1997 FIA GT Championship

Inaugural auto racing series June 2018 1997 FIA GT Championship 1996 (BPR) 1998 thumb|right|200px|Bernd Schneider won the inaugural FIA GT Championship for the GT1 category The 1997 FIA GT Championship was the inaugural season of FIA GT Championship, an auto racing series endorsed by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) and organized by the Stéphane Ratel Organisation (SRO). The FIA GT Championship replaced the BPR Global GT Series which had been held races and championships from 1994 to 1996 after the series was promoted by the FIA, while Stéphane Ratel took over as promoter and organizer of the new championship, replaced the former BPR Organisation after the departure of partners Jürgen Barth and Patrick Peter. The races featured grand touring cars conforming to two categories of regulations, GT1 and GT2, and awarded driver and team championships in each category. The season began on 13 April 1997 and ended on 26 October 1997 after 11 rounds, visiting Europe, Japan, and the United States. Bernd Schneider and his AMG Mercedes team won the GT1 Drivers' and Teams' Championships, while Justin Bell and Viper Team Oreca secured the GT2 titles. Schedule For the new international championship, much of the calendar was new. The Nürburgring, Spa, Silverstone, and Suzuka's endurance event were all retained, but much of the European calendar was new to the series. Donington Park replaced Brands Hatch as the second British round, while Hockenheimring was added as a second German event. Mugello took over from Monza in Italy, and A1-Ring also brought the series to Austria for the first time. A street circuit in Helsinki was unique to the calendar, and served as the first race of a shorter three-hour duration. Two American events of a three-hour duration replaced the former season-ending fly-away race in China, visiting Sebring and Laguna Seca. Rnd Race Circuit Date 1 Hockenheim 4 Hours DEU Hockenheimring, Hockenheim, Germany 13 April 2 British Empire Trophy GBR Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, United Kingdom 11 May 3 Helsinki 3 Hours FIN Helsinki Thunder, Helsinki, Finland 25 May 4 Nürburgring 4 Hours DEU Nürburgring, Nürburg, Germany 29 June 5 Spa 4 Hours BEL Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Spa, Belgium 20 July 6 Zeltweg 4 Hours AUT A1-Ring, Spielberg, Austria 3 August 7 POKKA Suzuka 1000 km JPN Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka, Japan 24 August 8 Donington 4 Hours GBR Donington Park, Leicestershire, United Kingdom 14 September 9 Mugello 4 Hours ITA Mugello Circuit, Scarperia e San Piero, Italy 28 September 10 Sebring 3 Hours USA Sebring International Raceway, Florida, United States 18 October 11 Laguna Seca 3 Hours USA Laguna Seca Raceway, California, United States 26 OctoberSource:FIA GT Championship Calendar 1997 https://motorsportstats.com/series/fia-gt-championship/calendar/1997 Motorsport Stats 21 January 2024 Entries GT1 Entrant Car Engine Tyre No. Car number Drivers Rounds GBR Gulf Team Davidoff McLaren F1 GTR BMW S70/2 6.0 L V12 Michelin 1 GBR Andrew Gilbert-Scott 1–7 GBR Ray Bellm 1–2 FRA Pierre-Henri Raphanel 2–3 FRA Jean-Marc Gounon 3 SWE Anders Olofsson 4–5, 8–11 GBR Geoff Lees 6–11 DNK John Nielsen 7 2 DEU Thomas Bscher 1–7, 9–11 DNK John Nielsen 1–7, 9–11 3 FRA Pierre-Henri Raphanel 1–2, 4–11 FRA Jean-Marc Gounon 1–2, 4–5, 7–11 SWE Anders Olofsson 6–7 GBR David Price Racing Panoz GTR-1 Ford-Roush 6.0 L V8 Goodyear 4 GBR Andy Wallace 1–2, 4–10 GBR James