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1997 FIA GT Championship

Inaugural auto racing series

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
Hockenheim 4 Hours	DEU Hockenheimring, Hockenheim, Germany	13 April
British Empire Trophy	GBR Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, United Kingdom	11 May
Helsinki 3 Hours	FIN Helsinki Thunder, Helsinki, Finland	25 May
Nürburgring 4 Hours	DEU Nürburgring, Nürburg, Germany	29 June
Spa 4 Hours	BEL Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Spa, Belgium	20 July
Zeltweg 4 Hours	AUT A1-Ring, Spielberg, Austria	3 August
POKKA Suzuka 1000 km	JPN Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka, Japan	24 August
Donington 4 Hours	GBR Donington Park, Leicestershire, United Kingdom	14 September
Mugello 4 Hours	ITA Mugello Circuit, Scarperia e San Piero, Italy	28 September
Sebring 3 Hours	USA Sebring International Raceway, Florida, United States	18 October
Laguna Seca 3 Hours	USA Laguna Seca Raceway, California, United States	26 October
Source:

Entries

GT1

Entrant	Car	Engine	Tyre	No.	Drivers	Rounds
GBR Gulf Team Davidoff	McLaren F1 GTR	BMW S70/2 6.0 L V12		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		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 GT1
Porsche 911 GT1 Evo	Porsche 3.2 L Turbo Flat-6		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		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		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		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 Muller
GBR First Racing Project		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		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		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		18	PRT Pedro Lamy	1–2
FRA Bob Wollek	1–2
DEU Martin Veyhle Racing	McLaren F1 GTR
Lotus GT1	BMW S70/2 6.1 L V12
Lotus Type-918 3.5 L Turbo V8		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		44	JPN Keiichi Tsuchiya	7
JPN Masanori Sekiya	7
JPN Akihiko Nakaya	7
Sources:

GT2

Entrant	Car	Engine	Tyre	No.	Drivers	Rounds
GBR Agusta Racing Team	Callaway Corvette GT2 LM
Porsche 911 GT2	Chevrolet 6.0 L V8
Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6		50	ITA Rocky Agusta	1–2, 4–5
ITA Almo Coppelli	1–2, 4
BEL	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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		72	FRA Jean-Claude Lagniez	1
FRA Guy Martinolle	1
BEL	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		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		76	GBR Steve O'Rourke	2
GBR Win Percy	2
GBR Tim Sugden	2
USA Saleen-Allen Speedlab
GBR Cirtek	Saleen Mustang SR	Ford 5.9 L V8		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		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		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		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 Speedlab	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	11
Sources:

Results and standings

Race results

Rnd	Circuit	GT1 Winning Team	GT2 Winning Team
Hockenheimring	DEU No. 8 Team BMW Motorsport	FRA No. 51 Viper Team Oreca	Report
FIN JJ Lehto
GBR Steve Soper	MCO Olivier Beretta
FRA Philippe Gache
Silverstone	DEU No. 9 Team BMW Motorsport	FRA No. 52 Viper Team Oreca	Report
NLD Peter Kox
ITA Roberto Ravaglia	GBR Justin Bell
USA Tommy Archer
Helsinki	DEU No. 8 Team BMW Motorsport	DEU No. 56 Roock Racing	Report
FIN JJ Lehto
GBR Steve Soper	DEU Claudia Hürtgen
CHE Bruno Eichmann
PRT Ni Amorim
Nürburgring	DEU No. 11 AMG-Mercedes	DEU No. 56 Roock Racing	Report
DEU Bernd Schneider
DEU Klaus Ludwig	DEU Claudia Hürtgen
CHE Bruno Eichmann
PRT Ni Amorim
Spa	DEU No. 8 BMW Motorsport	FRA No. 52 Viper Team Oreca	Report
FIN JJ Lehto
GBR Steve Soper	GBR Justin Bell
BEL Marc Duez
A1-Ring	DEU No. 12 AMG-Mercedes	DEU No. 57 Roock Racing	Report
DEU Klaus Ludwig
DEU Bernd Mayländer
DEU Bernd Schneider	MON Stéphane Ortelli
DEU Claudia Hürtgen
CHE Bruno Eichmann
Suzuka	DEU No. 10 AMG-Mercedes	FRA No. 51 Viper Team Oreca	Report
ITA Alessandro Nannini
DEU Marcel Tiemann
DEU Bernd Schneider	MCO Olivier Beretta
FRA Philippe Gache
Donington	DEU No. 11 AMG-Mercedes	FRA No. 51 Viper Team Oreca	Report
DEU Bernd Schneider
AUT Alexander Wurz	MCO Olivier Beretta
FRA Philippe Gache
Mugello	DEU No. 8 Team BMW Motorsport	FRA No. 52 Viper Team Oreca	Report
FIN JJ Lehto
GBR Steve Soper	GBR Justin Bell
ITA Luca Drudi
Sebring	DEU No. 11 AMG-Mercedes	FRA No. 51 Viper Team Oreca	Report
DEU Bernd Schneider
DEU Klaus Ludwig	MCO Olivier Beretta
FRA Philippe Gache
Laguna Seca	DEU No. 11 AMG-Mercedes	DEU No. 56 Roock Racing	Report
DEU Bernd Schneider
DEU Klaus Ludwig	MON Stéphane Ortelli
CHE Bruno Eichmann
Source:

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.

