# List of 1997 motorsport champions

This list of 1997 motorsport champions is a list of national or international auto racing series with a Championship decided by the points or positions earned by a driver from multiple races.

## Dirt oval racing

| Series | Champion | Refer |
| World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series | Sammy Swindell | |
| World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series | Teams: Swindell Motorsports | |

## Drag racing

| Series | Champion | Refer |
| NHRA Winston Drag Racing Series | Top Fuel: Gary Scelzi | 1997 NHRA Winston Drag Racing Series |
| NHRA Winston Drag Racing Series | Funny Car: John Force | 1997 NHRA Winston Drag Racing Series |
| NHRA Winston Drag Racing Series | Pro Stock: Jim Yates | 1997 NHRA Winston Drag Racing Series |
| NHRA Winston Drag Racing Series | Pro Stock Motorcycle: Matt Hines | 1997 NHRA Winston Drag Racing Series |

## Karting

| Series | Driver |
| CIK-FIA Karting World Championship | FSA: Danilo Rossi |
| CIK-FIA Karting World Championship | FC: Gianluca Beggio |
| CIK-FIA Karting European Championship | FSA: Jenson Button |
| CIK-FIA Karting European Championship | FC: Gianluca Beggio |
| CIK-FIA Karting European Championship | FA: Antonio García |
| CIK-FIA Karting European Championship | ICA: Alessandro Balzan |
| CIK-FIA Karting European Championship | ICA-J: Nelson van der Pol |
| CIK-FIA Karting European Championship | Cadet: Michael Koel |

## Motorcycle

| Series | Rider | Season article |
| 500cc World Championship | Mick Doohan | 1997 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season |
| 500cc World Championship | Manufacturers: Honda | 1997 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season |
| 250cc World Championship | Max Biaggi | 1997 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season |
| 250cc World Championship | Manufacturers: Honda | 1997 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season |
| 125cc World Championship | Valentino Rossi | 1997 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season |
| 125cc World Championship | Manufacturers: Aprilia | 1997 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season |
| Superbike World Championship | John Kocinski | 1997 Superbike World Championship |
| Superbike World Championship | Manufacturers: Honda | 1997 Superbike World Championship |
| Supersport World Series | Paolo Casoli | |
| Speedway World Championship | Greg Hancock | 1997 Speedway Grand Prix |
| AMA Superbike Championship | Doug Chandler | |
| Australian Superbike Championship | Martin Craggill | |

