1997 FIA GT Silverstone 4 Hours

thumb|Map of the Silverstone Circuit (1997–1998) The 1997 FIA GT Silverstone 4 Hours was the second race of the 1997 FIA GT Championship season. It was run at the Silverstone Circuit, United Kingdom on May 11, 1997. This race was scheduled for four hours, but was stopped shortly after three due to heavy rainfall.Cotton Michael 12 May 1997 Red flag helps McLaren win https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-telegraph-red-flag-helps-mclar/197703044/ 17 May 2026 The Daily Telegraph S9 Newspapers.com Official results Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 75% of winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC).FIA GT Championship Silverstone 1997 https://www.racingsportscars.com/photo/Silverstone-1997-05-11.html 17 May 2026 Racing Sports Cars1997 British Empire Trophy https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1997-british-empire-trophy/ 17 May 2026 Motor Sport Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Tyre Laps Engine 1 GT1 9 DEU BMW MotorsportDEU Schnitzer Motorsport NLD Peter KoxITA Roberto Ravaglia McLaren F1 GTR Michelin 87 BMW S70 6.0L V12 2 GT1 11 DEU AMG-Mercedes DEU Bernd SchneiderAUT Alexander Wurz Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR Bridgestone 87 Mercedes-Benz LS600 6.0L V12 3 GT1 8 DEU BMW MotorsportDEU Schnitzer Motorsport FIN JJ LehtoGBR Steve Soper McLaren F1 GTR Michelin 87 BMW S70 6.0L V12 4 GT1 1 GBR Gulf Team DavidoffGBR GTC Racing GBR Andrew Gilbert-ScottFRA Pierre-Henri RaphanelGBR Ray Bellm McLaren F1 GTR Michelin 87 BMW S70 6.0L V12 5 GT1 6 DEU Porsche AG DEU Hans-Joachim StuckBEL Thierry Boutsen Porsche 911 GT1 Michelin 87 Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6 6 GT1 27 GBR Parabolica Motorsport GBR Chris GoodwinGBR Gary Ayles McLaren F1 GTR Michelin 87 BMW S70 6.0L V12 7 GT1 18 DEU Schübel Engineering PRT Pedro LamyFRA Bob Wollek Porsche 911 GT1 Michelin 84 Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6 8 GT2 52 FRA Viper Team Oreca GBR Justin BellUSA Tommy Archer Chrysler Viper GTS-R Michelin 83 Chrysler 8.0L V10 9 GT1 2 GBR Gulf Team DavidoffGBR GTC Racing DNK John NielsenDEU Thomas Bscher McLaren F1 GTR Michelin 83 BMW S70 6.0L V12 10 GT2 56 DEU Roock Racing DEU Claudia HürtgenCHE Bruno EichmannPRT Ni Amorim Porsche 911 GT2 Michelin 83 Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 11 GT2 51 FRA Viper Team Oreca FRA Philippe GacheMCO Olivier Beretta Chrysler Viper GTS-R Michelin 82 Chrysler 8.0L V10 12 GT1 26 DEU Konrad Motorsport AUT Franz KonradITA Mauro Baldi Porsche 911 GT1 Pirelli 82 Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6 13 GT1 5 GBR David Price Racing AUS David BrabhamGBR Perry McCarthy Panoz Esperante GTR-1 Goodyear 81 Ford (Roush) 6.0L V8 14 GT1 19 DEU Martin Veyhle Racing (MVR) DEU Gerd RuchDEU Alexander Grau McLaren F1 GTR Goodyear 80 BMW S70 6.1L V12 15 GT2 64 DEU Kremer Racing ESP Tomás SaldañaESP Alfonso de OrléansSWE Carl Rosenblad Porsche 911 GT2 Goodyear 80 Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 16 GT2 65 DEU RWS ITA Raffaele SangiuoloITA Luca RiccitelliCHE Charles Margueron Porsche 911 GT2 ? 79 Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 17 GT2 68 ITA Rennsport Italia ITA Angelo ZadraITA Renato MastropietroITA Leonardo Maddalena Porsche 911 GT2 ? 78 Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 18 GT2 76 GBR EMKA Racing GBR Steve O'RourkeGBR Tim SugdenGBR Win Percy Porsche 911 GT2 ? 78 Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 19 GT2 57 DEU Roock Racing FRA François LafonFRA Jean-Marc SmadjaFRA Stéphane Ortelli Porsche 911 GT2 Michelin 78 Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 20 GT2 66 DEU Konrad Motorsport CHE Toni SeilerITA Marco SpinelliGBR Robert Nearn Porsche 911 GT2 Pirelli 78 Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 21 GT2 53 GBR Chamberlain Engineering NLD Hans HugenholtzFIN Jari Nurminen Chrysler Viper GTS-R Goodyear 77 Chrysler 8.0L V10 22 GT2 54 GBR Chamberlain Engineering GBR Richard DeanGBR Peter Hardman Chrysler Viper GTS-R Goodyear 77 Chrysler 8.0L V10 23 GT2 62 CHE Stadler Motorsport