1997 24 Hours of Daytona
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.
Index: Races | Winners | |||

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
Class winners in bold.
| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Car | Tire | Laps | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WSC | 20 | Riley & Scott Mk III | G | 690 | |||
| 2 | WSC | 3 | Ferrari 333 SP | G | 689 | |||
| 3 | WSC | 4 | Riley & Scott Mk III | P | 672 | |||
| 4 | GTS-2 | 99 | Porsche 911 GT2 | M | 665 | |||
| 5 | GTS-1 | 01 | Porsche 911 GT2 | P | 663 | |||
| 6 | GTS-1 | 74 | Porsche 911 GT2 | P | 661 | |||
| 7 | WSC | 30 | Ferrari 333 SP | Y | 660 | |||
| 8 | GTS-2 | 03 | Porsche 911 GT2 | P | 651 | |||
| 9 | GTS-3 | 10 | BMW M3 E36 | Y | 640 | |||
| 10 | GTS-3 | 39 | Porsche 993 | P | 638 | |||
| 11 | GTS-3 | 76 | Porsche 993 Carrera RSR | Y | 638 | |||
| 12 | GTS-2 | 31 | Porsche 911 GT2 | M | 637 | |||
| 13 | GTS-3 | 69 | Porsche 993 | ? | 632 | |||
| 14 | GTS-3 | 26 | Porsche 993 | Y | 631 | |||
| 15 | GTS-1 | 94 | Chrysler Viper GTS-R | M | 628 | |||
| 16 | GTS-2 | 98 | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | P | 627 | |||
| 17 | GTS-3 | 25 | Porsche 964 Carrera RSR | P | 624 | |||
| 18 | GTS-3 | 6 | BMW M3 E36 | Y | 622 | |||
| 19 | GTS-1 | 46 | Lister Storm GTL | M | 615 | |||
| 20 | GTS-3 | 53 | Porsche 964 Carrera RSR | P | 615 | |||
| 21 | GTS-3 | 04 | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | P | 609 | |||
| 22 | GTS-3 | 55 | Porsche 964 | P | 607 | |||
| 23 | GTS-3 | 40 | Porsche 911 | ? | 602 | |||
| 24 | GTS-3 | 54 | Porsche 993 | ? | 600 | |||
| 25 | GTS-2 | 56 | Porsche 911 GT2 | P | 591 | |||
| 26 | WSC | 63 | Kudzu DLM | G | 569 | |||
| 27 | GTS-3 | 96 | Porsche 911 GT2 | ? | 565 | |||
| 28 | GTS-1 | 97 | Porsche 911 GT2 | G | 560 | |||
| 29 | GTS-3 | 78 | Porsche 964 Carrera RSR | Y | 554 | |||
| 30 | GTS-1 | 35 | Chevrolet Camaro | Y | 540 | |||
| 31 | GTS-1 | 09 | Pontiac Grand Prix | ? | 534 | |||
| 32 | GTS-1 | 37 | Chevrolet Camaro | G | 507 | |||
| 33 | WSC | 81 | ProSport 3000 Spyder | D | 498 | |||
| 34 DNF |
WSC | 8 | Hawk C-8 | Y | 494 | |||
| 35 | GTS-1 | 90 | Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme | ? | 490 | |||
| 36 DNF |
GTS-1 | 91 | Chevrolet Camaro | G | 468 | |||
| 37 DNF |
GTS-3 | 77 | BMW M3 E36 | Y | 440 | |||
| 38 DNF |
WSC | 1 | Riley & Scott Mk III | P | 427 | |||
| 39 DNF |
GTS-3 | 42 | Porsche 993 | Y | 422 | |||
| 40 | GTS-1 | 87 | Chevrolet Camaro | ? | 404 | |||
| 41 DNF |
GTS-2 | 85 | Porsche 911 GT2 | G | 400 | |||
| 42 | GTS-3 | 24 | Porsche 911 | G | 400 | |||
| 43 | GTS-3 | 68 | Porsche 993 | ? | 393 | |||
| 44 DNF |
WSC | 29 | Riley & Scott Mk III | P | 390 | |||
| 45 DNF |
GTS-3 | 83 | Porsche 911 | P | 387 | |||
| 46 | GTS-2 | 47 | Saleen Mustang | ? | 377 | |||
| 47 DNF |
GTS-3 | 05 | Porsche 993 | Y | 374 | |||
| 48 DNF |
