1997 IMSA GT Championship

1997 IMSA GT Championship

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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 1 February 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	Template:Flagicon #20 Dyson Racing	Template:Flagicon #01 Rohr Corp.	Template:Flagicon #99 Roock Racing	Template:Flagicon #10 PTG	Results
		Template:Flagicon Elliott Forbes-Robinson Template:Flagicon John Schneider Template:Flagicon Rob Dyson Template:Flagicon John Paul Jr. Template:Flagicon Butch Leitzinger Template:Flagicon Andy Wallace Template:Flagicon James Weaver	Template:Flagicon Jochen Rohr Template:Flagicon Andy Pilgrim Template:Flagicon Harald Grohs Template:Flagicon Arnd Meier	Template:Flagicon Ralf Kelleners Template:Flagicon Patrice Goueslard Template:Flagicon Claudia Hürtgen Template:Flagicon André Ahrlé	Template:Flagicon Javier Quiros Template:Flagicon Derek Hill Template:Flagicon Boris Said Template:Flagicon Bill Auberlen Template:Flagicon Tom Hessert
2	Sebring	Template:Flagicon #3 Team Scandia	Template:Flagicon #11 Robinson Racing	Template:Flagicon #61 Konrad Motorsport	Template:Flagicon #10 PTG	Results
		Template:Flagicon Yannick Dalmas Template:Flagicon Stefan Johansson Template:Flagicon Fermín Vélez Template:Flagicon Andy Evans	Template:Flagicon Irv Hoerr Template:Flagicon Jack Baldwin Template:Flagicon George Robinson	Template:Flagicon Bob Wollek Template:Flagicon Franz Konrad Template:Flagicon Wido Rössler	Template:Flagicon Javier Quiros Template:Flagicon Bill Auberlen Template:Flagicon Derek Hill Template:Flagicon Tom Hessert
3	Road Atlanta	Template:Flagicon #16 Dyson Racing	Template:Flagicon #66 Panoz Motorsports	Template:Flagicon #99 Schumacher Racing	Template:Flagicon #39 Jim Matthews	Results
		Template:Flagicon Butch Leitzinger Template:Flagicon James Weaver	Template:Flagicon Doc Bundy Template:Flagicon Andy Wallace	Template:Flagicon Larry Schumacher Template:Flagicon John O'Steen	Template:Flagicon Jim Matthews Template:Flagicon David Murry
4	Lime Rock	Template:Flagicon #30 Moretti Racing	Template:Flagicon #91 Rock Valley	Template:Flagicon #99 Schumacher Racing	Template:Flagicon #6 PTG	Results
		Template:Flagicon Antônio Hermann Template:Flagicon Andrea Montermini	Template:Flagicon Stu Hayner Template:Flagicon Roger Schramm	Template:Flagicon Larry Schumacher Template:Flagicon John O'Steen	Template:Flagicon Javier Quiros Template:Flagicon Derek Hill
5	Watkins Glen	Template:Flagicon #16 Dyson Racing	Template:Flagicon #66 Panoz Motorsports	Template:Flagicon #61 Konrad Motorsport	Template:Flagicon #77 Mattco Racing	Results
		Template:Flagicon Elliott Forbes-Robinson Template:Flagicon Butch Leitzinger Template:Flagicon James Weaver	Template:Flagicon Doc Bundy Template:Flagicon Andy Wallace Template:Flagicon David Brabham	Template:Flagicon Franz Konrad Template:Flagicon Nick Ham Template:Flagicon Michel Ligonnet	Template:Flagicon Pete Halsmer Template:Flagicon John Morton
6	Sears Point	Template:Flagicon #16 Dyson Racing	Template:Flagicon #66 Panoz Motorsports	Template:Flagicon #61 Konrad Motorsport	Template:Flagicon #10 PTG	Results
		Template:Flagicon Andy Wallace Template:Flagicon James Weaver	Template:Flagicon Doc Bundy Template:Flagicon Andy Wallace	Template:Flagicon Franz Konrad Template:Flagicon Nick Ham	Template:Flagicon Bill Auberlen Template:Flagicon Boris Said
7	Mosport	Template:Flagicon #43 Central Arkansas Racing	Template:Flagicon #01 Rohr Motorsport	Template:Flagicon #61 Konrad Motorsport	Template:Flagicon #6 PTG	Results
		Template:Flagicon Ron Fellows Template:Flagicon Rob Morgan	Template:Flagicon Jochen Rohr Template:Flagicon Dorsey Schroeder Template:Flagicon Andy Pilgrim	Template:Flagicon Franz Konrad Template:Flagicon Nick Ham	Template:Flagicon Javier Quiros Template:Flagicon Derek Hill
8	Las Vegas	Template:Flagicon #20 Dyson Racing	Template:Flagicon #01 Rohr Motosport	Template:Flagicon #99 Schumacher Racing	Template:Flagicon #39 Jim Matthews	Results
