# 1997 Mosport Festival

The 1997 Mosport Festival was a professional sports car racing event held at Mosport International Raceway in Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada on August 29 to the 31st, 1997. It was the seventh round of the 1997 Professional SportsCar Racing Championship season. The weekend featured a separate 1 hour 45 minute, 52 lap Exxon Supreme GT Series race for GT cars on the Saturday and a 2-hour, 86 lap Exxon World SportsCar Championship race for World Sports Cars on the Sunday. The split races were the only time since the 1995 revival of the Mosport IMSA round that the race has gone two instead of three hours.
The World Sports Car race was won by the Central Arkansas Racing team with drivers Ron Fellows and Rob Morgan driving a Ferrari 333 SP. The Sunday race attracted more than 30,000 spectators with an estimated total of 100,000 over the four-day festival.
The weekend included the eleventh race of the 1997 Trans-Am season won by Tommy Kendall in a Ford Mustang for his eleventh straight win of the season. The festival also included concerts at the track by Tom Cochrane and the Goo Goo Dolls.

## Race results
### Exxon World SportsCar Championship

| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Chassis | Tyre | Laps |
| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Engine | Tyre | Laps |
| 1 | WSC | 43 | Central Arkansas Racing | Ron Fellows Rob Morgan | Ferrari 333SP | G | 86 |
| 1 | WSC | 43 | Central Arkansas Racing | Ron Fellows Rob Morgan | Ferrari F310E 4.0L V12 | G | 86 |
| 2 | WSC | 16 | Dyson Racing | Butch Leitzinger James Weaver | Riley & Scott Mk III | G | 86 |
| 2 | WSC | 16 | Dyson Racing | Butch Leitzinger James Weaver | Ford 5.0L V8 | G | 86 |
| 3 | WSC | 1 | Doyle/Riley & Scott | Wayne Taylor Eric van de Poele | Riley & Scott Mk III | P | 86 |
| 3 | WSC | 1 | Doyle/Riley & Scott | Wayne Taylor Eric van de Poele | Oldsmobile Aurora 4.0 L V8 | P | 86 |
| 4 | WSC | 27 | Moretti Racing | Gianpiero Moretti (I) Didier Theys (B) | Ferrari 333 SP | Y | 86 |
| 4 | WSC | 27 | Moretti Racing | Gianpiero Moretti (I) Didier Theys (B) | Ferrari F310E 4.0 L V12 | Y | 86 |
| 5 | WSC | 3 | Dibos Racing | Eduardo Dibos Fermin Velez | Ferrari 333 SP | G | 84 |
| 5 | WSC | 3 | Dibos Racing | Eduardo Dibos Fermin Velez | Ferrari F310E 4.0 L V12 | G | 84 |
| 6 | WSC | 88 | MSI Racing | Ross Bentley Jeff Jones | Riley & Scott Mk III | G | 81 |
| 6 | WSC | 88 | MSI Racing | Ross Bentley Jeff Jones | Chevrolet 6.0 L V8 | G | 81 |
| 7 | WSC | 28 | FAB Factory Motorsport | Jon Field A. J. Smith | Spice SC95 | G | 80 |
| 7 | WSC | 28 | FAB Factory Motorsport | Jon Field A. J. Smith | Oldsmobile Aurora 4.0 L V8 | G | 80 |
| 8 | WSC | 63 | Downing Atlanta Racing | Barry Waddell Jim Downing | Kudzu DLM | G | 75 |
| 8 | WSC | 63 | Downing Atlanta Racing | Barry Waddell Jim Downing | Mazda 2.0 L 3-Rotor | G | 75 |
| 9 | WSC | 30 | Moretti Racing | Antônio Hermann (BR) Andrea Montermini (I) | Ferrari 333 SP | Y | 71 |
| 9 | WSC | 30 | Moretti Racing | Antônio Hermann (BR) Andrea Montermini (I) | Ferrari F310E 4.0 L V12 | Y | 71 |
| 10 | WSC | 17 | Courage Compétition | Martin Guimont Jacek Mucha | Courage C41 | G | 62 |
| 10 | WSC | 17 | Courage Compétition | Martin Guimont Jacek Mucha | Oldsmobile Aurora 4.0 L V8 | G | 62 |
| 11 | WSC | 4 | Dibos Racing | Neto Jochamowitz Jim Pace | Riley & Scott Mk III | P | 48 |
| 11 | WSC | 4 | Dibos Racing | Neto Jochamowitz Jim Pace | Oldsmobile Aurora 4.0 L V8 | P | 48 |
| 12 | WSC | 20 | Dyson Racing | Elliott Forbes-Robinson Andy Wallace | Riley & Scott Mk III | G | 40 |
| 12 | WSC | 20 | Dyson Racing | Elliott Forbes-Robinson Andy Wallace | Ford 5.0 L V8 | G | 40 |
| 13 | WSC | 19 | Davin Racing | Edd Davin Mark Montgomery | Argo P | G | 1 |
| 13 | WSC | 19 | Davin Racing | Edd Davin Mark Montgomery | BMW 4.0 L V8 | G | 1 |
* Time of race: 2 hours, 3.205 seconds
* Average speed: 170.092 km-per-hour
* Margin of victory: 0.89 seconds
* Fastest race lap: Andrea Montermini, 1:12.527 (196.430 km/h), lap 61

