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1997 FIA GT Championship

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.

Bernd Schneider won the inaugural FIA GT Championship for the GT1 category

Bernd Schneider and his AMG Mercedes team won the GT1 Drivers' and Teams' Championships, while Justin Bell and Viper Team Oreca secured the GT2 titles.

Schedule edit

For the new international championship, much of the calendar was new. The Nürburgring, Spa, Silverstone, and Suzuka's endurance event were all retained, but much of the European calendar was new to the series. Donington Park replaced Brands Hatch as the second British round, while Hockenheimring was added as a second German event. Mugello took over from Monza in Italy, and A1-Ring also brought the series to Austria for the first time. A street circuit in Helsinki was unique to the calendar, and served as the first race of a shorter three-hour duration. Two American events of a three-hour duration replaced the former season-ending fly-away race in China, visiting Sebring and Laguna Seca.

Rnd Race Circuit Date
1 Hockenheim 4 Hours   Hockenheimring, Hockenheim, Germany 13 April
2 British Empire Trophy   Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, United Kingdom 11 May
3 Helsinki 3 Hours   Helsinki Thunder, Helsinki, Finland 25 May
4 Nürburgring 4 Hours   Nürburgring, Nürburg, Germany 29 June
5 Spa 4 Hours   Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Spa, Belgium 20 July
6 Zeltweg 4 Hours   A1-Ring, Spielberg, Austria 3 August
7 POKKA Suzuka 1000 km   Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka, Japan 24 August
8 Donington 4 Hours   Donington Park, Leicestershire, United Kingdom 14 September
9 Mugello 4 Hours   Mugello Circuit, Scarperia e San Piero, Italy 28 September
10 Sebring 3 Hours   Sebring International Raceway, Sebring, United States 18 October
11 Laguna Seca 3 Hours   Laguna Seca Raceway, Monterey, United States 26 October
Source:[1]

