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FIA GT Championship 1997

Round	Date	Race	State	Practiced	Started	Classified
1	13.4.1997	4 h Hockenheim	D	47	45	28
2	11.5.1997	4 h Silverstone	GB	49	47	35
3	25.5.1997	3 h Helsinki	SF	24	23	20
4	29.6.1997	4 h Nürburgring	D	47	47	35
5	20.7.1997	4 h Spa	B	47	46	30
6	3.8.1997	4 h Zeltweg	A	37	36	22
7	24.8.1997	1000 km Suzuka	J	37	36	25
8	14.9.1997	4 h Donington	GB	43	41	29
9	28.9.1997	4 h Mugello	I	42	40	30
10	18.10.1997	3 h Sebring	USA	41	36	29
11	26.10.1997	3 h Laguna Seca	USA	42	42	30

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FIA GT Championship	Round: 1

4 h Hockenheim

FIA Grand Touring Championship, Hockenheim	Date: 13.4.1997

Practiced:	47	(GT1 - 24, GT2 - 23)
Started:	45	(GT1 - 23, GT2 - 22)
Classified:	28	(GT1 - 13, GT2 - 15)

Circuit lenght: 6,823 km

Race distance: 770,999 km

Winner's average speed: 191,756 km/h

Attendance: 29000

2 qualifying sessions held
3 non-qualifying practice sessions held.

Fastest lap:

J.J. Lehto

No. 8

McLaren F1 GTR

2:1,711

201,812 km/h

Pos.	No.	Driver / Nationality	Car	Entrant	Laps	Time/retired	Pos.	Group	Pos.	Practice
1.	8	J.J. Lehto (SF) Steve Soper (GB) DNS - Eric Hélary (F)	McLaren F1 GTR 021R	BMW Motorsport/Schnitzer	113	4:01:14,596	1.	GT1	2.	1:59,840
2.	3	Jean-Marc Gounon (F) Pierre-Henri Raphanel (F)	McLaren F1 GTR 020R	Gulf Team Davidoff	113	4:02:47,728	2.	GT1	3.	2:00,615
3.	2	Thomas Bscher (D) John Nielsen (DK)	McLaren F1 GTR 022R	Gulf Team Davidoff	112		3.	GT1	6.	2:01,703
4.	6	Hans-Joachim Stuck (D) Thierry Boutsen (B)	Porsche 911 GT1 002	Porsche AG	112		4.	GT1	8.	2:02,146
5.	16	Ralf Kelleners (D) Yannick Dalmas (F)	Porsche 911 GT1 108	Roock Racing	111		5.	GT1	10.	2:02,780
6.	18	Pedro Lamy (P) Bob Wollek (F)	Porsche 911 GT1 102	Schubel Rennsport	110		6.	GT1	14.	2:04,354
7.	22	Pierluigi Martini (I) Christian Pescatori (I)	Porsche 911 GT1 106	BMS Scuderia Italia	110		7.	GT1	13.	2:04,037
8.	21	Christophe Bouchut (F) Klaus Ludwig (D) Carl Rosenblad (S)	Porsche 911 GT1 104	Kremer Racing	110		8.	GT1	12.	2:04,032
9.	17	Emmanuel Collard (F) Jürgen von Gartzen (D)	Porsche 911 GT1 101	JB Racing	109		9.	GT1	9.	2:02,350
10.	51	Olivier Beretta (MC) Philippe Gache (F)	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	Viper Team Oreca	105	4:02:12,908	1.	GT2	23.	2:10,400
11.	4	Andy Wallace (GB) James Weaver (GB)	Panoz GTR-1 Ford	David Price Racing	105		10.	GT1	18.	2:07,422
12.	52	Tommy Archer (USA) Justin Bell (GB)	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	Viper Team Oreca	104		2.	GT2	20.	2:09,525
13.	56	Claudia Hürtgen (D) Bruno Eichmann (CH) Ni Amorim (P)	Porsche 911 GT2	Roock Racing	104		3.	GT2	31.	2:13,593
14.	25	Jean-Luc Maury-Laribiére (F) Olivier Thévenin (F)	McLaren F1 GTR 005R	BBA Competition	104		11.	GT1	22.	2:09,967
15.	68	Angelo Zadra (I) Marco Brand (I) Leonardo Maddalena (I)	Porsche 911 GT2	Rennsport Italia	102		4.	GT2	38.	2:17,084
16.	19	Gerd Ruch (D) Alexander Burgstaller (D) Alexander Grau (D)	McLaren F1 GTR 006R	Martin Veyhle Racing	102		12.	GT1	19.	2:07,574
17.	67	Michel Ligonnet (F) Toni Seiler (CH) Marco Spinelli (I)	Porsche 911 GT2	Konrad Motorsport	101		5.	GT2	39.	2:17,525
18.	63	Michael Trunk (D) Bernhard Müller (D)	Porsche 911 GT2 WPOZZZ99ZTS394071	Krauss Motorsport	101		6.	GT2	35.	2:15,726
19.	72	Jean-Claude Lagniez (F) Guy Martinolle (F)	Porsche 911 GT2 WPOZZZ99ZTS393085	ELF Haberthur Racing	100		7.	GT2	46.	2:21,949
20.	64	Tomas Saldana (E) Alfonso de Orleans (E)	Porsche 911 GT2	Kremer Racing	100		8.	GT2	34.	2:15,366
21.	73	Ruggero Grassi (I) Renato Mastropietro (I) Fred Rosterg (D)	Porsche 911 GT2	Seikel Motorsport	99		9.	GT2	42.	2:18,133
22.	69	Gerold Ried (D) Patrick Vuillaume (F) Ernst Gschwender (D)	Porsche 911 GT2 WPOZZZ99ZTS393076	Proton Competition	99		10.	GT2	41.	2:17,846
23.	58	Manuel Monteiro (P) Michel Monteiro (P)	Porsche 911 GT2	Estoril Racing	98		11.	GT2	43.	2:18,361
24.	62	Uwe Sick (CH) Denis Lay (CH) Axel Rohr (D)	Porsche 911 GT2 0015	Stadler Motorsport	98		12.	GT2	44.	2:19,000
25.	57	François Lafon (F) Jean-Marc Smadja (F) Stéphane Ortelli (F)	Porsche 911 GT2	Roock Racing	96		13.	GT2	32.	2:13,716
26.	70	Manfred Jurasz (A) Rainer Bonnetsmüller (D) Günther Blieninger (D)	Porsche 911 GT2	Dellenbach Motorsport	89		14.	GT2	45.	2:20,458
27.	10	Alessandro Nannini (I) Bernd Schneider (D) - DNP Marcel Tiemann (D)	Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR 0006	AMG-Mercedes	89		13.	GT1	4.	2:01,100
28.	53	Hans Hugenholtz (NL) Jari Nurminen (SF)	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	Chamberlain Engineering Viper	76		15.	GT2	25.	2:13,125
	Not classified:
	66	Franz Konrad (A) Uwe Alzen (D) Philipp Peter (A)	Porsche 911 GT2 WPOZZZ99ZTS394065	Konrad Motorsport	75		16.	GT2	29.	2:13,475
	Did not finish:
	1	Ray Bellm (GB) Andrew Gilbert-Scott (GB)	McLaren F1 GTR 025R	Gulf Team Davidoff	57	Wheel		GT1	7.	2:02,095
	60	Toon Van de Haterd (NL) Bert Ploeg (NL)	Marcos LM600	Marcos Racing International	48	Engine		GT2	36.	2:15,761
	13	Fabien Giroix (F) Jean-Denis Delétraz (CH)	Lotus Elise GT1	GT1 Lotus Racing	47	Alternator		GT1	15.	2:06,560
	32	Eric Graham (F) David Velay (F)	Venturi 600 LM	Eric Graham	44	DNF		GT1	30.	2:13,485
	23	Luca Badoer (I) Mimmo Schiattarella (I) Mauro Martini (I)	Lotus Elise GT1	GBF	42	Alternator		GT1	17.	2:07,118
	65	Raffaele Sangiuolo (I) Luca Riccitelli (I) Wolfgang Muenster (D)	Porsche 911 GT2 WPOZZZ99ZTS393087	RWS	41	Accident		GT2	47.	2:23,983
	20	Eric Bernard (F) Franck Lagorce (F)	Panoz GTR-1 Ford	DAMS Panoz	39	Oil leak		GT1	16.	2:06,891
	15	Jérôme Policand (F) Maurizio Sandro Sala (BR)	Lotus Elise GT1	GT1 Lotus Racing	37	Alternator		GT1	21.	2:09,937
	9	Peter Kox (NL) Roberto Ravaglia (I)	McLaren F1 GTR 023R	BMW Motorsport/Schnitzer	29	Gearbox		GT1	5.	2:01,140
	50	Rocky Agusta (I) Almo Coppelli (I) - DND	Callaway Corvette LM GT2 003	Agusta Racing	27	Carburettor		GT2	28.	2:13,354
	31	Karl Augustin (A) Stefano Buttiero (I) - DND Horst Felbermayr (A) - DND	Porsche 911 GT2 Evo	Karl Augustin	24	DNF		GT1	26.	2:13,196
	14	Jan Lammers (NL) Mike Hezemans (NL) - DND	Lotus Elise GT1	GT1 Lotus Racing	23	Alternator		GT1	11.	2:03,890
	59	Cor Euser (NL) Harald Becker (D) - DND	Marcos LM600	Marcos Racing International	23	Overheating		GT2	27.	2:13,274
	61	Enzo Calderari (CH) Lilian Bryner (CH) - DND	Porsche 911 GT2 WPOZZZ99ZTS393067	Stadler Motorsport	9	Accident		GT2	37.	2:15,971
	11	Bernd Schneider (D) Alexander Wurz (A) DNS - Alessandro Nannini (I)	Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR	AMG-Mercedes	5	Brakes		GT1	1.	1:59,099
	55	Wido Rössler (D) Helmut Reis (D) - DND Hans-Jörg Hofer (A) - DND	Porsche 911 GT2	Karl Augustin	3	Engine		GT2	33.	2:14,756
	Did not start:
	5	David Brabham (AUS) Perry McCarthy (GB)	Panoz GTR-1 Ford	David Price Racing		Oil fire in warm-up		GT1	24.	2:12,584
	71	Luigino Pagotto (I) Luca Drudi (I)	Porsche 911 GT2	GT Racing Team		Engine		GT2	40.	2:17,597

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FIA GT Championship	Round: 2

4 h Silverstone

British Empire Trophy, Silverstone	Date: 11.5.1997

Practiced:	49	(GT1 - 24, GT2 - 25)
Started:	47	(GT1 - 23, GT2 - 24)
Classified:	35	(GT1 - 14, GT2 - 21)

Circuit lenght: 5,140 km

Race distance: 447,201 km

Winner's average speed: 133,859 km/h

1 full-course caution for 20 minutes, 8 laps
stopped because of rain, scheduled for 4 Hours duration

2 qualifying sessions held for a total of 120 minutes on 10/5
3 non-qualifying practice sessions held for a total of 180 minutes on 9/5
30 minute pre-race warm-up held.

