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