1997 24 Hours of Daytona

none August 2023 1996 1997 1998 thumb|right|230px|Track map of Daytona International Speedway The 1997 Rolex 24 at Daytona was a 24-hour endurance sports car race held on February 1–2, 1997https://www.racingsportscars.com/race/Daytona-1997-02-02.html Daytona 24 Hours 1997 - Racing Sports Cars at the Daytona International Speedway road course. The race served as the opening round of the 1997 IMSA GT Championship. Victory overall and in the WSC class went to the No. 20 Dyson Racing Riley & Scott Mk III driven by Elliott Forbes-Robinson, John Schneider, and Rob Dyson, John Paul Jr., Butch Leitzinger, Andy Wallace, and James Weaver.https://database.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1997-daytona-24-hours 1997 Daytona 24 Hours | Motor Sport Magazine Database June 13, 2017 Motor Sport Magazine Victory in the GTS-1 class went to the No. 01 Rohr Corp. Porsche 911 GT2 driven by Jochen Rohr, Andy Pilgrim, Harald Grohs, and Arnd Meier. The GTS-2 class was won by the No. 99 Roock Racing Porsche 911 GT2 driven by Ralf Kelleners, Claudia Hürtgen, Patrice Goueslard, and André Ahrlé. Victory in the GTS-3 class went to the No. 10 Prototype Technology Group, Inc. BMW M3 E36 driven by Javier Quiros, Derek Hill, Boris Said, Bill Auberlen, and Tom Hessert Jr.https://www.racingsportscars.com/photo/Daytona-1997-02-02.html?sort=Results Daytona 24 Hours 1997 - Photo Gallery - Racing Sports Cars Race results Class winners in bold. Pos Class No Team Drivers Car Tire Laps 1 WSC 20 USA Dyson Racing USA Elliott Forbes-RobinsonUSA John SchneiderUSA Rob DysonUSA John Paul Jr.USA Butch LeitzingerGBR Andy WallaceGBR James Weaver Riley & Scott Mk III Goodyear 690 2 WSC 3 USA Team Scandia SPA Fermín VélezUSA Andy EvansUSA Charles MorganUSA Rob Morgan Ferrari 333 SP Goodyear 689 3 WSC 4 PER Dibos Racing PER Eduardo Dibós ChappuisUSA Jim PaceUSA Barry Waddell Riley & Scott Mk III Pirelli 672 4 GTS-2 99 GER Roock Racing GER Ralf KellenersGER Claudia HürtgenFRA Patrice GoueslardGER André Ahrlé Porsche 911 GT2 Michelin 665 5 GTS-1 01 USA Rohr Corp. USA Jochen RohrUSA Andy PilgrimGER Harald GrohsGER Arnd Meier Porsche 911 GT2 Pirelli 663 6 GTS-1 74 USA Champion Porsche GER Hans-Joachim StuckCAN Bill AdamBEL Thierry Boutsen Porsche 911 GT2 Pirelli 661 7 WSC 30 ITA Moretti Racing ITA Giampiero MorettiBRA Antônio HermannGBR Derek BellBEL Didier Theys Ferrari 333 SP Yokohama 660 8 GTS-2 03 GER Roock Racing BEL Philippe de CraeneUSA Zak BrownUSA Dirk LayerFRA Michel Ligonnet Porsche 911 GT2 Pirelli 651 9 GTS-3 10 USA Prototype Technology Group, Inc. CRC Javier QuirosUSA Derek HillUSA Boris SaidUSA Bill AuberlenUSA Tom Hessert Jr. BMW M3 E36 Yokohama 640 10 GTS-3 39 USA Jim Mathews Racing USA Jim MathewsUSA Hurley HaywoodUSA David MurryUSA Doc Bundy Porsche 993 Pirelli 638 11 GTS-3 76 USA Team A.R.E. USA Kelly CollinsUSA Mike DoolinUSA Scott PeelerUSA Cort Wagner Porsche 993 Carrera RSR Yokohama 638 12 GTS-2 31 GER Konrad Motorsport FRA Bob WollekFRA Yannick DalmasGER Wido RösslerAUT Franz Konrad Porsche 911 GT2 Michelin 637 13 GTS-3 69 CRC Jorge Trejos USA Tim RalstonUSA Jeff GamrothCRC Jorge TrejosUSA Monte Shelton Porsche 993 ? 