# 1997 FIA GT Spa 4 Hours

The 1997 FIA GT Spa 4 Hours was the fifth race of the 1997 FIA GT Championship season. It was run at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium on July 20, 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 | 101 |
| 1 | GT1 | 8 | BMW Motorsport Schnitzer Motorsport | JJ Lehto Steve Soper | BMW S70 6.0L V12 | M | 101 |
| 2 | GT1 | 11 | AMG-Mercedes | Bernd Schneider Alexander Wurz | Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR | B | 101 |
| 2 | GT1 | 11 | AMG-Mercedes | Bernd Schneider Alexander Wurz | Mercedes-Benz LS600 6.0L V12 | B | 101 |
| 3 | GT1 | 7 | Porsche AG | Bob Wollek Yannick Dalmas | Porsche 911 GT1 Evo | M | 99 |
| 3 | GT1 | 7 | Porsche AG | Bob Wollek Yannick Dalmas | Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6 | M | 99 |
| 4 | GT1 | 9 | BMW Motorsport Schnitzer Motorsport | Peter Kox Roberto Ravaglia | McLaren F1 GTR | M | 99 |
| 4 | GT1 | 9 | BMW Motorsport Schnitzer Motorsport | Peter Kox Roberto Ravaglia | BMW S70 6.0L V12 | M | 99 |
| 5 | GT1 | 12 | AMG-Mercedes | Klaus Ludwig Ralf Schumacher | Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR | B | 99 |
| 5 | GT1 | 12 | AMG-Mercedes | Klaus Ludwig Ralf Schumacher | Mercedes-Benz LS600 6.0L V12 | B | 99 |
| 6 | GT1 | 27 | Parabolica Motorsport | Gary Ayles Chris Goodwin | McLaren F1 GTR | M | 98 |
| 6 | GT1 | 27 | Parabolica Motorsport | Gary Ayles Chris Goodwin | BMW S70 6.0L V12 | M | 98 |
| 7 | GT1 | 16 | Roock Racing | Ralf Kelleners Stéphane Ortelli Pedro Chaves | Porsche 911 GT1 | M | 98 |
| 7 | GT1 | 16 | Roock Racing | Ralf Kelleners Stéphane Ortelli Pedro Chaves | Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6 | M | 98 |
| 8 | GT1 | 13 | GT1 Racing Franck Muller | Fabien Giroix Jean-Denis Délétraz | Lotus Elise GT1 | P | 96 |
| 8 | GT1 | 13 | GT1 Racing Franck Muller | Fabien Giroix Jean-Denis Délétraz | Chevrolet LT5 6.0L V8 | P | 96 |
| 9 | GT1 | 4 | David Price Racing | Andy Wallace James Weaver | Panoz Esperante GTR-1 | G | 96 |
| 9 | GT1 | 4 | David Price Racing | Andy Wallace James Weaver | Ford (Roush) 6.0L V8 | G | 96 |
| 10 | GT1 | 22 | BMS Scuderia Italia | Christian Pescatori Pierluigi Martini | Porsche 911 GT1 | P | 94 |
| 10 | GT1 | 22 | BMS Scuderia Italia | Christian Pescatori Pierluigi Martini | Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6 | P | 94 |
| 11 | GT2 | 52 | Viper Team Oreca | Justin Bell Marc Duez | Chrysler Viper GTS-R | M | 93 |
| 11 | GT2 | 52 | Viper Team Oreca | Justin Bell Marc Duez | Chrysler 8.0L V10 | M | 93 |
| 12 | GT2 | 51 | Viper Team Oreca | Olivier Beretta Philippe Gache | Chrysler Viper GTS-R | M | 92 |
| 12 | GT2 | 51 | Viper Team Oreca | Olivier Beretta Philippe Gache | Chrysler 8.0L V10 | M | 92 |
| 13 | GT2 | 59 | Marcos Racing International | Cor Euser Harald Becker | Marcos LM600 | D | 92 |
| 13 | GT2 | 59 | Marcos Racing International | Cor Euser Harald Becker | Chevrolet 5.9L V8 | D | 92 |
| 14 | GT2 | 75 | G-Force Strandell | Geoff Lister John Greasley Magnus Wallinder | Porsche 911 GT2 | D | 90 |
| 14 | GT2 | 75 | G-Force Strandell | Geoff Lister John Greasley Magnus Wallinder | Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | D | 90 |
| 15 | GT2 | 50 | Agusta Racing Team | Rocky Agusta Michel Neugarten Bernard de Dryver | Porsche 911 GT2 | D | 89 |
| 15 | GT2 | 50 | Agusta Racing Team | Rocky Agusta Michel Neugarten Bernard de Dryver | Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | D | 89 |
| 16 | GT2 | 56 | Roock Racing | Claudia Hürtgen Bruno Eichmann Ni Amorim | Porsche 911 GT2 | M | 89 |
| 16 | GT2 | 56 | Roock Racing | Claudia Hürtgen Bruno Eichmann Ni Amorim | Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | M | 89 |