Entries edit

GT1 edit

Entrant Car Engine Tyre No. Drivers Rounds
  Gulf Team Davidoff McLaren F1 GTR BMW S70/2 6.0 L V12 M 1   Andrew Gilbert-Scott 1–7
  Ray Bellm 1–2
  Pierre-Henri Raphanel 2–3
  Jean-Marc Gounon 3
  Anders Olofsson 4–5, 8–11
  Geoff Lees 6–11
  John Nielsen 7
2   Thomas Bscher 1–7, 9–11
  John Nielsen 1–7, 9–11
3   Pierre-Henri Raphanel 1–2, 4–11
  Jean-Marc Gounon 1–2, 4–5, 7–11
  Anders Olofsson 6–7
  David Price Racing Panoz GTR-1 Ford-Roush 6.0 L V8 G 4   Andy Wallace 1–2, 4–10
  James Weaver 1–2, 4–8
  Butch Leitzinger 7
  Olivier Grouillard 9–11
  Perry McCarthy 11
5   David Brabham 1–2, 4–11
  Perry McCarthy 1–2, 4–10
  Olivier Grouillard 7
  Andy Wallace 11
  Porsche AG Porsche 911 GT1
Porsche 911 GT1 Evo 		Porsche 3.2 L Turbo Flat-6 M 6   Thierry Boutsen 1–2, 4–11
  Hans-Joachim Stuck 1–2, 4–5, 7–8, 10–11
  Bob Wollek 6–7
  Ralf Kelleners 9
7   Yannick Dalmas 4–11
  Bob Wollek 4–5, 8–11
  Thierry Boutsen 5
  Allan McNish 6–7
  Pedro Lamy 7
47   Ralf Kelleners 11
  Allan McNish 11
  Team BMW Motorsport McLaren F1 GTR BMW S70/2 6.0 L V12 M 8   Steve Soper All
  JJ Lehto 1–10
  Roberto Ravaglia 11
9   Peter Kox All
  Roberto Ravaglia 1–10
  JJ Lehto 11
  AMG-Mercedes Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR Mercedes-Benz GT112 6.0 L V12 B 10   Alessandro Nannini All
  Marcel Tiemann 1–2, 4–11
  Klaus Ludwig 3
  Bernd Schneider 7
11   Bernd Schneider All
  Alexander Wurz 1–3, 5–9
  Klaus Ludwig 4, 10–11
  Aguri Suzuki 7
12   Bernd Mayländer 4, 6–9
  Klaus Ludwig 4–9
  Ralf Schumacher 5
  Bernd Schneider 6
  Alexander Wurz 10–11
  Greg Moore 10–11
  GT1 Lotus Racing Franck Muller Lotus GT1 Chevrolet LT5 6.0 L V8 M 13   Fabien Giroix 1–2, 4–6, 8, 10–11
  Jean-Denis Délétraz 1–2, 4–6, 8, 10–11
14   Jan Lammers 1–2, 4–6, 8–11
  Mike Hezemans 1–2, 4–6, 8–11
  Max Angelelli 10–11
  GT1 Lotus Racing Franck Muller
  First Racing Project[N 1] 		P 15   Maurizio Sandro Sala 1–2
  Jérôme Policand 1, 5, 7
  Ratanakul Prutirat 2–5, 7
  Fabien Giroix 3, 7
  Jean-Denis Délétraz 3
  Alexander Grau 4
  Roock Racing Porsche 911 GT1 Porsche 3.2 L Turbo Flat-6 M 16   Ralf Kelleners 1–7
  Yannick Dalmas 1–2
  Stéphane Ortelli 3–5
  Pedro Chaves 4–6
  Christophe Bouchut 7
  Carl Rosenblad 7
  JB Racing Porsche 911 GT1 Porsche 3.2 L Turbo Flat-6 M 17   Emmanuel Collard 1–2, 4–7, 9–11
  Jürgen von Gartzen 1–2, 4–5
  Mauro Baldi 6–7, 9–11
  Alain Ferté 7
  Schübel Rennsport Porsche 911 GT1 Porsche 3.2 L Turbo Flat-6 M 18   Pedro Lamy 1–2
  Bob Wollek 1–2
  Martin Veyhle Racing McLaren F1 GTR
Lotus GT1[N 2] 		BMW S70/2 6.1 L V12
Lotus Type-918 3.5 L Turbo V8 		G 19   Alexander Grau 1–2, 5–6, 8–9
  Gerd Ruch 1–2
  Alexander Burgstaller 1
  Kurt Thiim 5–6
  Marco Werner 8–9
  DAMS Panoz Panoz GTR-1 Ford-Roush 6.0 L V8 M 20   Éric Bernard 1–2, 4–11
  Franck Lagorce 1–2, 4–11
  Kremer Racing Porsche 911 GT1 Porsche 3.2 L Turbo Flat-6 G 21   Christophe Bouchut 1, 4–5, 8–9
  Carl Rosenblad 1, 4–5, 8–9
  Klaus Ludwig 1
  BMS Scuderia Italia Porsche 911 GT1 Porsche 3.2 L Turbo Flat-6 P 22   Pierluigi Martini 1–6, 8–9
  Christian Pescatori 1–6, 8–9
  GBF UK Ltd. Lotus GT1 Lotus Type-918 3.5 L Turbo V8 M 23   Mimmo Schiattarella 1–4, 6, 8–9
  Luca Badoer 1–4, 6, 8–9
  Mauro Martini 1
24   Andrea Boldrini 2–4, 6
  Mauro Martini 2–3
  Martin Stretton 4
  Ralf Kalaschek 6, 8–9
  Max Angelelli 8–9
  Jason Yeomans 8
  Davide Campana 9
  BBA Compétition McLaren F1 GTR BMW S70/2 6.1 L V12 D 25   Jean-Luc Maury-Laribière 1, 4–5, 7
  Olivier Thévenin 1
  David Velay 4–5
  Bernard Chauvin 5
  Jun Harada 7
  Tomiko Yoshikawa 7
  Konrad Motorsport Porsche 911 GT1 Porsche 3.2 L Turbo Flat-6 P 26   Mauro Baldi 2–5
  Franz Konrad 2–3
  Max Angelelli 3, 5
  Gerd Ruch 4
  Ivan Capelli 4
  Parabolica Motorsport McLaren F1 GTR BMW S70/2 6.0 L V12 M 27   Chris Goodwin 2, 4–9, 11
  Gary Ayles 2, 4–9, 11
  Stefan Johansson 7
  Newcastle United Lister Lister Storm GTL Jaguar 7.0 L V12 D 29   Eric van de Poele 10–11
  Julian Bailey 10–11
  G-Force Strandell Porsche 911 GT1 Porsche 3.2 L Turbo Flat-6 D 30   Geoff Lister 8, 10–11
  John Greasley 8, 10–11
  Magnus Wallinder 8, 10–11
  Karl Augustin Porsche 911 GT2 Evo Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 G 31   Steffano Buttiero 1–6, 8–9
  Horst Felbermayr 1–3, 5–6, 8–9
  Karl Augustin 1–3
  Hans-Jörg Hofer 4–5, 9
  Stefan Roitmayer 4
  Horst Felbermayr Jr. 6, 8
  Graham Racing Venturi 600LM Renault PRV 3.0 L Turbo V6 32   Éric Graham 1
  David Velay 1
  IDC Ootsukakagu SARD SARD MC8-R Toyota 1UZ-FE 4.0 L Turbo V8 Y 39   Tatsuya Tanigawa 7
  Yuji Tachikawa 7
  Yasutaki Hinoi 7
  Team Menicon SARD 46   Masami Kageyama 7
  Tetsuya Tanaka 7
  Team Lark McLaren McLaren F1 GTR BMW S70/2 6.0 L V12 M 44   Keiichi Tsuchiya 7
  Masanori Sekiya 7
  Akihiko Nakaya 7
Sources:[2][3]
  1. ^ Lotus No. 15 was entered by GT1 Lotus Racing Franck Muller for the first event of the season before switching to First Racing Project for the rest of the season.
  2. ^ Martin Veyhle Racing entered the first two rounds of the season with a McLaren before switching to a Lotus from round five onwards.