Weaver 1–2, 4–8 USA Butch Leitzinger 7 FRA Olivier Grouillard 9–11 GBR Perry McCarthy 11 5 AUS David Brabham 1–2, 4–11 GBR Perry McCarthy 1–2, 4–10 FRA Olivier Grouillard 7 GBR Andy Wallace 11 DEU Porsche AG Porsche 911 GT1Porsche 911 GT1 Evo Porsche 3.2 L Turbo Flat-6 Michelin 6 BEL Thierry Boutsen 1–2, 4–11 DEU Hans-Joachim Stuck 1–2, 4–5, 7–8, 10–11 FRA Bob Wollek 6–7 DEU Ralf Kelleners 9 7 FRA Yannick Dalmas 4–11 FRA Bob Wollek 4–5, 8–11 BEL Thierry Boutsen 5 GBR Allan McNish 6–7 PRT Pedro Lamy 7 47 DEU Ralf Kelleners 11 GBR Allan McNish 11 DEU Team BMW Motorsport McLaren F1 GTR BMW S70/2 6.0 L V12 Michelin 8 GBR Steve Soper All FIN JJ Lehto 1–10 ITA Roberto Ravaglia 11 9 NED Peter Kox All ITA Roberto Ravaglia 1–10 FIN JJ Lehto 11 DEU AMG-Mercedes Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR Mercedes-Benz GT112 6.0 L V12 Bridgestone 10 ITA Alessandro Nannini All DEU Marcel Tiemann 1–2, 4–11 DEU Klaus Ludwig 3 DEU Bernd Schneider 7 11 DEU Bernd Schneider All AUT Alexander Wurz 1–3, 5–9 DEU Klaus Ludwig 4, 10–11 JPN Aguri Suzuki 7 12 DEU Bernd Mayländer 4, 6–9 DEU Klaus Ludwig 4–9 DEU Ralf Schumacher 5 DEU Bernd Schneider 6 AUT Alexander Wurz 10–11 CAN Greg Moore 10–11 GBR GT1 Lotus Racing Franck Muller Lotus GT1 Chevrolet LT5 6.0 L V8 Michelin 13 FRA Fabien Giroix 1–2, 4–6, 8, 10–11 CHE Jean-Denis Délétraz 1–2, 4–6, 8, 10–11 14 NED Jan Lammers 1–2, 4–6, 8–11 NED Mike Hezemans 1–2, 4–6, 8–11 ITA Max Angelelli 10–11 GBR GT1 Lotus Racing Franck MullerGBR First Racing ProjectN FirstRacing Lotus No. 15 was entered by GT1 Lotus Racing Franck Muller for the first event of the season before switching to First Racing Project for the rest of the season. Pirelli 15 BRA Maurizio Sandro Sala 1–2 FRA Jérôme Policand 1, 5, 7 THA Ratanakul Prutirat 2–5, 7 FRA Fabien Giroix 3, 7 CHE Jean-Denis Délétraz 3 DEU Alexander Grau 4 DEU Roock Racing Porsche 911 GT1 Porsche 3.2 L Turbo Flat-6 Michelin 16 DEU Ralf Kelleners 1–7 FRA Yannick Dalmas 1–2 MON Stéphane Ortelli 3–5 PRT Pedro Chaves 4–6 FRA Christophe Bouchut 7 SWE Carl Rosenblad 7 FRA JB Racing Porsche 911 GT1 Porsche 3.2 L Turbo Flat-6 Michelin 17 FRA Emmanuel Collard 1–2, 4–7, 9–11 DEU Jürgen von Gartzen 1–2, 4–5 ITA Mauro Baldi 6–7, 9–11 FRA Alain Ferté 7 DEU Schübel Rennsport Porsche 911 GT1 Porsche 3.2 L Turbo Flat-6 Michelin 18 PRT Pedro Lamy 1–2 FRA Bob Wollek 1–2 DEU Martin Veyhle Racing McLaren F1 GTRLotus GT1N MVR Martin Veyhle Racing entered the first two rounds of the season with a McLaren before switching to a Lotus from round five onwards. BMW S70/2 6.1 L V12Lotus Type-918 3.5 L Turbo V8 Goodyear 19 DEU Alexander Grau 1–2, 5–6, 8–9 DEU Gerd Ruch 1–2 DEU Alexander Burgstaller 1 DNK Kurt Thiim 5–6 DEU Marco Werner 8–9 FRA DAMS Panoz Panoz GTR-1 Ford-Roush 6.0 L V8 Michelin 20 FRA Éric Bernard 1–2, 4–11 FRA Franck Lagorce 1–2, 4–11 DEU Kremer Racing Porsche 911 GT1 Porsche 3.2 L Turbo Flat-6 Goodyear 21 FRA Christophe Bouchut 1, 4–5, 8–9 SWE Carl Rosenblad 1, 4–5, 8–9 DEU Klaus Ludwig 1 ITA BMS Scuderia Italia Porsche 911 GT1 Porsche 3.2 L Turbo Flat-6 Pirelli 22 ITA Pierluigi Martini 1–6, 8–9 ITA Christian Pescatori 1–6, 8–9 GBR GBF UK Ltd. Lotus GT1 Lotus Type-918 3.5 L Turbo V8 Michelin 23 ITA Mimmo Schiattarella 1–4, 6, 8–9 ITA Luca Badoer 1–4, 6, 8–9 ITA Mauro Martini 1 24 ITA Andrea Boldrini 2–4, 6 ITA Mauro Martini 2–3 GBR Martin Stretton 4 AUT Ralf Kalaschek 6, 8–9 ITA Max Angelelli 8–9 GBR Jason Yeomans 8 ITA Davide Campana 9 FRA BBA Compétition McLaren F1 GTR BMW S70/2 6.1 L V12 Dunlop 25 