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1997 FIA GT Nürburgring 4 Hours

Nürburgring (1995-2001)

The 1997 FIA GT Nürburgring 4 Hours was the fourth automobile endurance motor race for LMGT cars of the 1997 FIA GT Championship. It was run at the Nürburgring, Germany on June 29, 1997.[1]

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 Germany AMG-Mercedes Germany Bernd Schneider
Germany Klaus Ludwig
Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR B 147
Mercedes-Benz LS600 6.0L V12
2 GT1 10 Germany AMG-Mercedes Germany Marcel Tiemann
Italy Alessandro Nannini
Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR B 147
Mercedes-Benz LS600 6.0L V12
3 GT1 8 Germany BMW Motorsport
Germany Schnitzer Motorsport
Finland JJ Lehto
United Kingdom Steve Soper
McLaren F1 GTR M 146
BMW S70 6.0L V12
4 GT1 9 Germany BMW Motorsport
Germany Schnitzer Motorsport
Netherlands Peter Kox
Italy Roberto Ravaglia
McLaren F1 GTR M 146
BMW S70 6.0L V12
5 GT1 3 United Kingdom Gulf Team Davidoff
United Kingdom GTC Racing
France Jean-Marc Gounon
France Pierre-Henri Raphanel
McLaren F1 GTR M 146
BMW S70 6.0L V12
6 GT1 27 United Kingdom Parabolica Motorsport United Kingdom Gary Ayles
United Kingdom Chris Goodwin
McLaren F1 GTR M 144
BMW S70 6.0L V12
7 GT1 2 United Kingdom Gulf Team Davidoff
United Kingdom GTC Racing
Denmark John Nielsen
Germany Thomas Bscher
McLaren F1 GTR M 144
BMW S70 6.0L V12
8 GT1 17 France JB Racing Germany Jürgen von Gartzen
France Emmanuel Collard
Porsche 911 GT1 M 143
Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6
9 GT1 21 Germany Kremer Racing France Christophe Bouchut
Sweden Carl Rosenblad
Porsche 911 GT1 G 143
Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6
10 GT1 6 Germany Porsche AG Germany Hans-Joachim Stuck
Belgium Thierry Boutsen
Porsche 911 GT1 Evo M 142
Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6
11 GT1 14 United Kingdom GT1 Racing Franck Muller Netherlands Jan Lammers
Netherlands Mike Hezemans
Lotus Elise GT1 P 142
Chevrolet LT5 6.0L V8
12 GT1 22 Italy BMS Scuderia Italia Italy Christian Pescatori
Italy Pierluigi Martini
Porsche 911 GT1 P 141
Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6
13 GT1 5 United Kingdom David Price Racing Australia David Brabham
United Kingdom Perry McCarthy
Panoz Esperante GTR-1 G 136
Ford (Roush) 6.0L V8
14 GT1 4 United Kingdom David Price Racing United Kingdom Andy Wallace
United Kingdom James Weaver
Panoz Esperante GTR-1 G 134
Ford (Roush) 6.0L V8
15 GT1 24 United Kingdom GBF UK Ltd. United Kingdom Martin Stretton
Italy Andrea Boldrini
Lotus Elise GT1 M 134
Lotus 3.5L Turbo V8
16 GT2 56 Germany Roock Racing Germany Claudia Hürtgen
Switzerland Bruno Eichmann
Portugal Ni Amorim
Porsche 911 GT2 M 133
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
17 GT1 25 France BBA Compétition France David Velay
France Jean-Luc Maury-Laribière
McLaren F1 GTR D 133
BMW S70 6.1L V12
18 GT2 52 France Viper Team Oreca United Kingdom Justin Bell
Belgium Marc Duez
Chrysler Viper GTS-R M 132
Chrysler 8.0L V10
19 GT2 66 Germany Konrad Motorsport Austria Franz Konrad
Switzerland Toni Seiler
Netherlands Bert Ploeg
Porsche 911 GT2 P 132
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
20 GT2 63 Germany Krauss Motorsport Germany Michael Trunk
Germany Bernhard Müller
Porsche 911 GT2 P 131
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
21 GT2 61 Switzerland Stadler Motorsport Germany Ulli Richter
Switzerland Enzo Calderari
Switzerland Lilian Bryner
Porsche 911 GT2 P 131
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
22 GT2 73 Germany Seikel Motorsport Germany Wolfgang Haugg
Germany Fred Rosterg
Italy Giuseppe Quargenten
Porsche 911 GT2 ? 129
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
23 GT2 68 Italy Rennsport Italia Italy Angelo Zadra
Italy Leonardo Maddalena
Italy Renato Mastropietro
Porsche 911 GT2 ? 129
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
24 GT2 58 France Estoril Racing France Michel Monteiro
Portugal Manuel Monteiro
Porsche 911 GT2 ? 129
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
