Le Mans 24 Hours 1997 - Qualifying Results

Event: 24 Heures du Mans		Date: 15.6.1997
Track: Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans (France), 13.605 kms	Organiser: Automobile Club de l'Ouest
Le Mans 24 Hours
Non championship race

(Qualifying Results)

Pos.	No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Q Time	Km/h	Q1 Time	Q2 Time
1^st	7	Alboreto / Johansson / Kristensen	TWR-Joest Porsche WSC95	Joest Racing GMBH	3:41.5810	220.9580	3:46.0660	3:41.5810
2^nd	25	Wollek / Stuck / Boutsen	Porsche 911 GT1 Evo	Porsche AG	3:43.3630	219.1950	3:44.2340	3:43.3630
3^rd	22	van de Poele / Suzuki / Patrese	Nissan R390	Nissan Motorports	3:45.3240	217.2870	3:49.7640	3:45.3240
4^th	42	Lehto / Soper / Piquet	McLaren F1 GTR BMW	BMW Motorsport	3:45.4020	217.2120	3:46.8950	3:45.4020
5^th	26	Collard / Dalmas / Kelleners	Porsche 911 GT1 Evo	Porsche AG	3:45.4900	217.1270	3:45.4900
6^th	27	Martini / Pescatori / Hermann	Porsche 911 GT1	BMS Scuderia Italia	3:45.9130	216.7210	3:46.9070	3:45.9130
7^th	21	Brundle / Taylor / Müller	Nissan R390	Nissan Motorports	3:46.2280	216.4190	3:48.0890	3:46.2280
8^th	30	Bouchut / Gachot / Evans	Porsche 911 GT1	Kremer Racing	3:46.3890	216.2650	3:50.2480	3:46.3890
9^th	3	Theys / Moretti / Papis	Ferrari 333 SP	Moretti Racing Inc.	3:46.4310	216.2250	3:46.4310
10^th	44	Tsuchiya / Ayles / Nakaya	McLaren F1 GTR BMW	Team Lark McLaren	3:47.1080	215.5800	3:50.5780	3:47.1080
11^th	32	McNish / Ortelli / Wendlinger	Porsche 911 GT1	Roock Racing Motorsport	3:47.3140	215.3850	3:52.2500	3:47.3140
12^th	33	Lamy / Hahne / Goueslard	Porsche 911 GT1	Schübel Engineering	3:47.4280	215.2770	3:50.7670	3:47.4280
13^th	13	Cottaz / Policand / Goossens	Courage C41 Porsche	Courage Compétition	3:47.6620	215.0560	3:56.1990	3:47.6620
14^th	23	Hoshino / Comas / Kageyama	Nissan R390	Nissan Motorports	3:47.7450	214.9770	3:50.1520	3:47.7450
15^th	10	Ekblom / Ricci / Libert	Courage C36 Porsche	Courage Compétition	3:48.0110	214.7260	3:49.0050	3:48.0110
16^th	43	Kox / Ravaglia / Hélary	McLaren F1 GTR BMW	BMW Motorsport	3:48.0570	214.6830	3:49.6300	3:48.0570
17^th	52	Lagorce / Bernard / Boullion	Panoz GTR-1 Ford	Société DAMS	3:48.1230	214.6210	3:48.1230
18^th	29	Ferté / Thévenin / von Gartzen	Porsche 911 GT1	Société J.B. Jabouille Bouresche	3:48.3410	214.4160	3:49.2550	3:48.3410
19^th	41	Raphanel / Gounon / Olofsson	McLaren F1 GTR BMW	Gulf Team Davidoff McLaren	3:48.3690	214.3900	3:48.3690
20^th	49	Lammers / Hezemans / Grau	Lotus Elise GT1	GT1 Lotus Racing	3:48.3950	214.3650	3:50.9860	3:48.3950
21^st	8	Clérico / Pescarolo / Belloc	Courage C36 Porsche	La Filiére Elf	3:48.6510	214.1250	3:49.0500	3:48.6510
