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.
PosClassNoTeamDriversChassisTyreLaps
PosClassNoTeamDriversEngineTyreLaps
1GT111 AMG-Mercedes Bernd Schneider
Klaus Ludwig
Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR130
1GT111 AMG-Mercedes Bernd Schneider
Klaus Ludwig
Mercedes-Benz LS600 6.0L V12130
2GT17 Porsche AG Bob Wollek
Yannick Dalmas
Porsche 911 GT1 Evo130
2GT17 Porsche AG Bob Wollek
Yannick Dalmas
Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6130
3GT147 Porsche AG Allan McNish
Ralf Kelleners
Porsche 911 GT1 Evo130
3GT147 Porsche AG Allan McNish
Ralf Kelleners
Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6130
4GT13 Gulf Team Davidoff
GTC Racing
Pierre-Henri Raphanel
Jean-Marc Gounon
McLaren F1 GTR130
4GT13 Gulf Team Davidoff
GTC Racing
Pierre-Henri Raphanel
Jean-Marc Gounon
BMW S70 6.0L V12130
5GT16 Porsche AG Thierry Boutsen
Hans Joachim Stuck
Porsche 911 GT1 Evo129
5GT16 Porsche AG Thierry Boutsen
Hans Joachim Stuck
Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6129
6GT11 Gulf Team Davidoff
GTC Racing
Geoff Lees
Anders Olofsson
McLaren F1 GTR128
6GT11 Gulf Team Davidoff
GTC Racing
Geoff Lees
Anders Olofsson
BMW S70 6.0L V12128
7GT112 AMG-Mercedes Alexander Wurz
Greg Moore
Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR127
7GT112 AMG-Mercedes Alexander Wurz
Greg Moore
Mercedes-Benz LS600 6.0L V12127
8GT110 AMG-Mercedes Marcel Tiemann
Alessandro Nannini
Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR127
8GT110 AMG-Mercedes Marcel Tiemann
Alessandro Nannini
Mercedes-Benz LS600 6.0L V12127
9GT114 GT1 Lotus Racing Jan Lammers
Mike Hezemans
Max Angelelli
Lotus Elise GT1127
9GT114 GT1 Lotus Racing Jan Lammers
Mike Hezemans
Max Angelelli
Chevrolet LT5 6.0L V8127
10GT12 Gulf Team Davidoff
GTC Racing
John Nielsen
Thomas Bscher
McLaren F1 GTR127
10GT12 Gulf Team Davidoff
GTC Racing
John Nielsen
Thomas Bscher
BMW S70 6.0L V12127
11GT18 BMW Motorsport
Schnitzer Motorsport
Roberto Ravaglia
Steve Soper
McLaren F1 GTR125
11GT18 BMW Motorsport
Schnitzer Motorsport
Roberto Ravaglia
Steve Soper
BMW S70 6.0L V12125
12GT130 G-Force Strandell Geoff Lister
John Greasley
Magnus Wallinder
Porsche 911 GT1124
12GT130 G-Force Strandell Geoff Lister
John Greasley
Magnus Wallinder
Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6124
13GT117 JB Racing Emmanuel Collard
Mauro Baldi
Porsche 911 GT1 Evo123
13GT117 JB Racing Emmanuel Collard
Mauro Baldi
Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6123
14GT256 Roock Racing Bruno Eichmann
Stéphane Ortelli
Porsche 911 GT2121
14GT256 Roock Racing Bruno Eichmann
Stéphane Ortelli
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6121
15GT252 Viper Team Oreca Justin Bell
Tommy Archer
Chrysler Viper GTS-R120
15GT252 Viper Team Oreca Justin Bell
Tommy Archer
Chrysler 8.0L V10120
16GT251 Viper Team Oreca Olivier Beretta
Philippe Gache
Chrysler Viper GTS-R120
16GT251 Viper Team Oreca Olivier Beretta
Philippe Gache
Chrysler 8.0L V10120
17GT254 Chamberlain Engineering Tim O'Kennedy
Richard Dean
Chrysler Viper GTS-R116
17GT254 Chamberlain Engineering Tim O'Kennedy
Richard Dean
Chrysler 8.0L V10116
18GT263 Krauss Motorsport Michael Trunk
Bernhard Müller
Porsche 911 GT2115
18GT263 Krauss Motorsport Michael Trunk
Bernhard Müller
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6115
19GT270 Dellenbach Motorsport Klaus Horn
Rainer Bonnetmsüller
Porsche 911 GT2115
19GT270 Dellenbach Motorsport Klaus Horn
Rainer Bonnetmsüller
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6115
20GT258 Estoril Racing Team Michel Monteiro
Manuel Monteiro
Porsche 911 GT2?114
20GT258 Estoril Racing Team Michel Monteiro
Manuel Monteiro
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6?114
21GT253 Chamberlain Engineering Tim Moser
Shane Lewis
Patrick Vuillaume
Chrysler Viper GTS-R114
21GT253 Chamberlain Engineering Tim Moser
Shane Lewis
Patrick Vuillaume
Chrysler 8.0L V10114