FRA Jean-Luc Maury-Laribière 1, 4–5, 7 FRA Olivier Thévenin 1 FRA David Velay 4–5 FRA Bernard Chauvin 5 JPN Jun Harada 7 JPN Tomiko Yoshikawa 7 DEU Konrad Motorsport Porsche 911 GT1 Porsche 3.2 L Turbo Flat-6 Pirelli 26 ITA Mauro Baldi 2–5 AUT Franz Konrad 2–3 ITA Max Angelelli 3, 5 DEU Gerd Ruch 4 ITA Ivan Capelli 4 GBR Parabolica Motorsport McLaren F1 GTR BMW S70/2 6.0 L V12 Michelin 27 GBR Chris Goodwin 2, 4–9, 11 GBR Gary Ayles 2, 4–9, 11 SWE Stefan Johansson 7 GBR Newcastle United Lister Lister Storm GTL Jaguar 7.0 L V12 Dunlop 29 BEL Eric van de Poele 10–11 GBR Julian Bailey 10–11 GBR G-Force Strandell Porsche 911 GT1 Porsche 3.2 L Turbo Flat-6 Dunlop 30 GBR Geoff Lister 8, 10–11 GBR John Greasley 8, 10–11 SWE Magnus Wallinder 8, 10–11 AUT Karl Augustin Porsche 911 GT2 Evo Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 Goodyear 31 ITA Stefano Buttiero 1–6, 8–9 AUT Horst Felbermayr 1–3, 5–6, 8–9 AUT Karl Augustin 1–3 AUT Hans-Jörg Hofer 4–5, 9 DEU Stefan Roitmayer 4 AUT Horst Felbermayr Jr. 6, 8 FRA Graham Racing Venturi 600LM Renault PRV 3.0 L Turbo V6 32 FRA Éric Graham 1 FRA David Velay 1 JPN IDC Ootsukakagu SARD SARD MC8-R Toyota 1UZ-FE 4.0 L Turbo V8 Yokohama 39 JPN Tatsuya Tanigawa 7 JPN Yuji Tachikawa 7 JPN Yasutaki Hinoi 7 JPN Team Menicon SARD 46 JPN Masami Kageyama 7 JPN Tetsuya Tanaka 7 JPN Team Lark McLaren McLaren F1 GTR BMW S70/2 6.0 L V12 Michelin 44 JPN Keiichi Tsuchiya 7 JPN Masanori Sekiya 7 JPN Akihiko Nakaya 7Sources:FIA GT Championship Entry List 1997 https://motorsportstats.com/series/fia-gt-championship/summary/1997 Motorsport Stats 21 January 2024FIA GT Championship - 1997: Entrylist https://www.speedsport-magazine.com/motorsport/grand-touring/gt1-world-championship-fia-gt/1997-entrylist.html Speedsport Magazine 21 January 2024 N GT2 Entrant Car Engine Tyre No. Car number Drivers Rounds GBR Agusta Racing Team Callaway Corvette GT2 LMPorsche 911 GT2N Agusta Agusta Racing Team entered a Callaway for the first four rounds of the championship, before switching to a Porsche for the rest of the season. Chevrolet 6.0 L V8Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 Dunlop 50 ITA Rocky Agusta 1–2, 4–5 ITA Almo Coppelli 1–2, 4 BEL Michel Neugarten fr 5, 8 BEL Bernard de Dryver 5 FRA Michel Ligonnet 7 ITA Luca Drudi 7 JPN Masahiro Kimoto 7 FRA Patrice Goueslard 8 ITA Luigino Pagotto 8 FRA Viper Team Oreca Chrysler Viper GTS-R Chrysler 356-T6 8.0 L V10 Michelin 51 MON Olivier Beretta 1–2, 4–11 FRA Philippe Gache 1–2, 4–11 52 GBR Justin Bell 1–2, 4–11 USA Tommy Archer 1–2, 7, 10–11 BEL Marc Duez 4–5 AUT Dieter Quester 6 JPN Hideshi Matsuda 7 ITA Luca Drudi 8–9 GBR Chamberlain Engineering Chrysler Viper GTS-R Chrysler 356-T6 8.0 L V10 Goodyear 53 FIN Jari Nurminen 1–3 NLD Hans Hugenholtz Jr. 1–2, 4–5 FIN Pertti Lievonen 3 IRL Tim O'Kennedy 4–5 GBR David Goode 4, 8 DEU Gerd Ruch 6 ITA Almo Coppelli 6 ITA Leonardo Maddelena 6, 8–9 JPN Manabu Orido 7 JPN Naohiro Kawano 7 JPN Yukihiro Hane 7 AUS Paul Thomas 8 ITA Renato Mastropietro 9 ITA Piergiuseppe Pironi 9 USA Zak Brown 10 USA Chris Gleason 10 USA Rick Fairbanks 10 USA Shane Lewis 11 USA Tim Moser 11 FRA Patrick Vuillaume 11 54 GBR Peter Hardman 2 GBR Richard Dean 2, 11 IRL Tim O'Kennedy 8, 10–11 NLD Hans Hugenholtz Jr. 8 DEU Wido Rössler 8 USA Peter Halsmer 10 USA Matthew Cohen 10 AUT Karl Augustin Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 Goodyear 55 DEU Helmut Reis 1–7 AUT Hans-Jörg Hofer 1–2 DEU Wido Rössler 1, 3–7, 10–11 AUT Manfred Jurasz 3–6 DEU Ernst Gschwender 