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The 1997 PPG/Firestone Indy Lights Championship Powered By Buick consisted of 13 races. Tony Kanaan edged out good friend and teammate Hélio Castro-Neves to the title by only four points.[1]
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| 1997 Indy Lights season | |
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| PPG/Firestone Indy Lights Championship | |
| Season | |
| Races | 14 |
| Start date | March 2 |
| End date | September 27 |
| Awards | |
| Drivers' champion |  Tony Kanaan |
The following drivers and teams competed in the series:
| Team | No. | Drivers | Round(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Autosport Racing | 5 |  Eric Jensen |
9 |
| 57 |  Didier André |
1–12 | |
| 75 | Jean-Philippe Belloc |
12 | |
| Bordin Racing | 56 | Andrew Bordin |
1–2, 6–12 |
| Brian Stewart Racing | 2 | Airton Daré |
All |
| 3 | Cristiano da Matta |
All | |
| 34 |  Jaques Lazier |
2–7 | |
| Frédéric Gosparini |
9–13 | ||
| 63 | Brian Cunningham |
1 | |
| Conquest Racing | 21 | Christophe Tinseau |
All |
| Dorricott Racing | 31 | Luiz Garcia Jr. |
All |
| 32 | Bob Dorricott Jr. |
All | |
| Eclipse Racing | 20 | John Jones |
1–4, 7–8 |
| Claude Bourbonnais |
9–12 | ||
| FRE Racing | 4 | Sérgio Paese |
1–2, 4–12 |
| Forsythe Racing | 33 | David Empringham |
All |
| 99 | Lee Bentham |
All | |
| Genoa Racing | 97 | Oswaldo Negri Jr. |
2, 4, 8–12 |
| Indy Regency Racing | 28 |  Hideki Noda |
1–12 |
| 77 |  Rodolfo Lavín |
All | |
| Johansson Motorsports | 36 |  Fredrik Larsson |
1–9 |
| 70 | Jeff Ward |
11–13 | |
| Leading Edge Motorsports | 5 | Chris Bingham |
1–3, 8 |
| Lucas Place Motorsports | 5 | Brian Cunningham |
11–13 |
| 16 | Shigeaki Hattori |
2–13 | |
| 24 | David DeSilva |
All | |
| PacWest Lights | 18 | Robby Unser |
All |
| Project Indy | 15 |  Philipp Sager |
1 |
| Frédéric Gosparini |
2 | ||
| Tasman Motorsports | 7 | Tony Kanaan |
All |
| 8 | Hélio Castroneves |
All | |
| Team Green | 25 | Naoki Hattori |
All |
| 26 | Chris Simmons |
All | |
| 27 | Mark Hotchkis |
All | |
| Team Mears | 10 | Casey Mears |
All |
| 11 | Clint Mears |
All | |
| Team Medlin | 12 | Geoff Boss |
1–12 |
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| Rd. | Date | Track | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | March 2 | O Homestead-Miami Speedway | Homestead, Florida |
| 2 | April 13 | R Long Beach Street Circuit | Long Beach, California |
| 3 | April 27 | O Nazareth Speedway | Nazareth, Pennsylvania |
| 4 | May 18 | R Grand Prize of America Road Course | Savannah, Georgia |
| 5 | May 24 | O Gateway International Raceway | Madison, Illinois |
| 6 | June 1 | O Milwaukee Mile | West Allis, Wisconsin |
| 7 | June 8 | R The Raceway at Belle Isle Park | Detroit, Michigan |
| 8 | June 22 | R Portland International Raceway | Portland, Oregon |
| 9 | July 20 | R Exhibition Place | Toronto, Ontario |
| 10 | August 3 | R Circuit Trois-Rivières | Trois-Rivières, Quebec |
| 11 | August 31 | R Streets of Vancouver | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| 12 | September 7 | R Laguna Seca Raceway | Monterey, California |
| 13 | September 27 | O California Speedway | Fontana, California |
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Drivers' championship
- Scoring system
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 20 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
- The driver who qualifies on pole is awarded one additional point.
- An additional point is awarded to the driver who leads the most laps in a race.
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- Ties in points broken by number of wins, or best finishes.
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