1997 IMSA GT Championship

27th season of the racing series organized by IMSA February 2025 1997 IMSA GT Championship 1996 1998 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. Schedule 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. Rnd Race Length Class Circuit Date 1 Rolex 24 at Daytona 24 Hours Both Daytona International Speedway February 1February 2 2 Superflo 12 Hours of Sebring 12 Hours Both Sebring International Raceway March 15 3 NAPA Grand Prix of Atlanta 2 Hours GTS Road Atlanta April 19 WSC April 20 4 Dodge Dealers Grand Prix 1 Hour 45 Minutes GTS Lime Rock Park May 26 WSC 5 First Union Six Hours at the Glen 6 Hours Both Watkins Glen International June 1 6 California Grand Prix 1 Hour 45 Minutes GTS Sears Point Raceway July 13 2 Hours WSC 7 Mosport Festival 1 Hour 45 Minutes GTS Mosport International Raceway August 31 2 Hours WSC 8 Sportscar Grand Prix 1 Hour 45 Minutes GTS Las Vegas Motor Speedway September 20 2 Hours WSC 9 Festival of Road Racing 2 Hours WSC Pikes Peak International Raceway September 28 1 Hour 45 Minutes GTS 10 NAPA Sebring Octoberfest 2 Hours WSC Sebring International Raceway October 18 1 Hour 45 Minutes GTS 11 Visa Sports Car Championship 1 Hour 45 Minutes GTS Laguna Seca Raceway October 26 WSC Season results Rnd Circuit WSC Winning Team GTS-1 Winning Team GTS-2 Winning Team GTS-3 Winning Team Results WSC Winning Drivers GTS-1 Winning Drivers GTS-2 Winning Drivers GTS-3 Winning Drivers 1 Daytona United States #20 Dyson Racing United States #01 Rohr Corp. Germany #99 Roock Racing United States #10 PTG Results United States Elliott Forbes-RobinsonUnited States John SchneiderUnited States Rob DysonUnited States John Paul Jr.United States Butch LeitzingerUnited Kingdom Andy WallaceUnited Kingdom James Weaver United States Jochen RohrUnited States Andy PilgrimGermany Harald GrohsGermany Arnd Meier Germany Ralf KellenersFrance Patrice GoueslardGermany Claudia HürtgenGermany André Ahrlé Costa Rica Javier QuirosUnited States Derek HillUnited States Boris SaidUnited States Bill AuberlenUnited States Tom Hessert 2 Sebring United States #3 Team Scandia United States #11 Robinson Racing Germany #61 Konrad Motorsport United States #10 PTG Results France Yannick DalmasSweden Stefan JohanssonSpain Fermín VélezUnited States Andy Evans United States Irv HoerrUnited States Jack BaldwinUnited States George Robinson France Bob WollekAustria Franz KonradGermany Wido Rössler Costa Rica Javier QuirosUnited States Bill AuberlenUnited States Derek HillUnited States Tom Hessert 3 Road Atlanta United States #16 Dyson Racing United States #66 Panoz Motorsports United States #99 Schumacher Racing United States #39 Jim Matthews Results United States Butch LeitzingerUnited Kingdom James Weaver United States Doc BundyUnited Kingdom Andy Wallace United States Larry SchumacherUnited States John O'Steen United States Jim MatthewsUnited States David Murry 4 Lime Rock United States #30 Moretti Racing United States #91 Rock Valley United States #99 Schumacher Racing United States #6 PTG Results Brazil Antônio HermannItaly Andrea Montermini United States Stu HaynerUnited States Roger Schramm United States Larry SchumacherUnited States John O'Steen Costa Rica Javier QuirosUnited States Derek Hill 5 Watkins Glen United States #16 Dyson Racing United States #66 Panoz Motorsports Germany #61 Konrad Motorsport United States #77 Mattco Racing Results United States Elliott Forbes-RobinsonUnited States Butch LeitzingerUnited Kingdom James Weaver United States Doc BundyUnited Kingdom Andy WallaceAustralia David Brabham Austria Franz KonradUnited States Nick HamFrance Michel Ligonnet United States Pete HalsmerUnited States John Morton 6 Sears Point United States #16 Dyson Racing United States #66 Panoz Motorsports Germany #61 Konrad Motorsport United States #10 PTG Results United Kingdom Andy WallaceUnited Kingdom James Weaver United States Doc BundyUnited Kingdom Andy Wallace Austria Franz KonradUnited States Nick Ham United States Bill AuberlenUnited States Boris Said 7 Mosport