24 uur van Daytona 1997

35e 24 uur van Daytona
Datum	1-2 februari 1997
Locatie	Daytona International Speedway, Verenigde Staten
Winnaars
Edities

De 24 uur van Daytona 1997 was de 35e editie van deze endurancerace. De race werd verreden op 1 en 2 februari 1997 op de Daytona International Speedway nabij Daytona Beach, Florida.

De race werd gewonnen door de Dyson Racing #20 van Elliott Forbes-Robinson, John Schneider, Rob Dyson, John Paul jr., Butch Leitzinger, Andy Wallace en James Weaver. Voor Paul, Leitzinger en Wallace was het hun tweede Daytona-zege, terwijl Forbes-Robinson, Schneider, Dyson en Weaver hun eerste overwinning behaalden. De GTS-2-klasse werd gewonnen door de Roock Racing #99 van Ralf Kelleners, Claudia Hürtgen, Patrice Goueslard en André Ahrlé. De GTS-1-klasse werd gewonnen door de Rohr Corp. #01 van Jochen Rohr, Andy Pilgrim, Harald Grohs en Arnd Meier. De GTS-3-klasse werd gewonnen door de Prototype Technology Group, Inc. #10 van Javier Quiros, Derek Hill, Boris Said, Bill Auberlen en Tom Hessert jr.

Race

Winnaars in hun klasse zijn vetgedrukt.