GT2 edit

Entrant Car Engine Tyre No. Drivers Rounds
  Agusta Racing Team Callaway Corvette GT2 LM
Porsche 911 GT2[N 1] 		Chevrolet 6.0 L V8
Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 		D 50   Rocky Agusta 1–2, 4–5
  Almo Coppelli 1–2, 4
  Michel Neugarten 5, 8
  Bernard de Dryver 5
  Michel Ligonnet 7
  Luca Drudi 7
  Masahiro Kimoto 7
  Patrice Goueslard 8
  Luigino Pagotto 8
  Viper Team Oreca Chrysler Viper GTS-R Chrysler 356-T6 8.0 L V10 M 51   Olivier Beretta 1–2, 4–11
  Philippe Gache 1–2, 4–11
52   Justin Bell 1–2, 4–11
  Tommy Archer 1–2, 7, 10–11
  Marc Duez 4–5
  Dieter Quester 6
  Hideshi Matsuda 7
  Luca Drudi 8–9
  Chamberlain Engineering Chrysler Viper GTS-R Chrysler 356-T6 8.0 L V10 G 53   Jari Nurminen 1–3
  Hans Hugenholtz Jr. 1–2, 4–5
  Pertti Lievonen 3
  Tim O'Kennedy 4–5
  David Goode 4, 8
  Gerd Ruch 6
  Almo Coppelli 6
  Leonardo Maddelena 6, 8–9
  Manabu Orido 7
  Naohiro Kawano 7
  Yukihiro Hane 7
  Paul Thomas 8
  Renato Mastropietro 9
  Piergiuseppe Pironi 9
  Zak Brown 10
  Chris Gleason 10
  Rick Fairbanks 10
  Shane Lewis 11
  Tim Moser 11
  Patrick Vuillaume 11
54   Peter Hardman 2
  Richard Dean 2, 11
  Tim O'Kennedy 8, 10–11
  Hans Hugenholtz Jr. 8
  Wido Rössler 8
  Peter Halsmer 10
  Matthew Cohen 10
  Karl Augustin Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 G 55   Helmut Reis 1–7
  Hans-Jörg Hofer 1–2
  Wido Rössler 1, 3–7, 10–11
  Manfred Jurasz 3–6
  Ernst Gschwender 7, 9
  Wolfgang Kaufmann 9–11
  Roock Racing Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 M 56   Bruno Eichmann All
  Ni Amorim 1–7
  Claudia Hürtgen 1–5, 7–10
  Stéphane Ortelli 8–9, 11
57   François Lefon 1–3, 5, 8
  Jean-Marc Smadja 1–2, 5
  Stéphane Ortelli 1–2, 4–6
  Jean-Pierre Jarier 3
  Hugh Price 4
  John Robinson 4
  Bruno Eichmann 6
  Claudia Hürtgen 6, 11
  Pedro Chaves 7–9
  Robert Nearn 7
  Hisashi Wada 7
  Ni Amorim 8–10
  Patrice Goueslard 9
  Uwe Alzen 10–11
87   John Robinson 8–9, 11
  Richard Nearn 8
  Michel Ligonnet 8
  Hugh Price 9, 11
  Mike Martin 9
  André Ahrlé 10–11
  Pedro Chaves 10
  Estoril Racing Team Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 58   Manuel Monteiro 1–2, 4–5, 7, 9–11
  Michel Monteiro 1–2, 4–5, 7, 9–11
  Henri-Louis Maunoir 7
  Marcos Racing International Marcos LM600 Chevrolet 5.9 L V8 D 59   Cor Euser All
  Harald Becker All
  Herman Buurman 7
60   Toon van de Haterd 1
  Bert Ploeg 1
  Christian Vann 2, 8
  John Schumann 2
  Ville-Pertti Teuronen 3
  Teijo Lahti 3
  Thomas Erdos 8
  Marco Simoncini 9
  Alfons Taels 9
  Martijn Koene 10–11
  Angelo Zadra 10
  Rob Wilson 11
  Stadler Motorsport Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 P 61   Enzo Calderari 1, 4, 10–11
  Lilian Bryner 1, 4, 10–11
  Ulli Richter 4, 11
62   Denis Lay 1–2, 4–5, 7, 9–11
  Axel Röhr 1–2, 4–5, 9
  Uwe Sick 1–2, 5, 7, 9–11
  Bruno Michelotti 4
  Franz Hunkeler 7
  Krauss Motorsport Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 P 63   Bernhard Müller 1–6, 8–11
  Michael Trunk 1–6, 8–11
  Nigel Smith 7
  Takashi Suzuki 7
  Sumio Sakurai 7
  Kremer Racing Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 G 64   Tomás Saldaña 1–2, 6, 8–9
  Alfonso de Orléans-Borbón 1–2, 6, 8–9
  Carl Rosenblad 2
  Christophe Bouchut 6
  RWS Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 65   Raffaele Sangiuolo 1–2, 4–6, 9
  Luca Riccitelli 1–2, 4–6, 9
  Wolfgang Münster 1
  Charles Margueron 2
  Benno Rottenfusser 5–6
  Mario Spagnoli 9
  Konrad Motorsport Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 P 66   Franz Konrad 1, 4–8, 10–11
  Philipp Peter 1
  Uwe Alzen 1
  Toni Seiler 2–6, 8–11
  Marco Spinelli 2–3, 9
  Richard Nearn 2
  Michel Ligonnet 3
