1997 FIA GT Championship

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	Hockenheimring, Hockenheim, Germany	13 April
2	British Empire Trophy	Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, United Kingdom	11 May
3	Helsinki 3 Hours	Helsinki Thunder, Helsinki, Finland	25 May
4	Nürburgring 4 Hours	Nürburgring, Nürburg, Germany	29 June
5	Spa 4 Hours	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Spa, Belgium	20 July
6	Zeltweg 4 Hours	A1-Ring, Spielberg, Austria	3 August
7	POKKA Suzuka 1000 km	Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka, Japan	24 August
8	Donington 4 Hours	Donington Park, Leicestershire, United Kingdom	14 September
9	Mugello 4 Hours	Mugello Circuit, Scarperia e San Piero, Italy	28 September
10	Sebring 3 Hours	Sebring International Raceway, Sebring, United States	18 October
11	Laguna Seca 3 Hours	Laguna Seca Raceway, Monterey, United States	26 October

Entries[]

GT1[]

Entrant	Car	Engine	Tyre	No.	Drivers	Rounds
	McLaren F1 GTR	BMW S70/2 6.0 L V12	M	1	Andrew Gilbert-Scott	1–7
					Ray Bellm	1–2
					Pierre-Henri Raphanel	2–3
					Jean-Marc Gounon	3
					Anders Olofsson	4–5, 8–11
					Geoff Lees	6–11
					John Nielsen	7
				2	Thomas Bscher	1–7, 9–11
				2	John Nielsen	1–7, 9–11
				3	Pierre-Henri Raphanel	1–2, 4–11
					Jean-Marc Gounon	1–2, 4–5, 7–11
					Anders Olofsson	6–7
David Price Racing	Panoz GTR-1	Ford-Roush 6.0 L V8	G	4	Andy Wallace	1–2, 4–10
					James Weaver	1–2, 4–8
					Butch Leitzinger	7
					Olivier Grouillard	9–11
					Perry McCarthy	11
				5	David Brabham	1–2, 4–11
					Perry McCarthy	1–2, 4–10
					Olivier Grouillard	7
					Andy Wallace	11
Porsche AG	Porsche 911 GT1 Porsche 911 GT1 Evo	Porsche 3.2 L Turbo Flat-6	M	6	Thierry Boutsen	1–2, 4–11
					Hans-Joachim Stuck	1–2, 4–5, 7–8, 10–11
					Bob Wollek	6–7
					Ralf Kelleners	9
				7	Yannick Dalmas	4–11
					Bob Wollek	4–5, 8–11
					Thierry Boutsen	5
					Allan McNish	6–7
					Pedro Lamy	7
				47	Ralf Kelleners	11
				47	Allan McNish	11
Team BMW Motorsport	McLaren F1 GTR	BMW S70/2 6.0 L V12	M	8	Steve Soper	All
					JJ Lehto	1–10
					Roberto Ravaglia	11
				9	Peter Kox	All
					Roberto Ravaglia	1–10
					JJ Lehto	11
AMG-Mercedes	Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR	Mercedes-Benz GT112 6.0 L V12	B	10	Alessandro Nannini	All
					Marcel Tiemann	1–2, 4–11
					Klaus Ludwig	3
					Bernd Schneider	7
				11	Bernd Schneider	All
					Alexander Wurz	1–3, 5–9
					Klaus Ludwig	4, 10–11
					Aguri Suzuki	7
				12	Bernd Mayländer	4, 6–9
					Klaus Ludwig	4–9
					Ralf Schumacher	5
					Bernd Schneider	6
					Alexander Wurz	10–11
					Greg Moore	10–11
GT1 Lotus Racing Franck Muller	Lotus GT1	Chevrolet LT5 6.0 L V8	M	13	Fabien Giroix	1–2, 4–6, 8, 10–11
				13	Jean-Denis Délétraz	1–2, 4–6, 8, 10–11
				14	Jan Lammers	1–2, 4–6, 8–11
					Mike Hezemans	1–2, 4–6, 8–11
					Max Angelelli	10–11
GT1 Lotus Racing Franck Muller First Racing Project^{[N 1]}			P	15	Maurizio Sandro Sala	1–2
					Jérôme Policand	1, 5, 7
						2–5, 7
					Fabien Giroix	3, 7
