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Layout of the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps (1995-2003)

The 1997 FIA GT Spa 4 Hours was the fifth race of the 1997 FIA GT Championship season. It was run at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium on July 20, 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 8 Germany BMW Motorsport
Germany Schnitzer Motorsport
Finland JJ Lehto
United Kingdom Steve Soper
McLaren F1 GTR M 101
BMW S70 6.0L V12
2 GT1 11 Germany AMG-Mercedes Germany Bernd Schneider
Austria Alexander Wurz
Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR B 101
Mercedes-Benz LS600 6.0L V12
3 GT1 7 Germany Porsche AG France Bob Wollek
France Yannick Dalmas
Porsche 911 GT1 Evo M 99
Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6
4 GT1 9 Germany BMW Motorsport
Germany Schnitzer Motorsport
Netherlands Peter Kox
Italy Roberto Ravaglia
McLaren F1 GTR M 99
BMW S70 6.0L V12
5 GT1 12 Germany AMG-Mercedes Germany Klaus Ludwig
Germany Ralf Schumacher
Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR B 99
Mercedes-Benz LS600 6.0L V12
6 GT1 27 United Kingdom Parabolica Motorsport United Kingdom Gary Ayles
United Kingdom Chris Goodwin
McLaren F1 GTR M 98
BMW S70 6.0L V12
7 GT1 16 Germany Roock Racing Germany Ralf Kelleners
France Stéphane Ortelli
Portugal Pedro Chaves
Porsche 911 GT1 M 98
Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6
8 GT1 13 United Kingdom GT1 Racing Franck Muller France Fabien Giroix
Switzerland Jean-Denis Délétraz
Lotus Elise GT1 P 96
Chevrolet LT5 6.0L V8
9 GT1 4 United Kingdom David Price Racing United Kingdom Andy Wallace
United Kingdom James Weaver
Panoz Esperante GTR-1 G 96
Ford (Roush) 6.0L V8
10 GT1 22 Italy BMS Scuderia Italia Italy Christian Pescatori
Italy Pierluigi Martini
Porsche 911 GT1 P 94
Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6
11 GT2 52 France Viper Team Oreca United Kingdom Justin Bell
Belgium Marc Duez
Chrysler Viper GTS-R M 93
Chrysler 8.0L V10
12 GT2 51 France Viper Team Oreca Monaco Olivier Beretta
France Philippe Gache
Chrysler Viper GTS-R M 92
Chrysler 8.0L V10
13 GT2 59 Netherlands Marcos Racing International Netherlands Cor Euser
Germany Harald Becker
Marcos LM600 D 92
Chevrolet 5.9L V8
14 GT2 75 United Kingdom G-Force Strandell United Kingdom Geoff Lister
United Kingdom John Greasley
Sweden Magnus Wallinder
Porsche 911 GT2 D 90
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
15 GT2 50 United Kingdom Agusta Racing Team Italy Rocky Agusta
Belgium Michel Neugarten
Belgium Bernard de Dryver
Porsche 911 GT2 D 89
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
16 GT2 56 Germany Roock Racing Germany Claudia Hürtgen
Switzerland Bruno Eichmann
Portugal Ni Amorim
Porsche 911 GT2 M 89
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
17 GT1 10 Germany AMG-Mercedes Germany Marcel Tiemann
Italy Alessandro Nannini
Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR B 89
Mercedes-Benz LS600 6.0L V12
18 GT2 66 Germany Konrad Motorsport Austria Franz Konrad
Switzerland Toni Seiler
Germany Gerd Ruch
Porsche 911 GT2 P 89
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
19 GT2 57 Germany Roock Racing France Stéphane Ortelli
France François Lafon
France Jean-Marc Smadja
Porsche 911 GT2 M 89
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
20 GT2 65 Germany RWS Italy Luca Riccitelli
Italy Raffaele Sangiuolo
Germany Benno Rottenfusser
Porsche 911 GT2 ? 88
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
21 GT2 71 Italy GT Racing Team Italy Luca Drudi
Italy Luigino Pagotto
Porsche 911 GT2 ? 88
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
22 GT1 25 France BBA Compétition France David Velay
France Jean-Luc Maury-Laribière
France Bernard Chauvin
McLaren F1 GTR D 87
BMW S70 6.1L V12
23 GT2 70 Germany Dellenbach Motorsport Germany Güther Blieninger
Austria Wolfgang Treml
Germany Klaus Horn
Porsche 911 GT2 D 87
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
24 GT2 53 United Kingdom Chamberlain Engineering Republic of Ireland Tim O'Kennedy
Netherlands Hans Hugenholtz
Chrysler Viper GTS-R G 87
Chrysler 8.0L V10