  Bert Ploeg 4
  Gerd Ruch 5
  Wolfgang Kaufmann 7
  Seiichi Sodeyama 7
  André Ahrlé 8
  Nick Ham 11
67   Marco Spinelli 1, 5
  Michel Ligonnet 1
  Toni Seiler 1
  Kelly Collins 5
  Barry Waddell 5
  Martin Snow 10
  Karel Dolejší 10
  Angelo Zadra Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 P 68   Angelo Zadra 1–2, 4–5, 9
  Leonardo Maddalena 1–2, 4–5
  Marco Brand 1
  Renato Mastropietro 2, 4–5
  Philipp Peter 9
  Proton Competition Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 P 69   Gerold Ried All
  Patrick Vuillaume 1–10
  Ernst Gschwinder 1
  Manfred Jurasz 7–11
  Dellenbach Motorsport Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 D 70   Rainer Bonnetsmüller 1–2, 4, 6, 8–11
  Manfred Jurasz 1–2
  Günther Blieninger 1, 4–6, 8–9
  Wolfgang Treml 4–5
  Klaus Horn 5–6, 8–11
  GT Racing Team Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 71   Luca Drudi 1, 4–6
  Luigino Pagotto 1, 4–6
  Elf Haberthur Racing Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 D 72   Jean-Claude Lagniez 1
  Guy Martinolle 1
  Michel Neugarten 10–11
  Guy Ligonnet 10
  Will Pace 10
  Stéphane de Groodt 11
  Seikel Motorsport Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 73   Fred Rosterg 1, 4
  Ruggero Grassi 1
  Renato Mastropietro 1
  Wolfgang Haugg 4
  Giuseppe Quargenten 4
  Bruno Michelotti 9
  Jacques Corbet 9
  Andrew Bagnall 9
  G-Force Strandell Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 D 75   Geoff Lister 2, 4–5
  John Greasley 2, 4–5
  Magnus Wallinder 4–5
  Nigel Barrett 8
  Koit Veertee 8
  Steve O'Rourke Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 D 76   Steve O'Rourke 2
  Win Percy 2
  Tim Sugden 2
  Saleen-Allen Speedlab
  Cirtek[N 2] 		Saleen Mustang SR Ford 5.9 L V8 D 77   Steve Saleen 2
  Price Cobb 2
  Carlos Palau 2
  Peter Owen 5, 8–10
  James Kaye 5
  Guy Smith 5
  Mark Peters 8–9
  Jonathan Baker 8
  Robert Schirle 9–11
  Christian Vann 10–11
78   Allen Lloyd 2, 5
  Robert Schirle 2, 8
  James Warnock 2, 8
  Thomas Erdos 5
  Richard Dean 8
79   Peter Owen 2
  James Kaye 2
  Richard Piper 2
  Charles Morgan Morgan Plus 8 GTR Rover 3.9 L V8 D 80   William Wykeham 2–3, 5, 8, 10–11
  Charles Morgan 2–3, 5, 8
  Tony Dron 10
  Mark Hales 11
  David Vegher 11
  Michael Eschmann Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 81   Michael Eschmann 4
  Paul Hulverscheid 4
  Gunter Döbler 4
  TVR TVR Cerbera TVR Speed Six 4.5 L I6 D 82   Colin Blower 8
  Jamie Campbell-Walter 8
  Larbre Compétition Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 83   Patrice Goueslard 7
  Jean-Luc Chéreau 7
  Jack Leconte 7
  NSX Dream 28 Competition Honda NSX Honda 3.2 L V6 84   Hajime Ooshiro 7
  Masayoshi Furuya 7
  Shigekazu Saeki 7
  Team Signal Nissan Silvia Nissan SR20DET 2.0 L Turbo I4 85   Takeshi Yuasa 7
  Kiyoaki Hanai 7
  Akio Tomita 7
  Millennium Motorsport Marcos LM600 Chevrolet 5.9 L V8 D 86   Nick Car 8
  Ian Astley 8
  Andy Purvis 8
  Prova Motorsport Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 88   Scott Maxwell 10
  Scott Peeler 10
  Saleen-Allen Speedlab[N 2] Saleen Mustang SR Ford 5.9 L V8 95   Steve Saleen 11
  Carlos Palau 11
  GMB Motorsport Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 97   Dirk Layer 11
  Cort Wagner 11
  Kelly Collins 11
Sources:[2][3]
  1. ^ Agusta Racing Team entered a Callaway for the first four rounds of the championship, before switching to a Porsche for the rest of the season.
  2. ^ a b The No. 77, 78, and 79 Mustangs were entered by Saleen-Allen Speedlab for the start of the season before switching to Cirtek from round 8 onward. Saleen-Allen Speedlab later reentered the series with No. 95 for round 11.