7, 9 DEU Wolfgang Kaufmann 9–11 DEU Roock Racing Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 Michelin 56 CHE Bruno Eichmann All PRT Ni Amorim 1–7 DEU Claudia Hürtgen 1–5, 7–10 MON Stéphane Ortelli 8–9, 11 57 FRA François Lefon 1–3, 5, 8 FRA Jean-Marc Smadja 1–2, 5 MON Stéphane Ortelli 1–2, 4–6 FRA Jean-Pierre Jarier 3 GBR Hugh Price 4 GBR John Robinson 4 CHE Bruno Eichmann 6 DEU Claudia Hürtgen 6, 11 PRT Pedro Chaves 7–9 GBR Robert Nearn 7 JPN Hisashi Wada 7 PRT Ni Amorim 8–10 FRA Patrice Goueslard 9 DEU Uwe Alzen 10–11 87 GBR John Robinson 8–9, 11 GBR Richard Nearn 8 FRA Michel Ligonnet 8 GBR Hugh Price 9, 11 DEU Mike Martin 9 DEU André Ahrlé 10–11 PRT Pedro Chaves 10 PRT Estoril Racing Team Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 58 FRA Manuel Monteiro 1–2, 4–5, 7, 9–11 FRA Michel Monteiro 1–2, 4–5, 7, 9–11 CHE Henri-Louis Maunoir 7 NLD Marcos Racing International Marcos LM600 Chevrolet 5.9 L V8 Dunlop 59 NLD Cor Euser All DEU Harald Becker All NLD Herman Buurman 7 60 NLD Toon van de Haterd 1 NLD Bert Ploeg 1 GBR Christian Vann 2, 8 NLD John Schumann 2 FIN Ville-Pertti Teuronen 3 FIN Teijo Lahti 3 BRA Thomas Erdos 8 ITA Marco Simoncini 9 BEL Alfons Taels 9 NLD Martijn Koene 10–11 ITA Angelo Zadra 10 NZL Rob Wilson 11 CHE Stadler Motorsport Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 Pirelli 61 CHE Enzo Calderari 1, 4, 10–11 CHE Lilian Bryner 1, 4, 10–11 DEU Ulli Richter 4, 11 62 CHE Denis Lay 1–2, 4–5, 7, 9–11 DEU Axel Röhr 1–2, 4–5, 9 CHE Uwe Sick 1–2, 5, 7, 9–11 CHE Bruno Michelotti 4 CHE Franz Hunkeler 7 DEU Krauss Motorsport Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 Pirelli 63 DEU Bernhard Müller 1–6, 8–11 DEU Michael Trunk 1–6, 8–11 GBR Nigel Smith 7 JPN Takashi Suzuki 7 JPN Sumio Sakurai 7 DEU Kremer Racing Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 Goodyear 64 ESP Tomás Saldaña 1–2, 6, 8–9 ESP Alfonso de Orléans-Borbón 1–2, 6, 8–9 SWE Carl Rosenblad 2 FRA Christophe Bouchut 6 DEU RWS Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 65 ITA Raffaele Sangiuolo 1–2, 4–6, 9 ITA Luca Riccitelli 1–2, 4–6, 9 DEU Wolfgang Münster 1 CHE Charles Margueron 2 DEU Benno Rottenfusser 5–6 ITA Mario Spagnoli 9 DEU Konrad Motorsport Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 Pirelli 66 AUT Franz Konrad 1, 4–8, 10–11 AUT Philipp Peter 1 DEU Uwe Alzen 1 CHE Toni Seiler 2–6, 8–11 ITA Marco Spinelli 2–3, 9 GBR Richard Nearn 2 FRA Michel Ligonnet 3 NLD Bert Ploeg 4 DEU Gerd Ruch 5 DEU Wolfgang Kaufmann 7 JPN Seiichi Sodeyama 7 DEU André Ahrlé 8 USA Nick Ham 11 67 ITA Marco Spinelli 1, 5 FRA Michel Ligonnet 1 CHE Toni Seiler 1 USA Kelly Collins 5 USA Barry Waddell 5 USA Martin Snow 10 CZE Karel Dolejší 10 ITA Angelo Zadra Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 Pirelli 68 ITA Angelo Zadra 1–2, 4–5, 9 ITA Leonardo Maddalena 1–2, 4–5 ITA Marco Brand 1 ITA Renato Mastropietro 2, 4–5 AUT Philipp Peter 9 DEU Proton Competition Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 Pirelli 69 DEU Gerold Ried All FRA Patrick Vuillaume 1–10 DEU Ernst Gschwinder 1 AUT Manfred Jurasz 7–11 DEU Dellenbach Motorsport Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 Dunlop 70 DEU Rainer Bonnetsmüller 1–2, 4, 6, 8–11 AUT Manfred Jurasz 1–2 DEU Günther Blieninger 1, 4–6, 8–9 AUT Wolfgang Treml 4–5 DEU Klaus Horn 5–6, 8–11 CHE GT Racing Team Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 71 ITA Luca Drudi 1, 4–6 ITA Luigino Pagotto 1, 4–6 CHE Elf Haberthur Racing Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 