					Jean-Denis Délétraz	3
					Alexander Grau	4
Roock Racing	Porsche 911 GT1	Porsche 3.2 L Turbo Flat-6	M	16	Ralf Kelleners	1–7
					Yannick Dalmas	1–2
					Stéphane Ortelli	3–5
					Pedro Chaves	4–6
					Christophe Bouchut	7
					Carl Rosenblad	7
JB Racing	Porsche 911 GT1	Porsche 3.2 L Turbo Flat-6	M	17	Emmanuel Collard	1–2, 4–7, 9–11
						1–2, 4–5
					Mauro Baldi	6–7, 9–11
					Alain Ferté	7
	Porsche 911 GT1	Porsche 3.2 L Turbo Flat-6	M	18	Pedro Lamy	1–2
	Porsche 911 GT1	Porsche 3.2 L Turbo Flat-6	M	18	Bob Wollek	1–2
	McLaren F1 GTR Lotus GT1^{[N 2]}	BMW S70/2 6.1 L V12 Lotus Type-918 3.5 L Turbo V8	G	19	Alexander Grau	1–2, 5–6, 8–9
						1–2
					Alexander Burgstaller	1
					Kurt Thiim	5–6
					Marco Werner	8–9
DAMS Panoz	Panoz GTR-1	Ford-Roush 6.0 L V8	M	20	Éric Bernard	1–2, 4–11
DAMS Panoz	Panoz GTR-1	Ford-Roush 6.0 L V8	M	20	Franck Lagorce	1–2, 4–11
Kremer Racing	Porsche 911 GT1	Porsche 3.2 L Turbo Flat-6	G	21	Christophe Bouchut	1, 4–5, 8–9
					Carl Rosenblad	1, 4–5, 8–9
					Klaus Ludwig	1
BMS Scuderia Italia	Porsche 911 GT1	Porsche 3.2 L Turbo Flat-6	P	22	Pierluigi Martini	1–6, 8–9
BMS Scuderia Italia	Porsche 911 GT1	Porsche 3.2 L Turbo Flat-6	P	22	Christian Pescatori	1–6, 8–9
	Lotus GT1	Lotus Type-918 3.5 L Turbo V8	M	23	Mimmo Schiattarella	1–4, 6, 8–9
					Luca Badoer	1–4, 6, 8–9
					Mauro Martini	1
				24	Andrea Boldrini	2–4, 6
					Mauro Martini	2–3
					Martin Stretton	4
					Ralf Kalaschek	6, 8–9
					Max Angelelli	8–9
						8
						9
	McLaren F1 GTR	BMW S70/2 6.1 L V12	D	25	Jean-Luc Maury-Laribière	1, 4–5, 7
					Olivier Thévenin	1
					David Velay	4–5
						5
						7
						7
Konrad Motorsport	Porsche 911 GT1	Porsche 3.2 L Turbo Flat-6	P	26	Mauro Baldi	2–5
					Franz Konrad	2–3
					Max Angelelli	3, 5
						4
					Ivan Capelli	4
	McLaren F1 GTR	BMW S70/2 6.0 L V12	M	27	Chris Goodwin	2, 4–9, 11
					Gary Ayles	2, 4–9, 11
					Stefan Johansson	7
Newcastle United Lister	Lister Storm GTL	Jaguar 7.0 L V12	D	29	Eric van de Poele	10–11
Newcastle United Lister	Lister Storm GTL	Jaguar 7.0 L V12	D	29	Julian Bailey	10–11
	Porsche 911 GT1	Porsche 3.2 L Turbo Flat-6	D	30		8, 10–11
						8, 10–11
						8, 10–11
	Porsche 911 GT2 Evo	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6	G	31	Steffano Buttiero	1–6, 8–9
					Horst Felbermayr	1–3, 5–6, 8–9
						1–3
						4–5, 9
						4
						6, 8
Graham Racing	Venturi 600LM	Renault PRV 3.0 L Turbo V6		32	Éric Graham	1
Graham Racing	Venturi 600LM	Renault PRV 3.0 L Turbo V6		32	David Velay	1
IDC Ootsukakagu SARD	SARD MC8-R	Toyota 1UZ-FE 4.0 L Turbo V8	Y	39	Tatsuya Tanigawa	7
					Yuji Tachikawa	7
						7
Team Menicon SARD				46	Masami Kageyama	7
Team Menicon SARD				46	Tetsuya Tanaka	7
Team Lark McLaren	McLaren F1 GTR	BMW S70/2 6.0 L V12	M	44	Keiichi Tsuchiya	7
					Masanori Sekiya	7
					Akihiko Nakaya	7

^ 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.
^ Martin Veyhle Racing entered the first two rounds of the season with a McLaren before switching to a Lotus from round five onwards.