Results and standings edit

Race results edit

 
The No. 11 Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR of Bernd Schneider and Alexander Wurz en route to victory at Donington Park
Rnd Circuit GT1 Winning Team GT2 Winning Team Report
GT1 Winning Drivers GT2 Winning Drivers
1 Hockenheimring   No. 8 Team BMW Motorsport   No. 51 Viper Team Oreca Report
  JJ Lehto
  Steve Soper 		  Olivier Beretta
  Philippe Gache
2 Silverstone   No. 9 Team BMW Motorsport   No. 52 Viper Team Oreca Report
  Peter Kox
  Roberto Ravaglia 		  Justin Bell
  Tommy Archer
3 Helsinki   No. 8 Team BMW Motorsport   No. 56 Roock Racing Report
  JJ Lehto
  Steve Soper 		  Claudia Hürtgen
  Bruno Eichmann
  Ni Amorim
4 Nürburgring   No. 11 AMG-Mercedes   No. 56 Roock Racing Report
  Bernd Schneider
  Klaus Ludwig 		  Claudia Hürtgen
  Bruno Eichmann
  Ni Amorim
5 Spa   No. 8 BMW Motorsport   No. 52 Viper Team Oreca Report
  JJ Lehto
  Steve Soper 		  Justin Bell
  Marc Duez
6 A1-Ring   No. 12 AMG-Mercedes   No. 57 Roock Racing Report
  Klaus Ludwig
  Bernd Mayländer
  Bernd Schneider 		  Stéphane Ortelli
  Claudia Hürtgen
  Bruno Eichmann
7 Suzuka   No. 10 AMG-Mercedes   No. 51 Viper Team Oreca Report
  Alessandro Nannini
  Marcel Tiemann
  Bernd Schneider 		  Olivier Beretta
  Philippe Gache
8 Donington   No. 11 AMG-Mercedes   No. 51 Viper Team Oreca Report
  Bernd Schneider
  Alexander Wurz 		  Olivier Beretta
  Philippe Gache
9 Mugello   No. 8 Team BMW Motorsport   No. 52 Viper Team Oreca Report
  JJ Lehto
  Steve Soper 		  Justin Bell
  Luca Drudi
10 Sebring   No. 11 AMG-Mercedes   No. 51 Viper Team Oreca Report
  Bernd Schneider
  Klaus Ludwig 		  Olivier Beretta
  Philippe Gache
11 Laguna Seca   No. 11 AMG-Mercedes   No. 56 Roock Racing Report
  Bernd Schneider
  Klaus Ludwig 		  Stéphane Ortelli
  Bruno Eichmann
Source:[4]

