Prequalifying Le Mans 1997 - All Session Laps

Event: Essais Préqualificatifs 24 Heures du Mans		Date: 4.5.1997
Track: Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans (France), 13.605 kms	Organiser: Automobile Club de l'Ouest
Prequalifying Le Mans
Non championship race

(All Session Laps)

Pos.	No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	All Best	Q Time
1^st	21	Brundle / Müller	Nissan R390	Nissan Motorports	3:43.152	3:43.1520
2^nd	7	Alboreto / Johansson	TWR-Joest Porsche WSC95	Joest	3:43.799	3:43.7990
3^rd	26	Kelleners / Collard / Dalmas	Porsche 911 GT1 Evo	Porsche AG	3:44.685	3:44.6850
4^th	42	Lehto / Soper / Piquet	McLaren F1 GTR	Team BMW Motorsport	3:45.973	3:45.9730
5^th	3	Moretti / Theys	Ferrari 333 SP	Moretti Racing Inc.	3:46.005	3:46.0050
6^th	43	Kox / Ravaglia / Hélary	McLaren F1 GTR	Team BMW Motorsport	3:46.381	3:46.3810
7^th	33	Lamy / Hahne / Goueslard	Porsche 911 GT1	Schubel Engineering	3:46.659	3:46.6590
8^th	41	Gounon / Raphanel	McLaren F1 GTR	Gulf Team Davidoff	3:47.190	3:47.1900
9^th	13	Cottaz / Policand	Courage C41 Porsche	Courage Compétition	3:47.361	3:47.3610
10^th	55	McCarthy / Brabham / Paul, Jr.	Panoz GTR-1 Ford	David Price Racing	3:47.435	3:47.4350
11^th	29	Ferté / Thévenin / von Gartzen	Porsche 911 GT1	JB Racing	3:47.439	3:47.4390
12^th	23	Comas / Hoshino	Nissan R390	Nissan Motorports	3:47.704	3:47.7040
13^th	45	Lees / Needell / Bailey	Lister Storm GTL	Newcastle United Lister	3:47.771	3:47.7710
14^th	49	Lammers / Hezemans	Lotus Elise GT1	GT1 Lotus Racing	3:47.814	3:47.8140
15^th	40	Nielsen / Bscher	McLaren F1 GTR	Gulf Team Davidoff	3:48.559	3:48.5590
16^th	10	Ekblom / Ricci	Courage C36 Porsche	Courage Compétition	3:48.877	3:48.8770
17^th	22	Patrese / Suzuki / van de Poele	Nissan R390	Nissan Motorports	3:48.905	3:48.9050
18^th	32	Ortelli / McNish	Porsche 911 GT1	Roock Racing	3:49.439	3:49.4390
19^th	27	Martini / Pescatori / Hermann	Porsche 911 GT1	BMS Scuderia Italia	3:49.603	3:49.6030
20^th	44	Ayles / Nakaya / Tsuchiya / Kaneishi	McLaren F1 GTR	Team Lark McLaren	3:49.926	3:49.9260
21^st	30	Bouchut / Rosenblad / Evans	Porsche 911 GT1	Kremer Racing	3:50.055	3:50.0550
22^nd	50	Delétraz / Giroix	Lotus Elise GT1	GT1 Lotus Racing	3:50.123	3:50.1230
23^rd	25	Wollek / Stuck / Boutsen	Porsche 911 GT1	Porsche AG	3:50.178	3:50.1780
24^th	54	Wallace / Weaver / Leitzinger	Panoz GTR-1 Ford	David Price Racing	3:50.293	3:50.2930
25^th	8	Pescarolo / Belloc / Clérico	Courage C36 Porsche	La Filiére	3:50.494	3:50.4940
26^th	46	Lees / Ulrich / Bailey	Lister Storm GTL	Newcastle United Lister	3:51.154	3:51.1540
27^th	5	Lavaggi / Saldaña / Lässig / Rosenblad / Bouchut	Kremer K8 Porsche	Kremer Racing	3:51.640	3:51.6400
28^th	53	Velay / Boullion / Kaufmann	Panoz GTR-1 Ford	DAMS	3:51.666	3:51.6660
29^th	9	Andretti / Martini	Courage C36 Porsche	Courage Compétition	3:51.928	3:51.9280
30^th	28	Konrad / Baldi	Porsche 911 GT1	Konrad Motorsports	3:52.074	3:52.0740
31^st	35	Olivier Grouillard	Sard MC8R	Team Menicon Sard	3:52.324	3:52.3240
32^nd	52	Lagorce / Bernard / Boullion	Panoz GTR-1 Ford	DAMS	3:52.943	3:52.9430
33^rd	4	Ferté / Campos / Nearburg	Ferrari 333 SP	Michel Ferté	3:53.000	3:53.0000
34^th	34	Olivier Grouillard	Sard MC8R	Team Menicon Sard	3:53.315	3:53.3150
35^th	39	Bellm / Gilbert-Scott	McLaren F1 GTR	Gulf Team Davidoff	3:53.570	3:53.5700
36^th	6	Lavaggi / Rosenblad / Saldaña	Kremer K8 Porsche	Kremer Racing	3:53.907	3:53.9070
