1997 FIA GT Laguna Seca 3 Hours

The 1997 FIA GT Laguna Seca 3 Hours was the eleventh and final race of the 1997 FIA GT Championship season. It was run at Laguna Seca Raceway, United States on October 26, 1997.

Official results

Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 75% of winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC).

Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Tyre Laps
Engine
1 GT1 11 AMG-Mercedes Bernd Schneider
Klaus Ludwig
Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR B 130
Mercedes-Benz LS600 6.0L V12
2 GT1 7 Porsche AG Bob Wollek
Yannick Dalmas
Porsche 911 GT1 Evo M 130
Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6
3 GT1 47 Porsche AG Allan McNish
Ralf Kelleners
Porsche 911 GT1 Evo M 130
Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6
4 GT1 3 Gulf Team Davidoff
GTC Racing
Pierre-Henri Raphanel
Jean-Marc Gounon
McLaren F1 GTR M 130
BMW S70 6.0L V12
5 GT1 6 Porsche AG Thierry Boutsen
Hans Joachim Stuck
Porsche 911 GT1 Evo M 129
Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6
6 GT1 1 Gulf Team Davidoff
GTC Racing
Geoff Lees
Anders Olofsson
McLaren F1 GTR M 128
BMW S70 6.0L V12
7 GT1 12 AMG-Mercedes Alexander Wurz
Greg Moore
Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR B 127
Mercedes-Benz LS600 6.0L V12
8 GT1 10 AMG-Mercedes Marcel Tiemann
Alessandro Nannini
Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR B 127
Mercedes-Benz LS600 6.0L V12
9 GT1 14 GT1 Lotus Racing Jan Lammers
Mike Hezemans
Max Angelelli
Lotus Elise GT1 M 127
Chevrolet LT5 6.0L V8
10 GT1 2 Gulf Team Davidoff
GTC Racing
John Nielsen
Thomas Bscher
McLaren F1 GTR M 127
BMW S70 6.0L V12
11 GT1 8 BMW Motorsport
Schnitzer Motorsport
Roberto Ravaglia
Steve Soper
McLaren F1 GTR M 125
BMW S70 6.0L V12
12 GT1 30 G-Force Strandell Geoff Lister
John Greasley
Magnus Wallinder
Porsche 911 GT1 D 124
Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6
13 GT1 17 JB Racing Emmanuel Collard
Mauro Baldi
Porsche 911 GT1 Evo M 123
Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6
14 GT2 56 Roock Racing Bruno Eichmann
Stéphane Ortelli
Porsche 911 GT2 M 121
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
15 GT2 52 Viper Team Oreca Justin Bell
Tommy Archer
Chrysler Viper GTS-R M 120
Chrysler 8.0L V10
16 GT2 51 Viper Team Oreca Olivier Beretta
Philippe Gache
Chrysler Viper GTS-R M 120
Chrysler 8.0L V10
17 GT2 54 Chamberlain Engineering Tim O'Kennedy
Richard Dean
Chrysler Viper GTS-R G 116
Chrysler 8.0L V10
18 GT2 63 Krauss Motorsport Michael Trunk
Bernhard Müller
Porsche 911 GT2 P 115
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
19 GT2 70 Dellenbach Motorsport Klaus Horn
Rainer Bonnetmsüller
Porsche 911 GT2 D 115
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
20 GT2 58 Estoril Racing Team Michel Monteiro
Manuel Monteiro
Porsche 911 GT2 ? 114
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
21 GT2 53 Chamberlain Engineering Tim Moser
Shane Lewis
Patrick Vuillaume
Chrysler Viper GTS-R G 114
Chrysler 8.0L V10
22 GT2 97 GMB Motorsports Cort Wagner
Dirk Layer
Kelly Collins
Porsche 911 GT2 ? 113
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
23 GT2 72 Elf Haberthur Racing Michel Neugarten
Stéphane de Groodt
Porsche 911 GT2 D 108
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
24
DNF
GT2 77 Saleen-Allen Speedlab
Cirtek Motorsport
Robert Schirle
Christian Vann
Saleen Mustang RRR D 107
Ford 5.9L V8
25 GT2 60 Marcos Racing International Rob Wilson
Martijn Koene
Marcos LM600 D 106
Chevrolet 5.9L V8
26
DNF
GT2 57 Roock Racing Uwe Alzen
Claudia Hürtgen
Porsche 911 GT2 M 66
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
27
DNF
GT1 29 Newcastle United Lister Julian Bailey
Eric van de Poele
Lister Storm GTL D 103
Jaguar 7.0L V12
28 GT2 69 Proton Competition Gerold Ried
Manfred Jurasz
Porsche 911 GT2 P 98
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
29
DNF
GT2 62 Stadler Motorsport Uwe Sick
Denis Lay
Porsche 911 GT2 P 96
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
30
DNF
GT2 87 Roock Racing Hugh Price
John Robinson
André Ahrlé
Porsche 911 GT2 M 91
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
31
DNF
GT1 27 Parabolica Motorsport Gary Ayles
Chris Goodwin
McLaren F1 GTR M 82
BMW S70 6.0L V12
32
DNF
GT2 61 Stadler Motorsport Enzo Calderari
Lilian Bryner
Ulli Richter
Porsche 911 GT2 P 51
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
33
DNF
GT2 66 Konrad Motorsport Franz Konrad
Toni Seiler
Nick Ham
Porsche 911 GT2 P 37
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
34
DNF
GT2 95 Saleen-Allen Speedlab
Cirtek Motorsport
Steve Saleen
Carlos Palau
Saleen Mustang RRR D 22
Ford 5.9L V8
35
DNF
GT2 59 Marcos Racing International Cor Euser
Harald Becker
Marcos LM600 D 65
Chevrolet 5.9L V8
36
DNF
GT1 9 BMW Motorsport
Schnitzer Motorsport
Peter Kox
JJ Lehto
McLaren F1 GTR M 12
BMW S70 6.0L V12
37
DNF
GT2 55 Augustin Motorsport Wido Rössler
Wolfgang Kaufmann
Porsche 911 GT2 G 11
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
38
DNF
GT1 20 DAMS Panoz Éric Bernard
Franck Lagorce
Panoz Esperante GTR-1 M 10
Ford (Roush) 6.0L V8
39
DNF
GT1 13 GT1 Lotus Racing Fabien Giroix
Jean-Denis Délétraz
Lotus Elise GT1 M 7
Chevrolet LT5 6.0L V8
40
DNF
GT2 80 Morgan Motor Company Mark Hales
William Wykeham
David Vegher
Morgan Plus 8 GTR D 2
Rover 5.0L V8
DSQ GT1 5 David Price Racing David Brabham
Andy Wallace
Panoz Esperante GTR-1 G 128
Ford (Roush) 6.0L V8
DSQ GT1 4 David Price Racing Perry McCarthy
Olivier Grouillard
Panoz Esperante GTR-1 G 124
Ford (Roush) 6.0L V8

† – #4 and #5 David Price Racing entries were disqualified due to failing post-race technical inspection. Both cars have front brake ducts larger than those allowed by the rules.

Statistics

  • Pole Position – #12 AMG-Mercedes – 1:17.941
  • Fastest Lap – #7 Porsche AG – 1:19.713
  • Distance – 468.223 km
  • Average Speed – 155.398 km/h
FIA GT Championship
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1997 FIA GT Sebring 3 Hours
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