## Open wheel racing

| Series | Driver | Season article |
| FIA Formula One World Championship | Jacques Villeneuve | 1997 Formula One World Championship |
| FIA Formula One World Championship | Constructors: Williams-Renault | 1997 Formula One World Championship |
| FIA International Formula 3000 | Ricardo Zonta | 1997 International Formula 3000 Championship |
| FIA International Formula 3000 | Teams: Super Nova Racing | 1997 International Formula 3000 Championship |
| CART PPG World Series | Alex Zanardi | 1997 CART PPG World Series |
| CART PPG World Series | Manufacturers: Mercedes | 1997 CART PPG World Series |
| CART PPG World Series | Rookies: Patrick Carpentier | 1997 CART PPG World Series |
| Indy Racing League | Tony Stewart | 1996–1997 Indy Racing League |
| Indy Racing League | Manufacturers: Oldsmobile | 1996–1997 Indy Racing League |
| Indy Racing League | Rookies: Jim Guthrie | 1996–1997 Indy Racing League |
| Indy Lights Series | Tony Kanaan | 1997 Indy Lights season |
| American Indycar Series | Ken Petrie | 1997 American Indycar Series |
| Atlantic Championship | Alex Barron | 1997 Atlantic Championship |
| Australian Drivers' Championship | Jason Bright | 1997 Australian Drivers' Championship |
| Barber Dodge Pro Series | Derek Hill | 1997 Barber Dodge Pro Series |
| Formula Nippon Championship | Pedro de la Rosa | 1997 Formula Nippon Championship |
| Formula Nippon Championship | Teams: Shionogi Team Nova | 1997 Formula Nippon Championship |
| Historic Formula One Championship | Bob Berridge | 1997 Historic Formula One Championship |
| BOSS Formula Series | Nigel Greensall | 1997 BOSS Formula Series |
| BOSS Formula Series | Teams: European Aviation | 1997 BOSS Formula Series |
| Formula Asia | Bagoes Hermanto | 1997 Formula Asia |
| JAF Japan Formula 4 | Akihiro Asai | 1997 JAF Japan Formula 4 |
| Formula König | Thomas Mühlenz | 1997 Formula König season |
| Formula Toyota | Rubén Derfler | 1997 Formula Toyota season |
| Formula Toyota | West: Shinichi Takagi | 1997 Formula Toyota season |
| Russian Formula 1600 Championship | Alexander Potekhin | 1997 Russian Formula 1600 Championship |
| Russian Formula 1600 Championship | Teams: West Canopus Castrol | 1997 Russian Formula 1600 Championship |
| Russian Formula 1600 Championship | ASPAS Cup: Viktor Kozankov | 1997 Russian Formula 1600 Championship |
| Russian Formula 1600 Championship | ASPAS Cup Teams: West Canopus Castrol | 1997 Russian Formula 1600 Championship |
| Star Mazda Championship | Tony Buffomante | 1997 Star Mazda Championship |
| Formula Three |||
| All-Japan Formula Three Championship | Tom Coronel | 1997 All-Japan Formula Three Championship |
| All-Japan Formula Three Championship | Teams: TOM'S | 1997 All-Japan Formula Three Championship |
| Austria Formula 3 Cup | Petr Krizan | 1997 Austria Formula 3 Cup |
| Austria Formula 3 Cup | Trophy: Georg Holzer | 1997 Austria Formula 3 Cup |
| British Formula 3 Championship | Jonny Kane | 1997 British Formula Three Championship |
| British Formula 3 Championship | National: Martin O'Connell | 1997 British Formula Three Championship |
| Chilean Formula Three Championship | Ramón Ibarra | 1997 Chilean Formula Three Championship |
| French Formula Three Championship | Patrice Gay | 1997 French Formula Three Championship |
| German Formula Three Championship | Nick Heidfeld | 1997 German Formula Three Championship |
| German Formula Three Championship | Class B: Jaroslav Kostelecký | 1997 German Formula Three Championship |
| German Formula Three Championship | Rookie: Timo Scheider | 1997 German Formula Three Championship |
| Italian Formula Three Championship | Oliver Martini | 1997 Italian Formula Three Championship |
| Mexican Formula Three Championship | Derek Higgins | 1997 Mexican Formula Three Championship |
| Formula 3 Sudamericana | Bruno Junqueira | 1997 Formula 3 Sudamericana |
| Formula 3 Sudamericana | National: Diego Chiozzi | 1997 Formula 3 Sudamericana |
| Russian Formula Three Championship | Viktor Kozankov | 1997 Russian Formula Three Championship |
| Russian Formula Three Championship | ASPAS Cup: Alberto Pedemonte | 1997 Russian Formula Three Championship |
| Swiss Formula Three Championship | Norbert Zehnder | 1997 Swiss Formula Three Championship |
| Formula Renault |||
| French Formula Renault Championship | Jonathan Cochet | 1997 French Formula Renault Championship |
| Eurocup Formula Renault | Jeffrey van Hooydonk | |
| Eurocup Formula Renault | Teams: Tatuus JD Motorsport | |
| Formula Renault Argentina | Mauro Fartuszek | 1997 Formula Renault Argentina |
| Formula Renault Sport UK | Marc Hynes | 1997 Formula Renault Sport UK |
| Formula Renault Sport UK | Teams: Manor Motorsport | 1997 Formula Renault Sport UK |
| Formula Renault BARC | Peter Clarke | 1997 Formula Renault BARC |
| Formula Renault Germany | Robert Lechner | 1997 Formula Renault Germany |
| Spanish Formula Renault Championship | Polo Villaamil | 1997 Spanish Formula Renault Championship |
| Formula Ford |||
| Australian Formula Ford Championship | Garth Tander | 1997 Australian Formula Ford Championship |
| Benelux Formula Ford 1600 Championship | Patrick Koel | |
| British Formula Ford Championship | Jacky van der Ende | 1997 British Formula Ford Championship |
| Danish Formula Ford Championship | Tommy Schröter | |
| Dutch Formula Ford 1800 Championship | Christijan Albers | |
| New Zealand Formula Ford Championship | Scott Dixon | |
| Formula Ford 1600 Nordic Championship | John Stambeck | |
| Portuguese Formula Ford Championship | José Pedro Fontes | |
| Scottish Formula Ford Championship | Stewart Roden | |
| U.S. F2000 National Championship | Zak Morioka | 1997 U.S. F2000 National Championship |

