1997 All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship

Motorsports season July 2023 1997 All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship 1996 1998 The 1997 All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship was the fifth season of the All-Japan GT Championship, now known as the Super GT Series, and the 15th season of top-level Japanese sports car racing dating back to the formation of the previous All-Japan Endurance/Sports Prototype Championship. thumb|1997 GT500 champions, #36 Castrol TOM'S Toyota Supra Michael Krumm and Pedro de la Rosa won the GT500 class championship for Toyota Castrol Team in the #36 Castrol TOM's Supra. Hideo Fukuyama and Manabu Orido won the GT300 class championship for Racing Project Bandoh in the #19 Nissan Silvia. The GT500 Drivers' Championship was decided on a tiebreaker for the first time in JGTC/Super GT history. The duo of De la Rosa and Krumm, and Toyota Team SARD driver Masami Kageyama each scored 67 points, with two victories, and one second place finish. But a third-place finish for De la Rosa and Krumm broke the tie, giving them the championship for the Toyota Castrol Team. De la Rosa became the first driver to win both the GT500 Drivers' Championship, and the Japanese Top Formula Championship in Formula Nippon (now Super Formula), in the same calendar year. For the second year in a row, the GT Association (GTA) held a non-championship all-star race at the end of the year. The race was held at the new Twin Ring Motegi circuit which had opened earlier in the year. Instead of using the 4.801-kilometre road course, the series raced around the 2.414 km superspeedway oval with cone chicanes installed around the banked corners. The circuit, now known as Mobility Resort Motegi, staged its first championship race the following year and has remained on the JGTC/Super GT schedule ever since. Drivers and teams GT500 EntrantTeam Name Make Car Engine No. Car number Drivers Tyre Rounds NISMOZEXEL Skyline Nissan Nissan Skyline GT-R Nissan RB26DETT 2.6 L Twin Turbo I6 2 JPN Aguri Suzuki Bridgestone All FRA Érik Comas 1, 3–6, NC ITA Marco Apicella 2KURE R33 556 JPN Masahiko Kageyama All JPN Masahiko Kondo All Hasemi MotorsportsUnisia JECS Skyline Nissan Nissan Skyline GT-R Nissan RB26DETT 2.6 L Twin Turbo I6 3 JPN Masahiro Hasemi Bridgestone All JPN Tetsuya Tanaka All Suzuki BankinAdvan Porsche (1)Alpha Computer Porsche (2, 4–5)Dunlop Porsche (3, 6) Porsche Porsche 993 GT2 Porsche M64/81 3.6 L Turbo F6 4 JPN Tatsuhiko Kaneumi Yokohama (1–2)Dunlop (3–6) All JPN Mitsutake Koma All Team 5ZIGEN5ZIGEN Supra Toyota Toyota Supra Toyota 3S-GT 2.0 L Turbo I4 5 JPN Eiichi Tajima Dunlop All BEL Marc Goossens 1–6 JPN Hiro Matsushita NC Power CraftPower Craft TRD Supra Toyota Toyota Supra Toyota 3S-GT 2.0 L Turbo I4 8 FRA Bertrand Gachot Bridgestone 1–2 FRA Paul Belmondo 1–2 AUS Wayne Gardner 3–4, 6, NC JPN Naoki Nagasaka 3, 5, 