1997 FIA GT Championship

The 1997 FIA GT Championship was the inaugural season of FIA GT Championship, an auto racing series endorsed by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) and organized by the Stéphane Ratel Organisation (SRO). The FIA GT Championship replaced the BPR Global GT Series which had been held races and championships from 1994 to 1996 after the series was promoted by the FIA, while Stéphane Ratel took over as promoter and organizer of the new championship, replaced the former BPR Organisation after the departure of partners Jürgen Barth and Patrick Peter. The races featured grand touring cars conforming to two categories of regulations, GT1 and GT2, and awarded driver and team championships in each category. The season began on 13 April 1997 and ended on 26 October 1997 after 11 rounds, visiting Europe, Japan, and the United States.

Bernd Schneider won the inaugural FIA GT Championship for the GT1 category

Bernd Schneider and his AMG Mercedes team won the GT1 Drivers' and Teams' Championships, while Justin Bell and Viper Team Oreca secured the GT2 titles.

Schedule

For the new international championship, much of the calendar was new. The Nürburgring, Spa, Silverstone, and Suzuka's endurance event were all retained, but much of the European calendar was new to the series. Donington Park replaced Brands Hatch as the second British round, while Hockenheimring was added as a second German event. Mugello took over from Monza in Italy, and A1-Ring also brought the series to Austria for the first time. A street circuit in Helsinki was unique to the calendar, and served as the first race of a shorter three-hour duration. Two American events of a three-hour duration replaced the former season-ending fly-away race in China, visiting Sebring and Laguna Seca.

Rnd	Race	Circuit	Date
1	Hockenheim 4 Hours	Hockenheimring, Hockenheim, Germany	13 April
2	British Empire Trophy	Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, United Kingdom	11 May
3	Helsinki 3 Hours	Helsinki Thunder, Helsinki, Finland	25 May
4	Nürburgring 4 Hours	Nürburgring, Nürburg, Germany	29 June
5	Spa 4 Hours	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Spa, Belgium	20 July
6	Zeltweg 4 Hours	A1-Ring, Spielberg, Austria	3 August
7	POKKA Suzuka 1000 km	Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka, Japan	24 August
8	Donington 4 Hours	Donington Park, Leicestershire, United Kingdom	14 September
9	Mugello 4 Hours	Mugello Circuit, Scarperia e San Piero, Italy	28 September
10	Sebring 3 Hours	Sebring International Raceway, Sebring, United States	18 October
11	Laguna Seca 3 Hours	Laguna Seca Raceway, Monterey, United States	26 October

