1997 SCCA Pro Racing World Challenge

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.

1997 SCCA Pro Racing World Challenge
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Results

Round Circuit Winning Driver (T1)

Winning Driver (T2)

Winning Vehicle (T1)

Winning Vehicle (T2)

1 St. Petersburg Peter Cunningham

Peter Schwartzott

Acura NSX

Honda Prelude

2 Lime Rock Kermit Upton III

Kristian Skavnes

BMW M3

Saturn SC

3 Mid-Ohio Peter Cunningham

Paul Booher

Acura NSX

Saturn SC

4 Watkins Glen Lou Gigliotti

Michael Galati

Saleen Mustang

Acura Integra R

5 Minneapolis Peter Kitchak

Paul Booher

Porsche RSR

Saturn SC

6 Topeka Ron Fellows

Johannes Van Overbeek

Saleen Mustang

BMW 328is

7 Tros-Rivieres Peter Cunningham

Alain Chebeir

Acura NSX

BMW 328is

8 Mosport Ron Fellows

Pierre Kleinubing

Saleen Mustang

Acura Integra R

9 Pike's Peak Peter Cunningham

Pierre Kleinubing

Acura NSX

Acura Integra R

10 Reno Lou Gigliotti

Johannes Van Overbeek

Saleen Mustang

BMW 318Ti

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References

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