# 1997 FIA GT Hockenheim 4 Hours

The 1997 FIA GT Hockenheim 4 Hours was the inaugural race of the FIA GT Championship, which had replaced the former BPR Global GT Series in 1997. It was run at the Hockenheimring on April 13, 1997.

## Official results

Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 75% of winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC).
| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Chassis | Tyre | Laps |
| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Engine | Tyre | Laps |
| 1 | GT1 | 8 | BMW Motorsport Schnitzer Motorsport | JJ Lehto Steve Soper | McLaren F1 GTR | M | 113 |
| 1 | GT1 | 8 | BMW Motorsport Schnitzer Motorsport | JJ Lehto Steve Soper | BMW S70 6.0L V12 | M | 113 |
| 2 | GT1 | 3 | Gulf Team Davidoff GTC Racing | Jean-Marc Gounon Pierre-Henri Raphanel | McLaren F1 GTR | M | 113 |
| 2 | GT1 | 3 | Gulf Team Davidoff GTC Racing | Jean-Marc Gounon Pierre-Henri Raphanel | BMW S70 6.0L V12 | M | 113 |
| 3 | GT1 | 2 | Gulf Team Davidoff GTC Racing | Thomas Bscher John Nielsen | McLaren F1 GTR | M | 112 |
| 3 | GT1 | 2 | Gulf Team Davidoff GTC Racing | Thomas Bscher John Nielsen | BMW S70 6.0L V12 | M | 112 |
| 4 | GT1 | 6 | Porsche AG | Hans-Joachim Stuck Thierry Boutsen | Porsche 911 GT1 | M | 112 |
| 4 | GT1 | 6 | Porsche AG | Hans-Joachim Stuck Thierry Boutsen | Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6 | M | 112 |
| 5 | GT1 | 16 | Roock Racing | Ralf Kelleners Yannick Dalmas | Porsche 911 GT1 | M | 111 |
| 5 | GT1 | 16 | Roock Racing | Ralf Kelleners Yannick Dalmas | Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6 | M | 111 |
| 6 | GT1 | 18 | Schübel Rennsport | Pedro Lamy Bob Wollek | Porsche 911 GT1 | M | 110 |
| 6 | GT1 | 18 | Schübel Rennsport | Pedro Lamy Bob Wollek | Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6 | M | 110 |
| 7 | GT1 | 22 | BMS Scuderia Italia | Pierluigi Martini Christian Pescatori | Porsche 911 GT1 | P | 110 |
| 7 | GT1 | 22 | BMS Scuderia Italia | Pierluigi Martini Christian Pescatori | Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6 | P | 110 |
| 8 | GT1 | 21 | Kremer Racing | Christophe Bouchut Klaus Ludwig Carl Rosenblad | Porsche 911 GT1 | G | 110 |
| 8 | GT1 | 21 | Kremer Racing | Christophe Bouchut Klaus Ludwig Carl Rosenblad | Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6 | G | 110 |
| 9 | GT1 | 17 | JB Racing | Emmanuel Collard Jürgen von Gartzen | Porsche 911 GT1 | M | 109 |
| 9 | GT1 | 17 | JB Racing | Emmanuel Collard Jürgen von Gartzen | Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6 | M | 109 |
| 10 | GT2 | 51 | Viper Team Oreca | Olivier Beretta Philippe Gache | Chrysler Viper GTS-R | M | 105 |
| 10 | GT2 | 51 | Viper Team Oreca | Olivier Beretta Philippe Gache | Chrysler 8.0L V10 | M | 105 |
| 11 | GT1 | 4 | David Price Racing | Andy Wallace James Weaver | Panoz Esperante GTR-1 | G | 105 |
