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1997 All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship

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The 1997 All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship was the fifth season of the All-Japan GT Championship, now known as the Super GT Series, and the 15th season of top-level Japanese sports car racing dating back to the formation of the previous All-Japan Endurance/Sports Prototype Championship.

Michael Krumm and Pedro de la Rosa won the GT500 class championship for Toyota Castrol Team in the #36 Castrol TOM's Supra. Hideo Fukuyama and Manabu Orido won the GT300 class championship for Racing Project Bandoh in the #19 Nissan Silvia.

The GT500 Drivers' Championship was decided on a tiebreaker for the first time in JGTC/Super GT history. The duo of De la Rosa and Krumm, and Toyota Team SARD driver Masami Kageyama each scored 67 points, with two victories, and one second place finish. But a third-place finish for De la Rosa and Krumm broke the tie, giving them the championship for the Toyota Castrol Team. De la Rosa became the first driver to win both the GT500 Drivers' Championship, and the Japanese Top Formula Championship in Formula Nippon (now Super Formula), in the same calendar year.

For the second year in a row, the GT Association (GTA) held a non-championship all-star race at the end of the year. The race was held at the new Twin Ring Motegi circuit which had opened earlier in the year. Instead of using the 4.801-kilometre road course, the series raced around the 2.414 km superspeedway oval with cone chicanes installed around the banked corners. The circuit, now known as Mobility Resort Motegi, staged its first championship race the following year and has remained on the JGTC/Super GT schedule ever since.

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36 and #37 operated by TOM's, #38 operated by Cerumo

[2] 36 and #37 operated by TOM's, #38 operated by Cerumo

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Operated by Cerumo with drivers from Power Craft