Dunlop 72 FRA Jean-Claude Lagniez 1 FRA Guy Martinolle 1 BEL Michel Neugarten fr 10–11 FRA Guy Ligonnet 10 USA Will Pace 10 BEL Stéphane de Groodt 11 DEU Seikel Motorsport Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 73 DEU Fred Rosterg 1, 4 ITA Ruggero Grassi 1 ITA Renato Mastropietro 1 DEU Wolfgang Haugg 4 ITA Giuseppe Quargenten 4 CHE Bruno Michelotti 9 FRA Jacques Corbet 9 NZL Andrew Bagnall 9 GBR G-Force Strandell Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 Dunlop 75 GBR Geoff Lister 2, 4–5 GBR John Greasley 2, 4–5 SWE Magnus Wallinder 4–5 GBR Nigel Barrett 8 SWE Koit Veertee 8 GBR Steve O'Rourke Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 Dunlop 76 GBR Steve O'Rourke 2 GBR Win Percy 2 GBR Tim Sugden 2 USA Saleen-Allen SpeedlabGBR CirtekN Saleen The No. 77, 78, and 79 Mustangs were entered by Saleen-Allen Speedlab for the start of the season before switching to Cirtek from round 8 onward. Saleen-Allen Speedlab later reentered the series with No. 95 for round 11. Saleen Mustang SR Ford 5.9 L V8 Dunlop 77 USA Steve Saleen 2 USA Price Cobb 2 ESP Carlos Palau 2 GBR Peter Owen 5, 8–10 GBR James Kaye 5 GBR Guy Smith 5 GBR Mark Peters 8–9 GBR Jonathan Baker 8 GBR Robert Schirle 9–11 GBR Christian Vann 10–11 78 GBR Allen Lloyd 2, 5 GBR Robert Schirle 2, 8 GBR James Warnock 2, 8 BRA Thomas Erdos 5 GBR Richard Dean 8 79 GBR Peter Owen 2 GBR James Kaye 2 GBR Richard Piper 2 GBR Charles Morgan Morgan Plus 8 GTR Rover 3.9 L V8 Dunlop 80 GBR William Wykeham 2–3, 5, 8, 10–11 GBR Charles Morgan 2–3, 5, 8 GBR Tony Dron 10 GBR Mark Hales 11 GBR David Vegher 11 DEU Michael Eschmann Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 81 DEU Michael Eschmann 4 DEU Paul Hulverscheid 4 DEU Gunter Döbler 4 GBR TVR TVR Cerbera TVR Speed Six 4.5 L I6 Dunlop 82 GBR Colin Blower 8 GBR Jamie Campbell-Walter 8 FRA Larbre Compétition Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 83 FRA Patrice Goueslard 7 FRA Jean-Luc Chéreau 7 FRA Jack Leconte 7 JPN NSX Dream 28 Competition Honda NSX Honda 3.2 L V6 84 JPN Hajime Ooshiro 7 JPN Masayoshi Furuya 7 JPN Shigekazu Saeki 7 JPN Team Signal Nissan Silvia Nissan SR20DET 2.0 L Turbo I4 85 JPN Takeshi Yuasa 7 JPN Kiyoaki Hanai 7 JPN Akio Tomita 7 GBR Millennium Motorsport Marcos LM600 Chevrolet 5.9 L V8 Dunlop 86 GBR Nick Car 8 GBR Ian Astley 8 GBR Andy Purvis 8 CAN Prova Motorsport Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 88 CAN Scott Maxwell 10 USA Scott Peeler 10 USA Saleen-Allen SpeedlabN Saleen Saleen Mustang SR Ford 5.9 L V8 95 USA Steve Saleen 11 ESP Carlos Palau 11 USA GMB Motorsport Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 97 USA Dirk Layer 11 USA Cort Wagner 11 USA Kelly Collins 11Sources: N Results and standings Race results thumb|right|250px|The No. 11 Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR of Bernd Schneider and Alexander Wurz en route to victory at Donington Park Rnd Circuit GT1 Winning Team GT2 Winning Team Report GT1 Winning Drivers GT2 Winning Drivers 1 Hockenheimring DEU No. 8 Team BMW Motorsport FRA No. 51 Viper Team Oreca Report FIN JJ LehtoGBR Steve Soper MCO Olivier BerettaFRA Philippe Gache 2 Silverstone DEU No. 9 Team BMW Motorsport FRA No. 52 Viper Team Oreca Report NLD Peter KoxITA Roberto Ravaglia GBR Justin BellUSA Tommy Archer 3 Helsinki DEU No. 8 Team BMW Motorsport DEU No. 56 Roock Racing Report FIN JJ LehtoGBR Steve Soper DEU Claudia HürtgenCHE Bruno EichmannPRT Ni Amorim 4 Nürburgring DEU No. 11 AMG-Mercedes DEU No. 56 