GTS-3 | 7 | BMW M3 E36 | Y | 373 | |||
| 49 DNF |
GTS-1 | 75 | Oldsmobile Aurora | G | 368 | |||
| 50 | GTS-1 | 27 | Chevrolet Camaro | G | 353 | |||
| 51 | GTS-3 | 58 | Porsche 993 | ? | 353 | |||
| 52 | WSC | 60 | Keiler KII | G | 348 | |||
| 53 DNF |
GTS-1 | 64 | Chevrolet Camaro | G | 339 | |||
| 54 DNF |
GTS-1 | 71 | Callaway C7-R | G | 331 | |||
| 55 | GTS-3 | 44 | Mazda RX-7 | Y | 310 | |||
| 56 DNF |
GTS-2 | 70 | Porsche 911 GT2 | P | 304 | |||
| 57 | WSC | 19 | Argo P | G | 279 | |||
| 58 | GTS-2 | 67 | Saleen Mustang | ? | 274 | |||
| 59 DNF |
GTS-3 | 92 | Mazda RX-7 | ? | 271 | |||
| 60 DNF |
WSC | 16 | Riley & Scott Mk III | G | 227 | |||
| 61 DNF |
GTS-1 | 80 | Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme | G | 219 | |||
| 62 DNF |
GTS-3 | 73 | Porsche 993 Carrera RSR | ? | 209 | |||
| 63 | WSC | 28 | Spice SE95 | G | 182 | |||
| 64 | GTS-1 | 62 | Chevrolet Camaro | ? | 181 | |||
| 65 DNF |
WSC | 2 | Riley & Scott Mk III | Y | 158 | |||
| 66 DNF |
GTS-3 | 41 | Porsche 993 Carrera RSR | P | 138 | |||
| 67 DNF |
WSC | 95 | Kudzu DL-4 | ? | 121 | |||
| 68 | GTS-2 | 65 | Saleen Mustang | ? | 109 | |||
| 69 DNF |
GTS-1 | 51 | Chevrolet Monte Carlo | ? | 101 | |||
| 70 DNF |
GTS-1 | 45 | Porsche 964 Turbo | G | 95 | |||
| 71 DNF |
GTS-3 | 38 | Acura NSX | Y | 90 | |||
| 72 DNF |
WSC | 88 | Riley & Scott Mk III | G | 72 | |||
| 73 DNF |
GTS-3 | 22 | Chevrolet Camaro | ? | 57 | |||
| 74 DNF |
GTS-1 | 15 | Chevrolet Camaro | ? | 46 | |||
| 75 DNF |
GTS-3 | 50 | Porsche 911 | ? | 39 | |||
| 76 DNF |
GTS-2 | 61 | Porsche 911 GT2 | M | 23 | |||
| 77 DNF |
GTS-2 | 00 | Chevrolet Corvette | D | 23 | |||
| 78 DNF |
GTS-1 | 34 | Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme | H | 22 | |||
| 79 DNF |
GTS-1 | 49 | Chevrolet Camaro | ? | 16 | |||
| 80 DNF |
WSC | 9 | Courage C41 | M | 12 | |||
| DNS | WSC | 02 | Spice SE90 | ? | - | |||
| DNS | GTS-3 | 84 | Porsche 911 | ? | - | |||
| DNQ | GTS-1 | 17 | Porsche 911 GT2 | G | - | |||
| DNQ | GTS-3 | 86 | Porsche 993 Cup | D | - | |||
| DNQ | GTS-3 | 5 | Porsche 911 | T | - | |||
| DNQ | GTS-3 | 07 | Mazda RX-7 Turbo | H | - | |||
| DNQ | GTS-3 | 32 | Mazda RX-7 | H | - | |||
| DNQ | GTS-3 | 12 | Porsche 911 | ? | - | |||
| DNQ | GTS-3 | 82 | Porsche 911 | D | - | |||
| DNQ | GTS-3 | 52 | Nissan 240SX | ? | - | |||
| DNQ | GTS-3 | 36 | Pontiac Firebird | ? | - | |||
| DNQ | GTS-3 | 57 | Nissan 240SX | ? | - | |||
| DNQ | GTS-1 | 79 | Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme | ? | - | |||
| DNQ | GTS-3 | 66 | Porsche 964 | G | - | |||
| DNQ | GTS-1 | 72 | Chevrolet Corvette | D | - | |||
| DNQ | WSC | 33 | Kudzu DG-2 WSC | ? | - | |||
| Source:[3] | ||||||||
References
- "Daytona 24 Hours 1997 - Racing Sports Cars".
- "1997 Daytona 24 Hours | Motor Sport Magazine Database". Motor Sport Magazine. June 13, 2017.
- "Daytona 24 Hours 1997 - Photo Gallery - Racing Sports Cars".