CHE Uwe SickCHE Denis LayDEU Axel Röhr Porsche 911 GT2 Pirelli 77 Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 24 GT2 60 NLD Marcos Racing International NLD John SchumannGBR Christian Vann Marcos LM600 Dunlop 77 Chevrolet 5.9L V8 25 GT2 55 AUT Karl Augustin DEU Helmut ReisAUT Hans-Jörg Hofer Porsche 911 GT2 Goodyear 76 Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 26 GT1 31 AUT Karl Augustin AUT Karl AugustinAUT Horst FelbermayrITA Stefano Buttiero Porsche 911 GT2 Evo Goodyear 76 Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 27 GT2 63 DEU Krauss Motorsport DEU Michael TrunkDEU Bernhard Müller Porsche 911 GT2 Pirelli 76 Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 28 GT2 75 GBR G-Force Strandell GBR John GreasleyGBR Geoff Lister Porsche 911 GT2 Dunlop 75 Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 29 GT2 58 FRA Estoril Racing FRA Michel MonteiroPRT Manuel Monteiro Porsche 911 GT2 ? 73 Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 30 GT2 50 GBR Agusta Racing Team ITA Rocky AgustaITA Almo Coppelli Callaway Corvette LM-GT Dunlop 70 Chevrolet 6.3L V8 31 GT2 79 USA Saleen-Allen SpeedlabGBR Cirtek Motorsport GBR Peter OwenGBR James KayeGBR Richard Piper Saleen Mustang RRR Dunlop 68 Ford 5.9L V8 32 GT1 10 DEU AMG-Mercedes ITA Alessandro NanniniDEU Marcel Tiemann Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR Bridgestone 68 Mercedes-Benz LS600 6.0L V12 33 GT2 80 GBR Morgan Motor Company GBR Charles MorganGBR William Wykeham Morgan Plus 8 GTR Dunlop 66 Rover V8 3.9L V8 34 GT2 78 USA Saleen-Allen SpeedlabGBR Cirtek Motorsport GBR Robert SchirleGBR James WarnockGBR Allen Lloyd Saleen Mustang RRR Dunlop 65 Ford 5.9L V8 35 GT1 24 GBR GBF UK Ltd. ITA Mauro MartiniITA Andrea Boldrini Lotus Elise GT1 Michelin 63 Lotus 3.5L Turbo V8 36DNF GT1 16 DEU Roock Racing DEU Ralf KellenersFRA Yannick Dalmas Porsche 911 GT1 Michelin 48 Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6 37DNF GT1 23 GBR GBF UK Ltd. ITA Luca BadoerITA Mimmo Schiattarella Lotus Elise GT1 Michelin 46 Lotus 3.5L Turbo V8 38DNF GT1 13 GBR Lotus Racing Franck MullerFRA Giroix Racing FRA Fabien GiroixCHE Jean-Denis Délétraz Lotus Elise GT1 Pirelli 45 Chevrolet LT5 6.0L V8 39DNF GT2 59 NLD Marcos Racing International NLD Cor EuserDEU Harald Becker Marcos LM600 Dunlop 45 Chevrolet 5.9L V8 40DNF GT1 15 GBR Lotus Racing Franck MullerFRA Giroix Racing BRA Maurizio Sandro SalaTHA Ratanakul Prutirat Lotus Elise GT1 Pirelli 41 Chevrolet LT5 6.0L V8 41DNF GT2 70 DEU Dellenbach Motorsport AUT Manfred JuraszDEU Rainer Bonnetsmüller Porsche 911 GT2 Dunlop 33 Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 42DNF GT2 77 USA Saleen-Allen SpeedlabGBR Cirtek Motorsport USA Steve SaleenUSA Price CobbESP Carlos Palau Saleen Mustang RRR Dunlop 17 Ford 5.9L V8 43DNF GT1 14 GBR Lotus Racing Franck MullerFRA Giroix Racing NLD Jan LammersNLD Mike Hezemans Lotus Elise GT1 Pirelli 15 Chevrolet LT5 6.0L V8 44DNF GT1 20 FRA DAMS Panoz FRA Franck LagorceFRA Éric Bernard Panoz Esperante GTR-1 Michelin 7 Ford (Roush) 6.0L V8 45DNF GT1 4 GBR David Price Racing GBR Andy WallaceGBR James Weaver Panoz Esperante GTR-1 Goodyear 4 Ford (Roush Racing) 6.0L V8 46DNF GT1 17 FRA JB Racing FRA Emmanuel CollardDEU Jürgen von Gartzen Porsche 911 GT1 Michelin 0 Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6 47DNF GT1 22 ITA BMS Scuderia Italia ITA Pierluigi MartiniITA Christian Pescatori Porsche 911 GT1 Pirelli 0 Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6 DNS GT1 3 GBR Gulf Team DavidoffGBR GTC Racing FRA Jean-Marc GounonFRA Pierre-Henri Raphanel McLaren F1 GTR Michelin – BMW S70 6.0L V12 DNS GT2 69 DEU Proton Competition DEU Gerold RiedFRA Patrick Vuillaume Porsche 911 GT2 Pirelli – Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 Statistics Pole Position – #11 AMG-Mercedes – 1:41.193 Fastest Lap – #18 Schübel Engineering – 1:45.946 Distance – 447.201 km Average Speed – 133.859 km/h References External links World Sports Prototype Racing – Race Results 1997 FIA GT Championship 1997 FIA GT Hockenheim 4 Hours 1997 FIA GT Helsinki 3 Hours S Silverstone 4 Hours FIA GT Silverstone 4 Hours