[4] 36 and #37 operated by TOM's, #38 operated by Cerumo

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Entrant	Team Name	Make	Car	Engine	No.	Drivers	Tyre	Rounds
NISMO	ZEXEL Skyline	Nissan	Nissan Skyline GT-R	Nissan RB26DETT 2.6 L Twin Turbo I6	2	Aguri Suzuki	B	All
						Érik Comas		1, 3–6, NC
						Marco Apicella		2
	KURE R33				556	Masahiko Kageyama		All
	KURE R33				556	Masahiko Kondo		All
Hasemi Motorsports	Unisia JECS Skyline	Nissan	Nissan Skyline GT-R	Nissan RB26DETT 2.6 L Twin Turbo I6	3	Masahiro Hasemi	B	All
Hasemi Motorsports	Unisia JECS Skyline	Nissan	Nissan Skyline GT-R	Nissan RB26DETT 2.6 L Twin Turbo I6	3	Tetsuya Tanaka	B	All
Suzuki Bankin	Advan Porsche (1) Alpha Computer Porsche (2, 4–5) Dunlop Porsche (3, 6)	Porsche	Porsche 993 GT2	Porsche M64/81 3.6 L Turbo F6	4	Tatsuhiko Kaneumi	Y (1–2) D (3–6)	All
Suzuki Bankin		Porsche	Porsche 993 GT2	Porsche M64/81 3.6 L Turbo F6	4	Mitsutake Koma	Y (1–2) D (3–6)	All
Team 5ZIGEN	5ZIGEN Supra	Toyota	Toyota Supra	Toyota 3S-GT 2.0 L Turbo I4	5	Eiichi Tajima	D	All
						Marc Goossens		1–6
						Hiro Matsushita		NC
Power Craft	Power Craft TRD Supra	Toyota	Toyota Supra	Toyota 3S-GT 2.0 L Turbo I4	8	Bertrand Gachot	B	1–2
						Paul Belmondo		1–2
						Wayne Gardner		3–4, 6, NC
						Naoki Nagasaka		3, 5, 6
						Tom Kristensen		4–5, NC
Team TMS	Chateraise Porsche GT2	Porsche	Porsche 993 GT2	Porsche M64/81 3.6 L Turbo F6	10	Kaoru Iida	D	All
Team TMS	Chateraise Porsche GT2	Porsche	Porsche 993 GT2	Porsche M64/81 3.6 L Turbo F6	10	Ralph Firman	D	All
Hoshino Racing	Calsonic Skyline	Nissan	Nissan Skyline GT-R	Nissan RB26DETT 2.6 L Twin Turbo I6	12	Satoshi Motoyama	B	1–6
						Kazuyoshi Hoshino		1, 3–6, NC
						Fuminori Mizuno		2
						Takeshi Tsuchiya		NC
Endless Sports	Endless Advan GT-R	Nissan	Nissan Skyline GT-R	Nissan RB26DETT 2.6 L Twin Turbo I6	13	Mitsuhiro Kinoshita	Y	All
						Yasushi Kikuchi		1
						Mitsuo Fujimura		2–6
Mugen + Dome Project	avex Dome Mugen NSX	Honda	Honda NSX	Honda C32B 3.5 L V6	18	Takuya Kurosawa	B	2–6, NC
Mugen + Dome Project	avex Dome Mugen NSX	Honda	Honda NSX	Honda C32B 3.5 L V6	18	Katsumi Yamamoto	B	2–6, NC
Team Take One	SOK Porsche	Porsche	Porsche 993 GT2	Porsche M64/81 3.6 L Turbo F6	30	Yoji Yamada	B	All
