1997 Atlantic Championship

The 1997 Toyota Atlantic Championship season was contested over 12 rounds. All teams had to utilize Toyota engines. The KOOL Toyota Atlantic Championship Drivers' Champion was Alex Barron driving for Lynx Racing. In C2-class 14 different drivers competed, but none of them for the whole season.

1997 Toyota Atlantic Championship season
KOOL Toyota Atlantic Championship
Season
Races12
Start dateMarch 1st
End dateSeptember 6th
Awards
Drivers' champion Alex Barron

Calendar

Race NoTrackStateDateLapsDistanceTimeSpeedWinnerPole PositionMost Leading LapsFastest Race Lap
1HomesteadFloridaMarch 1, 1997502.25302=112.651 km0'49:36.520136.248 km/hAnthony LazzaroChuck WestCase MontgomeryBertrand Godin
2Long BeachCaliforniaApril 2, 1997302.558787=76.76361 km1'07:00.26468.739 km/hAlexandre TaglianiCase MontgomeryAlexandre TaglianiAlexandre Tagliani
3NazarethPennsylvaniaApril 26, 1997601.5223978=91.343868 km0'42:20.224129.452 km/hAlex BarronAlex BarronAlex Barron?
4MilwaukeeWisconsinMay 31, 1997601.6607976=99.647856 km0'31:40.276188.779 km/hAlex BarronAlex BarronAlex BarronBertrand Godin
5Montréal CanadaJune 14, 1997274.4207471=119.3601717 km0'45:08.587158.642 km/hBertrand GodinBertrand GodinBertrand GodinChuck West
6ClevelandOhioJuly 13, 1997223.3891858=74.5620876 km0'33:40.036132.881 km/hBertrand GodinAlexandre TaglianiBertrand GodinTony Ave
7Toronto CanadaJuly 19, 1997352.7696053=96.9361855 km0'59:56.56097.029 km/hMemo GidleyAlex BarronAlex BarronAlexandre Tagliani
8Trois-Rivières CanadaAugust 3, 1997452.4477453=110.1485385 km1'00:27.668109.308 km/hAlexandre TaglianiAlexandre TaglianiAlexandre TaglianiAlex Barron
9LexingtonOhioAugust 10, 1997253.6337994=90.844985 km0'40:55.747133.174 km/hAlex BarronJeret SchroederAlex BarronAlex Barron
10Elkhart LakeWisconsinAugust 17, 1997116.4372=70.8092 km0'40:34.741104.698 km/hAlex BarronChuck WestAlex BarronAlex Barron
11Vancouver CanadaSeptember 1, 1997382.7406379=104.1442402 km0'58:24.852106.971 km/hMemo GidleyMemo GidleyMemo GidleyAlex Barron
12MontereyCaliforniaSeptember 6, 1997283.6016134=100.8451752 km0'37:50.484159.897 km/hAlex BarronAlex BarronAlex BarronAlex Barron

Note:

Race 1 held on the road course.

Race 10 stopped earlier due to rain, originally scheduled over 17 laps.

Final points standings

Main championship

For every race the points were awarded: 20 points to the winner, 16 for runner-up, 14 for third place, 12 for fourth place, 11 for fifth place, winding down to 1 point for 15th place. Lower placed drivers did not award points. Additional points were awarded to the pole winner (1 point) and to the driver leading the most laps (1 point). C2-class drivers were also able to score points in the main class.