Pos.	Klasse	No.	Team	Coureurs	Chassis	Banden	Ronden
1	WSC	20	Dyson Racing	Elliott Forbes-Robinson John Schneider Rob Dyson John Paul jr. Butch Leitzinger Andy Wallace James Weaver	Riley & Scott Mk. III	G	690
2	WSC	3	Team Scandia	Fermín Vélez Andy Evans Charles Morgan Rob Morgan	Ferrari 333 SP	G	689
3	WSC	4	Dibos Racing	Eduardo Dibós Chappuis Jim Pace Barry Waddell	Riley & Scott Mk. III	P	672
4	GTS-2	99	Roock Racing	Ralf Kelleners Claudia Hürtgen Patrice Goueslard André Ahrlé	Porsche 911 GT2	M	665
5	GTS-1	01	Rohr Corp.	Jochen Rohr Andy Pilgrim Harald Grohs Arnd Meier	Porsche 911 GT2	P	663
6	GTS-1	74	Champion Porsche	Hans-Joachim Stuck Bill Adam Thierry Boutsen	Porsche 911 GT2	P	661
7	WSC	30	Moretti Racing	Gianpiero 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	P	651
9	GTS-3	10	Prototype Technology Group, Inc.	Javier Quiros Derek Hill Boris Said Bill Auberlen Tom Hessert jr.	BMW M3 E36	Y	640
10	GTS-3	39	Jim Mathews Racing	Jim Matthews Hurley Haywood David Murry Doc Bundy	Porsche 993	P	638
11	GTS-3	76	Team A.R.E.	Kelly Collins Mike Doolin Scott Peeler Cort Wagner	Porsche 993 Carrera RSR	Y	638
12	GTS-2	31	Konrad Motorsport	Bob Wollek Yannick Dalmas Wido Rössler Franz Konrad	Porsche 911 GT2	M	637
13	GTS-3	69	Jorge Trejos	Tim Ralston Jeff Gamroth Jorge Trejos Monte Shelton	Porsche 993	?	632
14	GTS-3	26	Team Seattle/Alex Job Racing	Anthony Lazzaro Eric Bretzel Mike Conte Angelo Cilli	Porsche 993	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 Charles Slater	Porsche 964 Carrera RSR	P	624
18	GTS-3	6	Prototype Technology Group, Inc.	John Fergus Ron Finger Dan Marvin Boris Said Derek Hill	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 964 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 Ulli Richter	Porsche 964	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 Grady Willingham	Porsche 993	?	600
25	GTS-2	56	Martin Snow	Martin Snow Peter Kitchak Ray Lintott Terry Olilla	Porsche 911 GT2	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	?	565
28	GTS-1	97	Klaus Scheer	Edgar Dören Léo Van Sande Klaus Scheer Berndt Neutag	Porsche 911 GT2	G	560
29	GTS-3	78	Team A.R.E.	Steve Velasquez Gary Blackman Steve Dente Richard Gray	Porsche 964 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	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
DNF	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	?	490
DNF	GTS-1	91	Rock Valley Oil & Chemical Co.	Roger Schramm Stu Hayner John Heinricy Marty Miller	Chevrolet Camaro	G	468
DNF	GTS-3	77	Mattco Racing	Matthew Cohen Pete Halsmer John Morton Sylvain Tremblay	BMW M3 E36	Y	440
DNF	WSC	1	Doyle Racing/Riley & Scott	Wayne Taylor Scott Sharp Eric van de Poele	Riley & Scott Mk. III	P	427
DNF	GTS-3	42	Jarett Freeman	Jarett Freeman Simon Gregg Michael Duffy	Porsche 993	Y	422
40	GTS-1	87	John Annis	John Annis Kelly Toombs Neil Tilbor Chris Funk Keith Scharf David Donovan	Chevrolet Camaro	?	404
DNF	GTS-2	85	Chamberlain Engineering	Chris Gleason Grant Thomas Jack Gratton Gerard MacQuillan	Porsche 911 GT2	G	400
42	GTS-3	24	Team Seattle/Alex Job Racing	Don Kitch jr. Chris Bingham Chip Hanauer Chuck Lyford Byron Sanborn	Porsche 911	G	400
43	GTS-3	68	The Racer's Group	Kevin Buckler Charlie Nearburg Steve Rees Fred Seipp	Porsche 993	?	393
DNF	WSC	29	Target 24	Alex Caffi Ivan Capelli Fabio Montani Gabrio Rosa	Riley & Scott Mk. III	P	390
DNF	GTS-3	83	GT Racing Team	Gianfranco Brancatelli Luca Drudi Luigino Pagotto Renato Mastropietro 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
DNF	GTS-3	05	Auto Sport South	Jeff Hays Cary Eisenlohr Steve Rebeil William Stitt Kevin Wheeler	Porsche 993	Y	374
DNF	GTS-3	7	Prototype Technology Group, Inc.	Dieter Quester Marc Duez Markus Oestreich Boris Said	BMW M3 E36	Y	373
DNF	GTS-1	75	Robinson Racing	George Robinson Irv Hoerr Jack Baldwin 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 993	?	353
52	WSC	60	Kopf Precision Race Products Team	Owen Trinkler Roberto Quintanilla Jeff Ward	Keiler KII	G	348
DNF	GTS-1	64	Mel A. Butt	Mel Butt Jim Higgs Dave McTureous Dennis King	Chevrolet Camaro	G	339
