# 1997 FIA GT Helsinki 3 Hours

The 1997 FIA GT Helsinki 3 Hours was the third race of the 1997 FIA GT Championship season. It was run at a temporary street circuit in Helsinki, Finland on May 25, 1997, jointly with the Formula 3000.
Due to the upcoming of the Le Mans 24 hours race, many teams opted not to participate in this event. This included the factory Porsche, Lotus and Chrysler squads.

## 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 | 16 | Roock Racing | Ralf Kelleners Stéphane Ortelli | Porsche 911 GT1 | M | 110 |
| 2 | GT1 | 16 | Roock Racing | Ralf Kelleners Stéphane Ortelli | Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6 | M | 110 |
| 3 | GT1 | 2 | Gulf Team Davidoff GTC Racing | Thomas Bscher John Nielsen | McLaren F1 GTR | M | 110 |
| 3 | GT1 | 2 | Gulf Team Davidoff GTC Racing | Thomas Bscher John Nielsen | BMW S70 6.0L V12 | M | 110 |
| 4 | GT1 | 1 | Gulf Team Davidoff GTC Racing | Andrew Gilbert-Scott Jean-Marc Gounon Pierre-Henri Raphanel | McLaren F1 GTR | M | 109 |
| 4 | GT1 | 1 | Gulf Team Davidoff GTC Racing | Andrew Gilbert-Scott Jean-Marc Gounon Pierre-Henri Raphanel | BMW S70 6.0L V12 | M | 109 |
| 5 | GT1 | 24 | GBF UK Ltd. | Mauro Martini Andrea Boldrini | Lotus Elise GT1 | M | 109 |
| 5 | GT1 | 24 | GBF UK Ltd. | Mauro Martini Andrea Boldrini | Lotus 3.5L Turbo V8 | M | 109 |
| 6 | GT1 | 22 | BMS Scuderia Italia | Pierluigi Martini Christian Pescatori | Porsche 911 GT1 | P | 108 |
| 6 | GT1 | 22 | BMS Scuderia Italia | Pierluigi Martini Christian Pescatori | Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6 | P | 108 |
| 7 | GT1 | 26 | Konrad Motorsport | Franz Konrad Mauro Baldi Max Angelelli | Porsche 911 GT1 | P | 108 |
| 7 | GT1 | 26 | Konrad Motorsport | Franz Konrad Mauro Baldi Max Angelelli | Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6 | P | 108 |
| 8 | GT1 | 11 | AMG-Mercedes | Bernd Schneider Alexander Wurz | Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR | B | 107 |
| 8 | GT1 | 11 | AMG-Mercedes | Bernd Schneider Alexander Wurz | Mercedes-Benz LS600 6.0L V12 | B | 107 |
| 9 | GT2 | 56 | Roock Racing | Claudia Hürtgen Bruno Eichmann Ni Amorim | Porsche 911 GT2 | M | 106 |
| 9 | GT2 | 56 | Roock Racing | Claudia Hürtgen Bruno Eichmann Ni Amorim | Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | M | 106 |
| 10 | GT2 | 59 | Marcos Racing International | Cor Euser Harald Becker | Marcos LM600 | D | 106 |
| 10 | GT2 | 59 | Marcos Racing International | Cor Euser Harald Becker | Chevrolet 5.9L V8 | D | 106 |
| 11 | GT1 | 31 | Augustin Motorsport | Karl Augustin Horst Felbermayr Stefano Buttiero | Porsche 911 GT2 Evo | G | 103 |
| 11 | GT1 | 31 | Augustin Motorsport | Karl Augustin Horst Felbermayr Stefano Buttiero | Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | G | 103 |
| 12 | GT2 | 63 | Krauss Motorsport | Michael Trunk Bernhard Müller | Porsche 911 GT2 | P | 103 |