PlaceNameCountryTeamChassisTotal Points
1Alex Barron United StatesLynx RacingRalt178--22221614121421211422
2Memo Gidley United StatesLynx RacingRalt136169-141472011121122-
3Alexandre Tagliani CanadaForsythe RacingRalt123821146-11622910214
4Bertrand Godin CanadaForsythe RacingRalt12111-69222194161292
5Case Montgomery United StatesDells RacingRalt10015716--161476712-
6Steve Knapp United StatesP-1 RacingRalt991011124-858111416-
7João Barbosa PortugalRDS MotorsportRalt94121243-912161016--
8Anthony Lazzaro United StatesPhillips MotorsportRalt922016-10115-128-10-
9Jeret Schroeder United StatesPPI MotorsportsRalt70--88-128-158-11
10Eric Lang United StatesD&L RacingRalt647755123351-88
11David Pook United StatesBDJSRalt59--101610-6---116
12Kenny Wilden United StatesP-1 RacingRalt55--2--4710561110
13Tony Ave United StatesOlsson EngineeringRalt535-1112511---9--
14Chuck West United StatesWorld Speed MotorsportsRalt46110-11-10-6-1-7
15Bill Auberlen United StatesBDJSRalt38914--4-11-----
16Cam Binder CanadaBinder RacingRalt386---664---79
17Michael David United StatesPDR EnterprisesRalt30--9---1-44-12
18Ted Sahley United StatesSahley RacingRalt23----81--71-6
19Robert Sollenskrog SwedenBRS MotorsportsRalt18--729-------
20Mark Tague United StatesWorld Speed MotorsportsRalt17----12--3245
21Joe Sposato United StatesSposato Motor RacingRalt1325------2--4
22David Cutler United StatesDells RacingRalt134-3-3-----3-
23Chris Smith United StatesPPI MotorsportsRalt11------29----
24Leo Parente United StatesPPI MotorsportsRalt9--117-------
25Charles Nearburg United StatesNearburg RacingRalt8-8----------
26Frank Allers CanadaJohnston EngineeringReynard83---------5-
David Rutledge CanadaBinder RacingRalt8---------5-3
28Stuart Crow United StatesBDJSRalt7---7--------
29John Rutherford United StatesShank RacingRalt6----------6-
30Joaqui DeSoto United StatesWeld MotorsportsReynard53------2----
31Peter MacLeod United StatesTeam MedlinRalt4-4----------
32Steve Forrer United StatesForrer RacingRalt41--------3--
33Carol Soucy CanadaScalzo RacingRalt3-------3----
34Ian Bland AustraliaKaditcha RacingRalt2-2----------
Sergei Szortyka United StatesJ&J RacingRalt2----2-------
36Peat Hidalgo United StatesBinder RacingRalt1-1----------
Stéphane Roy CanadaCogan MotorsportsRaven1-------1----
Mattias Andersson SwedenBRS MotorsportRalt1-----------1

C2-Class championship

Points system see above. But additional points only awarded for the fastest qualifier. No additional point awarded to the driver leading the most laps.

PlaceNameCountryTeamChassisTotal Points
1Joaquin DeSoto United StatesWeld MotorsportsReynard15921-1521102116211717--
2James Irwin United StatesRiverside MotorsportsReynard86---16201620-14---
3Howie Liebengood United StatesHL Swift RacingSwift81--1614-11--2020--
4Frank Allers CanadaJohnston EngineeringReynard66-21--12-12---21-
5Jimmy Pugliese United StatesHunter-Smith/Pugliese MotorsportsSwift62----16-1416--16-
6Greg Harrington United StatesHarrington RacingSwift5612-20--1212-----
7Michael Simpson United StatesSimpson MotorsportsSwift47-12---14-----21
8Dan Vosloo United StatesDanvo RacingReynard281414----------
Brian Dunkel United StatesMarathon Inc.Swift28----14----14--
10Marcelo Gaffoglio BrazilTGF RacingReynard23-11--12-------
11Mike Sauce United StatesHL Swift RacingSwift1616-----------
Buddy Brundo United StatesHammerhead RacingSwift16-16----------
13Bob McGregor United StatesMcGregor RacingReynard14----------14-
14Rick Ferguson United StatesCrone RacingSwift10-10----------

Note:

No more competitors in C2-class.

See also

References

  • "The Atlantic championship" ISBN 2-930120-23-1, of John Zimmermann
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