25 GT1 7 Germany Porsche AG France Bob Wollek
France Yannick Dalmas
Porsche 911 GT1 Evo M 127
Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6
26 GT2 62 Switzerland Stadler Motorsport Switzerland Bruno Michelotti
Switzerland Uwe Sick
Germany Axel Röhr
Porsche 911 GT2 P 127
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
27 GT2 57 Germany Roock Racing France Stéphane Ortelli
United Kingdom Hugh Price
United Kingdom John Robinson
Porsche 911 GT2 M 127
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
28 GT2 69 Germany Proton Motorsport Germany Gerold Ried
France Patrick Vuillaume
Porsche 911 GT2 P 126
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
29 GT1 20 France DAMS Panoz France Éric Bernard
France Franck Lagorce
Panoz Esperante GTR-1 M 124
Ford (Roush) 6.0L V8
30 GT2 81 Germany Michael Eschmann
Germany Automobil Club Radevormwald
Germany Michael Eschmann
Germany Paul Hulverscheid
Germany Gunter Döbler
Porsche 911 GT2 ? 123
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
31 GT2 71 Italy GT Racing Team Italy Luca Drudi
Italy Luigino Pagotto
Porsche 911 GT2 ? 123
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
32 GT2 50 United Kingdom Agusta Racing Team Italy Rocky Agusta
Italy Almo Coppelli
Callaway Corvette LM-GT D 122
Chevrolet 6.3L V8
33 GT2 53 United Kingdom Chamberlain Engineering United Kingdom David Goode
Republic of Ireland Tim O'Kennedy
Netherlands Hans Hugenholtz
Chrysler Viper GTS-R G 122
Chrysler 8.0L V10
34 GT2 75 United Kingdom G-Force United Kingdom Geoff Lister
United Kingdom John Greasley
Sweden Magnus Wallinder
Porsche 911 GT2 D 112
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
35 GT2 51 France Viper Team Oreca Monaco Olivier Beretta
France Philippe Gache
Chrysler Viper GTS-R M 101
Chrysler 8.0L V10
36
DNF
GT2 59 Netherlands Marcos Racing International Netherlands Cor Euser
Germany Harald Becker
Marcos LM600 D 83
Chevrolet 5.9L V8
37
DNF
GT1 26 Germany Konrad Motorsport Italy Mauro Baldi
Italy Ivan Capelli
Germany Gerd Ruch
Porsche 911 GT1 P 81
Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6
38
DNF
GT1 13 United Kingdom GT1 Racing Franck Muller France Fabien Giroix
Switzerland Jean-Denis Délétraz
Lotus Elise GT1 P 74
Chevrolet LT5 6.0L V8
39
DNF
GT2 70 Germany Dellenbach Motorsport Germany Güther Blieninger
Austria Wolfgang Treml
Germany Rainer Bonnetsmüller
Porsche 911 GT2 D 73
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
40
DNF
GT2 65 Germany RWS Italy Luca Riccitelli
Italy Raffaele Sangiuolo
Porsche 911 GT2 ? 65
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
41
DNF
GT1 16 Germany Roock Racing Germany Ralf Kelleners
France Stéphane Ortelli
Portugal Pedro Chaves
Porsche 911 GT1 M 49
Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6
42
DNF
GT2 55 Austria Augustin Motorsport Austria Manfred Jurasz
Germany Helmut Reis
Germany Wido Rössler
Porsche 911 GT2 G 43
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
43
DNF
GT1 12 Germany AMG-Mercedes Germany Klaus Ludwig
Germany Bernd Mayländer
Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR B 42
Mercedes-Benz LS600 6.0L V12
44
DNF
GT1 1 United Kingdom Gulf Team Davidoff
United Kingdom GTC Racing
United Kingdom Andrew Gilbert-Scott
Sweden Anders Olofsson
McLaren F1 GTR M 28
BMW S70 6.0L V12
45
DNF
GT1 31 Austria Augustin Motorsport Austria Hans-Jörg Hofer
Germany Stefan Roitmayer
Italy Stefano Buttiero
Porsche 911 GT2 Evo G 28
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
46
DNF
GT1 23 United Kingdom GBF UK Ltd. Italy Luca Badoer
Italy Mimmo Schiattarella
Lotus Elise GT1 P 22
Lotus 3.5L Turbo V8
47
DNF
GT1 15 France First Racing Project
United Kingdom GT1 Racing
Thailand Ratanakul Prutirat
Germany Alexander Grau
Lotus Elise GT1 P 3
Chevrolet LT5 6.0L V8

Statistics

  • Pole Position – Bernd Schneider (#11 AMG-Mercedes) – 1:31.488
  • Fastest Lap – Bernd Schneider (#11 AMG-Mercedes) – 1:33.614
  • Distance – 667.674 km
  • Average Speed – 166.785 km/h

References

  1. ^ "1997 Nurburgring FIA GT". Retrieved 2 May 2022.


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