Entries

GT1

Entrant	Car	Engine	Tyre	No.	Drivers	Rounds
Gulf Team Davidoff	McLaren F1 GTR	BMW S70/2 6.0 L V12	M	1	Andrew Gilbert-Scott	1–7
					Ray Bellm	1–2
					Pierre-Henri Raphanel	2–3
					Jean-Marc Gounon	3
					Anders Olofsson	4–5, 8–11
					Geoff Lees	6–11
					John Nielsen	7
				2	Thomas Bscher	1–7, 9–11
				2	John Nielsen	1–7, 9–11
				3	Pierre-Henri Raphanel	1–2, 4–11
					Jean-Marc Gounon	1–2, 4–5, 7–11
					Anders Olofsson	6–7
David Price Racing	Panoz GTR-1	Ford-Roush 6.0 L V8	G	4	Andy Wallace	1–2, 4–10
					James Weaver	1–2, 4–8
					Butch Leitzinger	7
					Olivier Grouillard	9–11
					Perry McCarthy	11
				5	David Brabham	1–2, 4–11
					Perry McCarthy	1–2, 4–10
					Olivier Grouillard	7
					Andy Wallace	11
Porsche AG	Porsche 911 GT1 Porsche 911 GT1 Evo	Porsche 3.2 L Turbo Flat-6	M	6	Thierry Boutsen	1–2, 4–11
					Hans-Joachim Stuck	1–2, 4–5, 7–8, 10–11
					Bob Wollek	6–7
					Ralf Kelleners	9
				7	Yannick Dalmas	4–11
					Bob Wollek	4–5, 8–11
					Thierry Boutsen	5
					Allan McNish	6–7
					Pedro Lamy	7
				47	Ralf Kelleners	11
				47	Allan McNish	11
Team BMW Motorsport	McLaren F1 GTR	BMW S70/2 6.0 L V12	M	8	Steve Soper	All
					JJ Lehto	1–10
					Roberto Ravaglia	11
				9	Peter Kox	All
					Roberto Ravaglia	1–10
					JJ Lehto	11
AMG-Mercedes	Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR	Mercedes-Benz GT112 6.0 L V12	B	10	Alessandro Nannini	All
					Marcel Tiemann	1–2, 4–11
					Klaus Ludwig	3
					Bernd Schneider	7
				11	Bernd Schneider	All
					Alexander Wurz	1–3, 5–9
					Klaus Ludwig	4, 10–11
					Aguri Suzuki	7
				12	Bernd Mayländer	4, 6–9
					Klaus Ludwig	4–9
					Ralf Schumacher	5
					Bernd Schneider	6
					Alexander Wurz	10–11
					Greg Moore	10–11
GT1 Lotus Racing Franck Muller	Lotus GT1	Chevrolet LT5 6.0 L V8	M	13	Fabien Giroix	1–2, 4–6, 8, 10–11
				13	Jean-Denis Délétraz	1–2, 4–6, 8, 10–11
				14	Jan Lammers	1–2, 4–6, 8–11
					Mike Hezemans	1–2, 4–6, 8–11
					Max Angelelli	10–11
GT1 Lotus Racing Franck Muller First Racing Project[N 1]			P	15	Maurizio Sandro Sala	1–2
					Jérôme Policand	1, 5, 7
					Ratanakul Prutirat	2–5, 7
					Fabien Giroix	3, 7
					Jean-Denis Délétraz	3
					Alexander Grau	4
Roock Racing	Porsche 911 GT1	Porsche 3.2 L Turbo Flat-6	M	16	Ralf Kelleners	1–7
					Yannick Dalmas	1–2
					Stéphane Ortelli	3–5
					Pedro Chaves	4–6
					Christophe Bouchut	7
					Carl Rosenblad	7
JB Racing	Porsche 911 GT1	Porsche 3.2 L Turbo Flat-6	M	17	Emmanuel Collard	1–2, 4–7, 9–11
					Jürgen von Gartzen	1–2, 4–5
					Mauro Baldi	6–7, 9–11
					Alain Ferté	7
Schübel Rennsport	Porsche 911 GT1	Porsche 3.2 L Turbo Flat-6	M	18	Pedro Lamy	1–2
Schübel Rennsport	Porsche 911 GT1	Porsche 3.2 L Turbo Flat-6	M	18	Bob Wollek	1–2
Martin Veyhle Racing	McLaren F1 GTR Lotus GT1[N 2]	BMW S70/2 6.1 L V12 Lotus Type-918 3.5 L Turbo V8	G	19	Alexander Grau	1–2, 5–6, 8–9
					Gerd Ruch	1–2
					Alexander Burgstaller	1
					Kurt Thiim	5–6
					Marco Werner	8–9
DAMS Panoz	Panoz GTR-1	Ford-Roush 6.0 L V8	M	20	Éric Bernard	1–2, 4–11
DAMS Panoz	Panoz GTR-1	Ford-Roush 6.0 L V8	M	20	Franck Lagorce	1–2, 4–11
Kremer Racing	Porsche 911 GT1	Porsche 3.2 L Turbo Flat-6	G	21	Christophe Bouchut	1, 4–5, 8–9
					Carl Rosenblad	1, 4–5, 8–9
					Klaus Ludwig	1
BMS Scuderia Italia	Porsche 911 GT1	Porsche 3.2 L Turbo Flat-6	P	22	Pierluigi Martini	1–6, 8–9
BMS Scuderia Italia	Porsche 911 GT1	Porsche 3.2 L Turbo Flat-6	P	22	Christian Pescatori	1–6, 8–9
GBF UK Ltd.	Lotus GT1	Lotus Type-918 3.5 L Turbo V8	M	23	Mimmo Schiattarella	1–4, 6, 8–9
					Luca Badoer	1–4, 6, 8–9
					Mauro Martini	1
				24	Andrea Boldrini	2–4, 6
					Mauro Martini	2–3
					Martin Stretton	4
					Ralf Kalaschek	6, 8–9
					Max Angelelli	8–9
					Jason Yeomans	8
					Davide Campana	9
BBA Compétition	McLaren F1 GTR	BMW S70/2 6.1 L V12	D	25	Jean-Luc Maury-Laribière	1, 4–5, 7
					Olivier Thévenin	1
					David Velay	4–5
					Bernard Chauvin	5
					Jun Harada	7
					Tomiko Yoshikawa	7
Konrad Motorsport	Porsche 911 GT1	Porsche 3.2 L Turbo Flat-6	P	26	Mauro Baldi	2–5
					Franz Konrad	2–3
					Max Angelelli	3, 5
					Gerd Ruch	4
					Ivan Capelli	4
Parabolica Motorsport	McLaren F1 GTR	BMW S70/2 6.0 L V12	M	27	Chris Goodwin	2, 4–9, 11
					Gary Ayles	2, 4–9, 11
					Stefan Johansson	7
Newcastle United Lister	Lister Storm GTL	Jaguar 7.0 L V12	D	29	Eric van de Poele	10–11
Newcastle United Lister	Lister Storm GTL	Jaguar 7.0 L V12	D	29	Julian Bailey	10–11
G-Force Strandell	Porsche 911 GT1	Porsche 3.2 L Turbo Flat-6	D	30	Geoff Lister	8, 10–11
					John Greasley	8, 10–11
					Magnus Wallinder	8, 10–11
Karl Augustin	Porsche 911 GT2 Evo	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6	G	31	Steffano Buttiero	1–6, 8–9
					Horst Felbermayr	1–3, 5–6, 8–9
					Karl Augustin	1–3
					Hans-Jörg Hofer	4–5, 9
					Stefan Roitmayer	4
					Horst Felbermayr Jr.	6, 8
Graham Racing	Venturi 600LM	Renault PRV 3.0 L Turbo V6		32	Éric Graham	1
Graham Racing	Venturi 600LM	Renault PRV 3.0 L Turbo V6		32	David Velay	1
IDC Ootsukakagu SARD	SARD MC8-R	Toyota 1UZ-FE 4.0 L Turbo V8	Y	39	Tatsuya Tanigawa	7
					Yuji Tachikawa	7
					Yasutaki Hinoi	7
Team Menicon SARD				46	Masami Kageyama	7
Team Menicon SARD				46	Tetsuya Tanaka	7
Team Lark McLaren	McLaren F1 GTR	BMW S70/2 6.0 L V12	M	44	Keiichi Tsuchiya	7
					Masanori Sekiya	7
					Akihiko Nakaya	7

