1997 FIA GT Laguna Seca 3 Hours

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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.

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
Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Engine	Tyre	Laps
1	GT1	11	AMG-Mercedes	Bernd Schneider Klaus Ludwig	Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR	B	130
1	GT1	11	AMG-Mercedes	Bernd Schneider Klaus Ludwig	Mercedes-Benz LS600 6.0L V12	B	130
2	GT1	7	Porsche AG	Bob Wollek Yannick Dalmas	Porsche 911 GT1 Evo	M	130
2	GT1	7	Porsche AG	Bob Wollek Yannick Dalmas	Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6	M	130
3	GT1	47	Porsche AG	Allan McNish Ralf Kelleners	Porsche 911 GT1 Evo	M	130
3	GT1	47	Porsche AG	Allan McNish Ralf Kelleners	Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6	M	130
4	GT1	3	Gulf Team Davidoff GTC Racing	Pierre-Henri Raphanel Jean-Marc Gounon	McLaren F1 GTR	M	130
4	GT1	3	Gulf Team Davidoff GTC Racing	Pierre-Henri Raphanel Jean-Marc Gounon	BMW S70 6.0L V12	M	130
5	GT1	6	Porsche AG	Thierry Boutsen Hans Joachim Stuck	Porsche 911 GT1 Evo	M	129
5	GT1	6	Porsche AG	Thierry Boutsen Hans Joachim Stuck	Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6	M	129
6	GT1	1	Gulf Team Davidoff GTC Racing	Geoff Lees Anders Olofsson	McLaren F1 GTR	M	128
6	GT1	1	Gulf Team Davidoff GTC Racing	Geoff Lees Anders Olofsson	BMW S70 6.0L V12	M	128
7	GT1	12	AMG-Mercedes	Alexander Wurz Greg Moore	Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR	B	127
7	GT1	12	AMG-Mercedes	Alexander Wurz Greg Moore	Mercedes-Benz LS600 6.0L V12	B	127
8	GT1	10	AMG-Mercedes	Marcel Tiemann Alessandro Nannini	Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR	B	127
8	GT1	10	AMG-Mercedes	Marcel Tiemann Alessandro Nannini	Mercedes-Benz LS600 6.0L V12	B	127
9	GT1	14	GT1 Lotus Racing	Jan Lammers Mike Hezemans Max Angelelli	Lotus Elise GT1	M	127
9	GT1	14	GT1 Lotus Racing	Jan Lammers Mike Hezemans Max Angelelli	Chevrolet LT5 6.0L V8	M	127
10	GT1	2	Gulf Team Davidoff GTC Racing	John Nielsen Thomas Bscher	McLaren F1 GTR	M	127
10	GT1	2	Gulf Team Davidoff GTC Racing	John Nielsen Thomas Bscher	BMW S70 6.0L V12	M	127
11	GT1	8	BMW Motorsport Schnitzer Motorsport	Roberto Ravaglia Steve Soper	McLaren F1 GTR	M	125
11	GT1	8	BMW Motorsport Schnitzer Motorsport	Roberto Ravaglia Steve Soper	BMW S70 6.0L V12	M	125
12	GT1	30	G-Force Strandell	Geoff Lister John Greasley Magnus Wallinder	Porsche 911 GT1	D	124
12	GT1	30	G-Force Strandell	Geoff Lister John Greasley Magnus Wallinder	Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6	D	124
13	GT1	17	JB Racing	Emmanuel Collard Mauro Baldi	Porsche 911 GT1 Evo	M	123
13	GT1	17	JB Racing	Emmanuel Collard Mauro Baldi	Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6	M	123
14	GT2	56	Roock Racing	Bruno Eichmann Stéphane Ortelli	Porsche 911 GT2	M	121
14	GT2	56	Roock Racing	Bruno Eichmann Stéphane Ortelli	Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6	M	121
15	GT2	52	Viper Team Oreca	Justin Bell Tommy Archer	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	M	120
15	GT2	52	Viper Team Oreca	Justin Bell Tommy Archer	Chrysler 8.0L V10	M	120
16	GT2	51	Viper Team Oreca	Olivier Beretta Philippe Gache	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	M	120
16	GT2	51	Viper Team Oreca	Olivier Beretta Philippe Gache	Chrysler 8.0L V10	M	120
17	GT2	54	Chamberlain Engineering	Tim O'Kennedy Richard Dean	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	G	116
17	GT2	54	Chamberlain Engineering	Tim O'Kennedy Richard Dean	Chrysler 8.0L V10	G	116
18	GT2	63	Krauss Motorsport	Michael Trunk Bernhard Müller	Porsche 911 GT2	P	115
18	GT2	63	Krauss Motorsport	Michael Trunk Bernhard Müller	Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6	P	115
19	GT2	70	Dellenbach Motorsport	Klaus Horn Rainer Bonnetmsüller	Porsche 911 GT2	D	115
19	GT2	70	Dellenbach Motorsport	Klaus Horn Rainer Bonnetmsüller	Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6	D	115
20	GT2	58	Estoril Racing Team	Michel Monteiro Manuel Monteiro	Porsche 911 GT2	?	114
20	GT2	58	Estoril Racing Team	Michel Monteiro Manuel Monteiro	Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6	?	114
21	GT2	53	Chamberlain Engineering	Tim Moser Shane Lewis Patrick Vuillaume	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	G	114
