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1997 24 Hours of Daytona

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1997 24 Hours of Daytona
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Index: Races | Winners
Track map of Daytona International Speedway

The 1997 Rolex 24 at Daytona was a 24-hour endurance sports car race held on February 1–2, 1997[1] at the Daytona International Speedway road course. The race served as the opening round of the 1997 IMSA GT Championship.

Victory overall and in the WSC class went to the No. 20 Dyson Racing Riley & Scott Mk III driven by Elliott Forbes-Robinson, John Schneider, and Rob Dyson, John Paul Jr., Butch Leitzinger, Andy Wallace, and James Weaver.[2] Victory in the GTS-1 class went to the No. 01 Rohr Corp. Porsche 911 GT2 driven by Jochen Rohr, Andy Pilgrim, Harald Grohs, and Arnd Meier. The GTS-2 class was won by the No. 99 Roock Racing Porsche 911 GT2 driven by Ralf Kelleners, Claudia Hürtgen, Patrice Goueslard, and André Ahrlé. Victory in the GTS-3 class went to the No. 10 Prototype Technology Group, Inc. BMW M3 E36 driven by Javier Quiros, Derek Hill, Boris Said, Bill Auberlen, and Tom Hessert Jr.[3]

Race results

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Class winners in bold.

Pos Class No Team Drivers Car Tire Laps
1 WSC 20 United States Dyson Racing United States Elliott Forbes-Robinson
United States John Schneider
United States Rob Dyson
United States John Paul Jr.
United States Butch Leitzinger
United Kingdom Andy Wallace
United Kingdom James Weaver
Riley & Scott Mk III G 690
2 WSC 3 United States Team Scandia Spain Fermín Vélez
United States Andy Evans
United States Charles Morgan
United States Rob Morgan
Ferrari 333 SP G 689
3 WSC 4 Peru Dibos Racing Peru Eduardo Dibós Chappuis
United States Jim Pace
United States Barry Waddell
Riley & Scott Mk III P 672
4 GTS-2 99 Germany Roock Racing Germany Ralf Kelleners
Germany Claudia Hürtgen
France Patrice Goueslard
Germany André Ahrlé
Porsche 911 GT2 M 665
5 GTS-1 01 United States Rohr Corp. United States Jochen Rohr
United States Andy Pilgrim
Germany Harald Grohs
Germany Arnd Meier
Porsche 911 GT2 P 663
6 GTS-1 74 United States Champion Porsche Germany Hans-Joachim Stuck
Canada Bill Adam
Belgium Thierry Boutsen
Porsche 911 GT2 P 661
7 WSC 30 Italy Moretti Racing Italy Giampiero Moretti
Brazil Antônio Hermann
United Kingdom Derek Bell
Belgium Didier Theys
Ferrari 333 SP Y 660
8 GTS-2 03 Germany Roock Racing Belgium Philippe de Craene
United States Zak Brown
United States Dirk Layer
France Michel Ligonnet
Porsche 911 GT2 P 651
9 GTS-3 10 United States Prototype Technology Group, Inc. Costa Rica Javier Quiros
United States Derek Hill
United States Boris Said
United States Bill Auberlen
United States Tom Hessert Jr.