GT2[]

Entrant	Car	Engine	Tyre	No.	Drivers	Rounds
Agusta Racing Team	Callaway Corvette GT2 LM Porsche 911 GT2^{[N 1]}	Chevrolet 6.0 L V8 Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6	D	50	Rocky Agusta	1–2, 4–5
					Almo Coppelli	1–2, 4
					Michel Neugarten	5, 8
					Bernard de Dryver	5
						7
						7
						7
					Patrice Goueslard	8
						8
Viper Team Oreca	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	Chrysler 356-T6 8.0 L V10	M	51	Olivier Beretta	1–2, 4–11
				51	Philippe Gache	1–2, 4–11
				52	Justin Bell	1–2, 4–11
					Tommy Archer	1–2, 7, 10–11
					Marc Duez	4–5
					Dieter Quester	6
					Hideshi Matsuda	7
						8–9
Chamberlain Engineering	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	Chrysler 356-T6 8.0 L V10	G	53	Jari Nurminen	1–3
						1–2, 4–5
						3
						4–5
						4, 8
						6
					Almo Coppelli	6
						6, 8–9
					Manabu Orido	7
						7
					Yukihiro Hane	7
						8
					Renato Mastropietro	9
						9
					Zak Brown	10
						10
						10
					Shane Lewis	11
						11
						11
				54	Peter Hardman	2
						2, 11
						8, 10–11
						8
						8
						10
						10
	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6	G	55		1–7
						1–2
						1, 3–7, 10–11
						3–6
						7, 9
						9–11
Roock Racing	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6	M	56		All
					Ni Amorim	1–7
					Claudia Hürtgen	1–5, 7–10
					Stéphane Ortelli	8–9, 11
				57		1–3, 5, 8
						1–2, 5
					Stéphane Ortelli	1–2, 4–6
					Jean-Pierre Jarier	3
						4
						4
						6
					Claudia Hürtgen	6, 11
					Pedro Chaves	7–9
						7
						7
					Ni Amorim	8–10
					Patrice Goueslard	9
					Uwe Alzen	10–11
				87		8–9, 11
						8
						8
						9, 11
						9
					André Ahrlé	10–11
					Pedro Chaves	10
	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6		58		1–2, 4–5, 7, 9–11
						1–2, 4–5, 7, 9–11
						7
Marcos Racing International	Marcos LM600	Chevrolet 5.9 L V8	D	59	Cor Euser	All
						All
						7
				60		1
						1
						2, 8
						2
						3
						3
					Thomas Erdos	8
						9
						9
						10–11
						10
					Rob Wilson	11
	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6	P	61		1, 4, 10–11
					Lilian Bryner	1, 4, 10–11
						4, 11
				62		1–2, 4–5, 7, 9–11
						1–2, 4–5, 9
						1–2, 5, 7, 9–11
						4
						7
	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6	P	63		1–6, 8–11
						1–6, 8–11
					Nigel Smith	7
						7
						7
Kremer Racing	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6	G	64	Tomás Saldaña	1–2, 6, 8–9
					Alfonso de Orléans-Borbón	1–2, 6, 8–9
					Carl Rosenblad	2
					Christophe Bouchut	6
RWS	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6		65		1–2, 4–6, 9
					Luca Riccitelli	1–2, 4–6, 9
						1
						2
						5–6
						9
Konrad Motorsport	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6	P	66	Franz Konrad	1, 4–8, 10–11
					Philipp Peter	1
					Uwe Alzen	1
						2–6, 8–11
						2–3, 9
						2
						3
						4
						5
						7
					Seiichi Sodeyama	7
					André Ahrlé	8
						11
				67		1, 5
						1
						1
						5
						5
						10
						10
	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6	P	68		1–2, 4–5, 9
						1–2, 4–5
					Marco Brand	1
					Renato Mastropietro	2, 4–5
					Philipp Peter	9
Proton Competition	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6	P	69		All
						1–10
						1
						7–11
	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6	D	70		1–2, 4, 6, 8–11
						1–2
					Günther Blieninger	1, 4–6, 8–9
						4–5
						5–6, 8–11
	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6		71		1, 4–6
	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6		71		1, 4–6
	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6	D	72		1
						1
					Michel Neugarten	10–11
						10
						10
						11
Seikel Motorsport	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6		73		1, 4
						1
					Renato Mastropietro	1
						4
						4
						9
						9
					Andrew Bagnall	9
	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6	D	75		2, 4–5
						2, 4–5
						4–5
						8
						8
Steve O'Rourke	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6	D	76	Steve O'Rourke	2
					Win Percy	2
					Tim Sugden	2
Saleen-Allen Speedlab ^{[N 2]}	Saleen Mustang SR	Ford 5.9 L V8	D	77	Steve Saleen	2
					Price Cobb	2
					Carlos Palau	2
						5, 8–10
					James Kaye	5
					Guy Smith	5
						8–9
					Jonathan Baker	8
						9–11
						10–11
				78		2, 5
						2, 8
						2, 8
					Thomas Erdos	5
						8
				79		2
					James Kaye	2
					Richard Piper	2
Charles Morgan	Morgan Plus 8 GTR	Rover 3.9 L V8	D	80		2–3, 5, 8, 10–11
					Charles Morgan	2–3, 5, 8
					Tony Dron	10
					Mark Hales	11
						11
	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6		81		4
						4
						4
TVR	TVR Cerbera	TVR Speed Six 4.5 L I6	D	82		8
TVR	TVR Cerbera	TVR Speed Six 4.5 L I6	D	82	Jamie Campbell-Walter	8
Larbre Compétition	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6		83	Patrice Goueslard	7
					Jean-Luc Chéreau	7
					Jack Leconte	7
	Honda NSX	Honda 3.2 L V6		84		7
						7
						7
	Nissan Silvia	Nissan SR20DET 2.0 L Turbo I4		85		7
					Kiyoaki Hanai	7
						7
	Marcos LM600	Chevrolet 5.9 L V8	D	86		8
						8
						8
	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6		88	Scott Maxwell	10
	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6		88		10
Saleen-Allen Speedlab^{[N 2]}	Saleen Mustang SR	Ford 5.9 L V8		95	Steve Saleen	11
Saleen-Allen Speedlab^{[N 2]}	Saleen Mustang SR	Ford 5.9 L V8		95	Carlos Palau	11
	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6		97		11
						11
						11