Fastest lap:

Pedro Lamy

No. 18

Porsche 911 GT1

1:45,946

174,664 km/h

(lap 27)

Pos.	No.	Driver / Nationality	Car	Entrant	Laps	Time/retired	Pos.	Group	Pos.	Practice
1.	9	Peter Kox (NL) Roberto Ravaglia (I)	McLaren F1 GTR 023R	BMW Motorsport/Schnitzer	87	3:20:27,077	1.	GT1	3.	1:42,668
2.	11	Bernd Schneider (D) Alexander Wurz (A)	Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR	AMG-Mercedes	87	3:20:27,702	2.	GT1	1.	1:41,193
3.	8	J.J. Lehto (SF) Steve Soper (GB)	McLaren F1 GTR 021R	BMW Motorsport/Schnitzer	87	3:21:46,116	3.	GT1	4.	1:43,084
4.	1	Andrew Gilbert-Scott (GB) Pierre-Henri Raphanel (F) Ray Bellm (GB)	McLaren F1 GTR 025R	Gulf Team Davidoff	87	3:22:05,919	4.	GT1	14.	1:44,283
5.	6	Hans-Joachim Stuck (D) Thierry Boutsen (B)	Porsche 911 GT1 002	Porsche AG	87	3:22:08,717	5.	GT1	16.	1:45,152
6.	27	Chris Goodwin (GB) Gary Ayles (GB)	McLaren F1 GTR 027R	Parabolica Motorsport	87	3:22:24,043	6.	GT1	7.	1:43,326
7.	18	Pedro Lamy (P) Bob Wollek (F)	Porsche 911 GT1 102	Schübel Engineering	84		7.	GT1	10.	1:43,820
8.	52	Justin Bell (GB) Tommy Archer (USA)	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	Viper Team Oreca	83	3:21:47,453	1.	GT2	29.	1:53,263
9.	2	John Nielsen (DK) Thomas Bscher (D)	McLaren F1 GTR 022R	Gulf Team Davidoff	83		8.	GT1	6.	1:43,213
10.	56	Claudia Hürtgen (D) Bruno Eichmann (CH) Ni Amorim (P)	Porsche 911 GT2	Roock Racing	83	3:21:58,036	2.	GT2	26.	1:52,468
11.	51	Philippe Gache (F) Olivier Beretta (MC)	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	Viper Team Oreca	82		3.	GT2	22.	1:50,780
12.	26	Franz Konrad (A) Mauro Baldi (I)	Porsche 911 GT1 109	Konrad Motorsport	82		9.	GT1	18.	1:45,759
13.	5	David Brabham (AUS) Perry McCarthy (GB)	Panoz GTR-1 Ford	Dave Price Racing	81		10.	GT1	2.	1:42,376
14.	19	Gerd Ruch (D) Alexander Grau (D)	McLaren F1 GTR 006R	MVR McLaren	80		11.	GT1	21.	1:50,042
15.	64	Alfonso de Orleans (E) Tomas Saldana (E) Carl Rosenblad (S)	Porsche 911 GT2	Kremer Racing	80		4.	GT2	38.	1:56,705
16.	65	Raffaele Sangiuolo (I) Luca Riccitelli (I) Charles Margueron (CH)	Porsche 911 GT2 WPOZZZ99ZTS393087	RWS	79		5.	GT2	37.	1:56,219
17.	68	Angelo Zadra (I) Renato Mastropietro (I) Leonardo Maddalena (I)	Porsche 911 GT2	Angelo Zadra	78		6.	GT2	40.	1:56,878
18.	76	Tim Sugden (GB) Steve O'Rourke (GB) Win Percy (GB)	Porsche 911 GT2	O'Rourke	78		7.	GT2	31.	1:54,568
19.	57	François Lafon (F) Jean-Marc Smadja (F) Stéphane Ortelli (F)	Porsche 911 GT2	Roock Racing	78		8.	GT2	30.	1:53,932
20.	66	Toni Seiler (CH) Marco Spinelli (I) Robert Nearn (GB)	Porsche 911 GT2 WPOZZZ99ZTS394065	Konrad Motorsport	78		9.	GT2	36.	1:55,820
21.	53	Hans Hugenholtz (NL) Jari Nurminen (SF)	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	Chamberlain Engineering	77		10.	GT2	34.	1:55,129
22.	54	Richard Dean (GB) Peter Hardman (GB)	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	Chamberlain Engineering	77		11.	GT2	35.	1:55,235
23.	62	Uwe Sick (CH) Denis Lay (CH) Axel Rohr (D)	Porsche 911 GT2 0015	Stadler Motorsport	77		12.	GT2	44.	1:57,221
24.	60	John Schumann (NL) Christian Vann (GB)	Marcos LM600	Marcos Racing International	77		13.	GT2	41.	1:56,881
25.	55	Helmut Reis (D) Hans-Jörg Hofer (A)	Porsche 911 GT2	Augustin Motorsport	76		14.	GT2	39.	1:56,769
26.	31	Karl Augustin (A) Horst Felbermayr (A) Stefano Buttiero (I)	Porsche 911 GT2 Evo	Augustin Motorsport	76		12.	GT1	27.	1:53,069
27.	63	Michael Trunk (D) Bernhard Müller (D)	Porsche 911 GT2 WPOZZZ99ZTS394071	Krauss Motorsport	76		15.	GT2	49.	2:39,770
28.	75	John Greasley (GB) Geoff Lister (GB)	Porsche 911 GT2 WPOZZZ99ZTS394069	G-Force	75		16.	GT2	48.	2:12,792
29.	58	Manuel Monteiro (P) Michel Monteiro (P)	Porsche 911 GT2	Estoril Racing	73		17.	GT2	43.	1:57,153
30.	50	Rocky Agusta (I) Almo Coppelli (I)	Callaway Corvette LM GT2 003	Agusta Racing	70		18.	GT2	42.	1:56,926
31.	79	James Kaye (GB) Peter Owen (GB) Richard Piper (GB)	Ford Saleen Mustang	Saleen	68		19.	GT2	32.	1:54,661
32.	10	Alessandro Nannini (I) Marcel Tiemann (D)	Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR 0006	AMG-Mercedes	68		13.	GT1	5.	1:43,122
33.	80	Charles Morgan (GB) William Wykeham (GB)	Morgan Plus 8 GTR 4811710	Morgan	66		20.	GT2	46.	2:05,637
34.	78	Robert Schirle (GB) James Warnock (GB) Allen Lloyd (GB)	Ford Saleen Mustang	Saleen	65		21.	GT2	28.	1:53,182
35.	24	Mauro Martini (I) Andrea Boldrini (I)	Lotus Elise GT1	GBF	63		14.	GT1	25.	1:52,057
	Did not finish:
	16	Ralf Kelleners (D) Yannick Dalmas (F)	Porsche 911 GT1 108	Roock Racing	48	Accident		GT1	8.	1:43,463
	23	Luca Badoer (I) Mimmo Schiattarella (I)	Lotus Elise GT1	GBF	46	DNF		GT1	14.	1:47,811
	13	Fabien Giroix (F) Jean-Denis Delétraz (CH)	Lotus Elise GT1	Lotus Racing Franck Muller	45	Gearbox		GT1	23.	1:50,786
	59	Cor Euser (NL) Harald Becker (D)	Marcos LM600	Marcos Racing International	45	Accident		GT2	24.	1:50,889
	15	Maurizio Sandro Sala (BR) Ratanakul Prutirat (TH)	Lotus Elise GT1	Lotus Racing Franck Muller	41	Gearbox		GT1	20.	1:48,731
	70	Manfred Jurasz (A) Rainer Bonnetsmüller (D)	Porsche 911 GT2	Dellenbach Motorsport	33	Electronic		GT2	47.	2:10,098
	77	Steve Saleen (USA) Price Cobb (USA) Carlos Palau (E)	Ford Saleen Mustang	Saleen Allen Speedlab	17	Accident		GT2	33.	1:54,708
	14	Jan Lammers (NL) Mike Hezemans (NL) - DND	Lotus Elise GT1	Lotus Racing Franck Muller	15	Gearbox		GT1	9.	1:43,489
	20	Franck Lagorce (F) Eric Bernard (F) - DND	Panoz GTR-1 Ford	DAMS Panoz	7	Engine		GT1	15.	1:44,914
	4	Andy Wallace (GB) James Weaver (GB) - DND	Panoz GTR-1 Ford	Dave Price Racing	4	Gearbox		GT1	17.	1:45,411
	17	Emmanuel Collard (F) Jürgen von Gartzen (D)	Porsche 911 GT1 101	JB Racing	0	DNF		GT1	11.	1:44,016
	22	Pierluigi Martini (I) Christian Pescatori (I)	Porsche 911 GT1 106	BMS Scuderia Italia	0	DNF		GT1	13.	1:44,274
	Did not start:
	3	Jean-Marc Gounon (F) Pierre-Henri Raphanel (F)	McLaren F1 GTR 020R	Gulf Team Davidoff		Accident		GT1	12.	1:44,151
	69	Gerold Ried (D) Patrick Vuillaume (F)	Porsche 911 GT2 WPOZZZ99ZTS393076	Proton Motorsport		Engine		GT2	45.	1:57,315
	In entry list only:
	25	Jean-Luc Maury-Laribiére (F) Olivier Thévenin (F)	McLaren F1 GTR 005R	BBA Competition				GT1
	61	Enzo Calderari (CH) Lilian Bryner (CH)	Porsche 911 GT2 WPOZZZ99ZTS393067	Stadler Motorsport				GT2
	67	xxx	Porsche 911 GT2	Konrad Motorsport				GT2
	71	Luigino Pagotto (I) Luca Drudi (I)	Porsche 911 GT2	GT Racing Team				GT2
	73	xxx	Porsche 911 GT2	Seikel Motorsport				GT2
	74	xxx	Porsche 911 GT2	Larbre Competition				GT2
	81	xxx	Renault Spider	RJ Racing				GT2

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FIA GT Championship	Round: 3

3 h Helsinki

FIA Grand Touring Championship, Helsinki	Date: 25.5.1997

Practiced:	24	(GT1 - 14, GT2 - 10)
Started:	23	(GT1 - 13, GT2 - 10)
Classified:	20	(GT1 - 13, GT2 - 7)

Circuit lenght: 3,180 km

Race distance: 359,341 km

Winner's average speed: 119,420 km/h

Attendance: 83000

1 full-course caution

2 qualifying sessions held
3 non-qualifying practice sessions held

Fastest lap:

Bernd Schneider

No. 11

Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR

1:27,901

130,238 km/h

(lap 94)

Pos.	No.	Driver / Nationality	Car	Entrant	Laps	Time/retired	Pos.	Group	Pos.	Practice
1.	8	J.J. Lehto (SF) Steve Soper (GB)	McLaren F1 GTR 021R	BMW Motorsport/Schnitzer	113	3:00:31,711	1.	GT1	1.	1:26,097
2.	16	Ralf Kelleners (D) Stéphane Ortelli (F)	Porsche 911 GT1 108	Roock Racing	110		2.	GT1	7.	1:30,336
3.	2	John Nielsen (DK) Thomas Bscher (D)	McLaren F1 GTR 022R	Gulf Team Davidoff	110		3.	GT1	5.	1:28,449
4.	1	Andrew Gilbert-Scott (GB) Jean-Marc Gounon (F) Pierre-Henri Raphanel (F)	McLaren F1 GTR 025R	Gulf Team Davidoff	109		4.	GT1	6.	1:29,728
5.	24	Mauro Martini (I) Andrea Boldrini (I)	Lotus Elise GT1	GBF	109		5.	GT1	10.	1:31,653
6.	22	Pierluigi Martini (I) Christian Pescatori (I)	Porsche 911 GT1 106	BMS Scuderia Italia	108		6.	GT1	9.	1:31,479
7.	26	Franz Konrad (A) Mauro Baldi (I) Max Angelelli (I)	Porsche 911 GT1 109	Konrad Motorsport	108		7.	GT1	11.	1:34,700
8.	11	Bernd Schneider (D) Alexander Wurz (A)	Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR	AMG-Mercedes	107		8.	GT1	3.	1:26,482
9.	56	Ni Amorim (P) Claudia Hürtgen (D) Bruno Eichmann (CH)	Porsche 911 GT2	Roock Racing	106		1.	GT2	15.	1:36,130
10.	59	Cor Euser (NL) Harald Becker (D)	Marcos LM600	Marcos Racing International	106		2.	GT2	13.	1:35,247
11.	31	Stefano Buttiero (I) Horst Felbermayr (A) Karl Augustin (A)	Porsche 911 GT2 Evo	Augustin Motorsport	103		9.	GT1	21.	1:40,435
12.	63	Michael Trunk (D) Bernhard Müller (D)	Porsche 911 GT2 WPOZZZ99ZTS394071	Krauss Motorsport	103		3.	GT2	19.	1:38,257
13.	9	Peter Kox (NL) Roberto Ravaglia (I)	McLaren F1 GTR 023R	BMW Motorsport/Schnitzer	101	Gearbox	10.	GT1	4.	1:27,786
14.	53	Pertti Lievonen (SF) Jari Nurminen (SF)	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	Chamberlain Engineering	100		4.	GT2	18.	1:37,211
15.	55	Helmut Reis (D) Wido Rössler (D) Manfred Jurasz (A)	Porsche 911 GT2	Augustin Motorsport	100		5.	GT2	20.	1:38,309
16.	10	Alessandro Nannini (I) Klaus Ludwig (D)	Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR 0006	AMG-Mercedes	98		11.	GT1	2.	1:26,389
17.	15	Fabien Giroix (F) Ratanakul Prutirat (TH) Jean-Denis Delétraz (CH)	Lotus Elise GT1	Lotus Racing Franck Muller	97		12.	GT1	16.	1:36,427
18.	69	Gerold Ried (D) Patrick Vuillaume (F)	Porsche 911 GT2 WPOZZZ99ZTS393076	Proton Motorsport	94		6.	GT2	22.	1:42,348
19.	60	Ville-Pertti Teuronen (SF) Teijo Lahti (SF)	Marcos LM600	Marcos Racing International	93	Fire	7.	GT2	24.	1:44,650
20.	23	Luca Badoer (I) Mimmo Schiattarella (I)	Lotus Elise GT1	GBF	83	Accident	13.	GT1	8.	1:30,675
	Did not finish:
	57	François Lafon (F) Jean-Pierre Jarier (F)	Porsche 911 GT2	Roock Racing	65	Gearbox		GT2	12.	1:34,892
	80	Charles Morgan (GB) William Wykeham (GB)	Morgan Plus 8 GTR 481170	Morgan	31	Fuel system		GT2	23.	1:44,081
	66	Toni Seiler (CH) Marco Spinelli (I) Michel Ligonnet (F)	Porsche 911 GT2 WPOZZZ99ZTS394065	Konrad Motorsport	30	Engine		GT2	14.	1:35,580
	Did not start:
	19	Gerd Ruch (D) Alexander Grau (D)	McLaren F1 GTR 006R	MVR McLaren				GT1	17.	1:36,619
	In entry list only:
	6	Hans-Joachim Stuck (D) Thierry Boutsen (B)	Porsche 911 GT1	Porsche AG				GT1
	65	Raffaele Sangiuolo (I) Luca Riccitelli (I)	Porsche 911 GT2 WPOZZZ99ZTS393087	RWS				GT2
	70	Manfred Jurasz (A) Rainer Bonnetsmüller (D)	Porsche 911 GT2	Dellenbach Motorsport				GT2

