# 24 Heures de Daytona 1997

Les 24 Heures de Daytona 1997 (officiellement appelé le 1997 Rolex Daytona 24 Hours), disputées sur les 1er février 1997 et 2 février 1997 sur le Daytona International Speedway ont été la trente-cinquième édition de cette épreuve, la trentième sur un format de vingt-quatre heures, et la première manche du Championnat IMSA GT 1997.

## Engagés

La liste officielle des engagés était composée de 101 voitures. 6 ont participé aux essais dont 19 en WSC, 25 en GTS-1, 12 en GTS-2 et 40 en GTS-3.

## Course

Voici le classement provisoire au terme de la course$^,$$^,$.
* Les vainqueurs de chaque catégorie sont signalés par un fond jauni.
* Pour la colonne Pneus, il faut passer le curseur au-dessus du modèle pour connaître le manufacturier de pneumatiques.
| Pos. | Classe | N° | Écurie | Pilotes | Châssis | Pneus | Tours | Temps |
| Pos. | Classe | N° | Écurie | Pilotes | Moteur | Pneus | Tours | Temps |
| 1 | WSC | 20 | Dyson Racing | Elliott Forbes-Robinson John Schneider (en) Rob Dyson (en) John Paul Jr. Butch Leitzinger Andy Wallace James Weaver | Riley & Scott Mk III (en) | G | 690 | 24 h 00 min 48 s 691 |
| 2 | WSC | 3 | Team Scandia (en) | Fermín Vélez Andy Evans Charles Morgan Rob Morgan (en) | Ferrari 333 SP | G | 689 | |
| 3 | WSC | 4 | Dibos Racing | Eduardo Dibós Chappuis Jim Pace Barry Waddell | Riley & Scott Mk III (en) | P | 672 | |
| 4 | GTS-2 | 99 | Roock Racing | Ralf Kelleners Claudia Hürtgen Patrice Goueslard André Ahrlé | Porsche 911 GT2 (993) | M | 665 | |
| 5 | GTS-1 | 01 | Rohr Corp. | Jochen Rohr Andy Pilgrim Harald Grohs Arnd Meier (en) | Porsche 911 GT2 (993) | P | 663 | |
| 6 | GTS-1 | 74 | Champion Porsche | Hans-Joachim Stuck Bill Adam (en) Thierry Boutsen | Porsche 911 GT2 (993) | 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 (993) | P | 651 | |
| 9 | GTS-3 | 10 | Prototype Technology Group, Inc. | Javier Quiros Derek Hill (en) 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 (en) | Porsche 911 | P | 638 | |
| 11 | GTS-3 | 76 | Team A.R.E. | Kelly Collins Mike Doolin Scott Peeler Cort Wagner | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | Y | 638 | |
| 12 | GTS-2 | 31 | Konrad Motorsport | Bob Wollek Yannick Dalmas Wido Rössler Franz Konrad | Porsche 911 GT2 (993) | M | 637 | |
| 13 | GTS-3 | 69 | Jorge Trejos | Tim Ralston Jeff Gamroth Jorge Trejos Monte Shelton (en) | Porsche 911 | ? | 632 | |
| 14 | GTS-3 | 26 | Team Seattle/Alex Job Racing | Anthony Lazzaro Eric Bretzel Mike Conte Angelo Cilli | Porsche 911 | 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 (en) Charles Slater | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | P | 624 | |
| 18 | GTS-3 | 6 | Prototype Technology Group, Inc. | John Fergus Ron Finger Dan Marvin (en) Boris Said Derek Hill (en) | 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 911 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 (en) Ulli Richter | Porsche 911 | 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 (en) Grady Willingham | Porsche 911 | ? | 600 | |
| 25 | GTS-2 | 56 | Martin Snow | Martin Snow Peter Kitchak Ray Lintott Terry Olilla | Porsche 911 GT2 (993) | 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 (993) | ? | 565 | |
| 28 | GTS-1 | 97 | Klaus Scheer | Edgar Dören Léo Van Sande Klaus Scheer Berndt Neutag | Porsche 911 GT2 (993) | G | 560 | |
| 29 | GTS-3 | 78 | Team A.R.E. | Steve Velasquez Gary Blackman Steve Dente Richard Gray | Porsche 911 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 (en) | 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 Abd. | 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 (en) | ? | 490 | |