37^th	38	Maury-Laribiére / Fabre / Tarrès	McLaren F1 GTR	BBA Compétition	3:56.032	3:56.0320
38^th	14	Toivonen / O'Connell	BRM P301 Nissan	Pacific Racing Ltd.	3:56.479	3:56.4790
39^th	51	Sandro Sala / Prutirat / Suphot	Lotus Elise GT1	GT1 Lotus Racing F. Muller	3:56.487	3:56.4870
40^th	15	Downing / Terada / Fréon	Kudzu-Mazda DLM MS 971	Team T.D.R.	3:58.663	3:58.6630
41^st	36	Gonin / Sourd / Roy	Helem-Renault V6	RJ Racing	3:59.755	3:59.7550
42^nd	37	Gonin / Sourd / Roy	Helem-Renault V6	RJ Racing	4:00.230	4:00.2300
43^rd	74	Ahrlé / Pilgrim / Yver	Porsche 911 GT2	Roock Racing	4:04.587	4:04.5870
44^th	61	Gache / Beretta / Ayari	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	Viper Team Oreca	4:04.615	4:04.6150
45^th	77	Jarier / Leconte / Chéreau	Porsche 911 GT2	Chéreau Sports	4:04.641	4:04.6410
46^th	12	Sezionale / Jakubowski / Dussau	Debora LMP297 Ford	Didier Bonnet	4:04.849	4:04.8490
47^th	16	de Dryver / Donovan / Richardson	Matrix MXP-1 Nissan	Matrix Motor Co Ltd.	4:05.846	4:05.8460
48^th	63	Beretta / Dupuy / Bell	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	Viper Team Oreca	4:05.970	4:05.9700
49^th	62	Dupuy / Archer / Gache	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	Viper Team Oreca	4:05.977	4:05.9770
50^th	67	Lloyd / Cobb / Andrews	Ford Saleen Mustang	Saleen/Allen Speedlab	4:07.447	4:07.4470
51^st	79	Nearn / Seiler / Ligonnet	Porsche 911 GT2	Konrad Motorsports	4:08.181	4:08.1810
52^nd	60	Agusta / Coppelli	Callaway Corvette LM GT2	Agusta Racing Team Ltd.	4:08.948	4:08.9480
53^rd	71	Migault / Van de Haterd / van Kouwen	Marcos LM600	Team Marcos	4:09.080	4:09.0800
54^th	84	Calderari / Bryner / Richter	Porsche 911 GT2	Stadler Motorsport	4:09.114	4:09.1140
55^th	78	Neugarten / Camus	Porsche 911 GT2	Elf Haberthur Racing	4:09.412	4:09.4120
56^th	66	Saleen / Warnock / Schirle	Ford Saleen Mustang	Saleen/Allen Speedlab	4:09.520	4:09.5200
57^th	76	Müller / Trunk	Porsche 911 GT2	Bruno Krauss	4:09.667	4:09.6670
58^th	65	Cochran / Gleason	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	Chamberlain Engineering	4:09.704	4:09.7040
59^th	64	Hugenholtz / Nurminen / Lister	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	Chamberlain Engineering	4:10.498	4:10.4980
60^th	70	Euser / Schumann / Becker	Marcos LM600	Team Marcos	4:10.740	4:10.7400
61^st	80	Pagotto / Hürtgen / Price / Robinson	Porsche 911 GT2	GT Racing Team AG	4:10.868	4:10.8680
62^nd	83	Collins / MacQuillan / Peeler	Porsche 911 GT2	Gerard MacQuillan	4:11.589	4:11.5890
63^rd	85	O'Rourke / Percy / Sugden	Porsche 911 GT2	Steve O'Rourke	4:11.954	4:11.9540
64^th	73	Mello-Breyner / Mello-Breyner	Porsche 911 GT2	Roock Racing	4:14.212	4:14.2120
65^th	75	Bourdais / Lara-Resende	Porsche 911 GT2	Larbre Compétition	4:19.764	4:19.7640
66^th	69	Eric van de Vyver	Gillet Vertigo V de V	Eric Van de Vyver	4:24.156	4:24.1560
67^th	2	Enjolras / Rostan	WR LM97 Peugeot	Rachel Welter	4:34.947	4:34.9470
68^th	81	Drudi / Pagotto	Porsche 911 GT2	GT Racing Team AG	4:59.064	4:59.0640

Other present cars:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant
17	Pierre Bruneau	WR LM97 Peugeot	Alain Lebrun

Entered cars that did not arrive:

No.	Car	Entrant
24	Ferrari F40 GTE	Ennea
31	Porsche 911 GT1	Larbre Compétition
47	Lotus Elise GT1	GBF (UK) Ltd.
48	Lotus Elise GT1	GBF (UK) Ltd.
68	Ford Saleen Mustang	Saleen/Allen Speedlab
72	Marcos Mantara LM600	Team Marcos
82	Porsche 911 GT2	Parr Motorsport