1997 FIA GT Laguna Seca 3 Hours

February 2025 thumb|250px|Layout of the Laguna Seca Raceway The 1997 FIA GT Laguna Seca 3 Hours was the eleventh and final race of the 1997 FIA GT Championship season. It was run at Laguna Seca Raceway, United States on October 26, 1997. Official results Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 75% of winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC).1997 Laguna Seca FIA GT https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1997-laguna-seca-fia-gt/ 19 May 2026 Motor SportFIA GT Championship Laguna Seca 1997 https://www.racingsportscars.com/photo/Laguna_Seca-1997-10-26.html 19 May 2026 Racing Sports Cars Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Tyre Laps Engine 1 GT1 11 DEU AMG-Mercedes DEU Bernd SchneiderDEU Klaus Ludwig Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR Bridgestone 130 Mercedes-Benz LS600 6.0L V12 2 GT1 7 DEU Porsche AG FRA Bob WollekFRA Yannick Dalmas Porsche 911 GT1 Evo Michelin 130 Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6 3 GT1 47 DEU Porsche AG GBR Allan McNishDEU Ralf Kelleners Porsche 911 GT1 Evo Michelin 130 Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6 4 GT1 3 GBR Gulf Team DavidoffGBR GTC Racing FRA Pierre-Henri RaphanelFRA Jean-Marc Gounon McLaren F1 GTR Michelin 130 BMW S70 6.0L V12 5 GT1 6 DEU Porsche AG BEL Thierry BoutsenDEU Hans Joachim Stuck Porsche 911 GT1 Evo Michelin 129 Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6 6 GT1 1 GBR Gulf Team DavidoffGBR GTC Racing GBR Geoff LeesSWE Anders Olofsson McLaren F1 GTR Michelin 128 BMW S70 6.0L V12 7 GT1 12 DEU AMG-Mercedes AUT Alexander WurzCAN Greg Moore Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR Bridgestone 127 Mercedes-Benz LS600 6.0L V12 8 GT1 10 DEU AMG-Mercedes DEU Marcel TiemannITA Alessandro Nannini Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR Bridgestone 127 Mercedes-Benz LS600 6.0L V12 9 GT1 14 GBR GT1 Lotus Racing NLD Jan LammersNLD Mike HezemansITA Max Angelelli Lotus Elise GT1 Michelin 127 Chevrolet 6.0L V8 10 GT1 2 GBR Gulf Team DavidoffGBR GTC Racing DNK John NielsenDEU Thomas Bscher McLaren F1 GTR Michelin 127 BMW S70 6.0L V12 11 GT1 8 DEU BMW MotorsportDEU Schnitzer Motorsport ITA Roberto RavagliaGBR Steve Soper McLaren F1 GTR Michelin 125 BMW S70 6.0L V12 12 GT1 30 GBR G-Force Strandell GBR Geoff ListerGBR John GreasleySWE Magnus Wallinder Porsche 911 GT1 Dunlop 124 Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6 13 GT1 17 FRA JB Racing FRA Emmanuel CollardITA Mauro Baldi Porsche 911 GT1 Evo Michelin 123 Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6 14 GT2 56 DEU Roock Racing CHE Bruno EichmannFRA Stéphane Ortelli Porsche 911 GT2 Michelin 121 Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 15 GT2 52 FRA Viper Team Oreca GBR Justin BellUSA Tommy Archer Chrysler Viper GTS-R Michelin 120 Chrysler 8.0L V10 16 GT2 51 FRA Viper Team Oreca MCO Olivier BerettaFRA Philippe Gache Chrysler Viper GTS-R Michelin 120 Chrysler 8.0L V10 17 GT2 54 GBR Chamberlain Engineering IRL Tim O'KennedyGBR Richard Dean Chrysler Viper GTS-R Goodyear 116 Chrysler 8.0L V10 18 GT2 63 DEU Krauss Motorsport DEU Michael TrunkDEU Bernhard Müller Porsche 911 GT2 Pirelli 115 Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 19 GT2 70 DEU Dellenbach Motorsport DEU Klaus HornDEU Rainer Bonnetmsüller Porsche 911 GT2 Dunlop 115 Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 20 GT2 58 FRA Estoril Racing Team FRA Michel MonteiroPRT Manuel Monteiro Porsche 911 GT2 ? 