1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th
10	6	4	3	2	1

Driver championships

GT1

Pos.	Driver	Team	HOC
DEU	SIL
GBR	HEL
FIN	NUR
DEU	SPA
BEL	ZEL
AUT	SUZ
JPN	DON
GBR	MUG
ITA	SEB
USA	LAG
USA	Total
points	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	24	25	26	26	27	28	29	30	32	32	31	Pos.	Driver	Team	HOC
DEU	SIL
GBR	HEL
FIN	NUR
DEU	SPA
BEL	ZEL
AUT	SUZ
JPN	DON
GBR	MUG
ITA	SEB
USA	LAG
USA	Total
points
DEU Bernd Schneider	DEU AMG-Mercedes	Ret	2	8	1	2	1	1	1	Ret	1	1	72
GBR Steve Soper	DEU Team BMW Motorsport	1	3	1	3	1	3	4	3	1	14	11	59
FIN JJ Lehto	DEU Team BMW Motorsport	1	3	1	3	1	3	4	3	1	14	Ret	59
DEU Klaus Ludwig	DEU Kremer Racing	8											51
DEU AMG-Mercedes			11	1	5	1	2	4	9	1	1
ITA Alessandro Nannini	DEU AMG-Mercedes	13	13	11	2	11	2	1	2	2	Ret	8	34
DEU Marcel Tiemann	DEU AMG-Mercedes	13	13		2	11	2	1	2	2	Ret	8	34
FRA Pierre-Henri Raphanel	GBR Gulf Team Davidoff	2	4	4	5	Ret	5	3	6	6	5	4	27
ITA Roberto Ravaglia	DEU Team BMW Motorsport	Ret	1	10	4	4	Ret	8	5	5	2	11	26
NLD Peter Kox	DEU Team BMW Motorsport	Ret	1	10	4	4	Ret	8	5	5	2	Ret	26
AUT Alexander Wurz	DEU AMG-Mercedes	Ret	2	8		2	4	7	1	Ret	7	7	25
FRA Jean-Marc Gounon	GBR Gulf Team Davidoff	2	DNS	4	5	Ret		3	6	6	5	4	22
FRA Bob Wollek	DEU Schübel Rennsport	6	7										21
DEU Porsche AG				17	3	6	5	15	3	4	2
DEU Bernd Mayländer	DEU AMG-Mercedes				Ret		1	2	4	9			19
FRA Yannick Dalmas	DEU Roock Racing	5	Ret										19
DEU Porsche AG				17	3	7	10	15	3	4	2
BEL Thierry Boutsen	DEU Porsche AG	4	5		10	3	6	5	11	4	6	5	18
DEU Ralf Kelleners	DEU Roock Racing	5	Ret	2	Ret	7	13	13					15
DEU Porsche AG									4		3
DEU Hans-Joachim Stuck	DEU Porsche AG	4	5		10	Ret		5	11		6	5	10
DNK John Nielsen	GBR Gulf Team Davidoff	3	8	3	7	Ret	Ret	6		14	12	10	9
DEU Thomas Bscher	GBR Gulf Team Davidoff	3	8	3	7	Ret	Ret	DNS		14	12	10	8
SWE Anders Olofsson	GBR Gulf Team Davidoff				Ret	Ret	5	3	7	8	10	6	7
GBR Andrew Gilbert-Scott	GBR Gulf Team Davidoff	Ret	4	4	Ret	Ret	Ret	6					7
MON Stéphane Ortelli	DEU Roock Racing			2	Ret	7							6
GBR Allan McNish	DEU Porsche AG						7	10				3	4
AUS David Brabham	GBR David Price Racing	DNS	10		13	DNS	11	12	8	10	3	DSQ	4
GBR Perry McCarthy	GBR David Price Racing	DNS	10		13	DNS	11	12	8	10	3	DSQ	4
GBR Ray Bellm	GBR Gulf Team Davidoff	Ret	4										3
GBR Gary Ayles	GBR Parabolica Motorsport		6		6	6	Ret	Ret	13	13		Ret	3
GBR Chris Goodwin	GBR Parabolica Motorsport		6		6	6	Ret	Ret	13	13		Ret	3
ITA Andrea Boldrini	GBR GBF UK Ltd.		14	5	15		Ret						2
ITA Mauro Martini	GBR GBF UK Ltd.	Ret	14	5									2
DEU Ralf Schumacher	DEU AMG-Mercedes					5							2
GBR Geoff Lees	GBR Gulf Team Davidoff						Ret	6	7	8	10	6	2
ITA Christian Pescatori	ITA BMS Scuderia Italia	7	Ret	6	12	10	8		10	Ret			1
ITA Pierluigi Martini	ITA BMS Scuderia Italia	7	Ret	6	12	10	8		10	Ret			1
PRT Pedro Lamy	DEU Schübel Rennsport	6	7										1
DEU Porsche AG							10
Sources:

