1997 International Sports Racing Series season
Encyclopedia
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.
† - 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.
FIA Sportscar Championship
The FIA Sportscar Championship was a sports car racing series created by John Mangoletsi and was eventually taken control of by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile . It was a series similar to the FIA GT Championship, concentrating on two classes of open-cockpit sports prototypes in...
). 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.
Schedule
| Rnd | Race | Circuit | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Donington 2 Hours1000 km Donington The 1000 Kilometres of Donington Park is a sports car race held at Donington Park in the United Kingdom. The event has been held sporadically since 1989.-Results:-External links:**... |
Donington Park Donington Park Donington Park is a motorsport circuit near Castle Donington in Leicestershire, England.Originally part of the Donington Hall estate, it was created as a racing circuit during the pre-war period when the German Silver Arrows were battling for the European Championship... |
July 6 |
| 2 |  Zolder 1 Hour 15 Minutes |
Zolder Zolder The Circuit Zolder, also known as Circuit Terlaemen, is an undulating motorsport race track in Heusden-Zolder, Belgium.Built in 1963, Zolder hosted the Formula One Belgian Grand Prix on 10 separate occasions in the 1970s and 1980s, as well as the 1980 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix. The F1 circus... Circuit |
August 3 |
| 3 |  Masaryk Grand Prix (30 Minutes) |
Autodrom Brno Masaryk Masaryk Circuit The Masaryk circuit or Masarykring, now referred to as the Brno Circuit, refers two Czech racing circuits located close to the city of Brno.The original circuit was made up of public roads, and at its longest measured nearly... |
September 14 |
| 4 |  Gran Premio1000 km Jarama The 1000 Kilometres of Jarama is a sports car race held at Circuito del Jarama in Madrid, Spain. The race began in 1967, and has been a part of the European 2-Litre Sportscar Championship, World Sportscar Championship, BPR Global GT Series, International Sports Racing Series, European Le Mans... Repsol Repsol YPF Repsol YPF, S.A. is an integrated Spanish oil and gas company with operations in 29 countries... Sport Prototipos (2 Hours) |
Circuito Permanente Del Jarama Circuito Permanente Del Jarama The Circuito del Jarama , formerly known as Circuito Permanente del Jarama is a race course in Madrid, Spain which has hosted nine Formula One Spanish Grand Prix.... |
November 9 |
Season results
| Rnd | Circuit | SR1 Winning Team | SR2 Winning Team | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SR1 Winning Drivers | SR2 Winning Drivers | |||
| 1 | Donington Donington Park Donington Park is a motorsport circuit near Castle Donington in Leicestershire, England.Originally part of the Donington Hall estate, it was created as a racing circuit during the pre-war period when the German Silver Arrows were battling for the European Championship... |
 #7 Joest RacingJoest Racing Joest Racing is a racing team that was established in 1978 by former Porsche works racer Reinhold Joest... |
 #20 Centenari |
Results |
 Stefan JohanssonStefan Johansson Stefan Nils Edwin Johansson is a former Formula One driver from who drove for among others both Ferrari and McLaren during his Grand Prix career. Since leaving Formula One he has raced in a number of categories, including CART, various kinds of Sports car racing, and Grand Prix Masters... Pierluigi MartiniPierluigi Martini Pierluigi Martini is an Italian former racing driver.He participated in 124 Formula One Grands Prix, debuting on September 9, 1984 substituting for Ayrton Senna at the Toleman team... |
Arturo Merzario Arturo Merzario Arturo Francesco "Little Art" Merzario is a former racing driver from Italy. He participated in 85 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on July 15, 1972... Giovanni Li Calzi |
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| 2 | Zolder Zolder The Circuit Zolder, also known as Circuit Terlaemen, is an undulating motorsport race track in Heusden-Zolder, Belgium.Built in 1963, Zolder hosted the Formula One Belgian Grand Prix on 10 separate occasions in the 1970s and 1980s, as well as the 1980 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix. The F1 circus... |
 #6 Horag Hotz Racing |
None | Results |
| Fredy Lienhard Fredy Lienhard Fredy Lienhard, Sr. is a Swiss racing driver.In 1968 Lienhard founded Lista Racing and throughout the 1970s and 1980s he competed in Formula Vee and Formula Two. In 1993 and 1994 he moved to sports car racing competing in a Lola Can-Am car in Interserie division 2... Didier TheysDidier Theys Didier Theys is an Belgian sports car driver. He is a two-time overall winner of the 24 Hours of Daytona ; a winner of the 12 Hours of Sebring ; the Sports Racing Prototype driver champion of the Grand-American Road Racing Association and the winner of the 24 Hours of Spa... |
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| 3† | Brno Masaryk Circuit The Masaryk circuit or Masarykring, now referred to as the Brno Circuit, refers two Czech racing circuits located close to the city of Brno.The original circuit was made up of public roads, and at its longest measured nearly... |
None | #20 Symbol Team |
Results |
| Arturo Merzario Arturo Merzario Arturo Francesco "Little Art" Merzario is a former racing driver from Italy. He participated in 85 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on July 15, 1972... |
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| 4 | Jarama Circuito Permanente Del Jarama The Circuito del Jarama , formerly known as Circuito Permanente del Jarama is a race course in Madrid, Spain which has hosted nine Formula One Spanish Grand Prix.... |
 #4 Courage CompétitionCourage Compétition Courage Compétition was a racing team and chassis constructor company now owned by Oreca, based in Le Mans, France near the Circuit de la Sarthe. It was founded by Yves Courage, a French race driver who ran hillclimbs before founding the company... |
#20 Symbol Team |
Results |
| Didier Cottaz Jérome Policand |
Arturo Merzario Arturo Merzario Arturo Francesco "Little Art" Merzario is a former racing driver from Italy. He participated in 85 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on July 15, 1972... 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
Hillclimbing
Hillclimbing is a branch of motorsport in which drivers compete against the clock to complete an uphill course....
cars.