1997 12 Hours of Sebring explained

The 45th Superflo 12 Hours of Sebring presented by Chrysler was an endurance racing sports car event held at Sebring International Raceway from March 13–16, 1997. The race served as the second round of the 1997 IMSA GT Championship.^{[1] [2]} The #3 Team Scandia Ferrari 333 SP took the overall victory driven by Yannick Dalmas, Stefan Johansson, Fermín Vélez, and Andy Evans.^[3]

Race results

Class winners in bold.

Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Car	Tyre	Laps
1	WSC	3	Team Scandia	Yannick Dalmas Stefan Johansson Fermín Vélez Andy Evans	Ferrari 333 SP		281
2	WSC	16	Dyson Racing	James Weaver Andy Wallace Butch Leitzinger	Riley & Scott Mk III		281
3	WSC	4	Dibos Racing	Eduardo Dibós Chappuis Jim Pace Barry Waddell	Riley & Scott Mk III		268
4	WSC	63	Downing/Atlanta Racing	Jim Downing Charlie Nearburg Tim McAdam	Kudzu DLM		266
5	WSC	20	Dyson Racing	Elliott Forbes-Robinson John Schneider John Paul Jr.	Riley & Scott Mk III		263
6	GTS-1	11	Robinson Racing	Irv Hoerr Jack Baldwin George Robinson	Oldsmobile Aurora		261
7	GTS-1	01	Rohr Corp.	Jochen Rohr Andy Pilgrim Robert Nearn	Porsche 911 GT2		261
8	GTS-2	61	Konrad Motorsport	Bob Wollek Franz Konrad Wido Rössler	Porsche 911 GT2		259
9	GTS-3	10	Prototype Technology Group	Javier Quiros Tom Hessert Bill Auberlen Derek Hill	BMW M3 E36		257
10	GTS-2	03	Roock Racing	Claudia Hürtgen Michel Ligonnet Zak Brown Dirk Layer	Porsche 911 GT2		256
11	GTS-2	99	Schumacher Racing	Larry Schumacher John O'Steen Will Pace	Porsche 993		256
12	GTS-2	56	Martin Snow	Martin Snow Peter Kitchak Philip Collin	Porsche 911 GT2	?	255
13	GTS-3	76	Team A.R.E.	Kelly Collins Cort Wagner Gary Blackman	Porsche 993 Carrera RSR		255
14	GTS-3	52	Stadler Motorsport	Lilian Bryner Enzo Calderari Ulli Richter	Porsche 964		253
15	GTS-3	7	Prototype Technology Group	Dieter Quester Marc Duez Boris Said	BMW M3 E36		252
16	WSC	88	MSI Racing	Ross Bentley Jeff Jones Danny Sullivan	Riley & Scott Mk III		250
17	GTS-3	39	Jim Matthews Racing	David Murry Jim Matthews Hurley Haywood	Porsche 993	?	249
18	GTS-1	75	Robinson Racing	Victor Sifton Jon Gooding Joe Pezza	Oldsmobile Aurora		248
19 DNF	GTS-3	50	Jorge Trejos	Joe Varde Jorge Trejos Dennis Aase	Porsche 993		247
20	GTS-2	65	Saleen Allen Speedlab	Steve Saleen David Warnock Robert Schirle	Saleen Mustang	?	246
21	GTS-3	68	The Racer's Group	Kevin Buckler Stephen Earle Randy Pobst	Porsche 993	?	246
22	GTS-3	78	Team A.R.E.	Mike Doolin Steve Pelke Bruce Busby	Porsche 964 Carrera RSR		245
23	GTS-3	53	Stadler Motorsport	Denis Lay Karl-Heinz Wlazik Uwe Sick	Porsche 964 Carrera RSR		245
24	GTS-3	25	Alex Job Racing	Charles Slater Jeff Purner Terry Lingner Robbie Groff	Porsche 964 Carrera RSR	?	242
25	GTS-3	86	G&W Motorsports	Steve Marshall Danny Marshall Weldon Scrogham	Porsche 993 Cup		240
26	GTS-3	89	Tag Racing	Thomas Dittmer Jason Dittmer Tone Grant Mike Gagliardo	Porsche 993	?	236
27	WSC	2	Screaming Eagles Racing	Craig T. Nelson Darin Brassfield Dan Clark	Riley & Scott Mk III	?	233
28	GTS-3	58	Protechnik Racing	Sam Shalala John Annis Neil Crilly Scott Peeler	Porsche 993		229
29	GTS-3	69	Jorge Trejos	Jeff Gamroth Tim Ralston Monte Shelton	Porsche 993	?	227
30	GTS-3	05	Auto Sport South	Joe Cogbill William Stitt John Bourassa	Porsche 993	?	224
31	GTS-3	92	PAR International, Ltd.	David Loring Raymond Boissoneau Peter Goebel Brian Johnson	Mazda RX-7		218
32	GTS-3	26	Alex Job Racing	Anthony Lazzaro Angelo Cilli Eric Bretzel	Porsche 993		216