| 17 | GT1 | 10 | AMG-Mercedes | Marcel Tiemann Alessandro Nannini | Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR | B | 89 |
| 17 | GT1 | 10 | AMG-Mercedes | Marcel Tiemann Alessandro Nannini | Mercedes-Benz LS600 6.0L V12 | B | 89 |
| 18 | GT2 | 66 | Konrad Motorsport | Franz Konrad Toni Seiler Gerd Ruch | Porsche 911 GT2 | P | 89 |
| 18 | GT2 | 66 | Konrad Motorsport | Franz Konrad Toni Seiler Gerd Ruch | Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | P | 89 |
| 19 | GT2 | 57 | Roock Racing | Stéphane Ortelli François Lafon Jean-Marc Smadja | Porsche 911 GT2 | M | 89 |
| 19 | GT2 | 57 | Roock Racing | Stéphane Ortelli François Lafon Jean-Marc Smadja | Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | M | 89 |
| 20 | GT2 | 65 | RWS | Luca Riccitelli Raffaele Sangiuolo Benno Rottenfusser | Porsche 911 GT2 | ? | 88 |
| 20 | GT2 | 65 | RWS | Luca Riccitelli Raffaele Sangiuolo Benno Rottenfusser | Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | ? | 88 |
| 21 | GT2 | 71 | GT Racing Team | Luca Drudi Luigino Pagotto | Porsche 911 GT2 | ? | 88 |
| 21 | GT2 | 71 | GT Racing Team | Luca Drudi Luigino Pagotto | Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | ? | 88 |
| 22 | GT1 | 25 | BBA Compétition | David Velay Jean-Luc Maury-Laribière Bernard Chauvin | McLaren F1 GTR | D | 87 |
| 22 | GT1 | 25 | BBA Compétition | David Velay Jean-Luc Maury-Laribière Bernard Chauvin | BMW S70 6.1L V12 | D | 87 |
| 23 | GT2 | 70 | Dellenbach Motorsport | Güther Blieninger Wolfgang Treml Klaus Horn | Porsche 911 GT2 | D | 87 |
| 23 | GT2 | 70 | Dellenbach Motorsport | Güther Blieninger Wolfgang Treml Klaus Horn | Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | D | 87 |
| 24 | GT2 | 53 | Chamberlain Engineering | Tim O'Kennedy Hans Hugenholtz | Chrysler Viper GTS-R | G | 87 |
| 24 | GT2 | 53 | Chamberlain Engineering | Tim O'Kennedy Hans Hugenholtz | Chrysler 8.0L V10 | G | 87 |
| 25 | GT2 | 77 | Saleen-Allen Speedlab Cirtek Motorsport | James Kaye Peter Owen Guy Smith | Saleen Mustang RRR | D | 86 |
| 25 | GT2 | 77 | Saleen-Allen Speedlab Cirtek Motorsport | James Kaye Peter Owen Guy Smith | Ford 5.9L V8 | D | 86 |
| 26 | GT2 | 58 | Estoril Racing | Michel Monteiro Manuel Monteiro | Porsche 911 GT2 | ? | 86 |
| 26 | GT2 | 58 | Estoril Racing | Michel Monteiro Manuel Monteiro | Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | ? | 86 |
| 27 | GT2 | 63 | Krauss Motorsport | Michael Trunk Bernhard Müller | Porsche 911 GT2 | P | 86 |
| 27 | GT2 | 63 | Krauss Motorsport | Michael Trunk Bernhard Müller | Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | P | 86 |
| 28 | GT2 | 62 | Stadler Motorsport | Denis Lay Uwe Sick Axel Röhr | Porsche 911 GT2 | P | 86 |
| 28 | GT2 | 62 | Stadler Motorsport | Denis Lay Uwe Sick Axel Röhr | Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | P | 86 |
| 29 | GT1 | 31 | Augustin Motorsport | Hans-Jörg Hofer Stefano Buttiero Horst Felbermayr | Porsche 911 GT2 Evo | G | 86 |
| 29 | GT1 | 31 | Augustin Motorsport | Hans-Jörg Hofer Stefano Buttiero Horst Felbermayr | Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | G | 86 |
| 30 | GT2 | 69 | Proton Motorsport | Gerold Ried Patrick Vuillaume | Porsche 911 GT2 | P | 85 |
| 30 | GT2 | 69 | Proton Motorsport | Gerold Ried Patrick Vuillaume | Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | P | 85 |
| 31 DNF | GT1 | 15 | First Racing Project Lotus Racing | Ratanakul Prutirat Jérôme Policand | Lotus Elise GT1 | P | 63 |
| 31 DNF | GT1 | 15 | First Racing Project Lotus Racing | Ratanakul Prutirat Jérôme Policand | Chevrolet LT5 6.0L V8 | P | 63 |
