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.
Dirt oval racing Series Champion Refer World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series Sammy Swindell Teams: Swindell Motorsports
Drag racing Series Champion Refer NHRA Winston Drag Racing Series Top Fuel: Gary Scelzi 1997 NHRA Winston Drag Racing Series Funny Car: John Force Pro Stock: Jim Yates Pro Stock Motorcycle: Matt Hines
Karting Series Driver Season article CIK-FIA Karting World Championship FSA: Danilo Rossi FC: Gianluca Beggio CIK-FIA Karting European Championship FSA: Jenson Button FC: Gianluca Beggio FA: Antonio García ICA: Alessandro Balzan ICA-J: Nelson van der Pol Cadet: Michael Koel
Motorcycle Series Rider Season article 500cc World Championship Mick 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 Australian Superbike Championship Martin Craggill
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
Rallying Series Driver/Co-Driver Season article FIA World Rally Championship Tommi Mäkinen1997 World Rally Championship Co-Drivers: Seppo Harjanne Manufacturers: Subaru Group N Cup: Gustavo Trelles African Rally Championship Satwant Singh 1997 African Rally Championship Asia-Pacific Rally Championship Kenneth Eriksson 1997 Asia-Pacific Rally Championship Co-Drivers: Staffan Parmander Manufacturers: Subaru Group N: Karamjit Singh 2-Litre: Nobuhiro Tajima Australian Rally Championship Possum Bourne1997 Australian Rally Championship Co-Drivers: Craig Vincent British Rally Championship Mark Higgins1997 British Rally Championship Manufacturers: Volkswagen Canadian Rally Championship Frank Sprongl 1997 Canadian Rally Championship Co-Drivers: Dan Sprongl Czech Rally Championship Milan Dolák 1997 Czech Rally Championship Co-Drivers: Jaroslav Palivec Deutsche Rallye Meisterschaft Matthias Kahle Estonian Rally Championship N 2000+: Ivar Raidam 1997 Estonian Rally Championship N 2000+ Co-Drivers: Margus Karjane A>2000: Markko Märtin A>2000 Co-Drivers: Toomas Kitsing European Rally Championship Krzysztof Hołowczyc 1997 European Rally Championship Co-Drivers: Maciej Wisławski Finnish Rally Championship Group A +2000cc: Marcus Grönholm 1997 Finnish Rally Championship Group N +2000cc: Jouko Puhakka Group A -2000cc: Toni Gardemeister Group N -2000cc: Jani Pirttinen French Rally Championship Gilles Panizzi Hungarian Rally Championship János Tóth Co-Drivers: Ferenc Gergely Indian National Rally Championship Hari Singh Co-Drivers: Gurinder Singh Mann Italian Rally Championship Andrea Dallavilla Co-Drivers: Danilo Fappani Manufacturers: Subaru Middle East Rally Championship Mohammed Ben Sulayem New Zealand Rally Championship Reece Jones 1997 New Zealand Rally Championship Co-Drivers: Leo Bult Polish Rally Championship Janusz Kulig Romanian Rally Championship Constantin Aur Scottish Rally Championship Brian Lyall1997 Scottish Rally Championship Co-Drivers: John Bennie Slovak Rally Championship Igor Drotár Co-Drivers: Vladimír Bánoci South African National Rally Championship Jan Habig Co-Drivers: Douglas Judd Manufacturers: Volkswagen Spanish Rally Championship Jesús Puras Co-Drivers: Carlos del Barrio
Rallycross Series Driver Season article FIA European Rallycross Championship Div 1: Ludvig Hunsbedt Div 2: Eivind Opland 1400 Cup: Jaroslav Kalný British Rallycross Championship Will Gollop
Ice racing Series Driver Season article Andros Trophy Elite: Yvan Muller 1996–97 Andros Trophy Promotion: Frédéric Morel Dame: Florence Duez
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 British GT Championship GT1: John MorrisonGT1: John Greasley 1997 British GT Championship GT2: Steve O'RourkeGT2: Tim Sugden GT3: Simon Tate 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 SeriesPorsche Supercup, Porsche Carrera Cup, GT3 Cup Challenge and Porsche Sprint Challenge Porsche Supercup Patrick Huisman 1997 Porsche Supercup Teams: Olaf Manthey Racing Porsche Carrera Cup France Dominique Dupuy 1997 Porsche Carrera Cup France Porsche Carrera Cup Germany Wolfgang Land 1997 Porsche Carrera Cup Germany Teams: Porsche Zentrum Freiburg/Eichin Racing
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 ADAC Procar Series Jürgen Hohenester 1997 ADAC Procar Series Teams: Hohenester Motorsport 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 Finnish Touring Car Championship Heikki Salmenautio French Supertouring Championship Éric Cayrolle 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 Teams: Mugen Motorsports 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 Renault Sport Spider Elf Trophy Tommy Rustad 1997 Renault Sport Spider Elf Trophy Spanish Supertouring Championship Fabrizio Giovanardi 1997 Campeonato de España de Superturismos Manufacturers: Alfa Romeo 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
Truck racing Series Driver Season article European Truck Racing Championship Super-Race-Trucks: Harri Luostarinen 1997 European Truck Racing Championship Race-Trucks: Heinz-Werner Lenz Fórmula Truck Oswaldo Drugovich Jr. 1997 Fórmula Truck Teams: Drugovich Auto Peças
See also List of motorsport championships Auto racing