The 1997 Rolex 24 at Daytona was a 24-hour endurance sports car race held on February 1–2, 1997^[1] at the Daytona International Speedway road course. The race served as the opening round of the 1997 IMSA GT Championship.

Victory overall and in the WSC class went to the No. 20 Dyson Racing Riley & Scott Mk III driven by Elliott Forbes-Robinson, John Schneider, and Rob Dyson, John Paul Jr., Butch Leitzinger, Andy Wallace, and James Weaver.^[2] Victory in the GTS-1 class went to the No. 01 Rohr Corp. Porsche 911 GT2 driven by Jochen Rohr, Andy Pilgrim, Harald Grohs, and Arnd Meier. The GTS-2 class was won by the No. 99 Roock Racing Porsche 911 GT2 driven by Ralf Kelleners, Claudia Hürtgen, Patrice Goueslard, and André Ahrlé. Victory in the GTS-3 class went to the No. 10 Prototype Technology Group, Inc. BMW M3 E36 driven by Javier Quiros, Derek Hill, Boris Said, Bill Auberlen, and Tom Hessert Jr.^[3]

Race results

Class winners in bold.

Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Car	Tire	Laps
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	Giampiero 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 Mathews 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
34 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
36 DNF	GTS-1	91	Rock Valley Oil & Chemical Co.	Roger Schramm Stu Hayner John Heinricy Marty Miller	Chevrolet Camaro	G	468
37 DNF	GTS-3	77	Mattco Racing	Matthew Cohen Pete Halsmer John Morton Sylvain Tremblay	BMW M3 E36	Y	440
38 DNF	WSC	1	Doyle Racing/Riley & Scott	Wayne Taylor Scott Sharp Eric van de Poele	Riley & Scott Mk III	P	427
39 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
41 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
44 DNF	WSC	29	Target 24	Alex Caffi Ivan Capelli Fabio Montani Gabrio Rosa	Riley & Scott Mk III	P	390
45 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
47 DNF	GTS-3	05	Auto Sport South	Jeff Hays Cary Eisenlohr Steve Rebeil William Stitt Kevin Wheeler	Porsche 993	Y	374
48 DNF	GTS-3	7	Prototype Technology Group, Inc.	Dieter Quester Marc Duez Markus Oestreich Boris Said	BMW M3 E36	Y	373
49 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
53 DNF	GTS-1	64	Mel A. Butt	Mel Butt Jim Higgs Dave McTureous Dennis King	Chevrolet Camaro	G	339
54 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
56 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
59 DNF	GTS-3	92	RAE Motorsports	Raymond Boissoneau Peter Gobel J. W. Pettigrew David Loring Peter Argetsinger	Mazda RX-7	?	271
60 DNF	WSC	16	Dyson Racing	Andy Wallace John Paul Jr. Butch Leitzinger James Weaver	Riley & Scott Mk III	G	227
61 DNF	GTS-1	80	David Perelle	Richard Maugeri Sim Penton Rob Debartelobeu Dave Perelle	Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme	G	219
62 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
65 DNF	WSC	2	Screaming Eagles Racing	Craig T. Nelson Case Montgomery Dan Clark Darin Brassfield	Riley & Scott Mk III	Y	158
66 DNF	GTS-3	41	Team Technodyne	Chris Cervelli Bruce Busby Mark Anderson	Porsche 993 Carrera RSR	P	138
67 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
69 DNF	GTS-1	51	Fantasy Junction	Bruce Trenery Grahame Bryant Jeffrey Pattinson Patrick van Schoote	Chevrolet Monte Carlo	?	101
70 DNF	GTS-1	45	Davies Motorsports	Scott Goodyear Ed Davies Arie Luyendyk	Porsche 964 Turbo	G	95
71 DNF	GTS-3	38	Mark Hein	Dorsey Schroeder Peter Cunningham John Green Mark Hein Greg Loebel	Acura NSX	Y	90
72 DNF	WSC	88	MSI Racing	Ross Bentley Danny Sullivan Jeff Jones Robbie Buhl	Riley & Scott Mk III	G	72
73 DNF	GTS-3	22	Paul Reisman	Paul Reisman John Reisman Shane Lewis Buddy Norton	Chevrolet Camaro	?	57
74 DNF	GTS-1	15	Anthony Puleo	Ernst Gschwender Anthony Puleo Mark Kennedy Daniel Urrutia	Chevrolet Camaro	?	46
75 DNF	GTS-3	50	Paul Kumpen	Alfons Taels Georges Cremer Paul Kumpen Albert Vanierschot	Porsche 911	?	39
76 DNF	GTS-2	61	Konrad Motorsport	Cor Euser Bernd Netzeband Bert Ploeg Wolfgang Kaufmann	Porsche 911 GT2	M	23
77 DNF	GTS-2	00	Agusta Racing	Almo Coppelli Rocky Agusta Carl Rosenblad	Chevrolet Corvette	D	23
78 DNF	GTS-1	34	Todd Vallancourt	Todd Vallancourt Hal Corbin Bill Evans Toto Lasally	Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme	H	22
79 DNF	GTS-1	49	Dan Shaver	Dan Shaver Jack Willes Joe Varde	Chevrolet Camaro	?	16
80 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	?	-
DNS	GTS-3	84	Luigino Pagotto	Walter Meloni Léo Van Sande	Porsche 911	?	-
DNQ	GTS-1	17	Art Pilla	Arthur Pilla Oma Kimbrough David Kicak	Porsche 911 GT2	G	-
DNQ	GTS-3	86	G&W Motorsports	Danny Marshall Arthur Urciuoli Peter Chambers Martyn Konig	Porsche 993 Cup	D	-
DNQ	GTS-3	5	Doug Trott	Tom Dean Tom Baldwin Tony Burgess Grady Willingham	Porsche 911	T	-
DNQ	GTS-3	07	Pettit Racing	Cameron Worth Enzo Potolicchio John Brown Rodger Bogusz	Mazda RX-7 Turbo	H	-
DNQ	GTS-3	32	Steve Goldin	Steve Goldin Keith Goldin Mark Montgomery Martin Shuster	Mazda RX-7	H	-
DNQ	GTS-3	12	Rick Fairbanks	Rick Fairbanks Nick Ham Chuck Cottrell Mark Neuhaus Chris Gleason	Porsche 911	?	-
DNQ	GTS-3	82		Rob Collins Trevor Hilliar Dan Moon John Drew Neil Crilly	Porsche 911	D	-
DNQ	GTS-3	52	Kryderacing	Reed Kryder Frank Del Vecchio Christian Heinkélé David Green	Nissan 240SX	?	-
DNQ	GTS-3	36	Phoenix American Motorsports	Stu Hayner John Heinricy Marty Miller Jim Michaelian	Pontiac Firebird	?	-
DNQ	GTS-3	57	Kryderacing	Reed Kryder Willie Beck Helmut Reuscher Gred Holtkamp Alistair Morrison	Nissan 240SX	?	-
DNQ	GTS-1	79	Tim Banks	Tim Banks	Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme	?	-
DNQ	GTS-3	66	G&W Motorsports	Danny Marshall Steve Marshall	Porsche 964	G	-
DNQ	GTS-1	72	Tim Banks	Tim Banks	Chevrolet Corvette	D	-
DNQ	WSC	33	FAB Factory Motorsport	John Mirro Oliver Kuttner Ralph Thomas A. J. Smith Rick Ferguson	Kudzu DG-2 WSC	?	-
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