Prequalifying Le Mans 1997 - Qualifying Results

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

(Qualifying Results)

Pos.	No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Q Time	Km/h	Laps
1^st	21	Brundle / Müller	Nissan R390	Nissan Motorports	3:43.1520	219.4020	52
2^nd	7	Alboreto / Johansson	TWR-Joest Porsche WSC95	Joest	3:43.7990
3^rd	26	Kelleners / Collard / Dalmas	Porsche 911 GT1 Evo	Porsche AG	3:44.6850	217.9050	71
4^th	42	Lehto / Soper / Piquet	McLaren F1 GTR	Team BMW Motorsport	3:45.9730	216.6630	64
5^th	3	Moretti / Theys	Ferrari 333 SP	Moretti Racing Inc.	3:46.0050	216.6320	52
6^th	43	Kox / Ravaglia / Hélary	McLaren F1 GTR	Team BMW Motorsport	3:46.3810	216.2730	62
7^th	33	Lamy / Hahne / Goueslard	Porsche 911 GT1	Schubel Engineering	3:46.6590	216.0070	64
8^th	41	Gounon / Raphanel	McLaren F1 GTR	Gulf Team Davidoff	3:47.1900	215.5020	51
9^th	13	Cottaz / Policand	Courage C41 Porsche	Courage Compétition	3:47.3610	215.3400	35
10^th	55	McCarthy / Brabham / Paul, Jr.	Panoz GTR-1 Ford	David Price Racing	3:47.4350	215.2700	36
11^th	29	Ferté / Thévenin / von Gartzen	Porsche 911 GT1	JB Racing	3:47.4390	215.2670	58
12^th	23	Comas / Hoshino	Nissan R390	Nissan Motorports	3:47.7040	215.0160	51
13^th	45	Lees / Needell / Bailey	Lister Storm GTL	Newcastle United Lister	3:47.7710	214.9530	32
14^th	49	Lammers / Hezemans	Lotus Elise GT1	GT1 Lotus Racing	3:47.8140	214.9120	36
15^th	40	Nielsen / Bscher	McLaren F1 GTR	Gulf Team Davidoff	3:48.5590	214.2120	67
16^th	10	Ekblom / Ricci	Courage C36 Porsche	Courage Compétition	3:48.8770	213.9140	63
17^th	22	Patrese / Suzuki / van de Poele	Nissan R390	Nissan Motorports	3:48.9050	213.8880	37
18^th	32	Ortelli / McNish	Porsche 911 GT1	Roock Racing	3:49.4390	213.3900	43
19^th	27	Martini / Pescatori / Hermann	Porsche 911 GT1	BMS Scuderia Italia	3:49.6030	213.2380	58
20^th	44	Ayles / Nakaya / Tsuchiya / Kaneishi	McLaren F1 GTR	Team Lark McLaren	3:49.9260	212.9380	67
21^st	30	Bouchut / Rosenblad / Evans	Porsche 911 GT1	Kremer Racing	3:50.0550	212.8190	45
22^nd	50	Delétraz / Giroix	Lotus Elise GT1	GT1 Lotus Racing	3:50.1230	212.7560	36
23^rd	25	Wollek / Stuck / Boutsen	Porsche 911 GT1	Porsche AG	3:50.1780
24^th	54	Wallace / Weaver / Leitzinger	Panoz GTR-1 Ford	David Price Racing	3:50.2930	212.5990	25
25^th	8	Pescarolo / Belloc / Clérico	Courage C36 Porsche	La Filiére	3:50.4940	212.4130	53
26^th	46	Lees / Ulrich / Bailey	Lister Storm GTL	Newcastle United Lister	3:51.1540	211.8070	40
27^th	5	Lavaggi / Saldaña / Lässig / Rosenblad / Bouchut	Kremer K8 Porsche	Kremer Racing	3:51.6400	211.3620	47
28^th	53	Velay / Boullion / Kaufmann	Panoz GTR-1 Ford	DAMS	3:51.6660		33
29^th	9	Andretti / Martini	Courage C36 Porsche	Courage Compétition	3:51.9280	211.1000	59
30^th	28	Konrad / Baldi	Porsche 911 GT1	Konrad Motorsports	3:52.0740	210.9670	55
31^st	35	Olivier Grouillard	Sard MC8R	Team Menicon Sard	3:52.3240	210.7400	22
32^nd	52	Lagorce / Bernard / Boullion	Panoz GTR-1 Ford	DAMS	3:52.9430	210.1800	31
33^rd	4	Ferté / Campos / Nearburg	Ferrari 333 SP	Michel Ferté	3:53.0000	210.1290	27
34^th	34	Olivier Grouillard	Sard MC8R	Team Menicon Sard	3:53.3150		36
35^th	39	Bellm / Gilbert-Scott	McLaren F1 GTR	Gulf Team Davidoff	3:53.5700
