1997 Super Tourenwagen Cup

1997 Super Tourenwagen Cup

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The 1997 ADAC Deutsche Super Touren Wagen-Cup was the fourth edition of the Super Tourenwagen Cup (STW).

Season summary

The 1997 season saw a battle for the championship between Laurent Aïello for Peugeot and Joachim Winkelhock for BMW. Aiello took an early lead which he held throughout the season, scoring an impressive 11 wins and 17 podiums in 20 races. Winkelhock meanwhile emerged as the prime challenger after an even start between him and teammate Johnny Cecotto, but despite a mid-season four-race winning streak he could not catch Aiello, who claimed the title for Peugeot. Reigning champions Audi meanwhile struggled, despite a star lineup including Emanuele Pirro, Yvan Muller and Tamara Vidali, with Pirro winning only a single race and the other two drivers failing to reach the podium.

Teams and drivers

Team Car No Drivers Rounds Class Template:Flagicon ROC Auto/A.Z.K. Audi A4 Quattro 1 Template:Flagicon Emanuele Pirro 1-7 M Audi A4 8-10 Audi A4 Quattro 2 Template:Flagicon Philipp Peter All M Audi A4 3 Template:Flagicon Yvan Muller All T Audi A4 Quattro 4 Template:Flagicon Tamara Vidali All T Template:Flagicon BMW Team Bigazzi BMW 320i 5 Template:Flagicon Johnny Cecotto All M 6 Template:Flagicon Joachim Winkelhock All M Template:Flagicon Peugeot Esso Peugeot 406 9 Template:Flagicon Jörg van Ommen All M 10 Template:Flagicon Laurent Aïello All M Template:Flagicon Team Honda Sport Honda Accord 11 Template:Flagicon Altfrid Heger All M 12 Template:Flagicon Marco Werner All M Template:Flagicon Cool Fire Alfa Romeo Team EngstlerTemplate:Refn Alfa Romeo 155 TS 14 Template:Flagicon Frank Schmickler 1-7 T 15 Template:Flagicon Franz Engstler All T Template:Flagicon Beru Zündtechnik AR EngstlerTemplate:Refn Alfa Romeo 155 TS 16 Template:Flagicon Marco Bromberger All T 17 Template:Flagicon Danny Pfeil All T Template:Flagicon Abt Sportsline Audi A4 Quattro 18 Template:Flagicon Christian Abt All T 19 Template:Flagicon Kris Nissen All T Template:Flagicon Opel Team Zakspeed Opel Vectra 20 Template:Flagicon Kurt Thiim 1-2, 4-10 T 21 Template:Flagicon Uwe Alzen All M Template:Flagicon Nissan Primera Racing Nissan Primera eGT 22 Template:Flagicon Sascha Maassen All M 23 Template:Flagicon Roland Asch All M Template:Flagicon Isert BMW-Team BMW 320i 24 Template:Flagicon Steve Soper 10 T 25 Template:Flagicon Leopold Prinz von Bayern 1, 3-9 T 26 Template:Flagicon Christian Menzel All T Template:Flagicon Opel Team SMS Opel Vectra 27 Template:Flagicon Manuel Reuter All M 28 Template:Flagicon Michael Bartels All T Template:Flagicon Opel Team AM Holzer Opel Vectra 30 Template:Flagicon Alexander Burgstaller 1-5 T 31 Template:Flagicon Ronny Melkus 1-2, 4 T Template:Flagicon Team Honda Sport Honda Accord 32 Template:Flagicon James Thompson 10 M Template:Flagicon PMC Sports BMW 320i 33 Template:Flagicon Marc Gindorf 1-5 T Template:Flagicon JAS Engineering Alfa Romeo 155 TS 35 Template:Flagicon Christian Danner All M 36 Template:Flagicon Stefano Modena All M Template:Flagicon Cool Fire Alfa Romeo Team EngstlerTemplate:Refn Alfa Romeo 155 TS 38 Template:Flagicon Stephen Vollmair 10 T Template:Flagicon MHT Sports BMW 318is 39 Template:Flagicon Michael Heigert 1-3 T Template:Flagicon Isert BMW-Team BMW 320i 40 Template:Flagicon Éric Hélary 2 T Template:Flagicon AUGROS-MIG Austria Team Audi A4 44 Template:Flagicon Klaus Niedzwiedz All T 45 Template:Flagicon Dirk Müller 4-6, 8-10 T 46 Template:Flagicon Raimund Baumschlager 7 T Template:Flagicon Cool Fire Alfa Romeo Team EngstlerTemplate:Refn Alfa Romeo 155 TS 47 Template:Flagicon Gianni Giudici 8 T

