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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)

Weather:	unknown
Start time:	unknown
Grid:	unknown
Distance:	1 hour 45 minutes
Attendance:	unknown

Entered:	37
Practiced:	33
Started:	31
Finished:	unknown
Classified:	31

Classes:

GTS-1

GTS-2

GTS-3

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Winners:
Overall:	96	Panoz GTR-1 Ford	Bernard / Brabham
GTS-2:	61	Porsche 911 GT2	Konrad / Ham
GTS-3:	7	BMW M3	Quester / Duez
Leaders:
laps 1-20:	96	Panoz GTR-1
laps 21-26:	32	Lotus GT1
laps 27-39:	96	Panoz GTR-1
lap 40:	32	Lotus GT1
laps 41-54:	66	Panoz GTR-1
laps 55-67:	96	Panoz GTR-1
Fastest Laps:
Overall:	55	Chevrolet Monte Carlo	Nelson Richardson	1:22.814	138.210 km/h
GTS-2:	61	Porsche 911 GT2	Nick Ham (USA)	1:28.784	146.042 km/h	lap 30
GTS-3:	06	Porsche 911	Goolsby / Williamson	1:25.850	135.275 km/h
Pole Positions:
Overall:	66	Panoz GTR-1 Ford	Doc Bundy (USA)	1:20.665	160.741 km/h
GTS-2:	61	Porsche 911 GT2	Nick Ham (USA)	1:27.332	148.468 km/h
GTS-3:	10	BMW M3	Boris Said (USA)	1:29.465	144.930 km/h
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:	Porsche (14), BMW (5), Ford (3), Chevrolet (3), Panoz (2), Lotus (2)
Top engines by numbers:	Porsche (14), Ford (6), BMW (5), Chevrolet (3)
Top car types by numbers:	Porsche 911 (6), Porsche 911 GT2 (5), BMW M3 E36 (5)
Driver nationalities:	USA (49), NL (2), CR (2), F (2), A (2), CDN (2)
Engine positions:	rear-engined (50%), front-engined (42%), mid-engined (8%)
Oldest known drivers:	Larry Schumacher (61), Dieter Quester (58), Pete Halsmer (53)
Youngest known drivers:	Derek Hill (22), Ron Johnson (23), Matthew Cohen (25)
Woman drivers:	Melanie Snow, Lyn St. James

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