Team Take One	SOK Porsche	Porsche	Porsche 993 GT2	Porsche M64/81 3.6 L Turbo F6	30	Kazuo Mogi	B	All
Team Taisan Advan	STP Taisan Porsche GT2	Porsche	Porsche 993 GT2	Porsche M64/81 3.6 L Turbo F6	34	Keiichi Tsuchiya	Y	3–4
	STP Taisan Porsche GT2	Porsche	Porsche 993 GT2	Porsche M64/81 3.6 L Turbo F6		Hideshi Matsuda		3–4
	STP Taisan Advan Viper	Dodge	Dodge Viper GTS-R	Chrysler 356-T6 8.0 L V10		Keiichi Tsuchiya		5–6, NC
	STP Taisan Advan Viper	Dodge	Dodge Viper GTS-R	Chrysler 356-T6 8.0 L V10		Hideshi Matsuda		5–6, NC
Toyota Castrol Team^{[N 1]}	Castrol TOM's Supra	Toyota	Toyota Supra	Toyota 3S-GT 2.0 L Turbo I4	36	Michael Krumm	B	1–6
						Pedro de la Rosa		1–6
						Masanori Sekiya		NC
						Ukyo Katayama		NC
					37	Toshio Suzuki		All
						Masanori Sekiya		1–6
						Shingo Tachi		NC
	Castrol Cerumo Supra	Toyota	Toyota Supra	Toyota 3S-GT 2.0 L Turbo I4	38	Hironori Takeuchi	B	All
	Castrol Cerumo Supra	Toyota	Toyota Supra	Toyota 3S-GT 2.0 L Turbo I4	38	Katsutomo Kaneishi	B	All
Toyota Team SARD	Denso SARD Supra	Toyota	Toyota Supra	Toyota 3S-GT 2.0 L Turbo I4	39	Masami Kageyama	Y	All
						Olivier Grouillard		1
						Tatsuya Tanigawa		2–6, NC
Susuki Racing Mechanics	Advance Auto GT Camaro	Chevrolet	Chevrolet Camaro	Chevrolet 6.0 L V8	47	Masato Yamamoto	G	4
Susuki Racing Mechanics	Advance Auto GT Camaro	Chevrolet	Chevrolet Camaro	Chevrolet 6.0 L V8	47	Katsuhiko Okamoto	G	4
Team LeMans	Nissan 300ZX-GTS	Nissan	Nissan Fairlady Z LM	Nissan VH45DE 4.5 L V8	75	Yuji Tachikawa	Y	1–2
Team LeMans	Nissan 300ZX-GTS	Nissan	Nissan Fairlady Z LM	Nissan VH45DE 4.5 L V8	75	Tsuyoshi Takahashi	Y	1–2
JLOC Corsa	JLOC Diablo GTR	Lamborghini	Lamborghini Diablo GTR	Lamborghini L532 6.0 L V12	88	Takao Wada	D	2–6, NC
JLOC Corsa	JLOC Diablo GTR	Lamborghini	Lamborghini Diablo GTR	Lamborghini L532 6.0 L V12	88	Hisashi Wada	D	2–6, NC
Team Kunimitsu with Mooncraft	Raybrig NSX	Honda	Honda NSX	Honda C32B 3.5 L V6	100	Kunimitsu Takahashi	B	2–6, NC
Team Kunimitsu with Mooncraft	Raybrig NSX	Honda	Honda NSX	Honda C32B 3.5 L V6	100	Akira Iida	B	2–6, NC
Ryowa House Pacific Team Cerumo^{[N 2]}	RH Cerumo Supra	Toyota	Toyota Supra	Toyota 3S-GT 2.0 L Turbo I4	510	Bertrand Gachot	B	3–6
Ryowa House Pacific Team Cerumo^{[N 2]}	RH Cerumo Supra	Toyota	Toyota Supra	Toyota 3S-GT 2.0 L Turbo I4	510	Paul Belmondo	B	3–6

