# 1997 FIA GT Donington 4 Hours

The 1997 FIA GT Donington 4 Hours was the eighth race of the 1997 FIA GT Championship season. It was run at Donington Park, England on September 14, 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 | 11 | AMG-Mercedes | Bernd Schneider Alexander Wurz | Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR | B | 159 |
| 1 | GT1 | 11 | AMG-Mercedes | Bernd Schneider Alexander Wurz | Mercedes-Benz LS600 6.0L V12 | B | 159 |
| 2 | GT1 | 10 | AMG-Mercedes | Marcel Tiemann Alessandro Nannini | Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR | B | 159 |
| 2 | GT1 | 10 | AMG-Mercedes | Marcel Tiemann Alessandro Nannini | Mercedes-Benz LS600 6.0L V12 | B | 159 |
| 3 | GT1 | 8 | BMW Motorsport Schnitzer Motorsport | JJ Lehto Steve Soper | McLaren F1 GTR | M | 159 |
| 3 | GT1 | 8 | BMW Motorsport Schnitzer Motorsport | JJ Lehto Steve Soper | BMW S70 6.0L V12 | M | 159 |
| 4 | GT1 | 12 | AMG-Mercedes | Klaus Ludwig Bernd Mayländer | Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR | B | 158 |
| 4 | GT1 | 12 | AMG-Mercedes | Klaus Ludwig Bernd Mayländer | Mercedes-Benz LS600 6.0L V12 | B | 158 |
| 5 | GT1 | 9 | BMW Motorsport Schnitzer Motorsport | Peter Kox Roberto Ravaglia | McLaren F1 GTR | M | 158 |
| 5 | GT1 | 9 | BMW Motorsport Schnitzer Motorsport | Peter Kox Roberto Ravaglia | BMW S70 6.0L V12 | M | 158 |
| 6 | GT1 | 3 | Gulf Team Davidoff GTC Racing | Pierre-Henri Raphanel Jean-Marc Gounon | McLaren F1 GTR | M | 157 |
| 6 | GT1 | 3 | Gulf Team Davidoff GTC Racing | Pierre-Henri Raphanel Jean-Marc Gounon | BMW S70 6.0L V12 | M | 157 |
| 7 | GT1 | 1 | Gulf Team Davidoff GTC Racing | Geoff Lees Anders Olofsson | McLaren F1 GTR | M | 156 |
| 7 | GT1 | 1 | Gulf Team Davidoff GTC Racing | Geoff Lees Anders Olofsson | BMW S70 6.0L V12 | M | 156 |
| 8 | GT1 | 5 | David Price Racing | David Brabham Perry McCarthy | Panoz Esperante GTR-1 | G | 155 |
| 8 | GT1 | 5 | David Price Racing | David Brabham Perry McCarthy | Ford (Roush) 6.0L V8 | G | 155 |
| 9 | GT1 | 4 | David Price Racing | Andy Wallace James Weaver | Panoz Esperante GTR-1 | G | 154 |
| 9 | GT1 | 4 | David Price Racing | Andy Wallace James Weaver | Ford (Roush) 6.0L V8 | G | 154 |
| 10 | GT1 | 22 | BMS Scuderia Italia | Pierluigi Martini Christian Pescatori | Porsche 911 GT1 | P | 152 |
| 10 | GT1 | 22 | BMS Scuderia Italia | Pierluigi Martini Christian Pescatori | Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6 | P | 152 |
| 11 | GT1 | 6 | Porsche AG | Thierry Boutsen Hans-Joachim Stuck | Porsche 911 GT1 Evo | M | 151 |
| 11 | GT1 | 6 | Porsche AG | Thierry Boutsen Hans-Joachim Stuck | Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6 | M | 151 |
| 12 | GT1 | 23 | GBF UK Ltd. | Luca Badoer Mimmo Schiattarella | Lotus Elise GT1 | M | 151 |
| 12 | GT1 | 23 | GBF UK Ltd. | Luca Badoer Mimmo Schiattarella | Lotus 3.5L Turbo V8 | M | 151 |
| 13 | GT1 | 27 | Parabolica Motorsport | Gary Ayles Chris Goodwin | McLaren F1 GTR | M | 150 |
| 13 | GT1 | 27 | Parabolica Motorsport | Gary Ayles Chris Goodwin | BMW S70 6.0L V12 | M | 150 |
| 14 | GT1 | 30 | G-Force Strandell | Magnus Wallinder Geoff Lister John Greasley | Porsche 911 GT1 | D | 149 |
| 14 | GT1 | 30 | G-Force Strandell | Magnus Wallinder Geoff Lister John Greasley | Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6 | D | 149 |
| 15 | GT2 | 51 | Viper Team Oreca | Olivier Beretta Philippe Gache | Chrysler Viper GTS-R | M | 146 |