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FIA GT Championship	Round: 4

4 h Nürburgring

FIA Grand Touring Championship, Nürburgring	Date: 29.6.1997

Practiced:	47	(GT1 - 26, GT2 - 21)
Started:	47	(GT1 - 26, GT2 - 21)
Classified:	35	(GT1 - 18, GT2 - 17)

Circuit lenght: 4,556 km

Race distance: 667,674 km

Winner's average speed: 166,785 km/h

2 qualifying sessions held

Fastest lap:

Bernd Schneider

No. 11

Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR

1:33,614

174,666 km/h

(lap 4)

Pos.	No.	Driver / Nationality	Car	Entrant	Laps	Time/retired	Pos.	Group	Pos.	Practice
1.	11	Bernd Schneider (D) Klaus Ludwig (D) DNS - Roberto Moreno (BR)	Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR	AMG-Mercedes	147	4:00:11,517	1.	GT1	1.	1:31,488
2.	10	Alessandro Nannini (I) Marcel Tiemann (D)	Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR 0006	AMG-Mercedes	147	4:11:18,819	2.	GT1	3.	1:32,035
3.	8	J.J. Lehto (SF) Steve Soper (GB)	McLaren F1 GTR 021R	BMW Motorsport/Schnitzer	146		3.	GT1	2.	1:31,739
4.	9	Peter Kox (NL) Roberto Ravaglia (I)	McLaren F1 GTR 023R	BMW Motorsport/Schnitzer	146		4.	GT1	5.	1:32,466
5.	3	Jean-Marc Gounon (F) Pierre-Henri Raphanel (F)	McLaren F1 GTR 020R	Gulf Team Davidoff	146		5.	GT1	6.	1:33,202
6.	27	Gary Ayles (GB) Chris Goodwin (GB)	McLaren F1 GTR 027R	Parabolica Motorsport	144		6.	GT1	12.	1:34,175
7.	2	John Nielsen (DK) Thomas Bscher (D)	McLaren F1 GTR 024R	Gulf Team Davidoff	144		7.	GT1	11.	1:34,129
8.	17	Jürgen von Gartzen (D) Emmanuel Collard (F)	Porsche 911 GT1 101	JB Racing	143		8.	GT1	19.	1:35,260
9.	21	Christophe Bouchut (F) Carl Rosenblad (S)	Porsche 911 GT1 104	Kremer Racing	143		9.	GT1	17.	1:34,973
10.	6	Hans-Joachim Stuck (D) Thierry Boutsen (B)	Porsche 911 GT1 005	Porsche AG	142		10.	GT1	10.	1:34,031
11.	14	Jan Lammers (NL) Mike Hezemans (NL)	Lotus Elise GT1	GT1 Lotus Racing Franck Muller	142		11.	GT1	7.	1:33,849
12.	22	Christian Pescatori (I) Pierluigi Martini (I)	Porsche 911 GT1 106	BMS Scuderia Italia	141		12.	GT1	20.	1:35,450
13.	5	David Brabham (AUS) Perry McCarthy (GB)	Panoz GTR-1 Ford	Dave Price Racing	136		13.	GT1	13.	1:34,277
14.	4	Andy Wallace (GB) James Weaver (GB)	Panoz GTR-1 Ford	Dave Price Racing	134		14.	GT1	14.	1:34,281
15.	24	Andrea Boldrini (I) Martin Stretton (GB)	Lotus Elise GT1	GBF	134		15.	GT1	24.	1:37,034
16.	56	Claudia Hürtgen (D) Bruno Eichmann (CH) Ni Amorim (P)	Porsche 911 GT2 WPOZZZ99XTS393108	Roock Racing	133	4:00:18,442	1.	GT2	28.	1:41,358
17.	25	David Velay (F) Jean-Luc Maury-Laribiére (F)	McLaren F1 GTR 005R	BBA Competition	133		16.	GT1	29.	1:41,670
18.	52	Justin Bell (GB) Marc Duez (B)	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	Viper Team Oreca	132		2.	GT2	30.	1:41,727
19.	66	Franz Konrad (A) Toni Seiler (CH) Bert Ploeg (NL)	Porsche 911 GT2 WPOZZZ99ZTS394065	Konrad Motorsport	132		3.	GT2	43.	1:45,741
20.	63	Michael Trunk (D) Bernhard Müller (D)	Porsche 911 GT2 WPOZZZ99ZTS394071	Krauss Motorsport	131		4.	GT2	36.	1:43,118
21.	61	Ulli Richter (D) Enzo Calderari (CH) Lilian Bryner (CH)	Porsche 911 GT2 WPOZZZ99ZTS393067	Stadler Motorsport	131		5.	GT2	32.	1:42,449
22.	73	Guiseppe Quargentan (I) Fred Rosterg (D) Wolfgang Haugg (D)	Porsche 911 GT2	Seikel Motorsport	129		6.	GT2	42.	1:45,046
23.	68	Leonardo Maddalena (I) Angelo Zadra (I) Renato Mastropietro (I)	Porsche 911 GT2	Angelo Zadra	129		7.	GT2	39.	1:44,678
24.	58	Michel Monteiro (P) Manuel Monteiro (P)	Porsche 911 GT2	Estoril Racing Team	129		8.	GT2	45.	1:46,495
25.	7	Yannick Dalmas (F) Bob Wollek (F)	Porsche 911 GT1 004	Porsche AG	127		17.	GT1	9.	1:34,029
26.	62	Bruno Michelotti (CH) Uwe Sick (CH) Axel Rohr (D)	Porsche 911 GT2 0015	Stadler Motorsport	127		9.	GT2	37.	1:44,294
27.	57	Stéphane Ortelli (F) John Robinson (GB) Hugh Price (GB)	Porsche 911 GT2	Roock Racing	127		10.	GT2	27.	1:41,023
28.	69	Gerold Ried (D) Patrick Vuillaume (F)	Porsche 911 GT2 WPOZZZ99ZTS393076	Proton Motorsport	126		11.	GT2	46.	1:47,025
29.	20	Eric Bernard (F) Franck Lagorce (F)	Panoz GTR-1 Ford	DAMS	124		18.	GT1	18.	1:34,995
30.	81	Paul Hulverscheid (D) Michael Eschmann (D) Gunter Döbler (D)	Porsche 911 GT2	Eschmann	123		12.	GT2	44.	1:46,100
31.	71	Luca Drudi (I) Luigino Pagotto (I)	Porsche 911 GT2	GT Racing Team	123		13.	GT2	40.	1:44,875
32.	50	Rocky Agusta (I) Almo Coppelli (I)	Callaway Corvette LM GT2 003	Agusta Racing Team	122		14.	GT2	34.	1:43,048
33.	53	Hans Hugenholtz (NL) David Goode (GB) Tim O'Kennedy (IRL)	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	Chamberlain Engineering	122		15.	GT2	38.	1:44,397
34.	75	Geoff Lister (GB) John Greasley (GB) Magnus Wallinder (S)	Porsche 911 GT2 WPOZZZ99ZTS394069	G-Force	112		16.	GT2	31.	1:42,333
35.	51	Olivier Beretta (MC) Philippe Gache (F)	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	Viper Team Oreca	101		17.	GT2	25.	1:40,059
	Did not finish:
	59	Cor Euser (NL) Harald Becker (D)	Marcos LM600	Marcos Racing International	83	DNF		GT2	26.	1:40,456
	26	Mauro Baldi (I) Ivan Capelli (I) Gerd Ruch (D)	Porsche 911 GT1 109	Konrad Motorsport	81	Spun, off course		GT1	22.	1:36,732
	13	Fabien Giroix (F) Jean-Denis Delétraz (CH)	Lotus Elise GT1	GT1 Lotus Racing Franck Muller	74	Accident damage		GT1	8.	1:33,972
	70	Günther Blieninger (D) Wolfgang Treml (A) Rainer Bonnetsmüller (D)	Porsche 911 GT2	Dellenbach Motorsport	73	DNF		GT2	47.	1:47,832
	65	Luca Riccitelli (I) Raffaele Sangiuolo (I)	Porsche 911 GT2 WPOZZZ99ZTS393087	RWS	65	Accident		GT2	35.	1:43,057
	16	Ralf Kelleners (D) Stéphane Ortelli (F) Pedro Chaves (P) - DND	Porsche 911 GT1 102	Roock Racing	49	Gearbox		GT1	16.	1:34,419
	55	Wido Rössler (D) Helmut Reis (D) Manfred Jurasz (A) - DND	Porsche 911 GT2	Augustin Motorsport	43	Accident damage		GT2	41.	1:44,974
	12	Klaus Ludwig (D) Bernd Mayländer (D)	Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR	AMG-Mercedes	42	Accident		GT1	4.	1:32,120
	1	Andrew Gilbert-Scott (GB) Anders Olofsson (S) - DND	McLaren F1 GTR 025R	Gulf Team Davidoff	28	Accident		GT1	15.	1:34,300
	31	Stefano Buttiero (I) Stefan Roitmayer (D) - DND Hans-Jörg Hofer (A) - DND	Porsche 911 GT2 Evo	Augustin Motorsport	28	Accident		GT1	33.	1:42,595
	23	Luca Badoer (I) Mimmo Schiattarella (I) - DND	Lotus Elise GT1	GBF	22	Collision		GT1	21.	1:36,527
	15	Alexander Grau (D) Ratanakul Prutirat (TH) - DND	Lotus Elise GT1	First Racing Project	3	Engine		GT1	23.	1:36,989

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FIA GT Championship	Round: 5

4 h Spa

FIA Gand Touring Championship, Spa-Francorchamps	Date: 20.7.1997

Practiced:	47	(GT1 - 25, GT2 - 22)
Started:	46	(GT1 - 24, GT2 - 22)
Classified:	30	(GT1 - 13, GT2 - 17)

Circuit lenght: 6,974 km

Race distance: 704,374 km

Winner's average speed: 174,701 km/h

Attendance: 6000

2 qualifying sessions held
3 non-qualifying practice sessions held.

Fastest lap:

Bernd Schneider

No. 11

Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR

2:12,058

190,116 km/h

(lap 73)