Entrant	Team Name	Make	Car	Engine	No.	Drivers	Tyre	Rounds
KRAFT	Wise Sports Dunlop BP MR2	Toyota	Toyota MR2	Toyota 3S-GE 2.0 L I4	6	Hiroki Katoh	D	1–6
	Wise Sports Dunlop BP MR2		Toyota MR2		6	Takahiro Fujita		1–6
	Wise Sports Dunlop BP Cavalier		Toyota Cavalier		60	Kumi Sato		4–6, NC
	Wise Sports Dunlop BP Cavalier		Toyota Cavalier		60	Minoru Tanaka		4–6, NC
RE Amemiya Racing	RE Amemiya SuperG RX-7	Mazda	Mazda RX-7 (FD3S)	Mazda RE20B 2.0 L 3-rotor	7	Shinichi Yamaji	D	All
RE Amemiya Racing	RE Amemiya SuperG RX-7	Mazda	Mazda RX-7 (FD3S)	Mazda RE20B 2.0 L 3-rotor	7	Haruhiko Matsumoto	D	All
Team 5ZIGEN	PCJ 5ZIGEN RSR	Porsche	Porsche 993 RSR	Porsche M64/80 3.8 L F6	9	Tsunefumi Hioki	D	1–2
Team 5ZIGEN	PCJ 5ZIGEN RSR	Porsche	Porsche 993 RSR	Porsche M64/80 3.8 L F6	9	Masaharu Kinoshita	D	1–2
M Factory Racing	Murauchi Kamei Skyline	Nissan	Nissan Skyline GTS-R (HR31)	Nissan SR20DET 2.0 L Turbo I4	11	Hiromoto Ishimori	B	2
M Factory Racing	Murauchi Kamei Skyline	Nissan	Nissan Skyline GTS-R (HR31)	Nissan SR20DET 2.0 L Turbo I4	11	Kinji Suzuki	B	2
Kamco Works	Kamco Workstation GT-R	Nissan	Nissan Skyline GT-R (R32)	Nissan RB26DETT 2.6 L Twin Turbo I6	15	Takeshi Odagiri	Y	4
Kamco Works	Kamco Workstation GT-R	Nissan	Nissan Skyline GT-R (R32)	Nissan RB26DETT 2.6 L Twin Turbo I6	15	Takatoshi Onoda	Y	4
Team Power Magic	YB BMW 318i Coupe	BMW	BMW 318i Coupe	BMW M43B18 1.8L I4	16	Motoji Sekine	Y	All
						Hiroyuki Iiri		1–2
						Toshiya Fujishima		3–6
Kageisen Racing Team	Tokyo College of Science and Arts RX-7 (1)	Mazda	Mazda RX-7 (FC3S)	Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor	17	Toshihiko Nogami	D	1
	Tokyo College of Science and Arts RX-7 (1)		Mazda RX-7 (FC3S)			Toshiaki Koshimizu		1
	Tokyo Polytechnic Institute Roadster (2–4, 6)		Mazda Roadster (NA)			Toshihiko Nogami		2–4, 6, NC
	Tokyo Polytechnic Institute Roadster (2–4, 6)		Mazda Roadster (NA)			Tomoyuki Hosono		2–4, 6, NC
RS-R Racing with Bandoh	RS-R Silvia	Nissan	Nissan Silvia (S14)	Nissan SR20DET 2.0 L Turbo I4	19	Manabu Orido	Y	All
RS-R Racing with Bandoh	RS-R Silvia	Nissan	Nissan Silvia (S14)	Nissan SR20DET 2.0 L Turbo I4	19	Hideo Fukuyama	Y	All
AI Auto Racing	AI Auto GAB Porsche	Porsche	Porsche 993 RS	Porsche M64/70 3.8 L F6	20	Kenji Takahashi	Y	All
AI Auto Racing	AI Auto GAB Porsche	Porsche	Porsche 993 RS	Porsche M64/70 3.8 L F6	20	Hiroaki Suga	Y	All
Hitotsuyama Racing	Dunlop BP BMW	BMW	BMW M3 (E36)	BMW S14 2.2 L Turbo I4	21	Yasushi Hitotsuyama	D	1–2, 6
						Takayuki Kinoshita		1
						Kenji Yamamoto		2–4
						Mikio Hitotsuyama		3–5
						Mizuno Fuminori		5–6
Hirano Motorsport	Hirano Motorsport R32M	Nissan	Nissan Skyline GTS-i (R32)	Nissan RB20DET 2.0 L Turbo I6	24	Toshiyuki Hirano	Y	4
Hirano Motorsport	Hirano Motorsport R32M	Nissan	Nissan Skyline GTS-i (R32)	Nissan RB20DET 2.0 L Turbo I6	24	Hisanori Kuboyama	Y	4
Tsuchiya Engineering	Atlus Tsuchiya MR2 (1–2) Tsuchiya MR2 (3–6)	Toyota	Toyota MR2	Toyota 3S-GTE 2.0 L Turbo I4	25	Masaoki Nagashima	Y	All
						Takeshi Tsuchiya		1–6
						Sakae Obata		NC
Team Taisan Jr.	Taisan Star Card RSR	Porsche	Porsche 993 RSR	Porsche M64/80 3.8 L F6	26	Keiichi Suzuki	Y	All
Team Taisan Jr.	Taisan Star Card RSR	Porsche	Porsche 993 RSR	Porsche M64/80 3.8 L F6	26	Morio Nitta	Y	All
Team Ferrari Club of Japan	Team FCJ Ferrari (1–4) Shell Ferrari F355 (5–6)	Ferrari	Ferrari F355 GT	Ferrari F129B 3.5 L V8	27	Tetsuya Ota	Y	1–4, 6, NC
						Anders Olofsson		1–2, 4, NC
						Steven Andskär		3, 6