BMW M3 E36 Y 640
10 GTS-3 39 United States Jim Mathews Racing United States Jim Mathews
United States Hurley Haywood
United States David Murry
United States Doc Bundy
Porsche 993 P 638
11 GTS-3 76 United States Team A.R.E. United States Kelly Collins
United States Mike Doolin
United States Scott Peeler
United States Cort Wagner
Porsche 993 Carrera RSR Y 638
12 GTS-2 31 Germany Konrad Motorsport France Bob Wollek
France Yannick Dalmas
Germany Wido Rössler
Austria Franz Konrad
Porsche 911 GT2 M 637
13 GTS-3 69 Costa Rica Jorge Trejos United States Tim Ralston
United States Jeff Gamroth
Costa Rica Jorge Trejos
United States Monte Shelton
Porsche 993 ? 632
14 GTS-3 26 United States Team Seattle/Alex Job Racing United States Anthony Lazzaro
United States Eric Bretzel
United States Mike Conte
Italy Angelo Cilli
Porsche 993 Y 631
15 GTS-1 94 France Viper Team Oreca Monaco Olivier Beretta
United States Tommy Archer
France Dominique Dupuy
Chrysler Viper GTS-R M 628
16 GTS-2 98 United States Schumacher Racing United States Larry Schumacher
United States John O'Steen
United States Will Pace
United Kingdom Robert Nearn
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR P 627
17 GTS-3 25 United States Team Seattle/Alex Job Racing United States Jeff Purner
United States Terry Lingner
United States Robbie Groff
United States Charles Slater
Porsche 964 Carrera RSR P 624
18 GTS-3 6 United States Prototype Technology Group, Inc. United States John Fergus
United States Ron Finger
United States Dan Marvin
United States Boris Said
United States Derek Hill
BMW M3 E36 Y 622
19 GTS-1 46 United Kingdom Lister Storm Racing United Kingdom Geoff Lees
United Kingdom Tiff Needell
United Kingdom Anthony Reid
Lister Storm GTL M 615
20 GTS-3 53 Switzerland Rohr Corp. Germany Axel Rohr
Switzerland Bruno Michelotti
Switzerland Denis Lay
Switzerland Uwe Sick
Porsche 964 Carrera RSR P 615
21 GTS-3 04 United States Max Schmidt United States Mike Johnson
United States Duke Johnson
United States Max Schmidt
United States Rusty Schmidt
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR P 609
22 GTS-3 55 Switzerland Stadler Motorsport Switzerland Lilian Bryner
Switzerland Enzo Calderari
Germany Ellen Lohr
Germany Ulli Richter
Porsche 964 P 607
23 GTS-3 40 Belgium Paul Kumpen Belgium Kurt Thiers
Belgium Dirk Schoysman
Belgium Jean-François Hemroulle
Belgium Stéphane Cohen
Porsche 911 ? 602
24 GTS-3 54 Canada Doug Trott Canada Richard Spenard
United States John Ruther
United States Spencer Lane
Canada Doug Trott
United States Tom Baldwin
United States Grady Willingham
Porsche 993 ? 600
25 GTS-2 56 United States Martin Snow United States Martin Snow
United States Peter Kitchak
United States Ray Lintott
United States Terry Olilla
Porsche 911 GT2 P 591
26 WSC 63 United States Downing/Atlanta Racing United States Tim McAdam
Japan Yojiro Terada
Italy Joe Castellano
United States Jim Downing
Kudzu DLM G 569
27 GTS-3 96 Germany Proton Competition Germany Helmut Reis
Austria Karl Augustin
Austria Manfred Jurasz
Germany Gerold Ried
Hungary Kalman Bodis
Porsche 911 GT2 ? 565
28 GTS-1 97 Germany Klaus Scheer Germany Edgar Dören
Belgium Léo Van Sande
Germany Klaus Scheer
Germany Berndt Neutag
Porsche 911 GT2 G 560
29 GTS-3 78 United States Team A.R.E. United States Steve Velasquez
United States Gary Blackman
United States Steve Dente
United States Richard Gray
Porsche 964 Carrera RSR Y 554
30 GTS-1 35 United States Bill McDill United States Richard McDill
United States Tom Juckette
Italy Gianni Biava
United States Bill McDill
Chevrolet Camaro Y 540
31 GTS-1 09 United States Rice Racing United States Ray Kong
United States Tommy Miller
United States Vic Rice
United States Chris Neville
Pontiac Grand Prix ? 534
32 GTS-1 37 United States Hoyt Overbagh Italy Mauro Casadei
Italy Stefano Bucci
Italy Francesco Ciani
Italy Andrea Garbagnati
Chevrolet Camaro G 507
33 WSC 81 United Kingdom Graham Williams United Kingdom Kevin Sherwood
United Kingdom Mike Millard
United Kingdom Peter Hardman
United Kingdom Nigel Greensall
ProSport 3000 Spyder D 498
34
DNF
WSC 8 United States Support Net Racing United States Henry Camferdam
United States Johnny O'Connell
United States Scott Schubot
United States Roger Mandeville
Hawk C-8 Y 494
35 GTS-1 90 United States Road Circuit Technology United States Andy Petery
United States Les Delano
Republic of Ireland Tim O'Kennedy
United States Craig Carter
Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme ? 490
36
DNF
GTS-1 91 United States Rock Valley Oil & Chemical Co. United States Roger Schramm
United States Stu Hayner
United States John Heinricy
United States Marty Miller
Chevrolet Camaro G 468
37
DNF
GTS-3 77 United States Mattco Racing United States Matthew Cohen
United States Pete Halsmer
United States John Morton
Canada Sylvain Tremblay
BMW M3 E36 Y 440
38
DNF
WSC 1 United States Doyle Racing/Riley & Scott South Africa Wayne Taylor
United States Scott Sharp
Belgium Eric van de Poele
Riley & Scott Mk III P 427
39
DNF
GTS-3 42 United States Jarett Freeman United States Jarett Freeman
United States Simon Gregg
United States Michael Duffy
Porsche 993 Y 422
40 GTS-1 87 United States John Annis United States John Annis
United States Kelly Toombs
United States Neil Tilbor
United States Chris Funk
United States Keith Scharf
United States David Donovan
Chevrolet Camaro ? 404
41
DNF
GTS-2 85 United Kingdom Chamberlain Engineering United States Chris Gleason
United Kingdom Grant Thomas
United Kingdom Jack Gratton
United Kingdom Gerard MacQuillan
Porsche 911 GT2 G 400
42 GTS-3 24 United States Team Seattle/Alex Job Racing United States Don Kitch Jr.
United States Chris Bingham
United States Chip Hanauer
United States Chuck Lyford
United States Byron Sanborn
Porsche 911 G 400
43 GTS-3 68 United States The Racer's Group United States Kevin Buckler
United States Charlie Nearburg
United States Steve Rees
United States Fred Seipp
Porsche 993 ? 393
44
DNF
WSC 29 Italy Target 24 Italy Alex Caffi
Italy Ivan Capelli
Italy Fabio Montani
Italy Gabrio Rosa
Riley & Scott Mk III P 390
45
DNF
GTS-3 83 Italy GT Racing Team Italy Gianfranco Brancatelli
Italy Luca Drudi
Italy Luigino Pagotto
Italy Renato Mastropietro
Switzerland Charles Margueron
Porsche 911 P 387
46 GTS-2 47 United States TF Racing United States Nick Longhi
United States John Kohler
United States Matt Turner
United States Joseph Safina
United States Gary R. Smith
Canada Jeff Lapcevich
Saleen Mustang ? 377
47
DNF
GTS-3 05 United States Auto Sport South United States Jeff Hays
United States Cary Eisenlohr
United States Steve Rebeil
United States William Stitt
United States Kevin Wheeler
Porsche 993 Y 374
48
DNF
GTS-3 7 United States Prototype Technology Group, Inc. Austria Dieter Quester
Belgium Marc Duez
Germany Markus Oestreich
United States Boris Said
BMW M3 E36 Y 373
49
DNF
GTS-1 75 United States Robinson Racing United States George Robinson
United States Irv Hoerr
United States Jack Baldwin
Canada Victor Sifton
Oldsmobile Aurora G 368
50 GTS-1 27 United States Hoyt Overbagh Italy Marco Polani
Italy Silvino Giarotti
Italy Fabio Rosa
United States C. J. Johnson
Italy Marco de Iturbe
Chevrolet Camaro G 353
51 GTS-3 58 United States Protechnik Racing United States Philip Collin
United States Lew Brouchier
Italy Mauro Barella
Italy Luca Cattaneo
United States Sam Shalala
United States Alex Tradd
Porsche 993 ? 353
52 WSC 60 United States Kopf Precision Race Products Team United States Owen Trinkler
Mexico Roberto Quintanilla
United States Jeff Ward
Keiler KII G 348
53
DNF
GTS-1 64 United States Mel A. Butt United States Mel Butt
United States Jim Higgs
United States Dave McTureous
United States Dennis King
Chevrolet Camaro G 339
54
DNF
GTS-1 71 United States Johnny Unser United States Boris Said
United States Johnny Unser
Italy Enrico Bertaggia
Canada Ron Fellows
Callaway C7-R G 331
55 GTS-3 44 United States Virgin Islands Brad Creber United States Lance Stewart
United States Virgin Islands Brad Creber
United States John Bourassa
United States John Finger
Mazda RX-7 Y 310
56
DNF
GTS-2 70 Belgium AD Sport Belgium Kurt Dujardyn
Belgium Kris Wauters
Belgium Koen Wauters
Belgium Jean-Paul Herreman
Porsche 911 GT2 P 304
57 WSC 19 United States Davin Racing United States Mark Montgomery
United States Edd Davin
United States Butch Brickell
Argo P G 279
58 GTS-2 67 United States Saleen Allen Speedlab United States Price Cobb
United Kingdom Phil Andrews
United States Rob Rizzo
United Kingdom David Warnock
United Kingdom Robert Schirle
United States Tim Allen
Saleen Mustang ? 274
59
DNF
GTS-3 92 United States RAE Motorsports United States Raymond Boissoneau
United States Peter Gobel
United States J. W. Pettigrew
United States David Loring
United States Peter Argetsinger
Mazda RX-7 ? 271
60
DNF
WSC 16 United States Dyson Racing United Kingdom Andy Wallace
United States John Paul Jr.