## Rallying

| Series | Driver/Co-Driver | Season article |
| FIA World Rally Championship | Tommi Mäkinen | 1997 World Rally Championship |
| FIA World Rally Championship | Co-Drivers: Seppo Harjanne | 1997 World Rally Championship |
| FIA World Rally Championship | Manufacturers: Subaru | 1997 World Rally Championship |
| FIA World Rally Championship | Group N Cup: Gustavo Trelles | 1997 World Rally Championship |
| African Rally Championship | Satwant Singh | 1997 African Rally Championship |
| Asia-Pacific Rally Championship | Kenneth Eriksson | 1997 Asia-Pacific Rally Championship |
| Asia-Pacific Rally Championship | Co-Drivers: Staffan Parmander | 1997 Asia-Pacific Rally Championship |
| Asia-Pacific Rally Championship | Manufacturers: Subaru | 1997 Asia-Pacific Rally Championship |
| Asia-Pacific Rally Championship | Group N: Karamjit Singh | 1997 Asia-Pacific Rally Championship |
| Asia-Pacific Rally Championship | 2-Litre: Nobuhiro Tajima | 1997 Asia-Pacific Rally Championship |
| Australian Rally Championship | Possum Bourne | 1997 Australian Rally Championship |
| Australian Rally Championship | Co-Drivers: Craig Vincent | 1997 Australian Rally Championship |
| British Rally Championship | Mark Higgins | 1997 British Rally Championship |
| British Rally Championship | Manufacturers: Volkswagen | 1997 British Rally Championship |
| Canadian Rally Championship | Frank Sprongl | 1997 Canadian Rally Championship |
| Canadian Rally Championship | Co-Drivers: Dan Sprongl | 1997 Canadian Rally Championship |
| Czech Rally Championship | Milan Dolák | 1997 Czech Rally Championship |
| Czech Rally Championship | Co-Drivers: Jaroslav Palivec | 1997 Czech Rally Championship |
| Deutsche Rallye Meisterschaft | Matthias Kahle | |
| Estonian Rally Championship | N 2000+: Ivar Raidam | 1997 Estonian Rally Championship |
| Estonian Rally Championship | N 2000+ Co-Drivers: Margus Karjane | 1997 Estonian Rally Championship |
| Estonian Rally Championship | A>2000: Markko Märtin | 1997 Estonian Rally Championship |
| Estonian Rally Championship | A>2000 Co-Drivers: Toomas Kitsing | 1997 Estonian Rally Championship |
| European Rally Championship | Krzysztof Hołowczyc | 1997 European Rally Championship |
| European Rally Championship | Co-Drivers: Maciej Wisławski | 1997 European Rally Championship |
| Finnish Rally Championship | Group A +2000cc: Marcus Grönholm | 1997 Finnish Rally Championship |
| Finnish Rally Championship | Group N +2000cc: Jouko Puhakka | 1997 Finnish Rally Championship |
| Finnish Rally Championship | Group A -2000cc: Toni Gardemeister | 1997 Finnish Rally Championship |
| Finnish Rally Championship | Group N -2000cc: Jani Pirttinen | 1997 Finnish Rally Championship |
| French Rally Championship | Gilles Panizzi | |
| Hungarian Rally Championship | János Tóth | |
| Hungarian Rally Championship | Co-Drivers: Ferenc Gergely | |
| Indian National Rally Championship | Hari Singh | |
| Indian National Rally Championship | Co-Drivers: Gurinder Singh Mann |
| Italian Rally Championship | Andrea Dallavilla | |
| Italian Rally Championship | Co-Drivers: Danilo Fappani | |
| Italian Rally Championship | Manufacturers: Subaru | |
| Middle East Rally Championship | Mohammed Ben Sulayem | |
| New Zealand Rally Championship | Reece Jones | 1997 New Zealand Rally Championship |
| New Zealand Rally Championship | Co-Drivers: Leo Bult | 1997 New Zealand Rally Championship |
| Polish Rally Championship | Janusz Kulig | |
| Romanian Rally Championship | Constantin Aur | |
| Scottish Rally Championship | Brian Lyall | 1997 Scottish Rally Championship |
| Scottish Rally Championship | Co-Drivers: John Bennie | 1997 Scottish Rally Championship |
| Slovak Rally Championship | Igor Drotár | |
| Slovak Rally Championship | Co-Drivers: Vladimír Bánoci | |
| South African National Rally Championship | Jan Habig | |
| South African National Rally Championship | Co-Drivers: Douglas Judd | |
| South African National Rally Championship | Manufacturers: Volkswagen | |
| Spanish Rally Championship | Jesús Puras | |
| Spanish Rally Championship | Co-Drivers: Carlos del Barrio | |