6 DNK Tom Kristensen 4–5, NC Team TMSChateraise Porsche GT2 Porsche Porsche 993 GT2 Porsche M64/81 3.6 L Turbo F6 10 JPN Kaoru Iida Dunlop All IRL Ralph Firman All Hoshino RacingCalsonic Skyline Nissan Nissan Skyline GT-R Nissan RB26DETT 2.6 L Twin Turbo I6 12 JPN Satoshi Motoyama Bridgestone 1–6 JPN Kazuyoshi Hoshino 1, 3–6, NC JPN Fuminori Mizuno 2 JPN Takeshi Tsuchiya NC Endless SportsEndless Advan GT-R Nissan Nissan Skyline GT-R Nissan RB26DETT 2.6 L Twin Turbo I6 13 JPN Mitsuhiro Kinoshita Yokohama All JPN Yasushi Kikuchi 1 JPN Mitsuo Fujimura 2–6 Mugen + Dome Projectavex Dome Mugen NSX Honda Honda NSX Honda C32B 3.5 L V6 18 JPN Takuya Kurosawa Bridgestone 2–6, NC JPN Katsumi Yamamoto 2–6, NC Team Take OneSOK Porsche Porsche Porsche 993 GT2 Porsche M64/81 3.6 L Turbo F6 30 JPN Yoji Yamada Bridgestone All JPN Kazuo Mogi All Team Taisan AdvanSTP Taisan Porsche GT2 Porsche Porsche 993 GT2 Porsche M64/81 3.6 L Turbo F6 34 JPN Keiichi Tsuchiya Yokohama 3–4 JPN Hideshi Matsuda 3–4STP Taisan Advan Viper Dodge Dodge Viper GTS-R Dodge EWB 8.0 L V10 JPN Keiichi Tsuchiya 5–6, NC JPN Hideshi Matsuda 5–6, NC Toyota Castrol Team#36 and #37 operated by TOM's, #38 operated by Cerumo Castrol "N"Castrol TOM's Supra Toyota Toyota Supra Toyota 3S-GT 2.0 L Turbo I4 36 GER Michael Krumm Bridgestone 1–6 ESP Pedro de la Rosa 1–6 JPN Masanori Sekiya NC JPN Ukyo Katayama NC 37 JPN Toshio Suzuki All JPN Masanori Sekiya 1–6 JPN Shingo Tachi NCCastrol Cerumo Supra Toyota Toyota Supra Toyota 3S-GT 2.0 L Turbo I4 38 JPN Hironori Takeuchi Bridgestone All JPN Katsutomo Kaneishi All Toyota Team SARDDenso SARD Supra Toyota Toyota Supra Toyota 3S-GT 2.0 L Turbo I4 39 JPN Masami Kageyama Yokohama All FRA Olivier Grouillard 1 JPN Tatsuya Tanigawa 2–6, NC Susuki Racing MechanicsAdvance Auto GT Camaro Chevrolet Chevrolet Camaro Chevrolet LT1 6.0 L V8 47 JPN Masato Yamamoto Goodyear 4 JPN Katsuhiko Okamoto 4 Team LeMansNissan 300ZX-GTS Nissan Nissan Fairlady Z LM Nissan VH45DE 4.5 L V8 75 JPN Yuji Tachikawa Yokohama 1–2 JPN Tsuyoshi Takahashi 1–2 JLOC CorsaJLOC Diablo GTR Lamborghini Lamborghini Diablo GTR Lamborghini L532 6.0 L V12 88 JPN Takao Wada Dunlop 2–6, NC JPN Hisashi Wada 2–6, NC Team Kunimitsu with MooncraftRaybrig NSX Honda Honda NSX Honda C32B 3.5 L V6 100 JPN Kunimitsu Takahashi Bridgestone 2–6, NC JPN Akira Iida 2–6, NCRyowa House Pacific Team CerumoOperated by Cerumo with drivers from Power Craft RH "N"RH Cerumo SupraToyotaToyota SupraToyota 3S-GT 2.0 L Turbo I4510 FRA Bertrand GachotBridgestone 3–6 FRA Paul Belmondo 3–6 GT300 EntrantTeam Name Make Car Engine No. Car number Drivers Tyre Rounds KRAFTWise Sports Dunlop BP MR2 Toyota Toyota MR2 Toyota 3S-GE 2.0 L I4 6 JPN Hiroki Katoh Dunlop 1–6JPN Takahiro Fujita 1–6Wise Sports Dunlop BP Cavalier Toyota Cavalier 60 JPN Kumi Sato 4–6, NCJPN Minoru Tanaka 4–6, NC RE Amemiya RacingRE Amemiya SuperG RX-7 Mazda Mazda RX-7 (FD3S) Mazda RE20B 2.0 L 