Lotus No. 15 was entered by GT1 Lotus Racing Franck Muller for the first event of the season before switching to First Racing Project for the rest of the season.
Martin Veyhle Racing entered the first two rounds of the season with a McLaren before switching to a Lotus from round five onwards.

GT2

Entrant	Car	Engine	Tyre	No.	Drivers	Rounds
Agusta Racing Team	Callaway Corvette GT2 LM Porsche 911 GT2[N 1]	Chevrolet 6.0 L V8 Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6	D	50	Rocky Agusta	1–2, 4–5
					Almo Coppelli	1–2, 4
					Michel Neugarten	5, 8
					Bernard de Dryver	5
					Michel Ligonnet	7
					Luca Drudi	7
					Masahiro Kimoto	7
					Patrice Goueslard	8
					Luigino Pagotto	8
Viper Team Oreca	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	Chrysler 356-T6 8.0 L V10	M	51	Olivier Beretta	1–2, 4–11
				51	Philippe Gache	1–2, 4–11
				52	Justin Bell	1–2, 4–11
					Tommy Archer	1–2, 7, 10–11
					Marc Duez	4–5
					Dieter Quester	6
					Hideshi Matsuda	7
					Luca Drudi	8–9
Chamberlain Engineering	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	Chrysler 356-T6 8.0 L V10	G	53	Jari Nurminen	1–3
					Hans Hugenholtz Jr.	1–2, 4–5
					Pertti Lievonen	3
					Tim O'Kennedy	4–5
					David Goode	4, 8
					Gerd Ruch	6
					Almo Coppelli	6
					Leonardo Maddelena	6, 8–9
					Manabu Orido	7
					Naohiro Kawano	7
					Yukihiro Hane	7
					Paul Thomas	8
					Renato Mastropietro	9
					Piergiuseppe Pironi	9
					Zak Brown	10
					Chris Gleason	10
					Rick Fairbanks	10
					Shane Lewis	11
					Tim Moser	11
					Patrick Vuillaume	11
				54	Peter Hardman	2
					Richard Dean	2, 11
					Tim O'Kennedy	8, 10–11
					Hans Hugenholtz Jr.	8
					Wido Rössler	8
					Peter Halsmer	10
					Matthew Cohen	10
Karl Augustin	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6	G	55	Helmut Reis	1–7
					Hans-Jörg Hofer	1–2
					Wido Rössler	1, 3–7, 10–11
					Manfred Jurasz	3–6
					Ernst Gschwender	7, 9
					Wolfgang Kaufmann	9–11
Roock Racing	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6	M	56	Bruno Eichmann	All
					Ni Amorim	1–7
					Claudia Hürtgen	1–5, 7–10
					Stéphane Ortelli	8–9, 11
				57	François Lefon	1–3, 5, 8
					Jean-Marc Smadja	1–2, 5
					Stéphane Ortelli	1–2, 4–6
					Jean-Pierre Jarier	3
					Hugh Price	4
					John Robinson	4
					Bruno Eichmann	6
					Claudia Hürtgen	6, 11
					Pedro Chaves	7–9
					Robert Nearn	7
					Hisashi Wada	7
					Ni Amorim	8–10
					Patrice Goueslard	9
					Uwe Alzen	10–11
				87	John Robinson	8–9, 11
					Richard Nearn	8
					Michel Ligonnet	8
					Hugh Price	9, 11
					Mike Martin	9
					André Ahrlé	10–11
					Pedro Chaves	10
Estoril Racing Team	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6		58	Manuel Monteiro	1–2, 4–5, 7, 9–11
					Michel Monteiro	1–2, 4–5, 7, 9–11
					Henri-Louis Maunoir	7
Marcos Racing International	Marcos LM600	Chevrolet 5.9 L V8	D	59	Cor Euser	All
					Harald Becker	All
					Herman Buurman	7
				60	Toon van de Haterd	1
					Bert Ploeg	1
					Christian Vann	2, 8
					John Schumann	2
					Ville-Pertti Teuronen	3
					Teijo Lahti	3
					Thomas Erdos	8
					Marco Simoncini	9
					Alfons Taels	9
					Martijn Koene	10–11
					Angelo Zadra	10
					Rob Wilson	11
Stadler Motorsport	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6	P	61	Enzo Calderari	1, 4, 10–11
					Lilian Bryner	1, 4, 10–11
					Ulli Richter	4, 11
				62	Denis Lay	1–2, 4–5, 7, 9–11
					Axel Röhr	1–2, 4–5, 9
					Uwe Sick	1–2, 5, 7, 9–11
					Bruno Michelotti	4
					Franz Hunkeler	7
Krauss Motorsport	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6	P	63	Bernhard Müller	1–6, 8–11
					Michael Trunk	1–6, 8–11
					Nigel Smith	7
					Takashi Suzuki	7
					Sumio Sakurai	7
Kremer Racing	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6	G	64	Tomás Saldaña	1–2, 6, 8–9
					Alfonso de Orléans-Borbón	1–2, 6, 8–9
					Carl Rosenblad	2
					Christophe Bouchut	6
RWS	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6		65	Raffaele Sangiuolo	1–2, 4–6, 9
					Luca Riccitelli	1–2, 4–6, 9
					Wolfgang Münster	1