Pos.	No.	Driver / Nationality	Car	Entrant	Laps	Time/retired	Pos.	Group	Pos.	Practice
1.	8	J.J. Lehto (SF) Steve Soper (GB)	McLaren F1 GTR 026R	Team BMW Motorsport	101	4:01:54,816	1.	GT1	1.	2:08,984
2.	11	Bernd Schneider (D) Alexander Wurz (A)	Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR	AMG Mercedes	101	4:02:09,166	2.	GT1	3.	2:09,853
3.	7	Yannick Dalmas (F) Bob Wollek (F) Thierry Boutsen (B) - DNP	Porsche 911 GT1 Evo 006	Porsche AG	99		3.	GT1	7.	2:11,326
4.	9	Peter Kox (NL) Roberto Ravaglia (I)	McLaren F1 GTR 023R	Team BMW Motorsport	99		4.	GT1	6.	2:10,766
5.	12	Klaus Ludwig (D) Ralf Schumacher (D)	Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR	AMG Mercedes	99		5.	GT1	4.	2:10,264
6.	27	Chris Goodwin (GB) Gary Ayles (GB)	McLaren F1 GTR 027R	Parabolica Motorsports	98		6.	GT1	13.	2:13,094
7.	16	Ralf Kelleners (D) Stéphane Ortelli (F) Pedro Chaves (P)	Porsche 911 GT1 102	Roock Racing	98		7.	GT1	11.	2:12,655
8.	13	Fabien Giroix (F) Jean-Denis Delétraz (CH)	Lotus Elise GT1	GT1 Racing Franck Muller	96		8.	GT1	19.	2:15,373
9.	4	Andy Wallace (GB) James Weaver (GB)	Panoz GTR-1 Ford	David Price Racing	96		9.	GT1	16.	2:14,270
10.	22	Pierluigi Martini (I) Christian Pescatori (I)	Porsche 911 GT1 106	BMS Scuderia Italia	94		10.	GT1	15.	2:14,193
11.	52	Marc Duez (B) Justin Bell (GB)	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	Viper Team Oreca	93	4:03:45,101	1.	GT2	24.	2:21,497
12.	51	Philippe Gache (F) Olivier Beretta (MC)	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	Viper Team Oreca	92		2.	GT2	23.	2:21,129
13.	59	Cor Euser (NL) Harald Becker (D)	Marcos LM600	Marcos Racing International	92		3.	GT2	25.	2:23,425
14.	75	Magnus Wallinder (S) John Greasley (GB) Geoff Lister (GB)	Porsche 911 GT2 WPOZZZ99ZTS394069	G Force Strandell	90		4.	GT2	27.	2:24,193
15.	50	Michel Neugarten (B) Rocky Agusta (I) Bernard de Dryver (B)	Porsche 911 GT2	Agusta Racing	89		5.	GT2	31.	2:26,784
16.	56	Bruno Eichmann (CH) Claudia Hürtgen (D) Ni Amorim (P)	Porsche 911 GT2 WPOZZZ99XTS393108	Roock Racing	89		6.	GT2	39.	2:29,953
17.	10	Alessandro Nannini (I) Marcel Tiemann (D)	Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR 0006	AMG Mercedes	89		11.	GT1	2.	2:09,826
18.	66	Toni Seiler (CH) Franz Konrad (A) Ruch	Porsche 911 GT2 WPOZZZ99ZTS394065	Konrad Motorsport	89		7.	GT2	30.	2:26,737
19.	57	François Lafon (F) Jean-Marc Smadja (F) Stéphane Ortelli (F)	Porsche 911 GT2	Roock Racing	89		8.	GT2	28.	2:24,906
20.	65	Raffaele Sangiuolo (I) Luca Riccitelli (I) Benno Rottenfusser (D)	Porsche 911 GT2 WPOZZZ99ZTS393087	RWS	88		9.	GT2	45.	2:32,338
21.	71	Luigino Pagotto (I) Luca Drudi (I)	Porsche 911 GT2	GT Racing Team	88		10.	GT2	37.	2:29,230
22.	25	Jean-Luc Maury-Laribiére (F) David Velay (F) Bernard Chauvin (F)	McLaren F1 GTR 005R	BBA Competition	87		12.	GT1	26.	2:23,735
23.	70	Klaus Horn (D) Günther Blieninger (D) Wolfgang Treml (A)	Porsche 911 GT2	Dellenbach Motorsport	87		11.	GT2	42.	2:30,233
24.	53	Hans Hugenholtz (NL) Tim O'Kennedy (IRL)	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	Chamberlain Engineering	87		12.	GT2	32.	2:27,189
25.	77	James Kaye (GB) Peter Owen (GB) Guy Smith (GB)	Ford Saleen Mustang	Saleen Allen Speedlab	86		13.	GT2	29.	2:26,643
26.	58	Manuel Monteiro (P) Michel Monteiro (P)	Porsche 911 GT2	Estoril Racing Team	86		14.	GT2	43.	2:31,151
27.	63	Michael Trunk (D) Bernhard Müller (D)	Porsche 911 GT2 WPOZZZ99ZTS394071	Krauss Motorsport	86		15.	GT2	34.	2:28,528
28.	62	Uwe Sick (CH) Denis Lay (CH) Axel Rohr (D)	Porsche 911 GT2 0015	Stadler Motorsport	86		16.	GT2	38.	2:29,749
29.	31	Hans-Jörg Hofer (A) Horst Felbermayr (A) Stefano Buttiero (I)	Porsche 911 GT2 Evo	Karl Augustin	86		13.	GT1	33.	2:27,291
30.	69	Gerold Ried (D) Patrick Vuillaume (F)	Porsche 911 GT2 WPOZZZ99ZTS393076	Proton Competition	85		17.	GT2	46.	2:33,619
	Did not finish:
	15	Jérôme Policand (F) Ratanakul Prutirat (TH)	Lotus Elise GT1	First Racing Project	63	Engine		GT1	20.	2:15,709
	68	Angelo Zadra (I) Renato Mastropietro (I) Leonardo Maddalena (I)	Porsche 911 GT2	Angelo Zadra	46	DNF		GT2	35.	2:28,719
	17	Emmanuel Collard (F) Jürgen von Gartzen (D)	Porsche 911 GT1 101	JB	45	Accident		GT1	14.	2:13,272
	80	Charles Morgan (GB) William Wykeham (GB)	Morgan Plus 8 GTR 481170	Morgan	42	DNF		GT2	47.	2:38,558
	78	Allen Lloyd (GB) Thomas Erdos (BR)	Ford Saleen Mustang	Saleen Allen Speedlab	37	DNF		GT2	41.	2:30,044
	67	Marco Spinelli (I) Kelly Collins (USA) Barry Waddell (USA)	Porsche 911 GT2	Konrad Motorsport	36	DNF		GT2	36.	2:28,940
	21	Christophe Bouchut (F) Carl Rosenblad (S)	Porsche 911 GT1 104	Kremer Racing	27	DNF		GT1	21.	2:15,737
	55	Helmut Reis (D) Wido Rössler (D) Manfred Jurasz (A) - DND	Porsche 911 GT2	Karl Augustin	23	DNF		GT2	40.	2:30,014
	19	Kurt Thiim (DK) Alexander Grau (D)	Lotus Elise GT1	MVR McLaren	22	Engine		GT1	22.	2:16,865
	14	Jan Lammers (NL) Mike Hezemans (NL)	Lotus Elise GT1	GT1 Racing Franck Muller	20	Accident		GT1	17.	2:14,319
	20	Franck Lagorce (F) Eric Bernard (F) - DND	Panoz GTR-1 Ford	DAMS Panoz	11	Engine		GT1	12.	2:12,920
	6	Thierry Boutsen (B) Hans-Joachim Stuck (D) - DND	Porsche 911 GT1 Evo 005	Porsche AG	10	Steering		GT1	8.	2:11,496
	26	Mauro Baldi (I) Max Angelelli (I) - DND DNS - Franz Konrad (A)	Porsche 911 GT1 109	Konrad Motorsport	3	Engine		GT1	44.	2:31,189
	1	Anders Olofsson (S) Andrew Gilbert-Scott (GB) - DND	McLaren F1 GTR 028R	Gulf Team Davidoff	0	Accident		GT1	10.	2:11,631
	2	John Nielsen (DK) Thomas Bscher (D) - DND	McLaren F1 GTR 024R	Gulf Team Davidoff	0	Accident		GT1	9.	2:11,618
	3	Jean-Marc Gounon (F) Pierre-Henri Raphanel (F) - DND	McLaren F1 GTR 020R	Gulf Team Davidoff	0	Accident		GT1	5.	2:10,763
	Did not start:
	5	David Brabham (AUS) Perry McCarthy (GB)	Panoz GTR-1 Ford	David Price Racing		Engine		GT1	18.	2:14,930
	In entry list only:
	23	Mimmo Schiattarella (I) Luca Badoer (I)	Lotus Elise GT1	GBF UK Ltd.				GT1
	24	Andrea Boldrini (I) Martin Stretton (GB)	Lotus Elise GT1	GBF UK Ltd.				GT1
	60	xxx	Marcos LM600	Marcos Racing International				GT2
	64	Alfonso de Orleans (E) Tomas Saldana (E)	Porsche 911 GT2	Kremer Racing				GT2
	73	Guiseppe Quargentan (I) Fred Rosterg (D) Wolfgang Haugg (D)	Porsche 911 GT2	Seikel Motorsport				GT2

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FIA GT Championship	Round: 6

4 h Zeltweg

FIA GT Championship, Spielberg-Zeltweg, A1-Ring Austria	Date: 3.8.1997

Practiced:	37	(GT1 - 23, GT2 - 14)
Started:	36	(GT1 - 23, GT2 - 13)
Classified:	22	(GT1 - 13, GT2 - 9)

Circuit lenght: 4,300 km

Race distance: 695,300 km

Winner's average speed: 173,150 km/h

1 full-course caution

2 qualifying sessions held
3 non-qualifying practice sessions held.

Fastest lap:

Klaus Ludwig

No. 12

Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR

1:24,601

82,977 km/h

(lap 153)

Pos.	No.	Driver / Nationality	Car	Entrant	Laps	Time/retired	Pos.	Group	Pos.	Practice
1.	12	Klaus Ludwig (D) Bernd Mayländer (D) Bernd Schneider (D) - DNP	Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR	AMG Mercedes	161	4:00:55,816	1.	GT1	3.	1:23,649
2.	10	Alessandro Nannini (I) Marcel Tiemann (D)	Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR 0006	AMG-Mercedes	160	4:01:25,089	2.	GT1	1.	1:22,990
3.	8	J.J. Lehto (SF) Steve Soper (GB)	McLaren F1 GTR 026R	Team BMW Motorsport	160	4:01:35,832	3.	GT1	4.	1:23,798
4.	11	Bernd Schneider (D) Alexander Wurz (A)	Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR	AMG-Mercedes	159		4.	GT1	2.	1:23,018
5.	3	Pierre-Henri Raphanel (F) Anders Olofsson (S)	McLaren F1 GTR 020R	Gulf Team Davidoff	159		5.	GT1	9.	1:25,314
6.	6	Bob Wollek (F) Thierry Boutsen (B)	Porsche 911 GT1 Evo 005	Porsche AG	159		6.	GT1	6.	1:24,270
7.	7	Yannick Dalmas (F) Allan McNish (GB)	Porsche 911 GT1 Evo 006	Porsche AG	158		7.	GT1	5.	1:24,219
8.	22	Christian Pescatori (I) Pierluigi Martini (I)	Porsche 911 GT1 106	BMS Scuderia Italia	156		8.	GT1	16.	1:26,424
9.	20	Eric Bernard (F) Franck Lagorce (F)	Panoz GTR-1 Ford	DAMS Panoz	156		9.	GT1	10.	1:25,321
10.	17	Emmanuel Collard (F) Mauro Baldi (I)	Porsche 911 GT1 101??	JB Racing	155		10.	GT1	8.	1:25,312
11.	5	David Brabham (AUS) Perry McCarthy (GB)	Panoz GTR-1 Ford	Dave Price Racing	154		11.	GT1	14.	1:26,041
12.	4	Andy Wallace (GB) James Weaver (GB)	Panoz GTR-1 Ford	Dave Price Racing	150		12.	GT1	20.	1:27,147
13.	57	Stéphane Ortelli (F) Claudia Hürtgen (D) Bruno Eichmann (CH) DNS - Hugh Price (GB) DNS - André Ahrlé (D)	Porsche 911 GT2	Roock Racing	148		1.	GT2	29.	1:32,965
14.	51	Olivier Beretta (MC) Philippe Gache (F)	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	Viper Team Oreca	147		2.	GT2	23.	1:31,109
15.	52	Dieter Quester (A) Justin Bell (GB)	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	Viper Team Oreca	146		3.	GT2	26.	1:32,393
16.	63	Michael Trunk (D) Bernhard Müller (D)	Porsche 911 GT2 WPOZZZ99ZTS394071	Krauss	145		4.	GT2	32.	1:34,475
17.	55	Wido Rössler (D) Helmut Reis (D) Manfred Jurasz (A)	Porsche 911 GT2	Karl Augustin	143		5.	GT2	33.	1:34,633
18.	64	Tomas Saldana (E) Alfonso de Orleans (E) Christophe Bouchut (F)	Porsche 911 GT2	Kremer Racing	139		6.	GT2	28.	1:32,676
19.	70	Klaus Horn (D) Günther Blieninger (D) Rainer Bonnetsmüller (D)	Porsche 911 GT2	Dellenbach Motorsport	137		7.	GT2	34.	1:34,846
20.	16	Ralf Kelleners (D) Pedro Chaves (P)	Porsche 911 GT1 102	Roock Racing	133		13.	GT1	15.	1:26,092
21.	59	Cor Euser (NL) Harald Becker (D)	Marcos LM600	Marcos Racing International	130		8.	GT2	24.	1:32,265
22.	69	Patrick Vuillaume (F) Gerold Ried (D)	Porsche 911 GT2 WPOZZZ99ZTS393076	Proton Competition	122		9.	GT2	36.	1:36,027
	Did not finish:
	2	John Nielsen (DK) Thomas Bscher (D)	McLaren F1 GTR 024R	Gulf Team Davidoff	107	DNF		GT1	18.	1:26,526
	56	Bruno Eichmann (CH) Ni Amorim (P) DNS - Claudia Hürtgen (D)	Porsche 911 GT2 WPOZZZ99XTS393108	Roock Racing	101	Accident damage		GT2	25.	1:32,297
	53	Gerd Ruch (D) Almo Coppelli (I) Leonardo Maddalena (I)	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	Chamberlain Engineering Viper	84	Spin		GT2	35.	1:35,389
	66	Franz Konrad (A) Toni Seiler (CH)	Porsche 911 GT2 WPOZZZ99ZTS394065	Konrad Motorsport	72	DNF		GT2	31.	1:34,363
	24	Andrea Boldrini (I) Ralf Kalaschek (A)	Lotus Elise GT1	GBF	70	DNF		GT1	22.	1:27,729
	31	Stefano Buttiero (I) Horst Felbermayr, Jr. (A) Horst Felbermayr (A)	Porsche 911 GT2 Evo	Augustin Motorsport	68	DNF		GT1	30.	1:33,170
	65	Luca Riccitelli (I) Raffaele Sangiuolo (I) Benno Rottenfusser (D)	Porsche 911 GT2 WPOZZZ99ZTS393087	RWS	60	DNF		GT2	27.	1:32,647
	1	Andrew Gilbert-Scott (GB) Anders Olofsson (S) Geoff Lees (GB) - DND	McLaren F1 GTR 028R	Gulf Team Davidoff	44	Wheel		GT1	12.	1:25,583
	9	Roberto Ravaglia (I) Peter Kox (NL)	McLaren F1 GTR 023R	Team BMW Motorsport	39	Accident		GT1	7.	1:24,541
	19	Alexander Grau (D) Kurt Thiim (DK)	Lotus Elise GT1	MVR	39	Fire		GT1	19.	1:27,130
	13	Fabien Giroix (F) Jean-Denis Delétraz (CH)	Lotus Elise GT1	GT1 Lotus Racing F. Muller	33	Engine		GT1	13.	1:25,657
	23	Mimmo Schiattarella (I) Luca Badoer (I)	Lotus Elise GT1	GBF	31	Gearbox		GT1	21.	1:27,199
	14	Mike Hezemans (NL) Jan Lammers (NL)	Lotus Elise GT1	GT1 Lotus Racing F. Muller	13	Accident		GT1	11.	1:25,400
	27	Gary Ayles (GB) Chris Goodwin (GB) - DND	McLaren F1 GTR 027R	Parabolica Motorsport	13	Accident		GT1	17.	1:26,449
	Did not qualify:
	71	Luigino Pagotto (I) Luca Drudi (I)	Porsche 911 GT2	GT Racing Team				GT2
	In entry list only:
	15	Ratanakul Prutirat (TH)	Lotus Elise GT1	GT1 Lotus Racing F. Muller				GT1
	18	Pedro Lamy (P) Armin Hahne (D) Max Angelelli (I)	Porsche 911 GT1 102	Schübel				GT1
	24	Jean-Luc Maury-Laribiére (F) Olivier Thévenin (F)	McLaren F1 GTR 005R	BBA Competition				GT1
	25	Franz Konrad (A) Mauro Baldi (I)	Porsche 911 GT1	Konrad Motorsport				GT1
	50	Rocky Agusta (I) Almo Coppelli (I)	Callaway Corvette GT2 LM 003	Agusta Racing				GT2
	58	Manuel Monteiro (P) Michel Monteiro (P)	Porsche 911 GT2	Estoril Racing Team				GT2
	60	xxx	Marcos LM600	Marcos Racing International				GT2
	62	Uwe Sick (CH) Axel Rohr (D) Denis Lay (CH)	Porsche 911 GT2 0015	Stadler Motorsport				GT2
	80	Charles Morgan (GB) William Wykeham (GB)	Morgan Plus 8 GTR 4811710	Charles Morgan				GT2

