1997 Suzuka 1000km


The 1997 Pokka Suzuka 1000km was the seventh race of the 1997 FIA GT Championship season. It was run at the Suzuka Circuit, Japan on August 24, 1997.
Several Japanese teams chose to participate in this race, conforming to either the GT1 and GT2 classes.

Official results

Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 75% of winner's distance marked as Not Classified.
PosClassNoTeamDriversChassisTyreLaps
PosClassNoTeamDriversEngineTyreLaps
1GT110 AMG-Mercedes Marcel Tiemann
Alessandro Nannini
Bernd Schneider‡
Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR171
1GT110 AMG-Mercedes Marcel Tiemann
Alessandro Nannini
Bernd Schneider‡
Mercedes-Benz LS600 6.0L V12171
2GT112 AMG-Mercedes Klaus Ludwig
Bernd Mayländer
Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR171
2GT112 AMG-Mercedes Klaus Ludwig
Bernd Mayländer
Mercedes-Benz LS600 6.0L V12171
3GT13 Gulf Team Davidoff
GTC Racing
Anders Olofsson
Pierre-Henri Raphanel
Jean-Marc Gounon
McLaren F1 GTR171
3GT13 Gulf Team Davidoff
GTC Racing
Anders Olofsson
Pierre-Henri Raphanel
Jean-Marc Gounon
BMW S70 6.0L V12171
4GT18 BMW Motorsport
Schnitzer Motorsport
JJ Lehto
Steve Soper
McLaren F1 GTR171
4GT18 BMW Motorsport
Schnitzer Motorsport
JJ Lehto
Steve Soper
BMW S70 6.0L V12171
5GT16 Porsche AG Bob Wollek
Thierry Boutsen
Hans-Joachim Stuck
Porsche 911 GT1 Evo169
5GT16 Porsche AG Bob Wollek
Thierry Boutsen
Hans-Joachim Stuck
Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6169
6GT11 Gulf Team Davidoff
GTC Racing
Andrew Gilbert-Scott
Geoff Lees
John Nielsen
McLaren F1 GTR169
6GT11 Gulf Team Davidoff
GTC Racing
Andrew Gilbert-Scott
Geoff Lees
John Nielsen
BMW S70 6.0L V12169
7GT111 AMG-Mercedes Bernd Schneider
Alexander Wurz
Aguri Suzuki
Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR169
7GT111 AMG-Mercedes Bernd Schneider
Alexander Wurz
Aguri Suzuki
Mercedes-Benz LS600 6.0L V12169
8GT19 BMW Motorsport
Schnitzer Motorsport
Peter Kox
Roberto Ravaglia
McLaren F1 GTR169
8GT19 BMW Motorsport
Schnitzer Motorsport
Peter Kox
Roberto Ravaglia
BMW S70 6.0L V12169
9GT144 Team Lark McLaren Keiichi Tsuchiya
Masanori Sekiya
Akihiko Nakaya
McLaren F1 GTR168
9GT144 Team Lark McLaren Keiichi Tsuchiya
Masanori Sekiya
Akihiko Nakaya
BMW S70 6.0L V12168
10GT17 Porsche AG Allan McNish
Yannick Dalmas
Pedro Lamy
Porsche 911 GT1 Evo164
10GT17 Porsche AG Allan McNish
Yannick Dalmas
Pedro Lamy
Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6164
11GT117 JB Racing Mauro Baldi
Emmanuel Collard
Alain Ferté
Porsche 911 GT1164
11GT117 JB Racing Mauro Baldi
Emmanuel Collard
Alain Ferté
Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6164
12GT15 David Price Racing David Brabham
Perry McCarthy
Olivier Grouillard
Panoz Esperante GTR-1154
12GT15 David Price Racing David Brabham
Perry McCarthy
Olivier Grouillard
Ford 6.0L V8154
13GT116 Roock Racing Ralf Kelleners
Christophe Bouchut
Carl Rosenblad
Porsche 911 GT1159
13GT116 Roock Racing Ralf Kelleners
Christophe Bouchut
Carl Rosenblad
Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6159
14GT251 Viper Team Oreca Olivier Beretta
Philippe Gache
Chrysler Viper GTS-R156
14GT251 Viper Team Oreca Olivier Beretta
Philippe Gache
Chrysler 8.0L V10156
15GT257 Roock Racing Pedro Chaves
Robert Nearn
Hisashi Wada
Porsche 911 GT2155
15GT257 Roock Racing Pedro Chaves
Robert Nearn
Hisashi Wada
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6155
16GT252 Viper Team Oreca Justin Bell
Tommy Archer
Hideshi Matsuda
Chrysler Viper GTS-R155
16GT252 Viper Team Oreca Justin Bell
Tommy Archer
Hideshi Matsuda
Chrysler 8.0L V10155
17GT266 Konrad Motorsport Franz Konrad
Wolfgang Kaufmann
Seiichi Sodeyama
Porsche 911 GT2153
17GT266 Konrad Motorsport Franz Konrad
Wolfgang Kaufmann
Seiichi Sodeyama
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6153
18GT256 Roock Racing Bruno Eichmann
Ni Amorim
Claudia Hürtgen
Porsche 911 GT2153
18GT256 Roock Racing Bruno Eichmann
Ni Amorim
Claudia Hürtgen
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6153