GT2

Pos.	Driver	Team	HOC
DEU	SIL
GBR	HEL
FIN	NUR
DEU	SPA
BEL	ZEL
AUT	SUZ
JPN	DON
GBR	MUG
ITA	SEB
USA	LAG
USA	Total
points	1	2	3	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	10	11	12	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	23	24	25	26	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	32	33	34	34	34	34	35	Pos.	Driver	Team	HOC
DEU	SIL
GBR	HEL
FIN	NUR
DEU	SPA
BEL	ZEL
AUT	SUZ
JPN	DON
GBR	MUG
ITA	SEB
USA	LAG
USA
GBR Justin Bell	FRA Viper Team Oreca	2	1		2	1	3	3	3	1	2	2	66
CHE Bruno Eichmann	DEU Roock Racing	3	2	1	1	6	1	5	2	2	Ret	1	65
FRA Philippe Gache	FRA Viper Team Oreca	1	3		17	2	2	1	1	Ret	1	3	60
MON Olivier Beretta	FRA Viper Team Oreca	1	3		17	2	2	1	1	Ret	1	3	60
DEU Claudia Hürtgen	DEU Roock Racing	3	2	1	1	6	1	5	2	2	Ret	Ret	55
PRT Ni Amorim	DEU Roock Racing	3	2	1	1	6	Ret	5	4	3	3		44
MCO Stéphane Ortelli	DEU Roock Racing	13	8		10	8	1		2	2		1	32
USA Tommy Archer	FRA Viper Team Oreca	2	1					3			2	2	32
BEL Marc Duez	FRA Viper Team Oreca				2	1							16
ITA Luca Drudi	CHE GT Racing Team	DNS			13	10	DNS						14
GBR Agusta Racing Team							Ret
FRA Viper Team Oreca								3	1
NED Cor Euser	NED Marcos Racing International	Ret	Ret	2	Ret	3	8	10	Ret	Ret	4	Ret	13
DEU Harald Becker	NED Marcos Racing International	Ret	Ret	2	Ret	3	8	10	Ret	Ret	4	Ret	13
PRT Pedro Chaves	DEU Roock Racing							2	4	3	Ret		13
DEU Bernhard Müller	DEU Krauss Motorsport	6	15	3	4	15	4		7	Ret	8	5	13
DEU Michael Trunk	DEU Krauss Motorsport	6	15	3	4	15	4		7	Ret	8	5	13
CHE Toni Seiler	DEU Konrad Motorsport	5	9	Ret	3	7	Ret		5	4	6	Ret	12
AUT Franz Konrad	DEU Konrad Motorsport	NC			3	7	Ret	4	5		6	Ret	10
DEU Wolfgang Kaufmann	DEU Konrad Motorsport							4					7
AUT Karl Augustin									5	5	Ret
GBR Richard Nearn	DEU Konrad Motorsport		9										6
DEU Roock Racing							2	DNS
JPN Hisashi Wada	DEU Roock Racing							2					6
FRA Patrice Goueslard	FRA Larbre Compétition							6					6
GBR Agusta Racing Team								6
DEU Roock Racing									3
DEU Wido Rössler	AUT Karl Augustin	Ret		5	Ret	Ret	5	7			5	Ret	6
GBR Chamberlain Engineering								Ret
ITA Marco Spinelli	DEU Konrad Motorsport	5	9	Ret		Ret				4			5
DEU Uwe Alzen	DEU Konrad Motorsport	NC											4
DEU Roock Racing										3	Ret
NED Bert Ploeg	NED Marcos Racing International	Ret											4
DEU Konrad Motorsport				3
AUT Dieter Quester	FRA Viper Team Oreca						3						4
JPN Hideshi Matsuda	FRA Viper Team Oreca							3					4
ITA Angelo Zadra	ITA Angelo Zadra	4	6		7	Ret				8			4
NED Marcos Racing International										9
ITA Leonardo Maddalena	ITA Angelo Zadra	4	6		7	Ret							4
GBR Chamberlain Engineering						Ret		12	10
ESP Alfonso de Orléans-Borbón	DEU Kremer Racing	8	4				6		8	Ret			4
ESP Tomás Saldaña	DEU Kremer Racing	8	4				6		8	Ret			4
DEU Helmut Reis	AUT Karl Augustin	Ret	14	5	Ret	Ret	5	7					4
AUT Manfred Jurasz	DEU Dellenbach Motorsport	14	Ret										4
AUT Karl Augustin			5	Ret	Ret	5
DEU Proton Competition							Ret	10	Ret	DNS	12
FIN Jari Nurminen	GBR Chamberlain Engineering	15	10	4									3
GBR Richard Dean	GBR Chamberlain Engineering		11									4	3
GBR Cirtek								Ret
IRL Tim O'Kennedy	GBR Chamberlain Engineering				15	12			Ret		DNS	4	3
GBR Geoff Lister	GBR G-Force Strandell		16		16	4							3
GBR John Greasley	GBR G-Force Strandell		16		16	4							3
SWE Magnus Wallinder	GBR G-Force Strandell				16	4							3
ITA Marco Brand	ITA Angelo Zadra	4											3
SWE Carl Rosenblad	DEU Kremer Racing		4										3
FIN Pertti Liovenen	GBR Chamberlain Engineering			4									3
JPN Seiichi Sodeyama	DEU Konrad Motorsport							4					3
BEL	GBR Agusta Racing Team					5			6				3
CHE Elf Haberthur Racing										14	10
Sources:

