andy Evans nbsp Irv Hoerr nbsp Jack Baldwin nbsp George Robinson nbsp Bob Wollek nbsp Franz Konrad nbsp Wido Rossler nbsp Javier Quiros nbsp Bill Auberlen nbsp Derek Hill nbsp Tom Hessert3 Road Atlanta nbsp 16 Dyson Racing nbsp 66 Panoz Motorsports nbsp 99 Schumacher Racing nbsp 39 Jim Matthews Results nbsp Butch Leitzinger nbsp James Weaver nbsp Doc Bundy nbsp Andy Wallace nbsp Larry Schumacher nbsp John O Steen nbsp Jim Matthews nbsp David Murry4 Lime Rock nbsp 30 Moretti Racing nbsp 91 Rock Valley nbsp 99 Schumacher Racing nbsp 6 PTG Results nbsp Antonio Hermann nbsp Andrea Montermini nbsp Stu Hayner nbsp Roger Schramm nbsp Larry Schumacher nbsp John O Steen nbsp Javier Quiros nbsp Derek Hill5 Watkins Glen nbsp 16 Dyson Racing nbsp 66 Panoz Motorsports nbsp 61 Konrad Motorsport nbsp 77 Mattco Racing Results nbsp Elliott Forbes Robinson nbsp Butch Leitzinger nbsp James Weaver nbsp Doc Bundy nbsp Andy Wallace nbsp David Brabham nbsp Franz Konrad nbsp Nick Ham nbsp Michel Ligonnet nbsp Pete Halsmer nbsp John Morton6 Sears Point nbsp 16 Dyson Racing nbsp 66 Panoz Motorsports nbsp 61 Konrad Motorsport nbsp 10 PTG Results nbsp Andy Wallace nbsp James Weaver nbsp Doc Bundy nbsp Andy Wallace nbsp Franz Konrad nbsp Nick Ham nbsp Bill Auberlen nbsp Boris Said7 Mosport nbsp 43 Central Arkansas Racing nbsp 01 Rohr Motorsport nbsp 61 Konrad Motorsport nbsp 6 PTG Results nbsp Ron Fellows nbsp Rob Morgan nbsp Jochen Rohr nbsp Dorsey Schroeder nbsp Andy Pilgrim nbsp Franz Konrad nbsp Nick Ham nbsp Javier Quiros nbsp Derek Hill8 Las Vegas nbsp 20 Dyson Racing nbsp 01 Rohr Motosport nbsp 99 Schumacher Racing nbsp 39 Jim Matthews Results nbsp John Paul Jr nbsp Butch Leitzinger nbsp Andy Pilgrim nbsp Allan McNish nbsp Larry Schumacher nbsp Price Cobb nbsp Jim Matthews nbsp David Murry9 Pikes Peak nbsp 30 Moretti Racing nbsp 00 Rohr Motorsport nbsp 61 Konrad Motorsport nbsp 10 PTG Results nbsp Antonio Hermann nbsp Andrea Montermini nbsp Andy Pilgrim nbsp Allan McNish nbsp Franz Konrad nbsp Nick Ham nbsp Bill Auberlen nbsp Boris Said10 Sebring nbsp 30 Moretti Racing nbsp 01 Rohr Motorsport nbsp 99 Schumacher Racing nbsp 10 PTG Results nbsp Antonio Hermann nbsp Andrea Montermini nbsp Andy Pilgrim nbsp Allan McNish nbsp Larry Schumacher nbsp Price Cobb nbsp Bill Auberlen nbsp Butch Leitzinger nbsp Marc Duez11 Laguna Seca nbsp 20 Dyson Racing nbsp 96 Panoz Motorsports nbsp 61 Konrad Motorsport nbsp 7 PTG Results nbsp John Paul Jr nbsp Butch Leitzinger nbsp Eric Bernard nbsp David Brabham nbsp Franz Konrad nbsp Nick Ham nbsp Dieter Quester nbsp Marc DuezTeams Championship editPoints are awarded to the finishers in