| 11 | GT1 | 4 | David Price Racing | Andy Wallace James Weaver | Ford (Roush) 6.0L V8 | G | 105 |
| 12 | GT2 | 52 | Viper Team Oreca | Tommy Archer Justin Bell | Chrysler Viper GTS-R | M | 104 |
| 12 | GT2 | 52 | Viper Team Oreca | Tommy Archer Justin Bell | Chrysler 8.0L V10 | M | 104 |
| 13 | GT2 | 56 | Roock Racing | Claudia Hürtgen Bruno Eichmann Ni Amorim | Porsche 911 GT2 | M | 104 |
| 13 | GT2 | 56 | Roock Racing | Claudia Hürtgen Bruno Eichmann Ni Amorim | Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | M | 104 |
| 14 | GT1 | 25 | BBA Compétition | Jean-Luc Maury-Laribière Olivier Thévenin | McLaren F1 GTR | D | 104 |
| 14 | GT1 | 25 | BBA Compétition | Jean-Luc Maury-Laribière Olivier Thévenin | BMW S70 6.1L V12 | D | 104 |
| 15 | GT2 | 68 | Rennsport Italia | Angelo Zadra Marco Brand Leonardo Maddalena | Porsche 911 GT2 | ? | 102 |
| 15 | GT2 | 68 | Rennsport Italia | Angelo Zadra Marco Brand Leonardo Maddalena | Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | ? | 102 |
| 16 | GT1 | 19 | Martin Veyhle Racing (MVR) | Gerd Ruch Alexander Burgstaller Alexander Grau | McLaren F1 GTR | G | 102 |
| 16 | GT1 | 19 | Martin Veyhle Racing (MVR) | Gerd Ruch Alexander Burgstaller Alexander Grau | BMW S70 6.1L V12 | G | 102 |
| 17 | GT2 | 67 | Konrad Motorsport | Michel Ligonnet Toni Seiler Marco Spinelli | Porsche 911 GT2 | P | 101 |
| 17 | GT2 | 67 | Konrad Motorsport | Michel Ligonnet Toni Seiler Marco Spinelli | Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | P | 101 |
| 18 | GT2 | 63 | Krauss Motorsport | Bernhard Müller Michael Trunk | Porsche 911 GT2 | P | 101 |
| 18 | GT2 | 63 | Krauss Motorsport | Bernhard Müller Michael Trunk | Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | P | 101 |
| 19 | GT2 | 72 | Elf Haberthur Racing | Jean-Claude Lagniez Guy Martinolle | Porsche 911 GT2 | D | 100 |
| 19 | GT2 | 72 | Elf Haberthur Racing | Jean-Claude Lagniez Guy Martinolle | Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | D | 100 |
| 20 | GT2 | 64 | Kremer Racing | Tomás Saldaña Alfonso de Orléans | Porsche 911 GT2 | G | 100 |
| 20 | GT2 | 64 | Kremer Racing | Tomás Saldaña Alfonso de Orléans | Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | G | 100 |
| 21 | GT2 | 73 | Seikel Motorsport | Ruggero Grassi Renato Mastropietro Fred Rosterg | Porsche 911 GT2 | ? | 99 |
| 21 | GT2 | 73 | Seikel Motorsport | Ruggero Grassi Renato Mastropietro Fred Rosterg | Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | ? | 99 |
| 22 | GT2 | 69 | Proton Competition | Gerold Ried Ernst Gschwender Patrick Vuillaume | Porsche 911 GT2 | P | 99 |
| 22 | GT2 | 69 | Proton Competition | Gerold Ried Ernst Gschwender Patrick Vuillaume | Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | P | 99 |
| 23 | GT2 | 58 | Estoril Racing | Manuel Monteiro Michel Monteiro | Porsche 911 GT2 | ? | 98 |