21	GT2	53	Chamberlain Engineering	Tim Moser Shane Lewis Patrick Vuillaume	Chrysler 8.0L V10	G	114
22	GT2	97	GMB Motorsports	Cort Wagner Dirk Layer Kelly Collins	Porsche 911 GT2	?	113
22	GT2	97	GMB Motorsports	Cort Wagner Dirk Layer Kelly Collins	Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6	?	113
23	GT2	72	Elf Haberthur Racing	Michel Neugarten Stéphane de Groodt	Porsche 911 GT2	D	108
23	GT2	72	Elf Haberthur Racing	Michel Neugarten Stéphane de Groodt	Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6	D	108
24 DNF	GT2	77	Saleen-Allen Speedlab Cirtek Motorsport	Robert Schirle Christian Vann	Saleen Mustang RRR	D	107
24 DNF	GT2	77	Saleen-Allen Speedlab Cirtek Motorsport	Robert Schirle Christian Vann	Ford 5.9L V8	D	107
25	GT2	60	Marcos Racing International	Rob Wilson Martijn Koene	Marcos LM600	D	106
25	GT2	60	Marcos Racing International	Rob Wilson Martijn Koene	Chevrolet 5.9L V8	D	106
26 DNF	GT2	57	Roock Racing	Uwe Alzen Claudia Hürtgen	Porsche 911 GT2	M	66
26 DNF	GT2	57	Roock Racing	Uwe Alzen Claudia Hürtgen	Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6	M	66
27 DNF	GT1	29	Newcastle United Lister	Julian Bailey Eric van de Poele	Lister Storm GTL	D	103
27 DNF	GT1	29	Newcastle United Lister	Julian Bailey Eric van de Poele	Jaguar 7.0L V12	D	103
28	GT2	69	Proton Competition	Gerold Ried Manfred Jurasz	Porsche 911 GT2	P	98
28	GT2	69	Proton Competition	Gerold Ried Manfred Jurasz	Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6	P	98
29 DNF	GT2	62	Stadler Motorsport	Uwe Sick Denis Lay	Porsche 911 GT2	P	96
29 DNF	GT2	62	Stadler Motorsport	Uwe Sick Denis Lay	Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6	P	96
30 DNF	GT2	87	Roock Racing	Hugh Price John Robinson André Ahrlé	Porsche 911 GT2	M	91
30 DNF	GT2	87	Roock Racing	Hugh Price John Robinson André Ahrlé	Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6	M	91
31 DNF	GT1	27	Parabolica Motorsport	Gary Ayles Chris Goodwin	McLaren F1 GTR	M	82
31 DNF	GT1	27	Parabolica Motorsport	Gary Ayles Chris Goodwin	BMW S70 6.0L V12	M	82
32 DNF	GT2	61	Stadler Motorsport	Enzo Calderari Lilian Bryner Ulli Richter	Porsche 911 GT2	P	51
32 DNF	GT2	61	Stadler Motorsport	Enzo Calderari Lilian Bryner Ulli Richter	Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6	P	51
33 DNF	GT2	66	Konrad Motorsport	Franz Konrad Toni Seiler Nick Ham	Porsche 911 GT2	P	37
33 DNF	GT2	66	Konrad Motorsport	Franz Konrad Toni Seiler Nick Ham	Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6	P	37
34 DNF	GT2	95	Saleen-Allen Speedlab Cirtek Motorsport	Steve Saleen Carlos Palau	Saleen Mustang RRR	D	22
34 DNF	GT2	95	Saleen-Allen Speedlab Cirtek Motorsport	Steve Saleen Carlos Palau	Ford 5.9L V8	D	22
35 DNF	GT2	59	Marcos Racing International	Cor Euser Harald Becker	Marcos LM600	D	65
35 DNF	GT2	59	Marcos Racing International	Cor Euser Harald Becker	Chevrolet 5.9L V8	D	65
36 DNF	GT1	9	BMW Motorsport Schnitzer Motorsport	Peter Kox JJ Lehto	McLaren F1 GTR	M	12
36 DNF	GT1	9	BMW Motorsport Schnitzer Motorsport	Peter Kox JJ Lehto	BMW S70 6.0L V12	M	12
37 DNF	GT2	55	Augustin Motorsport	Wido Rössler Wolfgang Kaufmann	Porsche 911 GT2	G	11
37 DNF	GT2	55	Augustin Motorsport	Wido Rössler Wolfgang Kaufmann	Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6	G	11
38 DNF	GT1	20	DAMS Panoz	Éric Bernard Franck Lagorce	Panoz Esperante GTR-1	M	10
38 DNF	GT1	20	DAMS Panoz	Éric Bernard Franck Lagorce	Ford (Roush) 6.0L V8	M	10
39 DNF	GT1	13	GT1 Lotus Racing	Fabien Giroix Jean-Denis Délétraz	Lotus Elise GT1	M	7
39 DNF	GT1	13	GT1 Lotus Racing	Fabien Giroix Jean-Denis Délétraz	Chevrolet LT5 6.0L V8	M	7
40 DNF	GT2	80	Morgan Motor Company	Mark Hales William Wykeham David Vegher	Morgan Plus 8 GTR	D	2
40 DNF	GT2	80	Morgan Motor Company	Mark Hales William Wykeham David Vegher	Rover 5.0L V8	D	2
DSQ^†	GT1	5	David Price Racing	David Brabham Andy Wallace	Panoz Esperante GTR-1	G	128
DSQ^†	GT1	5	David Price Racing	David Brabham Andy Wallace	Ford (Roush) 6.0L V8	G	128
DSQ^†	GT1	4	David Price Racing	Perry McCarthy Olivier Grouillard	Panoz Esperante GTR-1	G	124
DSQ^†	GT1	4	David Price Racing	Perry McCarthy Olivier Grouillard	Ford (Roush) 6.0L V8	G	124

† – #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

External links

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