632 14 GTS-3 26 USA Team Seattle/Alex Job Racing USA Anthony LazzaroUSA Eric BretzelUSA Mike ConteITA Angelo Cilli Porsche 993 Yokohama 631 15 GTS-1 94 FRA Viper Team Oreca MON Olivier BerettaUSA Tommy ArcherFRA Dominique Dupuy Chrysler Viper GTS-R Michelin 628 16 GTS-2 98 USA Schumacher Racing USA Larry SchumacherUSA John O'SteenUSA Will PaceGBR Robert Nearn Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Pirelli 627 17 GTS-3 25 USA Team Seattle/Alex Job Racing USA Jeff PurnerUSA Terry LingnerUSA Robbie GroffUSA Charles Slater Porsche 964 Carrera RSR Pirelli 624 18 GTS-3 6 USA Prototype Technology Group, Inc. USA John FergusUSA Ron FingerUSA Dan MarvinUSA Boris SaidUSA Derek Hill BMW M3 E36 Yokohama 622 19 GTS-1 46 GBR Lister Storm Racing GBR Geoff LeesGBR Tiff NeedellGBR Anthony Reid Lister Storm GTL Michelin 615 20 GTS-3 53 SWI Rohr Corp. GER Axel RohrSWI Bruno MichelottiSWI Denis LaySWI Uwe Sick Porsche 964 Carrera RSR Pirelli 615 21 GTS-3 04 USA Max Schmidt USA Mike JohnsonUSA Duke JohnsonUSA Max SchmidtUSA Rusty Schmidt Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Pirelli 609 22 GTS-3 55 SWI Stadler Motorsport SWI Lilian BrynerSWI Enzo CalderariGER Ellen LohrGER Ulli Richter Porsche 964 Pirelli 607 23 GTS-3 40 BEL Paul Kumpen BEL Kurt ThiersBEL Dirk SchoysmanBEL Jean-François HemroulleBEL Stéphane Cohen Porsche 911 ? 602 24 GTS-3 54 CAN Doug Trott CAN Richard SpenardUSA John RutherUSA Spencer LaneCAN Doug TrottUSA Tom BaldwinUSA Grady Willingham Porsche 993 ? 600 25 GTS-2 56 USA Martin Snow USA Martin SnowUSA Peter KitchakUSA Ray LintottUSA Terry Olilla Porsche 911 GT2 Pirelli 591 26 WSC 63 USA Downing/Atlanta Racing USA Tim McAdamJPN Yojiro TeradaITA Joe CastellanoUSA Jim Downing Kudzu DLM Goodyear 569 27 GTS-3 96 GER Proton Competition GER Helmut ReisAUT Karl AugustinAUT Manfred JuraszGER Gerold RiedHUN Kalman Bodis Porsche 911 GT2 ? 565 28 GTS-1 97 GER Klaus Scheer GER Edgar DörenBEL Léo Van SandeGER Klaus ScheerGER Berndt Neutag Porsche 911 GT2 Goodyear 560 29 GTS-3 78 USA Team A.R.E. USA Steve VelasquezUSA Gary BlackmanUSA Steve DenteUSA Richard Gray Porsche 964 Carrera RSR Yokohama 554 30 GTS-1 35 USA Bill McDill USA Richard McDillUSA Tom JucketteITA Gianni BiavaUSA Bill McDill Chevrolet Camaro Yokohama 540 31 GTS-1 09 USA Rice Racing USA Ray KongUSA Tommy MillerUSA Vic RiceUSA Chris Neville Pontiac Grand Prix ? 