1997 FIA GT Sebring 3 Hours
The 1997 FIA GT Sebring 3 Hours was the tenth race of the 1997 FIA GT Championship season. It was run at Sebring International Raceway, United States on October 18, 1997.
Official results
Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 75% of winner's distance marked as Not Classified.Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Chassis | Tyre | Laps |
Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Engine | Tyre | Laps |
1 | GT1 | 11 | AMG-Mercedes | Bernd Schneider Klaus Ludwig | Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR | 70 | |
1 | GT1 | 11 | AMG-Mercedes | Bernd Schneider Klaus Ludwig | Mercedes-Benz LS600 6.0L V12 | 70 | |
2 | GT1 | 9 | BMW Motorsport Schnitzer Motorsport | Peter Kox Roberto Ravaglia | McLaren F1 GTR | 70 | |
2 | GT1 | 9 | BMW Motorsport Schnitzer Motorsport | Peter Kox Roberto Ravaglia | BMW S70 6.0L V12 | 70 | |
3 | GT1 | 5 | David Price Racing | David Brabham Perry McCarthy | Panoz Esperante GTR-1 | 69 | |
3 | GT1 | 5 | David Price Racing | David Brabham Perry McCarthy | Ford 6.0L V8 | 69 | |
4 | GT1 | 7 | Porsche AG | Bob Wollek Yannick Dalmas | Porsche 911 GT1 Evo | 69 | |
4 | GT1 | 7 | Porsche AG | Bob Wollek Yannick Dalmas | Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6 | 69 | |
5 | GT1 | 3 | Gulf Team Davidoff GTC Racing | Pierre-Henri Raphanel Jean-Marc Gounon | McLaren F1 GTR | 68 | |
5 | GT1 | 3 | Gulf Team Davidoff GTC Racing | Pierre-Henri Raphanel Jean-Marc Gounon | BMW S70 6.0L V12 | 68 | |
6 | GT1 | 6 | Porsche AG | Thierry Boutsen Hans Joachim Stuck | Porsche 911 GT1 Evo | 68 | |
6 | GT1 | 6 | Porsche AG | Thierry Boutsen Hans Joachim Stuck | Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6 | 68 | |
7 | GT1 | 12 | AMG-Mercedes | Alexander Wurz Greg Moore | Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR | 68 | |
7 | GT1 | 12 | AMG-Mercedes | Alexander Wurz Greg Moore | Mercedes-Benz LS600 6.0L V12 | 68 | |
8 | GT1 | 20 | DAMS Panoz | Éric Bernard Franck Lagorce | Panoz Esperante GTR-1 | 67 | |
8 | GT1 | 20 | DAMS Panoz | Éric Bernard Franck Lagorce | Ford 6.0L V8 | 67 | |
9 | GT1 | 17 | JB Racing | Emmanuel Collard Mauro Baldi | Porsche 911 GT1 Evo | 67 | |
9 | GT1 | 17 | JB Racing | Emmanuel Collard Mauro Baldi | Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6 | 67 | |
10 | GT1 | 1 | Gulf Team Davidoff GTC Racing | Geoff Lees Anders Olofsson | McLaren F1 GTR | 67 | |
10 | GT1 | 1 | Gulf Team Davidoff GTC Racing | Geoff Lees Anders Olofsson | BMW S70 6.0L V12 | 67 | |
11 | GT2 | 51 | Viper Team Oreca | Olivier Beretta Philippe Gache | Chrysler Viper GTS-R | 67 | |
11 | GT2 | 51 | Viper Team Oreca | Olivier Beretta Philippe Gache | Chrysler 8.0L V10 | 67 | |
12 | GT2 | 52 | Viper Team Oreca | Justin Bell Tommy Archer | Chrysler Viper GTS-R | 67 | |
12 | GT2 | 52 | Viper Team Oreca | Justin Bell Tommy Archer | Chrysler 8.0L V10 | 67 | |
13 | GT1 | 14 | GT1 Lotus Racing | Jan Lammers Mike Hezemans Max Angelelli | Lotus Elise GT1 | 66 | |
13 | GT1 | 14 | GT1 Lotus Racing | Jan Lammers Mike Hezemans Max Angelelli | Chevrolet LT5 6.0L V8 | 66 | |
