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

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