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FIA GT Championship	Round: 7

1000 km Suzuka

POKKA 1000 Kilometres Suzuka	Date: 24.8.1997

Practiced:	37	(GT1 - 21, GT2 - 16)
Started:	36	(GT1 - 20, GT2 - 16)
Classified:	25	(GT1 - 13, GT2 - 12)

Circuit lenght: 5,864 km

Race distance: 1002,749 km

Winner's average speed: 167,340 km/h

2 qualifying sessions held on 23/10
3 non-qualifying practice sessions held on 22/10

Fastest lap:

Klaus Ludwig

No. 12

Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR

2:0,019

175,890 km/h

Pos.	No.	Driver / Nationality	Car	Entrant	Laps	Time/retired	Pos.	Group	Pos.	Practice
1.	10	Alessandro Nannini (I) Marcel Tiemann (D) Bernd Schneider (D) - DNP	Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR	AMG Mercedes	171	5:59:31,003	1.	GT1	4.	1:57,321
2.	12	Klaus Ludwig (D) Bernd Mayländer (D)	Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR	AMG Mercedes	171	6:00:35,824	2.	GT1	1.	1:56,023
3.	3	Pierre-Henri Raphanel (F) Anders Olofsson (S) Jean-Marc Gounon (F)	McLaren F1 GTR 020R	Gulf Team Davidoff/GTC	171	6:01:21,779	3.	GT1	8.	1:58,776
4.	8	J.J. Lehto (SF) Steve Soper (GB)	McLaren F1 GTR 026R	Team BMW Motorsport	171	6:02:14,577	4.	GT1	5.	1:57,394
5.	6	Hans-Joachim Stuck (D) Thierry Boutsen (B) Bob Wollek (F)	Porsche 911 GT1 Evo 005	Porsche AG	169	6:00:31,326	5.	GT1	13.	2:00,168
6.	1	Geoff Lees (GB) Andrew Gilbert-Scott (GB) John Nielsen (DK)	McLaren F1 GTR 028R	Gulf Team Davidoff/GTC	169	3:00:36,387	6.	GT1	7.	1:58,627
7.	11	Bernd Schneider (D) Alexander Wurz (A) Aguri Suzuki (J)	Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR	AMG Mercedes	169	6:00:38,668	7.	GT1	3.	1:56,330
8.	9	Peter Kox (NL) Roberto Ravaglia (I)	McLaren F1 GTR 023R	Team BMW Motorsport	169	6:01:26,329	8.	GT1	11.	1:59,420
9.	44	Keiichi Tsuchiya (J) Masanori Sekiya (J) Akihiko Nakaya (J)	McLaren F1 GTR 019R	Team Lark McLaren	168	6:00:45,278	9.	GT1	9.	1:58,909
10.	7	Yannick Dalmas (F) Allan McNish (GB) Pedro Lamy (P)	Porsche 911 GT1 Evo 006	Porsche AG	164	6:00:23,089	10.	GT1	2.	1:56,039
11.	17	Emmanuel Collard (F) Mauro Baldi (I) Alain Ferté (F)	Porsche 911 GT1 109	JB Racing	164	6:01:02,957	11.	GT1	12.	1:59,508
12.	5	David Brabham (AUS) Perry McCarthy (GB) Olivier Grouillard (F)	Panoz GTR-1 Ford	David Price Racing	163	6:00:19,253	12.	GT1	6.	1:58,620
13.	16	Christophe Bouchut (F) Carl Rosenblad (S) Ralf Kelleners (D)	Porsche 911 GT1 102	Roock Racing	159	6:00:35,582	13.	GT1	18.	2:05,418
14.	51	Philippe Gache (F) Olivier Beretta (MC)	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	Viper Team Oreca	156	6:01:30,336	1.	GT2	20.	2:07,502
15.	57	Pedro Chaves (P) Robert Nearn (GB) Hisashi Wada (J)	Porsche 911 GT2	Roock Racing	155	6:00:32,240	2.	GT2	24.	2:09,907
16.	52	Justin Bell (GB) Hideshi Matsuda (J) Tommy Archer (USA)	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	Oreca Racing	155	6:00:57,817	3.	GT2	22.	2:08,699
17.	66	Franz Konrad (A) Seiichi Sodeyama (J) Wolfgang Kaufmann (D)	Porsche 911 GT2 WPOZZZ99ZTS394065	Konrad Motorsport	153	6:00:01,668	4.	GT2	27.	2:12,714
18.	56	Bruno Eichmann (CH) Ni Amorim (P) Claudia Hürtgen (D)	Porsche 911 GT2 WPOZZZ99XTS393108	Roock Racing	153	6:01:47,891	5.	GT2	23.	2:09,423
19.	83	Patrice Goueslard (F) Jean-Luc Chéreau (F) Jack Leconte (F)	Porsche 911 GT2 WPOZZZ99ZTS394074	Larbre Competition	148	6:00:58,097	6.	GT2	25.	2:09,915
20.	55	Wido Rössler (D) Helmut Reis (D) Ernst Gschwender (D)	Porsche 911 GT2	Augustin Motorsport	147	5:59:38,913	7.	GT2	30.	2:14,622
21.	62	Denis Lay (CH) Uwe Sick (CH) Franz Hunkeler (CH)	Porsche 911 GT2 0015	Stadler Motorsport	145	6:00:47,262	8.	GT2	34.	2:19,176
22.	58	Michel Monteiro (P) Manuel Monteiro (P) Henri-Louis Maunoir (CH)	Porsche 911 GT2	Estoril Racing Team	140	5:59:38,913	9.	GT2	28.	2:14,011
23.	59	Cor Euser (NL) Harald Becker (D) Herman Buurman (NL)	Marcos LM600	Marcos Racing International	138	6:01:15,500	10.	GT2	21.	2:07,968
24.	63	Takashi Suzuki (J) Sumio Sakurai (J) Nigel Smith (GB)	Porsche 911 GT2	Krauss Motorsport	130	6:00:40,977	11.	GT2	32.	2:17,818
25.	53	Manabu Orido (J) Naohiro Kawano (J) Yukihiro Hane (J)	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	Chamberlain Engineering Viper	124	6:00:58,345	12.	GT2	26.	2:12,148
	Not classified:
	84	Hajime Ooshiro (J) Masayoshi Furuya (J) Shigekazu Saeki (J)	Honda NSX	NSX Dream 28 Competition	45	6:01:15,498		GT2	35.	2:31,145
	Did not finish:
	4	Andy Wallace (GB) James Weaver (GB) Butch Leitzinger (USA)	Panoz GTR-1 Ford	David Price Racing	110	Fire		GT1	14.	2:01,279
	50	Michel Ligonnet (F) Luca Drudi (I) Masahiro Kimoto (J)	Porsche 911 GT2	Agusta Racing/Haberthur	86	Wheel		GT2	29.	2:14,129
	46	Masami Kageyama (J) Tetsuya Tanaka (J)	SARD MC897R Toyota	Team Menicon SARD	71	Fire		GT1	19.	2:06,087
	27	Gary Ayles (GB) Chris Goodwin (GB) Stefan Johansson (S)	McLaren F1 GTR 027R	Parabolica Motorsport	65	Electrics		GT1	15.	2:02,385
	69	Gerold Ried (D) Manfred Jurasz (A) Patrick Vuillaume (F)	Porsche 911 GT2 WPOZZZ99ZTS393076	Proton Competition	59	DNF		GT2	33.	2:17,949
	20	Eric Bernard (F) Franck Lagorce (F) - DND	Panoz GTR-1 Ford	DAMS	26	Fire		GT1	10.	1:58,946
	25	Jean-Luc Maury-Laribiére (F) Jun Harada (J) - DND Tomiko Yoshikawa (J) - DND	McLaren F1 GTR 005R	BBA Compétition	18	Gearbox		GT1	31.	2:14,691
	15	Jérôme Policand (F) Ratanakul Prutirat (TH) - DND Fabien Giroix (F) - DND	Lotus Elise GT1	First Racing Project	15	Accident damage		GT1	16.	2:04,430
	85	Takeshi Yuasa (J) Kiyoaki Hanai (J) - DND Akio Tomita (J) - DND	Nissan Silvia 200SX	Team Signal	2	DNF		GT2	36.	2:40,699
	39	Tatsuya Tanigawa (J) Yuuji Tachikawa (J) - DND Yasutaka Hinoi (J) - DND	SARD MC897R Toyota	IDC Ootsukakagu SARD	0	Oil pump		GT1	17.	2:04,831
	Did not start:
	2	John Nielsen (DK) Thomas Bscher (D)	McLaren F1 GTR 024R	Gulf Team Davidoff/GTC		Accident in practice		GT1

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FIA GT Championship	Round: 8

4 h Donington

Donington	Date: 14.9.1997

Practiced:	43	(GT1 - 22, GT2 - 21)
Started:	41	(GT1 - 22, GT2 - 19)
Classified:	29	(GT1 - 17, GT2 - 12)

Circuit lenght: 4,020 km

Race distance: 639,177 km

Winner's average speed: 159,776 km/h

2 qualifying sessions held for a total of 120 minutes on 13/9
3 non-qualifying practice sessions held for a total of 180 minutes on 12/9
30 minute pre-race warm-up held.

