1997 FIA GT Helsinki 3 Hours

thumb|250px|Layout of the Helsinki Thunder street circuit for 1997 The 1997 FIA GT Helsinki 3 Hours was the third race of the 1997 FIA GT Championship season. It was run at a temporary street circuit in Helsinki, Finland on May 25, 1997, jointly with the Formula 3000. Due to the upcoming of the Le Mans 24 hours race, many teams opted not to participate in this event. This included the factory Porsche, Lotus and Chrysler squads. Official results Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 75% of winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC).1997 Helsinki FIA GT https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1997-helsinki-fia-gt/ 19 May 2026 Motor SportFIA GT Championship Helsinki 1997 https://www.racingsportscars.com/photo/Helsinki-1997-05-25.html 19 May 2026 Racing Sports Cars Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Tyre Laps Engine 1 GT1 8 DEU BMW MotorsportDEU Schnitzer Motorsport FIN JJ LehtoGBR Steve Soper McLaren F1 GTR Michelin 113 BMW S70 6.0L V12 2 GT1 16 DEU Roock Racing DEU Ralf KellenersFRA Stéphane Ortelli Porsche 911 GT1 Michelin 110 Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6 3 GT1 2 GBR Gulf Team DavidoffGBR GTC Racing DEU Thomas BscherDNK John Nielsen McLaren F1 GTR Michelin 110 BMW S70 6.0L V12 4 GT1 1 GBR Gulf Team DavidoffGBR GTC Racing GBR Andrew Gilbert-ScottFRA Jean-Marc GounonFRA Pierre-Henri Raphanel McLaren F1 GTR Michelin 109 BMW S70 6.0L V12 5 GT1 24 GBR GBF UK Ltd. ITA Mauro MartiniITA Andrea Boldrini Lotus Elise GT1 Michelin 109 Lotus 3.5L Turbo V8 6 GT1 22 ITA BMS Scuderia Italia ITA Pierluigi MartiniITA Christian Pescatori Porsche 911 GT1 Pirelli 108 Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6 7 GT1 26 DEU Konrad Motorsport AUT Franz KonradITA Mauro BaldiITA Max Angelelli Porsche 911 GT1 Pirelli 108 Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6 8 GT1 11 DEU AMG-Mercedes DEU Bernd SchneiderAUT Alexander Wurz Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR Bridgestone 107 Mercedes-Benz LS600 6.0L V12 9 GT2 56 DEU Roock Racing DEU Claudia HürtgenCHE Bruno EichmannPRT Ni Amorim Porsche 911 GT2 Michelin 106 Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 10 GT2 59 NLD Marcos Racing International NLD Cor EuserDEU Harald Becker Marcos LM600 Dunlop 106 Chevrolet 5.9L V8 11 GT1 31 AUT Augustin Motorsport AUT Karl AugustinAUT Horst FelbermayrITA Stefano Buttiero Porsche 911 GT2 Evo Goodyear 103 Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 12 GT2 63 DEU Krauss Motorsport DEU Michael TrunkDEU Bernhard Müller Porsche 911 GT2 Pirelli 103 Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 13 GT1 9 DEU BMW MotorsportDEU Schnitzer Motorsport NLD Peter KoxITA Roberto Ravaglia McLaren F1 GTR Michelin 101 BMW S70 6.0L V12 14 GT2 53 GBR Chamberlain Engineering FIN Pertti LievonenFIN Jari Nurminen Chrysler Viper GTS-R Goodyear 100 Chrysler 8.0L V10 15 GT2 55 AUT Augustin Motorsport AUT Manfred JuraszDEU Helmut ReisDEU Wido Rössler Porsche 911 GT2 Goodyear 100 Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 16 GT1 10 DEU AMG-Mercedes DEU Klaus LudwigITA Alessandro Nannini Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR Bridgestone 98 Mercedes-Benz LS600 6.0L V12 17 GT1 15 GBR Lotus Racing Franck MullerFRA Giroix Racing FRA Fabien GiroixTHA Ratanakul PrutiratCHE Jean-Denis Délétraz Lotus Elise GT1 Pirelli 97 Chevrolet LT5 6.0L V8 18 GT2 69 DEU Proton Competition DEU Gerold RiedFRA Patrick Vuillaume Porsche 911 GT2 Pirelli 94 Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 19 GT2 60 NLD Marcos Racing International FIN Ville-Pertti TeuronenFIN Teijo Lahti Marcos LM600 Dunlop 93 Chevrolet 5.9L V8 20 GT1 23 GBR GBF UK Ltd. ITA Luca BadoerITA Mimmo Schiattarella Lotus Elise GT1 Michelin 83 Lotus 3.5L Turbo V8 21DNF GT2 57 DEU Roock Racing FRA François LafonFRA Jean-Pierre Jarier Porsche 911 GT2 Michelin 65 Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 22DNF GT2 80 GBR Morgan Motor Company GBR Charles MorganGBR William Wykeham Morgan Plus 8 GTR Dunlop 31 Rover V8 3.9L V8 23DNF GT2 66 DEU Konrad Motorsport FRA Michel LigonnetITA Marco SpinelliCHE Toni Seiler Porsche 911 GT2 Pirelli 30 Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 Statistics Pole Position – #8 BMW Motorsport – 1:26.097 Fastest Lap – #11 AMG-Mercedes – 1:27.901 Distance – 359.341 km Average Speed – 119.420 km/h References External links World Sports Prototype Racing – Race Results 1997 FIA GT Championship 1997 FIA GT Silverstone 4 Hours 1997 FIA GT Nürburgring 4 Hours H FIA GT Helsinki 3 Hours FIA GT 1997