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1997 12 Hours of Sebring

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The 45th Superflo 12 Hours of Sebring presented by Chrysler was an endurance racing sports car event held at Sebring International Raceway from March 13–16, 1997. The race served as the second round of the 1997 IMSA GT Championship.[1][2] The #3 Team Scandia Ferrari 333 SP took the overall victory driven by Yannick Dalmas, Stefan Johansson, Fermín Vélez, and Andy Evans.[3]

Race results

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Class winners in bold.

Pos Class No Team Drivers Car Tyre Laps
1 WSC 3 United States Team Scandia France Yannick Dalmas
Sweden Stefan Johansson
Spain Fermín Vélez
United States Andy Evans
Ferrari 333 SP G 281
2 WSC 16 United States Dyson Racing United Kingdom James Weaver
United Kingdom Andy Wallace
United States Butch Leitzinger
Riley & Scott Mk III G 281
3 WSC 4 Peru Dibos Racing Peru Eduardo Dibós Chappuis
United States Jim Pace
United States Barry Waddell
Riley & Scott Mk III P 268
4 WSC 63 United States Downing/Atlanta Racing United States Jim Downing
United States Charlie Nearburg
United States Tim McAdam
Kudzu DLM G 266
5 WSC 20 United States Dyson Racing United States Elliott Forbes-Robinson
United States John Schneider
United States John Paul Jr.
Riley & Scott Mk III G 263
6 GTS-1 11 United States Robinson Racing United States Irv Hoerr
United States Jack Baldwin
United States George Robinson
Oldsmobile Aurora G 261
7 GTS-1 01 United States Rohr Corp. United States Jochen Rohr
United States Andy Pilgrim
United Kingdom Robert Nearn
Porsche 911 GT2 P 261
8 GTS-2 61 Austria Konrad Motorsport France Bob Wollek
Austria Franz Konrad
Germany Wido Rössler
Porsche 911 GT2 P 259
9 GTS-3 10 United States Prototype Technology Group Costa Rica Javier Quiros
United States Tom Hessert
United States Bill Auberlen
United States Derek Hill
BMW M3 E36 Y 257
10 GTS-2 03 Germany Roock Racing Germany Claudia Hürtgen
France Michel Ligonnet
United States Zak Brown
United States Dirk Layer
Porsche 911 GT2 M 256
11 GTS-2 99 United States Schumacher Racing United States Larry Schumacher
United States John O'Steen
United States Will Pace
Porsche 993 P 256
12 GTS-2 56 United States Martin Snow United States Martin Snow
United States Peter Kitchak
United States Philip Collin
Porsche 911 GT2 ? 255
13 GTS-3 76 United States Team A.R.E. United States Kelly Collins
United States Cort Wagner
United States Gary Blackman
Porsche 993 Carrera RSR Y 255
14 GTS-3 52 Switzerland Stadler Motorsport Switzerland Lilian Bryner
Switzerland Enzo Calderari
Germany Ulli Richter
Porsche 964 P 253
15 GTS-3 7 United States Prototype Technology Group Austria Dieter Quester
Belgium Marc Duez
United States Boris Said
BMW M3 E36 Y 252
16 WSC 88 United States MSI Racing Canada Ross Bentley
United States Jeff Jones
United States Danny Sullivan
Riley & Scott Mk III G 250
17 GTS-3 39 United States Jim Matthews Racing United States David Murry
United States Jim Matthews
United States Hurley Haywood
Porsche 993 ? 249
18 GTS-1 75 United States Robinson Racing Canada Victor Sifton
United States Jon Gooding
United States Joe Pezza
Oldsmobile Aurora G 248
19
DNF
GTS-3 50 Costa Rica Jorge Trejos United States Joe Varde
Costa Rica Jorge Trejos
United States Dennis Aase
Porsche 993 P 247
20 GTS-2 65 United States Saleen Allen Speedlab United States Steve Saleen
United Kingdom David Warnock
United Kingdom Robert Schirle
Saleen Mustang ? 246
21 GTS-3 68 United States The Racer's Group United States Kevin Buckler