14 | GT2 | 57 | Roock Racing | Uwe Alzen Ni Amorim | Porsche 911 GT2 | 66 | |
14 | GT2 | 57 | Roock Racing | Uwe Alzen Ni Amorim | Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | 66 | |
15 | GT2 | 59 | Marcos Racing International | Cor Euser Harald Becker | Marcos LM600 | 65 | |
15 | GT2 | 59 | Marcos Racing International | Cor Euser Harald Becker | Chevrolet 5.9L V8 | 65 | |
16 | GT1 | 2 | Gulf Team Davidoff GTC Racing | John Nielsen Thomas Bscher | McLaren F1 GTR | 65 | |
16 | GT1 | 2 | Gulf Team Davidoff GTC Racing | John Nielsen Thomas Bscher | BMW S70 6.0L V12 | 65 | |
17 | GT2 | 55 | Augustin Motorsport | Wido Rössler Wolfgang Kaufmann | Porsche 911 GT2 | 64 | |
17 | GT2 | 55 | Augustin Motorsport | Wido Rössler Wolfgang Kaufmann | Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | 64 | |
18 | GT1 | 4 | David Price Racing | Andy Wallace Olivier Grouillard | Panoz Esperante GTR-1 | 64 | |
18 | GT1 | 4 | David Price Racing | Andy Wallace Olivier Grouillard | Ford 6.0L V8 | 64 | |
19 | GT2 | 66 | Konrad Motorsport | Franz Konrad Toni Seiler | Porsche 911 GT2 | 64 | |
19 | GT2 | 66 | Konrad Motorsport | Franz Konrad Toni Seiler | Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | 64 | |
20 | GT2 | 61 | Stadler Motorsport | Enzo Calderari Lilian Bryner | Porsche 911 GT2 | 63 | |
20 | GT2 | 61 | Stadler Motorsport | Enzo Calderari Lilian Bryner | Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | 63 | |
21 | GT2 | 63 | Krauss Motorsport | Michael Trunk Bernhard Müller | Porsche 911 GT2 | 62 | |
21 | GT2 | 63 | Krauss Motorsport | Michael Trunk Bernhard Müller | Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | 62 | |
22 | GT1 | 8 | BMW Motorsport Schnitzer Motorsport | JJ Lehto Steve Soper | McLaren F1 GTR | 60 | |
22 | GT1 | 8 | BMW Motorsport Schnitzer Motorsport | JJ Lehto Steve Soper | BMW S70 6.0L V12 | 60 | |
23 | GT2 | 60 | Marcos Racing International | Angelo Zadra Martijn Koene | Marcos LM600 | 60 | |
23 | GT2 | 60 | Marcos Racing International | Angelo Zadra Martijn Koene | Chevrolet 5.9L V8 | 60 | |
24 | GT2 | 53 | Chamberlain Engineering | Chris Gleason Zak Brown Rick Fairbanks | Chrysler Viper GTS-R | 60 | |
24 | GT2 | 53 | Chamberlain Engineering | Chris Gleason Zak Brown Rick Fairbanks | Chrysler 8.0L V10 | 60 | |
25 | GT2 | 58 | Estoril Racing Team | Michel Monteiro Manuel Monteiro | Porsche 911 GT2 | ? | 59 |
25 | GT2 | 58 | Estoril Racing Team | Michel Monteiro Manuel Monteiro | Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | ? | 59 |
26 | GT2 | 62 | Stadler Motorsport | Uwe Sick Denis Lay | Porsche 911 GT2 | 59 | |
26 | GT2 | 62 | Stadler Motorsport | Uwe Sick Denis Lay | Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | 59 | |
27 | GT2 | 80 | Morgan Motor Company | Tony Dron William Wykeham | Morgan Plus 8 GTR | 58 | |
27 | GT2 | 80 | Morgan Motor Company | Tony Dron William Wykeham | Rover 3.9L V8 | 58 | |
28 | GT2 | 72 | Elf Haberthur Racing | Michel Neugarten Michel Ligonnet Will Pace | Porsche 911 GT2 | 57 | |
