The 1997 FIA GT Helsinki 3 Hours was the third race of the 1997 FIA GT Championship season. It was run at a temporary street circuit in Helsinki, Finland on May 25, 1997, jointly with the Formula 3000.
Due to the upcoming of the Le Mans 24 hours race, many teams opted not to participate in this event. This included the factory Porsche, Lotus and Chrysler squads.
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 | 8 |  BMW Motorsport Schnitzer Motorsport |  JJ Lehto  Steve Soper | McLaren F1 GTR | M | 113 |
| BMW S70 6.0L V12 | |||||||
| 2 | GT1 | 16 | Roock Racing | Ralf Kelleners  Stéphane Ortelli | Porsche 911 GT1 | M | 110 |
| Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
| 3 | GT1 | 2 | Gulf Team Davidoff GTC Racing | Thomas Bscher  John Nielsen | McLaren F1 GTR | M | 110 |
| BMW S70 6.0L V12 | |||||||
| 4 | GT1 | 1 | Gulf Team Davidoff GTC Racing | Andrew Gilbert-Scott Jean-Marc Gounon Pierre-Henri Raphanel | McLaren F1 GTR | M | 109 |
| BMW S70 6.0L V12 | |||||||
| 5 | GT1 | 24 | GBF UK Ltd. |  Mauro Martini Andrea Boldrini | Lotus Elise GT1 | M | 109 |
| Lotus 3.5L Turbo V8 | |||||||
| 6 | GT1 | 22 | BMS Scuderia Italia | Pierluigi Martini Christian Pescatori | Porsche 911 GT1 | P | 108 |
| Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
| 7 | GT1 | 26 | Konrad Motorsport |  Franz Konrad Mauro Baldi Max Angelelli | Porsche 911 GT1 | P | 108 |
| Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
| 8 | GT1 | 11 | AMG-Mercedes | Bernd Schneider Alexander Wurz | Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR | B | 107 |
| Mercedes-Benz LS600 6.0L V12 | |||||||
| 9 | GT2 | 56 | Roock Racing | Claudia Hürtgen  Bruno Eichmann Ni Amorim | Porsche 911 GT2 | M | 106 |
| Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
| 10 | GT2 | 59 |  Marcos Racing International | Cor Euser Harald Becker | Marcos LM600 | D | 106 |
| Chevrolet 5.9L V8 | |||||||
| 11 | GT1 | 31 | Augustin Motorsport | Karl Augustin Horst Felbermayr Stefano Buttiero | Porsche 911 GT2 Evo | G | 103 |
| Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
| 12 | GT2 | 63 | Krauss Motorsport | Michael Trunk Bernhard Müller | Porsche 911 GT2 | P | 103 |
| Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
| 13 | GT1 | 9 | BMW Motorsport Schnitzer Motorsport | Peter Kox Roberto Ravaglia | McLaren F1 GTR | M | 101 |
| BMW S70 6.0L V12 | |||||||
| 14 | GT2 | 53 | Chamberlain Engineering | Pertti Lievonen Jari Nurminen | Chrysler Viper GTS-R | G | 100 |
| Chrysler 8.0L V10 | |||||||
| 15 | GT2 | 55 | Augustin Motorsport | Manfred Jurasz Helmut Reis Wido Rössler | Porsche 911 GT2 | G | 100 |
| Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
| 16 | GT1 | 10 | AMG-Mercedes | Klaus Ludwig Alessandro Nannini | Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR | B | 98 |
| Mercedes-Benz LS600 6.0L V12 | |||||||
| 17 | GT1 | 15 | Lotus Racing Franck Muller Giroix Racing | Fabien Giroix  Ratanakul Prutirat Jean-Denis Délétraz | Lotus Elise GT1 | P | 97 |
| Chevrolet LT5 6.0L V8 | |||||||
| 18 | GT2 | 69 | Proton Competition | Gerold Ried Patrick Vuillaume | Porsche 911 GT2 | P | 94 |
| Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
| 19 | GT2 | 60 | Marcos Racing International | Ville-Pertti Teuronen Teijo Lahti | Marcos LM600 | D | 93 |
| Chevrolet 5.9L V8 | |||||||
| 20 | GT1 | 23 | GBF UK Ltd. | Luca Badoer Mimmo Schiattarella | Lotus Elise GT1 | M | 83 |
| Lotus 3.5L Turbo V8 | |||||||
| 21 DNF | GT2 | 57 | Roock Racing | François Lafon Jean-Pierre Jarier | Porsche 911 GT2 | M | 65 |
| Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
| 22 DNF | GT2 | 80 | Morgan Motor Company | Charles Morgan William Wykeham | Morgan Plus 8 GTR | D | 31 |
| Rover V8 3.9L V8 | |||||||
| 23 DNF | GT2 | 66 | Konrad Motorsport | Michel Ligonnet Marco Spinelli Toni Seiler | Porsche 911 GT2 | P | 30 |
| Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 |
The FIA GT Championship was a sports car racing series organized by the Stéphane Ratel Organisation (SRO) at the behest of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). The championship was mostly concentrated in Europe, but throughout the years has visited other continents including Asia and South America. At the end of 2009, the championship was replaced by the FIA GT1 World Championship, which morphed into the FIA GT Series for 2013.
