1997 FIA GT Donington 4 Hours

thumb|250px|Layout of the Donington Park thumb|right|175px|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).1997 Donington FIA GT https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1997-donington-fia-gt/ 19 May 2026 Motor SportFIA GT Championship Donington 1997 https://www.racingsportscars.com/photo/Donington-1997-09-14.html 19 May 2026 Racing Sports Cars Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Tyre Laps Engine 1 GT1 11 DEU AMG-Mercedes DEU Bernd SchneiderAUT Alexander Wurz Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR Bridgestone 159 Mercedes-Benz LS600 6.0L V12 2 GT1 10 DEU AMG-Mercedes DEU Marcel TiemannITA Alessandro Nannini Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR Bridgestone 159 Mercedes-Benz LS600 6.0L V12 3 GT1 8 DEU BMW MotorsportDEU Schnitzer Motorsport FIN JJ LehtoGBR Steve Soper McLaren F1 GTR Michelin 159 BMW S70 6.0L V12 4 GT1 12 DEU AMG-Mercedes DEU Klaus LudwigDEU Bernd Mayländer Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR Bridgestone 158 Mercedes-Benz LS600 6.0L V12 5 GT1 9 DEU BMW MotorsportDEU Schnitzer Motorsport NLD Peter KoxITA Roberto Ravaglia McLaren F1 GTR Michelin 158 BMW S70 6.0L V12 6 GT1 3 GBR Gulf Team DavidoffGBR GTC Racing FRA Pierre-Henri RaphanelFRA Jean-Marc Gounon McLaren F1 GTR Michelin 157 BMW S70 6.0L V12 7 GT1 1 GBR Gulf Team DavidoffGBR GTC Racing GBR Geoff LeesSWE Anders Olofsson McLaren F1 GTR Michelin 156 BMW S70 6.0L V12 8 GT1 5 GBR David Price Racing AUS David BrabhamGBR Perry McCarthy Panoz Esperante GTR-1 Goodyear 155 Ford (Roush) 6.0L V8 9 GT1 4 GBR David Price Racing GBR Andy WallaceGBR James Weaver Panoz Esperante GTR-1 Goodyear 154 Ford (Roush) 6.0L V8 10 GT1 22 ITA BMS Scuderia Italia ITA Pierluigi MartiniITA Christian Pescatori Porsche 911 GT1 Pirelli 152 Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6 11 GT1 6 DEU Porsche AG BEL Thierry BoutsenDEU Hans-Joachim Stuck Porsche 911 GT1 Evo Michelin 151 Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6 12 GT1 23 GBR GBF UK Ltd. ITA Luca BadoerITA Mimmo Schiattarella Lotus Elise GT1 Michelin 151 Lotus 3.5L Turbo V8 13 GT1 27 GBR Parabolica Motorsport GBR Gary AylesGBR Chris Goodwin McLaren F1 GTR Michelin 150 BMW S70 6.0L V12 14 GT1 30 GBR G-Force Strandell SWE Magnus WallinderGBR Geoff ListerGBR John Greasley Porsche 911 GT1 Dunlop 149 Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6 15 GT2 51 FRA Viper Team Oreca MCO Olivier BerettaFRA Philippe Gache Chrysler Viper GTS-R Michelin 146 Chrysler 8.0L V10 16 GT1 7 DEU Porsche AG FRA Bob WollekFRA Yannick Dalmas Porsche 911 GT1 Evo Michelin 145 Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6 17 GT2 56 DEU Roock Racing CHE Bruno EichmannFRA Stéphane OrtelliDEU Claudia Hürtgen Porsche 911 GT2 Michelin 145 Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 18 GT2 52 FRA Viper Team Oreca GBR Justin BellITA Luca Drudi Chrysler Viper GTS-R Michelin 144 Chrysler 8.0L V10 19 GT2 57 DEU Roock Racing PRT Pedro ChavesPRT Ni AmorimFRA François Lafon Porsche 911 GT2 Michelin 144 Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 20 GT2 66 DEU Konrad Motorsport AUT Franz KonradCHE Toni SeilerDEU André Ahrlé Porsche 911 GT2 Pirelli 142 Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 21 GT2 50 GBR Agusta Racing TeamCHE Elf Haberthur Racing FRA Patrice GoueslardBEL Michel NeugartenITA Luigino Pagotto Porsche 911 GT2 ? 