25 GT2 77 United States Saleen-Allen Speedlab
United Kingdom Cirtek Motorsport
United Kingdom James Kaye
United Kingdom Peter Owen
United Kingdom Guy Smith
Saleen Mustang RRR D 86
Ford 5.9L V8
26 GT2 58 France Estoril Racing France Michel Monteiro
Portugal Manuel Monteiro
Porsche 911 GT2 ? 86
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
27 GT2 63 Germany Krauss Motorsport Germany Michael Trunk
Germany Bernhard Müller
Porsche 911 GT2 P 86
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
28 GT2 62 Switzerland Stadler Motorsport Switzerland Denis Lay
Switzerland Uwe Sick
Germany Axel Röhr
Porsche 911 GT2 P 86
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
29 GT1 31 Austria Augustin Motorsport Austria Hans-Jörg Hofer
Italy Stefano Buttiero
Austria Horst Felbermayr
Porsche 911 GT2 Evo G 86
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
30 GT2 69 Germany Proton Motorsport Germany Gerold Ried
France Patrick Vuillaume
Porsche 911 GT2 P 85
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
31
DNF
GT1 15 France First Racing Project
United Kingdom Lotus Racing
Thailand Ratanakul Prutirat
France Jérôme Policand
Lotus Elise GT1 P 63
Chevrolet LT5 6.0L V8
32
DNF
GT2 68 Italy Rennsport Italia Italy Angelo Zadra
Italy Leonardo Maddalena
Italy Renato Mastropietro
Porsche 911 GT2 ? 46
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
33
DNF
GT1 17 France JB Racing Germany Jürgen von Gartzen
France Emmanuel Collard
Porsche 911 GT1 M 45
Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6
34
DNF
GT2 80 United Kingdom Morgan Motor Company United Kingdom Charles Morgan
United Kingdom William Wykeham
Morgan Plus 8 GTR D 42
Rover 3.9L V8
35
DNF
GT2 78 United States Saleen-Allen Speedlab
United Kingdom Cirtek Motorsport
United Kingdom Allen Lloyd
Brazil Thomas Erdos
Saleen Mustang RRR D 37
Ford 5.9L V8
36
DNF
GT2 67 Germany Konrad Motorsport Italy Marco Spinelli
United States Kelly Collins
United States Barry Waddell
Porsche 911 GT2 P 36
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
37
DNF
GT1 21 Germany Kremer Racing France Christophe Bouchut
Sweden Carl Rosenblad
Porsche 911 GT1 G 27
Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6
38
DNF
GT2 55 Austria Augustin Motorsport Austria Manfred Jurasz
Germany Helmut Reis
Germany Wido Rössler
Porsche 911 GT2 G 23
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
39
DNF
GT1 19 Germany Martin Veyhle Racing (MVR) Germany Alexander Grau
Denmark Kurt Thiim
Lotus Elise GT1 ? 22
Lotus 3.5L Turbo V8
40
DNF
GT1 14 United Kingdom GT1 Racing Franck Muller Netherlands Jan Lammers
Netherlands Mike Hezemans
Lotus Elise GT1 P 20
Chevrolet LT5 6.0L V8
41
DNF
GT1 20 France DAMS Panoz France Éric Bernard
France Franck Lagorce
Panoz Esperante GTR-1 M 11
Ford (Roush) 6.0L V8
42
DNF
GT1 6 Germany Porsche AG Germany Hans-Joachim Stuck
Belgium Thierry Boutsen
Porsche 911 GT1 Evo M 10
Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6
43
DNF
GT1 26 Germany Konrad Motorsport Italy Mauro Baldi
Italy Max Angelelli
Porsche 911 GT1 P 3
Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6
44
DNF
GT1 1 United Kingdom Gulf Team Davidoff
United Kingdom GTC Racing
United Kingdom Andrew Gilbert-Scott
Sweden Anders Olofsson
McLaren F1 GTR M 0
BMW S70 6.0L V12
45
DNF
GT1 2 United Kingdom Gulf Team Davidoff
United Kingdom GTC Racing
Denmark John Nielsen
Germany Thomas Bscher
McLaren F1 GTR M 0
BMW S70 6.0L V12
46
DNF
GT1 3 United Kingdom Gulf Team Davidoff
United Kingdom GTC Racing
France Jean-Marc Gounon
France Pierre-Henri Raphanel
McLaren F1 GTR M 0
BMW S70 6.0L V12
DNS GT1 5 United Kingdom David Price Racing Australia David Brabham
United Kingdom Perry McCarthy
Panoz Esperante GTR-1 G
Ford (Roush) 6.0L V8

Statistics

  • Pole Position – #8 BMW Motorsport – 2:08.984
  • Fastest Lap – #11 AMG-Mercedes – 2:12.058
  • Distance – 704.374 km
  • Average Speed – 174.701 km/h

External links


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1997 FIA GT Nürburgring 4 Hours
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1997 FIA GT Zeltweg 4 Hours
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