| 32 DNF | GT2 | 68 | Rennsport Italia | Angelo Zadra Leonardo Maddalena Renato Mastropietro | Porsche 911 GT2 | ? | 46 |
| 32 DNF | GT2 | 68 | Rennsport Italia | Angelo Zadra Leonardo Maddalena Renato Mastropietro | Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | ? | 46 |
| 33 DNF | GT1 | 17 | JB Racing | Jürgen von Gartzen Emmanuel Collard | Porsche 911 GT1 | M | 45 |
| 33 DNF | GT1 | 17 | JB Racing | Jürgen von Gartzen Emmanuel Collard | Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6 | M | 45 |
| 34 DNF | GT2 | 80 | Morgan Motor Company | Charles Morgan William Wykeham | Morgan Plus 8 GTR | D | 42 |
| 34 DNF | GT2 | 80 | Morgan Motor Company | Charles Morgan William Wykeham | Rover 3.9L V8 | D | 42 |
| 35 DNF | GT2 | 78 | Saleen-Allen Speedlab Cirtek Motorsport | Allen Lloyd Thomas Erdos | Saleen Mustang RRR | D | 37 |
| 35 DNF | GT2 | 78 | Saleen-Allen Speedlab Cirtek Motorsport | Allen Lloyd Thomas Erdos | Ford 5.9L V8 | D | 37 |
| 36 DNF | GT2 | 67 | Konrad Motorsport | Marco Spinelli Kelly Collins Barry Waddell | Porsche 911 GT2 | P | 36 |
| 36 DNF | GT2 | 67 | Konrad Motorsport | Marco Spinelli Kelly Collins Barry Waddell | Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | P | 36 |
| 37 DNF | GT1 | 21 | Kremer Racing | Christophe Bouchut Carl Rosenblad | Porsche 911 GT1 | G | 27 |
| 37 DNF | GT1 | 21 | Kremer Racing | Christophe Bouchut Carl Rosenblad | Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6 | G | 27 |
| 38 DNF | GT2 | 55 | Augustin Motorsport | Manfred Jurasz Helmut Reis Wido Rössler | Porsche 911 GT2 | G | 23 |
| 38 DNF | GT2 | 55 | Augustin Motorsport | Manfred Jurasz Helmut Reis Wido Rössler | Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | G | 23 |
| 39 DNF | GT1 | 19 | Martin Veyhle Racing (MVR) | Alexander Grau Kurt Thiim | Lotus Elise GT1 | ? | 22 |
| 39 DNF | GT1 | 19 | Martin Veyhle Racing (MVR) | Alexander Grau Kurt Thiim | Lotus 3.5L Turbo V8 | ? | 22 |
| 40 DNF | GT1 | 14 | GT1 Racing Franck Muller | Jan Lammers Mike Hezemans | Lotus Elise GT1 | P | 20 |
| 40 DNF | GT1 | 14 | GT1 Racing Franck Muller | Jan Lammers Mike Hezemans | Chevrolet LT5 6.0L V8 | P | 20 |
| 41 DNF | GT1 | 20 | DAMS Panoz | Éric Bernard Franck Lagorce | Panoz Esperante GTR-1 | M | 11 |
| 41 DNF | GT1 | 20 | DAMS Panoz | Éric Bernard Franck Lagorce | Ford (Roush) 6.0L V8 | M | 11 |
| 42 DNF | GT1 | 6 | Porsche AG | Hans-Joachim Stuck Thierry Boutsen | Porsche 911 GT1 Evo | M | 10 |
| 42 DNF | GT1 | 6 | Porsche AG | Hans-Joachim Stuck Thierry Boutsen | Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6 | M | 10 |
| 43 DNF | GT1 | 26 | Konrad Motorsport | Mauro Baldi Max Angelelli | Porsche 911 GT1 | P | 3 |
| 43 DNF | GT1 | 26 | Konrad Motorsport | Mauro Baldi Max Angelelli | Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6 | P | 3 |
| 44 DNF | GT1 | 1 | Gulf Team Davidoff GTC Racing | Andrew Gilbert-Scott Anders Olofsson | McLaren F1 GTR | M | 0 |
| 44 DNF | GT1 | 1 | Gulf Team Davidoff GTC Racing | Andrew Gilbert-Scott Anders Olofsson | BMW S70 6.0L V12 | M | 0 |
| 45 DNF | GT1 | 2 | Gulf Team Davidoff GTC Racing | John Nielsen Thomas Bscher | McLaren F1 GTR | M | 0 |
| 45 DNF | GT1 | 2 | Gulf Team Davidoff GTC Racing | John Nielsen Thomas Bscher | BMW S70 6.0L V12 | M | 0 |
| 46 DNF | GT1 | 3 | Gulf Team Davidoff GTC Racing | Jean-Marc Gounon Pierre-Henri Raphanel | McLaren F1 GTR | M | 0 |
| 46 DNF | GT1 | 3 | Gulf Team Davidoff GTC Racing | Jean-Marc Gounon Pierre-Henri Raphanel | BMW S70 6.0L V12 | M | 0 |
| 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 | – |

## Statistics

* Pole Position – #8 BMW Motorsport – 2:08.984
* Fastest Lap – #11 AMG-Mercedes – 2:12.058
* Distance – 704.374 km
* Average Speed – 174.701 km/h