1997 FIA GT Hockenheim 4 Hours explained

The 1997 FIA GT Hockenheim 4 Hours was the inaugural race of the FIA GT Championship, which had replaced the former BPR Global GT Series in 1997.[1] [2] It was run at the Hockenheimring on April 13, 1997.[3] [4]

Official results

Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 75% of winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC).

PosClassNoTeamDriversChassisTyreLaps
Engine
1GT18 BMW Motorsport
Schnitzer Motorsport		 JJ Lehto
Steve Soper		McLaren F1 GTR113
BMW S70 6.0L V12
2GT13 Gulf Team Davidoff
GTC Racing		 Jean-Marc Gounon
Pierre-Henri Raphanel		McLaren F1 GTR113
BMW S70 6.0L V12
3GT12 Gulf Team Davidoff
GTC Racing		 Thomas Bscher
John Nielsen		McLaren F1 GTR112
BMW S70 6.0L V12
4GT16 Porsche AG Hans-Joachim Stuck
Thierry Boutsen		Porsche 911 GT1112
Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6
5GT116 Roock Racing Ralf Kelleners
Yannick Dalmas		Porsche 911 GT1111
Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6
6GT118 Schübel Rennsport Pedro Lamy
Bob Wollek		Porsche 911 GT1110
Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6
7GT122 BMS Scuderia Italia Pierluigi Martini
Christian Pescatori		Porsche 911 GT1110
Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6
8GT121 Kremer Racing Christophe Bouchut
Klaus Ludwig
Carl Rosenblad		Porsche 911 GT1110
Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6
9GT117 JB Racing Emmanuel Collard
Jürgen von Gartzen		Porsche 911 GT1109
Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6
10GT251 Viper Team Oreca Olivier Beretta
Philippe Gache		Chrysler Viper GTS-R105
Chrysler 8.0L V10
11GT14 David Price Racing Andy Wallace
James Weaver		Panoz Esperante GTR-1105
Ford (Roush) 6.0L V8
12GT252 Viper Team Oreca Tommy Archer
Justin Bell		Chrysler Viper GTS-R104
Chrysler 8.0L V10
13GT256 Roock Racing Claudia Hürtgen
Bruno Eichmann
Ni Amorim		Porsche 911 GT2104
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
14GT125 BBA Compétition Jean-Luc Maury-Laribière
Olivier Thévenin		McLaren F1 GTR104
BMW S70 6.1L V12
15GT268 Rennsport Italia Angelo Zadra
Marco Brand
Leonardo Maddalena		Porsche 911 GT2?102
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
16GT119 Martin Veyhle Racing (MVR) Gerd Ruch
Alexander Burgstaller
Alexander Grau		McLaren F1 GTR102
BMW S70 6.1L V12
17GT267 Konrad Motorsport Michel Ligonnet
Toni Seiler
Marco Spinelli		Porsche 911 GT2101
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
18GT263 Krauss Motorsport Bernhard Müller
Michael Trunk		Porsche 911 GT2101
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
19GT272 Elf Haberthur Racing Jean-Claude Lagniez
Guy Martinolle		Porsche 911 GT2100
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
20GT264 Kremer Racing Tomás Saldaña
Alfonso de Orléans		Porsche 911 GT2100
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
21GT273 Seikel Motorsport Ruggero Grassi
Renato Mastropietro
Fred Rosterg		Porsche 911 GT2?99
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
22GT269 Proton Competition Gerold Ried
Ernst Gschwender
Patrick Vuillaume		Porsche 911 GT299
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
23GT258 Estoril Racing Manuel Monteiro
Michel Monteiro		Porsche 911 GT2?98
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
24GT262 Stadler Motorsport Uwe Sick
Denis Lay
Axel Röhr		Porsche 911 GT298