Points were awarded to the top six finishers in each category. Entries were required to complete 75% of the race distance in order to be classified.[5]

Points system
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th
10 6 4 3 2 1

Driver championships edit

GT1 edit

Pos. Driver Team HOC
  		SIL
  		HEL
  		NUR
  		SPA
  		ZEL
  		SUZ
  		DON
  		MUG
  		SEB
  		LAG
  		Total
points
1   Bernd Schneider   AMG-Mercedes Ret 2 8 1 2 1 1 1 Ret 1 1 72
2   Steve Soper   Team BMW Motorsport 1 3 1 3 1 3 4 3 1 14 11 59
3   JJ Lehto   Team BMW Motorsport 1 3 1 3 1 3 4 3 1 14 Ret 59
4   Klaus Ludwig   Kremer Racing 8 51
  AMG-Mercedes 11 1 5 1 2 4 9 1 1
5   Alessandro Nannini   AMG-Mercedes 13 13 11 2 11 2 1 2 2 Ret 8 34
6   Marcel Tiemann   AMG-Mercedes 13 13 2 11 2 1 2 2 Ret 8 34
7   Pierre-Henri Raphanel   Gulf Team Davidoff 2 4 4 5 Ret 5 3 6 6 5 4 27
8   Roberto Ravaglia   Team BMW Motorsport Ret 1 10 4 4 Ret 8 5 5 2 11 26
9   Peter Kox   Team BMW Motorsport Ret 1 10 4 4 Ret 8 5 5 2 Ret 26
10   Alexander Wurz   AMG-Mercedes Ret 2 8 2 4 7 1 Ret 7 7 25
11   Jean-Marc Gounon   Gulf Team Davidoff 2 DNS 4 5 Ret 3 6 6 5 4 22
12   Bob Wollek   Schübel Rennsport 6 7 21
  Porsche AG 17 3 6 5 15 3 4 2
13   Bernd Mayländer   AMG-Mercedes Ret 1 2 4 9 19
14   Yannick Dalmas   Roock Racing 5 Ret 19
  Porsche AG 17 3 7 10 15 3 4 2
15   Thierry Boutsen   Porsche AG 4 5 10 3 6 5 11 4 6 5 18
16   Ralf Kelleners   Roock Racing 5 Ret 2 Ret 7 13 13 15
  Porsche AG 4 3
17   Hans-Joachim Stuck   Porsche AG 4 5 10 Ret 5 11 6 5 10
18   John Nielsen   Gulf Team Davidoff 3 8 3 7 Ret Ret 6 14 12 10 9
19   Thomas Bscher   Gulf Team Davidoff 3 8 3 7 Ret Ret DNS 14 12 10 8
20   Anders Olofsson   Gulf Team Davidoff Ret Ret 5 3 7 8 10 6 7
21   Andrew Gilbert-Scott   Gulf Team Davidoff Ret 4 4 Ret Ret Ret 6 7
22   Stéphane Ortelli   Roock Racing 2 Ret 7 6
23   Allan McNish   Porsche AG 7 10 3 4
24   David Brabham   David Price Racing DNS 10 13 DNS 11 12 8 10 3 DSQ 4
24   Perry McCarthy   David Price Racing DNS 10 13 DNS 11 12 8 10 3 DSQ 4
25   Ray Bellm   Gulf Team Davidoff Ret 4 3
26   Gary Ayles   Parabolica Motorsport 6 6 6 Ret Ret 13 13 Ret 3
26   Chris Goodwin   Parabolica Motorsport 6 6 6 Ret Ret 13 13 Ret 3
27   Andrea Boldrini   GBF UK Ltd. 14 5 15 Ret 2
28   Mauro Martini   GBF UK Ltd. Ret 14 5 2
29   Ralf Schumacher   AMG-Mercedes 5 2
30   Geoff Lees   Gulf Team Davidoff Ret 6 7 8 10 6 2
32   Christian Pescatori   BMS Scuderia Italia 7 Ret 6 12 10 8 10 Ret 1
32   Pierluigi Martini   BMS Scuderia Italia 7 Ret 6 12 10 8 10 Ret 1
31   Pedro Lamy   Schübel Rennsport 6 7 1
  Porsche AG 10
Pos. Driver Team HOC
  		SIL
  		HEL
  		NUR
  		SPA
  		ZEL
  		SUZ
  		DON
  		MUG
  		SEB
  		LAG
  		Total
points
Sources:[4][6]
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