534 32 GTS-1 37 USA Hoyt Overbagh ITA Mauro CasadeiITA Stefano BucciITA Francesco CianiITA Andrea Garbagnati Chevrolet Camaro Goodyear 507 33 WSC 81 GBR Graham Williams GBR Kevin SherwoodGBR Mike MillardGBR Peter HardmanGBR Nigel Greensall ProSport 3000 Spyder Dunlop 498 34DNF WSC 8 USA Support Net Racing USA Henry CamferdamUSA Johnny O'ConnellUSA Scott SchubotUSA Roger Mandeville Hawk C-8 Yokohama 494 35 GTS-1 90 USA Road Circuit Technology USA Andy PeteryUSA Les DelanoIRE Tim O'KennedyUSA Craig Carter Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme ? 490 36DNF GTS-1 91 USA Rock Valley Oil & Chemical Co. USA Roger SchrammUSA Stu HaynerUSA John HeinricyUSA Marty Miller Chevrolet Camaro Goodyear 468 37DNF GTS-3 77 USA Mattco Racing USA Matthew CohenUSA Pete HalsmerUSA John MortonCAN Sylvain Tremblay BMW M3 E36 Yokohama 440 38DNF WSC 1 USA Doyle Racing/Riley & Scott SAF Wayne TaylorUSA Scott SharpBEL Eric van de Poele Riley & Scott Mk III Pirelli 427 39DNF GTS-3 42 USA Jarett Freeman USA Jarett FreemanUSA Simon GreggUSA Michael Duffy Porsche 993 Yokohama 422 40 GTS-1 87 USA John Annis USA John AnnisUSA Kelly ToombsUSA Neil TilborUSA Chris FunkUSA Keith ScharfUSA David Donovan Chevrolet Camaro ? 404 41DNF GTS-2 85 GBR Chamberlain Engineering USA Chris GleasonGBR Grant ThomasGBR Jack GrattonGBR Gerard MacQuillan Porsche 911 GT2 Goodyear 400 42 GTS-3 24 USA Team Seattle/Alex Job Racing USA Don Kitch Jr.USA Chris BinghamUSA Chip HanauerUSA Chuck LyfordUSA Byron Sanborn Porsche 911 Goodyear 400 43 GTS-3 68 USA The Racer's Group USA Kevin BucklerUSA Charlie NearburgUSA Steve ReesUSA Fred Seipp Porsche 993 ? 393 44DNF WSC 29 ITA Target 24 ITA Alex CaffiITA Ivan CapelliITA Fabio MontaniITA Gabrio Rosa Riley & Scott Mk III Pirelli 390 45DNF GTS-3 83 ITA GT Racing Team ITA Gianfranco BrancatelliITA Luca DrudiITA Luigino PagottoITA Renato MastropietroSWI Charles Margueron Porsche 911 Pirelli 387 46 GTS-2 47 USA TF Racing USA Nick LonghiUSA John KohlerUSA Matt TurnerUSA Joseph SafinaUSA Gary R. SmithCAN Jeff Lapcevich Saleen Mustang ? 377 47DNF GTS-3 05 USA Auto Sport South USA Jeff HaysUSA Cary EisenlohrUSA Steve RebeilUSA William StittUSA Kevin Wheeler Porsche 993 Yokohama 374 48DNF GTS-3 7 USA Prototype Technology Group, Inc. AUT Dieter QuesterBEL Marc DuezGER Markus OestreichUSA Boris Said BMW M3 E36 Yokohama 373 49DNF GTS-1 75 USA Robinson Racing USA George RobinsonUSA Irv HoerrUSA Jack BaldwinCAN Victor Sifton Oldsmobile Aurora Goodyear 368 50 GTS-1 27 USA Hoyt Overbagh ITA Marco PolaniITA Silvino GiarottiITA Fabio RosaUSA C. J. JohnsonITA Marco de Iturbe Chevrolet Camaro Goodyear 353 51 GTS-3 58 USA Protechnik Racing USA Philip CollinUSA Lew BrouchierITA Mauro BarellaITA Luca CattaneoUSA Sam ShalalaUSA Alex Tradd Porsche 993 ? 