### Exxon Supreme GT Series

| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Car | Tyre | Laps |
| 1 | GTS-1 | 01 | Rohr Corp. | Jochen Rohr Andy Pilgrim Dorsey Schroeder | Porsche 911 GT1 | P | 52 |
| 2 | GTS-1 | 66 | Panoz Motorsports | Doc Bundy Andy Wallace | Panoz GTR-1 Ford | | 52 |
| 3 | GTS-2 | 61 | Konrad Motorsport | Franz Konrad Nick Ham | Porsche 911 GT2 Turbo | P | 50 |
| 4 | GTS-3 | 6 | Prototype Technology Group | Derek Hill Javier Quiros | BMW M3 | Y | 50 |
| 5 | GTS-3 | 7 | Prototype Technology Group | Dieter Quester Marc Duez | BMW M3 | Y | 49 |
| 6 | GTS-1 | 02 | Rohr Corp. | Victor Sifton Joe Varde Jochen Rohr Andy Pilgrim | Porsche 911 GT2 Turbo | P | 49 |
| 7 | GTS-2 | 97 | GMB Motorsports (USA) | Dirk Layer Kelly Collins | Porsche 911 GT2 Turbo | P | 49 |
| 8 | GTS-3 | 39 | Jim Mathews Racing / Carolina Turkey | Jim Matthews David Murry | Porsche 993 | P | 49 |
| 9 | GTS-2 | 15 | | Will Pace Jim Pace Snow - DNP | Porsche 911 Turbo | Y | 48 |
| 10 | GTS-3 | 76 | Team A.R.E. (USA) | Jeff Purner Blackman | Porsche 993 Carrera RSR | | 48 |
| 11 | GTS-3 | 73 | Jack Lewis Enterprises | Jack Lewis Tony Burgess | Porsche 993 Carrera RSR | G | 47 |
| 12 | GTS-1 | 91 | Rock Valley Oil & Chemical Co. Inc. | Roger Schramm Stu Hayner | Chevrolet Camaro | P | 40 |
| 13 | GTS-3 | 41 | Team Technodyne | Chris Cervelli Cort Wagner | Porsche 993 Carrera RSR | P | 37 mechanical |
| 14 | GTS-3 | 10 | Prototype Technology Group | Bill Auberlen Boris Said | BMW M3 | Y | 30 |
| 15 | GTS-2 | 99 | Schumacher Racing | Larry Schumacher John O'Steen | Porsche 911 GT2 Turbo | P | 28 |
| 16 | GTS-1 | 27 | Multimatic Motorsports | Scott Maxwell Jason Priestley | Ford Mustang Cobra | G | 7 mechanical |
| 17 | GTS-2 | 56 | Martin Snow | Martin Snow Peter Kitchak | Porsche 911 GT2 Turbo | | 0 accident |
| 18 | GTS-3 | 77 | Mattco Racing | Matthew Cohen Pete Halsmer Renna | BMW M3 | Y | 0 accident |
| 19 | GTS-3 | 32 | Phoenix American Motorsport | Marty Miller John Heinricy Joe Aquilante | Pontiac Firebird | | 0 accident |
| DNS | GTS-3 | 18 | RAE Motorsports Inc. | Raymond Boissoneau Peter Goebel | Mazda RX-7 | | DNS |
| DNS | GTS-2 | 53 | | Melanie Snow | Porsche 911 GT2 Turbo | | DNS |
| DNS | | 36 | Schumacher Racing | Larry Schumacher John O'Steen | Porsche 911 | | DNS |
* Time of race: 1 hour, 46 minutes 1.543 seconds
* Average speed: 116.452 km-per-hour
* Margin of victory: 15.256 seconds
* Fastest race lap: #66 Panoz GTR-1 Ford, 1:18.634 (181.1638 km/h), lap 23

### Trans-Am Series

| Pos | No | Driver | Car | Laps |
| 1 | 5 | Tommy Kendall | Ford Mustang Cobra | 40 |
| 2 | 3 | Dorsey Schroeder | Ford Mustang Cobra | 40 |
| 3 | 6 | Jon Gooding | Ford Mustang Cobra | 40 |
| 4 | 2 | Brian Simo | Ford Mustang Cobra | 39 |
| 5 | 7 | Mike Borkowski | Ford Mustang Cobra | 39 |
| 6 | 9 | John W. Miller IV | Chevrolet Camaro | 39 |
| 7 | 13 | Bruce Nesbitt | Ford Mustang Cobra | 39 |
| 8 | 10 | Leighton Reese | Pontiac Grand Prix | 38 |
| 9 | 8 | Max Lagod | Chevrolet Camaro | 38 |
| 10 | 12 | Don Sak | Oldsmobile Cutlass | 38 |
| 11 | 11 | Don Meluzio | Chevrolet Camaro | 37 |
| 12 | 14 | Craig Shafer | Chevrolet Camaro | 37 |
| 13 | 17 | John Halbing | Oldsmobile Cutlass | 36 |
| 14 | 19 | Ed Hinchliff | Ford Mustang Cobra | 35 |
| 15 | 21 | Chet Williams | Chevrolet Camaro | 35 |
| 16 | 18 | Frank Cioppettini Jr. | Chevrolet Camaro | 34 |
| 17 | 15 | Bob Ruman | Chevrolet Camaro | 32 |
| 18 | 4 | Paul Gentilozzi | Chevrolet Camaro | 26 - Mech. |
| 19 | 1 | Alessandro Zampedri | Chevrolet Camaro | 23 - Crash. |
| 20 | 22 | Jerry Simmons | Chevrolet Camaro | 15 - Mech. |
| 21 | 20 | Jim Briody | Chevrolet Camaro | 9 - Mech. |
| 22 | 16 | Ray Genick | Chevrolet Camaro | 2 - Elect. |
* Time of race: 1 hour, 5 minutes, 46 seconds
* Average speed: 89.735 miles-per-hour
* Margin of victory: 1.3730 seconds
* Fastest race lap: Tommy Kendall, 1:22.117 (107.802 mph), lap 30