| 12 | GT2 | 63 | Krauss Motorsport | Michael Trunk Bernhard Müller | Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | P | 103 |
| 13 | GT1 | 9 | BMW Motorsport Schnitzer Motorsport | Peter Kox Roberto Ravaglia | McLaren F1 GTR | M | 101 |
| 13 | GT1 | 9 | BMW Motorsport Schnitzer Motorsport | Peter Kox Roberto Ravaglia | BMW S70 6.0L V12 | M | 101 |
| 14 | GT2 | 53 | Chamberlain Engineering | Pertti Lievonen Jari Nurminen | Chrysler Viper GTS-R | G | 100 |
| 14 | GT2 | 53 | Chamberlain Engineering | Pertti Lievonen Jari Nurminen | Chrysler 8.0L V10 | G | 100 |
| 15 | GT2 | 55 | Augustin Motorsport | Manfred Jurasz Helmut Reis Wido Rössler | Porsche 911 GT2 | G | 100 |
| 15 | GT2 | 55 | Augustin Motorsport | Manfred Jurasz Helmut Reis Wido Rössler | Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | G | 100 |
| 16 | GT1 | 10 | AMG-Mercedes | Klaus Ludwig Alessandro Nannini | Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR | B | 98 |
| 16 | GT1 | 10 | AMG-Mercedes | Klaus Ludwig Alessandro Nannini | Mercedes-Benz LS600 6.0L V12 | B | 98 |
| 17 | GT1 | 15 | Lotus Racing Franck Muller Giroix Racing | Fabien Giroix Ratanakul Prutirat Jean-Denis Délétraz | Lotus Elise GT1 | P | 97 |
| 17 | GT1 | 15 | Lotus Racing Franck Muller Giroix Racing | Fabien Giroix Ratanakul Prutirat Jean-Denis Délétraz | Chevrolet LT5 6.0L V8 | P | 97 |
| 18 | GT2 | 69 | Proton Competition | Gerold Ried Patrick Vuillaume | Porsche 911 GT2 | P | 94 |
| 18 | GT2 | 69 | Proton Competition | Gerold Ried Patrick Vuillaume | Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | P | 94 |
| 19 | GT2 | 60 | Marcos Racing International | Ville-Pertti Teuronen Teijo Lahti | Marcos LM600 | D | 93 |
| 19 | GT2 | 60 | Marcos Racing International | Ville-Pertti Teuronen Teijo Lahti | Chevrolet 5.9L V8 | D | 93 |
| 20 | GT1 | 23 | GBF UK Ltd. | Luca Badoer Mimmo Schiattarella | Lotus Elise GT1 | M | 83 |
| 20 | GT1 | 23 | GBF UK Ltd. | Luca Badoer Mimmo Schiattarella | Lotus 3.5L Turbo V8 | M | 83 |
| 21 DNF | GT2 | 57 | Roock Racing | François Lafon Jean-Pierre Jarier | Porsche 911 GT2 | M | 65 |
| 21 DNF | GT2 | 57 | Roock Racing | François Lafon Jean-Pierre Jarier | Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | M | 65 |
| 22 DNF | GT2 | 80 | Morgan Motor Company | Charles Morgan William Wykeham | Morgan Plus 8 GTR | D | 31 |
| 22 DNF | GT2 | 80 | Morgan Motor Company | Charles Morgan William Wykeham | Rover V8 3.9L V8 | D | 31 |
| 23 DNF | GT2 | 66 | Konrad Motorsport | Michel Ligonnet Marco Spinelli Toni Seiler | Porsche 911 GT2 | P | 30 |
| 23 DNF | GT2 | 66 | Konrad Motorsport | Michel Ligonnet Marco Spinelli Toni Seiler | Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | P | 30 |

## Statistics

* Pole Position – #8 BMW Motorsport – 1:26.097
* Fastest Lap – #11 AMG-Mercedes – 1:27.901
* Distance – 359.341 km
* Average Speed – 119.420 km/h