| 36 Abd. | GTS-1 | 91 | Rock Valley Oil & Chemical Co. | Roger Schramm Stu Hayner John Heinricy (en) Marty Miller | Chevrolet Camaro | G | 468 | |
| 37 Abd. | GTS-3 | 77 | Mattco Racing | Matthew Cohen Pete Halsmer (en) John Morton Sylvain Tremblay | BMW M3 E36 | Y | 440 | |
| 38 Abd. | WSC | 1 | Doyle Racing/Riley & Scott | Wayne Taylor Scott Sharp Eric van de Poele | Riley & Scott Mk III (en) | P | 427 | |
| 39 Abd. | GTS-3 | 42 | Jarett Freeman | Jarett Freeman Simon Gregg Michael Duffy | Porsche 911 | Y | 422 | |
| 40 | GTS-1 | 87 | John Annis | John Annis Kelly Toombs Neil Tilbor Chris Funk Keith Scharf David Donovan | Chevrolet Camaro | ? | 404 | |
| 41 Abd. | GTS-2 | 85 | Chamberlain Engineering | Chris Gleason Grant Thomas Jack Gratton Gerard MacQuillan | Porsche 911 GT2 (993) | G | 400 | |
| 42 | GTS-3 | 24 | Team Seattle/Alex Job Racing | Don Kitch Jr. Chris Bingham (en) Chip Hanauer (en) Chuck Lyford Byron Sanborn | Porsche 911 | G | 400 | |
| 43 | GTS-3 | 68 | The Racer's Group | Kevin Buckler (en) Charlie Nearburg (en) Steve Rees Fred Seipp | Porsche 911 | ? | 393 | |
| 44 Abd. | WSC | 29 | Target 24 | Alex Caffi Ivan Capelli Fabio Montani Gabrio Rosa | Riley & Scott Mk III (en) | P | 390 | |
| 45 Abd. | GTS-3 | 83 | GT Racing Team | Gianfranco Brancatelli Luca Drudi Luigino Pagotto Renato Mastropietro (en) 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 Abd. | GTS-3 | 05 | Auto Sport South | Jeff Hays Cary Eisenlohr Steve Rebeil William Stitt Kevin Wheeler | Porsche 911 | Y | 374 | |
| 48 Abd. | GTS-3 | 7 | Prototype Technology Group, Inc. | Dieter Quester Marc Duez Markus Oestreich Boris Said | BMW M3 E36 | Y | 373 | |
| 49 Abd. | GTS-1 | 75 | Robinson Racing | George Robinson Irv Hoerr (en) Jack Baldwin (en) 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 911 | ? | 353 | |
| 52 | WSC | 60 | Kopf Precision Race Products Team | Owen Trinkler Roberto Quintanilla Jeff Ward | Keiler KII | G | 348 | |
| 53 Abd. | GTS-1 | 64 | Mel A. Butt | Mel Butt Jim Higgs Dave McTureous Dennis King | Chevrolet Camaro | G | 339 | |
| 54 Abd. | 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 Abd. | GTS-2 | 70 | AD Sport | Kurt Dujardyn Kris Wauters (en) Koen Wauters Jean-Paul Herreman | Porsche 911 GT2 (993) | P | 304 | |
| 57 | WSC | 19 | Davin Racing | Mark Montgomery Edd Davin Butch Brickell (en) | Argo P | G | 279 | |
| 58 | GTS-2 | 67 | Saleen Allen Speedlab | Price Cobb Phil Andrews (en) Rob Rizzo (en) David Warnock Robert Schirle Tim Allen | Saleen Mustang | ? | 274 | |
| 59 Abd. | GTS-3 | 92 | RAE Motorsports | Raymond Boissoneau Peter Gobel J. W. Pettigrew David Loring Peter Argetsinger (en) | Mazda RX-7 | ? | 271 | |
| 60 Abd. | WSC | 16 | Dyson Racing | Andy Wallace John Paul Jr. Butch Leitzinger James Weaver | Riley & Scott Mk III (en) | G | 227 | |
| 61 Abd. | GTS-1 | 80 | David Perelle | Richard Maugeri Sim Penton Rob Debartelobeu Dave Perelle | Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme (en) | G | 219 | |
| 62 Abd. | GTS-3 | 73 | Jack Lewis Enterprises Ltd. | Henry Taleb Edison Lluch Kurt Mathewson Scott Knollenberg | Porsche 911 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 Abd. | WSC | 2 | Screaming Eagles Racing | Craig T. Nelson Case Montgomery Dan Clark Darin Brassfield (en) | Riley & Scott Mk III (en) | Y | 158 | |
| 66 Abd. | GTS-3 | 41 | Team Technodyne | Chris Cervelli Bruce Busby Mark Anderson | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | P | 138 | |
| 67 Abd. | 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 (en) David Warnock Tim Allen | Saleen Mustang | ? | 109 | |