| 23 | GT2 | 58 | Estoril Racing | Manuel Monteiro Michel Monteiro | Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | ? | 98 |
| 24 | GT2 | 62 | Stadler Motorsport | Uwe Sick Denis Lay Axel Röhr | Porsche 911 GT2 | P | 98 |
| 24 | GT2 | 62 | Stadler Motorsport | Uwe Sick Denis Lay Axel Röhr | Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | P | 98 |
| 25 | GT2 | 57 | Roock Racing | François Lafon Jean-Marc Smadja Stéphane Ortelli | Porsche 911 GT2 | M | 96 |
| 25 | GT2 | 57 | Roock Racing | François Lafon Jean-Marc Smadja Stéphane Ortelli | Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | M | 96 |
| 26 | GT2 | 70 | Dellenbach Motorsport | Rainer Bonnetsmüller Günther Blieninger Manfred Jurasz | Porsche 911 GT2 | D | 89 |
| 26 | GT2 | 70 | Dellenbach Motorsport | Rainer Bonnetsmüller Günther Blieninger Manfred Jurasz | Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | D | 89 |
| 27 | GT1 | 10 | AMG-Mercedes | Alessandro Nannini Marcel Tiemann | Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR | B | 89 |
| 27 | GT1 | 10 | AMG-Mercedes | Alessandro Nannini Marcel Tiemann | Mercedes-Benz LS600 6.0L V12 | B | 89 |
| 28 | GT2 | 53 | Chamberlain Engineering | Hans Hugenholtz Jari Nurminen | Chrysler Viper GTS-R | G | 76 |
| 28 | GT2 | 53 | Chamberlain Engineering | Hans Hugenholtz Jari Nurminen | Chrysler 8.0L V10 | G | 76 |
| 29 NC | GT2 | 66 | Konrad Motorsport | Franz Konrad Philipp Peter Uwe Alzen | Porsche 911 GT2 | P | 75 |
| 29 NC | GT2 | 66 | Konrad Motorsport | Franz Konrad Philipp Peter Uwe Alzen | Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | P | 75 |
| 30 DNF | GT1 | 1 | Gulf Team Davidoff GTC Racing | Ray Bellm Andrew Gilbert-Scott | McLaren F1 GTR | M | 57 |
| 30 DNF | GT1 | 1 | Gulf Team Davidoff GTC Racing | Ray Bellm Andrew Gilbert-Scott | BMW S70 6.0L V12 | M | 57 |
| 31 DNF | GT2 | 60 | Marcos Racing International | Toon van de Haterd Bert Ploeg | Marcos LM600 | D | 48 |
| 31 DNF | GT2 | 60 | Marcos Racing International | Toon van de Haterd Bert Ploeg | Chevrolet 5.9L V8 | D | 48 |
| 32 DNF | GT1 | 13 | GT1 Lotus Racing Giroix Racing | Fabien Giroix Jean-Denis Délétraz | Lotus Elise GT1 | P | 47 |
| 32 DNF | GT1 | 13 | GT1 Lotus Racing Giroix Racing | Fabien Giroix Jean-Denis Délétraz | Chevrolet LT5 6.0L V8 | P | 47 |
| 33 DNF | GT1 | 32 | Graham Racing | Eric Graham David Velay | Venturi 600LM | ? | 44 |
| 33 DNF | GT1 | 32 | Graham Racing | Eric Graham David Velay | Renault PRV 3.0L Turbo V6 | ? | 44 |
| 34 DNF | GT1 | 23 | GBF UK Ltd. | Luca Badoer Mimmo Schiattarella Mauro Martini | Lotus Elise GT1 | M | 42 |
| 34 DNF | GT1 | 23 | GBF UK Ltd. | Luca Badoer Mimmo Schiattarella Mauro Martini | Lotus 3.5L Turbo V8 | M | 42 |
| 35 DNF | GT2 | 65 | RWS | Wolfgang Münster Raffaele Sangiuolo Luca Riccitelli | Porsche 911 GT2 | ? | 41 |
| 35 DNF | GT2 | 65 | RWS | Wolfgang Münster Raffaele Sangiuolo Luca Riccitelli | Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | ? | 41 |