DNF	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
DNF	GTS-2	70	AD Sport	Kurt Dujardyn Kris Wauters Koen Wauters Jean-Paul Herreman	Porsche 911 GT2	P	304
57	WSC	19	Davin Racing	Mark Montgomery Edd Davin Butch Brickell	Argo P	G	279
58	GTS-2	67	Saleen Allen Speedlab	Price Cobb Phil Andrews Rob Rizzo David Warnock Robert Schirle Tim Allen	Saleen Mustang	?	274
DNF	GTS-3	92	RAE Motorsports	Raymond Boissoneau Peter Gobel J. W. Pettigrew David Loring Peter Argetsinger	Mazda RX-7	?	271
DNF	WSC	16	Dyson Racing	Andy Wallace John Paul jr. Butch Leitzinger James Weaver	Riley & Scott Mk. III	G	227
DNF	GTS-1	80	David Perelle	Richard Maugeri Sim Penton Rob Debartelobeu Dave Perelle	Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme	G	219
DNF	GTS-3	73	Jack Lewis Enterprises Ltd.	Henry Taleb Edison Lluch Kurt Mathewson Scott Knollenberg	Porsche 993 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
DNF	WSC	2	Screaming Eagles Racing	Craig T. Nelson Case Montgomery Dan Clark Darin Brassfield	Riley & Scott Mk. III	Y	158
DNF	GTS-3	41	Team Technodyne	Chris Cervelli Bruce Busby Mark Anderson	Porsche 993 Carrera RSR	P	138
DNF	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 David Warnock Tim Allen	Saleen Mustang	?	109
DNF	GTS-1	51	Fantasy Junction	Bruce Trenery Grahame Bryant Jeffrey Pattinson Patrick van Schoote	Chevrolet Monte Carlo	?	101
DNF	GTS-1	45	Davies Motorsports	Scott Goodyear Ed Davies Arie Luyendyk	Porsche 964 Turbo	G	95
DNF	GTS-3	38	Mark Hein	Dorsey Schroeder Peter Cunningham John Green Mark Hein Greg Loebel	Acura NSX	Y	90
DNF	WSC	88	MSI Racing	Ross Bentley Danny Sullivan Jeff Jones Robbie Buhl	Riley & Scott Mk. III	G	72
DNF	GTS-3	22	Paul Reisman	Paul Reisman John Reisman Shane Lewis Buddy Norton	Chevrolet Camaro	?	57
DNF	GTS-1	15	Anthony Puleo	Ernst Gschwender Anthony Puleo Mark Kennedy Daniel Urrutia	Chevrolet Camaro	?	46
DNF	GTS-3	50	Paul Kumpen	Alfons Taels Georges Cremer Paul Kumpen Albert Vanierschot	Porsche 911	?	39
DNF	GTS-2	61	Konrad Motorsport	Cor Euser Bernd Netzeband Bert Ploeg Wolfgang Kaufmann	Porsche 911 GT2	M	23
DNF	GTS-2	00	Agusta Racing	Almo Coppelli Rocky Agusta Carl Rosenblad	Chevrolet Corvette	D	23
DNF	GTS-1	34	Todd Vallancourt	Todd Vallancourt Hal Corbin Bill Evans Toto Lasally	Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme	H	22
DNF	GTS-1	49	Dan Shaver	Dan Shaver Jack Willes Joe Varde	Chevrolet Camaro	?	16
DNF	WSC	9	Courage Competition	Fredrik Ekblom Didier Cottaz Jérôme Policand	Courage C41	M	12
DNS	WSC	02	Screaming Eagles Racing	Dan Clark	Spice SE90	?	0
DNS	GTS-3	84	Luigino Pagotto	Walter Meloni Léo Van Sande	Porsche 911	?	0
DNQ	GTS-1	17	Art Pilla	Arthur Pilla Oma Kimbrough David Kicak	Porsche 911 GT2	G	0
DNQ	GTS-3	86	G&W Motorsports	Danny Marshall Arthur Urciuoli Peter Chambers Martyn Konig	Porsche 993 Cup	D	0
DNQ	GTS-3	5	Doug Trott	Tom Dean Tom Baldwin Tony Burgess Grady Willingham	Porsche 911	T	0
DNQ	GTS-3	07	Pettit Racing	Cameron Worth Enzo Potolicchio John Brown Rodger Bogusz	Mazda RX-7 Turbo	H	0
DNQ	GTS-3	32	Steve Goldin	Steve Goldin Keith Goldin Mark Montgomery Martin Shuster	Mazda RX-7	H	0
DNQ	GTS-3	12	Rick Fairbanks	Rick Fairbanks Nick Ham Chuck Cottrell Mark Neuhaus Chris Gleason	Porsche 911	?	0
DNQ	GTS-3	82		Rob Collins Trevor Hilliar Dan Moon John Drew Neil Crilly	Porsche 911	D	0
DNQ	GTS-3	52	Kryderacing	Reed Kryder Frank Del Vecchio Christian Heinkélé David Green	Nissan 240SX	?	0
DNQ	GTS-3	36	Phoenix American Motorsports	Stu Hayner John Heinricy Marty Miller Jim Michaelian	Pontiac Firebird	?	0
DNQ	GTS-3	57	Kryderacing	Reed Kryder Willie Beck Helmut Reuscher Gred Holtkamp Alistair Morrison	Nissan 240SX	?	0
DNQ	GTS-1	79	Tim Banks	Tim Banks	Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme	?	0
DNQ	GTS-3	66	G&W Motorsports	Danny Marshall Steve Marshall	Porsche 964	G	0
DNQ	GTS-1	72	Tim Banks	Tim Banks	Chevrolet Corvette	D	0
DNQ	WSC	33	FAB Factory Motorsport	John Mirro Oliver Kuttner Ralph Thomas A. J. Smith Rick Ferguson	Kudzu DG-2 WSC	?	0