GT2 edit

Pos. Driver Team HOC
  		SIL
  		HEL
  		NUR
  		SPA
  		ZEL
  		SUZ
  		DON
  		MUG
  		SEB
  		LAG
  		Total
points
1   Justin Bell   Viper Team Oreca 2 1 2 1 3 3 3 1 2 2 66
2   Bruno Eichmann   Roock Racing 3 2 1 1 6 1 5 2 2 Ret 1 65
3   Philippe Gache   Viper Team Oreca 1 3 17 2 2 1 1 Ret 1 3 60
3   Olivier Beretta   Viper Team Oreca 1 3 17 2 2 1 1 Ret 1 3 60
4   Claudia Hürtgen   Roock Racing 3 2 1 1 6 1 5 2 2 Ret Ret 55
5   Ni Amorim   Roock Racing 3 2 1 1 6 Ret 5 4 3 3 44
6   Stéphane Ortelli   Roock Racing 13 8 10 8 1 2 2 1 32
7   Tommy Archer   Viper Team Oreca 2 1 3 2 2 32
8   Marc Duez   Viper Team Oreca 2 1 16
9   Luca Drudi   GT Racing Team DNS 13 10 DNS 14
  Agusta Racing Team Ret
  Viper Team Oreca 3 1
10   Cor Euser   Marcos Racing International Ret Ret 2 Ret 3 8 10 Ret Ret 4 Ret 13
10   Harald Becker   Marcos Racing International Ret Ret 2 Ret 3 8 10 Ret Ret 4 Ret 13
11   Pedro Chaves   Roock Racing 2 4 3 Ret 13
12   Bernhard Müller   Krauss Motorsport 6 15 3 4 15 4 7 Ret 8 5 13
12   Michael Trunk   Krauss Motorsport 6 15 3 4 15 4 7 Ret 8 5 13
13   Toni Seiler   Konrad Motorsport 5 9 Ret 3 7 Ret 5 4 6 Ret 12
14   Franz Konrad   Konrad Motorsport NC 3 7 Ret 4 5 6 Ret 10
15   Wolfgang Kaufmann   Konrad Motorsport 4 7
  Karl Augustin 5 5 Ret
16   Richard Nearn   Konrad Motorsport 9 6
  Roock Racing 2 DNS
17   Hisashi Wada   Roock Racing 2 6
18   Patrice Goueslard   Larbre Compétition 6 6
  Agusta Racing Team 6
  Roock Racing 3
19   Wido Rössler   Karl Augustin Ret 5 Ret Ret 5 7 5 Ret 6
  Chamberlain Engineering Ret
20   Marco Spinelli   Konrad Motorsport 5 9 Ret Ret 4 5
21   Uwe Alzen   Konrad Motorsport NC 4
  Roock Racing 3 Ret
22   Bert Ploeg   Marcos Racing International Ret 4
  Konrad Motorsport 3
23   Dieter Quester   Viper Team Oreca 3 4
23   Hideshi Matsuda   Viper Team Oreca 3 4
24   Angelo Zadra   Angelo Zadra 4 6 7 Ret 8 4
  Marcos Racing International 9
25   Leonardo Maddalena   Angelo Zadra 4 6 7 Ret 4
  Chamberlain Engineering Ret 12 10
26   Alfonso de Orléans-Borbón   Kremer Racing 8 4 6 8 Ret 4
26   Tomás Saldaña   Kremer Racing 8 4 6 8 Ret 4
27   Helmut Reis   Karl Augustin Ret 14 5 Ret Ret 5 7 4
28   Manfred Jurasz   Dellenbach Motorsport 14 Ret 4
  Karl Augustin 5 Ret Ret 5
  Proton Competition Ret 10 Ret DNS 12
29   Jari Nurminen   Chamberlain Engineering 15 10 4 3
30   Richard Dean   Chamberlain Engineering 11 4 3
  Cirtek Ret
31   Tim O'Kennedy   Chamberlain Engineering 15 12 Ret DNS 4 3
32   Geoff Lister   G-Force Strandell 16 16 4 3
32   John Greasley   G-Force Strandell 16 16 4 3
33   Magnus Wallinder   G-Force Strandell 16 4 3
34   Marco Brand   Angelo Zadra 4 3
34   Carl Rosenblad   Kremer Racing 4 3
34   Pertti Liovenen   Chamberlain Engineering 4 3
34   Seiichi Sodeyama   Konrad Motorsport 4 3
35   Michel Neugarten   Agusta Racing Team 5 6 3
  Elf Haberthur Racing 14 10
Pos. Driver Team HOC
  		SIL
  		HEL
  		NUR
  		SPA
  		ZEL
  		SUZ
  		DON
  		MUG
  		SEB
  		LAG
  		Total
points
Sources:[4][6]

Team championships edit

 
AMG-Mercedes won the GT1 Teams Championship
 
Team BMW Motorsport placed second in the GT1 Teams Championship

Teams score points for all cars that finish each round of the championship. Cars must complete at least 75% of the race distance to be classified.

