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 (NC).

Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Chassis	Tyre	Laps
					Engine
1	GT1	11	AMG-Mercedes	Bernd Schneider Klaus Ludwig	Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR	B	70
					Mercedes-Benz LS600 6.0L V12
2	GT1	9	BMW Motorsport Schnitzer Motorsport	Peter Kox Roberto Ravaglia	McLaren F1 GTR	M	70
					BMW S70 6.0L V12
3	GT1	5	David Price Racing	David Brabham Perry McCarthy	Panoz Esperante GTR-1	G	69
					Ford (Roush) 6.0L V8
4	GT1	7	Porsche AG	Bob Wollek Yannick Dalmas	Porsche 911 GT1 Evo	M	69
					Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6
5	GT1	3	Gulf Team Davidoff GTC Racing	Pierre-Henri Raphanel Jean-Marc Gounon	McLaren F1 GTR	M	68
					BMW S70 6.0L V12
6	GT1	6	Porsche AG	Thierry Boutsen Hans Joachim Stuck	Porsche 911 GT1 Evo	M	68
					Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6
7	GT1	12	AMG-Mercedes	Alexander Wurz Greg Moore	Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR	B	68
					Mercedes-Benz LS600 6.0L V12
8	GT1	20	DAMS Panoz	Éric Bernard Franck Lagorce	Panoz Esperante GTR-1	M	67
					Ford (Roush) 6.0L V8
9	GT1	17	JB Racing	Emmanuel Collard Mauro Baldi	Porsche 911 GT1 Evo	M	67
					Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6
10	GT1	1	Gulf Team Davidoff GTC Racing	Geoff Lees Anders Olofsson	McLaren F1 GTR	M	67
					BMW S70 6.0L V12
11	GT2	51	Viper Team Oreca	Olivier Beretta Philippe Gache	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	M	67
					Chrysler 8.0L V10
12	GT2	52	Viper Team Oreca	Justin Bell Tommy Archer	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	M	67
					Chrysler 8.0L V10
13	GT1	14	GT1 Lotus Racing	Jan Lammers Mike Hezemans Max Angelelli	Lotus Elise GT1	M	66
					Chevrolet LT5 6.0L V8
14	GT2	57	Roock Racing	Uwe Alzen Ni Amorim	Porsche 911 GT2	M	66
					Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
15	GT2	59	Marcos Racing International	Cor Euser Harald Becker	Marcos LM600	D	65
					Chevrolet 5.9L V8
16	GT1	2	Gulf Team Davidoff GTC Racing	John Nielsen Thomas Bscher	McLaren F1 GTR	M	65
					BMW S70 6.0L V12
17	GT2	55	Augustin Motorsport	Wido Rössler Wolfgang Kaufmann	Porsche 911 GT2	G	64
					Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
18	GT1	4	David Price Racing	Andy Wallace Olivier Grouillard	Panoz Esperante GTR-1	G	64
					Ford (Roush) 6.0L V8
19	GT2	66	Konrad Motorsport	Franz Konrad Toni Seiler	Porsche 911 GT2	P	64
					Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
20	GT2	61	Stadler Motorsport	Enzo Calderari Lilian Bryner	Porsche 911 GT2	P	63
					Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
21	GT2	63	Krauss Motorsport	Michael Trunk Bernhard Müller	Porsche 911 GT2	P	62
					Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
22	GT1	8	BMW Motorsport Schnitzer Motorsport	JJ Lehto Steve Soper	McLaren F1 GTR	M	60
					BMW S70 6.0L V12
23	GT2	60	Marcos Racing International	Angelo Zadra Martijn Koene	Marcos LM600	D	60
					Chevrolet 5.9L V8
24	GT2	53	Chamberlain Engineering	Chris Gleason Zak Brown Rick Fairbanks	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	G	60
					Chrysler 8.0L V10
25	GT2	58	Estoril Racing Team	Michel Monteiro Manuel Monteiro	Porsche 911 GT2	?	59
					Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
26	GT2	62	Stadler Motorsport	Uwe Sick Denis Lay	Porsche 911 GT2	P	59
					Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
27	GT2	80	Morgan Motor Company	Tony Dron William Wykeham	Morgan Plus 8 GTR	D	58
					Rover 3.9L V8
28	GT2	72	Elf Haberthur Racing	Michel Neugarten Michel Ligonnet Will Pace	Porsche 911 GT2	D	57
					Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
29 DNF	GT2	56	Roock Racing	Bruno Eichmann Claudia Hürtgen	Porsche 911 GT2	M	56
					Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
30 DNF	GT2	87	Roock Racing	Pedro Chaves André Ahrlé	Porsche 911 GT2	M	29
					Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
31 DNF	GT2	70	Dellenbach Motorsport	Klaus Horn Ranier Bonnetmsüller	Porsche 911 GT2	D	20
					Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
32 DNF	GT1	10	AMG-Mercedes	Marcel Tiemann Alessandro Nannini	Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR	B	17
					Mercedes-Benz LS600 6.0L V12
33 DNF	GT1	30	G-Force Strandell	Geoff Lister John Greasley Magnus Wallinder	Porsche 911 GT1	D	6
					Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6
34 DNF	GT2	67	Konrad Motorsport	Martin Snow Karel Dolejší	Porsche 911 GT2	P	4
					Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
35 DNF	GT1	13	GT1 Lotus Racing	Fabien Giroix Jean-Denis Délétraz	Lotus Elise GT1	M	4
					Chevrolet LT5 6.0L V8
36 DNF	GT1	29	Newcastle United Lister	Julian Bailey Eric van de Poele	Lister Storm GTL	D	2
					Jaguar 7.0L V12
DNS	GT2	54	Chamberlain Engineering	Tim O'Kennedy Matthew Cohen Pete Halsmer	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	G	–
					Chrysler 8.0L V10
DNS	GT2	69	Proton Competition	Gerold Ried Patrick Vuillaume Manfred Jurasz	Porsche 911 GT2	P	–
					Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
DNS	GT2	77	Saleen-Allen Speedlab Cirtek Motorsport	Peter Owen Robert Schirle Christian Vann	Saleen Mustang RRR	D	–
					Ford 5.9L V8
DNS	GT2	88	Prova Motorsport	Scott Peeler Scott Maxwell	Porsche 911 GT2	?	–
					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

External links

• World Sports Prototype Racing – Race Results

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