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