1997 FIA GT Donington 4 Hours

The 1997 FIA GT Donington 4 Hours was the eighth race of the 1997 FIA GT Championship season. It was run at Donington Park, England on September 14, 1997.

The race-winning Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR

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
Alexander Wurz
Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR B 159
Mercedes-Benz LS600 6.0L V12
2 GT1 10 AMG-Mercedes Marcel Tiemann
Alessandro Nannini
Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR B 159
Mercedes-Benz LS600 6.0L V12
3 GT1 8 BMW Motorsport
Schnitzer Motorsport
JJ Lehto
Steve Soper
McLaren F1 GTR M 159
BMW S70 6.0L V12
4 GT1 12 AMG-Mercedes Klaus Ludwig
Bernd Mayländer
Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR B 158
Mercedes-Benz LS600 6.0L V12
5 GT1 9 BMW Motorsport
Schnitzer Motorsport
Peter Kox
Roberto Ravaglia
McLaren F1 GTR M 158
BMW S70 6.0L V12
6 GT1 3 Gulf Team Davidoff
GTC Racing
Pierre-Henri Raphanel
Jean-Marc Gounon
McLaren F1 GTR M 157
BMW S70 6.0L V12
7 GT1 1 Gulf Team Davidoff
GTC Racing
Geoff Lees
Anders Olofsson
McLaren F1 GTR M 156
BMW S70 6.0L V12
8 GT1 5 David Price Racing David Brabham
Perry McCarthy
Panoz Esperante GTR-1 G 155
Ford (Roush) 6.0L V8
9 GT1 4 David Price Racing Andy Wallace
James Weaver
Panoz Esperante GTR-1 G 154
Ford (Roush) 6.0L V8
10 GT1 22 BMS Scuderia Italia Pierluigi Martini
Christian Pescatori
Porsche 911 GT1 P 152
Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6
11 GT1 6 Porsche AG Thierry Boutsen
Hans-Joachim Stuck
Porsche 911 GT1 Evo M 151
Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6
12 GT1 23 GBF UK Ltd. Luca Badoer
Mimmo Schiattarella
Lotus Elise GT1 M 151
Lotus 3.5L Turbo V8
13 GT1 27 Parabolica Motorsport Gary Ayles
Chris Goodwin
McLaren F1 GTR M 150
BMW S70 6.0L V12
14 GT1 30 G-Force Strandell Magnus Wallinder
Geoff Lister
John Greasley
Porsche 911 GT1 D 149
Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6
15 GT2 51 Viper Team Oreca Olivier Beretta
Philippe Gache
Chrysler Viper GTS-R M 146
Chrysler 8.0L V10
16 GT1 7 Porsche AG Bob Wollek
Yannick Dalmas
Porsche 911 GT1 Evo M 145
Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6
17 GT2 56 Roock Racing Bruno Eichmann
Stéphane Ortelli
Claudia Hürtgen
Porsche 911 GT2 M 145
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
18 GT2 52 Viper Team Oreca Justin Bell
Luca Drudi
Chrysler Viper GTS-R M 144
Chrysler 8.0L V10
19 GT2 57 Roock Racing Pedro Chaves
Ni Amorim
François Lafon
Porsche 911 GT2 M 144
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
20 GT2 66 Konrad Motorsport Franz Konrad
Toni Seiler
André Ahrlé
Porsche 911 GT2 P 142
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
21 GT2 50 Agusta Racing Team
Elf Haberthur Racing
Patrice Goueslard
Michel Neugarten
Luigino Pagotto
Porsche 911 GT2 ? 141
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
22 GT2 63 Krauss Motorsport Michael Trunk
Bernhard Müller
Porsche 911 GT2 P 140
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
23 GT2 64 Kremer Racing Alfonso de Orléans-Bourbon
Tomas Saldaña
Porsche 911 GT2 G 139
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
24 GT2 70 Dellenbach Motorsport Klaus Horn
Günther Blieninger
Rainer Bonnetmsüller
Porsche 911 GT2 D 137
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
25 GT2 69 Proton Competition Gerold Ried
Patrick Vuillaume
Manfred Jurasz
Porsche 911 GT2 P 136
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
26 GT1 31 Augustin Motorsport Horst Felbermayr Sr.
Horst Felbermayr Jr.
Stefano Buttiero
Porsche 911 GT2 Evo G 130
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
27 GT2 60 Marcos Racing International Thomas Erdos
Christian Vann
Marcos LM600 D 124
Chevrolet 5.9L V8
28 GT2 53 Chamberlain Engineering David Goode
Leonardo Maddalena
Paul Thomas
Chrysler Viper GTS-R G 119
Chrysler 8.0L V10
29 GT1 14 GT1 Lotus Racing Jan Lammers
Mike Hezemans
Lotus Elise GT1 M 111
Chevrolet LT5 6.0L V8
30
DNF
GT1 13 GT1 Lotus Racing Fabien Giroix
Jean-Denis Délétraz
Lotus Elise GT1 M 82
Chevrolet LT5 6.0L V8
31
DNF
GT2 59 Marcos Racing International Cor Euser
Harald Becker
Marcos LM600 D 80
Chevrolet 5.9L V8
32
DNF
GT1 20 DAMS Panoz Éric Bernard
Franck Lagorce
Panoz Esperante GTR-1 M 73
Ford (Roush) 6.0L V8
33
DNF
GT1 21 Kremer Racing Christophe Bouchut
Carl Rosenblad
Porsche 911 GT1 G 56
Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6
34
DNF
GT2 54 Chamberlain Engineering Tim O'Kennedy
Hans Hugenholtz
Wido Rösssler
Chrysler Viper GTS-R G 38
Chrysler 8.0L V10
35
DNF
GT2 82 Colin Blower Motorsport Colin Blower
Jamie Campbell-Walter
TVR Cerbera GT D 38
TVR-Rover 5.0L V8
36
DNF
GT1 75 G-Force Strandell Koit Veertee
Nigel Barrett
Porsche 911 GT2 D 35
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
37
DNF
GT2 86 Millennium Motorsport Nick Carr
Ian Astley
Andy Purvis
Marcos LM600 ? 34
Chevrolet 5.9L V8
38
DNF
GT2 77 Saleen-Allen Speedlab
Cirtek Motorsport
Peter Owen
Jonathan Baker
Mark Peters
Saleen Mustang RRR D 27
Ford 5.9L V8
39
DNF
GT1 24 GBF UK Ltd. Ralf Kalaschek
Max Angelelli
Jason Yeomans
Lotus Elise GT1 M 26
Lotus 3.5L Turbo V8
40
DNF
GT2 77 Saleen-Allen Speedlab
Cirtek Motorsport
Robert Schirle
David Warnock
Richard Dean
Saleen Mustang RRR D 24
Ford 5.9L V8
41
DNF
GT1 19 Martin Veyhle Racing (MVR) Alexander Grau
Marco Werner
Lotus Elise GT1 ? 23
Lotus 3.5L Turbo V8
DNS GT2 19 Morgan Motor Company Charles Morgan
William Wykeham
Morgan Plus 8 GTR D
Rover 3.9L V8
DNS GT2 87 Roock Racing John Robinson
Robert Nearn
Michel Ligonnet
Porsche 911 GT2 M
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6

Statistics

  • Pole Position – #11 AMG-Mercedes – 1:23.854
  • Fastest Lap – #11 AMG-Mercedes – 1:26.075
  • Distance – 639.177 km
  • Average Speed – 159.776 km/h
FIA GT Championship
Previous race:
1997 Suzuka 1000km
1997 season Next race:
1997 FIA GT Mugello 4 Hours
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