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 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.
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  Alexander Wurz | Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR | B | 159 |
| Mercedes-Benz LS600 6.0L V12 | |||||||
| 2 | GT1 | 10 | AMG-Mercedes | Marcel Tiemann  Alessandro Nannini | Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR | B | 159 |
| Mercedes-Benz LS600 6.0L V12 | |||||||
| 3 | GT1 | 8 | BMW Motorsport Schnitzer Motorsport |  JJ Lehto  Steve Soper | McLaren F1 GTR | M | 159 |
| BMW S70 6.0L V12 | |||||||
| 4 | GT1 | 12 | AMG-Mercedes | Klaus Ludwig Bernd Mayländer | Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR | B | 158 |
| Mercedes-Benz LS600 6.0L V12 | |||||||
| 5 | GT1 | 9 | BMW Motorsport Schnitzer Motorsport |  Peter Kox Roberto Ravaglia | McLaren F1 GTR | M | 158 |
| BMW S70 6.0L V12 | |||||||
| 6 | GT1 | 3 | Gulf Team Davidoff GTC Racing |  Pierre-Henri Raphanel Jean-Marc Gounon | McLaren F1 GTR | M | 157 |
| BMW S70 6.0L V12 | |||||||
| 7 | GT1 | 1 | Gulf Team Davidoff GTC Racing | Geoff Lees  Anders Olofsson | McLaren F1 GTR | M | 156 |
| BMW S70 6.0L V12 | |||||||
| 8 | GT1 | 5 | David Price Racing |  David Brabham Perry McCarthy | Panoz Esperante GTR-1 | G | 155 |
| Ford (Roush) 6.0L V8 | |||||||
| 9 | GT1 | 4 | David Price Racing | Andy Wallace James Weaver | Panoz Esperante GTR-1 | G | 154 |
| Ford (Roush) 6.0L V8 | |||||||
| 10 | GT1 | 22 | BMS Scuderia Italia | Pierluigi Martini Christian Pescatori | Porsche 911 GT1 | P | 152 |
| Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
| 11 | GT1 | 6 | Porsche AG |  Thierry Boutsen Hans-Joachim Stuck | Porsche 911 GT1 Evo | M | 151 |
| Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
| 12 | GT1 | 23 | GBF UK Ltd. | Luca Badoer Mimmo Schiattarella | Lotus Elise GT1 | M | 151 |
| Lotus 3.5L Turbo V8 | |||||||
| 13 | GT1 | 27 | Parabolica Motorsport | Gary Ayles Chris Goodwin | McLaren F1 GTR | M | 150 |
| BMW S70 6.0L V12 | |||||||
| 14 | GT1 | 30 | G-Force Strandell | Magnus Wallinder Geoff Lister John Greasley | Porsche 911 GT1 | D | 149 |
| Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
| 15 | GT2 | 51 | Viper Team Oreca |  Olivier Beretta Philippe Gache | Chrysler Viper GTS-R | M | 146 |
| Chrysler 8.0L V10 | |||||||
| 16 | GT1 | 7 | Porsche AG | Bob Wollek Yannick Dalmas | Porsche 911 GT1 Evo | M | 145 |
| Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
| 17 | GT2 | 56 | Roock Racing |  Bruno Eichmann Stéphane Ortelli Claudia Hürtgen | Porsche 911 GT2 | M | 145 |
| Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
| 18 | GT2 | 52 | Viper Team Oreca | Justin Bell Luca Drudi | Chrysler Viper GTS-R | M | 144 |
| Chrysler 8.0L V10 | |||||||
| 19 | GT2 | 57 | Roock Racing |  Pedro Chaves Ni Amorim François Lafon | Porsche 911 GT2 | M | 144 |
| Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
| 20 | GT2 | 66 | Konrad Motorsport | Franz Konrad Toni Seiler André Ahrlé | Porsche 911 GT2 | P | 142 |
| Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
| 21 | GT2 | 50 | Agusta Racing Team Elf Haberthur Racing | Patrice Goueslard Michel Neugarten Luigino Pagotto | Porsche 911 GT2 | ? | 141 |
| Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