	Team FCJ Ferrari				28	Masami Sugiyama		All
						Masahiro Yamazaki		1–4, 6
						Tetsuya Ota		5
Signal	Friends Nito Seaside Silvia	Nissan	Nissan Silvia (S13)	Nissan FJ20DET 2.0 L Turbo I4	45	Takeshi Yuasa	Y	1–2
Signal	Friends Nito Seaside Silvia	Nissan	Nissan Silvia (S13)	Nissan FJ20DET 2.0 L Turbo I4	45	Kiyoaki Hanai	Y	1–2
Cobra Racing Team	Cobra Porsche	Porsche	Porsche 993 RSR	Porsche M64/80 3.8 L F6	51	Katsunori Iketani	Y	All
						Masamitsu Ishihara		1–2, 4–6
						Masami Sugiyama		3
S.D.R.	Che'Nelle Porsche SDR	Porsche	Porsche 993 RSR	Porsche M64/80 3.8 L F6	54	Nobuyuki Tanaka	Y	6
S.D.R.	Che'Nelle Porsche SDR	Porsche	Porsche 993 RSR	Porsche M64/80 3.8 L F6	54	Kazushige Saito	Y	6
Sports Factory Racing	Castrol RX-7 (1–3) Castrol FS RX-7 (4, 6)	Mazda	Mazda RX-7 (FD3S)	Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor	55	Toshihiro Fukazawa	D	1–3, 4, 6
Sports Factory Racing	Castrol RX-7 (1–3) Castrol FS RX-7 (4, 6)	Mazda	Mazda RX-7 (FD3S)	Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor	55	Masaaki Nagashima	D	1–3, 4, 6
ecurie SiFo	SiFo Spider Version GT	Renault	Renault Sport Spider	Renault F7R 2.0 L I4	57	Hideyuki Tamamoto	M	2
						Michiko Okuyama		2
						Tomohiko Sunako		6
						Akira Yoshitomi		6
Team Gaikokuya	Gaikokuya Dunlop Porsche	Porsche	Porsche 993 RSR	Porsche M64/80 3.8 L F6	70	Yoshimi Ishibashi	Y	All
Team Gaikokuya	Gaikokuya Dunlop Porsche	Porsche	Porsche 993 RSR	Porsche M64/80 3.8 L F6	70	Nobuo Komiya	Y	All
SigmaTec Racing Team	SigmaTec 911	Porsche	Porsche 993 RSR	Porsche M64/80 3.8 L F6	71	Kaoru Hoshino	D	All
SigmaTec Racing Team	SigmaTec 911	Porsche	Porsche 993 RSR	Porsche M64/80 3.8 L F6	71	Masaki Jyonai	D	All
Makiguchi Engineering	WAKO'S BMW M3	BMW	BMW M3 (E36)	BMW S14 2.5 L I4	72	Norio Makiguchi	Y	All
Makiguchi Engineering	WAKO'S BMW M3	BMW	BMW M3 (E36)	BMW S14 2.5 L I4	72	Takeshi Asami	Y	All
Cusco Racing	Cusco Subaru Impreza	Subaru	Subaru Impreza WRX STI	Subaru EJ20 2.0 L Turbo F4	77	Katsuo Kobayashi	Y	6
Cusco Racing	Cusco Subaru Impreza	Subaru	Subaru Impreza WRX STI	Subaru EJ20 2.0 L Turbo F4	77	Naohiro Furuya	Y	6
NAC West	NAC West Silvia	Nissan	Nissan Silvia (S13)	Nissan FJ20DET 2.0 L Turbo I4	79	Masanori Sugiyama	D	2, 4
NAC West	NAC West Silvia	Nissan	Nissan Silvia (S13)	Nissan FJ20DET 2.0 L Turbo I4	79	Hiroyasu Aoyagi	D	2, 4
Team Daishin	Daishin Silvia	Nissan	Nissan Silvia (S14)	Nissan SR20DET 2.0 L Turbo I4	81	Nobuyuki Ohyagi	B (1–2) D (3–6)	All
						Tsuneaki Mankumo		1
						Takayuki Kinoshita		2–6
First Racing Team	Buddy Club MR2	Toyota	Toyota MR2	Toyota 3S-GTE 2.0 L Turbo I4	91	Masahiro Matsunaga	Y	All
First Racing Team	Buddy Club MR2	Toyota	Toyota MR2	Toyota 3S-GTE 2.0 L Turbo I4	91	Junko Mihara	Y	All
Shimizu Racing Enterprise	Castrol Porsche (1–3) Porsche (4, 6)	Porsche	Porsche 993 RSR	Porsche M64/80 3.8 L F6	333	Masatomo Shimizu	D	1–2, 4, 6
						Yoshimi Katayama		1–2
						Shigekazu Saeki		4
						Fumihito Sakamoto		6
Tackle & RS Matsumoto	PCJ Shiomi Clinic RSR	Porsche	Porsche 993 RSR	Porsche M64/80 3.8 L F6	777	Katsuya Makita	D	1
Tackle & RS Matsumoto	PCJ Shiomi Clinic RSR	Porsche	Porsche 993 RSR	Porsche M64/80 3.8 L F6	777	Katsuharu Shiomi	D	1
910 Racing	910 Porsche	Porsche	Porsche 993 RSR	Porsche M64/80 3.8 L F6	910	Seiichi Sodeyama	D	All
						Kiyoshi Misaki		1
						Tomohiko Sunako		2–3
						Hideyuki Tamamoto		4–6
	910 TIB Porsche				911	Shigemitsu Haga		6
	910 TIB Porsche				911	Kiichi Takahashi		6