| 15 | GT2 | 51 | Viper Team Oreca | Olivier Beretta Philippe Gache | Chrysler 8.0L V10 | M | 146 |
| 16 | GT1 | 7 | Porsche AG | Bob Wollek Yannick Dalmas | Porsche 911 GT1 Evo | M | 145 |
| 16 | GT1 | 7 | Porsche AG | Bob Wollek Yannick Dalmas | Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6 | M | 145 |
| 17 | GT2 | 56 | Roock Racing | Bruno Eichmann Stéphane Ortelli Claudia Hürtgen | Porsche 911 GT2 | M | 145 |
| 17 | GT2 | 56 | Roock Racing | Bruno Eichmann Stéphane Ortelli Claudia Hürtgen | Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | M | 145 |
| 18 | GT2 | 52 | Viper Team Oreca | Justin Bell Luca Drudi | Chrysler Viper GTS-R | M | 144 |
| 18 | GT2 | 52 | Viper Team Oreca | Justin Bell Luca Drudi | Chrysler 8.0L V10 | M | 144 |
| 19 | GT2 | 57 | Roock Racing | Pedro Chaves Ni Amorim François Lafon | Porsche 911 GT2 | M | 144 |
| 19 | GT2 | 57 | Roock Racing | Pedro Chaves Ni Amorim François Lafon | Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | M | 144 |
| 20 | GT2 | 66 | Konrad Motorsport | Franz Konrad Toni Seiler André Ahrlé | Porsche 911 GT2 | P | 142 |
| 20 | GT2 | 66 | Konrad Motorsport | Franz Konrad Toni Seiler André Ahrlé | Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | P | 142 |
| 21 | GT2 | 50 | Agusta Racing Team Elf Haberthur Racing | Patrice Goueslard Michel Neugarten Luigino Pagotto | Porsche 911 GT2 | ? | 141 |
| 21 | GT2 | 50 | Agusta Racing Team Elf Haberthur Racing | Patrice Goueslard Michel Neugarten Luigino Pagotto | Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | ? | 141 |
| 22 | GT2 | 63 | Krauss Motorsport | Michael Trunk Bernhard Müller | Porsche 911 GT2 | P | 140 |
| 22 | GT2 | 63 | Krauss Motorsport | Michael Trunk Bernhard Müller | Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | P | 140 |
| 23 | GT2 | 64 | Kremer Racing | Alfonso de Orléans-Bourbon Tomas Saldaña | Porsche 911 GT2 | G | 139 |
| 23 | GT2 | 64 | Kremer Racing | Alfonso de Orléans-Bourbon Tomas Saldaña | Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | G | 139 |
| 24 | GT2 | 70 | Dellenbach Motorsport | Klaus Horn Günther Blieninger Rainer Bonnetmsüller | Porsche 911 GT2 | D | 137 |
| 24 | GT2 | 70 | Dellenbach Motorsport | Klaus Horn Günther Blieninger Rainer Bonnetmsüller | Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | D | 137 |
| 25 | GT2 | 69 | Proton Competition | Gerold Ried Patrick Vuillaume Manfred Jurasz | Porsche 911 GT2 | P | 136 |
| 25 | GT2 | 69 | Proton Competition | Gerold Ried Patrick Vuillaume Manfred Jurasz | Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | P | 136 |
| 26 | GT1 | 31 | Augustin Motorsport | Horst Felbermayr Sr. Horst Felbermayr Jr. Stefano Buttiero | Porsche 911 GT2 Evo | G | 130 |
| 26 | GT1 | 31 | Augustin Motorsport | Horst Felbermayr Sr. Horst Felbermayr Jr. Stefano Buttiero | Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | G | 130 |
| 27 | GT2 | 60 | Marcos Racing International | Thomas Erdos Christian Vann | Marcos LM600 | D | 124 |
| 27 | GT2 | 60 | Marcos Racing International | Thomas Erdos Christian Vann | Chevrolet 5.9L V8 | D | 124 |
| 28 | GT2 | 53 | Chamberlain Engineering | David Goode Leonardo Maddalena Paul Thomas | Chrysler Viper GTS-R | G | 119 |
| 28 | GT2 | 53 | Chamberlain Engineering | David Goode Leonardo Maddalena Paul Thomas | Chrysler 8.0L V10 | G | 119 |
| 29 | GT1 | 14 | GT1 Lotus Racing | Jan Lammers Mike Hezemans | Lotus Elise GT1 | M | 111 |