^ 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.
^ ^a ^b 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.

Results and standings[]

Race results[]

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
Rnd	Circuit	GT1 Winning Drivers	GT2 Winning Drivers	Report
1	Hockenheimring	No. 8 Team BMW Motorsport	No. 51 Viper Team Oreca	Report
1	Hockenheimring	JJ Lehto Steve Soper	Olivier Beretta Philippe Gache	Report
2	Silverstone	No. 9 Team BMW Motorsport	No. 52 Viper Team Oreca	Report
2	Silverstone	Peter Kox Roberto Ravaglia	Justin Bell Tommy Archer	Report
3	Helsinki	No. 8 Team BMW Motorsport	No. 56 Roock Racing	Report
3	Helsinki	JJ Lehto Steve Soper	Claudia Hürtgen Ni Amorim	Report
4	Nürburgring	No. 11 AMG-Mercedes	No. 56 Roock Racing	Report
4	Nürburgring	Bernd Schneider Klaus Ludwig	Claudia Hürtgen Ni Amorim	Report
5	Spa	No. 8 BMW Motorsport	No. 52 Viper Team Oreca	Report
5	Spa	JJ Lehto Steve Soper	Justin Bell Marc Duez	Report
6	A1-Ring	No. 12 AMG-Mercedes	No. 57 Roock Racing	Report
6	A1-Ring	Klaus Ludwig Bernd Mayländer Bernd Schneider	Stéphane Ortelli Claudia Hürtgen	Report
7	Suzuka	No. 10 AMG-Mercedes	No. 51 Viper Team Oreca	Report
7	Suzuka	Alessandro Nannini Marcel Tiemann Bernd Schneider	Olivier Beretta Philippe Gache	Report
8	Donington	No. 11 AMG-Mercedes	No. 51 Viper Team Oreca	Report
8	Donington	Bernd Schneider Alexander Wurz	Olivier Beretta Philippe Gache	Report
9	Mugello	No. 8 Team BMW Motorsport	No. 52 Viper Team Oreca	Report
9	Mugello	JJ Lehto Steve Soper	Justin Bell	Report
10	Sebring	No. 11 AMG-Mercedes	No. 51 Viper Team Oreca	Report
10	Sebring	Bernd Schneider Klaus Ludwig	Olivier Beretta Philippe Gache	Report
11	Laguna Seca	No. 11 AMG-Mercedes	No. 56 Roock Racing	Report
11	Laguna Seca	Bernd Schneider Klaus Ludwig	Stéphane Ortelli	Report