Roock Racing Report DEU Bernd SchneiderDEU Klaus Ludwig DEU Claudia HürtgenCHE Bruno EichmannPRT Ni Amorim 5 Spa DEU No. 8 BMW Motorsport FRA No. 52 Viper Team Oreca Report FIN JJ LehtoGBR Steve Soper GBR Justin BellBEL Marc Duez 6 A1-Ring DEU No. 12 AMG-Mercedes DEU No. 57 Roock Racing Report DEU Klaus LudwigDEU Bernd MayländerDEU Bernd Schneider MON Stéphane OrtelliDEU Claudia HürtgenCHE Bruno Eichmann 7 Suzuka DEU No. 10 AMG-Mercedes FRA No. 51 Viper Team Oreca Report ITA Alessandro NanniniDEU Marcel TiemannDEU Bernd Schneider MCO Olivier BerettaFRA Philippe Gache 8 Donington DEU No. 11 AMG-Mercedes FRA No. 51 Viper Team Oreca Report DEU Bernd SchneiderAUT Alexander Wurz MCO Olivier BerettaFRA Philippe Gache 9 Mugello DEU No. 8 Team BMW Motorsport FRA No. 52 Viper Team Oreca Report FIN JJ LehtoGBR Steve Soper GBR Justin BellITA Luca Drudi 10 Sebring DEU No. 11 AMG-Mercedes FRA No. 51 Viper Team Oreca Report DEU Bernd SchneiderDEU Klaus Ludwig MCO Olivier BerettaFRA Philippe Gache 11 Laguna Seca DEU No. 11 AMG-Mercedes DEU No. 56 Roock Racing Report DEU Bernd SchneiderDEU Klaus Ludwig MON Stéphane OrtelliCHE Bruno EichmannSource:FIA GT Championship - Season 1997: Results https://www.speedsport-magazine.com/motorsport/grand-touring/gt1-world-championship-fia-gt/1997-results.html Speedsport Magazine 21 January 2024 Points were awarded to the top six finishers in each category. Entries were required to complete 75% of the race distance in order to be classified.FIA GT Championship - 1997: Point standings https://www.speedsport-magazine.com/motorsport/grand-touring/gt1-world-championship-fia-gt/1997-points.html Speedsport Magazine 21 January 2024 +Points system 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 10 6 4 3 2 1 Driver championships GT1 Pos. Position Driver Team HOCDEU SILGBR HELFIN NURDEU SPABEL ZELAUT SUZJPN DONGBR MUGITA SEBUSA LAGUSA Totalpoints 1 DEU Bernd Schneider DEU AMG-Mercedes Ret 2 8 1 2 1 1 1 Ret 1 1 72 2 GBR Steve Soper DEU Team BMW Motorsport 1 3 1 3 1 3 4 3 1 14 11 59 3 FIN JJ Lehto DEU Team BMW Motorsport 1 3 1 3 1 3 4 3 1 14 Ret 59 4 DEU Klaus Ludwig DEU Kremer Racing 8 51 DEU AMG-Mercedes 11 1 5 1 2 4 9 1 1 5 ITA Alessandro Nannini DEU AMG-Mercedes 13 13 11 2 11 2 1 2 2 Ret 8 34 6 DEU Marcel Tiemann DEU AMG-Mercedes 13 13 2 11 2 1 2 2 Ret 8 34 7 FRA Pierre-Henri Raphanel GBR Gulf Team Davidoff 2 4 4 5 Ret 5 3 6 6 5 4 27 8 ITA Roberto Ravaglia DEU Team BMW Motorsport Ret 1 10 4 4 Ret 8 5 5 2 11 26 9 NLD Peter Kox DEU Team BMW Motorsport Ret 1 10 4 4 Ret 8 5 5 2 Ret 26 10 AUT Alexander Wurz DEU AMG-Mercedes Ret 2 8 2 4 7 1 Ret 7 7 25 11 FRA Jean-Marc Gounon GBR Gulf Team Davidoff 2 DNS 4 5 Ret 3 6 6 5 4 22 12 FRA Bob Wollek DEU Schübel Rennsport 6 7 21 DEU Porsche AG 17 3 6 5 15 3 4 2 13 DEU Bernd Mayländer DEU AMG-Mercedes Ret 1 2 4 9 19 14 FRA Yannick Dalmas DEU Roock Racing 5 Ret 19 DEU Porsche AG 17 3 7 10 15 3 4 2 15 BEL Thierry Boutsen DEU Porsche AG 4 5 10 3 6 5 11 4 6 5 18 16 DEU Ralf Kelleners DEU Roock Racing 5 Ret 2 Ret 7 13 13 15 DEU Porsche AG 4 3 17 DEU Hans-Joachim Stuck DEU Porsche AG 4 5 10 Ret 5 11 6 5 10 18 DNK John Nielsen GBR Gulf Team Davidoff 3 8 3 7 Ret Ret 6 14 12 10 9 19 DEU Thomas Bscher GBR Gulf Team Davidoff 3 8 3 7 Ret Ret DNS 14 12 10 8 20 SWE Anders Olofsson GBR Gulf Team Davidoff Ret Ret 5 3 7 8 10 6 7 21 GBR Andrew Gilbert-Scott GBR Gulf Team Davidoff Ret 4 4 Ret Ret Ret 6 7 22 MON Stéphane Ortelli DEU Roock Racing 2 Ret 7 6 23 GBR Allan McNish DEU Porsche AG 7 10 3 4 24 AUS David Brabham GBR