3-rotor 7 JPN Shinichi Yamaji Dunlop AllJPN Haruhiko Matsumoto All Team 5ZIGENPCJ 5ZIGEN RSR Porsche Porsche 993 RSR Porsche M64/80 3.8 L F6 9 JPN Tsunefumi Hioki Dunlop 1–2JPN Masaharu Kinoshita 1–2 M Factory RacingMurauchi Kamei Skyline Nissan Nissan Skyline GTS-R (HR31) Nissan SR20DET 2.0 L Turbo I4 11 JPN Hiromoto Ishimori Bridgestone 2JPN Kinji Suzuki 2 Kamco WorksKamco Workstation GT-R Nissan Nissan Skyline GT-R (R32) Nissan RB26DETT 2.6 L Twin Turbo I6 15 JPN Takeshi Odagiri Yokohama 4JPN Takatoshi Onoda 4 Team Power MagicYB BMW 318i Coupe BMW BMW 318i Coupe BMW M43B18 1.8L I4 16 JPN Motoji Sekine Yokohama AllJPN Hiroyuki Iiri 1–2JPN Toshiya Fujishima 3–6 Kageisen Racing TeamTokyo College of Science and Arts RX-7 (1) Mazda Mazda RX-7 (FC3S) Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor 17 JPN Toshihiko Nogami Dunlop 1JPN Toshiaki Koshimizu 1Tokyo Polytechnic Institute Roadster (2–4, 6) Mazda Roadster (NA)JPN Toshihiko Nogami 2–4, 6, NCJPN Tomoyuki Hosono 2–4, 6, NC RS-R Racing with BandohRS-R Silvia Nissan Nissan Silvia (S14) Nissan SR20DET 2.0 L Turbo I4 19 JPN Manabu Orido Yokohama AllJPN Hideo Fukuyama All AI Auto Racing AI Auto GAB Porsche Porsche Porsche 993 RS Porsche M64/70 3.8 L F6 20 JPN Kenji Takahashi Yokohama AllJPN Hiroaki Suga All Hitotsuyama Racing Dunlop BP BMW BMW BMW M3 (E36) BMW S14 2.2 L Turbo I4 21 JPN Yasushi Hitotsuyama Dunlop 1–2, 6 JPN Takayuki Kinoshita 1 JPN Kenji Yamamoto 2–4 JPN Mikio Hitotsuyama 3–5 JPN Mizuno Fuminori 5–6 Hirano Motorsport Hirano Motorsport R32M Nissan Nissan Skyline GTS-i (R32) Nissan RB20DET 2.0 L Turbo I6 24 JPN Toshiyuki Hirano Yokohama 4 JPN Hisanori Kuboyama 4 Tsuchiya Engineering Atlus Tsuchiya MR2 (1–2)Tsuchiya MR2 (3–6) Toyota Toyota MR2 Toyota 3S-GTE 2.0 L Turbo I4 25 JPN Masaoki Nagashima Yokohama All JPN Takeshi Tsuchiya 1–6 JPN Sakae Obata NC Team Taisan Jr. Taisan Star Card RSR Porsche Porsche 993 RSR Porsche M64/80 3.8 L F6 26 JPN Keiichi Suzuki Yokohama AllJPN Morio Nitta All Team Ferrari Club of Japan Team FCJ Ferrari (1–4)Shell Ferrari F355 (5–6) Ferrari Ferrari F355 GT Ferrari F129B 3.5 L V8 27 JPN Tetsuya Ota Yokohama 1–4, 6, NCSWE Anders Olofsson 1–2, 4, NCSWE Steven Andskär 3, 6 Team FCJ Ferrari 28 JPN Masami Sugiyama AllJPN Masahiro Yamazaki 1–4, 6 JPN Tetsuya Ota 5 Signal Friends Nito Seaside Silvia Nissan Nissan Silvia (S13) Nissan FJ20DET 2.0 L Turbo I4 45 JPN Takeshi Yuasa Yokohama 1–2 JPN Kiyoaki Hanai 1–2 Cobra Racing Team Cobra Porsche Porsche Porsche 993 RSR Porsche M64/80 3.8 L F6 51 JPN Katsunori Iketani Yokohama AllJPN Masamitsu Ishihara 1–2, 4–6JPN Masami Sugiyama 3 S.D.R. Che'Nelle Porsche SDR Porsche Porsche 993 RSR Porsche M64/80 3.8 L F6 54 JPN Nobuyuki Tanaka Yokohama 6JPN Kazushige Saito 6 Sports Factory Racing Castrol RX-7 (1–3)Castrol FS RX-7 (4, 6) Mazda Mazda RX-7 (FD3S) Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor 55 JPN Toshihiro Fukazawa Dunlop 1–3, 