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Event: British Empire Trophy for the FIA GT ChampionshipDate: 11.5.1997
Track: Silverstone Circuit (United Kingdom), 5.140 kmsOrganiser: unknown

FIA GT Championship Silverstone
FIA GT Championship (round 2)
Weather:heavy rain
Start time:12:00
Grid:unknown
Distance:4 hours
Attendance:unknown
Entered:56
Practiced:49
Qualified:48
Started:47
Finished:35
Classified:35
Classes:PractStartClass
FIA GT-1242314
FIA GT-2252421
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Race notes:
1 full-course caution for 20 minutes, 8 laps
stopped because of rain, scheduled for 4 Hours duration
Pre-race sessions:
3 non-qualifying practice sessions held for a total of 180 minutes on 9/5
2 qualifying sessions held for a total of 120 minutes on 10/5
30 minute pre-race warm-up held
Winners:
Overall:9McLaren F1 GTR BMWKox / Ravaglia
FIA GT-2:52Chrysler Viper GTS-RBell / Archer
Fastest Laps:
Overall:18Porsche 911 GT1Pedro Lamy (P)1:45.9460174.6637 km/hlap 27
FIA GT-2:51Chrysler Viper GTS-RPhilippe Gache (F)1:51.6740165.6900 km/hlap 23
Pole Positions:
Overall:11Mercedes-Benz CLK GTRBernd Schneider (D)1:41.1930182.8665 km/h
FIA GT-2:51Chrysler Viper GTS-RGache / Beretta1:50.7800
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:Porsche (20), McLaren (6), Lotus (5), Chrysler (4), Panoz (3), Saleen (3)
Top engines by numbers:Porsche (20), BMW (6), Ford (6), Chrysler (4), Chevrolet (3)
Top car types by numbers:Porsche 993 GT2 (14), McLaren F1 GTR (6), Porsche 911 GT1 (6)
Driver nationalities:GB (26), I (18), D (15), F (10), NL (6), CH (6), A (6), P (4), E (3), USA (3)
Most used colours:white (36%), blue (14%), yellow (14%), silver (13%), black (8%), red (5%)
Engine positions:rear-engined (43%), mid-engined (28%), front-engined (29%)
Oldest known drivers:Steve O'Rourke (57), John Greasley (55), Win Percy (54)
Youngest known drivers:Marcel Tiemann (23), Alexander Wurz (23), Pedro Lamy (25)
Female drivers:Claudia Hürtgen

Official Race Programme:

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