| 36 DNF | GT1 | 20 | DAMS Panoz | Éric Bernard Franck Lagorce | Panoz Esperante GTR-1 | M | 39 |
| 36 DNF | GT1 | 20 | DAMS Panoz | Éric Bernard Franck Lagorce | Ford (Roush) 6.0L V8 | M | 39 |
| 37 DNF | GT1 | 15 | GT1 Lotus Racing Giroix Racing | Jérôme Policand Maurizio Sandro Sala | Lotus Elise GT1 | P | 37 |
| 37 DNF | GT1 | 15 | GT1 Lotus Racing Giroix Racing | Jérôme Policand Maurizio Sandro Sala | Chevrolet LT5 6.0L V8 | P | 37 |
| 38 DNF | GT1 | 9 | BMW Motorsport Schnitzer Motorsport | Peter Kox Roberto Ravaglia | McLaren F1 GTR | M | 29 |
| 38 DNF | GT1 | 9 | BMW Motorsport Schnitzer Motorsport | Peter Kox Roberto Ravaglia | BMW S70 6.0L V12 | M | 29 |
| 39 DNF | GT2 | 50 | Agusta Racing Team | Rocky Agusta Almo Coppelli | Callaway Corvette LM-GT | D | 27 |
| 39 DNF | GT2 | 50 | Agusta Racing Team | Rocky Agusta Almo Coppelli | Chevrolet 6.3L V8 | D | 27 |
| 40 DNF | GT1 | 31 | Karl Augustin | Karl Augustin Horst Felbermayr Stefano Buttiero | Porsche 911 GT2 Evo | G | 24 |
| 40 DNF | GT1 | 31 | Karl Augustin | Karl Augustin Horst Felbermayr Stefano Buttiero | Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | G | 24 |
| 41 DNF | GT1 | 14 | GT1 Lotus Racing Giroix Racing | Jan Lammers Mike Hezemans | Lotus Elise GT1 | P | 23 |
| 41 DNF | GT1 | 14 | GT1 Lotus Racing Giroix Racing | Jan Lammers Mike Hezemans | Chevrolet LT5 6.0L V8 | P | 23 |
| 42 DNF | GT2 | 59 | Marcos Racing International | Cor Euser Harald Becker | Marcos LM600 | D | 23 |
| 42 DNF | GT2 | 59 | Marcos Racing International | Cor Euser Harald Becker | Chevrolet 5.9L V8 | D | 23 |
| 43 DNF | GT2 | 61 | Stadler Motorsport | Enzo Calderari Lilian Bryner | Porsche 911 GT2 | P | 9 |
| 43 DNF | GT2 | 61 | Stadler Motorsport | Enzo Calderari Lilian Bryner | Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | P | 9 |
| 44 DNF | GT1 | 11 | AMG-Mercedes | Bernd Schneider Alexander Wurz | Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR | B | 5 |
| 44 DNF | GT1 | 11 | AMG-Mercedes | Bernd Schneider Alexander Wurz | Mercedes-Benz LS600 6.0L V12 | B | 5 |
| 45 DNF | GT2 | 55 | Karl Augustin | Hans-Jörg Hofer Helmut Reis Wido Rössler | Porsche 911 GT2 | G | 3 |
| 45 DNF | GT2 | 55 | Karl Augustin | Hans-Jörg Hofer Helmut Reis Wido Rössler | Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | G | 3 |
| DNS | GT1 | 5 | David Price Racing | David Brabham Perry McCarthy | Panoz Esperante GTR-1 | G | – |
| DNS | GT1 | 5 | David Price Racing | David Brabham Perry McCarthy | Ford (Roush) 6.0L V8 | G | – |
| DNS | GT2 | 71 | GT Racing Team | Luigino Pagatto Luca Drudi | Porsche 911 GT2 | ? | – |
| DNS | GT2 | 71 | GT Racing Team | Luigino Pagatto Luca Drudi | Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | ? | – |

## Statistics

* Pole Position – #11 AMG-Mercedes – 1:59.099
* Fastest Lap – #8 BMW Motorsport – 2:01.711
* Average Speed – 191.756 km/h
* Distance – 770.999 km