					Charles Margueron	2
					Benno Rottenfusser	5–6
					Mario Spagnoli	9
Konrad Motorsport	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6	P	66	Franz Konrad	1, 4–8, 10–11
					Philipp Peter	1
					Uwe Alzen	1
					Toni Seiler	2–6, 8–11
					Marco Spinelli	2–3, 9
					Richard Nearn	2
					Michel Ligonnet	3
					Bert Ploeg	4
					Gerd Ruch	5
					Wolfgang Kaufmann	7
					Seiichi Sodeyama	7
					André Ahrlé	8
					Nick Ham	11
				67	Marco Spinelli	1, 5
					Michel Ligonnet	1
					Toni Seiler	1
					Kelly Collins	5
					Barry Waddell	5
					Martin Snow	10
					Karel Dolejší	10
Angelo Zadra	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6	P	68	Angelo Zadra	1–2, 4–5, 9
					Leonardo Maddalena	1–2, 4–5
					Marco Brand	1
					Renato Mastropietro	2, 4–5
					Philipp Peter	9
Proton Competition	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6	P	69	Gerold Ried	All
					Patrick Vuillaume	1–10
					Ernst Gschwinder	1
					Manfred Jurasz	7–11
Dellenbach Motorsport	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6	D	70	Rainer Bonnetsmüller	1–2, 4, 6, 8–11
					Manfred Jurasz	1–2
					Günther Blieninger	1, 4–6, 8–9
					Wolfgang Treml	4–5
					Klaus Horn	5–6, 8–11
GT Racing Team	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6		71	Luca Drudi	1, 4–6
GT Racing Team	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6		71	Luigino Pagotto	1, 4–6
Elf Haberthur Racing	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6	D	72	Jean-Claude Lagniez	1
					Guy Martinolle	1
					Michel Neugarten	10–11
					Guy Ligonnet	10
					Will Pace	10
					Stéphane de Groodt	11
Seikel Motorsport	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6		73	Fred Rosterg	1, 4
					Ruggero Grassi	1
					Renato Mastropietro	1
					Wolfgang Haugg	4
					Giuseppe Quargenten	4
					Bruno Michelotti	9
					Jacques Corbet	9
					Andrew Bagnall	9
G-Force Strandell	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6	D	75	Geoff Lister	2, 4–5
					John Greasley	2, 4–5
					Magnus Wallinder	4–5
					Nigel Barrett	8
					Koit Veertee	8
Steve O'Rourke	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6	D	76	Steve O'Rourke	2
					Win Percy	2
					Tim Sugden	2
Saleen-Allen Speedlab Cirtek[N 2]	Saleen Mustang SR	Ford 5.9 L V8	D	77	Steve Saleen	2
					Price Cobb	2
					Carlos Palau	2
					Peter Owen	5, 8–10
					James Kaye	5
					Guy Smith	5
					Mark Peters	8–9
					Jonathan Baker	8
					Robert Schirle	9–11
					Christian Vann	10–11
				78	Allen Lloyd	2, 5
					Robert Schirle	2, 8
					James Warnock	2, 8
					Thomas Erdos	5
					Richard Dean	8
				79	Peter Owen	2
					James Kaye	2
					Richard Piper	2
Charles Morgan	Morgan Plus 8 GTR	Rover 3.9 L V8	D	80	William Wykeham	2–3, 5, 8, 10–11
					Charles Morgan	2–3, 5, 8
					Tony Dron	10
					Mark Hales	11
					David Vegher	11
Michael Eschmann	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6		81	Michael Eschmann	4
					Paul Hulverscheid	4
					Gunter Döbler	4
TVR	TVR Cerbera	TVR Speed Six 4.5 L I6	D	82	Colin Blower	8
TVR	TVR Cerbera	TVR Speed Six 4.5 L I6	D	82	Jamie Campbell-Walter	8
Larbre Compétition	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6		83	Patrice Goueslard	7
					Jean-Luc Chéreau	7
					Jack Leconte	7
NSX Dream 28 Competition	Honda NSX	Honda 3.2 L V6		84	Hajime Ooshiro	7
					Masayoshi Furuya	7
					Shigekazu Saeki	7
Team Signal	Nissan Silvia	Nissan SR20DET 2.0 L Turbo I4		85	Takeshi Yuasa	7
					Kiyoaki Hanai	7
					Akio Tomita	7
Millennium Motorsport	Marcos LM600	Chevrolet 5.9 L V8	D	86	Nick Car	8
					Ian Astley	8
					Andy Purvis	8
Prova Motorsport	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6		88	Scott Maxwell	10
Prova Motorsport	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6		88	Scott Peeler	10
Saleen-Allen Speedlab[N 2]	Saleen Mustang SR	Ford 5.9 L V8		95	Steve Saleen	11
Saleen-Allen Speedlab[N 2]	Saleen Mustang SR	Ford 5.9 L V8		95	Carlos Palau	11
GMB Motorsport	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6		97	Dirk Layer	11
					Cort Wagner	11
					Kelly Collins	11