22^nd	39	Bellm / Gilbert-Scott / Sekiya	McLaren F1 GTR BMW	Gulf Team Davidoff McLaren	3:48.6650	214.1120	3:51.4940	3:48.6650
23^rd	40	Nielsen / Bscher / Goodwin	McLaren F1 GTR BMW	Gulf Team Davidoff McLaren	3:49.3300	213.4910	3:49.3300
24^th	28	Baldi / Nearn / Konrad	Porsche 911 GT1	Franz Konrad Motorsport	3:49.4650	213.3660	3:53.1240	3:49.4650
25^th	46	Bailey / Skaife / Erdos	Lister Storm GTL	Newcastle United Lister Storm	3:49.5630	213.2750	3:56.7090	3:49.5630
26^th	55	McCarthy / Brabham / Bundy	Panoz GTR-1 Ford	David Price Racing	3:49.6990	213.1490	3:53.1010	3:49.6990
27^th	45	Lees / Needell / Fouché	Lister Storm GTL	Newcastle United Lister Storm	3:50.3980	212.5020	3:57.2000	3:50.3980
28^th	54	Wallace / Weaver / Leitzinger	Panoz GTR-1 Ford	David Price Racing	3:50.8520	212.0840	3:56.3480	3:50.8520
29^th	4	Ferté / Campos / Nearburg	Ferrari 333 SP	Pilot Racing	3:51.0920	211.8640	3:52.3950	3:51.0920
30^th	50	Delétraz / Giroix	Lotus Elise GT1	GT1 Lotus Racing	3:51.3730	211.6060	3:59.3270	3:51.3730
31^st	9	Andretti / Andretti / Grouillard	Courage C36 Porsche	Courage Compétition	3:51.3780	211.6020	3:55.3220	3:51.3780
32^nd	5	Saldaña / Rosenblad / Lässig	Kremer K8 Porsche	Kremer Racing	3:55.9810	207.4740	4:02.9500	3:55.9810
33^rd	15	Fréon / Terada / Downing	Kudzu-Mazda DLM MS 97	Team T.D.R.	3:56.1220	207.3500	4:02.6210	3:56.1220
34^th	14	Toivonen / Pareja / Salazar	BRM P301 Nissan	Pacific Racing	3:56.7340	206.8140	4:01.2370	3:56.7340
35^th	6	Lavaggi / Maury-Laribiére / Chauvin	Kremer K8 Porsche	Kremer Racing	3:56.9290	206.6440	3:56.9290
36^th	62	Archer / Duez / Ayari	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	Société Viper Team Oréca	4:04.5890	200.1730	4:04.5890
37^th	61	Gache / Beretta / Dupuy	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	Société Viper Team Oréca	4:04.6540	200.1190	4:04.6540
38^th	67	Saleen / Cobb / Palau	Ford Saleen Mustang	Saleen/Allen Speedlab	4:06.9220	198.2810	4:06.9220
39^th	77	Jarier / Chéreau / Leconte	Porsche 911 GT2	Société Chéreau	4:07.1370	198.1090	4:07.1370
40^th	74	Eichmann / Pilgrim / Ahrlé	Porsche 911 GT2	Roock Racing	4:07.1530	198.0960	4:09.7820	4:07.1530
41^st	63	Bell / Morton / Yver	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	Société Viper Team Oréca	4:08.0810	197.3550	4:14.6530	4:08.0810
42^nd	66	Schirle / Warnock / Lloyd	Ford Saleen Mustang	Saleen/Allen Speedlab	4:09.8010	195.9960	4:09.8010
43^rd	60	Coppelli / Agusta / Graham	Callaway Corvette LM GT2	Agusta Racing Team	4:10.0480	195.8020	4:15.6160	4:10.0480
44^th	84	Calderari / Bryner / Zadra	Porsche 911 GT2	Stadler Motorsport	4:10.0940	195.7660	4:10.0940