Fastest lap:

Bernd Schneider

No. 11

Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR

1:26,075

168,131 km/h

(lap 3)

Pos.	No.	Driver / Nationality	Car	Entrant	Laps	Time/retired	Pos.	Group	Pos.	Practice
1.	11	Bernd Schneider (D) Alexander Wurz (A)	Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR	AMG Mercedes	159	4:00:01,691	1.	GT1	1.	1:23,854
2.	10	Alessandro Nannini (I) Marcel Tiemann (D)	Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR 0006	AMG Mercedes	159	4:00:52,057	2.	GT1	2.	1:23,946
3.	8	J.J. Lehto (SF) Steve Soper (GB)	McLaren F1 GTR 026R	BMW Motorsport Schnitzer	159	4:01:20,517	3.	GT1	5.	1:25,454
4.	12	Klaus Ludwig (D) Bernd Mayländer (D)	Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR	AMG Mercedes	158	4:00:51,101	4.	GT1	3.	1:24,459
5.	9	Roberto Ravaglia (I) Peter Kox (NL)	McLaren F1 GTR 023R	BMW Motorsport Schnitzer	158	4:00:51,551	5.	GT1	4.	1:25,131
6.	3	Pierre-Henri Raphanel (F) Jean-Marc Gounon (F)	McLaren F1 GTR 020R	Gulf Team Davidoff/GTC	157		6.	GT1	7.	1:25,695
7.	1	Geoff Lees (GB) Anders Olofsson (S)	McLaren F1 GTR 028R	Gulf Team Davidoff/GTC	156		7.	GT1	14.	1:26,791
8.	5	David Brabham (AUS) Perry McCarthy (GB)	Panoz GTR-1 Ford	Dave Price Racing	155		8.	GT1	15.	1:26,854
9.	4	James Weaver (GB) Andy Wallace (GB)	Panoz GTR-1 Ford	Dave Price Racing	154		9.	GT1	12.	1:26,379
10.	22	Pierluigi Martini (I) Christian Pescatori (I)	Porsche 911 GT1 106	BMS Scuderia Italia	152		10.	GT1	18.	1:28,185
11.	6	Thierry Boutsen (B) Hans-Joachim Stuck (D)	Porsche 911 GT1 Evo 005	Porsche AG	151		11.	GT1	10.	1:25,901
12.	23	Luca Badoer (I) Mimmo Schiattarella (I)	Lotus Elise GT1	GBF	151		12.	GT1	19.	1:28,487
13.	27	Chris Goodwin (GB) Gary Ayles (GB)	McLaren F1 GTR 027R	Parabolica Motorsport	150		13.	GT1	11.	1:26,350
14.	30	Magnus Wallinder (S) Geoff Lister (GB) John Greasley (GB)	Porsche 911 GT1 101	G Force/Strandell	149		14.	GT1	21.	1:30,540
15.	51	Olivier Beretta (MC) Philippe Gache (F)	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	Viper Team Oreca	146		1.	GT2	22.	1:32,014
16.	7	Bob Wollek (F) Yannick Dalmas (F)	Porsche 911 GT1 Evo 006	Porsche AG	145		15.	GT1	6.	1:25,689
17.	56	Stéphane Ortelli (F) Claudia Hürtgen (D) Bruno Eichmann (CH)	Porsche 911 GT2 WPOZZZ99XTS393108	Roock Racing	145		2.	GT2	23.	1:32,364
18.	52	Justin Bell (GB) Luca Drudi (I)	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	Viper Team Oreca	144		3.	GT2	25.	1:33,476
19.	57	Pedro Chaves (P) François Lafon (F) Ni Amorim (P)	Porsche 911 GT2	Roock Racing	144		4.	GT2	27.	1:34,868
20.	66	Toni Seiler (CH) Franz Konrad (A) André Ahrlé (D)	Porsche 911 GT2 WPOZZZ99ZTS394065	Konrad Motorsport	142		5.	GT2	31.	1:36,173
21.	50	Patrice Goueslard (F) Michel Neugarten (B) Luigino Pagotto (I)	Porsche 911 GT2	Agusta Racing Team	141		6.	GT2	28.	1:35,336
22.	63	Michael Trunk (D) Bernhard Müller (D)	Porsche 911 GT2 WPOZZZ99ZTS394071	Krauss Rennsport Technik	140		7.	GT2	29.	1:35,792
23.	64	Alfonso de Orleans (E) Tomas Saldana (E)	Porsche 911 GT2	Kremer Racing	139		8.	GT2	35.	1:36,600
24.	70	Klaus Horn (D) Günther Blieninger (D) Rainer Bonnetsmüller (D)	Porsche 911 GT2	Dellenbach Motorsport	137		9.	GT2	40.	1:38,447
25.	69	Gerold Ried (D) Patrick Vuillaume (F) Manfred Jurasz (A)	Porsche 911 GT2 WPOZZZ99ZTS393076	Proton Competition	136		10.	GT2	41.	1:38,905
26.	31	Horst Felbermayr (A) Horst Felbermayr, Jr. (A) Stefano Buttiero (I)	Porsche 911 GT2 Evo	Karl Augustin	130		16.	GT1	37.	1:37,430
27.	60	Thomas Erdos (BR) Christian Vann (GB)	Marcos LM600	Marcos Racing International	124		11.	GT2	26.	1:34,537
28.	53	David Goode (GB) Leonardo Maddalena (I) Paul Thomas (AUS)	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	Chamberlain Engineering	119		12.	GT2	36.	1:36,795
29.	14	Jan Lammers (NL) Mike Hezemans (NL)	Lotus Elise GT1	GT1 Lotus Racing	111		17.	GT1	9.	1:25,881
	Did not finish:
	13	Fabien Giroix (F) Jean-Denis Delétraz (CH)	Lotus Elise GT1	GT1 Lotus Racing	82	Engine		GT1	16.	1:27,194
	59	Cor Euser (NL) Harald Becker (D)	Marcos LM600	Marcos Racing International	80	Accident damage		GT2	24.	1:33,007
	20	Franck Lagorce (F) Eric Bernard (F)	Panoz GTR-1 Ford 006	DAMS	73	Fuel pump		GT1	8.	1:25,866
	21	Christophe Bouchut (F) Carl Rosenblad (S)	Porsche 911 GT1 104	Kremer Racing	56	Overheating		GT1	13.	1:26,619
	54	Tim O'Kennedy (IRL) Hans Hugenholtz (NL) Wido Rössler (D) - DND	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	Chamberlain Engineering	38	Accident damage		GT2	33.	1:36,450
	82	Colin Blower (GB) Jamie Campbell-Walter (GB)	TVR Cerbera GT	TVR	38	Differential		GT2	32.	1:36,275
	75	Nigel Barrett (GB) Koit Veertee (S)	Porsche 911 GT2	G Force/Strandell	35	Oil pump drive		GT2	38.	1:37,670
	86	Nick Carr (GB) Ian Astley (GB) Andy Purvis (GB) - DND	Marcos LM600	Millennium Motorsport	34	Fire		GT2	34.	1:36,508
	77	Peter Owen (GB) Jonathan Baker (GB) - DND Mark Peters (GB) - DND	Ford Saleen Mustang	Cirtek Motorsport	27	Gearbox		GT2	39.	1:37,876
	24	Ralf Kalaschek (A) Max Angelelli (I) - DND Jason Yeomans (GB) - DND	Lotus Elise GT1	GBF	26	Engine		GT1	20.	1:29,601
	78	Robert Schirle (GB) David Warnock (GB) - DND Richard Dean (GB) - DND	Ford Saleen Mustang	Cirtek Motorsport	24	Oil leak		GT2	30.	1:35,909
	19	Alexander Grau (D) Marco Werner (D) - DND	Lotus Elise GT1	MVR Lotus Racing	23	Engine		GT1	17.	1:27,901
	Did not start:
	80	Charles Morgan (GB) William Wykeham (GB)	Morgan Plus 8 GTR 481170	Morgan		Engine		GT2
	87	Michel Ligonnet (F) John Robinson (GB) Robert Nearn (GB) Hugh Price (GB)	Porsche 911 GT2	Roock Racing		Accident		GT2
	In entry list only:
	15	Ratanakul Prutirat (TH) Jérôme Policand (F)	Lotus Elise GT1	First Racing Project				GT1
	28	Alistair Davidson (GB) Willie Beck (D)	Venturi 600 LM 001	Alistair Davidson				GT1
	71	Luigino Pagotto (I) Luca Drudi (I)	Porsche 911 GT2	GT Racing Team				GT2
	79	Allen Lloyd (GB)	Ford Saleen Mustang	Allen Lloyd				GT2

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FIA GT Championship	Round: 9

4 h Mugello

Four Hours of Mugello	Date: 28.9.1997

Practiced:	42	(GT1 - 22, GT2 - 20)
Started:	40	(GT1 - 22, GT2 - 18)
Classified:	30	(GT1 - 17, GT2 - 13)

Circuit lenght: 5,245 km

Race distance: 692,340 km

Winner's average speed: 171,930 km/h

2 qualifying sessions held on 27/9
3 non-qualifying practice sessions held on 26/9

Fastest lap:

Bernd Schneider

No. 11

Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR

1:45,013

179,806 km/h

(lap 2)