| 22 | GT2 | 63 | Krauss Motorsport | Michael Trunk Bernhard Müller | Porsche 911 GT2 | P | 140 |
| Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
| 23 | GT2 | 64 | Kremer Racing |  Alfonso de Orléans-Bourbon Tomas Saldaña | Porsche 911 GT2 | G | 139 |
| Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
| 24 | GT2 | 70 | Dellenbach Motorsport | Klaus Horn Günther Blieninger Rainer Bonnetmsüller | Porsche 911 GT2 | D | 137 |
| Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
| 25 | GT2 | 69 | Proton Competition | Gerold Ried Patrick Vuillaume Manfred Jurasz | Porsche 911 GT2 | P | 136 |
| Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
| 26 | GT1 | 31 | Augustin Motorsport | Horst Felbermayr Sr. Horst Felbermayr Jr. Stefano Buttiero | Porsche 911 GT2 Evo | G | 130 |
| Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
| 27 | GT2 | 60 | Marcos Racing International |  Thomas Erdos Christian Vann | Marcos LM600 | D | 124 |
| Chevrolet 5.9L V8 | |||||||
| 28 | GT2 | 53 | Chamberlain Engineering | David Goode Leonardo Maddalena Paul Thomas | Chrysler Viper GTS-R | G | 119 |
| Chrysler 8.0L V10 | |||||||
| 29 | GT1 | 14 | GT1 Lotus Racing | Jan Lammers Mike Hezemans | Lotus Elise GT1 | M | 111 |
| Chevrolet LT5 6.0L V8 | |||||||
| 30 DNF | GT1 | 13 | GT1 Lotus Racing | Fabien Giroix Jean-Denis Délétraz | Lotus Elise GT1 | M | 82 |
| Chevrolet LT5 6.0L V8 | |||||||
| 31 DNF | GT2 | 59 | Marcos Racing International | Cor Euser Harald Becker | Marcos LM600 | D | 80 |
| Chevrolet 5.9L V8 | |||||||
| 32 DNF | GT1 | 20 | DAMS Panoz | Éric Bernard Franck Lagorce | Panoz Esperante GTR-1 | M | 73 |
| Ford (Roush) 6.0L V8 | |||||||
| 33 DNF | GT1 | 21 | Kremer Racing | Christophe Bouchut Carl Rosenblad | Porsche 911 GT1 | G | 56 |
| Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
| 34 DNF | GT2 | 54 | Chamberlain Engineering |  Tim O'Kennedy Hans Hugenholtz Wido Rösssler | Chrysler Viper GTS-R | G | 38 |
| Chrysler 8.0L V10 | |||||||
| 35 DNF | GT2 | 82 | Colin Blower Motorsport | Colin Blower Jamie Campbell-Walter | TVR Cerbera GT | D | 38 |
| TVR-Rover 5.0L V8 | |||||||
| 36 DNF | GT1 | 75 | G-Force Strandell | Koit Veertee Nigel Barrett | Porsche 911 GT2 | D | 35 |
| Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
| 37 DNF | GT2 | 86 | Millennium Motorsport | Nick Carr Ian Astley Andy Purvis | Marcos LM600 | ? | 34 |
| Chevrolet 5.9L V8 | |||||||
| 38 DNF | GT2 | 77 |  Saleen-Allen Speedlab Cirtek Motorsport | Peter Owen Jonathan Baker Mark Peters | Saleen Mustang RRR | D | 27 |
| Ford 5.9L V8 | |||||||
| 39 DNF | GT1 | 24 | GBF UK Ltd. | Ralf Kalaschek Max Angelelli Jason Yeomans | Lotus Elise GT1 | M | 26 |
| Lotus 3.5L Turbo V8 | |||||||
| 40 DNF | GT2 | 77 | Saleen-Allen Speedlab Cirtek Motorsport | Robert Schirle David Warnock Richard Dean | Saleen Mustang RRR | D | 24 |
| Ford 5.9L V8 | |||||||
| 41 DNF | GT1 | 19 | Martin Veyhle Racing (MVR) | Alexander Grau Marco Werner | Lotus Elise GT1 | ? | 23 |
| Lotus 3.5L Turbo V8 | |||||||
| DNS | GT2 | 19 | Morgan Motor Company | Charles Morgan William Wykeham | Morgan Plus 8 GTR | D | – |
| Rover 3.9L V8 | |||||||
| DNS | GT2 | 87 | Roock Racing | John Robinson Robert Nearn Michel Ligonnet | Porsche 911 GT2 | M | – |
| Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 |
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