353 52 WSC 60 USA Kopf Precision Race Products Team USA Owen TrinklerMEX Roberto QuintanillaUSA Jeff Ward Keiler KII Goodyear 348 53DNF GTS-1 64 USA Mel A. Butt USA Mel ButtUSA Jim HiggsUSA Dave McTureousUSA Dennis King Chevrolet Camaro Goodyear 339 54DNF GTS-1 71 USA Johnny Unser USA Boris SaidUSA Johnny UnserITA Enrico BertaggiaCAN Ron Fellows Callaway C7-R Goodyear 331 55 GTS-3 44 ISV Brad Creber USA Lance StewartISV Brad CreberUSA John BourassaUSA John Finger Mazda RX-7 Yokohama 310 56DNF GTS-2 70 BEL AD Sport BEL Kurt DujardynBEL Kris WautersBEL Koen WautersBEL Jean-Paul Herreman Porsche 911 GT2 Pirelli 304 57 WSC 19 USA Davin Racing USA Mark MontgomeryUSA Edd DavinUSA Butch Brickell Argo P Goodyear 279 58 GTS-2 67 USA Saleen Allen Speedlab USA Price CobbGBR Phil AndrewsUSA Rob RizzoGBR David WarnockGBR Robert SchirleUSA Tim Allen Saleen Mustang ? 274 59DNF GTS-3 92 USA RAE Motorsports USA Raymond BoissoneauUSA Peter GobelUSA J. W. PettigrewUSA David LoringUSA Peter Argetsinger Mazda RX-7 ? 271 60DNF WSC 16 USA Dyson Racing GBR Andy WallaceUSA John Paul Jr.USA Butch LeitzingerGBR James Weaver Riley & Scott Mk III Goodyear 227 61DNF GTS-1 80 USA David Perelle USA Richard MaugeriUSA Sim PentonUSA Rob DebartelobeuUSA Dave Perelle Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme Goodyear 219 62DNF GTS-3 73 USA Jack Lewis Enterprises Ltd. ECU Henry TalebPUR Edison LluchUSA Kurt MathewsonUSA Scott Knollenberg Porsche 993 Carrera RSR ? 209 63 WSC 28 USA FAB Factory Motorsport USA Jon FieldUSA A. J. SmithUSA Ralph ThomasUSA John MirroUSA Rick Ferguson Spice SE95 Goodyear 182 64 GTS-1 62 USA Diablo Racing USA Tom ScheurenUSA Kerry HittUSA Bobby JonesUSA Gerry Green Chevrolet Camaro ? 181 65DNF WSC 2 USA Screaming Eagles Racing USA Craig T. NelsonUSA Case MontgomeryUSA Dan ClarkUSA Darin Brassfield Riley & Scott Mk III Yokohama 158 66DNF GTS-3 41 USA Team Technodyne USA Chris CervelliUSA Bruce BusbyUSA Mark Anderson Porsche 993 Carrera RSR Pirelli 138 67DNF WSC 95 USA TRV Motorsports USA Tom VolkUSA Don BellUSA Bill CooperFRA Franck Fréon Kudzu DL-4 ? 121 68 GTS-2 65 USA Saleen Allen Speedlab GBR Robert SchirleUSA Steve SaleenGBR David WarnockUSA Tim Allen Saleen Mustang ? 109 69DNF GTS-1 51 USA Fantasy Junction USA Bruce TreneryGBR Grahame BryantGBR Jeffrey PattinsonBEL Patrick van Schoote Chevrolet Monte Carlo ? 101 70DNF GTS-1 45 USA Davies Motorsports CAN Scott GoodyearUSA Ed DaviesNLD Arie Luyendyk Porsche 964 Turbo Goodyear 95 71DNF GTS-3 38 USA Mark Hein USA Dorsey SchroederUSA Peter CunninghamUSA John GreenUSA Mark HeinUSA Greg Loebel Acura NSX Yokohama 90 72DNF WSC 88 USA MSI Racing CAN Ross BentleyUSA Danny SullivanUSA Jeff JonesUSA Robbie Buhl Riley & Scott Mk III Goodyear 72 73DNF GTS-3 22 USA Paul Reisman USA Paul ReismanUSA John ReismanUSA Shane LewisUSA Buddy Norton Chevrolet Camaro ? 