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.

Open wheel racing

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

Sports car

Series	Driver	Season article
FIA GT Championship	GT1: Bernd Schneider	1997 FIA GT Championship
	GT1 Teams: AMG-Mercedes
	GT2: Justin Bell
	GT2 Teams: Viper Team Oreca
IMSA GT Championship	GTS-1: Andy Pilgrim	1997 IMSA GT Championship
	GTS-2: Larry Schumacher
IMSA WSC Championship	Butch Leitzinger
Trans-Am Series	Tommy Kendall	1997 Trans-Am Series

Stock car

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

Touring car

Series	Driver	Season article
AMSCAR	Mal Rose	1997 ARDC AMSCAR series
Australian Touring Car Championship	Glenn Seton	1997 Australian Touring Car Championship
	Privateers Cup: John Faulkner
Australian Super Touring Championship	Paul Morris	1997 Australian Super Touring Championship
	Teams: BMW Motorsport
	Manufacturers: BMW
British Touring Car Championship	Alain Menu	1997 British Touring Car Championship
	Teams: Williams Renault Dealer Team
	Manufacturers: Renault
	Privateers: Robb Gravett
Italian Superturismo Championship	Emanuele Naspetti	1997 Italian Superturismo Championship
	Manufacturers: BMW
	Privateers: Massimo Pigoli
Japanese Touring Car Championship	Osamu Nakako	1997 Japanese Touring Car Championship
New Zealand Touring Car Championship	Craig Baird	1997 New Zealand Touring Car Championship
New Zealand V8 Championship	Greg Taylor	1996–97 New Zealand V8 season
North American Touring Car Championship	David Donohue	1997 North American Touring Car Championship season
	Manufacturers: Honda
Stock Car Brasil	Ingo Hoffmann	1997 Stock Car Brasil season
Super Tourenwagen Cup	Laurent Aïello	1997 Super Tourenwagen Cup
	Teams: ROC Auto/A.Z.K.
	Manufacturers: BMW
Swedish Touring Car Championship	Jan Nilsson	1997 Swedish Touring Car Championship
TC2000 Championship	Henry Martin	1997 TC2000 Championship

Rallying

Series	Driver/Co-Driver	Season article
FIA World Rally Championship	Tommi Mäkinen	1997 World Rally Championship
	Co-Drivers: Seppo Harjanne
	Manufacturers: Subaru
	Group N Cup: Gustavo Trelles
Australian Rally Championship	Possum Bourne	1997 Australian Rally Championship
	Co-Drivers: Craig Vincent
British Rally Championship	Mark Higgins	1997 British Rally Championship
	Manufacturers: Volkswagen
European Rally Championship	Krzysztof Hołowczyc	1997 European Rally Championship
New Zealand Rally Championship	Reece Jones	1997 New Zealand Rally Championship
	Co-Drivers: Leo Bult
Scottish Rally Championship	Brian Lyall	1997 Scottish Rally Championship
	Co-Drivers: John Bennie

Motorcycle

Series	Rider	Season article
500cc World Championship	Michael Doohan	1997 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
	Manufacturers: Honda
250cc World Championship	Max Biaggi
	Manufacturers: Honda
125cc World Championship	Valentino Rossi
	Manufacturers: Aprilia
Superbike World Championship	John Kocinski	1997 Superbike World Championship
	Manufacturers: Honda
Supersport World Series	Paolo Casoli
Speedway World Championship	Greg Hancock	1997 Speedway Grand Prix
AMA Superbike Championship	Doug Chandler

Karting

Series	Driver	Season article
CIK-FIA Karting World Championship	FSA: Danilo Rossi
	FC: Gianluca Beggio

See also

• List of motorsport championships
• Auto racing