4, 6JPN Masaaki Nagashima 1–3, 4, 6 ecurie SiFo SiFo Spider Version GT Renault Renault Sport Spider Renault F7R 2.0 L I4 57 JPN Hideyuki Tamamoto Michelin 2JPN Michiko Okuyama 2JPN Tomohiko Sunako 6JPN Akira Yoshitomi 6 Team Gaikokuya Gaikokuya Dunlop Porsche Porsche Porsche 993 RSR Porsche M64/80 3.8 L F6 70 JPN Yoshimi Ishibashi Yokohama AllJPN Nobuo Komiya All SigmaTec Racing Team SigmaTec 911 Porsche Porsche 993 RSR Porsche M64/80 3.8 L F6 71 JPN Kaoru Hoshino Dunlop All JPN Masaki Jyonai All Makiguchi Engineering WAKO'S BMW M3 BMW BMW M3 (E36) BMW S14 2.5 L I4 72 JPN Norio Makiguchi Yokohama All JPN Takeshi Asami All Cusco Racing Cusco Subaru Impreza Subaru Subaru Impreza WRX STI Subaru EJ20 2.0 L Turbo F4 77 JPN Katsuo Kobayashi Yokohama 6JPN Naohiro Furuya 6 NAC West NAC West Silvia Nissan Nissan Silvia (S13) Nissan FJ20DET 2.0 L Turbo I4 79 JPN Masanori Sugiyama Dunlop 2, 4JPN Hiroyasu Aoyagi 2, 4 Team Daishin Daishin Silvia Nissan Nissan Silvia (S14) Nissan SR20DET 2.0 L Turbo I4 81 JPN Nobuyuki Ohyagi Bridgestone (1–2)Dunlop (3–6) AllJPN Tsuneaki Mankumo 1JPN Takayuki Kinoshita 2–6 First Racing Team Buddy Club MR2 Toyota Toyota MR2 Toyota 3S-GTE 2.0 L Turbo I4 91 JPN Masahiro Matsunaga Yokohama All JPN Junko Mihara All Shimizu Racing Enterprise Castrol Porsche (1–3)Porsche (4, 6) Porsche Porsche 993 RSR Porsche M64/80 3.8 L F6 333 JPN Masatomo Shimizu Dunlop 1–2, 4, 6 JPN Yoshimi Katayama 1–2 JPN Shigekazu Saeki 4 JPN Fumihito Sakamoto 6 Tackle & RS Matsumoto PCJ Shiomi Clinic RSR Porsche Porsche 993 RSR Porsche M64/80 3.8 L F6 777 JPN Katsuya Makita Dunlop 1 JPN Katsuharu Shiomi 1 910 Racing 910 Porsche Porsche Porsche 993 RSR Porsche M64/80 3.8 L F6 910 JPN Seiichi Sodeyama Dunlop AllJPN Kiyoshi Misaki 1JPN Tomohiko Sunako 2–3JPN Hideyuki Tamamoto 4–6 910 TIB Porsche 911 JPN Shigemitsu Haga 6JPN Kiichi Takahashi 6 Schedule Round Race Circuit Dates 1 Suzuka GT 300 km JPN Suzuka Circuit 29–30 March 2 All Japan Fuji GT Race JPN Fuji Speedway 3–4 May 3 Hi-Land GT Championship JPN Sendai Hi-Land Raceway 28–29 June 4 Japan Special GT Cup JPN Fuji Speedway 9–10 August 5 CP Mine GT Race JPN Miné Circuit 4–5 October 6 Sugo GT Championship JPN Sportsland SUGO 25–26 October NC Nicos Cup GT Allstar Race JPN Twin Ring Motegi 15–16 November Season results Drivers credited with winning Pole Position for their respective teams are indicated in bold text. Round CircuitDateClass Pole position Race winner 1 Suzuka CircuitGT Championship 1997 - Round 1 Qualify https://supergt.net/archive/classic/supergt.net/jgtc/ex/gtc_cham/1997e/cha97_1/971qua_e.htm 2023-08-25 supergt.netGT Championship 1997 - Round 1 Race Result https://supergt.net/archive/classic/supergt.net/jgtc/ex/gtc_cham/1997e/cha97_1/971res_e.htm 2023-08-25 supergt.net30 MarchGT500 No. 37 Toyota Castrol Team No. 2 NISMOJPN Masanori SekiyaJPN Toshio SuzukiJPN Aguri SuzukiFRA Érik ComasGT300No. 26 Team Taisan Jr.No. 19 