1997 12 Hours of Sebring

The 45th Superflo 12 Hours of Sebring was an endurance racing sports car event held at Sebring International Raceway from March 12-15, 1997. The race served as the second round of the 1997 IMSA GT Championship.

Race results

Class winners in bold.

Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Chassis	Tyre	Laps
					Engine
1	WSC	3	Team Scandia	Yannick Dalmas Stefan Johansson Fermín Vélez Andy Evans	Ferrari 333 SP	G	281
Ferrari F310E 4.0 L V12
2	WSC	16	Dyson Racing	James Weaver Andy Wallace Butch Leitzinger	Riley & Scott Mk III	G	281
					Ford 5.0 L V8
3	WSC	4	Dibos Racing	Eduardo Dibos Jim Pace Barry Waddell	Riley & Scott Mk III	P	268
				Oldsmobile Aurora 4.0 L V8
4	WSC	63	Downing/Atlanta Racing	Jim Downing Charlie Nearburg Tim McAdam	Kudzu DLM	G	266
		Mazda 2.0 L 3-Rotor
5	WSC	20	Dyson Racing	Elliot Forbes-Robinson John Schneider John Paul Jr.	Riley & Scott Mk III	G	263
		Ford 5.0 L V8
6	GTS-1	11	Robinson Racing	Irv Hoerr Jack Baldwin George Robinson	Oldsmobile Aurora	G	261
		Oldsmobile 4.0 L V8
7	GTS-1	01	Rohr Corp.	Andy Pilgrim Jochen Rohr Robert Nearn	Porsche 911 GT2	P	261
	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6
8	GTS-2	61	Konrad Motorsport	Bob Wollek Franz Konrad Wido Rössler	Porsche 911 GT2	P	259
	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6
9	GTS-3	10	Prototype Technology Group	Javier Quiros Tom Hessert Bill Auberlen Derek Hill	BMW M3	Y	257
BMW 3.2 L I6
10	GTS-2	03	Roock Racing	Claudia Hürtgen Michel Ligonnet Zak Brown Dirk Layer	Porsche 911 GT2	M	256
Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6
11	GTS-2	99	Schumacher Racing	Larry Schumacher John O'Steen Will Pace	Porsche 993 Carrera Cup	P	256
	Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6
12	GTS-2	56	Martin Snow	Martin Snow Peter Kitchak Philip Collin	Porsche 911 GT2	?	255
					Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6
13	GTS-3	76	Team A.R.E.	Kelly Collins Cort Wagner Gary Blackman	Porsche 993 Carrera RSR	Y	255
					Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6
14	GTS-3	52	Stadler Motorsport	Lilian Bryner Enzo Calderari Ulli Richter	Porsche 964	P	253
		Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6
15	GTS-3	7	Prototype Technology Group	Dieter Quester Marc Duez Boris Said	BMW M3	Y	252
	BMW 3.2 L I6
16	WSC	88	MSI Racing	Ross Bentley Jeff Jones Danny Sullivan	Riley & Scott Mk III	G	250
	Chevrolet 6.0 L V8
17	GTS-3	39	Jim Matthews Racing	David Murry Jim Matthews Hurley Haywood	Porsche 993	D	249
	Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6
18	GTS-1	75	Robinson Racing	Victor Sifton Jon Gooding Joe Pezza	Oldsmobile Aurora	G	248
Oldsmobile 4.0 L V8
19 DNF	GTS-3	50	Jorge Trejos	Joe Varde Jorge Trejos Dennis Aase	Porsche 993	P	247
	Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6
20	GTS-2	65	Saleen Allen Speedlab	Steve Saleen David Warnock Robert Schirle	Saleen Mustang	G	246
	Ford 5.9 L V8
21	GTS-3	68	The Racer's Group	Kevin Buckler Stephen Earle Randy Pobst	Porsche 993	G	246
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6
22	GTS-3	78	Team A.R.E.	Mike Doolin Steve Pelke Bruce Busby	Porsche 964 Carrera RSR	Y	245
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6
23	GTS-3	53	Stadler Motorsport	Denis Lay Uwe Sick Karl-Heinz Wlazik	Porsche 964	P	245
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6
24	GTS-3	25	Alex Job Racing	Charles Slater Jeff Purner Terry Lingner Robbie Groff	Porsche 964 Carrera RSR	Y	242
	Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6
25	GTS-3	86	G & W Motorsports	Steve Marshall Danny Marshall Weldon Scrogham	Porsche 993 Carrera Cup	D	240
		Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6
26	GTS-3	89	Tag Racing	Thomas Dittmer Jason Dittmer Tone Grant Mike Gagliardo	Porsche 993	D	236
		Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6
27	WSC	2	Screaming Eagles Racing	Craig T. Nelson Darin Brassfield Dan Clark	Riley & Scott Mk III	Y	233
	Ford 5.0 L V8
28	GTS-3	58	ProTechnik Racing	Sam Shalala John Annis Neil Crilly Scott Peeler	Porsche 993	G	229
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6
29	GTS-3	69	Jorge Trejos	Jeff Gamroth Tim Ralston Monte Shelton	Porsche 993	P	227
					Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6
30	GTS-3	05	Auto Sport South	Joe Cogbill William Stitt John Bourassa	Porsche 993	?	224
				Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6
31	GTS-3	92	PAR International, Ltd.	David Loring Raymond Boissoneau Peter Goebel Brian Johnson	Mazda RX-7	G	218
		Mazda 2.0 L 3-Rotor
32	GTS-3	26	Alex Job Racing	Anthony Lazzaro Angelo Cilli Eric Bretzel	Porsche 993	Y	216
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6
33	GTS-3	70	Newfield/Kartman	Ludovico Manfredi Alain Nadal Manolis Moschous Ron Zizta	Porsche 993	P	210
				Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6
34 DNF	GTS-2	47	T-F Racing	Matt Turner Gary R. Smith Joseph Safina John Kohler Nick Longhi	Saleen Mustang	?	205
					Ford 5.9 L V8
35 DNF	WSC	28	FAB Factory Motorsport	John Field Juan Gac Jacek Mucha A. J. Smith Owen Trinkler	Spice SC95	G	203
					Oldsmobile Aurora 4.0 L V8
36	GTS-3	36	Phoenix American Motorsports	Jim Michaelian Steve McNeely Stu Hayner John Heinricy Mike Weinberg Joe Aquilante Marty Miller	Pontiac Firebird	?	201
		Pontiac 5.7 L V8
37	GTS-1	90	Road Circuit Technology	Leo Delano Andy Petery Craig Carter	Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme	G	199
	Oldsmobile 3.4 L V6
38 DNF	WSC	8	Support Net Racing	Johnny O'Connell Scott Schubot Henry Camferdam Roger Mandeville	Hawk C-8	Y	188
				Chevrolet 6.0 L V8
39	GTS-1	48	Ted Kempgens	David Rankin Hank Scott Billy Bies Ted Kempgens	Chevrolet Camaro	G	188
Chevrolet 5.7 L V8
40	WSC	33	FAB Factory Motorsport	Ralph Thomas John Mirro Rick Ferguson	Kudzu DG-2	?	185
Buick 4.5 L V6
41	GTS-1	09	Rice Racing	Vic Rice Ray Kong Shane Lewis Kent Stacy	Pontiac Grand Prix	G	180
Pontiac 3.8 L V6
42 DNF	GTS-3	27	Tim Vargo	Brady Refenning Jack Refenning Peter Uria	Porsche 911	P	178
			Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6
43 DNF	WSC	30	Moretti Racing	Gianpiero Moretti Antônio Hermann Didier Theys Andrea Montermini	Ferrari 333 SP	Y	168
			Ferrari F310E 4.0 L V12
44 DNF	WSC	1	Doyle Racing/Riley & Scott	Wayne Taylor Eric van de Poele Scott Sharp	Riley & Scott Mk III	P	151
Oldsmobile Aurora 4.0 L V8
45	GTS-1	80	Dave Perelle	Nort Northam Dave Perelle Houghton Smith	Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme	G	148
Oldsmobile 3.4 L V6
46 DNF	GTS-3	6	Prototype Technology Group	John Fergus Dan Marvin	BMW M3	Y	142
	BMW 3.2 L I6
47	GTS-1	37	Hoyt Overbagh	Mauro Casadei Oscar Rovelli Butch Brickell Mark Montgomery C. J. Johnson	Chevrolet Camaro	G	141
	Chevrolet 5.7 L V8
48 DNF	WSC	43	Team Scandia	Charles Morgan Rob Morgan	Ferrari 333 SP	G	135
Ferrari F310E 4.0 L V12
49 DNF	GTS-3	42	Jarett Freeman	Michael Duffy Simon Gregg	Porsche 993	?	134
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6
50 DNF	WSC	60	Kopf Precision Race Products Team	Roberto Quintanilla Jeff Ward	Keiler KII	G	126
Ford 5.0 L V8
51 DNF	GTS-1	66	Panoz Motorsport	Doc Bundy Éric Bernard Jeff Purner	Panoz Esperante GTR-1	M	108
	Ford 6.0 L V8
52 DNF	GTS-3	93	Ecuador Mobil	Henry Taleb Pete Halsmer Elton Julian	Nissan 240SX	Y	103
Nissan 2.4 L I4
53 DNF	GTS-1	74	Champion Porsche	Hans-Joachim Stuck Bill Adam	Porsche 911 GT2 Evo	P	100
Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6
54 DNF	GTS-2	55	Saleen Allen Speedlab	Price Cobb Phil Andrews	Saleen Mustang	G	92
					Ford 5.9 L V8
55 DNF	GTS-1	35	Richard McDill	Richard McDill Bill McDill Tom Juckette Gianni Biava	Chevrolet Camaro	Y	90
					Chevrolet 5.7 L V8
56	GTS-3	57	Kryderacing	Luis Sereix Reed Kryder Frank Del Vecchio Michael DeFontes	Nissan 240SX	G	85
					Nissan 2.4 L I4
57 DNF	GTS-3	22	Resiman Racing	Paul Resiman John Resiman Richard Valentine	Chevrolet Camaro	?	73
					Chevrolet 5.7 L V8
58 DNF	GTS-3	38	Mark Hein	Dorsey Schroeder Peter Cunningham John Green	Acura NSX	Y	58
					Acura 3.2 L V6
59 DNF	GTS-1	17	Art Pilla	Arthur Pilla Oma Kimbrough David Kicak	Porsche 911 GT2 Evo	?	58
					Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6
60 DNF	GTS-1	72	Tim Banks	Tim Banks Henri-Louis Maunoir Don Arpin	Chevrolet Corvette	?	57
					Chevrolet 5.7 L V8
61 DNF	GTS-2	31	Kim Baker	John Heinricy Stuart Jones Kim Baker	Chevrolet Corvette	?	29
					Chevrolet 5.7 L V8
62 DNF	GTS-1	45	Davies Motorsports	Scott Goodyear Neto Jochamowitz Ed Davies	Porsche 911 Turbo	?	21
					Porsche 3.6 L Twin-Turbo Flat-6
63 DNF	WSC	00	John Christie	John Graham Robin Smith	X-250	P	21
			Ferrari F310E 4.0 L V12

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