28 | GT2 | 72 | Elf Haberthur Racing | Michel Neugarten Michel Ligonnet Will Pace | Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | 57 | |
29 DNF | GT2 | 56 | Roock Racing | Bruno Eichmann Claudia Hürtgen | Porsche 911 GT2 | 56 | |
29 DNF | GT2 | 56 | Roock Racing | Bruno Eichmann Claudia Hürtgen | Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | 56 | |
30 DNF | GT2 | 87 | Roock Racing | Pedro Chaves André Ahrlé | Porsche 911 GT2 | 29 | |
30 DNF | GT2 | 87 | Roock Racing | Pedro Chaves André Ahrlé | Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | 29 | |
31 DNF | GT2 | 70 | Dellenbach Motorsport | Klaus Horn Ranier Bonnetmsüller | Porsche 911 GT2 | 20 | |
31 DNF | GT2 | 70 | Dellenbach Motorsport | Klaus Horn Ranier Bonnetmsüller | Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | 20 | |
32 DNF | GT1 | 10 | AMG-Mercedes | Marcel Tiemann Alessandro Nannini | Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR | 17 | |
32 DNF | GT1 | 10 | AMG-Mercedes | Marcel Tiemann Alessandro Nannini | Mercedes-Benz LS600 6.0L V12 | 17 | |
33 DNF | GT1 | 30 | G-Force Strandell | Geoff Lister John Greasley Magnus Wallinder | Porsche 911 GT1 | 6 | |
33 DNF | GT1 | 30 | G-Force Strandell | Geoff Lister John Greasley Magnus Wallinder | Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6 | 6 | |
34 DNF | GT2 | 67 | Konrad Motorsport | Martin Snow Karel Dolejší | Porsche 911 GT2 | 4 | |
34 DNF | GT2 | 67 | Konrad Motorsport | Martin Snow Karel Dolejší | Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | 4 | |
35 DNF | GT1 | 13 | GT1 Lotus Racing | Fabien Giroix Jean-Denis Délétraz | Lotus Elise GT1 | 4 | |
35 DNF | GT1 | 13 | GT1 Lotus Racing | Fabien Giroix Jean-Denis Délétraz | Chevrolet LT5 6.0L V8 | 4 | |
36 DNF | GT1 | 29 | Newcastle United Lister | Julian Bailey Eric van de Poele | Lister Storm GTL | 2 | |
36 DNF | GT1 | 29 | Newcastle United Lister | Julian Bailey Eric van de Poele | Jaguar 7.0L V12 | 2 | |
DNS | GT2 | 54 | Chamberlain Engineering | Tim O'Kennedy Matthew Cohen Pete Halsmer | Chrysler Viper GTS-R | – | |
DNS | GT2 | 54 | Chamberlain Engineering | Tim O'Kennedy Matthew Cohen Pete Halsmer | Chrysler 8.0L V10 | – | |
DNS | GT2 | 69 | Proton Competition | Gerold Ried Patrick Vuillaume Manfred Jurasz | Porsche 911 GT2 | – | |
DNS | GT2 | 69 | Proton Competition | Gerold Ried Patrick Vuillaume Manfred Jurasz | Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | – | |
DNS | GT2 | 77 | Saleen-Allen Speedlab Cirtek Motorsport | Peter Owen Robert Schirle Christian Vann | Saleen Mustang RRR | – | |
DNS | GT2 | 77 | Saleen-Allen Speedlab Cirtek Motorsport | Peter Owen Robert Schirle Christian Vann | Ford 5.9L V8 | – | |
DNS | GT2 | 88 | Prova Motorsport | Scott Peeler Scott Maxwell | Porsche 911 GT2 | ? | – |
DNS | GT2 | 88 | Prova Motorsport | Scott Peeler Scott Maxwell | Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | ? | – |
Statistics
- Pole Position – #8 BMW Motorsport – 1:55.929
- Fastest Lap – #9 BMW Motorsport – 1:59.290
- Distance – 423.354 km
- Average Speed – 140.867 km/h