Round	Race	Circuit	Dates
1	Suzuka GT 300 km	Suzuka Circuit	29–30 March
2	All Japan Fuji GT Race	Fuji Speedway	3–4 May
3	Hi-Land GT Championship	Sendai Hi-Land Raceway	28–29 June
4	Japan Special GT Cup	Fuji Speedway	9–10 August
5	CP Mine GT Race	Miné Circuit	4–5 October
6	Sugo GT Championship	Sportsland SUGO	25–26 October
NC	Nicos Cup GT Allstar Race	Twin Ring Motegi	15–16 November

Round	Circuit	Date	Class	Pole Position	Race Winner
1	Suzuka Circuit^[1]^[2]	30 March	GT500	No. 37 Toyota Castrol Team	No. 2 NISMO
			GT500	Masanori Sekiya Toshio Suzuki	Aguri Suzuki Érik Comas
			GT300	No. 26 Team Taisan Jr.	No. 19 Racing Project Bandoh
			GT300	Keiichi Suzuki Morio Nitta	Hideo Fukuyama Manabu Orido
2	Fuji Speedway^[3]^[4]	4 May	GT500	No. 36 Toyota Castrol Team	No. 39 Toyota Team SARD
			GT500	Michael Krumm Pedro de la Rosa	Masami Kageyama Tatsuya Tanigawa
			GT300	No. 19 Racing Project Bandoh	No. 26 Team Taisan Jr.
			GT300	Hideo Fukuyama Manabu Orido	Keiichi Suzuki Morio Nitta
3	Sendai Hi-Land Raceway^[5]^[6]	29 June	GT500	No. 37 Toyota Castrol Team	No. 36 Toyota Castrol Team
			GT500	Masanori Sekiya Toshio Suzuki	Michael Krumm Pedro de la Rosa
			GT300	No. 21 Hitotsuyama Racing	No. 25 Tsuchiya Engineering
			GT300	Yasushi Hitotsuyama Kenji Yamamoto	Takeshi Tsuchiya Masaoki Nagashima
4	Fuji Speedway^[7]^[8]	10 August	GT500	No. 36 Toyota Castrol Team	No. 39 Toyota Team SARD
			GT500	Michael Krumm Pedro de la Rosa	Masami Kageyama Tatsuya Tanigawa
			GT300	No. 25 Tsuchiya Engineering	No. 26 Team Taisan Jr.
			GT300	Takeshi Tsuchiya Masaoki Nagashima	Keiichi Suzuki Morio Nitta
5	Miné Circuit^[9]^[10]	5 October	GT500	No. 18 Mugen + Dome Project	No. 36 Toyota Castrol Team
			GT500	Takuya Kurosawa Katsumi Yamamoto	Michael Krumm Pedro de la Rosa
			GT300	No. 6 Kraft	No. 19 Racing Project Bandoh
			GT300	Hiroki Katoh Takahiro Fujita	Hideo Fukuyama Manabu Orido
6	Sportsland SUGO^[11]^[12]	26 October	GT500	No. 100 Team Kunimitsu with Mooncraft	No. 5 Team 5Zigen
			GT500	Kunimitsu Takahashi Akira Iida	Eiichi Tajima Marc Goossens
			GT300	No. 25 Tsuchiya Engineering	No. 71 Sigmatech Racing Team
			GT300	Takeshi Tsuchiya Masaoki Nagashima	Kaoru Hoshino Masaki Jyonai
NC	Twin Ring Motegi	Race 1–16 November^[13]	GT500	No. 2 NISMO^[14]	No. 2 NISMO
			GT500	Aguri Suzuki Érik Comas	Aguri Suzuki Érik Comas
			GT300	No. 910 910 Racing^[14]	No. 27 Ferrari Club of Japan
			GT300	Seiichi Sodeyama Hideyuki Tamamoto	Tetsuya Ota Anders Olofsson
		Race 2–16 November^[15]	GT500	No. 2 NISMO	No. 2 NISMO
			GT500	Aguri Suzuki Érik Comas	Aguri Suzuki Érik Comas
			GT300	No. 27 Ferrari Club of Japan	No. 27 Ferrari Club of Japan
			GT300	Tetsuya Ota Anders Olofsson	Tetsuya Ota Anders Olofsson

