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.

Layout of the Laguna Seca Raceway

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 130
Mercedes-Benz LS600 6.0L V12
2 GT1 7 Germany Porsche AG France Bob Wollek
France Yannick Dalmas
Porsche 911 GT1 Evo M 130
Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6
3 GT1 47 Germany Porsche AG United Kingdom Allan McNish
Germany Ralf Kelleners
Porsche 911 GT1 Evo M 130
Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6
4 GT1 3 United Kingdom Gulf Team Davidoff
United Kingdom GTC Racing
France Pierre-Henri Raphanel
France Jean-Marc Gounon
McLaren F1 GTR M 130
BMW S70 6.0L V12
5 GT1 6 Germany Porsche AG Belgium Thierry Boutsen
Germany Hans Joachim Stuck
Porsche 911 GT1 Evo M 129
Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6
6 GT1 1 United Kingdom Gulf Team Davidoff
United Kingdom GTC Racing
United Kingdom Geoff Lees
Sweden Anders Olofsson
McLaren F1 GTR M 128
BMW S70 6.0L V12
7 GT1 12 Germany AMG-Mercedes Austria Alexander Wurz
Canada Greg Moore
Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR B 127
Mercedes-Benz LS600 6.0L V12
8 GT1 10 Germany AMG-Mercedes Germany Marcel Tiemann
Italy Alessandro Nannini
Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR B 127
Mercedes-Benz LS600 6.0L V12
9 GT1 14 United Kingdom GT1 Lotus Racing Netherlands Jan Lammers
Netherlands Mike Hezemans
Italy Max Angelelli
Lotus Elise GT1 M 127
Chevrolet LT5 6.0L V8
10 GT1 2 United Kingdom Gulf Team Davidoff
United Kingdom GTC Racing
Denmark John Nielsen
Germany Thomas Bscher
McLaren F1 GTR M 127
BMW S70 6.0L V12
11 GT1 8 Germany BMW Motorsport
Germany Schnitzer Motorsport
Italy Roberto Ravaglia
United Kingdom Steve Soper
McLaren F1 GTR M 125
BMW S70 6.0L V12
12 GT1 30 United Kingdom G-Force Strandell United Kingdom Geoff Lister
United Kingdom John Greasley
Sweden Magnus Wallinder
Porsche 911 GT1 D 124
Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6
13 GT1 17 France JB Racing France Emmanuel Collard
Italy Mauro Baldi
Porsche 911 GT1 Evo M 123
Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6
14 GT2 56 Germany Roock Racing Switzerland Bruno Eichmann
France Stéphane Ortelli
Porsche 911 GT2 M 121
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
15 GT2 52 France Viper Team Oreca United Kingdom Justin Bell
United States Tommy Archer
Chrysler Viper GTS-R M 120
Chrysler 8.0L V10
16 GT2 51 France Viper Team Oreca Monaco Olivier Beretta
France Philippe Gache
Chrysler Viper GTS-R M 120
Chrysler 8.0L V10
17 GT2 54 United Kingdom Chamberlain Engineering Republic of Ireland Tim O'Kennedy
United Kingdom Richard Dean
Chrysler Viper GTS-R G 116
Chrysler 8.0L V10
18 GT2 63 Germany Krauss Motorsport Germany Michael Trunk
Germany Bernhard Müller
Porsche 911 GT2 P 115
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
19 GT2 70 Germany Dellenbach Motorsport Germany Klaus Horn
Germany Rainer Bonnetmsüller
Porsche 911 GT2 D 115
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
20 GT2 58 France Estoril Racing Team France Michel Monteiro
Portugal Manuel Monteiro
Porsche 911 GT2  ? 114
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
21 GT2 53 United Kingdom Chamberlain Engineering United States Tim Moser
United States Shane Lewis
France Patrick Vuillaume
Chrysler Viper GTS-R G 114
Chrysler 8.0L V10
