1997 International Sports Racing Series

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The 1997 International Sports Racing Series season was the first season of International Sports Racing Series (later known as the FIA Sportscar Championship). It was a series for sportscar style prototypes broken into two classes based on power and weight, called SR1 and SR2. It began on July 6, 1997, and ended November 9, 1997, after 4 races.

Contents

As a new series, and with only 4 races, no championships were awarded for teams or drivers.

Schedule

RndRaceCircuitDate
1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Donington 2 Hours Donington Park July 6
2 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Zolder 1 Hour 15 Minutes Zolder CircuitAugust 3
3 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Masaryk Grand Prix (30 Minutes) Autodrom Brno Masaryk September 14
4 Flag of Spain.svg Gran Premio Repsol Sport Prototipos (2 Hours) Circuito Permanente Del Jarama November 9

Season results

RndCircuitSR1 Winning TeamSR2 Winning TeamResults
SR1 Winning DriversSR2 Winning Drivers
1 Donington Flag of Germany.svg #7 Joest Racing Flag of Italy.svg #20 Centenari Results
Flag of Sweden.svg Stefan Johansson
Flag of Italy.svg Pierluigi Martini
Flag of Italy.svg Arturo Merzario
Flag of Italy.svg Giovanni Li Calzi
2 Zolder Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg #6 Horag Hotz RacingNone Results
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Fredy Lienhard
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Didier Theys
3† Brno None Flag of Italy.svg #20 Symbol Team Results
Flag of Italy.svg Arturo Merzario
4 Jarama Flag of France.svg #4 Courage Compétition Flag of Italy.svg #20 Symbol Team Results
Flag of France.svg Didier Cottaz
Flag of France.svg Jérôme Policand
Flag of Italy.svg Arturo Merzario
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Robin Donovan

† - Round 3 was included in the championship, but only 1 SR2-class car participated. The race was instead made up of CN and S2000 based hillclimb cars.