Watkins Glen 6 Hours 1997 - Racing Sports Cars

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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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)	1:42.148	192.841 km/h	lap 99
SportsCar GTS-1:	66	Panoz GTR-1 Ford	Andy Wallace (GB)	1:48.735	181.148 km/h	lap 124
SportsCar GTS-2:	61	Porsche 911 GT2	Nick Ham (USA)	1:53.698	171.637 km/h	lap 124
SportsCar GTS-3:	39	Porsche 911	David Murry (USA)	1:58.812	165.779 km/h	lap 117
Pole Positions:
Overall:	30	Ferrari 333 SP	Andrea Montermini (I)	1:38.573	199.835 km/h
SportsCar GTS-1:	66	Panoz GTR-1 Ford	Wallace / Bundy / Brabham	1:48.055	182.290 km/h
SportsCar GTS-2:	56	Porsche 911 GT2	Snow / Pobst	1:53.698	173.246 km/h
SportsCar GTS-3:	10	BMW M3	Said	1:55.787	170.124 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 E36 (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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