57 74DNF GTS-1 15 USA Anthony Puleo GER Ernst GschwenderUSA Anthony PuleoUSA Mark KennedyUSA Daniel Urrutia Chevrolet Camaro ? 46 75DNF GTS-3 50 BEL Paul Kumpen BEL Alfons TaelsBEL Georges CremerBEL Paul KumpenBEL Albert Vanierschot Porsche 911 ? 39 76DNF GTS-2 61 GER Konrad Motorsport NLD Cor EuserGER Bernd NetzebandNLD Bert PloegGER Wolfgang Kaufmann Porsche 911 GT2 Michelin 23 77DNF GTS-2 00 GBR Agusta Racing ITA Almo CoppelliITA Rocky AgustaSWE Carl Rosenblad Chevrolet Corvette Dunlop 23 78DNF GTS-1 34 USA Todd Vallancourt USA Todd VallancourtUSA Hal CorbinUSA Bill EvansESA Toto Lasally Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme Hoosier 22 79DNF GTS-1 49 USA Dan Shaver USA Dan ShaverUSA Jack WillesUSA Joe Varde Chevrolet Camaro ? 16 80DNF WSC 9 FRA Courage Compétition SWE Fredrik EkblomFRA Didier CottazFRA Jérôme Policand Courage C41 Michelin 12 DNS WSC 02 USA Screaming Eagles Racing USA Dan Clark Spice SE90 ? - DNS GTS-3 84 ITA Luigino Pagotto ITA Walter MeloniBEL Léo Van Sande Porsche 911 ? - DNQ GTS-1 17 USA Art Pilla USA Arthur PillaUSA Oma KimbroughUSA David Kicak Porsche 911 GT2 Goodyear - DNQ GTS-3 86 USA G&W Motorsports USA Danny MarshallUSA Arthur UrciuoliGBR Peter ChambersGBR Martyn Konig Porsche 993 Cup Dunlop - DNQ GTS-3 5 CAN Doug Trott USA Tom DeanUSA Tom BaldwinCAN Tony BurgessUSA Grady Willingham Porsche 911 Toyo - DNQ GTS-3 07 USA Pettit Racing USA Cameron WorthVEN Enzo PotolicchioUSA John BrownUSA Rodger Bogusz Mazda RX-7 Turbo Hoosier - DNQ GTS-3 32 USA Steve Goldin USA Steve GoldinUSA Keith GoldinUSA Mark MontgomeryUSA Martin Shuster Mazda RX-7 Hoosier - DNQ GTS-3 12 USA Rick Fairbanks USA Rick FairbanksUSA Nick HamUSA Chuck CottrellUSA Mark NeuhausUSA Chris Gleason Porsche 911 ? - DNQ GTS-3 82 USA Rob CollinsUSA Trevor HilliarUSA Dan MoonUSA John DrewGER Neil Crilly Porsche 911 Dunlop - DNQ GTS-3 52 USA Kryderacing USA Reed KryderUSA Frank Del VecchioFRA Christian HeinkéléUSA David Green Nissan 240SX ? - DNQ GTS-3 36 USA Phoenix American Motorsports USA Stu HaynerUSA John HeinricyUSA Marty MillerUSA Jim Michaelian Pontiac Firebird ? - DNQ GTS-3 57 USA Kryderacing USA Reed KryderGER Willie BeckGER Helmut ReuscherGER Gred HoltkampGBR Alistair Morrison Nissan 240SX ? - DNQ GTS-1 79 USA Tim Banks USA Tim Banks Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme ? - DNQ GTS-3 66 USA G&W Motorsports USA Danny MarshallUSA Steve Marshall Porsche 964 Goodyear - DNQ GTS-1 72 USA Tim Banks USA Tim Banks Chevrolet Corvette Dunlop - DNQ WSC 33 USA FAB Factory Motorsport USA John MirroGER Oliver KuttnerUSA Ralph ThomasUSA A. J. SmithUSA Rick Ferguson Kudzu DG-2 WSC ? -Source: References Category:24 Hours of Daytona Category:1997 in sports in Florida Category:1997 in the IMSA GT Championship