		Template:Flagicon John Paul Jr. Template:Flagicon Butch Leitzinger	Template:Flagicon Andy Pilgrim Template:Flagicon Allan McNish	Template:Flagicon Larry Schumacher Template:Flagicon Price Cobb	Template:Flagicon Jim Matthews Template:Flagicon David Murry
9	Pikes Peak	Template:Flagicon #30 Moretti Racing	Template:Flagicon #00 Rohr Motorsport	Template:Flagicon #61 Konrad Motorsport	Template:Flagicon #10 PTG	Results
		Template:Flagicon Antônio Hermann Template:Flagicon Andrea Montermini	Template:Flagicon Andy Pilgrim Template:Flagicon Allan McNish	Template:Flagicon Franz Konrad Template:Flagicon Nick Ham	Template:Flagicon Bill Auberlen Template:Flagicon Boris Said
10	Sebring	Template:Flagicon #30 Moretti Racing	Template:Flagicon #01 Rohr Motorsport	Template:Flagicon #99 Schumacher Racing	Template:Flagicon #10 PTG	Results
		Template:Flagicon Antônio Hermann Template:Flagicon Andrea Montermini	Template:Flagicon Andy Pilgrim Template:Flagicon Allan McNish	Template:Flagicon Larry Schumacher Template:Flagicon Price Cobb	Template:Flagicon Bill Auberlen Template:Flagicon Butch Leitzinger Template:Flagicon Marc Duez
11	Laguna Seca	Template:Flagicon #20 Dyson Racing	Template:Flagicon #96 Panoz Motorsports	Template:Flagicon #61 Konrad Motorsport	Template:Flagicon #7 PTG	Results
		Template:Flagicon John Paul Jr. Template:Flagicon Butch Leitzinger	Template:Flagicon Éric Bernard Template:Flagicon David Brabham	Template:Flagicon Franz Konrad Template:Flagicon Nick Ham	Template:Flagicon Dieter Quester Template:Flagicon 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	Template:Flagicon Dyson Racing	Riley & Scott Mk III	Ford 5.0 L V8	33	26	25	21	25	25	21	25	19	19	25	264
2	Template:Flagicon Moretti Racing	Ferrari 333 SP	Ferrari F130E 4.0 L V12	25	14	19	25	6	14	17	19	25	25	21	210
3	Template:Flagicon Dibos Racing	Riley & Scott Mk III Ferrari 333 SP	Oldsmobile Aurora 4.0 L V8 Ferrari F310E 4.0 L V12	27	24	10	19	13	19	15	15	14	17	17	190
4	Template:Flagicon 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	Template:Flagicon Central Arkansas Racing	Ferrari 333 SP	Ferrari F310E 4.0 L V12			15	14	21	17	25	17	13	13	10	145
6	Template:Flagicon Downing Atlanta Racing	Kudzu DLM	Mazda 2.0 L 3-Rotor	23	22	13	7	15	10	12	11	10	10	8	141
7	Template:Flagicon FAB Factory Motorsport	Spice SC95 Kudzu DG-2	Oldsmobile Aurora 4.0 L V8 Buick 4.5 L V6	15	17	8	11	19	9	13	4	11	9	4	120
8	Template:Flagicon MSI Racing	Riley & Scott Mk III	Chevrolet 6.0 L V8	12	19	17		8	12	14	8	7	14		111
9	Template:Flagicon Support Net Racing	Hawk C-8 Riley & Scott Mk III	Chevrolet 6.0 L V8 Ford 5.0 L V8	21	16	3	12	12	6		2		12		96
10	Template:Flagicon Screaming Eagles Racing	Riley & Scott Mk III	Ford 5.0 L V8	14	18	9			13		13			12	79
11	Template:Flagicon Davin Racing	Argo P Kudzu DLM	BMW 4.0 L V8 Buick 4.5 L V6	17		4	6	5	2	7	10	8	8	2	69
12	Template:Flagicon Courage Compétition	Courage C41	Oldsmobile Aurora 4.0 L V8	11		2	9			10	12	6	11	6	67
13	Template:Flagicon Team Scandia	Ferrari 333 SP	Ferrari F310E 4.0 L V12	29	30										59
14=	Template:Flagicon Kopf Precision Products	Keiler KII	Ford 5.0 L V8	18	11				8		3	5		11	56
14=	Template:Flagicon TRV Motorsports	Kudzu DL-4	Chevrolet 6.0 L V8	13		11	8		7			12		5	56
16	Template:Flagicon URD Rennwagenbau USA	URD WSC95	BMW 4.0 L V8				13	10					4	9	36
17	Template:Flagicon Target 24	Riley & Scott Mk III	Oldsmobile Aurora 4.0 L V8	19										14	33
18	Template:Flagicon Team South Carolina	Hawk MD3R	Mazda 2.0 L 3-Rotor			6		17							23
19	Template:Flagicon Graham Williams	ProSport 3000	Ford 5.0 L V8	22											22
20	Template:Flagicon Fantasy Junction	Cannibal	Chevrolet 6.0L V8						4		9	4		3	20
21	Template:Flagicon John Christie	X-250	Ferrari F310E 4.0 L V12		10										10
22	Template:Flagicon Bill Dollahite	Spice BDG-02	Chevrolet 6.0 L V8								5				5
23	Template:Flagicon Wheel Works	Bennett Special MkII	Pontiac 5.0 L V8						3					1	4

External links

• World Sports Racing Prototypes - 1998 IMSA GT Championship results