Racing Project Bandoh JPN Keiichi SuzukiJPN Morio Nitta JPN Hideo FukuyamaJPN Manabu Orido2Fuji SpeedwayGT Championship 1997 Round 2 - Qualify https://supergt.net/archive/classic/supergt.net/jgtc/ex/gtc_cham/1997e/cha97_2/972qua_e.htm 2023-08-25 supergt.netGT Championship 1997 Round 2 - Race Result https://supergt.net/archive/classic/supergt.net/jgtc/ex/gtc_cham/1997e/cha97_2/972res_e.htm 2023-08-25 supergt.net4 MayGT500No. 36 Toyota Castrol TeamNo. 39 Toyota Team SARDDEU Michael KrummESP Pedro de la RosaJPN Masami KageyamaJPN Tatsuya TanigawaGT300 No. 19 Racing Project Bandoh No. 26 Team Taisan Jr. JPN Hideo FukuyamaJPN Manabu Orido JPN Keiichi SuzukiJPN Morio Nitta3Sendai Hi-Land RacewayGT Championship 1997 Round 3 - Qualify https://supergt.net/archive/classic/supergt.net/jgtc/ex/gtc_cham/1997e/cha97_3/973qual.htm 2023-08-25 supergt.netGT Championship 1997 Round 3 - Race Result https://supergt.net/archive/classic/supergt.net/jgtc/ex/gtc_cham/1997e/cha97_3/973resu.htm 2023-08-25 supergt.net29 JuneGT500No. 37 Toyota Castrol TeamNo. 36 Toyota Castrol TeamJPN Masanori SekiyaJPN Toshio SuzukiDEU Michael KrummESP Pedro de la RosaGT300 No. 21 Hitotsuyama Racing No. 25 Tsuchiya Engineering JPN Yasushi HitotsuyamaJPN Kenji Yamamoto JPN Takeshi TsuchiyaJPN Masaoki Nagashima4Fuji SpeedwayGT Championship 1997 Round 4 - Qualify https://supergt.net/archive/classic/supergt.net/jgtc/ex/gtc_cham/1997e/cha97_4/974qual.htm 2023-08-25 supergt.netGT Championship 1997 Round 4 - Race Result https://supergt.net/archive/classic/supergt.net/jgtc/ex/gtc_cham/1997e/cha97_4/974resu.htm 2023-08-25 supergt.net10 AugustGT500No. 36 Toyota Castrol TeamNo. 39 Toyota Team SARDDEU Michael KrummESP Pedro de la RosaJPN Masami KageyamaJPN Tatsuya TanigawaGT300 No. 25 Tsuchiya Engineering No. 26 Team Taisan Jr. JPN Takeshi TsuchiyaJPN Masaoki Nagashima JPN Keiichi SuzukiJPN Morio Nitta5Miné CircuitGT Championship 1997 Round 5 - Qualify https://supergt.net/archive/classic/supergt.net/jgtc/ex/gtc_cham/1997e/cha97_5/975qual.htm 2023-08-25 supergt.netGT Championship 1997 Round 5 - Race Result https://supergt.net/archive/classic/supergt.net/jgtc/ex/gtc_cham/1997e/cha97_5/975resu.htm 2023-08-25 supergt.net5 OctoberGT500No. 18 Mugen + Dome ProjectNo. 36 Toyota Castrol TeamJPN Takuya KurosawaJPN Katsumi YamamotoDEU Michael KrummESP Pedro de la RosaGT300 No. 6 Kraft No. 19 Racing Project Bandoh JPN Hiroki KatohJPN Takahiro Fujita JPN Hideo FukuyamaJPN Manabu Orido6Sportsland SUGOGT Championship 1997 Round 6 - Qualify https://supergt.net/archive/classic/supergt.net/jgtc/ex/gtc_cham/1997e/cha97_6/976qual.htm 2023-08-25 supergt.netGT Championship 1997 Round 6 - Race Result https://supergt.net/archive/classic/supergt.net/jgtc/ex/gtc_cham/1997e/cha97_6/976resu.htm 2023-08-25 supergt.net26 OctoberGT500No. 100 Team Kunimitsu with MooncraftNo. 