114 Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 21 GT2 53 GBR Chamberlain Engineering USA Tim MoserUSA Shane LewisFRA Patrick Vuillaume Chrysler Viper GTS-R Goodyear 114 Chrysler 8.0L V10 22 GT2 97 USA GMB Motorsports USA Cort WagnerUSA Dirk LayerUSA Kelly Collins Porsche 911 GT2 ? 113 Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 23 GT2 72 CHE Elf Haberthur Racing BEL Michel NeugartenBEL Stéphane de Groodt Porsche 911 GT2 Dunlop 108 Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 24DNF GT2 77 USA Saleen-Allen Speedlab GBR Cirtek Motorsport GBR Robert SchirleGBR Christian Vann Saleen Mustang RRR Dunlop 107 Ford 5.9L V8 25 GT2 60 NLD Marcos Racing International NZL Rob WilsonNLD Martijn Koene Marcos LM600 Dunlop 106 Chevrolet 5.9L V8 26DNF GT2 57 DEU Roock Racing DEU Uwe AlzenDEU Claudia Hürtgen Porsche 911 GT2 Michelin 66 Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 27DNF GT1 29 GBR Newcastle United Lister GBR Julian BaileyBEL Eric van de Poele Lister Storm GTL Dunlop 103 Jaguar 7.0L V12 28 GT2 69 DEU Proton Competition DEU Gerold RiedAUT Manfred Jurasz Porsche 911 GT2 Pirelli 98 Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 29DNF GT2 62 CHE Stadler Motorsport CHE Uwe SickCHE Denis Lay Porsche 911 GT2 Pirelli 96 Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 30DNF GT2 87 DEU Roock Racing GBR Hugh PriceGBR John RobinsonDEU André Ahrlé Porsche 911 GT2 Michelin 91 Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 31DNF GT1 27 GBR Parabolica Motorsport GBR Gary AylesGBR Chris Goodwin McLaren F1 GTR Michelin 82 BMW S70 6.0L V12 32DNF GT2 61 CHE Stadler Motorsport CHE Enzo CalderariCHE Lilian BrynerDEU Ulli Richter Porsche 911 GT2 Pirelli 51 Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 33DNF GT2 66 DEU Konrad Motorsport AUT Franz KonradCHE Toni SeilerUSA Nick Ham Porsche 911 GT2 Pirelli 37 Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 34DNF GT2 95 USA Saleen-Allen Speedlab GBR Cirtek Motorsport USA Steve SaleenESP Carlos Palau Saleen Mustang RRR Dunlop 22 Ford 5.9L V8 35DNF GT2 59 NLD Marcos Racing International NLD Cor EuserDEU Harald Becker Marcos LM600 Dunlop 65 Chevrolet 5.9L V8 36DNF GT1 9 DEU BMW MotorsportDEU Schnitzer Motorsport NLD Peter KoxFIN JJ Lehto McLaren F1 GTR Michelin 12 BMW S70 6.0L V12 37DNF GT2 55 AUT Augustin Motorsport DEU Wido RösslerDEU Wolfgang Kaufmann Porsche 911 GT2 Goodyear 11 Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 38DNF GT1 20 FRA DAMS Panoz FRA Éric BernardFRA Franck Lagorce Panoz Esperante GTR-1 Michelin 10 Ford (Roush) 6.0L V8 39DNF GT1 13 GBR GT1 Lotus Racing FRA Fabien GiroixCHE Jean-Denis Délétraz Lotus Elise GT1 Michelin 7 Chevrolet LT5 6.0L V8 40DNF GT2 80 GBR Morgan Motor Company GBR Mark HalesGBR William WykehamGBR David Vegher Morgan Plus 8 GTR Dunlop 2 Rover 5.0L V8 DSQ† GT1 5 GBR David Price Racing AUS David BrabhamGBR Andy Wallace Panoz Esperante GTR-1 Goodyear 128 Ford (Roush) 6.0L V8 DSQ† GT1 4 GBR David Price Racing GBR Perry McCarthyFRA Olivier Grouillard Panoz Esperante GTR-1 Goodyear 124 Ford (Roush) 6.0L V8 † – #4 and #5 David Price Racing entries were disqualified due to failing post-race technical inspection. Both cars have front brake ducts larger than those allowed by the rules. Statistics Pole Position – #12 AMG-Mercedes – 1:17.941 Fastest Lap – #7 Porsche AG – 1:19.713 Distance – 468.223 km Average Speed – 155.398 km/h References External links World Sports Prototype Racing – Race Results 1997 FIA GT Championship 1997 FIA GT Sebring 3 Hours None L Laguna Seca 3 Hours