title: 1997 International Sports Racing Series
text: # 1997 International Sports Racing Series
  
  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 | Donington 2 Hours | Donington Park | July 6 |
  | 2 | Zolder 1 Hour 15 Minutes | Zolder Circuit | August 3 |
  | 3 | Masaryk Grand Prix (30 Minutes) | Autodrom Brno Masaryk | September 14 |
  | 4 | Gran Premio Repsol Sport Prototipos (2 Hours) | Circuito Permanente Del Jarama | November 9 |
  
  ## Season results
  
  | Rnd | Circuit | SR1 Winning Team | SR2 Winning Team | Results |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Rnd | Circuit | SR1 Winning Drivers | SR2 Winning Drivers | Results |
  | 1 | Donington | #7 Joest Racing | #20 Centenari | Results |
  | 1 | Donington | Stefan Johansson Pierluigi Martini | Arturo Merzario Giovanni Li Calzi | Results |
  | 2 | Zolder | #6 Horag Hotz Racing | None | Results |
  | 2 | Zolder | Fredy Lienhard Didier Theys | | Results |
  | 3† | Brno | None | #20 Symbol Team | Results |
  | 3† | Brno | | Arturo Merzario | Results |
  | 4 | Jarama | #4 Courage Compétition | #20 Symbol Team | Results |
  | 4 | Jarama | Didier Cottaz Jérôme Policand | Arturo Merzario Robin Donovan | Results |
  
  † - 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.
  
  