Icon Class M Drivers eligible to score points in the Manufactures Trophy T Drivers eligible to score points in the Team Trophy

Race calendar and results

Round		Circuit	Date	Pole Position	Winning driver	Winning team
1	R1	Template:Flagicon Hockenheimring	27 April	Template:Flagicon Laurent Aïello	Template:Flagicon Laurent Aïello	Peugeot Esso
	R2				Template:Flagicon Laurent Aïello	Peugeot Esso
2	R1	Template:Flagicon Zolder	11 May	Template:Flagicon Johnny Cecotto	Template:Flagicon Johnny Cecotto	BMW Team Bigazzi
	R2				Template:Flagicon Johnny Cecotto	BMW Team Bigazzi
3	R1	Template:Flagicon Nürburgring	25 May	Template:Flagicon Laurent Aïello	Template:Flagicon Laurent Aïello	Peugeot Esso
	R2				Template:Flagicon Laurent Aïello	Peugeot Esso
4	R1	Template:Flagicon Sachsenring	15 June	Template:Flagicon Laurent Aïello	Template:Flagicon Joachim Winkelhock	BMW Team Bigazzi
	R2				Template:Flagicon Joachim Winkelhock	BMW Team Bigazzi
5	R1	Template:Flagicon Norisring	29 June	Template:Flagicon Laurent Aïello	Template:Flagicon Joachim Winkelhock	BMW Team Bigazzi
	R2				Template:Flagicon Joachim Winkelhock	BMW Team Bigazzi
6	R1	Template:Flagicon Wunstorf	13 July	Template:Flagicon Laurent Aïello	Template:Flagicon Laurent Aïello	Peugeot Esso
	R2				Template:Flagicon Laurent Aïello	Peugeot Esso
7	R1	Template:Flagicon Zweibrücken	10 August	Template:Flagicon Laurent Aïello	Template:Flagicon Laurent Aïello	Peugeot Esso
	R2				Template:Flagicon Emanuele Pirro	ROC Auto/A.Z.K.
8	R1	Template:Flagicon Salzburgring	24 August	Template:Flagicon Laurent Aïello	Template:Flagicon Laurent Aïello	Peugeot Esso
	R2				Template:Flagicon Laurent Aïello	Peugeot Esso
9	R1	Template:Flagicon Lahr	7 September	Template:Flagicon Johnny Cecotto	Template:Flagicon Johnny Cecotto	BMW Team Bigazzi
	R2				Template:Flagicon Joachim Winkelhock	BMW Team Bigazzi
10	R1	Template:Flagicon Nürburgring	5 October	Template:Flagicon Laurent Aïello	Template:Flagicon Laurent Aïello	Peugeot Esso
	R2				Template:Flagicon Laurent Aïello	Peugeot Esso

Championship results

Points system
Race 1	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	11th	12th	13th	14th	15th	16th	17th	18th	19th	20th
	30	24	20	17	16	15	14	13	12	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1
Race 2	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	11th	12th	13th	14th	15th	16th	17th	18th	19th	20th
	60	48	40	34	32	30	28	26	24	22	20	18	16	14	12	10	8	6	4	2

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Manufacturers' Trophy

Pos	Manufacturer	Points
1	Template:Flagicon BMW	1215
2	Template:Flagicon Peugeot	1073
3	Template:Flagicon Audi	562
4	Template:Flagicon Opel	559
5	Template:Flagicon Nissan	548
6	Template:Flagicon Honda	442
7	Template:Flagicon Alfa Romeo	166

Teams' Trophy

Pos	Team	Points
1	Template:Flagicon ROC Auto/A.Z.K.	505
2	Template:Flagicon Abt Sportsline	496
3	Template:Flagicon Opel Team SMS	423
4	Template:Flagicon Isert BMW-Team	368
5	Template:Flagicon AUGROS-MIG Austria Team	144
6	Template:Flagicon Cool Fire Alfa Romeo Team Engstler	109
7	Template:Flagicon Opel Team AM Holzer	83
8	Template:Flagicon PMC Sports	44
9	Template:Flagicon Beru Zündtechnik AR Engstler	38
10	Template:Flagicon Opel Team Zakspeed	20