the following order 25 21 19 17 15 14 13 12 11 10 Exception however for the 12 Hours of Sebring which awarded in the following order 30 26 24 22 20 19 18 17 16 15 And the 24 Hours of Daytona which is awarded in the following order 33 29 27 25 23 22 21 20 19 18 Teams only score the points of their highest finishing entry in each race WSC Standings edit Pos Team Chassis Engine Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Rd 7 Rd 8 Rd 9 Rd 10 Rd 11 Total1 nbsp Dyson Racing Riley amp Scott Mk III Ford 5 0 L V8 33 26 25 21 25 25 21 25 19 19 25 2642 nbsp Moretti Racing Ferrari 333 SP Ferrari F310E 4 0 L V12 25 14 19 25 6 14 17 19 25 25 21 2103 nbsp Dibos Racing Riley amp Scott Mk IIIFerrari 333 SP Oldsmobile Aurora 4 0 L V8Ferrari F310E 4 0 L V12 27 24 10 19 13 19 15 15 14 17 17 1904 nbsp Doyle Riley amp Scott Riley amp Scott Mk III Oldsmobile Aurora 4 0 L V8 20 13 14 10 7 11 19 21 21 5 19 1605 nbsp Central Arkansas Racing Ferrari 333 SP Ferrari F310E 4 0 L V12 15 14 21 17 25 17 13 13 10 1456 nbsp Downing Atlanta Racing Kudzu DLM Mazda 2 0 L 3 Rotor 23 22 13 7 15 10 12 11 10 10 8 1417 nbsp FAB Factory Motorsport Spice SC95Kudzu DG 2 Oldsmobile Aurora 4 0 L V8Buick 4 5 L V6 15 17 8 11 19 9 13 4 11 9 4 1208 nbsp MSI Racing Riley amp Scott Mk III Chevrolet 6 0 L V8 12 19 17 8 12 14 8 7 14 1119 nbsp Support Net Racing Hawk C 8Riley amp Scott Mk III Chevrolet 6 0 L V8Ford 5 0 L V8 21 16 3 12 12 6 2 12 9610 nbsp Screaming Eagles Racing Riley amp Scott Mk III Ford 5 0 L V8 14 18 9 13 13 12 7911 nbsp Davin Racing Argo PKudzu DLM BMW 4 0 L V8Buick 4 5 L V6 17 4 6 5 2 7 10 8 8 2 6912 nbsp Courage Competition Courage C41 Oldsmobile Aurora 4 0 L V8 11 2 9 10 12 6 11 6 6713 nbsp Team Scandia Ferrari 333 SP Ferrari F310E 4 0 L V12 29 30 5914 nbsp Kopf Precision Products Keiler KII Ford 5 0 L V8 18 11 8 3 5 11 5614 nbsp TRV Motorsports Kudzu DL 4 Chevrolet 6 0 L V8 13 11 8 7 12 5 5616 nbsp URD Rennwagenbau USA URD WSC95 BMW 4 0 L V8 13 10 4 9 3617 nbsp Target 24 Riley amp Scott Mk III Oldsmobile Aurora 4 0 L V8 19 14 3318 nbsp Team South Carolina Hawk MD3R Mazda 2 0 L 3 Rotor 6 17 2319 nbsp Graham Williams ProSport 3000 Ford 5 0 L V8 22 2220 nbsp Fantasy Junction Cannibal Chevrolet 6 0L V8 4 9 4 3 2021 nbsp John Christie X 250 Ferrari F310E 4 0 L V12 10 1022 nbsp Bill Dollahite Spice BDG 02 Chevrolet 6 0 L V8 5 523 nbsp Wheel Works Bennett Special MkII Pontiac 5 0 L V8 3 1 4External links editWorld Sports Racing Prototypes 1998 IMSA GT Championship results Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1997 IMSA GT Championship amp oldid 1172640710, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