Pos.	No.	Driver / Nationality	Car	Entrant	Laps	Time/retired	Pos.	Group	Pos.	Practice
1.	8	J.J. Lehto (SF) Steve Soper (GB)	McLaren F1 GTR 026R	Team BMW Motorsport	132	4:01:36,747	1.	GT1	4.	1:42,499
2.	10	Alessandro Nannini (I) Marcel Tiemann (D)	Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR 0006	AMG Mercedes	132	4:02:12,005	2.	GT1	3.	1:42,250
3.	7	Yannick Dalmas (F) Bob Wollek (F)	Porsche 911 GT1 Evo 006	Porsche AG	132	4:02:22,180	3.	GT1	6.	1:43,297
4.	6	Thierry Boutsen (B) Ralf Kelleners (D)	Porsche 911 GT1 Evo 005	Porsche AG	132	4:03:13,136	4.	GT1	8.	1:43,502
5.	9	Roberto Ravaglia (I) Peter Kox (NL)	McLaren F1 GTR 023R	Team BMW Motorsport	131	4:02:01,874	5.	GT1	7.	1:43,567
6.	3	Pierre-Henri Raphanel (F) Jean-Marc Gounon (F)	McLaren F1 GTR 020R	Gulf Team Davidoff	131	4:02:22,642	6.	GT1	11.	1:44,157
7.	20	Franck Lagorce (F) Eric Bernard (F)	Panoz GTR-1 Ford 006	DAMS	131	4:02:40,449	7.	GT1	5.	1:43,061
8.	1	Anders Olofsson (S) Geoff Lees (GB)	McLaren F1 GTR 028R	Gulf Team Davidoff	130	4:01:37,246	8.	GT1	16.	1:45,698
9.	12	Klaus Ludwig (D) Bernd Mayländer (D)	Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR	AMG Mercedes	130	4:02:28,066	9.	GT1	2.	1:42,056
10.	5	David Brabham (AUS) Perry McCarthy (GB)	Panoz GTR-1 Ford	Dave Price Racing	129	4:01:50,671	10.	GT1	15.	1:45,407
11.	14	Jan Lammers (NL) Mike Hezemans (NL)	Lotus Elise GT1	GT1 Lotus Racing	129	4:02:30,525	11.	GT1	12.	1:44,432
12.	21	Christophe Bouchut (F) Carl Rosenblad (S)	Porsche 911 GT1 104	Kremer Racing	128	4:01:43,498	12.	GT1	10.	1:43,910
13.	27	Gary Ayles (GB) Chris Goodwin (GB)	McLaren F1 GTR 027R	Parabolica Motorsport	127	4:01:55,386	13.	GT1	17.	1:45,790
14.	52	Luca Drudi (I) Justin Bell (GB)	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	Viper Team Oreca	122	4:03:09,827	1.	GT2	22.	1:52,695
15.	56	Bruno Eichmann (CH) Claudia Hürtgen (D) Stéphane Ortelli (F)	Porsche 911 GT2 WPOZZZ99XTS393108	Roock Racing	121	4:02:21,845	2.	GT2	23.	1:52,844
16.	57	Ni Amorim (P) Patrice Goueslard (F) Pedro Chaves (P)	Porsche 911 GT2	Roock Racing	121	4:03:23,128	3.	GT2	25.	1:54,897
17.	66	Toni Seiler (CH) Marco Spinelli (I)	Porsche 911 GT2 WPOZZZ99ZTS394065	Konrad Motorsport	118	4:03:15,989	4.	GT2	30.	1:56,399
18.	55	Wolfgang Kaufmann (D) Ernst Gschwender (D)	Porsche 911 GT2	Karl Augustin	117	4:03:12,136	5.	GT2	32.	1:56,713
19.	87	Hugh Price (GB) John Robinson (GB) Mike Martin (D)	Porsche 911 GT2	Roock Racing	117	4:03:19,504	6.	GT2	35.	1:57,035
20.	70	Günther Blieninger (D) Klaus Horn (D) Rainer Bonnetsmüller (D)	Porsche 911 GT2	Dellenbach Motorsport	116	4:03:11,013	7.	GT2	40.	1:58,609
21.	68	Philipp Peter (A) Angelo Zadra (I)	Porsche 911 GT2	Angelo Zadra	115	4:01:45,184	8.	GT2	34.	1:56,882
22.	65	Luca Riccitelli (I) Raffaele Sangiuolo (I) Mario Spagnoli (I)	Porsche 911 GT2 WPOZZZ99ZTS393087	RWS	115	4:02:18,313	9.	GT2	26.	1:54,904
23.	53	Leonardo Maddalena (I) Renato Mastropietro (I) Piergiuseppe Peroni (I)	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	Chamberlain Engineering	115	4:02:24,537	10.	GT2	31.	1:56,655
24.	62	Axel Rohr (D) Uwe Sick (CH) Denis Lay (CH)	Porsche 911 GT2 0015	Stadler Motorsport	114	4:02:43,459	11.	GT2	39.	1:58,356
25.	73	Bruno Michelotti (CH) Andrew Bagnall (NZ) Jacques Corbet (F)	Porsche 911 GT2	Seikel Motorsport	113	4:01:44,721	12.	GT2	33.	1:56,798
26.	2	John Nielsen (DK) Thomas Bscher (D)	McLaren F1 GTR 022R	Gulf Team Davidoff	111	4:01:52,817	14.	GT1	18.	1:45,927
27.	24	Max Angelelli (I) Ralf Kalaschek (A) Davide Campana (I)	Lotus Elise GT1	GBF	105	3:39:20,157/Gearbox	15.	GT1	29.	1:56,087
28.	51	Philippe Gache (F) Olivier Beretta (MC)	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	Viper Team Oreca	103	3:34:03,471/Throttle	13.	GT2	21.	1:51,973
29.	17	Emmanuel Collard (F) Mauro Baldi (I)	Porsche 911 GT1 Evo 109	JB Racing	98	3:07:09,874/Accident	16.	GT1	9.	1:43,845
30.	4	Andy Wallace (GB) Olivier Grouillard (F)	Panoz GTR-1 Ford	Dave Price Racing	96	2:59:51,847/Differential	17.	GT1	13.	1:44,725
	Did not finish:
	23	Luca Badoer (I) Mimmo Schiattarella (I)	Lotus Elise GT1	GBF	82	2:44:31,596/Bodywork		GT1	20.	1:46,893
	31	Stefano Buttiero (I) Horst Felbermayr (A) Hans-Jörg Hofer (A)	Porsche 911 GT2 Evo	Karl Augustin	82	2:54:23,491/DNF		GT1	27.	1:55,399
	69	Patrick Vuillaume (F) Gerold Ried (D) Manfred Jurasz (A) - DND	Porsche 911 GT2 WPOZZZ99ZTS393076	Proton Competition	74	2:43:21,672/Gearbox		GT2	42.	2:01,228
	11	Bernd Schneider (D) Alexander Wurz (A) - DND	Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR	AMG Mercedes	70	2:16:31,019/Accident damage		GT1	1.	1:41,865
	22	Christian Pescatori (I) Pierluigi Martini (I)	Porsche 911 GT1 106	BMS Scuderia Italia	67	2:06:01,253/Accident		GT1	14.	1:45,328
	63	Michael Trunk (D) Bernhard Müller (D)	Porsche 911 GT2 WPOZZZ99ZTS394071	Krauss Rennsport Technik	61	2:05:56,145/DQ: poor driving		GT2	38.	1:58,293
	77	Robert Schirle (GB) Peter Owen (GB) Mark Peters (GB) - DND	Ford Saleen Mustang	Cirtek Motorsport	45	1:40:17,316/Accident		GT2	28.	1:55,915
	59	Harald Becker (D) Cor Euser (NL) - DND	Marcos LM600	Marcos Racing International	34	1:10:06,297/Steering		GT2	24.	1:53,721
	19	Alexander Grau (D) Marco Werner (D) - DND	Lotus Elise GT1	MVR Lotus Racing	11	0:20:38,350/Engine		GT1	19.	1:46,801
	64	Tomas Saldana (E) Alfonso de Orleans (E)	Porsche 911 GT2	Kremer Racing	7	0:14:20,987/Accident		GT2	41.	1:58,992
	Did not start:
	58	Manuel Monteiro (P) Michel Monteiro (P)	Porsche 911 GT2	Estoril Racing Team				GT2	36.	1:57,281
	60	Mauro Simoncini (I) Alfons Taels (B)	Marcos LM600	Marcos Racing International		Engine		GT2	37.	1:57,334
	In entry list only:
	13	Fabien Giroix (F) Jean-Denis Delétraz (CH)	Lotus Elise GT1	GT1 Lotus Racing				GT1
	25	Jean-Luc Maury-Laribiére (F)	McLaren F1 GTR 005R	BBA Competition				GT1
	54	Tim O'Kennedy (IRL) Hans Hugenholtz (NL) Wido Rössler (D)	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	Chamberlain Engineering				GT2
	71	Luigino Pagotto (I)	Porsche 911 GT2	GT Racing Team				GT2

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FIA GT Championship	Round: 10

3 h Sebring

NAPA Auto Parts Sebring Octoberfest (FIA Grand Touring Championship), Sebring International Raceway	Date: 18.10.1997

Practiced:	41	(GT1 - 19, GT2 - 22)
Started:	36	(GT1 - 18, GT2 - 18)
Classified:	29	(GT1 - 14, GT2 - 15)

Circuit lenght: 6,048 km

Race distance: 423,354 km

Winner's average speed: 140,867 km/h

Attendance: 50000

1 full-course caution for 9 laps, 25 minutes

1 qualifying session held for a total of 45 minutes on 17/10
2 non-qualifying practice sessions held for a total of 180 minutes on 16/10
30 minute pre-race warm-up held

Fastest lap:

Peter Kox

No. 9

McLaren F1 GTR

1:59,29

182,517 km/h

(lap 5)

Pos.	No.	Driver / Nationality	Car	Entrant	Laps	Time/retired	Pos.	Group	Pos.	Practice
1.	11	Bernd Schneider (D) Klaus Ludwig (D) DNS - Alexander Wurz (A)	Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR	AMG Mercedes	70	3:00:19,227	1.	GT1	2.	1:56,423
2.	9	Peter Kox (NL) Roberto Ravaglia (I)	McLaren F1 GTR 023R	Team BMW Motorsport	70	3:02:37,416	2.	GT1	6.	1:57,398
3.	5	David Brabham (AUS) Perry McCarthy (GB)	Panoz GTR-1 Ford	David Price Racing	69	3:01:52,389	3.	GT1	12.	1:59,817
4.	7	Yannick Dalmas (F) Bob Wollek (F)	Porsche 911 GT1 Evo 006	Porsche AG	69	3:02:11,697	4.	GT1	3.	1:56,561
5.	3	Pierre-Henri Raphanel (F) Jean-Marc Gounon (F)	McLaren F1 GTR 020R	Gulf Team Davidoff	68	3:00:29,064	5.	GT1	13.	1:59,820
6.	6T	Hans-Joachim Stuck (D) Thierry Boutsen (B)	Porsche 911 GT1 Evo 005	Porsche AG	68	3:00:50,604	6.	GT1	7.	1:57,711
7.	12	Greg Moore (CDN) Alexander Wurz (A) - DNP DNS - Klaus Ludwig (D)	Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR	AMG Mercedes	68	3:02:30,586	7.	GT1	5.	1:56,930
8.	20	Eric Bernard (F) Franck Lagorce (F)	Panoz GTR-1 Ford 006	DAMS	67	3:00:42,674	8.	GT1	8.	1:58,862
9.	17	Emmanuel Collard (F) Mauro Baldi (I)	Porsche 911 GT1 Evo 109	JB Racing	67	3:01:16,148	9.	GT1	14.	2:00,757
10.	1	Anders Olofsson (S) Geoff Lees (GB)	McLaren F1 GTR 028R	Gulf Team Davidoff	67	3:01:17,323	10.	GT1	9.	1:59,198
11.	51	Olivier Beretta (MC) Philippe Gache (F)	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	Viper Team Oreca	67	3:02:34,229	1.	GT2	19.	2:05,243
12.	52	Tommy Archer (USA) Justin Bell (GB)	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	Viper Team Oreca	67	3:02:42,996	2.	GT2	20.	2:05,697
13.	14	Jan Lammers (NL) Mike Hezemans (NL) Max Angelelli (I)	Lotus Elise GT1	GT1 Lotus Racing	66	3:00:39,909	11.	GT1	11.	1:59,776
14.	57	Uwe Alzen (D) Ni Amorim (P)	Porsche 911 GT2	Roock Racing	66	3:00:44,168	3.	GT2	22.	2:07,851
15.	59	Cor Euser (NL) Harald Becker (D)	Marcos LM600	Marcos Racing International	65	3:01:29,620	4.	GT2	23.	2:09,817
16.	2	Thomas Bscher (D) John Nielsen (DK)	McLaren F1 GTR 022R	Gulf Team Davidoff	65	3:02:06,036	12.	GT1	15.	2:00,821
17.	55	Wido Rössler (D) Wolfgang Kaufmann (D)	Porsche 911 GT2	Karl Augustin	64	3:00:39,634	5.	GT2	26.	2:12,413
18.	4	Andy Wallace (GB) Olivier Grouillard (F)	Panoz GTR-1 Ford	David Price Racing	64	3:01:55,230	13.	GT1	10.	1:59,757
19.	66	Franz Konrad (A) Toni Seiler (CH)	Porsche 911 GT2 WPOZZZ99ZTS394065	Konrad Motorsport	64	3:02:23,076	6.	GT2	25.	2:11,383
20.	61	Enzo Calderari (CH) Lilian Bryner (CH)	Porsche 911 GT2 WPOZZZ99ZTS393067	Stadler Motorsport	63	3:01:49,849	7.	GT2	27.	2:12,710
21.	63	Michael Trunk (D) Bernhard Müller (D)	Porsche 911 GT2 WPOZZZ99ZTS394071	Krauss Motorsport	62	3:01:46,943	8.	GT2	30.	2:12,937
22.	8	Steve Soper (GB) J.J. Lehto (SF)	McLaren F1 GTR 026R	Team BMW Motorsport	60	2:40:04,661/Fire	14.	GT1	1.	1:55,929
23.	60	Angelo Zadra (I) Martijn Koene (NL)	Marcos LM600	Marcos Racing International	60	3:01:17,617	9.	GT2	37.	2:18,120
24.	53	Chris Gleason (USA) Zak Brown (USA) Rick Fairbanks (USA)	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	Chamberlain Engineering	60	3:01:44,469	10.	GT2	35.	2:16,266
25.	58	Michel Monteiro (P) Manuel Monteiro (P)	Porsche 911 GT2	Monteiro	59	3:00:59,859	11.	GT2	31.	2:13,148
26.	62	Denis Lay (CH) Uwe Sick (CH)	Porsche 911 GT2 0015	Stadler Motorsport	59	3:02:33,910	12.	GT2	28.	2:12,745
27.	80	Tony Dron (GB) William Wykeham (GB)	Morgan Plus 8 GTR 4811710	Charles Morgan	58	3:01:44,724	13.	GT2	36.	2:17,969
28.	72	Michel Neugarten (B) Michel Ligonnet (F) Will Pace (USA)	Porsche 911 GT2 WPOZZZ99ZTS393085	Elf Haberthur Racing	57	2:46:23,562	14.	GT2	29.	2:12,863
29.	56	Claudia Hürtgen (D) Bruno Eichmann (CH) DNS - Stéphane Ortelli (F)	Porsche 911 GT2 WPOZZZ99XTS393108	Roock Racing	56	2:37:16,735/Engine	15.	GT2	21.	2:06,993
	Did not finish:
30.	87	Pedro Chaves (P) André Ahrlé (D)	Porsche 911 GT2	Roock Racing	29	1:15:30,780/Gearbox		GT2	24.	2:10,492
31.	70	Klaus Horn (D) Rainer Bonnetsmüller (D) - DND	Porsche 911 GT2	Dellenbach Motorsport	20	0:55:59,327/DNF		GT2	33.	2:13,865
32.	10	Alessandro Nannini (I) Marcel Tiemann (D) - DND	Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR 0006	AMG Mercedes	17	0:38:46,372/Accident		GT1	4.	1:56,748
33.	30	Magnus Wallinder (S) Geoff Lister (GB) - DND John Greasley (GB) - DND	Porsche 911 GT1 101	G Force	6	0:12:37,169/Differential		GT1	18.	2:03,931
34.	67	Martin Snow (USA) Karel Dolejší (CZ) - DND	Porsche 911 GT2	Konrad Motorsport	4	0:09:25,633/Electrics		GT2	32.	2:13,715
35.	13	Fabien Giroix (F) Jean-Denis Delétraz (CH) - DND	Lotus Elise GT1	GT1 Lotus Racing	4	0:22:00,376/Accident damage		GT1	17.	2:03,311
36.	29	Julian Bailey (GB) Eric van de Poele (B) - DND DNS - Christophe Bouchut (F)	Lister Storm GTL 053214	NewCastle United	2	0:04:52,739/Accident		GT1	16.	2:02,387
	Did not start:
	6	Hans-Joachim Stuck (D) Thierry Boutsen (B)	Porsche 911 GT1 Evo 004	Porsche AG		Accident		GT1
	54	Tim O'Kennedy (IRL) Pete Halsmer (USA) Matthew Cohen (USA)	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	Chamberlain Engineering		Engine		GT2
	69	Gerold Ried (D) Patrick Vuillaume (F) Manfred Jurasz (A)	Porsche 911 GT2 WPOZZZ99ZTS393076	Proton Competition		Accident		GT2		no time
	77	Robert Schirle (GB) Peter Owen (GB) Christian Vann (GB)	Ford Saleen Mustang	Cirtek		Accident damage		GT2		2:09,362
	88	Scott Maxwell (CDN) Scott Peeler (USA)	Porsche 911 GT2	Prova Motorsport				GT2	34.	2:15,904
	In entry list only:
	15	Ratanakul Prutirat (TH)	Lotus Elise GT1	First Racing Project				GT1
	16	Ralf Kelleners (D) Pedro Chaves (P)	Porsche 911 GT1 102?	Roock Racing				GT1
	19	Alexander Grau (D) Marco Werner (D)	Lotus Elise GT1	Martin Veyhle Racing				GT1
	21	Christophe Bouchut (F) Carl Rosenblad (S)	Porsche 911 GT1 104	Kremer Racing				GT1
	22	Pierluigi Martini (I) Christian Pescatori (I)	Porsche 911 GT1 106	BMS Scuderia Italia				GT1
	23	Luca Badoer (I) Mimmo Schiattarella (I)	Lotus Elise GT1	GBF				GT1
	24	Ralf Kalaschek (A) Max Angelelli (I) Davide Campana (I)	Lotus Elise GT1	GBF				GT1
	27	Chris Goodwin (GB) Gary Ayles (GB)	McLaren F1 GTR 027R	Parabolica Motorsport				GT1
	31	Stefano Buttiero (I) Horst Felbermayr (A) Hans-Jörg Hofer (A)	Porsche 911 GT2 Evo	Karl Augustin				GT1
	64	Tomas Saldana (E) Alfonso de Orleans (E)	Porsche 911 GT2	Kremer Racing				GT2
	73	Andrew Bagnall (NZ) Jacques Corbet (F) Bruno Michelotti (CH)	Porsche 911 GT2	Seikel Motorsport				GT2
	95	Steve Saleen (USA) Carlos Palau (E) Price Cobb (USA)	Ford Saleen Mustang	Saleen Allen Speedlab				GT2