36^th	6	Lavaggi / Rosenblad / Saldaña	Kremer K8 Porsche	Kremer Racing	3:53.9070	209.3140	55
37^th	38	Maury-Laribiére / Fabre / Tarrès	McLaren F1 GTR	BBA Compétition	3:56.0320	207.4300	40
38^th	14	Toivonen / O'Connell	BRM P301 Nissan	Pacific Racing Ltd.	3:56.4790	207.0370	15
39^th	51	Sandro Sala / Prutirat / Suphot	Lotus Elise GT1	GT1 Lotus Racing F. Muller	3:56.4870	207.0300	19
40^th	15	Downing / Terada / Fréon	Kudzu-Mazda DLM MS 971	Team T.D.R.	3:58.6630	205.1430	25
41^st	36	Gonin / Sourd / Roy	Helem-Renault V6	RJ Racing	3:59.7550	204.2080	32
42^nd	37	Gonin / Sourd / Roy	Helem-Renault V6	RJ Racing	4:00.2300	203.8050	24
43^rd	74	Ahrlé / Pilgrim / Yver	Porsche 911 GT2	Roock Racing	4:04.5870	200.1740	46
44^th	61	Gache / Beretta / Ayari	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	Viper Team Oreca	4:04.6150	200.1510	38
45^th	77	Jarier / Leconte / Chéreau	Porsche 911 GT2	Chéreau Sports	4:04.6410	200.1300	33
46^th	12	Sezionale / Jakubowski / Dussau	Debora LMP297 Ford	Didier Bonnet	4:04.8490	199.9600	26
47^th	16	de Dryver / Donovan / Richardson	Matrix MXP-1 Nissan	Matrix Motor Co Ltd.	4:05.8460	199.1449	19
48^th	63	Beretta / Dupuy / Bell	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	Viper Team Oreca	4:05.9700	199.0490	32
49^th	62	Dupuy / Archer / Gache	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	Viper Team Oreca	4:05.9770	199.0430	51
50^th	67	Lloyd / Cobb / Andrews	Ford Saleen Mustang	Saleen/Allen Speedlab	4:07.4470	197.8610	25
51^st	79	Nearn / Seiler / Ligonnet	Porsche 911 GT2	Konrad Motorsports	4:08.1810	197.2750	43
52^nd	60	Agusta / Coppelli	Callaway Corvette LM GT2	Agusta Racing Team Ltd.	4:08.9480	196.6680	26
53^rd	71	Migault / Van de Haterd / van Kouwen	Marcos LM600	Team Marcos	4:09.0800	196.5630	46
54^th	84	Calderari / Bryner / Richter	Porsche 911 GT2	Stadler Motorsport	4:09.1140	196.5370	16
55^th	78	Neugarten / Camus	Porsche 911 GT2	Elf Haberthur Racing	4:09.4120	196.3020	36
56^th	66	Saleen / Warnock / Schirle	Ford Saleen Mustang	Saleen/Allen Speedlab	4:09.5200	196.2170	24
57^th	76	Müller / Trunk	Porsche 911 GT2	Bruno Krauss	4:09.6670	196.1010	28
58^th	65	Cochran / Gleason	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	Chamberlain Engineering	4:09.7040	196.0720	53
59^th	64	Hugenholtz / Nurminen / Lister	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	Chamberlain Engineering	4:10.4980	195.4510	31
60^th	70	Euser / Schumann / Becker	Marcos LM600	Team Marcos	4:10.7400	195.2620	23
61^st	80	Pagotto / Hürtgen / Price / Robinson	Porsche 911 GT2	GT Racing Team AG	4:10.8680	195.1620	44
62^nd	83	Collins / MacQuillan / Peeler	Porsche 911 GT2	Gerard MacQuillan	4:11.5890	194.6030	44
63^rd	85	O'Rourke / Percy / Sugden	Porsche 911 GT2	Steve O'Rourke	4:11.9540	194.3210	48
64^th	73	Mello-Breyner / Mello-Breyner	Porsche 911 GT2	Roock Racing	4:14.2120
65^th	75	Bourdais / Lara-Resende	Porsche 911 GT2	Larbre Compétition	4:19.7640
66^th	69	Eric van de Vyver	Gillet Vertigo V de V	Eric Van de Vyver	4:24.1560	185.3450	13
67^th	2	Enjolras / Rostan	WR LM97 Peugeot	Rachel Welter	4:34.9470
68^th	81	Drudi / Pagotto	Porsche 911 GT2	GT Racing Team AG	4:59.0640	163.7110	3

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