United States #43 Central Arkansas Racing United States #01 Rohr Motorsport Germany #61 Konrad Motorsport United States #6 PTG Results Canada Ron FellowsUnited States Rob Morgan United States Jochen RohrUnited States Dorsey SchroederUnited States Andy Pilgrim Austria Franz KonradUnited States Nick Ham Costa Rica Javier QuirosUnited States Derek Hill 8 Las Vegas United States #20 Dyson Racing United States #01 Rohr Motosport United States #99 Schumacher Racing United States #39 Jim Matthews Results United States John Paul Jr.United States Butch Leitzinger United States Andy PilgrimUnited Kingdom Allan McNish United States Larry SchumacherUnited States Price Cobb United States Jim MatthewsUnited States David Murry 9 Pikes Peak United States #30 Moretti Racing United States #00 Rohr Motorsport Germany #61 Konrad Motorsport United States #10 PTG Results Brazil Antônio HermannItaly Andrea Montermini United States Andy PilgrimUnited Kingdom Allan McNish Austria Franz KonradUnited States Nick Ham United States Bill AuberlenUnited States Boris Said 10 Sebring United States #30 Moretti Racing United States #01 Rohr Motorsport United States #99 Schumacher Racing United States #10 PTG Results Brazil Antônio HermannItaly Andrea Montermini United States Andy PilgrimUnited Kingdom Allan McNish United States Larry SchumacherUnited States Price Cobb United States Bill AuberlenUnited States Butch LeitzingerBelgium Marc Duez 11 Laguna Seca United States #20 Dyson Racing United States #96 Panoz Motorsports Germany #61 Konrad Motorsport United States #7 PTG Results United States John Paul Jr.United States Butch Leitzinger France Éric BernardAustralia David Brabham Austria Franz KonradUnited States Nick Ham Austria Dieter QuesterBelgium Marc Duez Teams Championship Points 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 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 Total 1 United States Dyson Racing Riley & Scott Mk III Ford 5.0 L V8 33 26 25 21 25 25 21 25 19 19 25 264 2 United States Moretti Racing Ferrari 333 SP Ferrari F130E 4.0 L V12 25 14 19 25 6 14 17 19 25 25 21 210 3 Peru Dibos Racing Riley & 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 17 190 4 United States Doyle/Riley & Scott Riley & Scott Mk III Oldsmobile Aurora 4.0 L V8 20 13 14 10 7 11 19 21 21 5 19 160 5 United States Central Arkansas Racing Ferrari 333 SP Ferrari F310E 4.0 L V12 15 14 21 17 25 17 13 13 10 145 6 United States Downing Atlanta Racing Kudzu DLM Mazda 2.0 L 3-Rotor 23 22 13 7 15 10 12 11 10 10 8 141 7 United States 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 4 120 8 United States MSI Racing Riley & Scott Mk III Chevrolet 6.0 L V8 12 19 17 8 12 14 8 7 14 111 9 United States Support Net Racing Hawk C-8Riley & Scott Mk III Chevrolet 6.0 L V8Ford 5.0 L V8 21 16 3 12 12 6 2 12 96 10 United States Screaming Eagles Racing Riley & Scott Mk III Ford 5.0 L V8 14 18 9 13 13 12 79 11 United States Davin Racing Argo PKudzu DLM BMW 4.0 L V8Buick 4.5 L V6 17 4 6 5 2 7 10 8 8 2 69 12 France Courage Compétition Courage C41 Oldsmobile Aurora 4.0 L V8 11 2 9 10 12 6 11 6 67 13 United States Team Scandia Ferrari 333 SP Ferrari F310E 4.0 L V12 29 30 59 14= United States Kopf Precision Products Keiler KII Ford 5.0 L V8 18 11 8 3 5 11 56 14= United States TRV Motorsports Kudzu DL-4 Chevrolet 6.0 L V8 13 11 8 7 12 5 56 16 United States URD Rennwagenbau USA URD WSC95 BMW 4.0 L V8 13 10 4 9 36 17 Italy Target 24 Riley & Scott Mk III Oldsmobile Aurora 4.0 L V8 19 14 33 18 United States Team South Carolina Hawk MD3R Mazda 2.0 L 3-Rotor 6 17 23 19 United Kingdom Graham Williams ProSport 3000 Ford 5.0 L V8 22 22 20 United States Fantasy Junction Cannibal Chevrolet 6.0L V8 4 9 4 3 20 21 United States John Christie X-250 Ferrari F310E 4.0 L V12 10 10 22 United States Bill Dollahite Spice BDG-02 Chevrolet 6.0 L V8 5 5 23 United States Wheel Works Bennett Special MkII Pontiac 5.0 L V8 3 1 4 External links World Sports Racing Prototypes - 1997 IMSA GT Championship results Category:IMSA GT Championship seasons IMSA GT