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.
| Rnd | Race | Circuit | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Donington 2 Hours | Donington Park | July 6 | |
| 2 |  Zolder 1 Hour 15 Minutes | Zolder Circuit | August 3 | |
| 3 |  Masaryk Grand Prix (30 Minutes) | Autodrom Brno Masaryk | September 14 | |
| 4 |  Gran Premio Repsol Sport Prototipos (2 Hours) | Circuito Permanente Del Jarama | November 9 |
| Rnd | Circuit | SR1 Winning Team | SR2 Winning Team | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SR1 Winning Drivers | SR2 Winning Drivers | |||
| 1 | Donington |  #7 Joest Racing |  #20 Centenari | Results |
 Stefan Johansson Pierluigi Martini | Arturo Merzario Giovanni Li Calzi | |||
| 2 | Zolder |  #6 Horag Hotz Racing | None | Results |
| Fredy Lienhard Didier Theys | ||||
| 3† | Brno | None | #20 Symbol Team | Results |
| Arturo Merzario | ||||
| 4 | Jarama |  #4 Courage Compétition | #20 Symbol Team | Results |
| Didier Cottaz Jérôme Policand | Arturo Merzario 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 cars.