19GT283 Larbre Compétition Patrice Goueslard
Jean-Luc Chereau
Jack Leconte
Porsche 911 GT2?148
19GT283 Larbre Compétition Patrice Goueslard
Jean-Luc Chereau
Jack Leconte
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6?148
20GT255 Augustin Motorsport Ernst Gschwender
Helmut Reis
Wido Rössler
Porsche 911 GT2143
20GT255 Augustin Motorsport Ernst Gschwender
Helmut Reis
Wido Rössler
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6143
21GT262 Stadler Motorsport Denis Lay
Uwe Sick
Franz Hunkeler
Porsche 911 GT2145
21GT262 Stadler Motorsport Denis Lay
Uwe Sick
Franz Hunkeler
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6145
22GT258 Estoril Racing Team Michel Monteiro
Manuel Monteiro
Henri-Louis Maunoir
Porsche 911 GT2?140
22GT258 Estoril Racing Team Michel Monteiro
Manuel Monteiro
Henri-Louis Maunoir
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6?140
23GT259 Marcos Racing International Cor Euser
Harald Becker
Herman Buurman
Marcos LM600138
23GT259 Marcos Racing International Cor Euser
Harald Becker
Herman Buurman
Chevrolet 5.9L V8138
24GT263 Krauss Motorsport Takashi Suzuki
Sumio Sakurai
Nigel Smith
Porsche 911 GT2130
24GT263 Krauss Motorsport Takashi Suzuki
Sumio Sakurai
Nigel Smith
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6130
25GT253 Chamberlain Engineering Manabu Orido
Naohiro Kawano
Yukihiro Hane
Chrysler Viper GTS-R84
25GT253 Chamberlain Engineering Manabu Orido
Naohiro Kawano
Yukihiro Hane
Chrysler 8.0L V1084
26
NC
GT284 NSX Dream 28 Competition Hajime Ooshiro
Masayoshi Furuya
Shigekazu Saeki
Honda NSX?45
26
NC
GT284 NSX Dream 28 Competition Hajime Ooshiro
Masayoshi Furuya
Shigekazu Saeki
Honda 3.2L V6?45
27
DNF
GT14 David Price Racing Andy Wallace
James Weaver
Butch Leitzinger
Panoz Esperante GTR-1110
27
DNF
GT14 David Price Racing Andy Wallace
James Weaver
Butch Leitzinger
Ford 6.0L V8110
28
DNF
GT250 Agusta Racing Team
Elf Haberthur Racing
Luca Drudi
Michel Ligonnet
Masahiro Kimoto
Porsche 911 GT2?86
28
DNF
GT250 Agusta Racing Team
Elf Haberthur Racing
Luca Drudi
Michel Ligonnet
Masahiro Kimoto
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6?86
29
DNF
GT146 Team Menicon SARD Masami Kageyama
Tetsuya Tanaka
SARD MC8-R71
29
DNF
GT146 Team Menicon SARD Masami Kageyama
Tetsuya Tanaka
Toyota 1UZ-FE 4.0L Turbo V871
30
DNF
GT127 Parabolica Motorsport Gary Ayles
Chris Goodwin
Stefan Johansson
McLaren F1 GTR65
30
DNF
GT127 Parabolica Motorsport Gary Ayles
Chris Goodwin
Stefan Johansson
BMW S70 6.0L V1265
31
DNF
GT269 Proton Competition Gerold Ried
Patrick Vuillaume
Manfred Jurasz
Porsche 911 GT259
31
DNF
GT269 Proton Competition Gerold Ried
Patrick Vuillaume
Manfred Jurasz
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-659
32
DNF
GT120 DAMS Panoz Éric Bernard
Franck Lagorce
Panoz Esperante GTR-126
32
DNF
GT120 DAMS Panoz Éric Bernard
Franck Lagorce
Ford 6.0L V826
33
DNF
GT125 BBA Compétition Jean-Luc Maury-Laribière
Jun Harada
Tomiko Yoshikawa
McLaren F1 GTR18
33
DNF
GT125 BBA Compétition Jean-Luc Maury-Laribière
Jun Harada
Tomiko Yoshikawa
BMW S70 6.1L V1218
34
DNF
GT115 First Racing Project
GT1 Lotus Racing
Ratanakul Prutirat
Fabien Giroix
Jérôme Policand
Lotus Elise GT115
34
DNF
GT115 First Racing Project
GT1 Lotus Racing
Ratanakul Prutirat
Fabien Giroix
Jérôme Policand
Chevrolet LT5 6.0L V815
35
DNF
GT285 Team Signal Takeshi Yuasa
Kiyoaki Hanai
Akio Tomita
Nissan Silvia?2
35
DNF
GT285 Team Signal Takeshi Yuasa
Kiyoaki Hanai
Akio Tomita
Nissan SR20DET 2.0L Turbo I4?2
36
DNF
GT139 IDC Ootsukakagu SARD Tatsuya Tanigawa
Yuji Tachikawa
Yasutaka Hinoi
SARD MC8-R0
36
DNF
GT139 IDC Ootsukakagu SARD Tatsuya Tanigawa
Yuji Tachikawa
Yasutaka Hinoi
Toyota 1UZ-FE 4.0L Turbo V80
DNSGT12 Gulf Team Davidoff
GTC Racing
John Nielsen
Thomas Bscher
McLaren F1 GTR
DNSGT12 Gulf Team Davidoff
GTC Racing
John Nielsen
Thomas Bscher
BMW S70 6.0L V12

‡ – Did not score points due to not being entered in that car

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