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.
This race was scheduled for four hours, but was stopped shortly after three due to heavy rainfall.
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 |
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Engine | |||||||
1 | GT1 | 9 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() | McLaren F1 GTR | M | 87 |
BMW S70 6.0L V12 | |||||||
2 | GT1 | 11 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR | B | 87 |
Mercedes-Benz LS600 6.0L V12 | |||||||
3 | GT1 | 8 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() | McLaren F1 GTR | M | 87 |
BMW S70 6.0L V12 | |||||||
4 | GT1 | 1 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | McLaren F1 GTR | M | 87 |
BMW S70 6.0L V12 | |||||||
5 | GT1 | 6 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Porsche 911 GT1 | M | 87 |
Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
6 | GT1 | 27 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | McLaren F1 GTR | M | 87 |
BMW S70 6.0L V12 | |||||||
7 | GT1 | 18 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Porsche 911 GT1 | M | 84 |
Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
8 | GT2 | 52 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Chrysler Viper GTS-R | M | 83 |
Chrysler 8.0L V10 | |||||||
9 | GT1 | 2 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() | McLaren F1 GTR | M | 83 |
BMW S70 6.0L V12 | |||||||
10 | GT2 | 56 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Porsche 911 GT2 | M | 83 |
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
11 | GT2 | 51 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Chrysler Viper GTS-R | M | 82 |
Chrysler 8.0L V10 | |||||||
12 | GT1 | 26 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Porsche 911 GT1 | P | 82 |
Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
13 | GT1 | 5 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Panoz Esperante GTR-1 | G | 81 |
Ford (Roush) 6.0L V8 | |||||||
14 | GT1 | 19 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | McLaren F1 GTR | G | 80 |
BMW S70 6.1L V12 | |||||||
15 | GT2 | 64 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Porsche 911 GT2 | G | 80 |
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
16 | GT2 | 65 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Porsche 911 GT2 | ? | 79 |
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
17 | GT2 | 68 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Porsche 911 GT2 | ? | 78 |
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
18 | GT2 | 76 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Porsche 911 GT2 | ? | 78 |
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
19 | GT2 | 57 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Porsche 911 GT2 | M | 78 |
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
20 | GT2 | 66 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Porsche 911 GT2 | P | 78 |
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
21 | GT2 | 53 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Chrysler Viper GTS-R | G | 77 |
Chrysler 8.0L V10 | |||||||
22 | GT2 | 54 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Chrysler Viper GTS-R | G | 77 |
Chrysler 8.0L V10 | |||||||
23 | GT2 | 62 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Porsche 911 GT2 | P | 77 |
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
24 | GT2 | 60 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Marcos LM600 | D | 77 |
Chevrolet 5.9L V8 | |||||||
25 | GT2 | 55 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Porsche 911 GT2 | G | 76 |
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
26 | GT1 | 31 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Porsche 911 GT2 Evo | G | 76 |
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
27 | GT2 | 63 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Porsche 911 GT2 | P | 76 |
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
28 | GT2 | 75 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Porsche 911 GT2 | D | 75 |
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
29 | GT2 | 58 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Porsche 911 GT2 | ? | 73 |
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
30 | GT2 | 50 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Callaway Corvette LM-GT | D | 70 |
Chevrolet 6.3L V8 | |||||||
31 | GT2 | 79 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Saleen Mustang RRR | D | 68 |
Ford 5.9L V8 | |||||||
32 | GT1 | 10 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR | B | 68 |
Mercedes-Benz LS600 6.0L V12 | |||||||
33 | GT2 | 80 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Morgan Plus 8 GTR | D | 66 |
Rover V8 3.9L V8 | |||||||
34 | GT2 | 78 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Saleen Mustang RRR | D | 65 |
Ford 5.9L V8 | |||||||
35 | GT1 | 24 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Lotus Elise GT1 | M | 63 |
Lotus 3.5L Turbo V8 | |||||||
36 DNF | GT1 | 16 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Porsche 911 GT1 | M | 48 |
Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
37 DNF | GT1 | 23 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Lotus Elise GT1 | M | 46 |
Lotus 3.5L Turbo V8 | |||||||
38 DNF | GT1 | 13 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Lotus Elise GT1 | P | 45 |
Chevrolet LT5 6.0L V8 | |||||||
39 DNF | GT2 | 59 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Marcos LM600 | D | 45 |
Chevrolet 5.9L V8 | |||||||
40 DNF | GT1 | 15 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Lotus Elise GT1 | P | 41 |
Chevrolet LT5 6.0L V8 | |||||||
41 DNF | GT2 | 70 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Porsche 911 GT2 | D | 33 |
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
42 DNF | GT2 | 77 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Saleen Mustang RRR | D | 17 |
Ford 5.9L V8 | |||||||
43 DNF | GT1 | 14 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Lotus Elise GT1 | P | 15 |
Chevrolet LT5 6.0L V8 | |||||||
44 DNF | GT1 | 20 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Panoz Esperante GTR-1 | M | 7 |
Ford (Roush) 6.0L V8 | |||||||
45 DNF | GT1 | 4 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Panoz Esperante GTR-1 | G | 4 |
Ford (Roush Racing) 6.0L V8 | |||||||
46 DNF | GT1 | 17 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Porsche 911 GT1 | M | 0 |
Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
47 DNF | GT1 | 22 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Porsche 911 GT1 | P | 0 |
Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
DNS | GT1 | 3 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() | McLaren F1 GTR | M | – |
BMW S70 6.0L V12 | |||||||
DNS | GT2 | 69 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Porsche 911 GT2 | P | – |
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 |
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