# 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 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. 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.

## Race results

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