### Rallycross

| Series | Driver |
| FIA European Rallycross Championship | Div 1: Ludvig Hunsbedt |
| FIA European Rallycross Championship | Div 2: Eivind Opland |
| FIA European Rallycross Championship | 1400 Cup: Jaroslav Kalný |
| British Rallycross Championship | Will Gollop |

### Ice racing

| Series | Driver | Season article |
| Andros Trophy | Elite: Yvan Muller | 1996–97 Andros Trophy |
| Andros Trophy | Promotion: Frédéric Morel | 1996–97 Andros Trophy |
| Andros Trophy | Dame: Florence Duez | 1996–97 Andros Trophy |

## Sports car

| Series | Driver | Season article |
| FIA GT Championship | GT1: Bernd Schneider | 1997 FIA GT Championship |
| FIA GT Championship | GT1 Teams: AMG-Mercedes | 1997 FIA GT Championship |
| FIA GT Championship | GT2: Justin Bell | 1997 FIA GT Championship |
| FIA GT Championship | GT2 Teams: Viper Team Oreca | 1997 FIA GT Championship |
| British GT Championship | GT1: John Morrison GT1: John Greasley | 1997 British GT Championship |
| British GT Championship | GT2: Steve O'Rourke GT2: Tim Sugden | 1997 British GT Championship |
| British GT Championship | GT3: Simon Tate | 1997 British GT Championship |
| IMSA GT Championship | GTS-1: Andy Pilgrim | 1997 IMSA GT Championship |
| IMSA GT Championship | GTS-2: Larry Schumacher | 1997 IMSA GT Championship |
| IMSA WSC Championship | Butch Leitzinger | 1997 IMSA GT Championship |
| Trans-Am Series | Tommy Kendall | 1997 Trans-Am Series |
| Porsche Supercup, Porsche Carrera Cup, GT3 Cup Challenge and Porsche Sprint Challenge |||
| Porsche Supercup | Patrick Huisman | 1997 Porsche Supercup |
| Porsche Supercup | Teams: Olaf Manthey Racing | 1997 Porsche Supercup |
| Porsche Carrera Cup France | Dominique Dupuy | 1997 Porsche Carrera Cup France |
| Porsche Carrera Cup Germany | Wolfgang Land | 1997 Porsche Carrera Cup Germany |
| Porsche Carrera Cup Germany | Teams: Porsche Zentrum Freiburg/Eichin Racing | 1997 Porsche Carrera Cup Germany |

## Stock car

| Series | Driver | Season article |
| NASCAR Winston Cup Series | Jeff Gordon | 1997 NASCAR Winston Cup Series |
| NASCAR Winston Cup Series | Manufacturers: Ford | 1997 NASCAR Winston Cup Series |
| NASCAR Busch Grand National Series | Randy LaJoie | 1997 NASCAR Busch Series |
| NASCAR Busch Grand National Series | Manufacturers: Chevrolet | 1997 NASCAR Busch Series |
| NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series | Jack Sprague | 1997 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series |
| NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series | Manufacturers: Chevrolet | 1997 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series |
| NASCAR Busch North Series | Mike Stefanik | 1997 NASCAR Busch North Series |
| NASCAR Winston West Series | Butch Gilliland | 1997 NASCAR Winston West Series |
| ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series | Tim Steele | 1997 ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series |
| AUSCAR | Matthew White | 1996–97 AUSCAR season |
| Australian Super Speedway Championship | Kim Jane | 1996–97 Australian Super Speedway Championship |
| Turismo Carretera | Juan María Traverso | 1997 Turismo Carretera |

