Sunday, January 11, 2015

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. Taken from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1997_IMSA_GT_Championship_season.

Race Results:

Rnd Race Length Class Overall winner Circuit Date
1 Rolex 24 at Daytona 24 Hours Both
Daytona International Speedway 1-Feb
#20 Riley & Scott Mk III Ford 002  Dyson Racing   2-Feb
2 Superflo 12 Hours of Sebring 12 Hours Both #3 Ferrari 333 SP 003  Team Scandia   Sebring International Raceway 15-Mar
3 NAPA Grand Prix of Atlanta 2 Hours GTS #66 Panoz GTR-1 Ford 002  Panoz Motorsports   Road Atlanta 19-Apr
WSC #16 Riley & Scott Mk III Ford 001  Dyson Racing  20-Apr
4 Dodge Dealers Grand Prix 1 Hour 45 Minutes GTS #91 Chevrolet Camaro  Rock Valley Oil & Chemical Co. Inc.  Lime Rock Park 26-May
WSC #30 Ferrari 333 SP 010  Moretti Racing 
5 First Union Six Hours at the Glen 6 Hours Both #16 Riley & Scott Mk III Ford 001  Dyson Racing  Watkins Glen International 1-Jun

24 Hours of Le Mans

#7 Joest Racing TWR Porsche WSC-95
14-Jun
6 California Grand Prix 1 Hour 45 Minutes GTS #66 Panoz GTR-1 Ford  Panoz Motorsports  Sears Point Raceway 13-Jul
2 Hours WSC #16 Riley & Scott Mk III Ford 001  Dyson Racing 
7 Mosport Festival 1 Hour 45 Minutes GTS #01 Porsche 911 GT1  Rohr Corp.   Mosport International Raceway 31-Aug
2 Hours WSC #43 Ferrari 333 SP 004b  Central Arkansas Racing Services, Inc. 
8 Sportscar Grand Prix 1 Hour 45 Minutes GTS #01 Porsche 911 GT1  Rohr Motorsport  Las Vegas Motor Speedway 20-Sep
2 Hours WSC #20 Riley & Scott Mk III Ford 002  Dyson Racing 
9 Festival of Road Racing 2 Hours WSC #30 Ferrari 333 SP 010  Moretti Racing  Pikes Peak International Raceway 28-Sep
1 Hour 45 Minutes GTS #00 Porsche 911 GT1  Rohr Motorsport 
10 NAPA Sebring Octoberfest 2 Hours WSC #30 Ferrari 333 SP 010  Moretti Racing  Sebring International Raceway 18-Oct
1 Hour 45 Minutes GTS #01 Porsche 911 GT1  Rohr Motorsport 
11 VISA Sports Car Championship 1 Hour 45 Minutes GTS #96 Panoz GTR-1 Ford  Laguna Seca Raceway 26-Oct
WSC #20 Riley & Scott Mk III Ford 002  Dyson Racing 

















































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