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FIA GT Championship	Round: 11

3 h Laguna Seca

FIA Grand Touring Championship, Laguna Seca Raceway	Date: 26.10.1997

Practiced:	42	(GT1 - 20, GT2 - 22)
Started:	42	(GT1 - 20, GT2 - 22)
Classified:	30	(GT1 - 14, GT2 - 16)

Circuit lenght: 3,602 km

Race distance: 468,223 km

Winner's average speed: 155,398 km/h

Attendance: 44500

2 qualifying sessions held for a total of 180 minutes on 25/10
2 non-qualifying practice sessions held for a total of 180 minutes on 24/10
30 minute pre-race warm-up held

Fastest lap:

Yannick Dalmas

No. 7

Porsche 911 GT1 Evo

1:19,713

162,661 km/h

(lap 111)

Pos.	No.	Driver / Nationality	Car	Entrant	Laps	Time/retired	Pos.	Group	Pos.	Practice
1.	11	Bernd Schneider (D) Klaus Ludwig (D)	Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR	AMG Mercedes	130	3:00:46,987	1.	GT1	2.	1:18,015
2.	7	Yannick Dalmas (F) Bob Wollek (F)	Porsche 911 GT1 Evo 006	Porsche AG	130	3:01:01,774	2.	GT1	5.	1:18,783
3.	47	Allan McNish (GB) Ralf Kelleners (D)	Porsche 911 GT1 Evo 004	Porsche AG	130	3:01:36,590	3.	GT1	4.	1:18,363
4.	3	Pierre-Henri Raphanel (F) Jean-Marc Gounon (F)	McLaren F1 GTR 020R	Gulf Team Davidoff	130	3:02:02,302	4.	GT1	10.	1:20,109
5.	6	Thierry Boutsen (B) Hans-Joachim Stuck (D)	Porsche 911 GT1 Evo 005	Porsche AG	129	3:01:46,772	5.	GT1	7.	1:19,046
6.	1	Geoff Lees (GB) Anders Olofsson (S)	McLaren F1 GTR 028R	Gulf Team Davidoff	128	3:01:25,301	6.	GT1	16.	1:20,667
7.	12	Alexander Wurz (A) Greg Moore (CDN)	Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR	AMG Mercedes	127	3:00:47,105	7.	GT1	1.	1:17,941
8.	10	Alessandro Nannini (I) Marcel Tiemann (D)	Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR 0006	AMG Mercedes	127	3:00:47,806	8.	GT1	3.	1:18,284
9.	14	Jan Lammers (NL) Mike Hezemans (NL) Max Angelelli (I)	Lotus Elise GT1	GT1 Lotus Racing	127	3:01:36,124	9.	GT1	11.	1:20,256
10.	2	John Nielsen (DK) Thomas Bscher (D)	McLaren F1 GTR 022R	Gulf Team Davidoff	127	3:02:05,189	10.	GT1	12.	1:20,290
11.	8	Steve Soper (GB) Roberto Ravaglia (I) - DNP DNS - J.J. Lehto (SF)	McLaren F1 GTR 021R	Team BMW Motorsport	125	3:01:02,393	11.	GT1	8.	1:19,506
12.	30	John Greasley (GB) Magnus Wallinder (S) Geoff Lister (GB)	Porsche 911 GT1 101	G Force	124	3:01:43,462	12.	GT1	17.	1:21,630
13.	17	Emmanuel Collard (F) Mauro Baldi (I)	Porsche 911 GT1 Evo 109	JB Racing	123	3:01:09,286	13.	GT1	15.	1:20,597
14.	56	Bruno Eichmann (CH) Stéphane Ortelli (F) DNS - Claudia Hürtgen (D)	Porsche 911 GT2 WPOZZZ99XTS393108	Roock Racing	121	3:01:34,834	1.	GT2	23.	1:25,135
15.	52	Justin Bell (GB) Tommy Archer (USA)	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	Viper Team Oreca	120	3:01:34,499	2.	GT2	25.	1:25,906
16.	51	Olivier Beretta (MC) Philippe Gache (F)	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	Viper Team Oreca	120	3:01:37,424	3.	GT2	22.	1:25,001
17.	54	Richard Dean (GB) Tim O'Kennedy (IRL)	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	Chamberlain Engineering	116	3:01:54,516	4.	GT2	26.	1:26,044
18.	63	Michael Trunk (D) Bernhard Müller (D)	Porsche 911 GT2 WPOZZZ99ZTS394071	Krauss Motorsport	115	3:01:39,633	5.	GT2	35.	1:29,091
19.	70	Rainer Bonnetsmüller (D) Klaus Horn (D) DNS - Gunther Bieninger	Porsche 911 GT2	Dellenbach Motorsport	115	3:02:07,663	6.	GT2	34.	1:28,871
20.	58	Michel Monteiro (P) Manuel Monteiro (P)	Porsche 911 GT2	Monteiro	114	3:00:47,019	7.	GT2	37.	1:29,237
21.	53	Tim Moser (USA) Patrick Vuillaume (F) Shane Lewis (USA)	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	Chamberlain Engineering	114	3:01:42,395	8.	GT2	32.	1:28,082
22.	97	Cort Wagner (USA) Dirk Layer (USA) Kelly Collins (USA)	Porsche 911 GT2 WPOZZZ99ZTS393104	GMB Motorsports	113	3:01:48,066	9.	GT2	29.	1:27,607
23.	72	Michel Neugarten (B) Stéphane de Groodt (B)	Porsche 911 GT2 WPOZZZ99ZTS393085	Elf Haberthur Racing	108	3:01:40,193	10.	GT2	36.	1:29,165
24.	77	Robert Schirle (GB) Christian Vann (GB) DNS - Peter Owen (GB)	Ford Saleen Mustang	Cirtek Motorsport	107	2:50:22,076/Accident damage	11.	GT2	27.	1:26,847
25.	60	Martijn Koene (NL) Rob Wilson (NZ)	Marcos LM600	Marcos Racing International	106	3:01:02,088	12.	GT2	42.	1:36,941
26.	57	Uwe Alzen (D) Claudia Hürtgen (D) DNS - Ni Amorim (P) DNS - Pedro Chaves (P)	Porsche 911 GT2	Roock Racing	105	2:38:44,178/Engine	13.	GT2	24.	1:25,477
27.	29	Julian Bailey (GB) Eric van de Poele (B)	Lister Storm GTL 053214	NewCastle United	103	2:35:00,552/DNF	14.	GT1	18.	1:21,735
28.	69	Gerold Ried (D) Manfred Jurasz (A)	Porsche 911 GT2	Proton Competition	98	3:01:02,646	14.	GT2	41.	1:32,196
29.	62	Denis Lay (CH) Uwe Sick (CH)	Porsche 911 GT2 0015	Stadler Motorsport	96	2:35:54,523/Wheel bearing	15.	GT2	39.	1:30,796
30.	87	André Ahrlé (D) Hugh Price (GB) John Robinson (GB)	Porsche 911 GT2	Roock Racing	91	2:27:05,895/Wheel	16.	GT2	33.	1:28,434
	Disqualified:
	5	David Brabham (AUS) Andy Wallace (GB) DNS - Perry McCarthy (GB)	Panoz GTR-1 Ford	David Price Racing	128	3:00:47,405/Illegal brake ducting		GT1	13.	1:20,294
	4	Perry McCarthy (GB) Olivier Grouillard (F) DNS - Andy Wallace (GB)	Panoz GTR-1 Ford	David Price Racing	124	3:01:47,770/Illegal brake ducting		GT1	19.	1:21,802
	Did not finish:
31.	27	Gary Ayles (GB) Chris Goodwin (GB)	McLaren F1 GTR 027R	Parabolica Motorsport	82	2:15:00,627/Accident damage		GT1	14.	1:20,533
32.	61	Enzo Calderari (CH) Lilian Bryner (CH) Ulli Richter (D)	Porsche 911 GT2 WPOZZZ99ZTS393067	Stadler Motorsport	51	1:21:06,432/Accident damage		GT2	38.	1:29,565
33.	66	Franz Konrad (A) Toni Seiler (CH) Nick Ham (USA) DNS - Bernd Netzeband (D)	Porsche 911 GT2 WPOZZZ99ZTS394065	Konrad Motorsport	37	0:56:02,721/Fire		GT2	28.	1:27,057
34.	95	Carlos Palau (E) Steve Saleen (USA) - DND DNS - Price Cobb (USA)	Ford Saleen Mustang	Saleen Allen Speedlab	22	0:34:21,320/DQ: poor driving		GT2	31.	1:28,053
35.	59	Cor Euser (NL) Harald Becker (D) - DND	Marcos LM600	Marcos Racing International	13	0:19:12,703/DNF		GT2	21.	1:24,983
36.	9	J.J. Lehto (SF) Peter Kox (NL) - DND DNS - Roberto Ravaglia (I)	McLaren F1 GTR 023R	Team BMW Motorsport	12	3:02:37,416/Overheating		GT1	6.	1:18,895
37.	55	Wolfgang Kaufmann (D) Wido Rössler (D) - DND	Porsche 911 GT2	Karl Augustin	11	0:19:57,663/Suspension		GT2	30.	1:27,880
38.	20	Eric Bernard (F) Franck Lagorce (F) - DND	Panoz GTR-1 Ford 006	DAMS	10	0:13:51,474/Propeller shaft		GT1	9.	1:19,860
39.	13	Fabien Giroix (F) Jean-Denis Delétraz (CH) - DND	Lotus Elise GT1	GT1 Lotus Racing	7	0:10:02,563/Engine		GT1	20.	1:22,188
40.	80	Mark Hales (GB) William Wykeham (GB) - DND David Vegher (USA) - DND	Morgan Plus 8 GTR 4811710	Charles Morgan	2	0:03:27,962/Differential		GT2	40.	1:32,190
	In entry list only:
	15	Ratanakul Prutirat (TH)	Lotus Elise GT1	First Racing Project				GT1
	16	Ralf Kelleners (D) Pedro Chaves (P)	Porsche 911 GT1 102	Roock Racing				GT1
	31	xxx	Porsche 911 GT2 Evo	Karl Augustin				GT1
	50	xxx	Porsche 911 GT2	Agusta Racing				GT2
	67	Karel Dolejší (CZ) Martin Snow (USA) Bernd Netzeband (D)	Porsche 911 GT2	Konrad Motorsport				GT2
	86	xxx	Ford Saleen Mustang	Saleen Allen Speedlab				GT2
	88	Scott Maxwell (CDN) Scott Peeler (USA)	Porsche 911 GT2	Prova Motorsport				GT2

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