1997 FIA GT Nürburgring 4 Hours

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]

Nürburgring (1995-2001)

Official results

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

Statistics

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  • 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

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  1. ^ "1997 Nurburgring FIA GT". Retrieved 2 May 2022.
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1997 FIA GT Spa 4 Hours