FIA GT Championship Sebring 1997 - Race Results

Event: NAPA Auto Parts Sebring Octoberfest Sebring		Date: 18.10.1997
Track: Sebring International Raceway (United States), 6.048 kms	Organiser: unknown
FIA GT Championship Sebring
FIA GT Championship (round 10)

(Race Results)

Pos.	No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps	Time	Distance	Km/h	Reason	Pos.	Gr.	FL Time	In
1^st	11	Schneider / Ludwig	Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR	AMG Mercedes	70	3:00:19.227	423.3540 kms	140.8675		1^st	GT1	1:59.5770	6
2^nd	9	Kox / Ravaglia	McLaren F1 GTR BMW	Team BMW Motorsport	70	3:02:37.416				2^nd	GT1	1:59.2900	5
3^rd	5	McCarthy / Brabham	Panoz GTR-1 Ford	David Price Racing	69	3:01:52.389				3^rd	GT1	2:01.3890	7
4^th	7	Dalmas / Wollek	Porsche 911 GT1 Evo	Porsche AG	69	3:02:11.697				4^th	GT1	1:59.6030	6
5^th	3	Raphanel / Gounon	McLaren F1 GTR BMW	Gulf Team Davidoff	68	3:00:29.064				5^th	GT1	2:01.3360	7
6^th	6T	Stuck / Boutsen	Porsche 911 GT1 Evo	Porsche AG	68	3:00:50.604				6^th	GT1	2:00.7890	7
7^th	12	Moore / Wurz	Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR	AMG Mercedes	68	3:02:30.586				7^th	GT1	2:00.9070	3
8^th	20	Bernard / Lagorce	Panoz GTR-1 Ford	DAMS	67	3:00:42.674				8^th	GT1	2:01.4160	7
9^th	17	Baldi / Collard	Porsche 911 GT1 Evo	JB Racing	67	3:01:16.148				9^th	GT1	2:01.7150	6
10^th	1	Olofsson / Lees	McLaren F1 GTR BMW	Gulf Team Davidoff	67	3:01:17.323				10^th	GT1	2:01.0920	6
11^th	51	Beretta / Gache	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	Viper Team Oreca	67	3:02:34.229				1^st	GT2	2:08.4480	4
12^th	52	Archer / Bell	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	Viper Team Oreca	67	3:02:42.996				2^nd	GT2	2:09.4090	6
13^th	14	Lammers / Hezemans / Angelelli	Lotus Elise GT1	GT1 Lotus Racing	66	3:00:39.909				11^th	GT1	2:04.6000	6
14^th	57	Alzen / Amorim	Porsche 911 GT2	Roock Racing	66	3:00:44.168				3^rd	GT2	2:08.8930	4
15^th	59	Euser / Becker	Marcos LM600	Marcos Racing International	65	3:01:29.620				4^th	GT2	2:10.2150	6
16^th	2	Bscher / Nielsen	McLaren F1 GTR BMW	Gulf Team Davidoff	65	3:02:06.036				12^th	GT1	2:04.5520	3
17^th	55	Rössler / Kaufmann	Porsche 911 GT2	Karl Augustin	64	3:00:39.634				5^th	GT2	2:15.4040	4
18^th	4	Wallace / Grouillard	Panoz GTR-1 Ford	David Price Racing	64	3:01:55.230				13^th	GT1	2:01.9960	5
19^th	66	Konrad / Seiler	Porsche 911 GT2	Konrad Motorsport	64	3:02:23.076				6^th	GT2	2:13.7360	3
20^th	61	Calderari / Bryner	Porsche 911 GT2	Stadler Motorsport	63	3:01:49.849				7^th	GT2	2:14.2270	2
21^st	63	Trunk / Müller	Porsche 911 GT2	Krauss Motorsport	62	3:01:46.943				8^th	GT2	2:15.0810	4
22^nd	8	Lehto / Soper	McLaren F1 GTR BMW	Team BMW Motorsport	60	2:40:04.661			Fire	14^th	GT1	1:59.6370	5
23^rd	60	Zadra / Koene	Marcos LM600	Marcos Racing International	60	3:01:17.617				9^th	GT2	2:18.3580	7
24^th	53	Gleason / Brown / Fairbanks	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	Chamberlain Engineering	60	3:01:44.469				10^th	GT2	2:16.1120	3
25^th	58	Monteiro / Monteiro	Porsche 911 GT2	Monteiro	59	3:00:59.859				11^th	GT2	2:14.4750	4
26^th	62	Lay / Sick	Porsche 911 GT2	Stadler Motorsport	59	3:02:33.910				12^th	GT2	2:15.6750	5
27^th	80	Dron / Wykeham	Morgan Plus 8 GTR	Charles Morgan	58	3:01:44.724				13^th	GT2	2:20.0820	3
28^th	72	Neugarten / Ligonnet / Pace	Porsche 911 GT2	Elf Haberthur Racing	57	2:46:23.562				14^th	GT2	2:13.1280	4
29^th	56	Hürtgen / Eichmann	Porsche 911 GT2	Roock Racing	56	2:37:16.735			Engine	15^th	GT2	2:09.2720	6