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
25GT257 Roock Racing François Lafon
Jean-Marc Smadja
Stéphane Ortelli		Porsche 911 GT296
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
26GT270 Dellenbach Motorsport Rainer Bonnetsmüller
Günther Blieninger
Manfred Jurasz		Porsche 911 GT289
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
27GT110 AMG-Mercedes Alessandro Nannini
Marcel Tiemann		Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR89
Mercedes-Benz LS600 6.0L V12
28GT253 Chamberlain Engineering Hans Hugenholtz
Jari Nurminen		Chrysler Viper GTS-R76
Chrysler 8.0L V10
29
NC		GT266 Konrad Motorsport Franz Konrad
Philipp Peter
Uwe Alzen		Porsche 911 GT275
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
30
DNF		GT11 Gulf Team Davidoff
GTC Racing		 Ray Bellm
Andrew Gilbert-Scott		McLaren F1 GTR57
BMW S70 6.0L V12
31
DNF		GT260 Marcos Racing International Toon van de Haterd
Bert Ploeg		Marcos LM60048
Chevrolet 5.9L V8
32
DNF		GT113 GT1 Lotus Racing
Giroix Racing		 Fabien Giroix
Jean-Denis Délétraz		Lotus Elise GT147
Chevrolet LT5 6.0L V8
33
DNF		GT132 Graham Racing Eric Graham
David Velay		Venturi 600LM?44
Renault PRV 3.0L Turbo V6
34
DNF		GT123 GBF UK Ltd. Luca Badoer
Mimmo Schiattarella
Mauro Martini		Lotus Elise GT142
Lotus 3.5L Turbo V8
35
DNF		GT265 RWS Wolfgang Münster
Raffaele Sangiuolo
Luca Riccitelli		Porsche 911 GT2?41
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
36
DNF		GT120 DAMS Panoz Éric Bernard
Franck Lagorce		Panoz Esperante GTR-139
Ford (Roush) 6.0L V8
37
DNF		GT115 GT1 Lotus Racing
Giroix Racing		 Jérôme Policand
Maurizio Sandro Sala		Lotus Elise GT137
Chevrolet LT5 6.0L V8
38
DNF		GT19 BMW Motorsport
Schnitzer Motorsport		 Peter Kox
Roberto Ravaglia		McLaren F1 GTR29
BMW S70 6.0L V12
39
DNF		GT250 Agusta Racing Team Rocky Agusta
Almo Coppelli		Callaway Corvette LM-GT27
Chevrolet 6.3L V8
40
DNF		GT131 Karl Augustin Karl Augustin
Horst Felbermayr
Stefano Buttiero		Porsche 911 GT2 Evo24
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
41
DNF		GT114 GT1 Lotus Racing
Giroix Racing		 Jan Lammers
Mike Hezemans		Lotus Elise GT123
Chevrolet LT5 6.0L V8
42
DNF		GT259 Marcos Racing International Cor Euser
Harald Becker		Marcos LM60023
Chevrolet 5.9L V8
43
DNF		GT261 Stadler Motorsport Enzo Calderari
Lilian Bryner		Porsche 911 GT29
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
44
DNF		GT111 AMG-Mercedes Bernd Schneider
Alexander Wurz		Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR5
Mercedes-Benz LS600 6.0L V12
45
DNF		GT255 Karl Augustin Hans-Jörg Hofer
Helmut Reis
Wido Rössler		Porsche 911 GT23
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
DNSGT15 David Price Racing David Brabham
Perry McCarthy		Panoz Esperante GTR-1–
Ford (Roush) 6.0L V8
DNSGT271 GT Racing Team Luigino Pagatto
Luca Drudi		Porsche 911 GT2?–
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6

Statistics

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FIA GT Championship Hockenheim 1997 . Racing Sports Cars . 1 Nov 2024.
  2. Web site: 1997 Hockenheim 4 Hours Photos . FIA GT Photography . 13 Apr 1997 . 1 Nov 2024.
  3. Web site: 1997 Hockenheim FIA GT . Motorsport Database - Motor Sport Magazine . 26 Oct 2024 . 1 Nov 2024.
  4. Web site: 1997 FIA GT Championship . Motorsport Database - Motor Sport Magazine . 8 Nov 2023 . 1 Nov 2024.

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