Agusta Racing Team entered a Callaway for the first four rounds of the championship, before switching to a Porsche for the rest of the season.
The No. 77, 78, and 79 Mustangs were entered by Saleen-Allen Speedlab for the start of the season before switching to Cirtek from round 8 onward. Saleen-Allen Speedlab later reentered the series with No. 95 for round 11.

Results and standings

Race results

The No. 11 Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR of Bernd Schneider and Alexander Wurz en route to victory at Donington Park

Rnd	Circuit	GT1 Winning Team	GT2 Winning Team	Report
Rnd	Circuit	GT1 Winning Drivers	GT2 Winning Drivers	Report
1	Hockenheimring	No. 8 Team BMW Motorsport	No. 51 Viper Team Oreca	Report
1	Hockenheimring	JJ Lehto Steve Soper	Olivier Beretta Philippe Gache	Report
2	Silverstone	No. 9 Team BMW Motorsport	No. 52 Viper Team Oreca	Report
2	Silverstone	Peter Kox Roberto Ravaglia	Justin Bell Tommy Archer	Report
3	Helsinki	No. 8 Team BMW Motorsport	No. 56 Roock Racing	Report
3	Helsinki	JJ Lehto Steve Soper	Claudia Hürtgen Bruno Eichmann Ni Amorim	Report
4	Nürburgring	No. 11 AMG-Mercedes	No. 56 Roock Racing	Report
4	Nürburgring	Bernd Schneider Klaus Ludwig	Claudia Hürtgen Bruno Eichmann Ni Amorim	Report
5	Spa	No. 8 BMW Motorsport	No. 52 Viper Team Oreca	Report
5	Spa	JJ Lehto Steve Soper	Justin Bell Marc Duez	Report
6	A1-Ring	No. 12 AMG-Mercedes	No. 57 Roock Racing	Report
6	A1-Ring	Klaus Ludwig Bernd Mayländer Bernd Schneider	Stéphane Ortelli Claudia Hürtgen Bruno Eichmann	Report
7	Suzuka	No. 10 AMG-Mercedes	No. 51 Viper Team Oreca	Report
7	Suzuka	Alessandro Nannini Marcel Tiemann Bernd Schneider	Olivier Beretta Philippe Gache	Report
8	Donington	No. 11 AMG-Mercedes	No. 51 Viper Team Oreca	Report
8	Donington	Bernd Schneider Alexander Wurz	Olivier Beretta Philippe Gache	Report
9	Mugello	No. 8 Team BMW Motorsport	No. 52 Viper Team Oreca	Report
9	Mugello	JJ Lehto Steve Soper	Justin Bell Luca Drudi	Report
10	Sebring	No. 11 AMG-Mercedes	No. 51 Viper Team Oreca	Report
10	Sebring	Bernd Schneider Klaus Ludwig	Olivier Beretta Philippe Gache	Report
11	Laguna Seca	No. 11 AMG-Mercedes	No. 56 Roock Racing	Report
11	Laguna Seca	Bernd Schneider Klaus Ludwig	Stéphane Ortelli Bruno Eichmann	Report

Points were awarded to the top six finishers in each category. Entries were required to complete 75% of the race distance in order to be classified.

