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.

Series	Champion	Refer
World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series	Sammy Swindell
	Teams: Swindell Motorsports

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

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

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

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

Series	Driver/Co-Driver	Season article
FIA World Rally Championship	Tommi Mäkinen	1997 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 Bourne	1997 Australian Rally Championship
	Co-Drivers: Craig Vincent
British Rally Championship	Mark Higgins	1997 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 Lyall	1997 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

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

Series	Driver	Season article
Andros Trophy	Elite: Yvan Muller	1996–97 Andros Trophy
	Promotion: Frédéric Morel
	Dame: Florence Duez

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
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 Series
Porsche 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

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

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

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

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