1997 SCCA Pro Racing World Challenge

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The 1997 SCCA Pro Racing World Challenge season was the eighth running of the Sports Car Club of America's World Challenge series. The 1997 season is notable in that it began a thirteen-year era of the touring car class being contested primarily between BMW, Mazda, and Acura. This changed in 2010 with the adoption of an entirely new format. 1997 also saw the end of combined classes, with separate races for each group. This lasted until the 2010 season. After several years of having at least three groups, the series was reduced to only two, a format unseen since the series' inaugural season. This went unchanged for thirteen years, after which the series changed to three and later four groups. After only mild success for three seasons, the Saturn brand got its final wins this season as another blow to General Motors in the series.

Results

RoundCircuitWinning Driver (T1)

Winning Driver (T2)

Winning Vehicle (T1)

Winning Vehicle (T2)

1St. Petersburg Flag of the United States.svg Peter Cunningham

Flag of the United States.svg Peter Schwartzott

Acura NSX

Honda Prelude

2Lime Rock Flag of the United States.svg Kermit Upton III

Flag of the United States.svg Kristian Skavnes

BMW M3

Saturn SC

3Mid-Ohio Flag of the United States.svg Peter Cunningham

Flag of the United States.svg Paul Booher

Acura NSX

Saturn SC

4Watkins Glen Flag of the United States.svg Lou Gigliotti

Flag of the United States.svg Michael Galati

Saleen Mustang

Acura Integra R

5Minneapolis Flag of the United States.svg Peter Kitchak

Flag of the United States.svg Paul Booher

Porsche RSR

Saturn SC

6Topeka Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ron Fellows

Flag of the United States.svg Johannes Van Overbeek

Saleen Mustang

BMW 328is

7Tros-Rivieres Flag of the United States.svg Peter Cunningham

Flag of the United States.svg Alain Chebeir

Acura NSX

BMW 328is

8Mosport Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ron Fellows

Flag of Brazil.svg Pierre Kleinubing

Saleen Mustang

Acura Integra R

9Pike's Peak Flag of the United States.svg Peter Cunningham

Flag of Brazil.svg Pierre Kleinubing

Acura NSX

Acura Integra R

10Reno Flag of the United States.svg Lou Gigliotti

Flag of the United States.svg Johannes Van Overbeek

Saleen Mustang

BMW 318Ti

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References

  1. "1997 SCCA World Challenge results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on May 24, 2013. Retrieved October 13, 2013.