## Touring car

| Series | Driver | Season article |
| ADAC Procar Series | Jürgen Hohenester | 1997 ADAC Procar Series |
| ADAC Procar Series | Teams: Hohenester Motorsport | 1997 ADAC Procar Series |
| AMSCAR | Mal Rose | 1997 ARDC AMSCAR series |
| Australian Touring Car Championship | Glenn Seton | 1997 Australian Touring Car Championship |
| Australian Touring Car Championship | Privateers Cup: John Faulkner | 1997 Australian Touring Car Championship |
| Australian Super Touring Championship | Paul Morris | 1997 Australian Super Touring Championship |
| Australian Super Touring Championship | Teams: BMW Motorsport | 1997 Australian Super Touring Championship |
| Australian Super Touring Championship | Manufacturers: BMW | 1997 Australian Super Touring Championship |
| British Touring Car Championship | Alain Menu | 1997 British Touring Car Championship |
| British Touring Car Championship | Teams: Williams Renault Dealer Team | 1997 British Touring Car Championship |
| British Touring Car Championship | Manufacturers: Renault | 1997 British Touring Car Championship |
| British Touring Car Championship | Privateers: Robb Gravett | 1997 British Touring Car Championship |
| Finnish Touring Car Championship | Heikki Salmenautio | |
| French Supertouring Championship | Éric Cayrolle | |
| Italian Superturismo Championship | Emanuele Naspetti | 1997 Italian Superturismo Championship |
| Italian Superturismo Championship | Manufacturers: BMW | 1997 Italian Superturismo Championship |
| Italian Superturismo Championship | Privateers: Massimo Pigoli | 1997 Italian Superturismo Championship |
| Japanese Touring Car Championship | Osamu Nakako | 1997 Japanese Touring Car Championship |
| Japanese Touring Car Championship | Teams: Mugen Motorsports | 1997 Japanese Touring Car Championship |
| New Zealand Touring Car Championship | Craig Baird | 1997 New Zealand Touring Car Championship |
| New Zealand V8 Championship | Greg Taylor | 1996–97 New Zealand V8 season |
| North American Touring Car Championship | David Donohue | 1997 North American Touring Car Championship season |
| North American Touring Car Championship | Manufacturers: Honda | 1997 North American Touring Car Championship season |
| Renault Sport Spider Elf Trophy | Tommy Rustad | 1997 Renault Sport Spider Elf Trophy |
| Spanish Supertouring Championship | Fabrizio Giovanardi | 1997 Campeonato de España de Superturismos |
| Spanish Supertouring Championship | Manufacturers: Alfa Romeo | 1997 Campeonato de España de Superturismos |
| Stock Car Brasil | Ingo Hoffmann | 1997 Stock Car Brasil season |
| Super Tourenwagen Cup | Laurent Aïello | 1997 Super Tourenwagen Cup |
| Super Tourenwagen Cup | Teams: ROC Auto/A.Z.K. | 1997 Super Tourenwagen Cup |
| Super Tourenwagen Cup | Manufacturers: BMW | 1997 Super Tourenwagen Cup |
| Swedish Touring Car Championship | Jan Nilsson | 1997 Swedish Touring Car Championship |
| TC2000 Championship | Henry Martin | 1997 TC2000 Championship |

## Truck racing

| Series | Driver | Season article |
| European Truck Racing Championship | Super-Race-Trucks: Harri Luostarinen | 1997 European Truck Racing Championship |
| European Truck Racing Championship | Race-Trucks: Heinz-Werner Lenz | 1997 European Truck Racing Championship |
| Fórmula Truck | Oswaldo Drugovich Jr. | 1997 Fórmula Truck |
| Fórmula Truck | Teams: Drugovich Auto Peças | 1997 Fórmula Truck |