United States Butch Leitzinger
United Kingdom James Weaver
Riley & Scott Mk III G 227
61
DNF
GTS-1 80 United States David Perelle United States Richard Maugeri
United States Sim Penton
United States Rob Debartelobeu
United States Dave Perelle
Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme G 219
62
DNF
GTS-3 73 United States Jack Lewis Enterprises Ltd. Ecuador Henry Taleb
Puerto Rico Edison Lluch
United States Kurt Mathewson
United States Scott Knollenberg
Porsche 993 Carrera RSR ? 209
63 WSC 28 United States FAB Factory Motorsport United States Jon Field
United States A. J. Smith
United States Ralph Thomas
United States John Mirro
United States Rick Ferguson
Spice SE95 G 182
64 GTS-1 62 United States Diablo Racing United States Tom Scheuren
United States Kerry Hitt
United States Bobby Jones
United States Gerry Green
Chevrolet Camaro ? 181
65
DNF
WSC 2 United States Screaming Eagles Racing United States Craig T. Nelson
United States Case Montgomery
United States Dan Clark
United States Darin Brassfield
Riley & Scott Mk III Y 158
66
DNF
GTS-3 41 United States Team Technodyne United States Chris Cervelli
United States Bruce Busby
United States Mark Anderson
Porsche 993 Carrera RSR P 138
67
DNF
WSC 95 United States TRV Motorsports United States Tom Volk
United States Don Bell
United States Bill Cooper
France Franck Fréon
Kudzu DL-4 ? 121
68 GTS-2 65 United States Saleen Allen Speedlab United Kingdom Robert Schirle
United States Steve Saleen
United Kingdom David Warnock
United States Tim Allen
Saleen Mustang ? 109
69
DNF
GTS-1 51 United States Fantasy Junction United States Bruce Trenery
United Kingdom Grahame Bryant
United Kingdom Jeffrey Pattinson
Belgium Patrick van Schoote
Chevrolet Monte Carlo ? 101
70
DNF
GTS-1 45 United States Davies Motorsports Canada Scott Goodyear
United States Ed Davies
Netherlands Arie Luyendyk
Porsche 964 Turbo G 95
71
DNF
GTS-3 38 United States Mark Hein United States Dorsey Schroeder
United States Peter Cunningham
United States John Green
United States Mark Hein
United States Greg Loebel
Acura NSX Y 90
72
DNF
WSC 88 United States MSI Racing Canada Ross Bentley
United States Danny Sullivan
United States Jeff Jones
United States Robbie Buhl
Riley & Scott Mk III G 72
73
DNF
GTS-3 22 United States Paul Reisman United States Paul Reisman
United States John Reisman
United States Shane Lewis
United States Buddy Norton
Chevrolet Camaro ? 57
74
DNF
GTS-1 15 United States Anthony Puleo Germany Ernst Gschwender
United States Anthony Puleo
United States Mark Kennedy
United States Daniel Urrutia
Chevrolet Camaro ? 46
75
DNF
GTS-3 50 Belgium Paul Kumpen Belgium Alfons Taels
Belgium Georges Cremer
Belgium Paul Kumpen
Belgium Albert Vanierschot
Porsche 911 ? 39
76
DNF
GTS-2 61 Germany Konrad Motorsport Netherlands Cor Euser
Germany Bernd Netzeband
Netherlands Bert Ploeg
Germany Wolfgang Kaufmann
Porsche 911 GT2 M 23
77
DNF
GTS-2 00 United Kingdom Agusta Racing Italy Almo Coppelli
Italy Rocky Agusta
Sweden Carl Rosenblad
Chevrolet Corvette D 23
78
DNF
GTS-1 34 United States Todd Vallancourt United States Todd Vallancourt