David Price Racing DNS 10 13 DNS 11 12 8 10 3 DSQ 4 24 GBR Perry McCarthy GBR David Price Racing DNS 10 13 DNS 11 12 8 10 3 DSQ 4 25 GBR Ray Bellm GBR Gulf Team Davidoff Ret 4 3 26 GBR Gary Ayles GBR Parabolica Motorsport 6 6 6 Ret Ret 13 13 Ret 3 26 GBR Chris Goodwin GBR Parabolica Motorsport 6 6 6 Ret Ret 13 13 Ret 3 27 ITA Andrea Boldrini GBR GBF UK Ltd. 14 5 15 Ret 2 28 ITA Mauro Martini GBR GBF UK Ltd. Ret 14 5 2 29 DEU Ralf Schumacher DEU AMG-Mercedes 5 2 30 GBR Geoff Lees GBR Gulf Team Davidoff Ret 6 7 8 10 6 2 32 ITA Christian Pescatori ITA BMS Scuderia Italia 7 Ret 6 12 10 8 10 Ret 1 32 ITA Pierluigi Martini ITA BMS Scuderia Italia 7 Ret 6 12 10 8 10 Ret 1 31 PRT Pedro Lamy DEU Schübel Rennsport 6 7 1 DEU Porsche AG 10 Pos. Position Driver Team HOCDEU SILGBR HELFIN NURDEU SPABEL ZELAUT SUZJPN DONGBR MUGITA SEBUSA LAGUSA TotalpointsSources:FIA GT Championship Standings 1997 https://motorsportstats.com/series/fia-gt-championship/standings/1997 Motorsport Stats 21 January 2024 GT2 Pos. Position Driver Team HOCDEU SILGBR HELFIN NURDEU SPABEL ZELAUT SUZJPN DONGBR MUGITA SEBUSA LAGUSA Totalpoints 1 GBR Justin Bell FRA Viper Team Oreca 2 1 2 1 3 3 3 1 2 2 66 2 CHE Bruno Eichmann DEU Roock Racing 3 2 1 1 6 1 5 2 2 Ret 1 65 3 FRA Philippe Gache FRA Viper Team Oreca 1 3 17 2 2 1 1 Ret 1 3 60 3 MON Olivier Beretta FRA Viper Team Oreca 1 3 17 2 2 1 1 Ret 1 3 60 4 DEU Claudia Hürtgen DEU Roock Racing 3 2 1 1 6 1 5 2 2 Ret Ret 55 5 PRT Ni Amorim DEU Roock Racing 3 2 1 1 6 Ret 5 4 3 3 44 6 MCO Stéphane Ortelli DEU Roock Racing 13 8 10 8 1 2 2 1 32 7 USA Tommy Archer FRA Viper Team Oreca 2 1 3 2 2 32 8 BEL Marc Duez FRA Viper Team Oreca 2 1 16 9 ITA Luca Drudi CHE GT Racing Team DNS 13 10 DNS 14 GBR Agusta Racing Team Ret FRA Viper Team Oreca 3 1 10 NED Cor Euser NED Marcos Racing International Ret Ret 2 Ret 3 8 10 Ret Ret 4 Ret 13 10 DEU Harald Becker NED Marcos Racing International Ret Ret 2 Ret 3 8 10 Ret Ret 4 Ret 13 11 PRT Pedro Chaves DEU Roock Racing 2 4 3 Ret 13 12 DEU Bernhard Müller DEU Krauss Motorsport 6 15 3 4 15 4 7 Ret 8 5 13 12 DEU Michael Trunk DEU Krauss Motorsport 6 15 3 4 15 4 7 Ret 8 5 13 13 CHE Toni Seiler DEU Konrad Motorsport 5 9 Ret 3 7 Ret 5 4 6 Ret 12 14 AUT Franz Konrad DEU Konrad Motorsport NC 3 7 Ret 4 5 6 Ret 10 15 DEU Wolfgang Kaufmann DEU Konrad Motorsport 4 7 AUT Karl Augustin 5 5 Ret 16 GBR Richard Nearn DEU Konrad Motorsport 9 6 DEU Roock Racing 2 DNS 17 JPN Hisashi Wada DEU Roock Racing 2 6 18 FRA Patrice Goueslard FRA Larbre Compétition 6 6 GBR Agusta Racing Team 6 DEU Roock Racing 3 19 DEU Wido Rössler AUT Karl Augustin Ret 5 Ret Ret 5 7 5 Ret 6 GBR Chamberlain Engineering Ret 20 ITA Marco Spinelli DEU Konrad Motorsport 5 9 Ret Ret 4 5 21 DEU Uwe Alzen DEU Konrad Motorsport NC 4 DEU Roock Racing 3 Ret 22 NED Bert Ploeg NED Marcos Racing International Ret 4 DEU Konrad Motorsport 3 23 AUT Dieter Quester FRA Viper Team Oreca 3 4 23 JPN Hideshi Matsuda FRA Viper Team Oreca 3 4 24 ITA Angelo Zadra ITA Angelo Zadra 4 6 7 Ret 8 4 NED Marcos Racing International 9 25 ITA Leonardo Maddalena ITA Angelo Zadra 4 6 7 Ret 4 GBR Chamberlain Engineering Ret 12 10 26 ESP Alfonso de Orléans-Borbón DEU Kremer Racing 8 4 6 8 Ret 4 26 ESP Tomás Saldaña DEU Kremer Racing 8 4 6 8 Ret 4 27 DEU Helmut Reis AUT Karl Augustin Ret 14 5 Ret Ret 5 7 4 28 AUT Manfred Jurasz DEU Dellenbach Motorsport 14 Ret 4 AUT Karl Augustin 5 Ret Ret 5 DEU Proton Competition Ret 10 Ret DNS 12 29 FIN Jari Nurminen GBR Chamberlain Engineering 15 10 4 3 30 GBR Richard Dean