 Swedish Touring Car Championship regular Jan Brunstedt entered the early rounds at Silverstone but was lapped in both races.On October 18/19 the 1997 Tourist Trophy took place at Donington Park featuring an all-new format.. One qualifying session on Saturday set the grid for the first of two 20-lap qualifying heats with the grid for the second race a reverse of the first.The grid for the 25 lap final was then decided by each driver's aggregate performance in the two heats.