22 GT2 97 United States GMB Motorsports United States Cort Wagner
United States Dirk Layer
United States Kelly Collins
Porsche 911 GT2  ? 113
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
23 GT2 72 Switzerland Elf Haberthur Racing Belgium Michel Neugarten
Belgium Stéphane de Groodt
Porsche 911 GT2 D 108
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
24
DNF
GT2 77 United States Saleen-Allen Speedlab
United Kingdom Cirtek Motorsport
United Kingdom Robert Schirle
United Kingdom Christian Vann
Saleen Mustang RRR D 107
Ford 5.9L V8
25 GT2 60 Netherlands Marcos Racing International New Zealand Rob Wilson
Netherlands Martijn Koene
Marcos LM600 D 106
Chevrolet 5.9L V8
26
DNF
GT2 57 Germany Roock Racing Germany Uwe Alzen
Germany Claudia Hürtgen
Porsche 911 GT2 M 66
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
27
DNF
GT1 29 United Kingdom Newcastle United Lister United Kingdom Julian Bailey
Belgium Eric van de Poele
Lister Storm GTL D 103
Jaguar 7.0L V12
28 GT2 69 Germany Proton Competition Germany Gerold Ried
Austria Manfred Jurasz
Porsche 911 GT2 P 98
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
29
DNF
GT2 62 Switzerland Stadler Motorsport Switzerland Uwe Sick
Switzerland Denis Lay
Porsche 911 GT2 P 96
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
30
DNF
GT2 87 Germany Roock Racing United Kingdom Hugh Price
United Kingdom John Robinson
Germany André Ahrlé
Porsche 911 GT2 M 91
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
31
DNF
GT1 27 United Kingdom Parabolica Motorsport United Kingdom Gary Ayles
United Kingdom Chris Goodwin
McLaren F1 GTR M 82
BMW S70 6.0L V12
32
DNF
GT2 61 Switzerland Stadler Motorsport Switzerland Enzo Calderari
Switzerland Lilian Bryner
Germany Ulli Richter
Porsche 911 GT2 P 51
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
33
DNF
GT2 66 Germany Konrad Motorsport Austria Franz Konrad
Switzerland Toni Seiler
United States Nick Ham
Porsche 911 GT2 P 37
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
34
DNF
GT2 95 United States Saleen-Allen Speedlab
United Kingdom Cirtek Motorsport
United States Steve Saleen
Spain Carlos Palau
Saleen Mustang RRR D 22
Ford 5.9L V8
35
DNF
GT2 59 Netherlands Marcos Racing International Netherlands Cor Euser
Germany Harald Becker
Marcos LM600 D 65
Chevrolet 5.9L V8
36
DNF
GT1 9 Germany BMW Motorsport
Germany Schnitzer Motorsport
Netherlands Peter Kox
Finland JJ Lehto
McLaren F1 GTR M 12
BMW S70 6.0L V12
37
DNF
GT2 55 Austria Augustin Motorsport Germany Wido Rössler
Germany Wolfgang Kaufmann
Porsche 911 GT2 G 11
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
38
DNF
GT1 20 France DAMS Panoz France Éric Bernard
France Franck Lagorce
Panoz Esperante GTR-1 M 10
Ford (Roush) 6.0L V8
39
DNF
GT1 13 United Kingdom GT1 Lotus Racing France Fabien Giroix
Switzerland Jean-Denis Délétraz
Lotus Elise GT1 M 7
Chevrolet LT5 6.0L V8
40
DNF
GT2 80 United Kingdom Morgan Motor Company United Kingdom Mark Hales
United Kingdom William Wykeham
United Kingdom David Vegher
Morgan Plus 8 GTR D 2
Rover 5.0L V8
DSQ GT1 5 United Kingdom David Price Racing Australia David Brabham
United Kingdom Andy Wallace
Panoz Esperante GTR-1 G 128
Ford (Roush) 6.0L V8
DSQ GT1 4 United Kingdom David Price Racing United Kingdom Perry McCarthy
France 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
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