Team championships

AMG-Mercedes won the GT1 Teams Championship

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.	Team	HOC
DEU	SIL
GBR	HEL
FIN	NUR
DEU	SPA
BEL	ZEL
AUT	SUZ
JPN	DON
GBR	MUG
ITA	SEB
USA	LAG
USA	Total
points	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
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
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
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
DEU Porsche AG	4	5		10	3	6	5	11	3	4	2	35
			17	Ret	7	10	15	4	6	3
										5
DEU Roock Racing	5	10	2	Ret	7	13	13					8
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
GBR Parabolica Motorsport		6		6	6	Ret	Ret	13	13		Ret	3
GBR GBF UK Ltd.	Ret	14	5	15		Ret		12	Ret			2
	Ret	13	Ret		Ret		Ret	Ret
ITA BMS Scuderia Italia	7	Ret	6	12	10	8		10	Ret			1
DEU Schübel Rennsport	6	7										1
Sources:

GT2

Pos.	Team	HOC
DEU	SIL
GBR	HEL
FIN	NUR
DEU	SPA
BEL	ZEL
AUT	SUZ
JPN	DON
GBR	MUG
ITA	SEB
USA	LAG
USA	Total
points	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
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
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
DEU Konrad Motorsport	5	9	Ret	3	7	Ret	4	5	4	6	Ret	15
NC				Ret					Ret
NLD Marcos Racing International	Ret	13	2	Ret	3	8	10	11	Ret	4	12	13
Ret	Ret	7					Ret	DNS	9	Ret
DEU Krauss Motorsport	6	15	3	4	15	4	11	7	Ret	8	5	13
AUT Karl Augustin	Ret	14	5	Ret	Ret	5	7		5	5	Ret	8
GBR Chamberlain Engineering	15	10	4	15	12	Ret	12	12	10	10	4	6
	11						Ret		DNS	8
ITA Angelo Zadra	4	6		7	Ret				8			4
DEU Kremer Racing	8	4				6		8	Ret			4
GBR G-Force Strandell		16		16	4			Ret				3
GBR Agusta Racing Team	Ret	18		14	5		Ret	6				3
CHE Stadler Motorsport	12	12		5	16		8		11	7	Ret	2
Ret			9						12	Ret
DEU RWS	Ret	5		Ret	9	Ret			9			2
DEU Dellenbach Motorsport	14	Ret		Ret	11	7		9	7	Ret	6	1
DEU Proton Competition	10	DNS	6	11	17	9	Ret	10	Ret	DNS	Ret	1
DEU Seikel Motorsport	9			6					12			1
FRA Larbre Compétition							6					1
Sources:

References

"FIA GT Championship Calendar 1997". Motorsport Stats.
"FIA GT Championship Entry List 1997". Motorsport Stats.
"FIA GT Championship - 1997: Entrylist". Speedsport Magazine.
"FIA GT Championship - Season 1997: Results". Speedsport Magazine.
"FIA GT Championship - 1997: Point standings". Speedsport Magazine.
"FIA GT Championship Standings 1997". Motorsport Stats.

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