United States Hal Corbin
United States Bill Evans
El Salvador Toto Lasally
Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme H 22
79
DNF
GTS-1 49 United States Dan Shaver United States Dan Shaver
United States Jack Willes
United States Joe Varde
Chevrolet Camaro ? 16
80
DNF
WSC 9 France Courage Competition Sweden Fredrik Ekblom
France Didier Cottaz
France Jérôme Policand
Courage C41 M 12
DNS WSC 02 United States Screaming Eagles Racing United States Dan Clark Spice SE90 ? -
DNS GTS-3 84 Italy Luigino Pagotto Italy Walter Meloni
Belgium Léo Van Sande
Porsche 911 ? -
DNQ GTS-1 17 United States Art Pilla United States Arthur Pilla
United States Oma Kimbrough
United States David Kicak
Porsche 911 GT2 G -
DNQ GTS-3 86 United States G&W Motorsports United States Danny Marshall
United States Arthur Urciuoli
United Kingdom Peter Chambers
United Kingdom Martyn Konig
Porsche 993 Cup D -
DNQ GTS-3 5 Canada Doug Trott United States Tom Dean
United States Tom Baldwin
Canada Tony Burgess
United States Grady Willingham
Porsche 911 T -
DNQ GTS-3 07 United States Pettit Racing United States Cameron Worth
Venezuela Enzo Potolicchio
United States John Brown
United States Rodger Bogusz
Mazda RX-7 Turbo H -
DNQ GTS-3 32 United States Steve Goldin United States Steve Goldin
United States Keith Goldin
United States Mark Montgomery
United States Martin Shuster
Mazda RX-7 H -
DNQ GTS-3 12 United States Rick Fairbanks United States Rick Fairbanks
United States Nick Ham
United States Chuck Cottrell
United States Mark Neuhaus
United States Chris Gleason
Porsche 911 ? -
DNQ GTS-3 82 United States Rob Collins
United States Trevor Hilliar
United States Dan Moon
United States John Drew
Germany Neil Crilly
Porsche 911 D -
DNQ GTS-3 52 United States Kryderacing United States Reed Kryder
United States Frank Del Vecchio
France Christian Heinkélé
United States David Green
Nissan 240SX ? -
DNQ GTS-3 36 United States Phoenix American Motorsports United States Stu Hayner
United States John Heinricy
United States Marty Miller
United States Jim Michaelian
Pontiac Firebird ? -
DNQ GTS-3 57 United States Kryderacing United States Reed Kryder
Germany Willie Beck
Germany Helmut Reuscher
Germany Gred Holtkamp
United Kingdom Alistair Morrison
Nissan 240SX ? -
DNQ GTS-1 79 United States Tim Banks United States Tim Banks Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme ? -
DNQ GTS-3 66 United States G&W Motorsports United States Danny Marshall
United States Steve Marshall
Porsche 964 G -
DNQ GTS-1 72 United States Tim Banks United States Tim Banks Chevrolet Corvette D -
DNQ WSC 33 United States FAB Factory Motorsport United States John Mirro
Germany Oliver Kuttner
United States Ralph Thomas
United States A. J. Smith
United States Rick Ferguson
Kudzu DG-2 WSC ? -
Source:[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Daytona 24 Hours 1997 - Racing Sports Cars".
  2. ^ "1997 Daytona 24 Hours | Motor Sport Magazine Database". Motor Sport Magazine. June 13, 2017.
  3. ^ a b "Daytona 24 Hours 1997 - Photo Gallery - Racing Sports Cars".