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Layout of the Donington Park
The race-winning Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR

The 1997 FIA GT Donington 4 Hours was the eighth race of the 1997 FIA GT Championship season. It was run at Donington Park, England on September 14, 1997.

Official results

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

Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Tyre Laps
Engine
1 GT1 11 Germany AMG-Mercedes Germany Bernd Schneider
Austria Alexander Wurz
Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR B 159
Mercedes-Benz LS600 6.0L V12
2 GT1 10 Germany AMG-Mercedes Germany Marcel Tiemann
Italy Alessandro Nannini
Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR B 159
Mercedes-Benz LS600 6.0L V12
3 GT1 8 Germany BMW Motorsport
Germany Schnitzer Motorsport
Finland JJ Lehto
United Kingdom Steve Soper
McLaren F1 GTR M 159
BMW S70 6.0L V12
4 GT1 12 Germany AMG-Mercedes Germany Klaus Ludwig
Germany Bernd Mayländer
Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR B 158
Mercedes-Benz LS600 6.0L V12
5 GT1 9 Germany BMW Motorsport
Germany Schnitzer Motorsport
Netherlands Peter Kox
Italy Roberto Ravaglia
McLaren F1 GTR M 158
BMW S70 6.0L V12
6 GT1 3 United Kingdom Gulf Team Davidoff
United Kingdom GTC Racing
France Pierre-Henri Raphanel
France Jean-Marc Gounon
McLaren F1 GTR M 157
BMW S70 6.0L V12
7 GT1 1 United Kingdom Gulf Team Davidoff
United Kingdom GTC Racing
United Kingdom Geoff Lees
Sweden Anders Olofsson
McLaren F1 GTR M 156
BMW S70 6.0L V12
8 GT1 5 United Kingdom David Price Racing Australia David Brabham
United Kingdom Perry McCarthy
Panoz Esperante GTR-1 G 155
Ford (Roush) 6.0L V8
9 GT1 4 United Kingdom David Price Racing United Kingdom Andy Wallace
United Kingdom James Weaver
Panoz Esperante GTR-1 G 154
Ford (Roush) 6.0L V8
10 GT1 22 Italy BMS Scuderia Italia Italy Pierluigi Martini
Italy Christian Pescatori
Porsche 911 GT1 P 152
Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6
11 GT1 6 Germany Porsche AG Belgium Thierry Boutsen
Germany Hans-Joachim Stuck
Porsche 911 GT1 Evo M 151
Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6
12 GT1 23 United Kingdom GBF UK Ltd. Italy Luca Badoer
Italy Mimmo Schiattarella
Lotus Elise GT1 M 151
Lotus 3.5L Turbo V8
13 GT1 27 United Kingdom Parabolica Motorsport United Kingdom Gary Ayles
United Kingdom Chris Goodwin
McLaren F1 GTR M 150
BMW S70 6.0L V12
14 GT1 30 United Kingdom G-Force Strandell Sweden Magnus Wallinder
United Kingdom Geoff Lister
United Kingdom John Greasley
Porsche 911 GT1 D 149
Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6
15 GT2 51 France Viper Team Oreca Monaco Olivier Beretta
France Philippe Gache
Chrysler Viper GTS-R M 146
Chrysler 8.0L V10
16 GT1 7 Germany Porsche AG France Bob Wollek
France Yannick Dalmas
Porsche 911 GT1 Evo M 145
Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6
17 GT2 56 Germany Roock Racing Switzerland Bruno Eichmann
France Stéphane Ortelli
Germany Claudia Hürtgen
Porsche 911 GT2 M 145
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
18 GT2 52 France Viper Team Oreca United Kingdom Justin Bell
Italy Luca Drudi
Chrysler Viper GTS-R M 144
Chrysler 8.0L V10
19 GT2 57 Germany Roock Racing Portugal Pedro Chaves
Portugal Ni Amorim
France François Lafon
Porsche 911 GT2 M 144
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
20 GT2 66 Germany Konrad Motorsport Austria Franz Konrad
Switzerland Toni Seiler
Germany André Ahrlé
Porsche 911 GT2 P 142
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
21 GT2 50 United Kingdom Agusta Racing Team
Switzerland Elf Haberthur Racing
France Patrice Goueslard
Belgium Michel Neugarten
Italy Luigino Pagotto
Porsche 911 GT2 ? 141
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