| 29 | GT1 | 14 | GT1 Lotus Racing | Jan Lammers Mike Hezemans | Chevrolet LT5 6.0L V8 | M | 111 |
| 30 DNF | GT1 | 13 | GT1 Lotus Racing | Fabien Giroix Jean-Denis Délétraz | Lotus Elise GT1 | M | 82 |
| 30 DNF | GT1 | 13 | GT1 Lotus Racing | Fabien Giroix Jean-Denis Délétraz | Chevrolet LT5 6.0L V8 | M | 82 |
| 31 DNF | GT2 | 59 | Marcos Racing International | Cor Euser Harald Becker | Marcos LM600 | D | 80 |
| 31 DNF | GT2 | 59 | Marcos Racing International | Cor Euser Harald Becker | Chevrolet 5.9L V8 | D | 80 |
| 32 DNF | GT1 | 20 | DAMS Panoz | Éric Bernard Franck Lagorce | Panoz Esperante GTR-1 | M | 73 |
| 32 DNF | GT1 | 20 | DAMS Panoz | Éric Bernard Franck Lagorce | Ford (Roush) 6.0L V8 | M | 73 |
| 33 DNF | GT1 | 21 | Kremer Racing | Christophe Bouchut Carl Rosenblad | Porsche 911 GT1 | G | 56 |
| 33 DNF | GT1 | 21 | Kremer Racing | Christophe Bouchut Carl Rosenblad | Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6 | G | 56 |
| 34 DNF | GT2 | 54 | Chamberlain Engineering | Tim O'Kennedy Hans Hugenholtz Wido Rösssler | Chrysler Viper GTS-R | G | 38 |
| 34 DNF | GT2 | 54 | Chamberlain Engineering | Tim O'Kennedy Hans Hugenholtz Wido Rösssler | Chrysler 8.0L V10 | G | 38 |
| 35 DNF | GT2 | 82 | Colin Blower Motorsport | Colin Blower Jamie Campbell-Walter | TVR Cerbera GT | D | 38 |
| 35 DNF | GT2 | 82 | Colin Blower Motorsport | Colin Blower Jamie Campbell-Walter | TVR-Rover 5.0L V8 | D | 38 |
| 36 DNF | GT1 | 75 | G-Force Strandell | Koit Veertee Nigel Barrett | Porsche 911 GT2 | D | 35 |
| 36 DNF | GT1 | 75 | G-Force Strandell | Koit Veertee Nigel Barrett | Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | D | 35 |
| 37 DNF | GT2 | 86 | Millennium Motorsport | Nick Carr Ian Astley Andy Purvis | Marcos LM600 | ? | 34 |
| 37 DNF | GT2 | 86 | Millennium Motorsport | Nick Carr Ian Astley Andy Purvis | Chevrolet 5.9L V8 | ? | 34 |
| 38 DNF | GT2 | 77 | Saleen-Allen Speedlab Cirtek Motorsport | Peter Owen Jonathan Baker Mark Peters | Saleen Mustang RRR | D | 27 |
| 38 DNF | GT2 | 77 | Saleen-Allen Speedlab Cirtek Motorsport | Peter Owen Jonathan Baker Mark Peters | Ford 5.9L V8 | D | 27 |
| 39 DNF | GT1 | 24 | GBF UK Ltd. | Ralf Kalaschek Max Angelelli Jason Yeomans | Lotus Elise GT1 | M | 26 |
| 39 DNF | GT1 | 24 | GBF UK Ltd. | Ralf Kalaschek Max Angelelli Jason Yeomans | Lotus 3.5L Turbo V8 | M | 26 |
| 40 DNF | GT2 | 77 | Saleen-Allen Speedlab Cirtek Motorsport | Robert Schirle David Warnock Richard Dean | Saleen Mustang RRR | D | 24 |
| 40 DNF | GT2 | 77 | Saleen-Allen Speedlab Cirtek Motorsport | Robert Schirle David Warnock Richard Dean | Ford 5.9L V8 | D | 24 |
| 41 DNF | GT1 | 19 | Martin Veyhle Racing (MVR) | Alexander Grau Marco Werner | Lotus Elise GT1 | ? | 23 |
| 41 DNF | GT1 | 19 | Martin Veyhle Racing (MVR) | Alexander Grau Marco Werner | Lotus 3.5L Turbo V8 | ? | 23 |
| DNS | GT2 | 19 | Morgan Motor Company | Charles Morgan William Wykeham | Morgan Plus 8 GTR | D | – |
| DNS | GT2 | 19 | Morgan Motor Company | Charles Morgan William Wykeham | Rover 3.9L V8 | D | – |
| DNS | GT2 | 87 | Roock Racing | John Robinson Robert Nearn Michel Ligonnet | Porsche 911 GT2 | M | – |
| DNS | GT2 | 87 | Roock Racing | John Robinson Robert Nearn Michel Ligonnet | Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | M | – |

## Statistics

* Pole Position – #11 AMG-Mercedes – 1:23.854
* Fastest Lap – #11 AMG-Mercedes – 1:26.075
* Distance – 639.177 km
* Average Speed – 159.776 km/h