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Watkins Glen 6 Hours 1997
Event:
First Union Six Hours of the Glen
Date:
1.6.1997
Track:
Watkins Glen International Circuit (United States)
, 5.472 kms
Organiser: unknown
Watkins Glen 6 Hours
International Motor Sport Association
(round 5)
IMSA GTS
(round 5)
International Motor Sport Association
(round 5)
Weather:
rain, fog
Start time:
unknown
Grid:
unknown
Distance:
6 hours
Attendance:
unknown
Entered:
53
Practiced:
46
Qualified:
44
Started:
43
Finished:
29
Classes:
Pract
Start
SportsCar WSC
16
16
SportsCar GTS-1
9
8
SportsCar GTS-2
5
5
SportsCar GTS-3
16
14
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Entered Cars
Technical Data
Appearance
Race Results
Grid
Qualifying
Lap Times
Race notes:
10 full-course cautions for 65 laps, 145 minutes
Pre-race sessions:
3 non-qualifying practice sessions held for a total of 120 minutes on 30-31/5
2 qualifying sessions held for a total of 50 minutes on 30-31/5
warm-up session cancelled
Winners:
Overall:
16
Riley & Scott Mk III Ford
Forbes-Robinson / Leitzinger / Weaver
SportsCar GTS-1:
66
Panoz GTR-1 Ford
Wallace / Bundy / Brabham
SportsCar GTS-2:
61
Porsche 911 GT2
Konrad / Ham / Ligonnet
SportsCar GTS-3:
77
BMW M3
Halsmer / Morton
Leaders:
laps 103-108:
16
Riley & Scott Mk III
laps 109-110:
30
Ferrari 333 SP
laps 111-140:
16
Riley & Scott Mk III
laps 1-45:
30
Ferrari 333 SP
laps 46-49:
88
Riley & Scott Mk III
laps 50-58:
16
Riley & Scott Mk III
laps 59-63:
43
Ferrari 333 SP
laps 64-94:
16
Riley & Scott Mk III
laps 95-102:
30
Ferrari 333 SP
Fastest Laps:
Overall:
30
Ferrari 333 SP
Andrea Montermini (I)
1:42.1480
192.8412 km/h
lap 99
SportsCar GTS-1:
66
Panoz GTR-1 Ford
Andy Wallace (GB)
1:48.7350
181.1478 km/h
lap 124
SportsCar GTS-2:
61
Porsche 911 GT2
Nick Ham (USA)
1:53.6980
171.6365 km/h
lap 124
SportsCar GTS-3:
39
Porsche 911
David Murry (USA)
1:58.8120
165.7785 km/h
lap 117
Pole Positions:
Overall:
30
Ferrari 333 SP
Andrea Montermini (I)
1:38.5730
199.8355 km/h
SportsCar GTS-1:
66
Panoz GTR-1 Ford
Wallace / Bundy / Brabham
1:48.0550
182.2904 km/h
SportsCar GTS-2:
56
Porsche 911 GT2
Snow / Pobst
1:53.6980
173.2459 km/h
SportsCar GTS-3:
10
BMW M3
Said
1:55.7870
170.1237 km/h
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:
Porsche (13), Riley & Scott (5), BMW (4), Ferrari (3), Ford (3)
Top engines by numbers:
Porsche (13), Ford (6), BMW (6), Oldsmobile (4), Chevrolet (4)
Top car types by numbers:
Porsche 993 GT2 (6), Riley & Scott Mk III (5), BMW M3 (4)
Driver nationalities:
USA (79), CDN (7), GB (3), PE (2), A (2), B (2)
Engine positions:
mid-engined (37%), front-engined (32%), rear-engined (31%)
Oldest known drivers:
Larry Schumacher (61), Dieter Quester (58), Roger Schramm (56)
Youngest known drivers:
Owen Trinkler (21), Derek Hill (22), Rob Morgan (24)
Female drivers:
Melanie Snow
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