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.
As a new series, and with only 4 races, no championships were awarded for teams or drivers.
| Rnd | Race | Circuit | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | Donington Park | July 6 |
| 2 | | Zolder Circuit | August 3 |
| 3 | | Autodrom Brno Masaryk | September 14 |
| 4 | | Circuito Permanente Del Jarama | November 9 |
| Rnd | Circuit | SR1 Winning Team | SR2 Winning Team | Results |
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| SR1 Winning Drivers | SR2 Winning Drivers | |||
| 1 | Donington | | | Results |
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| 2 | Zolder | | None | Results |
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| 3† | Brno | None | | Results |
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| 4 | Jarama | | | Results |
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† - 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.