United States Stephen Earle
United States Randy Pobst
Porsche 993 ? 246
22 GTS-3 78 United States Team A.R.E. United States Mike Doolin
United States Steve Pelke
United States Bruce Busby
Porsche 964 Carrera RSR Y 245
23 GTS-3 53 Switzerland Stadler Motorsport Switzerland Denis Lay
Germany Karl-Heinz Wlazik
Switzerland Uwe Sick
Porsche 964 Carrera RSR P 245
24 GTS-3 25 United States Alex Job Racing United States Charles Slater
United States Jeff Purner
United States Terry Lingner
United States Robbie Groff
Porsche 964 Carrera RSR ? 242
25 GTS-3 86 United States G&W Motorsports United States Steve Marshall
United States Danny Marshall
United States Weldon Scrogham
Porsche 993 Cup D 240
26 GTS-3 89 United States Tag Racing United States Thomas Dittmer
United States Jason Dittmer
United States Tone Grant
United States Mike Gagliardo
Porsche 993 ? 236
27 WSC 2 United States Screaming Eagles Racing United States Craig T. Nelson
United States Darin Brassfield
United States Dan Clark
Riley & Scott Mk III ? 233
28 GTS-3 58 United States Protechnik Racing United States Sam Shalala
United States John Annis
Germany Neil Crilly
United States Scott Peeler
Porsche 993 G 229
29 GTS-3 69 Costa Rica Jorge Trejos United States Jeff Gamroth
United States Tim Ralston
United States Monte Shelton
Porsche 993 ? 227
30 GTS-3 05 United States Auto Sport South United States Joe Cogbill
United States William Stitt
United States John Bourassa
Porsche 993 ? 224
31 GTS-3 92 United States PAR International, Ltd. United States David Loring
United States Raymond Boissoneau
United States Peter Goebel
United States Brian Johnson
Mazda RX-7 G 218
32 GTS-3 26 United States Alex Job Racing United States Anthony Lazzaro
Italy Angelo Cilli
United States Eric Bretzel
Porsche 993 Y 216
33 GTS-3 70 United States Newfield/Cartman Italy Ludovico Manfredi
United States Alain Nadal
Greece Manolis Manchous
United States Ron Zitza
Porsche 993 P 210
34
DNF
GTS-2 47 United States T-F Racing United States Matt Turner
United States Gary R. Smith
United States Joseph Safina
United States John Kohler
United States Nick Longhi
Saleen Mustang ? 205
35
DNF
WSC 28 United States FAB Factory Motorsport United States Jon Field
Chile Juan Gac
Canada Jacek Mucha
United States A.J. Smith
United States Owen Trinkler
Spice SC95 G 203
36 GTS-3 36 United States Phoenix American Motorsports United States Jim Michaelian
United States Steve McNeely
United States Stu Hayner
United States John Heinricy
United States Mike Weinberg
United States Joe Aquilante
United States Marty Miller
Pontiac Firebird ? 201
37 GTS-1 90 United States Road Circuit Technology United States Les Delano
United States Andy Petery
United States Craig Carter
Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme G 199
38
DNF
WSC 8 United States Support Net Racing United States Johnny O'Connell
United States Scott Schubot
United States Henry Camferdam
United States Roger Mandeville
Hawk C-8 Y 188
39 GTS-1 48 United States Ted Kempgens United States David Rankin
United States Hank Scott
United States Billy Bies
United States Ted Kempgens
Chevrolet Camaro G 188
40 WSC 33 United States FAB Factory Motorsport United States Ralph Thomas
United States John Mirro
United States Rick Ferguson
Kudzu DG-2 ? 185
41 GTS-1 09 United States Rice Racing United States Vic Rice
United States Ray Kong
United States Shane Lewis
United States Kent Stacy
Pontiac Grand Prix G 180
42
DNF
GTS-3 27 United States Tim Vargo United States Brady Refenning
United States Jack Refenning
United States Peter Uria
Porsche 911 P 178
43
DNF
WSC 30 Italy Moretti Racing Italy Giampiero Moretti
