Prequalifying Le Mans 1997 - Car Appearance

Event: Essais Préqualificatifs 24 Heures du Mans		Date: 4.5.1997
Track: Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans (France), 13.605 kms	Organiser: Automobile Club de l'Ouest
Prequalifying Le Mans
Non championship race

(Car Appearance)

No.	Car	Entrant	Colour	Sponsors	Tyres	Lubricant	Body	Engine
2	WR LM97 Peugeot	Rachel Welter	dark grey	Heuliez/ESSO		Esso	open	mid
3	Ferrari 333 SP	Moretti Racing Inc.	red (+yellow)	momo/Playpiso/MOKART	Yokohama		open	mid
4	Ferrari 333 SP	Michel Ferté	light blue/blue (+white)	PILOT/maxon	Dunlop		open	mid
5	Kremer K8 Porsche	Kremer Racing	white	Crawford	Goodyear		open	mid
6	Kremer K8 Porsche	Kremer Racing	white	Crawford	Goodyear		open	mid
7	TWR-Joest Porsche WSC95	Joest	dark blue	PORSCHE	Goodyear		open	mid
8	Courage C36 Porsche	La Filiére	black/white (+red/blue)	elf/ATS/F.P.E.E/la filiére	Michelin	Elf	open	mid
9	Courage C36 Porsche	Courage Compétition	white (+blue/red)	F.P.E.E./MOTUL/FRANCK MULLER	Michelin	Motul	open	mid
10	Courage C36 Porsche	Courage Compétition	white (+blue/red)	F.P.E.E./MOTUL/FRANCK MULLER	Michelin	Motul	open	mid
12	Debora LMP297 Ford	Didier Bonnet	dark grey	DEBORA	Michelin		open	mid
13	Courage C41 Porsche	Courage Compétition	white/blue (+red)	F.P.E.E./Vaillante/FRANCK MULLER	Michelin	Motul	open	mid
14	BRM P301 Nissan	Pacific Racing Ltd.					open	mid
15	Kudzu-Mazda DLM MS 971	Team T.D.R.	white	am pm	Goodyear	Castrol	open	mid
16	Matrix MXP-1 Nissan	Matrix Motor Co Ltd.	black	MATRIX/RED LINE OIL	Goodyear	Red Line Oil	open	mid
17	WR LM97 Peugeot	Alain Lebrun					open	mid
21	Nissan R390	Nissan Motorports	black	NISSAN	Bridgestone		closed	mid
22	Nissan R390	Nissan Motorports	black	NISSAN	Bridgestone		closed	mid
23	Nissan R390	Nissan Motorports	black	NISSAN	Bridgestone		closed	mid
25	Porsche 911 GT1	Porsche AG	brown (+black)		Michelin		closed	rear
26	Porsche 911 GT1 Evo	Porsche AG	white (+blue)	Mobil 1	Michelin	Mobil 1	closed	rear
27	Porsche 911 GT1	BMS Scuderia Italia	red (+white)	FONTANA/LUCCHINI	Pirelli		closed	rear
28	Porsche 911 GT1	Konrad Motorsports	white	GIESSE/Aprimatic/KÖLLNER Immobilien	Pirelli		closed	rear
29	Porsche 911 GT1	JB Racing	white/red	FALKE	Michelin		closed	rear
30	Porsche 911 GT1	Kremer Racing	white	Crawford/AUTO hebdo	Goodyear	Kennol 1	closed	rear
32	Porsche 911 GT1	Roock Racing	silver (+red)	NIKKO/Lease Plan/NAVISION/VOX/Protector	Michelin		closed	rear
33	Porsche 911 GT1	Schubel Engineering	white/blue	Hutchinson Telecom			closed	rear
34	Sard MC8R	Team Menicon Sard	red/white (+green)	Menicon	Yokohama	Mobil 1	closed	-
35	Sard MC8R	Team Menicon Sard	black	elf/FERODO	Michelin	Elf	closed	-
36	Helem-Renault V6	RJ Racing	blue	HELEM V6			closed	-
37	Helem-Renault V6	RJ Racing	yellow/blue (+green)	YACCO/somac/JVC			closed	-
38	McLaren F1 GTR	BBA Compétition	blue/orange/yellow/red	Tuiles TBF			closed	mid
39	McLaren F1 GTR	Gulf Team Davidoff	blue/black/orange	Gulf	Michelin	Gulf	closed	mid
40	McLaren F1 GTR	Gulf Team Davidoff	blue/black/orange	Gulf	Michelin	Gulf	closed	mid
41	McLaren F1 GTR	Gulf Team Davidoff	blue/black/orange	Gulf	Michelin	Gulf	closed	mid
42	McLaren F1 GTR	Team BMW Motorsport	white (+blue/red)	FINA	Michelin	Fina	closed	mid
43	McLaren F1 GTR	Team BMW Motorsport	white (+blue/red)	FINA	Michelin	Fina	closed	mid
44	McLaren F1 GTR	Team Lark McLaren	pink/grey	LARK			closed	mid