141 Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 22 GT2 63 DEU Krauss Motorsport DEU Michael TrunkDEU Bernhard Müller Porsche 911 GT2 Pirelli 140 Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 23 GT2 64 DEU Kremer Racing ESP Alfonso de Orléans-BourbonESP Tomas Saldaña Porsche 911 GT2 Goodyear 139 Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 24 GT2 70 DEU Dellenbach Motorsport DEU Klaus HornDEU Günther BlieningerDEU Rainer Bonnetmsüller Porsche 911 GT2 Dunlop 137 Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 25 GT2 69 DEU Proton Competition DEU Gerold RiedFRA Patrick VuillaumeAUT Manfred Jurasz Porsche 911 GT2 Pirelli 136 Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 26 GT1 31 AUT Augustin Motorsport AUT Horst Felbermayr Sr.AUT Horst Felbermayr Jr.ITA Stefano Buttiero Porsche 911 GT2 Evo Goodyear 130 Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 27 GT2 60 NLD Marcos Racing International BRA Thomas ErdosGBR Christian Vann Marcos LM600 Dunlop 124 Chevrolet 5.9L V8 28 GT2 53 GBR Chamberlain Engineering GBR David GoodeITA Leonardo MaddalenaAUS Paul Thomas Chrysler Viper GTS-R Goodyear 119 Chrysler 8.0L V10 29 GT1 14 GBR GT1 Lotus Racing NLD Jan LammersNLD Mike Hezemans Lotus Elise GT1 Michelin 111 Chevrolet LT5 6.0L V8 30DNF GT1 13 GBR GT1 Lotus Racing FRA Fabien GiroixCHE Jean-Denis Délétraz Lotus Elise GT1 Michelin 82 Chevrolet LT5 6.0L V8 31DNF GT2 59 NLD Marcos Racing International NLD Cor EuserDEU Harald Becker Marcos LM600 Dunlop 80 Chevrolet 5.9L V8 32DNF GT1 20 FRA DAMS Panoz FRA Éric BernardFRA Franck Lagorce Panoz Esperante GTR-1 Michelin 73 Ford (Roush) 6.0L V8 33DNF GT1 21 DEU Kremer Racing FRA Christophe BouchutSWE Carl Rosenblad Porsche 911 GT1 Goodyear 56 Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6 34DNF GT2 54 GBR Chamberlain Engineering IRL Tim O'KennedyNLD Hans HugenholtzDEU Wido Rösssler Chrysler Viper GTS-R Goodyear 38 Chrysler 8.0L V10 35DNF GT2 82 GBR Colin Blower Motorsport GBR Colin BlowerGBR Jamie Campbell-Walter TVR Cerbera GT Dunlop 38 TVR-Rover 5.0L V8 36DNF GT1 75 GBR G-Force Strandell SWE Koit VeerteeGBR Nigel Barrett Porsche 911 GT2 Dunlop 35 Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 37DNF GT2 86 GBR Millennium Motorsport GBR Nick CarrGBR Ian Astley GBR Andy Purvis Marcos LM600 ? 34 Chevrolet 5.9L V8 38DNF GT2 77 USA Saleen-Allen Speedlab GBR Cirtek Motorsport GBR Peter OwenGBR Jonathan BakerGBR Mark Peters Saleen Mustang RRR Dunlop 27 Ford 5.9L V8 39DNF GT1 24 GBR GBF UK Ltd. AUT Ralf KalaschekITA Max Angelelli GBR Jason Yeomans Lotus Elise GT1 Michelin 26 Lotus 3.5L Turbo V8 40DNF GT2 78 USA Saleen-Allen Speedlab GBR Cirtek Motorsport GBR Robert SchirleGBR David WarnockGBR Richard Dean Saleen Mustang RRR Dunlop 24 Ford 5.9L V8 41DNF GT1 19 DEU Martin Veyhle Racing (MVR) DEU Alexander Grau DEU Marco Werner Lotus Elise GT1 ? 23 Lotus 3.5L Turbo V8 DNS GT2 19 GBR Morgan Motor Company GBR Charles MorganGBR William Wykeham Morgan Plus 8 GTR Dunlop – Rover 3.9L V8 DNS GT2 87 DEU Roock Racing GBR John RobinsonGBR Robert NearnFRA Michel Ligonnet Porsche 911 GT2 Michelin – 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 References External links World Sports Prototype Racing – Race Results 1997 FIA GT Championship 1997 Suzuka 1000km 1997 FIA GT Mugello 4 Hours D Donington 4 Hours