1997 12 Hours of Sebring

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	G	281
2	WSC	16	Dyson Racing	James Weaver Andy Wallace Butch Leitzinger	Riley & Scott Mk III	G	281
3	WSC	4	Dibos Racing	Eduardo Dibós Chappuis Jim Pace Barry Waddell	Riley & Scott Mk III	P	268
4	WSC	63	Downing/Atlanta Racing	Jim Downing Charlie Nearburg Tim McAdam	Kudzu DLM	G	266
5	WSC	20	Dyson Racing	Elliott Forbes-Robinson John Schneider John Paul Jr.	Riley & Scott Mk III	G	263
6	GTS-1	11	Robinson Racing	Irv Hoerr Jack Baldwin George Robinson	Oldsmobile Aurora	G	261
7	GTS-1	01	Rohr Corp.	Jochen Rohr Andy Pilgrim Robert Nearn	Porsche 911 GT2	P	261
8	GTS-2	61	Konrad Motorsport	Bob Wollek Franz Konrad Wido Rössler	Porsche 911 GT2	P	259
9	GTS-3	10	Prototype Technology Group	Javier Quiros Tom Hessert Bill Auberlen Derek Hill	BMW M3 E36	Y	257
10	GTS-2	03	Roock Racing	Claudia Hürtgen Michel Ligonnet Zak Brown Dirk Layer	Porsche 911 GT2	M	256
11	GTS-2	99	Schumacher Racing	Larry Schumacher John O'Steen Will Pace	Porsche 993	P	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	Y	255
14	GTS-3	52	Stadler Motorsport	Lilian Bryner Enzo Calderari Ulli Richter	Porsche 964	P	253
15	GTS-3	7	Prototype Technology Group	Dieter Quester Marc Duez Boris Said	BMW M3 E36	Y	252
16	WSC	88	MSI Racing	Ross Bentley Jeff Jones Danny Sullivan	Riley & Scott Mk III	G	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	G	248
19 DNF	GTS-3	50	Jorge Trejos	Joe Varde Jorge Trejos Dennis Aase	Porsche 993	P	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	Y	245
23	GTS-3	53	Stadler Motorsport	Denis Lay Karl-Heinz Wlazik Uwe Sick	Porsche 964 Carrera RSR	P	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	D	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	G	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	G	218
32	GTS-3	26	Alex Job Racing	Anthony Lazzaro Angelo Cilli Eric Bretzel	Porsche 993	Y	216
33	GTS-3	70	Newfield/Cartman	Ludovico Manfredi Alain Nadal Manolis Manchous Ron Zitza	Porsche 993	P	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	G	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	G	199
38 DNF	WSC	8	Support Net Racing	Johnny O'Connell Scott Schubot Henry Camferdam Roger Mandeville	Hawk C-8	Y	188
39	GTS-1	48	Ted Kempgens	David Rankin Hank Scott Billy Bies Ted Kempgens	Chevrolet Camaro	G	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	G	180
42 DNF	GTS-3	27	Tim Vargo	Brady Refenning Jack Refenning Peter Uria	Porsche 911	P	178
43 DNF	WSC	30	Moretti Racing	Giampiero Moretti Antônio Hermann Didier Theys Andrea Montermini	Ferrari 333 SP	Y	168
44 DNF	WSC	1	Doyle Racing/Riley & Scott	Wayne Taylor Eric van de Poele Scott Sharp	Riley & Scott Mk III	P	151
45	GTS-1	80	Dave Perelle	Nort Northam Dave Perelle Houghton Smith	Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme	G	148
46 DNF	GTS-3	6	Prototype Technology Group	John Fergus Dan Marvin	BMW M3 E36	Y	142
47	GTS-1	37	Hoyt Overbagh	Mauri Casadei Oscar Rovelli Butch Brickell Mark Montgomery C.J. Johnson	Chevrolet Camaro	G	141
48 DNF	WSC	43	Team Scandia	Charles Morgan Rob Morgan	Ferrari 333 SP	G	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	G	126
51 DNF	GTS-1	66	Panoz Motorsports	Doc Bundy Éric Bernard Jeff Purner	Panoz GTR-1	M	108
52 DNF	GTS-3	93	Ecuador Mobil	Henry Taleb Pete Halsmer Elton Julian	Nissan 240SX	Y	103
53 DNF	GTS-1	74	Champion Porsche	Hans-Joachim Stuck Bill Adam	Porsche 911 GT2	P	100
54 DNF	GTS-2	55	Saleen Allen Speedlab	Price Cobb Phil Andrews	Saleen Mustang	G	92
55 DNF	GTS-1	35	Richard McDill	Richard McDill Bill McDill Tom Juckette Gianni Biava	Chevrolet Camaro	Y	90
56	GTS-3	57	Kryderacing	Luis Sereix Reed Kryder Frank Del Vecchio Michael DeFontes	Nissan 240SX	G	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	Y	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	John Graham Robin Smith	X-250 WSC	P	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	D	0
DNS	GTS-3	06	Jeremiah Kelly	Marc Fienstein Randy Pobst	Porsche 944	?	0

References

1. https://www.racingsportscars.com/photo/Sebring-1997-03-15.html?sort=Results
2. https://www.racingsportscars.com/results/Sebring-1997-03-15.html
3. https://database.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1997-sebring-12-hours

External links

• racingsportscars.com