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 | .svg.png) 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 | .svg.png) Thierry Boutsen  Hans Joachim Stuck | Porsche 911 GT1 Evo | M | 68 | 
| Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
| 7 | GT1 | 12 |  AMG-Mercedes |  Alexander Wurz .svg.png) 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 .svg.png) 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 .svg.png) Toni Seiler | Porsche 911 GT2 | P | 64 | 
| Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
| 20 | GT2 | 61 | .svg.png) Stadler Motorsport | .svg.png) Enzo Calderari .svg.png) 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 .svg.png) Manuel Monteiro | Porsche 911 GT2 | ? | 59 | 
| Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
| 26 | GT2 | 62 | .svg.png) Stadler Motorsport | .svg.png) Uwe Sick .svg.png) 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 | .svg.png) Elf Haberthur Racing | .svg.png) Michel Neugarten  Michel Ligonnet  Will Pace | Porsche 911 GT2 | D | 57 | 
| Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
| 29 DNF | GT2 | 56 |  Roock Racing | .svg.png) Bruno Eichmann  Claudia Hürtgen | Porsche 911 GT2 | M | 56 | 
| Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
| 30 DNF | GT2 | 87 |  Roock Racing | .svg.png) 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 .svg.png) Jean-Denis Délétraz | Lotus Elise GT1 | M | 4 | 
| Chevrolet LT5 6.0L V8 | |||||||
| 36 DNF | GT1 | 29 |  Newcastle United Lister |  Julian Bailey .svg.png) 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 .svg.png) 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