5 Team 5ZigenJPN Kunimitsu TakahashiJPN Akira IidaJPN Eiichi TajimaBEL Marc GoossensGT300 No. 25 Tsuchiya Engineering No. 71 Sigmatech Racing Team JPN Takeshi TsuchiyaJPN Masaoki Nagashima JPN Kaoru HoshinoJPN Masaki Jyonai NC Twin Ring MotegiRace 1–16 NovemberGT Championship 1997 Allstar Race - 1st Race Result https://supergt.net/archive/classic/supergt.net/jgtc/ex/gtc_cham/1997e/cha97_X/97Xres1.htm 2023-08-25 supergt.netGT500 No. 2 NISMOGT Championship 1997 Allstar Race - Qualify https://supergt.net/archive/classic/supergt.net/jgtc/ex/gtc_cham/1997e/cha97_X/97Xqual.htm 2023-08-25 supergt.net No. 2 NISMO JPN Aguri SuzukiFRA Érik Comas JPN Aguri SuzukiFRA Érik ComasGT300 No. 910 910 Racing No. 27 Ferrari Club of Japan JPN Seiichi SodeyamaJPN Hideyuki Tamamoto JPN Tetsuya OtaSWE Anders OlofssonRace 2–16 NovemberGT Championship 1997 Allstar Race - 1st Race Result https://supergt.net/archive/classic/supergt.net/jgtc/ex/gtc_cham/1997e/cha97_X/97Xres2.htm 2023-08-25 supergt.netGT500No. 2 NISMONo. 2 NISMOJPN Aguri SuzukiFRA Érik ComasJPN Aguri SuzukiFRA Érik ComasGT300No. 27 Ferrari Club of JapanNo. 27 Ferrari Club of JapanJPN Tetsuya OtaSWE Anders OlofssonJPN Tetsuya OtaSWE Anders Olofsson Point ranking GT500 class Drivers RankGT Championship 1997 - Series Ranking https://supergt.net/archive/classic/supergt.net/jgtc/ex/gtc_cham/1997e/rank97e.htm 2023-07-24 supergt.net Driver No. SUZJPN FUJJPN SENJPN FUJJPN MINJPN SUGJPN MOTJPN MOTJPN Pts. 1ESP Pedro de la RosaGER Michael Krumm No. 36 Toyota Castrol Team 13 3 1 2 1 15 67 2JPN Masami Kageyama No. 39 Toyota Team SARD 2 1 5 1 13 7 Ret12Ret 67 3JPN Toshio Suzuki No. 37 Toyota Castrol Team 3 6 3 3 3 4 3 2 64 3JPN Masanori Sekiya No. 37 Toyota Castrol Team 3 6 3 3 3 4 64 No. 36 Toyota Castrol Team Ret5 4JPN Aguri Suzuki No. 2 NISMO 1 4 2 10 9 311 60 5JPN Tatsuya Tanigawa No. 39 Toyota Team SARD 1 5 1 13 7 Ret12Ret 52 6FRA Érik Comas No. 2 NISMO 1 2 10 9 311 50 7JPN Masahiro HasemiJPN Tetsuya Tanaka No. 3 Hasemi Motorsports 4 2 9 6 717Ret 4 3 37 8JPN Eiichi Tajima No. 5 Team 5Zigen 612Ret 619Ret 12 1 7 10 32 8BEL Marc Goossens No. 5 Team 5Zigen 612Ret 619Ret 12 1 32 9JPN Kunimitsu TakahashiJPN Akira Iida No. 100 Team Kunimitsu with Mooncraft16Ret 16 11 2 2 10 11 30 10JPN Hironori TakeuchiJPN Katsutomo Kaneishi No. 38 Toyota Castrol Team 7 9 4 8 5 10 2 4 28 11JPN Satoshi Motoyama No. 12 Hoshino Racing14Ret 5 15 4 6 14 24 12JPN Naoki Nagasaka No. 8 Power Craft 7 4 6 20 13JPN Kazuyoshi Hoshino No. 12 Hoshino Racing14Ret 15 4 6 14 Ret6 16 14FRA Olivier Grouillard No. 39 Toyota Team SARD 2 15 15FRA Bertrand GachotFRA Paul Belmondo No. 8 Power Craft 1014Ret 12 No. 510 Ryowa House Pacific Team Cerumo 8 5 11 16JPN Takuya KurosawaJPN Katsumi Yamamoto No. 18 Mugen + Dome Project17Ret18Ret17Ret 8 5 8 9 11 17ITA Marco Apicella No. 2 NISMO 4 10 17DNK Tom Kristensen No. 8 Power Craft 15 4 10 19JPN Masahiko KageyamaJPN Masahiko Kondo No. 556 NISMO 511Ret 14 915Ret16Ret14Ret 7 10 20AUS Wayne Gardner No. 8 Power Craft 7 15 6 10 21JPN