Points system
1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th
10	6	4	3	2	1

GT1

Pos.	Driver	Team	HOC	SIL	HEL	NUR	SPA	ZEL	SUZ	DON	MUG	SEB	LAG	Total points
1	Bernd Schneider	AMG-Mercedes	Ret	2	8	1	2	1	1	1	Ret	1	1	72
2	Steve Soper	Team BMW Motorsport	1	3	1	3	1	3	4	3	1	14	11	59
3	JJ Lehto	Team BMW Motorsport	1	3	1	3	1	3	4	3	1	14	Ret	59
4	Klaus Ludwig	Kremer Racing	8											51
4	Klaus Ludwig	AMG-Mercedes			11	1	5	1	2	4	9	1	1	51
5	Alessandro Nannini	AMG-Mercedes	13	13	11	2	11	2	1	2	2	Ret	8	34
6	Marcel Tiemann	AMG-Mercedes	13	13		2	11	2	1	2	2	Ret	8	34
7	Pierre-Henri Raphanel	Gulf Team Davidoff	2	4	4	5	Ret	5	3	6	6	5	4	27
8	Roberto Ravaglia	Team BMW Motorsport	Ret	1	10	4	4	Ret	8	5	5	2	11	26
9	Peter Kox	Team BMW Motorsport	Ret	1	10	4	4	Ret	8	5	5	2	Ret	26
10	Alexander Wurz	AMG-Mercedes	Ret	2	8		2	4	7	1	Ret	7	7	25
11	Jean-Marc Gounon	Gulf Team Davidoff	2	DNS	4	5	Ret		3	6	6	5	4	22
12	Bob Wollek	Schübel Rennsport	6	7										21
12	Bob Wollek	Porsche AG				17	3	6	5	15	3	4	2	21
13	Bernd Mayländer	AMG-Mercedes				Ret		1	2	4	9			19
14	Yannick Dalmas	Roock Racing	5	Ret										19
14	Yannick Dalmas	Porsche AG				17	3	7	10	15	3	4	2	19
15	Thierry Boutsen	Porsche AG	4	5		10	3	6	5	11	4	6	5	18
16	Ralf Kelleners	Roock Racing	5	Ret	2	Ret	7	13	13					15
16	Ralf Kelleners	Porsche AG									4		3	15
17	Hans-Joachim Stuck	Porsche AG	4	5		10	Ret		5	11		6	5	10
18	John Nielsen	Gulf Team Davidoff	3	8	3	7	Ret	Ret	6		14	12	10	9
19	Thomas Bscher	Gulf Team Davidoff	3	8	3	7	Ret	Ret	DNS		14	12	10	8
20	Anders Olofsson	Gulf Team Davidoff				Ret	Ret	5	3	7	8	10	6	7
21	Andrew Gilbert-Scott	Gulf Team Davidoff	Ret	4	4	Ret	Ret	Ret	6					7
22	Stéphane Ortelli	Roock Racing			2	Ret	7							6
23	Allan McNish	Porsche AG						7	10				3	4
24	David Brabham	David Price Racing	DNS	10		13	DNS	11	12	8	10	3	DSQ	4
24	Perry McCarthy	David Price Racing	DNS	10		13	DNS	11	12	8	10	3	DSQ	4
25	Ray Bellm	Gulf Team Davidoff	Ret	4										3
26	Gary Ayles	Parabolica Motorsport		6		6	6	Ret	Ret	13	13		Ret	3
26	Chris Goodwin	Parabolica Motorsport		6		6	6	Ret	Ret	13	13		Ret	3
27	Andrea Boldrini	GBF UK Ltd.		14	5	15		Ret						2
28	Mauro Martini	GBF UK Ltd.	Ret	14	5									2
29	Ralf Schumacher	AMG-Mercedes					5							2
30	Geoff Lees	Gulf Team Davidoff						Ret	6	7	8	10	6	2
32	Christian Pescatori	BMS Scuderia Italia	7	Ret	6	12	10	8		10	Ret			1
32	Pierluigi Martini	BMS Scuderia Italia	7	Ret	6	12	10	8		10	Ret			1
31	Pedro Lamy	Schübel Rennsport	6	7										1
31	Pedro Lamy	Porsche AG							10					1
Pos.	Driver	Team	HOC	SIL	HEL	NUR	SPA	ZEL	SUZ	DON	MUG	SEB	LAG	Total points

Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	Second place
Bronze	Third place
Green	Points finish
Blue	Non-points finish
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Retired (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Red	Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
	Withdrew (WD)
	Race cancelled (C)
Blank	Did not practice (DNP)
	Did not arrive (DNA)
	Excluded (EX)

