List of 1997 motorsport champions

1997 motorsport champions
Previous: 1996 Next: 1998

This list of 1997 motorsport champions is a list of national or international auto racing series with a Championship decided by the points or positions earned by a driver from multiple races.

Dirt oval racing

Series Champion Refer
World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series United States Sammy Swindell
Teams: United States Swindell Motorsports

Drag racing

Series Champion Refer
NHRA Winston Drag Racing Series Top Fuel: United States Gary Scelzi 1997 NHRA Winston Drag Racing Series
Funny Car: United States John Force
Pro Stock: United States Jim Yates
Pro Stock Motorcycle: United States Matt Hines

Karting

Series Driver Season article
CIK-FIA Karting World Championship FSA: Italy Danilo Rossi
FC: Italy Gianluca Beggio
CIK-FIA Karting European Championship FSA: United Kingdom Jenson Button
FC: Italy Gianluca Beggio
FA: Spain Antonio García
ICA: Italy Alessandro Balzan
ICA-J: Netherlands Nelson van der Pol
Cadet: Netherlands Michael Koel

Motorcycle

Series Rider Season article
500cc World Championship Australia Mick Doohan 1997 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Manufacturers: Japan Honda
250cc World Championship Italy Max Biaggi
Manufacturers: Japan Honda
125cc World Championship Italy Valentino Rossi
Manufacturers: Italy Aprilia
Superbike World Championship United States John Kocinski 1997 Superbike World Championship
Manufacturers: Japan Honda
Supersport World Series Italy Paolo Casoli
Speedway World Championship United States Greg Hancock 1997 Speedway Grand Prix
AMA Superbike Championship United States Doug Chandler
Australian Superbike Championship Australia Martin Craggill

Open wheel racing

Series Driver Season article
FIA Formula One World Championship Canada Jacques Villeneuve 1997 Formula One World Championship
Constructors: United Kingdom Williams-Renault
FIA International Formula 3000 Brazil Ricardo Zonta 1997 International Formula 3000 Championship
Teams: United Kingdom Super Nova Racing
CART PPG World Series Italy Alex Zanardi 1997 CART PPG World Series
Manufacturers: Germany Mercedes
Rookies: Canada Patrick Carpentier
Indy Racing League United States Tony Stewart 1996–1997 Indy Racing League
Manufacturers: United States Oldsmobile
Rookies: United States Jim Guthrie
Indy Lights Series Brazil Tony Kanaan 1997 Indy Lights season
American Indycar Series United States Ken Petrie 1997 American Indycar Series
Atlantic Championship United States Alex Barron 1997 Atlantic Championship
Australian Drivers' Championship Australia Jason Bright 1997 Australian Drivers' Championship
Barber Dodge Pro Series United States Derek Hill 1997 Barber Dodge Pro Series
Formula Nippon Championship Spain Pedro de la Rosa 1997 Formula Nippon Championship
Teams: Japan Shionogi Team Nova
Historic Formula One Championship United Kingdom Bob Berridge 1997 Historic Formula One Championship
BOSS Formula Series United Kingdom Nigel Greensall 1997 BOSS Formula Series
Teams: United Kingdom European Aviation
Formula Asia Indonesia Bagoes Hermanto 1997 Formula Asia
JAF Japan Formula 4 Japan Akihiro Asai 1997 JAF Japan Formula 4
Formula König Germany Thomas Mühlenz 1997 Formula König season
Formula Toyota Argentina Rubén Derfler 1997 Formula Toyota season
West: Japan Shinichi Takagi
Russian Formula 1600 Championship Russia Alexander Potekhin 1997 Russian Formula 1600 Championship
Teams: Russia West Canopus Castrol
ASPAS Cup: Russia Viktor Kozankov
ASPAS Cup Teams: Russia West Canopus Castrol
Star Mazda Championship United States Tony Buffomante 1997 Star Mazda Championship
Formula Three
All-Japan Formula Three Championship Netherlands Tom Coronel 1997 All-Japan Formula Three Championship
Teams: Japan TOM'S
Austria Formula 3 Cup Czech Republic Petr Krizan 1997 Austria Formula 3 Cup
Trophy: Austria Georg Holzer
British Formula 3 Championship United Kingdom Jonny Kane 1997 British Formula Three Championship
National: United Kingdom Martin O'Connell
Chilean Formula Three Championship Chile Ramón Ibarra 1997 Chilean Formula Three Championship
French Formula Three Championship France Patrice Gay 1997 French Formula Three Championship
German Formula Three Championship Germany Nick Heidfeld 1997 German Formula Three Championship
Class B: Czech Republic Jaroslav Kostelecký
Rookie: Germany Timo Scheider
Italian Formula Three Championship Italy Oliver Martini 1997 Italian Formula Three Championship
Mexican Formula Three Championship Republic of Ireland Derek Higgins 1997 Mexican Formula Three Championship
Formula 3 Sudamericana Brazil Bruno Junqueira 1997 Formula 3 Sudamericana
National: Argentina Diego Chiozzi
Russian Formula Three Championship Russia Viktor Kozankov 1997 Russian Formula Three Championship
ASPAS Cup: Italy Alberto Pedemonte
Swiss Formula Three Championship Switzerland Norbert Zehnder 1997 Swiss Formula Three Championship
Formula Renault
French Formula Renault Championship France Jonathan Cochet 1997 French Formula Renault Championship
Eurocup Formula Renault Belgium Jeffrey van Hooydonk
Teams: Italy Tatuus JD Motorsport
Formula Renault Argentina Argentina Mauro Fartuszek 1997 Formula Renault Argentina
Formula Renault Sport UK United Kingdom Marc Hynes 1997 Formula Renault Sport UK
Teams: United Kingdom Manor Motorsport
Formula Renault BARC United Kingdom Peter Clarke 1997 Formula Renault BARC
Formula Renault Germany Austria Robert Lechner 1997 Formula Renault Germany
Spanish Formula Renault Championship Spain Polo Villaamil 1997 Spanish Formula Renault Championship
Formula Ford
Australian Formula Ford Championship Australia Garth Tander 1997 Australian Formula Ford Championship
Benelux Formula Ford 1600 Championship Netherlands Patrick Koel
British Formula Ford Championship Netherlands Jacky van der Ende 1997 British Formula Ford Championship
Danish Formula Ford Championship Denmark Tommy Schröter
Dutch Formula Ford 1800 Championship Netherlands Christijan Albers
New Zealand Formula Ford Championship New Zealand Scott Dixon
Formula Ford 1600 Nordic Championship Sweden John Stambeck
Portuguese Formula Ford Championship Portugal José Pedro Fontes
Scottish Formula Ford Championship United Kingdom Stewart Roden
U.S. F2000 National Championship Brazil Zak Morioka 1997 U.S. F2000 National Championship