22GT297 GMB Motorsports Cort Wagner
Dirk Layer
Kelly Collins
Porsche 911 GT2?113
22GT297 GMB Motorsports Cort Wagner
Dirk Layer
Kelly Collins
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6?113
23GT272 Elf Haberthur Racing Michel Neugarten
Stéphane de Groodt
Porsche 911 GT2108
23GT272 Elf Haberthur Racing Michel Neugarten
Stéphane de Groodt
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6108
24
DNF
GT277 Saleen-Allen Speedlab
Cirtek Motorsport
Robert Schirle
Christian Vann
Saleen Mustang RRR107
24
DNF
GT277 Saleen-Allen Speedlab
Cirtek Motorsport
Robert Schirle
Christian Vann
Ford 5.9L V8107
25GT260 Marcos Racing International Rob Wilson
Martijn Koene
Marcos LM600106
25GT260 Marcos Racing International Rob Wilson
Martijn Koene
Chevrolet 5.9L V8106
26
DNF
GT257 Roock Racing Uwe Alzen
Claudia Hürtgen
Porsche 911 GT266
26
DNF
GT257 Roock Racing Uwe Alzen
Claudia Hürtgen
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-666
27
DNF
GT129 Newcastle United Lister Julian Bailey
Eric van de Poele
Lister Storm GTL103
27
DNF
GT129 Newcastle United Lister Julian Bailey
Eric van de Poele
Jaguar 7.0L V12103
28GT269 Proton Competition Gerold Ried
Manfred Jurasz
Porsche 911 GT298
28GT269 Proton Competition Gerold Ried
Manfred Jurasz
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-698
29
DNF
GT262 Stadler Motorsport Uwe Sick
Denis Lay
Porsche 911 GT296
29
DNF
GT262 Stadler Motorsport Uwe Sick
Denis Lay
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-696
30
DNF
GT287 Roock Racing Hugh Price
John Robinson
André Ahrlé
Porsche 911 GT291
30
DNF
GT287 Roock Racing Hugh Price
John Robinson
André Ahrlé
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-691
31
DNF
GT127 Parabolica Motorsport Gary Ayles
Chris Goodwin
McLaren F1 GTR82
31
DNF
GT127 Parabolica Motorsport Gary Ayles
Chris Goodwin
BMW S70 6.0L V1282
32
DNF
GT261 Stadler Motorsport Enzo Calderari
Lilian Bryner
Ulli Richter
Porsche 911 GT251
32
DNF
GT261 Stadler Motorsport Enzo Calderari
Lilian Bryner
Ulli Richter
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-651
33
DNF
GT266 Konrad Motorsport Franz Konrad
Toni Seiler
Nick Ham
Porsche 911 GT237
33
DNF
GT266 Konrad Motorsport Franz Konrad
Toni Seiler
Nick Ham
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-637
34
DNF
GT295 Saleen-Allen Speedlab
Cirtek Motorsport
Steve Saleen
Carlos Palau
Saleen Mustang RRR22
34
DNF
GT295 Saleen-Allen Speedlab
Cirtek Motorsport
Steve Saleen
Carlos Palau
Ford 5.9L V822
35
DNF
GT259 Marcos Racing International Cor Euser
Harald Becker
Marcos LM60065
35
DNF
GT259 Marcos Racing International Cor Euser
Harald Becker
Chevrolet 5.9L V865
36
DNF
GT19 BMW Motorsport
Schnitzer Motorsport
Peter Kox
JJ Lehto
McLaren F1 GTR12
36
DNF
GT19 BMW Motorsport
Schnitzer Motorsport
Peter Kox
JJ Lehto
BMW S70 6.0L V1212
37
DNF
GT255 Augustin Motorsport Wido Rössler
Wolfgang Kaufmann
Porsche 911 GT211
37
DNF
GT255 Augustin Motorsport Wido Rössler
Wolfgang Kaufmann
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-611
38
DNF
GT120 DAMS Panoz Éric Bernard
Franck Lagorce
Panoz Esperante GTR-110
38
DNF
GT120 DAMS Panoz Éric Bernard
Franck Lagorce
Ford 6.0L V810
39
DNF
GT113 GT1 Lotus Racing Fabien Giroix
Jean-Denis Délétraz
Lotus Elise GT17
39
DNF
GT113 GT1 Lotus Racing Fabien Giroix
Jean-Denis Délétraz
Chevrolet LT5 6.0L V87
40
DNF
GT280 Morgan Motor Company Mark Hales
William Wykeham
David Vegher
Morgan Plus 8 GTR2
40
DNF
GT280 Morgan Motor Company Mark Hales
William Wykeham
David Vegher
Rover 5.0L V82
DSQGT15 David Price Racing David Brabham
Andy Wallace
Panoz Esperante GTR-1128
DSQGT15 David Price Racing David Brabham
Andy Wallace
Ford 6.0L V8128
DSQGT14 David Price Racing Perry McCarthy
Olivier Grouillard
Panoz Esperante GTR-1124
DSQGT14 David Price Racing Perry McCarthy
Olivier Grouillard
Ford 6.0L V8124

† – #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.

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