Did not finish:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps	Time	Reason	Gr.	FL Time	In
87	Chaves / Ahrlé	Porsche 911 GT2	Roock Racing	29	1:15:30.780	Gearbox	GT2	2:11.4920	5
70	Horn / Bonnetsmüller	Porsche 911 GT2	Dellenbach Motorsport	20	55:59.327	DNF	GT2	2:15.5460	3
10	Nannini / Tiemann	Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR	AMG Mercedes	17	38:46.372	Accident	GT1	1:59.5040	6
30	Wallinder / Lister / Greasley	Porsche 911 GT1	G Force	6	12:37.169	Differential	GT1	2:03.2550	5
67	Snow / Dolejší	Porsche 911 GT2	Konrad Motorsport	4	9:25.633	Electrics	GT2	2:15.3670	3
13	Delétraz / Giroix	Lotus Elise GT1	GT1 Lotus Racing	4	22:00.376	Accident damage	GT1	2:38.2040	3
29	Bailey / van de Poele	Lister Storm GTL	NewCastle United	2	4:52.739	Accident	GT1	2:29.6730	2

Did not start:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Reason	Gr.
77	Schirle / Owen / Vann	Ford Saleen Mustang	Cirtek	Accident damage	GT2
88	Maxwell / Peeler	Porsche 911 GT2	Prova Motorsport		GT2
6	Stuck / Boutsen	Porsche 911 GT1 Evo	Porsche AG	Accident	GT1
54	O'Kennedy / Halsmer / Cohen	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	Chamberlain Engineering	Engine	GT2
69	Ried / Vuillaume	Porsche 911 GT2	Proton Competition	Accident	GT2

Entered cars that did not arrive:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Gr.
15	Ratanakul Prutirat	Lotus Elise GT1	First Racing Project	GT1
16	Kelleners / Chaves	Porsche 911 GT1	Roock Racing	GT1
19	Grau / Werner	Lotus Elise GT1	Martin Veyhle Racing	GT1
21	Bouchut / Rosenblad	Porsche 911 GT1	Kremer Racing	GT1
22	Martini / Pescatori	Porsche 911 GT1	BMS Scuderia Italia	GT1
23	Badoer / Schiattarella	Lotus Elise GT1	GBF	GT1
24	Kalaschek / Angelelli / Campana	Lotus Elise GT1	GBF	GT1
27	Goodwin / Ayles	McLaren F1 GTR BMW	Parabolica Motorsport	GT1
31	Buttiero / Felbermayr / Hofer	Porsche 911 GT2 Evo	Karl Augustin	GT1
64	Saldaña / de Orleans	Porsche 911 GT2	Kremer Racing	GT2
73	Bagnall / Corbet / Michelotti	Porsche 911 GT2	Seikel Motorsport	GT2
95	Saleen / Palau / Cobb	Ford Saleen Mustang	Saleen Allen Speedlab	GT2