The 6 Hours of Monza is an endurance race, mainly for sports cars, which is held at the Autodromo Nazionale di Monza in Italy.
The 2002 FIA GT Championship was the sixth season of the FIA GT Championship, an auto racing series regulated by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) and organized by the Stéphane Ratel Organisation (SRO). The races featured grand touring cars divided into two categories and awarded championships and cups for drivers and teams in each category. The season commenced on 21 April 2002 and concluded on 20 October 2002 with ten races held through Europe.
The 2001 FIA GT Championship was the fifth 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 races featured grand touring cars divided into two categories and awarded drivers and teams championships and cups for each category. The season began on 31 March 2001 and ended on 21 October 2001 after eleven races held in Europe, and included for the first time the Spa 24 Hours as a premiere endurance event for the series.
The 1998 FIA GT Championship was the second 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 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 12 April 1998 and ended on 25 October 1998 after ten rounds, visiting Europe, Japan, and the United States.
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.
The 2006 Proximus Spa 24 Hours was the fourth race is the final race before the summer break for the 2006 FIA GT Championship season. It took place on 29 and 30 July 2006. It set a record for the farthest distance run since the event changed to the shorter 7 km track in 1979.
The 2007 FIA GT Zhuhai 2 Hours was the opening race of the 2007 FIA GT Championship season. It took place on March 25, 2007. Over 22,000 paying spectators plus another 1,000 VIPs attended the race in person.
The 1997 FIA GT Hockenheim 4 Hours was the inaugural race of the FIA GT Championship, which had replaced the former BPR Global GT Series in 1997. It was run at the Hockenheimring on April 13, 1997.
The 1997 FIA GT Silverstone 4 Hours was the second race of the 1997 FIA GT Championship season. It was run at the Silverstone Circuit, United Kingdom on May 11, 1997.
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.
The 1997 FIA GT Spa 4 Hours was the fifth race of the 1997 FIA GT Championship season. It was run at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium on July 20, 1997.
The 1997 FIA GT Zeltweg 4 Hours was the sixth race of the 1997 FIA GT Championship season. It was run at the redesigned A1-Ring, Austria on August 3, 1997.
The 1997 FIA GT Donington 4 Hours was the eighth race of the 1997 FIA GT Championship season. It was run at Donington Park, England on September 14, 1997.
The 1997 FIA GT Mugello 4 Hours was the ninth race of the 1997 FIA GT Championship season. It was run at Mugello Circuit, Italy on September 28, 1997.
The 1997 FIA GT Sebring 3 Hours was the tenth race of the 1997 FIA GT Championship season. It was run at Sebring International Raceway, United States on October 18, 1997.
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.
The 2003 Proximus 24 Spa was the 56th running of the Spa 24 Hours and the sixth round the 2003 FIA GT Championship. This event combined the FIA GT's two classes with cars from national series and one-make series, designated G2 and G3. It took place at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium, on 25 and 26 July 2003.
The 2001 Proximus 24 Spa World Championship GT was the 55th running of the Spa 24 Hours. It was also the seventh round the 2001 FIA GT Championship season, marking the first time that the FIA GT Championship had the Spa 24 Hours on their schedule. The addition of the FIA GT Championship turned the Spa 24 Hours from a touring car event into a sports car race.
The 2008 Total 24 Hours of Spa was the 2008 FIA GT Championship season Is the final race before the summer break It took place at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium, on 2 – 3 August 2008.