The 1997 Exxon World Sports Car Championship and Supreme GT Series seasons were the 27th season of the

IMSA GT Championship IMSA GT was a sports car racing series organized by International Motor Sports Association. Races took place primarily in the United States, and occasionally in Canada. History The series was founded in 1969 by John and Peggy Bishop, and Bill ...

. It consisted of open-cockpit

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referred to as World Sports Car (WSC) and

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-style racing cars divided into GTS-1, GTS-2, and GTS-3 classes. It began February 1, 1997, and ended October 26, 1997, after eleven rounds. 1997 would mark the final year in IMSA GT for the 24 Hours of Daytona and the Six Hours of Watkins Glen. In 1998, the

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's revived

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would acquire the events.

Schedule

Most races on the schedule ran with the GTS and WSC classes running separate races, sometimes with different lengths. Races marked with ''Both'' had both classes on track at the same time for the whole race.

Season results

Teams Championship

Points are awarded to the finishers in the following order: * 25-21-19-17-15-14-13-12-11-10-... Exception however for the 12 Hours of Sebring, which awarded in the following order: * 30-26-24-22-20-19-18-17-16-15-... And the 24 Hours of Daytona, which is awarded in the following order: * 33-29-27-25-23-22-21-20-19-18-... Teams only score the points of their highest finishing entry in each race.

WSC Standings

External links

World Sports Racing Prototypes
- 1998 IMSA GT Championship results {{DEFAULTSORT:1997 Imsa Gt Championship Season IMSA GT Championship seasons

IMSA GT IMSA GT was a sports car racing series organized by International Motor Sports Association. Races took place primarily in the United States, and occasionally in Canada. History The series was founded in 1969 by John and Peggy Bishop, and Bill F ...