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.

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

Driver championships[]

GT1[]

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

Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	2nd place
Bronze	3rd place
Green	Points finish
Blue	Non-points finish
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Retired (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Red	Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
	Withdrew (WD)
	Race cancelled (C)
Blank	Did not practice (DNP)
	Did not arrive (DNA)
	Excluded (EX)

GT2[]

Pos.	Driver	Team	HOC	SIL	HEL	NUR	SPA	ZEL	SUZ	DON	MUG	SEB	LAG	Total points
1	Justin Bell	Viper Team Oreca	2	1		2	1	3	3	3	1	2	2	66
2		Roock Racing	3	2	1	1	6	1	5	2	2	Ret	1	65
3	Philippe Gache	Viper Team Oreca	1	3		17	2	2	1	1	Ret	1	3	60
3	Olivier Beretta	Viper Team Oreca	1	3		17	2	2	1	1	Ret	1	3	60
4	Claudia Hürtgen	Roock Racing	3	2	1	1	6	1	5	2	2	Ret	Ret	55
5	Ni Amorim	Roock Racing	3	2	1	1	6	Ret	5	4	3	3		44
6	Stéphane Ortelli	Roock Racing	13	8		10	8	1		2	2		1	32
7	Tommy Archer	Viper Team Oreca	2	1					3			2	2	32
8	Marc Duez	Viper Team Oreca				2	1							16
9			DNS			13	10	DNS						14
		Agusta Racing Team							Ret
		Viper Team Oreca								3	1
10	Cor Euser	Marcos Racing International	Ret	Ret	2	Ret	3	8	10	Ret	Ret	4	Ret	13
10		Marcos Racing International	Ret	Ret	2	Ret	3	8	10	Ret	Ret	4	Ret	13
11	Pedro Chaves	Roock Racing							2	4	3	Ret		13
12			6	15	3	4	15	4		7	Ret	8	5	13
12			6	15	3	4	15	4		7	Ret	8	5	13
13		Konrad Motorsport	5	9	Ret	3	7	Ret		5	4	6	Ret	12
14	Franz Konrad	Konrad Motorsport	NC			3	7	Ret	4	5		6	Ret	10
15		Konrad Motorsport							4					7
15											5	5	Ret	7
16		Konrad Motorsport		9										6
16		Roock Racing							2	DNS				6
17		Roock Racing							2					6
18	Patrice Goueslard	Larbre Compétition							6					6
		Agusta Racing Team								6
		Roock Racing									3
19			Ret		5	Ret	Ret	5	7			5	Ret	6
19		Chamberlain Engineering								Ret				6
20		Konrad Motorsport	5	9	Ret		Ret				4			5
21	Uwe Alzen	Konrad Motorsport	NC											4
21	Uwe Alzen	Roock Racing										3	Ret	4
22		Marcos Racing International	Ret											4
22		Konrad Motorsport				3								4
23	Dieter Quester	Viper Team Oreca						3						4
23	Hideshi Matsuda	Viper Team Oreca							3					4
24			4	6		7	Ret				8			4
24		Marcos Racing International										9		4
25			4	6		7	Ret							4
25		Chamberlain Engineering						Ret		12	10			4
26	Alfonso de Orléans-Borbón	Kremer Racing	8	4				6		8	Ret			4
26	Tomás Saldaña	Kremer Racing	8	4				6		8	Ret			4
27			Ret	14	5	Ret	Ret	5	7					4
28			14	Ret										4
					5	Ret	Ret	5
		Proton Competition							Ret	10	Ret	DNS	12
29	Jari Nurminen	Chamberlain Engineering	15	10	4									3
30		Chamberlain Engineering		11									4	3
30										Ret				3
31		Chamberlain Engineering				15	12			Ret		DNS	4	3
32				16		16	4							3
32				16		16	4							3
33						16	4							3
34	Marco Brand		4											3
34	Carl Rosenblad	Kremer Racing		4										3
34		Chamberlain Engineering			4									3
34	Seiichi Sodeyama	Konrad Motorsport							4					3
35	Michel Neugarten	Agusta Racing Team					5			6				3
35	Michel Neugarten											14	10	3
Pos.	Driver	Team	HOC	SIL	HEL	NUR	SPA	ZEL	SUZ	DON	MUG	SEB	LAG	Total points