GT2

Pos.	Driver	Team	HOC	SIL	HEL	NUR	SPA	ZEL	SUZ	DON	MUG	SEB	LAG	Total points
1	Justin Bell	Viper Team Oreca	2	1		2	1	3	3	3	1	2	2	66
2	Bruno Eichmann	Roock Racing	3	2	1	1	6	1	5	2	2	Ret	1	65
3	Philippe Gache	Viper Team Oreca	1	3		17	2	2	1	1	Ret	1	3	60
3	Olivier Beretta	Viper Team Oreca	1	3		17	2	2	1	1	Ret	1	3	60
4	Claudia Hürtgen	Roock Racing	3	2	1	1	6	1	5	2	2	Ret	Ret	55
5	Ni Amorim	Roock Racing	3	2	1	1	6	Ret	5	4	3	3		44
6	Stéphane Ortelli	Roock Racing	13	8		10	8	1		2	2		1	32
7	Tommy Archer	Viper Team Oreca	2	1					3			2	2	32
8	Marc Duez	Viper Team Oreca				2	1							16
9	Luca Drudi	GT Racing Team	DNS			13	10	DNS						14
		Agusta Racing Team							Ret
		Viper Team Oreca								3	1
10	Cor Euser	Marcos Racing International	Ret	Ret	2	Ret	3	8	10	Ret	Ret	4	Ret	13
10	Harald Becker	Marcos Racing International	Ret	Ret	2	Ret	3	8	10	Ret	Ret	4	Ret	13
11	Pedro Chaves	Roock Racing							2	4	3	Ret		13
12	Bernhard Müller	Krauss Motorsport	6	15	3	4	15	4		7	Ret	8	5	13
12	Michael Trunk	Krauss Motorsport	6	15	3	4	15	4		7	Ret	8	5	13
13	Toni Seiler	Konrad Motorsport	5	9	Ret	3	7	Ret		5	4	6	Ret	12
14	Franz Konrad	Konrad Motorsport	NC			3	7	Ret	4	5		6	Ret	10
15	Wolfgang Kaufmann	Konrad Motorsport							4					7
15	Wolfgang Kaufmann	Karl Augustin									5	5	Ret	7
16	Richard Nearn	Konrad Motorsport		9										6
16	Richard Nearn	Roock Racing							2	DNS				6
17	Hisashi Wada	Roock Racing							2					6
18	Patrice Goueslard	Larbre Compétition							6					6
		Agusta Racing Team								6
		Roock Racing									3
19	Wido Rössler	Karl Augustin	Ret		5	Ret	Ret	5	7			5	Ret	6
19	Wido Rössler	Chamberlain Engineering								Ret				6
20	Marco Spinelli	Konrad Motorsport	5	9	Ret		Ret				4			5
21	Uwe Alzen	Konrad Motorsport	NC											4
21	Uwe Alzen	Roock Racing										3	Ret	4
22	Bert Ploeg	Marcos Racing International	Ret											4
22	Bert Ploeg	Konrad Motorsport				3								4
23	Dieter Quester	Viper Team Oreca						3						4
23	Hideshi Matsuda	Viper Team Oreca							3					4
24	Angelo Zadra	Angelo Zadra	4	6		7	Ret				8			4
24	Angelo Zadra	Marcos Racing International										9		4
25	Leonardo Maddalena	Angelo Zadra	4	6		7	Ret							4
25	Leonardo Maddalena	Chamberlain Engineering						Ret		12	10			4
26	Alfonso de Orléans-Borbón	Kremer Racing	8	4				6		8	Ret			4
26	Tomás Saldaña	Kremer Racing	8	4				6		8	Ret			4
27	Helmut Reis	Karl Augustin	Ret	14	5	Ret	Ret	5	7					4
28	Manfred Jurasz	Dellenbach Motorsport	14	Ret										4
		Karl Augustin			5	Ret	Ret	5
		Proton Competition							Ret	10	Ret	DNS	12
29	Jari Nurminen	Chamberlain Engineering	15	10	4									3
30	Richard Dean	Chamberlain Engineering		11									4	3
30	Richard Dean	Cirtek								Ret				3
31	Tim O'Kennedy	Chamberlain Engineering				15	12			Ret		DNS	4	3
32	Geoff Lister	G-Force Strandell		16		16	4							3
32	John Greasley	G-Force Strandell		16		16	4							3
33	Magnus Wallinder	G-Force Strandell				16	4							3
34	Marco Brand	Angelo Zadra	4											3
34	Carl Rosenblad	Kremer Racing		4										3
34	Pertti Liovenen	Chamberlain Engineering			4									3
34	Seiichi Sodeyama	Konrad Motorsport							4					3
35	Michel Neugarten	Agusta Racing Team					5			6				3
35	Michel Neugarten	Elf Haberthur Racing										14	10	3
Pos.	Driver	Team	HOC	SIL	HEL	NUR	SPA	ZEL	SUZ	DON	MUG	SEB	LAG	Total points

Team championships

AMG-Mercedes won the GT1 Teams Championship

Team BMW Motorsport placed second in the GT1 Teams Championship

Teams score points for all cars that finish each round of the championship. Cars must complete at least 75% of the race distance to be classified.