GBR Chamberlain Engineering 11 4 3 GBR Cirtek Ret 31 IRL Tim O'Kennedy GBR Chamberlain Engineering 15 12 Ret DNS 4 3 32 GBR Geoff Lister GBR G-Force Strandell 16 16 4 3 32 GBR John Greasley GBR G-Force Strandell 16 16 4 3 33 SWE Magnus Wallinder GBR G-Force Strandell 16 4 3 34 ITA Marco Brand ITA Angelo Zadra 4 3 34 SWE Carl Rosenblad DEU Kremer Racing 4 3 34 FIN Pertti Liovenen GBR Chamberlain Engineering 4 3 34 JPN Seiichi Sodeyama DEU Konrad Motorsport 4 3 35 BEL Michel Neugarten fr GBR Agusta Racing Team 5 6 3 CHE Elf Haberthur Racing 14 10 Pos. Position Driver Team HOCDEU SILGBR HELFIN NURDEU SPABEL ZELAUT SUZJPN DONGBR MUGITA SEBUSA LAGUSASources: Team championships thumb|right|AMG-Mercedes won the GT1 Teams Championship thumb|right|Team BMW Motorsport placed second in the GT1 Teams Championship Teams score points for all cars that finish each round of the championship. Cars must complete at least 75% of the race distance to be classified. GT1 Pos. Position Team HOCDEU SILGBR HELFIN NURDEU SPABEL ZELAUT SUZJPN DONGBR MUGITA SEBUSA LAGUSA Totalpoints 1 DEU AMG-Mercedes 13 2 8 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 110 Ret 13 11 2 5 2 2 2 9 7 7 Ret 11 4 7 4 Ret Ret 8 2 DEU Team BMW Motorsport 1 1 1 3 1 3 4 3 1 2 11 85 Ret 3 10 4 4 Ret 8 5 5 14 Ret 3 GBR Gulf Team Davidoff 2 4 3 5 Ret 5 3 6 6 5 4 37 3 8 4 7 Ret Ret 6 7 8 10 6 Ret DNS Ret Ret Ret DNS 14 12 10 4 DEU Porsche AG 4 5 10 3 6 5 11 3 4 2 35 17 Ret 7 10 15 4 6 3 5 5 DEU Roock Racing 5 10 2 Ret 7 13 13 8 6 GBR David Price Racing 10 Ret 14 9 12 Ret 9 Ret 13 DSQ 4 DNS 10 13 DNS 11 12 8 10 3 DSQ 7 GBR Parabolica Motorsport 6 6 6 Ret Ret 13 13 Ret 3 8 GBR GBF UK Ltd. Ret 14 5 15 Ret 12 Ret 2 Ret 13 Ret Ret Ret Ret 9 ITA BMS Scuderia Italia 7 Ret 6 12 10 8 10 Ret 1 10 DEU Schübel Rennsport 6 7 1Sources: GT2 Pos. Position Team HOCDEU SILGBR HELFIN NURDEU SPABEL ZELAUT SUZJPN DONGBR MUGITA SEBUSA LAGUSA Totalpoints 1 FRA Viper Team Oreca 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 126 2 3 15 2 3 3 3 Ret 2 3 2 DEU Roock Racing 3 2 1 1 6 1 2 2 2 3 1 83 13 8 Ret 10 8 Ret 5 4 3 Ret Ret DNS 6 Ret Ret 3 DEU Konrad Motorsport 5 9 Ret 3 7 Ret 4 5 4 6 Ret 15 NC Ret Ret 4 NLD Marcos Racing International Ret 13 2 Ret 3 8 10 11 Ret 4 12 13 Ret Ret 7 Ret DNS 9 Ret 5 DEU Krauss Motorsport 6 15 3 4 15 4 11 7 Ret 8 5 13 6 AUT Karl Augustin Ret 14 5 Ret Ret 5 7 5 5 Ret 8 7 GBR Chamberlain Engineering 15 10 4 15 12 Ret 12 12 10 10 4 6 11 Ret DNS 8 8 ITA Angelo Zadra 4 6 7 Ret 8 4 9 DEU Kremer Racing 8 4 6 8 Ret 4 11 GBR G-Force Strandell 16 16 4 Ret 3 12 GBR Agusta Racing Team Ret 18 14 5 Ret 6 3 13 CHE Stadler Motorsport 12 12 5 16 8 11 7 Ret 2 Ret 9 12 Ret 14 DEU RWS Ret 5 Ret 9 Ret 9 2 15 DEU Dellenbach Motorsport 14 Ret Ret 11 7 9 7 Ret 6 1 16 DEU Proton Competition 10 DNS 6 11 17 9 Ret 10 Ret DNS Ret 1 17 DEU Seikel Motorsport 9 6 12 1 18 FRA Larbre Compétition 6 1Sources: References Bibliography Cole Michael Hurel Jean-Marc Tons Jakob GT International: The Cars 1993–1998 1999 Sutton Publishing London 978-0750920407 90–125 External links Official FIA GT homepage 1997 FIA GT Championship race results 1997 FIA GT Championship images Retrieved from www.racingsportscars.com on 24 August 2009 1997 FIA GT Championship Classifications Retrieved from web.archive.org on 24 August 2009 1997 FIA GT Championship points tables Retrieved from web.archive.org on 24 August 2009 Grand Touring Car Technical Regulations Retrieved from web.archive.org on 25 August 2009 FIA GT Category:FIA GT Championship seasons