1997 Rejects-1 World Championship season

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1997 Rejects-1 World Championship
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The 1997 Rejects-1 World Championship season was the fourth season of the Rejects-1 World Championship series.

1997 was the beginning of 3 years chassis cycle. New generation cars and new generation engine are introduced.

Chassis

Origin Constructor Name Year
Flag of Italy svg.png Forti FG01 1995
Flag of Italy svg.png Lola T93/30 1993
Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Lotus 109 1994
Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Pacific PR01 1994
Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Simtek S941 1994
Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Tyrrell 021 1993

Teams and Drivers

Entrant Chassis No. Race Drivers Rounds Test/Reserve Drivers
Flag of Germany svg.png Blokkmonsta Racing Forti FG01 0 Flag of the United States svg.png Shad Griffth 1-
Flag of China svg.png Great Leap Backward Forti FG01 3 Flag of North Korea svg.png Kim-Jong Sung 1- Flag of Yugoslavia svg.png Josip Stalic
31 Flag of Cuba svg.png Carlos Marquez 1-
Flag of the United States svg.png Panther Racing Tyrrell 021 4 Flag of Italy svg.png Rafael Modena 1-
Flag of Iceland svg.png Ursus Racing Pacific PR01 5 Flag of Iceland svg.png Fidrik Arnason 1- Flag of Iceland svg.png Anna Gunnarsdottir
25 Flag of the United States svg.png Algernon Bell 1-
Flag of the United States svg.png Northgate Engineering Forti FG01 11 Flag of the United States svg.png Patrick Boon 1-
Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Hunter Autosport Lotus 109 36 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Deanna McMahon 1- Flag of Turkey svg.png Goker Peynirci
37 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Thomas Day 1-
Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Foxhound Life Lotus 109 44 Flag of Russia svg.png Pjotr Madunochev 1- Flag of Russia svg.png Sergej Madunochev
Flag of Australia svg.png HURT Racing Lotus 109 47 Flag of New Zealand svg.png Sam Pritchard 1-
Flag of Belgium svg.png Buoygues Télécom EBL Simtek S941 84 Flag of Belgium svg.png Bernard Leclerq 1-
222 Flag of France svg.png Jean-Philippe Henri 1-
Flag of Italy svg.png Scuderia Asso di Fiori TBA 88 Flag of the United States svg.png Mark Albertson 1-
Flag of France svg.png Valerian Engineering Lola T93/30 100 Flag of Japan svg.png Shigeru Hashimoto 1- Flag of Brazil svg.png Gary Ceara
Flag of Ireland svg.png Jeice Swan
200 Flag of the United States svg.png Rhoda Manuel 1-
Flag of Brazil svg.png V.I.D.A. Simtek S941 333 Flag of Bolivia svg.png Julio Vaca 1- Flag of Brazil svg.png Cleide do Nascimento
Flag of Switzerland svg.png Pierre Abblegen
444 Flag of Portugal svg.png Joaquim Alcântara 1-

Wildcard entries

Entrant Chassis No. Race Drivers Rounds
Flag of Brazil svg.png Fittipaldi Automotive Lola T93/30 971 Flag of Brazil svg.png Wilson Fittipaldi 1
Flag of the United States svg.png TBA Tyrrell 021 972 Flag of the United States svg.png TBA 2
Flag of Japan svg.png Funai Super Aguri Lola T93/30 973 Flag of Japan svg.png Satoshi Motoyama 4


Testing

Date Title Track Fastest lap Team
1 April 11-13 Flag of Brazil svg.png Rejects-1 Gen2 Open Test Autódromo José Carlos Pace, Interlagos, Brazil

Championship Races

Date Title Track Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team
1 April 20 Flag of Brazil svg.png Rejects-1 Grande Prêmio do Brazil: Care for Radioactive Victim Autódromo Internacional Ayrton Senna (Goiânia), Goiânia-Goiás, Brazil
2 May 3 Flag of the United States svg.png Rejects-1 United States Grand Prix: Jeff Krosnoff Memorial Watkins Glen International, New York, USA
3 May 11 Flag of Canada svg.png Rejects-1 Canadian Grand Prix: Return of Top Open-Wheel Mosport Park, Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada
4 May 23 Flag of Japan svg.png Rejects-1 日本グランプリー: 阪神再来年後 鈴鹿サーキット, 鈴鹿市, 三重県, 日本 (Suzuka Circuit)
5 June 1 Flag of China svg.png Rejects-1 中国大奖赛: 新的故事 珠海国际赛车场, 广东, 中国 (Zhuhai Circuit)
6 June 15 Flag of New Zealand svg.png Rejects-1 New Zealand Grand Prix: Two Southern Islands Pukekohe Park Raceway, Auckland, New Zealand
7 June 22 Flag of Australia svg.png Rejects-1 Australian Grand Prix: Open to Friendliness Oran Park Raceway, Narellan, New South Wales, Australia
8 July 12 Flag of Norway svg.png Rejects-1 Norge Grand Prix: Ice Summer Arctic Circle Raceway, Mo I Rana, Norway
9 July 19 Flag of Finland svg.png Rejects-1 Suomen "Ahveniston Ajot": Silta Ahveniston Moottorirata, Hämeenlinna, Finland
10 August 3 Flag of Ireland svg.png Rejects-1 Grand Prix na hÉireann: Short Track Classic Mondelllo Park, Caragh, Ireland
11 August 10 Flag of England svg.png Rejects-1 English Grand Prix: Speed Temple Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire & Buckinghamshire, England
12 August 31 Flag of Germany svg.png Rejects-1 Großer Preis von Deutschland: Spirit of Green Hell Nürburgring + Nordschleife, Nürburg, Germany
13 September 7 Flag of Belgium svg.png Rejects-1 Grand Prix de Belgique: Ardennes Challenge Circuit National de Spa-Francorchamps, Spa, Belgium
14 September 14 Flag of Italy svg.png Rejects-1 Pergusa 330k SuperPremio d’Italia: Real Speed Temple Autodromo di Pergusa, Sicily, Italy
15 September 28 Flag of France svg.png Rejects-1 France Grand Prix: Revival of Grand Prix Charade Circuit, Clermont-Ferrand, France
16 October 12 Flag of South Africa svg.png Rejects-1 Groot Prys van Suid-Afrika Kyalami Circuit, Gauteng, South Africa
17 October 26 Flag of Indonesia svg.png Rejects-1 Grand Prix Indonesia: Balap Akbar di Indonesia Sirkuit Internasional Sentul, Bogor, Indonesia