22 GT2 63 Germany Krauss Motorsport Germany Michael Trunk
Germany Bernhard Müller
Porsche 911 GT2 P 140
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
23 GT2 64 Germany Kremer Racing Spain Alfonso de Orléans-Bourbon
Spain Tomas Saldaña
Porsche 911 GT2 G 139
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
24 GT2 70 Germany Dellenbach Motorsport Germany Klaus Horn
Germany Günther Blieninger
Germany Rainer Bonnetmsüller
Porsche 911 GT2 D 137
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
25 GT2 69 Germany Proton Competition Germany Gerold Ried
France Patrick Vuillaume
Austria Manfred Jurasz
Porsche 911 GT2 P 136
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
26 GT1 31 Austria Augustin Motorsport Austria Horst Felbermayr Sr.
Austria Horst Felbermayr Jr.
Italy Stefano Buttiero
Porsche 911 GT2 Evo G 130
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
27 GT2 60 Netherlands Marcos Racing International Brazil Thomas Erdos
United Kingdom Christian Vann
Marcos LM600 D 124
Chevrolet 5.9L V8
28 GT2 53 United Kingdom Chamberlain Engineering United Kingdom David Goode
Italy Leonardo Maddalena
Australia Paul Thomas
Chrysler Viper GTS-R G 119
Chrysler 8.0L V10
29 GT1 14 United Kingdom GT1 Lotus Racing Netherlands Jan Lammers
Netherlands Mike Hezemans
Lotus Elise GT1 M 111
Chevrolet LT5 6.0L V8
30
DNF
GT1 13 United Kingdom GT1 Lotus Racing France Fabien Giroix
Switzerland Jean-Denis Délétraz
Lotus Elise GT1 M 82
Chevrolet LT5 6.0L V8
31
DNF
GT2 59 Netherlands Marcos Racing International Netherlands Cor Euser
Germany Harald Becker
Marcos LM600 D 80
Chevrolet 5.9L V8
32
DNF
GT1 20 France DAMS Panoz France Éric Bernard
France Franck Lagorce
Panoz Esperante GTR-1 M 73
Ford (Roush) 6.0L V8
33
DNF
GT1 21 Germany Kremer Racing France Christophe Bouchut
Sweden Carl Rosenblad
Porsche 911 GT1 G 56
Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6
34
DNF
GT2 54 United Kingdom Chamberlain Engineering Republic of Ireland Tim O'Kennedy
Netherlands Hans Hugenholtz
Germany Wido Rösssler
Chrysler Viper GTS-R G 38
Chrysler 8.0L V10
35
DNF
GT2 82 United Kingdom Colin Blower Motorsport United Kingdom Colin Blower
United Kingdom Jamie Campbell-Walter
TVR Cerbera GT D 38
TVR-Rover 5.0L V8
36
DNF
GT1 75 United Kingdom G-Force Strandell Sweden Koit Veertee
United Kingdom Nigel Barrett
Porsche 911 GT2 D 35
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
37
DNF
GT2 86 United Kingdom Millennium Motorsport United Kingdom Nick Carr
United Kingdom Ian Astley
United Kingdom Andy Purvis
Marcos LM600 ? 34
Chevrolet 5.9L V8
38
DNF
GT2 77 United States Saleen-Allen Speedlab
United Kingdom Cirtek Motorsport
United Kingdom Peter Owen
United Kingdom Jonathan Baker
United Kingdom Mark Peters
Saleen Mustang RRR D 27
Ford 5.9L V8
39
DNF
GT1 24 United Kingdom GBF UK Ltd. Austria Ralf Kalaschek
Italy Max Angelelli
United Kingdom Jason Yeomans
Lotus Elise GT1 M 26
Lotus 3.5L Turbo V8
40
DNF
GT2 77 United States Saleen-Allen Speedlab
United Kingdom Cirtek Motorsport
United Kingdom Robert Schirle
United Kingdom David Warnock
United Kingdom Richard Dean
Saleen Mustang RRR D 24
Ford 5.9L V8
41
DNF
GT1 19 Germany Martin Veyhle Racing (MVR) Germany Alexander Grau
Germany Marco Werner
Lotus Elise GT1 ? 23
Lotus 3.5L Turbo V8
DNS GT2 19 United Kingdom Morgan Motor Company United Kingdom Charles Morgan
United Kingdom William Wykeham
Morgan Plus 8 GTR D
Rover 3.9L V8
DNS GT2 87 Germany Roock Racing United Kingdom John Robinson
United Kingdom Robert Nearn
France Michel Ligonnet
Porsche 911 GT2 M
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6

Statistics

  • Pole Position – #11 AMG-Mercedes – 1:23.854
  • Fastest Lap – #11 AMG-Mercedes – 1:26.075
  • Distance – 639.177 km
  • Average Speed – 159.776 km/h

External links


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