| 69 Abd. | GTS-1 | 51 | Fantasy Junction | Bruce Trenery Grahame Bryant Jeffrey Pattinson Patrick van Schoote | Chevrolet Monte Carlo | ? | 101 | |
| 70 Abd. | GTS-1 | 45 | Davies Motorsports | Scott Goodyear Ed Davies Arie Luyendyk | Porsche 911 Turbo | G | 95 | |
| 71 Abd. | GTS-3 | 38 | Mark Hein | Dorsey Schroeder (en) Peter Cunningham (en) John Green Mark Hein Greg Loebel | Acura NSX | Y | 90 | |
| 72 Abd. | WSC | 88 | MSI Racing | Ross Bentley (en) Danny Sullivan Jeff Jones Robbie Buhl | Riley & Scott Mk III (en) | G | 72 | |
| 73 Abd. | GTS-3 | 22 | Paul Reisman | Paul Reisman John Reisman Shane Lewis Buddy Norton | Chevrolet Camaro | ? | 57 | |
| 74 Abd. | GTS-1 | 15 | Anthony Puleo | Ernst Gschwender Anthony Puleo Mark Kennedy Daniel Urrutia | Chevrolet Camaro | ? | 46 | |
| 75 Abd. | GTS-3 | 50 | Paul Kumpen | Alfons Taels Georges Cremer Paul Kumpen Albert Vanierschot | Porsche 911 | ? | 39 | |
| 76 Abd. | GTS-2 | 61 | Konrad Motorsport | Cor Euser Bernd Netzeband Bert Ploeg Wolfgang Kaufmann | Porsche 911 GT2 (993) | M | 23 | |
| 77 Abd. | GTS-2 | 00 | Agusta Racing | Almo Coppelli Rocky Agusta (en) Carl Rosenblad | Chevrolet Corvette | D | 23 | |
| 78 Abd. | GTS-1 | 34 | Todd Vallancourt | Todd Vallancourt Hal Corbin Bill Evans Toto Lasally | Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme (en) | H | 22 | |
| 79 Abd. | GTS-1 | 49 | Dan Shaver (en) | Dan Shaver (en) Jack Willes Joe Varde (en) | Chevrolet Camaro | ? | 16 | |
| 80 Abd. | WSC | 9 | Courage Compétition | Fredrik Ekblom Didier Cottaz Jérôme Policand | Courage C41 | M | 12 | |
| Np. | WSC | 02 | Screaming Eagles Racing | Dan Clark | Spice SE90 | ? | | |
| Np. | GTS-3 | 84 | Luigino Pagotto | Walter Meloni Léo Van Sande | Porsche 911 | ? | | |
| Nq. | GTS-1 | 17 | Art Pilla | Arthur Pilla Oma Kimbrough David Kicak | Porsche 911 GT2 (993) | G | | |
| Nq. | GTS-3 | 86 | G&W Motorsports | Danny Marshall (en) Arthur Urciuoli Peter Chambers Martyn Konig | Porsche 911 Cup | D | | |
| Nq. | GTS-3 | 5 | Doug Trott | Tom Dean Tom Baldwin (en) Tony Burgess Grady Willingham | Porsche 911 | T | | |
| Nq. | GTS-3 | 07 | Pettit Racing | Cameron Worth Enzo Potolicchio John Brown Rodger Bogusz | Mazda RX-7 Turbo | H | | |
| Nq. | GTS-3 | 32 | Steve Goldin | Steve Goldin Keith Goldin Mark Montgomery Martin Shuster | Mazda RX-7 | H | | |
| Nq. | GTS-3 | 12 | Rick Fairbanks | Rick Fairbanks Nick Ham Chuck Cottrell Mark Neuhaus Chris Gleason | Porsche 911 | ? | | |
| Nq. | GTS-3 | 82 | Art Pilla | Rob Collins Trevor Hilliar Dan Moon John Drew Neil Crilly | Porsche 911 | D | | |
| Nq. | GTS-3 | 52 | Kryderacing | Reed Kryder Frank Del Vecchio Christian Heinkélé David Green (en) | Nissan 240SX | ? | | |
| Nq. | GTS-3 | 36 | Phoenix American Motorsports | Stu Hayner John Heinricy (en) Marty Miller Jim Michaelian | Pontiac Firebird | ? | | |
| Nq. | GTS-3 | 57 | Kryderacing | Reed Kryder Willie Beck Helmut Reuscher Gred Holtkamp Alistair Morrison | Nissan 240SX | ? | | |
| Nq. | GTS-1 | 79 | Tim Banks | Tim Banks | Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme (en) | ? | | |
| Nq. | GTS-3 | 66 | G&W Motorsports | Danny Marshall (en) Steve Marshall | Porsche 911 | G | | |
| Nq. | GTS-1 | 72 | Tim Banks | Tim Banks | Chevrolet Corvette | D | | |
| Nq. | WSC | 33 | FAB Factory Motorsport | John Mirro Oliver Kuttner Ralph Thomas A. J. Smith Rick Ferguson | Kudzu DG-2 WSC | ? | | |

## Pole position et record du tour

* Pole position : Fermín Vélez (#3 Ferrari 333 SP) en 1 min 40 s 456
* Meilleur tour en course : Fermín Vélez (#3 Ferrari 333 SP) en 1 min 43 s 153