45	Lister Storm GTL	Newcastle United Lister	black/white	adidas	Dunlop		closed	front
46	Lister Storm GTL	Newcastle United Lister	black/white	adidas	Dunlop		closed	front
49	Lotus Elise GT1	GT1 Lotus Racing	yellow (+black)	Araldite/FRANCK MÜLLER WATCH	Michelin	Castrol	closed	mid
50	Lotus Elise GT1	GT1 Lotus Racing	yellow (+black)	Araldite/FRANCK MÜLLER WATCH	Michelin	Castrol	closed	mid
51	Lotus Elise GT1	GT1 Lotus Racing F. Muller	white	KENWOOD/TREND INVEST	Pirelli		closed	mid
52	Panoz GTR-1 Ford	DAMS	black (+yellow)	elf/MOTOROLA	Michelin	Elf	closed	front
53	Panoz GTR-1 Ford	DAMS	white (+red/blue/green)				closed	front
54	Panoz GTR-1 Ford	David Price Racing	white (+blue/red/green)		Goodyear	Castrol	closed	front
55	Panoz GTR-1 Ford	David Price Racing	white (+blue/red/green)		Goodyear		closed	front
60	Callaway Corvette LM GT2	Agusta Racing Team Ltd.	black	AGUSTA/DUNLOP	Dunlop		closed	front
61	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	Viper Team Oreca	white (+blue)	Cica/TOTAL	Michelin	Total	closed	front
62	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	Viper Team Oreca	white (+blue/red)	Cica/TOTAL	Michelin	Total	closed	front
63	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	Viper Team Oreca	white (+blue/red)	Cica/TOTAL	Michelin	Total	closed	front
64	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	Chamberlain Engineering	dark blue (+white)	Italjet	Goodyear		closed	front
65	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	Chamberlain Engineering	white (+blue)				closed	front
66	Ford Saleen Mustang	Saleen/Allen Speedlab	white/black/yellow	Budget	Dunlop	Shell	closed	front
67	Ford Saleen Mustang	Saleen/Allen Speedlab	white/black/yellow	Budget	Dunlop	Shell	closed	front
69	Gillet Vertigo V de V	Eric Van de Vyver	yellow (+black)	MOTUL	Michelin	Motul	closed	front
70	Marcos LM600	Team Marcos	yellow	item/EUROTECH/Valvoline/FEBO		Valvoline	closed	front
71	Marcos LM600	Team Marcos	yellow	KOTI/EUROTECH/Valvoline/FEBO		Valvoline	closed	front
73	Porsche 911 GT2	Roock Racing	silver/red	jumbo/SOMAGUE/Interbanco	Michelin	Castrol	closed	rear
74	Porsche 911 GT2	Roock Racing	silver	NAVISION/BORBET/H&R	Michelin		closed	rear
75	Porsche 911 GT2	Larbre Compétition	white	SP AIR	Michelin		closed	rear
76	Porsche 911 GT2	Bruno Krauss	blue/green/yellow/orange/red	PIRELLI/Portfolio Consulting	Pirelli		closed	rear
77	Porsche 911 GT2	Chéreau Sports	white (+black/red)	CHEREAU	Michelin	Motul	closed	rear
78	Porsche 911 GT2	Elf Haberthur Racing	red	PHILIPPE CHARRIOL/ACEMAI	Dunlop	Elf	closed	rear
79	Porsche 911 GT2	Konrad Motorsports	white/turquoise	NOTTER/PILOT ITALIA	Pirelli		closed	rear
80	Porsche 911 GT2	GT Racing Team AG	silver	NIKKO/VOX/auto motor und sport	Pirelli		closed	rear
81	Porsche 911 GT2	GT Racing Team AG	white	cargraphic/KINGDRAGON			closed	rear
83	Porsche 911 GT2	Gerard MacQuillan	yellow	EASY JEANS/KONRAD			closed	rear
84	Porsche 911 GT2	Stadler Motorsport	black/yellow	STADLER/Lilian	Pirelli		closed	rear
85	Porsche 911 GT2	Steve O'Rourke	white/red (+yellow)	EMI	Dunlop		closed	rear

Entered cars that did not arrive:

No.	Car	Entrant	Body	Engine
24	Ferrari F40 GTE	Ennea	closed	mid
31	Porsche 911 GT1	Larbre Compétition	closed	rear
47	Lotus Elise GT1	GBF (UK) Ltd.	-	mid
48	Lotus Elise GT1	GBF (UK) Ltd.	-	mid
68	Ford Saleen Mustang	Saleen/Allen Speedlab	closed	-
72	Marcos Mantara LM600	Team Marcos	closed	front
82	Porsche 911 GT2	Parr Motorsport	closed	rear