Rank^[16]	Driver	No.	SUZ	FUJ	SEN	FUJ	MIN	SUG	MOT	MOT	Points
1	Pedro de la Rosa Michael Krumm	No. 36 Toyota Castrol Team	13	3	1	2	1	15			67
2	Masami Kageyama	No. 39 Toyota Team SARD	2	1	5	1	13	7	Ret	12Ret	67
3	Toshio Suzuki	No. 37 Toyota Castrol Team	3	6	3	3	3	4	3	2	64
3	Masanori Sekiya	No. 37 Toyota Castrol Team	3	6	3	3	3	4			64
3	Masanori Sekiya	No. 36 Toyota Castrol Team							Ret	5	64
4	Aguri Suzuki	No. 2 NISMO	1	4	2	10	9	3	1	1	60
5	Tatsuya Tanigawa	No. 39 Toyota Team SARD		1	5	1	13	7	Ret	12Ret	52
6	Érik Comas	No. 2 NISMO	1		2	10	9	3	1	1	50
7	Masahiro Hasemi Tetsuya Tanaka	No. 3 Hasemi Motorsports	4	2	9	6	7	17Ret	4	3	37
8	Eiichi Tajima	No. 5 Team 5Zigen	6	12Ret	6	19Ret	12	1	7	10	32
8	Marc Goossens	No. 5 Team 5Zigen	6	12Ret	6	19Ret	12	1			32
9	Kunimitsu Takahashi Akira Iida	No. 100 Team Kunimitsu with Mooncraft		16Ret	16	11	2	2	10	11	30
10	Hironori Takeuchi Katsutomo Kaneishi	No. 38 Toyota Castrol Team	7	9	4	8	5	10	2	4	28
11	Satoshi Motoyama	No. 12 Hoshino Racing	14Ret	5	15	4	6	14			24
12	Naoki Nagasaka	No. 8 Power Craft			7		4	6			20
13	Kazuyoshi Hoshino	No. 12 Hoshino Racing	14Ret		15	4	6	14	Ret	6	16
14	Olivier Grouillard	No. 39 Toyota Team SARD	2								15
15	Bertrand Gachot Paul Belmondo	No. 8 Power Craft	10	14Ret							12
15	Bertrand Gachot Paul Belmondo	No. 510 Ryowa House Pacific Team Cerumo			8	5	11				12
16	Takuya Kurosawa Katsumi Yamamoto	No. 18 Mugen + Dome Project		17Ret	18Ret	17Ret	8	5	8	9	11
17	Marco Apicella	No. 2 NISMO		4							10
17	Tom Kristensen	No. 8 Power Craft				15	4				10
19	Masahiko Kageyama Masahiko Kondo	No. 556 NISMO	5	11Ret	14	9	15Ret	16Ret	14Ret	7	10
20	Wayne Gardner	No. 8 Power Craft			7	15		6			10
21	Fuminori Mizuno	No. 12 Hoshino Racing		5							8
22	Mitsuhiro Kinoshita	No. 13 Endless Sports	8	13Ret	11	7	10	12			8
23	Mitsuo Fujimura	No. 13 Endless Sports		13Ret	11	7	10	12			5
24	Kaoru Iida Ralph Firman	No. 10 Team TMS	12	7	13	13		19DNQ			4
25	Keiichi Tsuchiya Hideshi Matsuda	No. 34 Team Taisan with Advan			10	20Ret	14	8	6	12Ret	4
26	Yoji Yamada Kazuo Mogi	No. 30 Team Take One	9	10Ret	12	12	11	9	5	8	4
27	Tatsuhiko Kanaumi Mitsutake Koma	No. 4 Suzuki Bankin	11	8	19DNQ	16		18DNQ			3
27	Yasushi Kikuchi	No. 13 Endless Sports	8								3
28	Takao Wada Hisashi Wada	No. 88 JLOC Corsa		15Ret	17Ret	14	17Ret	13	9	13Ret	0
29	Masato Yamamoto Katsuhiko Okamoto	No. 47 Susuki Racing Mechanics				18Ret					0
30	Shingo Tachi	No. 37 Toyota Castrol Team							3	2	0
31	Ukyo Katayama	No. 36 Toyota Castrol Team							11Ret	5	0
32	Takeshi Tsuchiya	No. 12 Hoshino Racing							13Ret	6	0
33	Hiro Matsushita	No. 5 Team 5Zigen							7	10	0

1997_JGTC_season

1997 All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship

Drivers and teams

GT500

GT300

Schedule

Season results

Point ranking

GT500 class

Drivers

GT300 Class (Top 5)

Drivers

Notes

References

External links

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Rank	Drivers	Number/Team	Points	Wins
1	Hideo Fukuyama Manabu Orido	#19 Racing Project Bandoh Nissan Silvia	90	2
2	Keiichi Suzuki Morio Nitta	#26 Team Taisan Jr Porsche 964	89	2
3	Masaoki Nagashima	#25 Tsuchiya Engineering Toyota MR-2	52	1
4	Takeshi Tsuchiya	#25 Tsuchiya Engineering Toyota MR-2	52	1
5	Kaoru Hoshino Masaki Jyonai	#71 Team Sigmatech Porsche 993	51	1