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	SIL	HEL	NUR	SPA	ZEL	SUZ	DON	MUG	SEB	LAG	Total points
1	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	Team BMW Motorsport	1	1	1	3	1	3	4	3	1	2	11	85
2	Team BMW Motorsport	Ret	3	10	4	4	Ret	8	5	5	14	Ret	85
3		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	Porsche AG	4	5		10	3	6	5	11	3	4	2	35
					17	Ret	7	10	15	4	6	3
												5
5	Roock Racing	5	10	2	Ret	7	13	13					8
6	David Price Racing	10	Ret		14	9	12	Ret	9	Ret	13	DSQ	4
6	David Price Racing	DNS	10		13	DNS	11	12	8	10	3	DSQ	4
7			6		6	6	Ret	Ret	13	13		Ret	3
8		Ret	14	5	15		Ret		12	Ret			2
8			Ret	13	Ret		Ret		Ret	Ret			2
9	BMS Scuderia Italia	7	Ret	6	12	10	8		10	Ret			1
10		6	7										1

Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	2nd place
Bronze	3rd place
Green	Points finish
Blue	Non-points finish
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Retired (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Red	Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
	Withdrew (WD)
	Race cancelled (C)
Blank	Did not practice (DNP)
	Did not arrive (DNA)
	Excluded (EX)

GT2[]

Pos.	Team	HOC	SIL	HEL	NUR	SPA	ZEL	SUZ	DON	MUG	SEB	LAG	Total points
1	Viper Team Oreca	1	1		2	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	126
1	Viper Team Oreca	2	3		15	2	3	3	3	Ret	2	3	126
2	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	Konrad Motorsport	5	9	Ret	3	7	Ret	4	5	4	6	Ret	15
3	Konrad Motorsport	NC				Ret					Ret		15
4	Marcos Racing International	Ret	13	2	Ret	3	8	10	11	Ret	4	12	13
4	Marcos Racing International	Ret	Ret	7					Ret	DNS	9	Ret	13
5		6	15	3	4	15	4	11	7	Ret	8	5	13
6		Ret	14	5	Ret	Ret	5	7		5	5	Ret	8
7	Chamberlain Engineering	15	10	4	15	12	Ret	12	12	10	10	4	6
7	Chamberlain Engineering		11						Ret		DNS	8	6
8		4	6		7	Ret				8			4
9	Kremer Racing	8	4				6		8	Ret			4
11			16		16	4			Ret				3
12	Agusta Racing Team	Ret	18		14	5		Ret	6				3
13		12	12		5	16		8		11	7	Ret	2
13		Ret			9						12	Ret	2
14	RWS	Ret	5		Ret	9	Ret			9			2
15		14	Ret		Ret	11	7		9	7	Ret	6	1
16	Proton Competition	10	DNS	6	11	17	9	Ret	10	Ret	DNS	Ret	1
17	Seikel Motorsport	9			6					12			1
18	Larbre Compétition							6					1

References[]

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

[FirstRacing-1] 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.

[MVR-2] Martin Veyhle Racing entered the first two rounds of the season with a McLaren before switching to a Lotus from round five onwards.

[Agusta-3] 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.

[Saleen-4] 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.

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