Fuminori Mizuno No. 12 Hoshino Racing 5 8 22JPN Mitsuhiro Kinoshita No. 13 Endless Sports 813Ret 11 7 10 12 8 23JPN Mitsuo Fujimura No. 13 Endless Sports13Ret 11 7 10 12 5 24JPN Kaoru IidaIRE Ralph Firman No. 10 Team TMS 12 7 13 1319DNQ 4 25JPN Keiichi TsuchiyaJPN Hideshi Matsuda No. 34 Team Taisan with Advan 1020Ret 14 8 612Ret 4 26JPN Yoji YamadaJPN Kazuo Mogi No. 30 Team Take One 910Ret 12 12 11 9 5 8 4 27JPN Tatsuhiko KanaumiJPN Mitsutake Koma No. 4 Suzuki Bankin 11 819DNQ 1618DNQ 3 27JPN Yasushi Kikuchi No. 13 Endless Sports 8 328JPN Takao WadaJPN Hisashi Wada No. 88 JLOC Corsa15Ret17Ret 1417Ret 13 913Ret 029 JPN Masato YamamotoJPN Katsuhiko Okamoto No. 47 Susuki Racing Mechanics18Ret 030JPN Shingo Tachi No. 37 Toyota Castrol Team 3 2 031JPN Ukyo Katayama No. 36 Toyota Castrol Team11Ret 5 032JPN Takeshi Tsuchiya No. 12 Hoshino Racing13Ret 6 033JPN Hiro Matsushita No. 5 Team 5Zigen 7 10 0RankDriverNo.SUZJPNFUJJPNSENJPNFUJJPNMINJPNSUGJPNMOTJPNMOTJPNPts. GT500 Teams' standings For teams that entered multiple cars, only the best result from each round counted towards the teams' points. RankTeamNo.SUZJPNFUJJPNSENJPNFUJJPNMINJPNSUGJPNMOTJPNMOTJPNPTS 1 Toyota Castrol Team 3613312115Ret5 79 3736333432 387948510242 Toyota Team SARD 392151137RetRet673 Nismo 214210931161 5565Ret149RetRetRet7 4 Hasemi Motorsports 342967Ret43 37 5Team 5Zigen56Ret6Ret121710 32 6 Team Kunimitsu with Mooncraft 100Ret1611221011 30 7 Calsonic Hoshino Racing 12Ret5154614Ret6 248 Power Craft 811Ret71546 21 9 Ryowa House Pacific Team Cerumo 51085Ret11 11 9Mugen + Dome Project18RetRetRet8589 11 11 Endless Sports 138Ret1171012 812 Team TMS 101371313DNQ 4 13 Team Taisan Advan 3410Ret1486Ret 4 14Team Take One 309Ret121211958 415Suzuki Bankin4128DNQRetDNADNQ 3- Team Le Mans7510 DNS0 - JLOC 88RetRet14Ret139Ret 0- Suzuki Racing Mechanics47Ret 0RankTeamNo.SUZJPNFUJJPNSENJPNFUJJPNMINJPNSUGJPNMOTJPNMOTJPNPTS GT300 Drivers' championship Rank No. Driver SUZJPN FUJJPN SENJPN FUJJPN MINJPN SUGJPN MOTJPNMOTJPN Pts. 1 19JPN Manabu OridoJPN Hideo Fukuyama 1 2 2 3 1 5 2 9 90 2 26JPN Keiichi SuzukiJPN Morio Nitta 4 1 3 1 3 2 DNS DNS 89 3 25/72JPN Masaoki Nagashima 3 Ret 1 5 Ret 3 Ret 7 5225JPN Takeshi Tsuchiya 5 71JPN Kaoru HoshinoJPN Masaki Jouchi DNA 6 7 6 2 1 5 4 516910JPN Seiichi Sodeyama 2 8 4 4 12 12 4 3 38727/28JPN Tetsuya Ota 11 4 9 2 7 Ret 1 1 3187JPN Shinichi YamajiJPN Haruhiko Matsumoto Ret 3 5 Ret 10 4 6 10 31 9 27SWE Anders Olofsson 11 4 2DNA 1 1 25 10 51JPN Katsunori Iketani 5 5 DNQ 7 DNA 9 22JPN Masamitsu Ishihara 11 81JPN Nobuyuki Ohyagi 8 7 6 Ret Ret 8 3 2 16 12 910JPN Kiyoshi Misaki 2 15 13 910/57JPN Tomohiko Sunako 8 4 18 13 14 21/81JPN Takayuki Kinoshita Ret 7 6 Ret Ret 8 3 2 131572JPN Takeshi Asami 7 9 8 8 Ret DNQ 12JPN Norio Makiguchi1757/910JPN Hideyuki Tamamoto DNS 4 12 12 4 3 101760JPN Kumi SatoJPN Minoru Tanaka 16 4 16 Ret 5 10 19 20JPN Kenji TakahashiJPN Hiroaki Suga Ret Ret 11 9 5 11 10 20 70JPN