GT1

Pos.	Team	HOC	SIL	HEL	NUR	SPA	ZEL	SUZ	DON	MUG	SEB	LAG	Total points
1	AMG-Mercedes	13	2	8	1	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	110
		Ret	13	11	2	5	2	2	2	9	7	7
					Ret	11	4	7	4	Ret	Ret	8
2	Team BMW Motorsport	1	1	1	3	1	3	4	3	1	2	11	85
2	Team BMW Motorsport	Ret	3	10	4	4	Ret	8	5	5	14	Ret	85
3	Gulf Team Davidoff	2	4	3	5	Ret	5	3	6	6	5	4	37
		3	8	4	7	Ret	Ret	6	7	8	10	6
		Ret	DNS		Ret	Ret	Ret	DNS		14	12	10
4	Porsche AG	4	5		10	3	6	5	11	3	4	2	35
					17	Ret	7	10	15	4	6	3
												5
5	Roock Racing	5	10	2	Ret	7	13	13					8
6	David Price Racing	10	Ret		14	9	12	Ret	9	Ret	13	DSQ	4
6	David Price Racing	DNS	10		13	DNS	11	12	8	10	3	DSQ	4
7	Parabolica Motorsport		6		6	6	Ret	Ret	13	13		Ret	3
8	GBF UK Ltd.	Ret	14	5	15		Ret		12	Ret			2
8	GBF UK Ltd.		Ret	13	Ret		Ret		Ret	Ret			2
9	BMS Scuderia Italia	7	Ret	6	12	10	8		10	Ret			1
10	Schübel Rennsport	6	7										1

Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	Second place
Bronze	Third place
Green	Points finish
Blue	Non-points finish
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Retired (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Red	Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
	Withdrew (WD)
	Race cancelled (C)
Blank	Did not practice (DNP)
	Did not arrive (DNA)
	Excluded (EX)

GT2

Pos.	Team	HOC	SIL	HEL	NUR	SPA	ZEL	SUZ	DON	MUG	SEB	LAG	Total points
1	Viper Team Oreca	1	1		2	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	126
1	Viper Team Oreca	2	3		15	2	3	3	3	Ret	2	3	126
2	Roock Racing	3	2	1	1	6	1	2	2	2	3	1	83
		13	8	Ret	10	8	Ret	5	4	3	Ret	Ret
									DNS	6	Ret	Ret
3	Konrad Motorsport	5	9	Ret	3	7	Ret	4	5	4	6	Ret	15
3	Konrad Motorsport	NC				Ret					Ret		15
4	Marcos Racing International	Ret	13	2	Ret	3	8	10	11	Ret	4	12	13
4	Marcos Racing International	Ret	Ret	7					Ret	DNS	9	Ret	13
5	Krauss Motorsport	6	15	3	4	15	4	11	7	Ret	8	5	13
6	Karl Augustin	Ret	14	5	Ret	Ret	5	7		5	5	Ret	8
7	Chamberlain Engineering	15	10	4	15	12	Ret	12	12	10	10	4	6
7	Chamberlain Engineering		11						Ret		DNS	8	6
8	Angelo Zadra	4	6		7	Ret				8			4
9	Kremer Racing	8	4				6		8	Ret			4
11	G-Force Strandell		16		16	4			Ret				3
12	Agusta Racing Team	Ret	18		14	5		Ret	6				3
13	Stadler Motorsport	12	12		5	16		8		11	7	Ret	2
13	Stadler Motorsport	Ret			9						12	Ret	2
14	RWS	Ret	5		Ret	9	Ret			9			2
15	Dellenbach Motorsport	14	Ret		Ret	11	7		9	7	Ret	6	1
16	Proton Competition	10	DNS	6	11	17	9	Ret	10	Ret	DNS	Ret	1
17	Seikel Motorsport	9			6					12			1
18	Larbre Compétition							6					1

References

External links

Official FIA GT homepage
1997 FIA GT Championship race results
1997 FIA GT Championship images Retrieved from www.racingsportscars.com on 24 August 2009
1997 FIA GT Championship Classifications Retrieved from web.archive.org on 24 August 2009
1997 FIA GT Championship points tables Retrieved from web.archive.org on 24 August 2009
Grand Touring Car Technical Regulations Retrieved from web.archive.org on 25 August 2009

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[FirstRacing-1] Lotus No. 15 was entered by GT1 Lotus Racing Franck Muller for the first event of the season before switching to First Racing Project for the rest of the season.

[MVR-2] Martin Veyhle Racing entered the first two rounds of the season with a McLaren before switching to a Lotus from round five onwards.

[Agusta-3] Agusta Racing Team entered a Callaway for the first four rounds of the championship, before switching to a Porsche for the rest of the season.

[Saleen-4] The No. 77, 78, and 79 Mustangs were entered by Saleen-Allen Speedlab for the start of the season before switching to Cirtek from round 8 onward. Saleen-Allen Speedlab later reentered the series with No. 95 for round 11.