33	GTS-3	70	Newfield/Cartman	Ludovico Manfredi Alain Nadal Manolis Manchous Ron Zitza	Porsche 993		210
34 DNF	GTS-2	47	T-F Racing	Matt Turner Gary R. Smith Joseph Safina John Kohler Nick Longhi	Saleen Mustang	?	205
35 DNF	WSC	28	FAB Factory Motorsport	Jon Field Juan Gac Jacek Mucha A.J. Smith Owen Trinkler	Spice SC95		203
36	GTS-3	36	Phoenix American Motorsports	Jim Michaelian Steve McNeely Stu Hayner John Heinricy Mike Weinberg Joe Aquilante Marty Miller	Pontiac Firebird	?	201
37	GTS-1	90	Road Circuit Technology	Les Delano Andy Petery Craig Carter	Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme		199
38 DNF	WSC	8	Support Net Racing	Johnny O'Connell Scott Schubot Henry Camferdam Roger Mandeville	Hawk C-8		188
39	GTS-1	48	Ted Kempgens	David Rankin Hank Scott Billy Bies Ted Kempgens	Chevrolet Camaro		188
40	WSC	33	FAB Factory Motorsport	Ralph Thomas John Mirro Rick Ferguson	Kudzu DG-2	?	185
41	GTS-1	09	Rice Racing	Vic Rice Ray Kong Shane Lewis Kent Stacy	Pontiac Grand Prix		180
42 DNF	GTS-3	27	Tim Vargo	Brady Refenning Jack Refenning Peter Uria	Porsche 911		178
43 DNF	WSC	30	Moretti Racing	Giampiero Moretti Antônio Hermann Didier Theys Andrea Montermini	Ferrari 333 SP		168
44 DNF	WSC	1	Doyle Racing/Riley & Scott	Wayne Taylor Eric van de Poele Scott Sharp	Riley & Scott Mk III		151
45	GTS-1	80	Dave Perelle	Nort Northam Dave Perelle Houghton Smith	Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme		148
46 DNF	GTS-3	6	Prototype Technology Group	John Fergus Dan Marvin	BMW M3 E36		142
47	GTS-1	37	Hoyt Overbagh	Mauri Casadei Oscar Rovelli Butch Brickell Mark Montgomery C.J. Johnson	Chevrolet Camaro		141
48 DNF	WSC	43	Team Scandia	Charles Morgan Rob Morgan	Ferrari 333 SP		135
49 DNF	GTS-3	42	Jarrett Freeman	Michael Duffy Simon Gregg	Porsche 993	?	134
50 DNF	WSC	60	Kopf Precision Race Products Team	Roberto Quintanilla Jeff Ward	Keiler KII		126
51 DNF	GTS-1	66	Panoz Motorsports	Doc Bundy Éric Bernard Jeff Purner	Panoz GTR-1		108
52 DNF	GTS-3	93	Ecuador Mobil	Henry Taleb Pete Halsmer Elton Julian	Nissan 240SX		103
53 DNF	GTS-1	74	Champion Porsche	Hans-Joachim Stuck Bill Adam	Porsche 911 GT2		100
54 DNF	GTS-2	55	Saleen Allen Speedlab	Price Cobb Phil Andrews	Saleen Mustang		92
55 DNF	GTS-1	35	Richard McDill	Richard McDill Bill McDill Tom Juckette Gianni Biava	Chevrolet Camaro		90
56	GTS-3	57	Kryderacing	Luis Sereix Reed Kryder Frank Del Vecchio Michael DeFontes	Nissan 240SX		85
57 DNF	GTS-3	22	Resiman Racing	Paul Reisman John Reisman Richard Valentine	Chevrolet Camaro	?	73
58 DNF	GTS-3	38	Mark Hein	Dorsey Schroeder Peter Cunningham John Green	Acura NSX		58
59	GTS-1	17	Art Pilla	Arthur Pilla Oma Kimbrough David Kicak	Porsche 911 GT2	?	58
60 DNF	GTS-1	72	Tim Banks	Tim Banks Henri-Louis Maunoir Don Arpin	Chevrolet Corvette	?	57
61 DNF	GTS-2	31	Kim Baker	John Heinricy Stuart Jones Kim Baker	Chevrolet Corvette	?	29
62 DNF	GTS-1	45	Davies Motorsports	Scott Goodyear Neto Jochamowitz Ed Davies	Porsche 964 Turbo	?	21
63 DNF	WSC	00	John Christie		X-250 WSC		21
DNS	GTS-3	98	Tag Racing	Thomas Dittmer Jason Dittmer	Porsche 993 Carrera RSR	?	0
DNS	GTS-3	34	James Loftis	Jim Loftis Richard Howe	Porsche 968		0
DNS	GTS-3	06	Jeremiah Kelly	Marc Fienstein Randy Pobst	Porsche 944	?	0

External links

• racingsportscars.com

Notes and References

1. Web site: Superflo 12 Hours presented by Chrysler. 15 March 1997. Racing Sports Cars.
2. Web site: Sebring 12 Hours. 15 March 1997. Racing Sports Cars.
3. Web site: 1997 Sebring 12 Hours. Motorsport Database.