Rallying

Series Driver/Co-Driver Season article
FIA World Rally Championship Finland Tommi Mäkinen 1997 World Rally Championship
Co-Drivers: Finland Seppo Harjanne
Manufacturers: Japan Subaru
Group N Cup: Uruguay Gustavo Trelles
African Rally Championship Zambia Satwant Singh 1997 African Rally Championship
Asia-Pacific Rally Championship Sweden Kenneth Eriksson 1997 Asia-Pacific Rally Championship
Co-Drivers: Sweden Staffan Parmander
Manufacturers: Japan Subaru
Group N: Malaysia Karamjit Singh
2-Litre: Japan Nobuhiro Tajima
Australian Rally Championship New Zealand Possum Bourne 1997 Australian Rally Championship
Co-Drivers: Australia Craig Vincent
British Rally Championship United Kingdom Mark Higgins 1997 British Rally Championship
Manufacturers: Germany Volkswagen
Canadian Rally Championship Canada Frank Sprongl 1997 Canadian Rally Championship
Co-Drivers: Canada Dan Sprongl
Czech Rally Championship Czech Republic Milan Dolák 1997 Czech Rally Championship
Co-Drivers: Czech Republic Jaroslav Palivec
Deutsche Rallye Meisterschaft Germany Matthias Kahle
Estonian Rally Championship N 2000+: Estonia Ivar Raidam 1997 Estonian Rally Championship
N 2000+ Co-Drivers: Estonia Margus Karjane
A>2000: Estonia Markko Märtin
A>2000 Co-Drivers: Estonia Toomas Kitsing
European Rally Championship Poland Krzysztof Hołowczyc 1997 European Rally Championship
Co-Drivers: Poland Maciej Wisławski
Finnish Rally Championship Group A +2000cc: Finland Marcus Grönholm 1997 Finnish Rally Championship
Group N +2000cc: Finland Jouko Puhakka
Group A -2000cc: Finland Toni Gardemeister
Group N -2000cc: Finland Jani Pirttinen
French Rally Championship France Gilles Panizzi
Hungarian Rally Championship Hungary János Tóth
Co-Drivers: Hungary Ferenc Gergely
Indian National Rally Championship India Hari Singh
Co-Drivers: India Gurinder Singh Mann
Italian Rally Championship Italy Andrea Dallavilla
Co-Drivers: Italy Danilo Fappani
Manufacturers: Japan Subaru
Middle East Rally Championship United Arab Emirates Mohammed Ben Sulayem
New Zealand Rally Championship New Zealand Reece Jones 1997 New Zealand Rally Championship
Co-Drivers: New Zealand Leo Bult
Polish Rally Championship Poland Janusz Kulig
Romanian Rally Championship Romania Constantin Aur
Scottish Rally Championship United Kingdom Brian Lyall 1997 Scottish Rally Championship
Co-Drivers: United Kingdom John Bennie
Slovak Rally Championship Slovakia Igor Drotár
Co-Drivers: Slovakia Vladimír Bánoci
South African National Rally Championship South Africa Jan Habig
Co-Drivers: South Africa Douglas Judd
Manufacturers: Germany Volkswagen
Spanish Rally Championship Spain Jesús Puras
Co-Drivers: Spain Carlos del Barrio

Rallycross

Series Driver Season article
FIA European Rallycross Championship Div 1: Norway Ludvig Hunsbedt
Div 2: Norway Eivind Opland
1400 Cup: Czech Republic Jaroslav Kalný
British Rallycross Championship United Kingdom Will Gollop