GT1 edit

Pos. Team HOC
  		SIL
  		HEL
  		NUR
  		SPA
  		ZEL
  		SUZ
  		DON
  		MUG
  		SEB
  		LAG
  		Total
points
1   AMG-Mercedes 13 2 8 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 110
Ret 13 11 2 5 2 2 2 9 7 7
Ret 11 4 7 4 Ret Ret 8
2   Team BMW Motorsport 1 1 1 3 1 3 4 3 1 2 11 85
Ret 3 10 4 4 Ret 8 5 5 14 Ret
3   Gulf Team Davidoff 2 4 3 5 Ret 5 3 6 6 5 4 37
3 8 4 7 Ret Ret 6 7 8 10 6
Ret DNS Ret Ret Ret DNS 14 12 10
4   Porsche AG 4 5 10 3 6 5 11 3 4 2 35
17 Ret 7 10 15 4 6 3
5
5   Roock Racing 5 10 2 Ret 7 13 13 8
6   David Price Racing 10 Ret 14 9 12 Ret 9 Ret 13 DSQ 4
DNS 10 13 DNS 11 12 8 10 3 DSQ
7   Parabolica Motorsport 6 6 6 Ret Ret 13 13 Ret 3
8   GBF UK Ltd. Ret 14 5 15 Ret 12 Ret 2
Ret 13 Ret Ret Ret Ret
9   BMS Scuderia Italia 7 Ret 6 12 10 8 10 Ret 1
10   Schübel Rennsport 6 7 1
Sources:[5][6]
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

GT2 edit

Pos. Team HOC
  		SIL
  		HEL
  		NUR
  		SPA
  		ZEL
  		SUZ
  		DON
  		MUG
  		SEB
  		LAG
  		Total
points
1   Viper Team Oreca 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 126
2 3 15 2 3 3 3 Ret 2 3
2   Roock Racing 3 2 1 1 6 1 2 2 2 3 1 83
13 8 Ret 10 8 Ret 5 4 3 Ret Ret
DNS 6 Ret Ret
3   Konrad Motorsport 5 9 Ret 3 7 Ret 4 5 4 6 Ret 15
NC Ret Ret
4   Marcos Racing International Ret 13 2 Ret 3 8 10 11 Ret 4 12 13
Ret Ret 7 Ret DNS 9 Ret
5   Krauss Motorsport 6 15 3 4 15 4 11 7 Ret 8 5 13
6   Karl Augustin Ret 14 5 Ret Ret 5 7 5 5 Ret 8
7   Chamberlain Engineering 15 10 4 15 12 Ret 12 12 10 10 4 6
11 Ret DNS 8
8   Angelo Zadra 4 6 7 Ret 8 4
9   Kremer Racing 8 4 6 8 Ret 4
11   G-Force Strandell 16 16 4 Ret 3
12   Agusta Racing Team Ret 18 14 5 Ret 6 3
13   Stadler Motorsport 12 12 5 16 8 11 7 Ret 2
Ret 9 12 Ret
14   RWS Ret 5 Ret 9 Ret 9 2
15   Dellenbach Motorsport 14 Ret Ret 11 7 9 7 Ret 6 1
16   Proton Competition 10 DNS 6 11 17 9 Ret 10 Ret DNS Ret 1
17   Seikel Motorsport 9 6 12 1
18   Larbre Compétition 6 1
Sources:[5][6]

References edit

  1. ^ "FIA GT Championship Calendar 1997". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  2. ^ a b "FIA GT Championship Entry List 1997". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  3. ^ a b "FIA GT Championship - 1997: Entrylist". Speedsport Magazine. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  4. ^ a b c "FIA GT Championship - Season 1997: Results". Speedsport Magazine. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  5. ^ a b c "FIA GT Championship - 1997: Point standings". Speedsport Magazine. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  6. ^ a b c d "FIA GT Championship Standings 1997". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 21 January 2024.

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