Brazil Antônio Hermann
Belgium Didier Theys
Italy Andrea Montermini
Ferrari 333 SP Y 168
44
DNF
WSC 1 United States Doyle Racing/Riley & Scott South Africa Wayne Taylor
Belgium Eric van de Poele
United States Scott Sharp
Riley & Scott Mk III P 151
45 GTS-1 80 United States Dave Perelle United States Nort Northam
United States Dave Perelle
United States Houghton Smith
Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme G 148
46
DNF
GTS-3 6 United States Prototype Technology Group United States John Fergus
United States Dan Marvin
BMW M3 E36 Y 142
47 GTS-1 37 United States Hoyt Overbagh Italy Mauri Casadei
Italy Oscar Rovelli
United States Butch Brickell
United States Mark Montgomery
United States C.J. Johnson
Chevrolet Camaro G 141
48
DNF
WSC 43 United States Team Scandia United States Charles Morgan
United States Rob Morgan
Ferrari 333 SP G 135
49
DNF
GTS-3 42 United States Jarrett Freeman United States Michael Duffy
United States Simon Gregg
Porsche 993 ? 134
50
DNF
WSC 60 United States Kopf Precision Race Products Team Mexico Roberto Quintanilla
United States Jeff Ward
Keiler KII G 126
51
DNF
GTS-1 66 United States Panoz Motorsports United States Doc Bundy
France Éric Bernard
United States Jeff Purner
Panoz GTR-1 M 108
52
DNF
GTS-3 93 Ecuador Ecuador Mobil Ecuador Henry Taleb
United States Pete Halsmer
United States Elton Julian
Nissan 240SX Y 103
53
DNF
GTS-1 74 United States Champion Porsche Germany Hans-Joachim Stuck
Canada Bill Adam
Porsche 911 GT2 P 100
54
DNF
GTS-2 55 United States Saleen Allen Speedlab United States Price Cobb
United Kingdom Phil Andrews
Saleen Mustang G 92
55
DNF
GTS-1 35 United States Richard McDill United States Richard McDill
United States Bill McDill
United States Tom Juckette
Italy Gianni Biava
Chevrolet Camaro Y 90
56 GTS-3 57 United States Kryderacing United States Luis Sereix
United States Reed Kryder
United States Frank Del Vecchio
United Kingdom Michael DeFontes
Nissan 240SX G 85
57
DNF
GTS-3 22 United States Resiman Racing United States Paul Reisman
United States John Reisman
United States Richard Valentine
Chevrolet Camaro ? 73
58
DNF
GTS-3 38 United States Mark Hein United States Dorsey Schroeder
United States Peter Cunningham
United States John Green
Acura NSX Y 58
59 GTS-1 17 United States Art Pilla United States Arthur Pilla
United States Oma Kimbrough
United States David Kicak
Porsche 911 GT2 ? 58
60
DNF
GTS-1 72 United States Tim Banks United States Tim Banks
Switzerland Henri-Louis Maunoir
United States Don Arpin
Chevrolet Corvette ? 57
61
DNF
GTS-2 31 United States Kim Baker United States John Heinricy
United States Stuart Jones
United States Kim Baker
Chevrolet Corvette ? 29
62
DNF
GTS-1 45 United States Davies Motorsports Canada Scott Goodyear
Peru Neto Jochamowitz
United States Ed Davies
Porsche 964 Turbo ? 21
63
DNF
WSC 00 United States John Christie Canada John Graham
United Kingdom Robin Smith
X-250 WSC P 21
DNS GTS-3 98 United States Tag Racing United States Thomas Dittmer
United States Jason Dittmer
Porsche 993 Carrera RSR ? 0
DNS GTS-3 34 United States James Loftis United States Jim Loftis
United States Richard Howe
Porsche 968 D 0
DNS GTS-3 06 United States Jeremiah Kelly United States Marc Fienstein
United States Randy Pobst
Porsche 944 ? 0

References

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  1. ^ "Superflo 12 Hours presented by Chrysler". Racing Sports Cars. March 15, 1997.
  2. ^ "Sebring 12 Hours". Racing Sports Cars. March 15, 1997.
  3. ^ "1997 Sebring 12 Hours". Motorsport Database.
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