Yoshizo IshibashiJPN Nobuo Komiya 10 Ret Ret 10 6 17 821 9JPN Tsunefumi HiokiJPN Masaharu Kinoshita 6 DNA 621 6JPN Hiroki KatoJPN Takahiro Fujita Ret Ret Ret 11 Ret 6 623 21JPN Yasushi Hitotsuyama Ret 10 Ret 7 5 24 21JPN Mizuno Fuminori Ret 7 4 25 81JPN Tsuneaki Mankumo 8 3 25 16JPN Motoji Sekine 15 15 12 12 8 13 3 27 777JPN Katsuya MakitaJPN Katsuharu Shiomi 9 2 27 27SWE Steven Andskär 9 Ret 2 27 91JPN Masahiro MatsunagaJPN Junko Mihara 13 14 14 14 9 Ret DNS 6 23021JPN Kenji Yamamoto 10 10 Ret2 31 21JPN Mikio Hitotsuyama 10 Ret 1 31 54JPN Nobuyuki TanakaJPN Kazushige Saito 10 1 NC28JPN Masami Sugiyama Ret 13 15 70 NC55JPN Toshihiro FukazawaJPN Masaaki Nagashima 12 11 Ret 13 150NC17JPN Toshihiko Nogami 14 12 DNQ Ret Ret 7 80 NC17JPN Tomoyuki Hosono 12 DNQ Ret Ret 7 80NC 16JPN Hiroyuki Iiri 15 15 120NC 79JPN Masanori SugiyamaJPN Hiroyasu Aoyagi 13 19 DNA 0NC 28JPN Masahiro Yamazaki Ret 13 15 Ret 0NC 17JPN Toshiaki Koshimizu 14 0NC911JPN Shigemitsu HagaJPN Kiichi Takahashi 140NC 45JPN Takeshi YuasaJPN Kiyoaki Hanai 16 Ret 0NC 11JPN Hiromoto IshimoriJPN Kinji Suzuki 16 0NC 333JPN Masatomo ShimizuRet DNA 17 DNQ 0NC333JPN Shigekazu Saeki 170NC 15JPN Takeshi OdagiriJPN Takatoshi Onoda 18 0NC 57JPN Akira Yoshitomi 18 0NC 333JPN Yoshimi KatayamaRet DNA 0NC77JPN Katsuo KobayashiJPN Naohiro FuruyaRet0NC28BEL Patrick van SchoteRet0NC57JPN Michiko Okuyama DNS0NC24JPN Toshiyuki HiranoJPN Hisanori Kuboyama DNS0NC51JPN Tetsuhumi Toda DNQ0NC333JPN Fumihito Sakamoto DNQ0NC25JPN Sakae ObataRet 70RankNo.DriverSUZJPNFUJJPNSENJPNFUJJPNMINJPNSUGJPNMOTJPNMOTJPNPts. GT300 Teams' standings For teams that entered multiple cars, only the best result from each round counted towards the teams' championship. RankTeamNo.SUZJPNFUJJPNSENJPNFUJJPNMINJPNSUGJPNMOTJPNMOTJPNPts. 1 RS-R Racing with Bandoh 1912231529 902 Team Taisan Jr. 26413132 DNS DNS893 Tsuchiya Engineering 253Ret153Ret7524 SigmaTec Racing Team 71 DNA676215451 5 910 Racing 9102844121243 38 911146 Team Ferrari Club of Japan 2711492 DNARet1131 28Ret13157Ret 7 RE Amemiya Racing 7Ret35Ret104610 31 8 Cobra Racing Team 5155DNQ7DNA9 229 KRAFT 6RetRetRet11Ret616 6016416Ret5 10 Team Daishin 81876RetRet832 16 11 Makiguchi Engineering 727988RetDNQ 12 12 AI Auto Racing 20RetRet119511 1013 Team Gaikokuya 7010RetRet10617 7 14 Team 5ZIGEN 96DNA 6 15 Hitotsuyama Racing 21Ret1010RetRet7 6 16Team Power Magic1615151212813 317 Tackle & RS Matsumoto7779217 First Racing Team91131414149Ret DNS62 19S.D.R.5410 1-Sports Factory Racing551211 DNSRet1315 0-Kageisen Racing Team171412DNQRetRet780-NAC West791319 DNA0-Signal4516Ret0-M Factory Racing11160-Shimizu Racing Enterprise333Ret DNA17DNQ0-Kamco Works15180-ecurie SiFo57 DNS180-Cusco Racing77Ret0-Hirano Motorsport24 DNS0RankTeamNo.SUZJPNFUJJPNSENJPNFUJJPNMINJPNSUGJPNMOTJPNMOTJPNPts. Notes "N" References External links Super GT/JGTC official race archive (in English) 1997 season results Category:Super GT seasons JGTC