Ice racing

Series Driver Season article
Andros Trophy Elite: France Yvan Muller 1996–97 Andros Trophy
Promotion: France Frédéric Morel
Dame: France Florence Duez

Sports car

Series Driver Season article
FIA GT Championship GT1: Germany Bernd Schneider 1997 FIA GT Championship
GT1 Teams: Germany AMG-Mercedes
GT2: United Kingdom Justin Bell
GT2 Teams: France Viper Team Oreca
British GT Championship GT1: United Kingdom John Morrison
GT1: United Kingdom John Greasley 		1997 British GT Championship
GT2: United Kingdom Steve O'Rourke
GT2: United Kingdom Tim Sugden
GT3: United Kingdom Simon Tate
IMSA GT Championship GTS-1: United States Andy Pilgrim 1997 IMSA GT Championship
GTS-2: United States Larry Schumacher
IMSA WSC Championship United States Butch Leitzinger
Trans-Am Series United States Tommy Kendall 1997 Trans-Am Series
Porsche Supercup, Porsche Carrera Cup, GT3 Cup Challenge and Porsche Sprint Challenge
Porsche Supercup Netherlands Patrick Huisman 1997 Porsche Supercup
Teams: Germany Olaf Manthey Racing
Porsche Carrera Cup France France Dominique Dupuy 1997 Porsche Carrera Cup France
Porsche Carrera Cup Germany Germany Wolfgang Land 1997 Porsche Carrera Cup Germany
Teams: Germany Porsche Zentrum Freiburg/Eichin Racing

Stock car

Series Driver Season article
NASCAR Winston Cup Series United States Jeff Gordon 1997 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
Manufacturers: United States Ford
NASCAR Busch Grand National Series United States Randy LaJoie 1997 NASCAR Busch Series
Manufacturers: United States Chevrolet
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series United States Jack Sprague 1997 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
Manufacturers: United States Chevrolet
NASCAR Busch North Series United States Mike Stefanik 1997 NASCAR Busch North Series
NASCAR Winston West Series United States Butch Gilliland 1997 NASCAR Winston West Series
ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series United States Tim Steele 1997 ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series
AUSCAR Australia Matthew White 1996–97 AUSCAR season
Australian Super Speedway Championship Australia Kim Jane 1996–97 Australian Super Speedway Championship
Turismo Carretera Argentina Juan María Traverso 1997 Turismo Carretera

Touring car

Series Driver Season article
ADAC Procar Series Germany Jürgen Hohenester 1997 ADAC Procar Series
Teams: Germany Hohenester Motorsport
AMSCAR Australia Mal Rose 1997 ARDC AMSCAR series
Australian Touring Car Championship Australia Glenn Seton 1997 Australian Touring Car Championship
Privateers Cup: New Zealand John Faulkner
Australian Super Touring Championship Australia Paul Morris 1997 Australian Super Touring Championship
Teams: Australia BMW Motorsport
Manufacturers: Germany BMW
British Touring Car Championship Switzerland Alain Menu 1997 British Touring Car Championship
Teams: United Kingdom Williams Renault Dealer Team
Manufacturers: France Renault
Privateers: United Kingdom Robb Gravett
Finnish Touring Car Championship Finland Heikki Salmenautio
French Supertouring Championship France Éric Cayrolle
Italian Superturismo Championship Italy Emanuele Naspetti 1997 Italian Superturismo Championship
Manufacturers: Germany BMW
Privateers: Italy Massimo Pigoli
Japanese Touring Car Championship Japan Osamu Nakako 1997 Japanese Touring Car Championship
Teams: Japan Mugen Motorsports
New Zealand Touring Car Championship New Zealand Craig Baird 1997 New Zealand Touring Car Championship
New Zealand V8 Championship New Zealand Greg Taylor 1996–97 New Zealand V8 season
North American Touring Car Championship United States David Donohue 1997 North American Touring Car Championship season
Manufacturers: Japan Honda
Renault Sport Spider Elf Trophy Norway Tommy Rustad 1997 Renault Sport Spider Elf Trophy
Spanish Supertouring Championship Italy Fabrizio Giovanardi 1997 Campeonato de España de Superturismos
Manufacturers: Italy Alfa Romeo
Stock Car Brasil Brazil Ingo Hoffmann 1997 Stock Car Brasil season
Super Tourenwagen Cup France Laurent Aïello 1997 Super Tourenwagen Cup
Teams: France ROC Auto/A.Z.K.
Manufacturers: Germany BMW
Swedish Touring Car Championship Sweden Jan Nilsson 1997 Swedish Touring Car Championship
TC2000 Championship Argentina Henry Martin 1997 TC2000 Championship

Truck racing

Series Driver Season article
European Truck Racing Championship Super-Race-Trucks: Finland Harri Luostarinen 1997 European Truck Racing Championship
Race-Trucks: Germany Heinz-Werner Lenz
Fórmula Truck Brazil Oswaldo Drugovich Jr. 1997 Fórmula Truck
Teams: Brazil Drugovich Auto Peças

See also

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