1997 International Sports Racing Series
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The 1997 International Sports Racing Series season was the first season of International Sports Racing Series (later known as the FIA Sportscar Championship). It was a series for sportscar style prototypes broken into two classes based on power and weight, called SR1 and SR2. It began on July 6, 1997, and ended November 9, 1997, after 4 races. As a new series, and with only 4 races, no championships were awarded for teams or drivers.
Schedule
| Rnd | Race | Circuit | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Kingdom Donington 2 Hours | Donington Park | July 6 |
| 2 | Belgium Zolder 1 Hour 15 Minutes | Zolder Circuit | August 3 |
| 3 | Czech Republic Masaryk Grand Prix (30 Minutes) | Autodrom Brno Masaryk | September 14 |
| 4 | Spain Gran Premio Repsol Sport Prototipos (2 Hours) | Circuito Permanente Del Jarama | November 9 |
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Season results
| Rnd | Circuit | SR1 Winning Team | SR2 Winning Team | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SR1 Winning Drivers | SR2 Winning Drivers | |||
| 1 | Donington | Germany #7 Joest Racing | Italy #20 Centenari | Results |
| Sweden Stefan Johansson Italy Pierluigi Martini |
Italy Arturo Merzario Italy Giovanni Li Calzi | |||
| 2 | Zolder | Switzerland #6 Horag Hotz Racing | None | Results |
| Switzerland Fredy Lienhard Belgium Didier Theys |
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| 3† | Brno | None | Italy #20 Symbol Team | Results |
| Italy Arturo Merzario | ||||
| 4 | Jarama | France #4 Courage Compétition | Italy #20 Symbol Team | Results |
| France Didier Cottaz France Jérôme Policand |
Italy Arturo Merzario United Kingdom Robin Donovan |
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† - Round 3 was included in the championship, but only 1 SR2-class car participated. The race was instead made up of CN and S2000 based hillclimb cars.