45^th	73	Mello-Breyner / Mello-Breyner / Mello-Breyner	Porsche 911 GT2	Roock Racing	4:10.4790	195.4650	4:14.1240	4:10.4790
46^th	75	Bourdais / Lara-Resende / Kitchak	Porsche 911 GT2	Société Larbre Compétition	4:10.9030	195.1350	4:10.9030
47^th	78	Neugarten / Lagniez / Martinolle	Porsche 911 GT2	Elf Haberthur Racing	4:11.1340	194.9560	4:12.8060	4:11.1340
48^th	80	Hürtgen / Price / Robinson	Porsche 911 GT2	GT Racing Team AG	4:11.6300	194.5710	4:14.1590	4:11.6300
49^th	70	Euser / Becker / Suzuki	Marcos LM600	Team Marcos	4:11.9040	194.3600	4:12.4740	4:11.9040
50^th	79	Ligonnet / Schumacher / Seiler	Porsche 911 GT2	Konrad Motorsport	4:11.9110	194.3540	4:13.5040	4:11.9110
51^st	64	Nurminen / Hugenholtz / Gleason	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	Chamberlain Engineering	4:12.6960	193.7510	4:12.6960
52^nd	71	Chapell / Maunoir / Migault	Marcos LM600	Team Marcos	4:22.9040	186.2280	4:22.9950	4:22.9040

Entered cars that did not arrive:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant
2	Enjolras / Rostan	WR LM97 Peugeot	Rachel Welter
12	Sezionale / Jakubowski / Dussau	Debora LMP297 Ford	Didier Bonnet
16	Richardson / de Dryver / Donovan	Matrix MXP-1 Nissan	Matrix Motor Co Ltd.
17	Pierre Bruneau	WR LM97 Peugeot	Alain Lebrun
24		Ferrari F40 GTE	Ennea
31		Porsche 911 GT1	Larbre Compétition
34	Olivier Grouillard	Sard MC8-R	Team Menicon Sard
35	Olivier Grouillard	Sard MC8-R	Team Menicon Sard
36	Gonin / Daoudi / Roy	Helem-Renault V6	RJ Racing
37	Gonin / Sourd / Roy	Helem-Renault V6	RJ Racing
38	Maury-Laribiére / Fabre / Tarrès	McLaren F1 GTR BMW	BBA Compétition
47	Boldrini / Stretton	Lotus Elise GT1	GBF (UK) Ltd.
48	Schiattarella / Badoer	Lotus Elise GT1	GBF (UK) Ltd.
51	Prutirat / Sandro Sala / Suphot	Lotus Elise GT1	GT1 Team Lotus F. Muller
53	Boullion / Kaufmann / Velay	Panoz GTR-1 Ford	DAMS
65	Cochran / Gleason	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	Chamberlain Engineering
68	James Kaye	Ford Saleen Mustang	Saleen/Allen Speedlab
69	Eric van de Vyver	Gillet Vertigo V de V	Eric Van de Vyver
72	Marsh / Migault / Purvis	Marcos LM600	Team Marcos
76	Müller / Trunk	Porsche 911 GT2	Bruno Krauss
81	Drudi / Pagotto	Porsche 911 GT2	GT Racing Team AG
82	Price / Ortelli / Robinson	Porsche 911 GT2	Parr Motorsport
83	Collins / MacQuillan	Porsche 911 GT2	Gerard MacQuillan
85	O'Rourke / Percy / Sugden	Porsche 911 GT2	Steve O'Rourke
		Lister Storm GTL	Newcastle United Lister
		Spice WSC D97 Ford	Jon Dellor
		Spice WSC D97 Ford
		TVR 12/7
		Ferrari 333 SP	Moretti Racing Inc.
		Spectre R42 Ford	Peter Allnutt