1997 JGTC season
| 1997 JGTC season | |||
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The 1997 JGTC season was the fourth season of the All-Japan Grand Touring Car Championship. The GT500 champion was the #36 Castrol TOM'S Toyota Supra driven by Michael Krumm and Pedro de la Rosa and the GT300 class champion was the #19 Bandoh Racing Nissan Silvia driven by Hideo Fukuyama and Manabu Orido.
Schedule
| Round | Race | Circuit | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Suzuka GT 300 |  Suzuka Circuit |
March 30 |
| 2 | All Japan Fuji GT Race | Fuji Speedway |
May 4 |
| 3 | HiLand GT Championship | Sendai Hi-Land Raceway |
June 29 |
| 4 | Japan Special GT-Cup | Fuji Speedway |
August 10 |
| 5 | CP Mine GT Race | Mine Circuit |
October 5 |
| 6 | SUGO GT Championship | Sportsland SUGO |
October 26 |
| NC | Nicos Cup GT Allstar Race | Twin Ring Motegi |
November 16 |
Season results
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Point Ranking
GT500 Class (Top 5)
Drivers
| Rank | Drivers | Number/Team | Points | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Michael Krumm Pedro de la Rosa |
#36 Castrol TOM'S Toyota Supra | 67 | 2 |
| 2 | Masami Kageyama |
#39 Denso Team SARD Toyota Supra | 67 | 2 |
| 3 | Toshio Suzuki Masanori Sekiya |
#37 Castrol TOM'S Toyota Supra | 64 | 0 |
| 4 | Aguri Suzuki |
#2 Zexel NISMO GT-R | 60 | 1 |
| 5 | Tatsuya Tanigawa |
#39 Denso Team SARD Toyota Supra | 52 | 2 |
GT300 Class (Top 5)
Drivers
| Rank | Drivers | Number/Team | Points | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hideo Fukuyama Manabu Orido |
#19 Bandoh Racing 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 |
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