List of 1997 motorsport champions

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
Formula One World Championship	Jacques Villeneuve	1997 Formula One season
	Constructors: Williams-Renault
CART Championship Series	Alex Zanardi	1997 CART season
Indy Racing League	Tony Stewart	1996–1997 Indy Racing League season
Indy Lights Series	Tony Kanaan	1997 Indy Lights season
Atlantic Championship	Alex Barron	1997 Atlantic Championship season
Australian Drivers' Championship	Jason Bright	1997 Australian Drivers' Championship
Eurocup Formula Renault	Jeffrey van Hooydonk
	Teams: Tatuus JD Motorsport
Formula Three
British Formula 3 Championship	C: Jonny Kane	1997 British Formula 3 season
	N: Martin O'Connell
German Formula Three Championship	A: Nick Heidfeld	1997 German Formula Three Championship
	B: Jaroslav Kostelecký
	Rookie: Timo Scheider

Sports car[]

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

Touring car[]

Series	Driver	Season article
Australian Touring Car Championship	Glenn Seton	1997 Australian Touring Car Championship
Australian Super Touring Championship	Paul Morris	1997 Australian Super Touring Championship
	Manufacturers': BMW
	Teams: BMW Australia
North American Touring Car Championship	David Donohue	1997 North American Touring Car Championship season
	Manufacturer: Honda

Rallying[]

Series	Driver/Co-Driver	Season article
World Rally Championship	Tommi Mäkinen Seppo Harjanne	1997 World Rally Championship season
	Manufacturer: Subaru
FIA Cup for Production Cars	Gustavo Trelles

Motorcycle[]

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

See also[]

• List of motorsport championships
• Auto racing