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 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.
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 | 12 |  AMG-Mercedes | Klaus Ludwig Bernd Mayländer | Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR | B | 161 |
| Mercedes-Benz LS600 6.0L V12 | |||||||
| 2 | GT1 | 10 | AMG-Mercedes | Marcel Tiemann  Alessandro Nannini | Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR | B | 160 |
| Mercedes-Benz LS600 6.0L V12 | |||||||
| 3 | GT1 | 8 | BMW Motorsport Schnitzer Motorsport |  JJ Lehto  Steve Soper | McLaren F1 GTR | M | 160 |
| BMW S70 6.0L V12 | |||||||
| 4 | GT1 | 11 | AMG-Mercedes | Bernd Schneider  Alexander Wurz | Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR | B | 159 |
| Mercedes-Benz LS600 6.0L V12 | |||||||
| 5 | GT1 | 3 | Gulf Team Davidoff GTC Racing |  Anders Olofsson Pierre-Henri Raphanel | McLaren F1 GTR | M | 159 |
| BMW S70 6.0L V12 | |||||||
| 6 | GT1 | 6 | Porsche AG | Bob Wollek  Thierry Boutsen | Porsche 911 GT1 Evo | M | 159 |
| Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
| 7 | GT1 | 7 | Porsche AG | Allan McNish Yannick Dalmas | Porsche 911 GT1 Evo | M | 158 |
| Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
| 8 | GT1 | 22 | BMS Scuderia Italia | Christian Pescatori Pierluigi Martini | Porsche 911 GT1 | P | 156 |
| Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
| 9 | GT1 | 20 | DAMS Panoz | Éric Bernard Franck Lagorce | Panoz Esperante GTR-1 | M | 156 |
| Ford (Roush) 6.0L V8 | |||||||
| 10 | GT1 | 17 | JB Racing | Mauro Baldi Emmanuel Collard | Porsche 911 GT1 | M | 155 |
| Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
| 11 | GT1 | 5 | David Price Racing |  David Brabham Perry McCarthy | Panoz Esperante GTR-1 | G | 154 |
| Ford (Roush) 6.0L V8 | |||||||
| 12 | GT1 | 4 | David Price Racing | Andy Wallace James Weaver | Panoz Esperante GTR-1 | G | 150 |
| Ford (Roush) 6.0L V8 | |||||||
| 13 | GT2 | 57 | Roock Racing | Stéphane Ortelli Claudia Hürtgen  Bruno Eichmann | Porsche 911 GT2 | M | 148 |
| Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
| 14 | GT2 | 51 | Viper Team Oreca |  Olivier Beretta Philippe Gache | Chrysler Viper GTS-R | M | 147 |
| Chrysler 8.0L V10 | |||||||
| 15 | GT2 | 52 | Viper Team Oreca | Justin Bell Dieter Quester | Chrysler Viper GTS-R | M | 146 |
| Chrysler 8.0L V10 | |||||||
| 16 | GT2 | 63 | Krauss Motorsport | Michael Trunk Bernhard Müller | Porsche 911 GT2 | P | 145 |
| Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
| 17 | GT2 | 55 | Augustin Motorsport | Manfred Jurasz Helmut Reis Wido Rössler | Porsche 911 GT2 | G | 143 |
| Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
| 18 | GT2 | 64 | Kremer Racing |  Tomas Saldaña Alfonso de Orleans Christophe Bouchut | Porsche 911 GT2 | G | 139 |
| Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
| 19 | GT2 | 70 | Dellenbach Motorsport | Güther Blieninger Rainer Bonnetsmüller Klaus Horn | Porsche 911 GT2 | D | 137 |
| Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
| 20 | GT1 | 16 | Roock Racing | Ralf Kelleners  Pedro Chaves | Porsche 911 GT1 | M | 133 |
| Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
| 21 | GT2 | 59 |  Marcos Racing International | Cor Euser Harald Becker | Marcos LM600 | D | 130 |
| Chevrolet 5.9L V8 | |||||||
| 22 | GT2 | 69 | Proton Motorsport | Gerold Ried Patrick Vuillaume | Porsche 911 GT2 | P | 122 |
| Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
| 23 DNF | GT1 | 2 | Gulf Team Davidoff GTC Racing |  John Nielsen Thomas Bscher | McLaren F1 GTR | M | 107 |
| BMW S70 6.0L V12 | |||||||
| 24 DNF | GT2 | 56 | Roock Racing | Bruno Eichmann Ni Amorim | Porsche 911 GT2 | M | 101 |
| Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
| 25 DNF | GT2 | 53 | Chamberlain Engineering | Gerd Ruch Almo Coppelli Leonardo Maddalena | Chrysler Viper GTS-R | G | 84 |
| Chrysler 8.0L V10 | |||||||
| 26 DNF | GT2 | 66 | Konrad Motorsport | Franz Konrad Toni Seiler | Porsche 911 GT2 | P | 72 |
| Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
| 27 DNF | GT1 | 24 | GBF UK Ltd. | Andrea Boldrini Ralf Kalaschek | Lotus Elise GT1 | M | 70 |
| Lotus 3.5L Turbo V8 | |||||||
| 28 DNF | GT1 | 31 | Augustin Motorsport | Horst Felbermayr Sr. Horst Felbermayr Jr. Stefano Buttiero | Porsche 911 GT2 Evo | G | 68 |
| Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
| 29 DNF | GT2 | 65 | RWS | Luca Riccitelli Raffaele Sangiuolo Benno Rottenfusser | Porsche 911 GT2 | ? | 60 |
| Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
| 30 DNF | GT1 | 1 | Gulf Team Davidoff GTC Racing | Andrew Gilbert-Scott Geoff Lees | McLaren F1 GTR | M | 44 |
| BMW S70 6.0L V12 | |||||||
| 31 DNF | GT1 | 9 | BMW Motorsport Schnitzer Motorsport | Peter Kox Roberto Ravaglia | McLaren F1 GTR | M | 39 |
| BMW S70 6.0L V12 | |||||||
| 32 DNF | GT1 | 19 | Martin Veyhle Racing (MVR) | Alexander Grau Kurt Thiim | Lotus Elise GT1 | ? | 39 |
| Lotus 3.5L Turbo V8 | |||||||
| 33 DNF | GT1 | 13 | GT1 Lotus Racing Franck Muller | Fabien Giroix Jean-Denis Délétraz | Lotus Elise GT1 | P | 33 |
| Chevrolet LT5 6.0L V8 | |||||||
| 34 DNF | GT1 | 23 | GBF UK Ltd. | Luca Badoer Mimmo Schiattarella | Lotus Elise GT1 | M | 31 |
| Lotus 3.5L Turbo V8 | |||||||
| 35 DNF | GT1 | 14 | GT1 Lotus Racing Franck Muller | Jan Lammers Mike Hezemans | Lotus Elise GT1 | P | 13 |
| Chevrolet LT5 6.0L V8 | |||||||
| 36 DNF | GT1 | 27 | Parabolica Motorsport | Gary Ayles Chris Goodwin | McLaren F1 GTR | M | 13 |
| BMW S70 6.0L V12 | |||||||
| DNQ | GT2 | 71 | GT Racing Team | Luca Drudi Luigino Pagotto | Porsche 911 GT2 | ? | – |
| Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 |
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