SportsCar GTS Laguna Seca 1997 - Grid

Event: FIA Grand Touring Championship at Laguna Seca		Date: 26.10.1997
Track: Laguna Seca Raceway (United States), 3.602 kms	Organiser: unknown
SportsCar GTS Laguna Seca
IMSA GTS (round 11) International Motor Sport Association (round 11)

(Grid Positions)

Grid	No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Q Time	Km/h
1^st	66	Doc Bundy / Andy Wallace	Panoz GTR-1 Ford	Panoz Motorsports	1:20.665	160.741
2^nd	96	Eric Bernard / David Brabham	Panoz GTR-1 Ford		1:20.685	160.699
3^rd	32	Jean-Denis Delétraz / Fabien Giroix	Lotus GT1		1:22.748	156.694
4^th	13	Mike Hezemans / Jan Lammers	Lotus GT1 Turbo	-	1:23.473	155.332
5^th	27	Scott Maxwell / Jason Priestley	Ford Mustang Cobra	Multimatic Motorsport	1:25.672	151.346
6^th	61	Franz Konrad / Nick Ham	Porsche 911 GT2	Konrad Motorsport	1:27.332	148.468
7^th	97	Dirk Layer / Cort Wagner	Porsche 911 GT2	GMB Motorsports	1:28.306	146.832
8^th	99	Larry Schumacher / Price Cobb	Porsche 911 GT2	Schumacher Racing	1:28.842	145.945
9^th	10	Bill Auberlen / Boris Said	BMW M3	Prototype Technology Group	1:29.465	144.930
10^th	56	Martin Snow / Kelly Collins	Porsche 911 GT2	Martin Snow	1:29.486	144.896
11^th	76	Jim Matthews / David Murry	Porsche 993 Carrera RSR	Team A.R.E.	1:29.858	144.295
12^th	7	Dieter Quester / Marc Duez	BMW M3	Prototype Technology Group	1:29.987	144.088
13^th	68	Kevin Buckler / Rich Walton	Porsche 911	The Racers Group	1:30.164	143.806
14^th	6	Javier Quiros / Derek Hill	BMW M3	Prototype Technology Group	1:30.271	143.636
15^th	77	Matthew Cohen / Pete Halsmer / Bill Auberlen	BMW M3	Mattco Racing	1:30.917	142.615
16^th	95	Steve Saleen / Ron Johnson	Ford Saleen Mustang		1:30.957	142.553
17^th	5	Mark Simo / Boris Said / Matthew Cohen	BMW M3	Prototype Technology Group	1:31.145	142.258
18^th	25	Mike Gagliardo / Jason Dittmer	Porsche 964 Carrera RSR	Alex Job Racing	1:31.656	141.465
19^th	05	Tim Ralston / Jorge Trejos	Porsche 911		1:32.230	140.584
20^th	55	Nelson Richardson	Chevrolet Monte Carlo		1:32.554	140.092
21^st	50	Michael Petersen / Dale White	Chevrolet Camaro		1:33.023	139.385
22^nd	34	Bruce Barkelew / Brian Simo	Porsche 911		1:33.267	139.022
23^rd	84	Chris Neville	Pontiac Grand Prix		1:33.322	138.939
24^th	3	Rudy Revak / Ross Thompson	Chevrolet Monte Carlo		1:33.564	138.581
25^th	53	Melanie Snow / Lyn St. James	Porsche 911 Turbo		1:33.805	138.223
26^th	22	Marvin Epps / Craig Stanton	Porsche 911	Turning Point Racing	1:34.300	137.497
27^th	06	'Trip' Goolsby / John Williamson	Porsche 911		1:34.623	137.029
28^th	16	Bob Carter / Ray Kong	Ford Thunderbird		1:35.731	135.442
29^th	98	Jack Skibo / John Young	Ford Thunderbird		1:35.743	135.426
30^th	26	Mike Gagliardo / Jason Dittmer / Mike Conte	Porsche 911	Alex Job Racing	1:38.019	132.282
31^st	72	Richard Gray / John Williamson	Porsche 911		1:41.016	128.357
32^nd	9	Shane Lewis / Vic Rice	Mosler Raptor	Mosler Automotive	no time
33^rd	11	Ross Thompson	Chevrolet Monte Carlo		no time

Entered cars that did not arrive:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant
01	Allan McNish / Andy Pilgrim / Jochen Rohr	Porsche 911 GT1	Rohr Motorsport
22	Marvin Epps / Craig Stanton	Chevrolet Camaro	Turning Point Racing
39	Jim Matthews / David Murry	Porsche 911	Jim Mathews Racing/Carolina Turkey
55	Nelson Richardson	Pontiac Grand Prix