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1997 24 Hours of Le Mans Results and Competitors
| 65émes Grand Prix d´Endurance les 24 Heures du Mans 1997 Circuit de la Sarthe |
| Date: | June 14-15 | Track Length (m): | 13 605 m |
| Attendance: | 170 000 | Pole Position: | Michele Alboreto, I, TWR Porsche, 3:41581 |
| Entries: | 86 76 accepted |
Fastest Lap: | Tom Kristensen, DK, Porsche, 3:45.068 = 217,534 km/h, on lap 210 at 06.30 |
| Practiced: | Distance (km): | 4909.600 k | |
| Starters: | 48 | Average Speed (km/h): | 207.00 km/h |
| Classified: | 17 |
| Pos | Classi- fication |
# | Team / Entrant Car - Engine |
Drivers, Nationality | Engine Vol (cc) |
Engine Type |
Group | Laps / Km / Hour |
Reason out |
| 1 | 1 | 7 | Joest Racing, D TWR Porsche WSC 95 |
Michele Alboreto, I Stefan Johansson, S Tom Kristensen, DK |
2994 tc |
F6 | P | 361 | |
| 2 | 2 | 41 | Gulf Team Davidoff / GTC Racing McLaren F1 GTR - BMW |
Jean-Marc Gounon, F Pierre-Henri Raphanel, F Anders Olofsson, S |
5990 | V12 | GT1 | 360 | |
| 3 | 3 | 43 | Team BMW Motorsport, D (BMW Team Schnitzer) McLaren F1 GTR - BMW |
Peter Kox, NL Roberto Ravaglia, I Eric Hélary, F |
5990 | V12 | GT1 | 358 | |
| 4 | 4 | 13 | Sté Courage Compétition, F Courage C41 - Porsche |
Didier Cottaz, F Jérôme Policand, F Marc Goossens, B |
3000 tc |
F6 | P | 336 | |
| 5 | 5 | 33 | Schübel Engineering, D Porsche 911 GT1 |
Pedro Lamy, P Armin Hahne, D Patrice Goueslard, F |
3164 tc |
F6 | GT1 | 331 | |
| 6 | 6 | 3 | Moretti Racing Inc, I (Momo Racing) Ferrari 333 SP |
Gianpiero Moretti, I Didier Theys, B Max Papis, I |
3997 | V12 | P | 321 | |
| 7 | 7 | 8 | La Filière Elf, F Courage C36 - Porsche |
Henri Pescarolo, F Jean-Pierre Belloc, F Emmanuel Clerico, F |
2990 tc |
F6 | P | 319 | |
| 8 | 8 | 27 | BMS Scuderia Italia, I Porsche 911 GT1 |
Pierluigi Martini, I Christian Pescatori, I Antonio Herrmann de Azevedo, BR |
3164 tc |
F6 | GT1 | 317 | |
| 9 | 9 | 78 | Elf Haberthur Racing, CH Porsche 911 GT2 |
Michel Neugarten, B Guy Martinolle, F Jean-Claude Lagniez, F DNS Patrick Camus, F |
3600 tc |
F6 | GT2 | 307 | |
| 10 | 10 | 74 | Roock Racing Intl. Motorsport, D Porsche 911 GT2 |
André Ahrle, D Andy Pilgrim, USA Bruno Eichman, CH DNS Pierre Yver, F |
3600 tc |
F6 | GT2 | 306 | |
| 11 | 11 | 73 | Roock Racing Intl. Motorsport, D Porsche 911 GT2 |
Manuel Mello-Breyner, P Tomas Mello-Breyner, P Pedro Mello-Breyner, P |
3600 tc |
F6 | GT2 | 295 | |
| 12 | 12 | 23 | (NISMO) Nissan Motorsports, J / TWR, GB Nissan R390 GT1 |
Kazuyoshi Hoshino, J Eric Comas F Masahiko Kageyama, J |
3496 tc |
V8 | GT1 |
294 | |
| 13 | 13 | 80 | GT Racing Team AG, D (Roock Racing Intl. Motorsport) Porsche 911 GT2 |
Claudia Hürtgen, D John Robinson, GB Hugh Price, GB DNS Luigino Pagotto, I |
3600 tc |
F6 | GT2 | 287 | |
| 14 | 14 | 63 | Sté Viper Team ORECA, F Chrysler Viper GTS-R |
Justin Bell, GB Pierre Yver, F John Morton, USA DNS Geoff Lees, GB DNS Dominique Dupuy, F DNS Olivier Beretta, F DNS Tommy Archer, USA |
7990 | V10 | GT2 | 278 | |
| 15 | 15 | 64 | Chamberlain Engineering, GB Chrysler Viper GTS-R |
Hans Hugenholtz, NL Jari Nurminen, SF Chris Gleason, USA DNS Tim O'Kennedy, IRL |
7990 | V10 | GT2 | 269 | |
| 16 | 16 | 10 | Sté Courage Compétition, F Courage C36 - Porsche |
Fredrik Ekblom, S Jean Lous Ricci, F Jean Paul Libert, B |
3000 tc |
F6 | P | 265 | |
| 17 | 17 | 15 | Team D.T.R., USA / Mazdaspeed, J Kudzu DLM MS97 - Mazda |
Yojiro Terada, J Jim Downing, USA Franck Freon, F |
2616 | rotor | P | 263 | |
| 18 | DNF | 26 | Porsche AG, D Porsche 911 GT1 |
Emmanuel Collard, F Ralph Kelleners, D Yannik Dalmas, F |
3163 tc |
F6 | GT1 | 327 | Fire |
| 19 | DNF | 39 | Gulf Team Davidoff / GTC Racing, GB McLaren F1 GTR - BMW |
Ray Bellm, GB Andrew Gilbert-Scott, GB Masanori Sekiya, J |
5990 | V12 | GT1 | 326 | Fire |
| 20 | DNF | 61 | Sté Viper Team ORECA, F Chrysler Viper GTS-R |
Philippe Gache, F Olivier Beretta, F Dominique Dupuy, F DNS Soheil Ayari, F |
7990 | V10 | GT2 | 263 | Accident |
| 21 | DNF | 25 | Porsche AG, D Porsche 911 GT1 |
Hans-Joachim Stuck Jr, D Thierry Boutsen, B Bob Wollek, F |
3163 tc |
F6 | GT1 | 238 | Accident |
| 22 | DNF | 42 | Team BMW Motorsport, D (BMW Team Schnitzer) McLaren F1 GTR - BMW |
JJ Lehto (Jyrki Järvilehto), SF Steve Soper,GB Nelson Piquet, BR |
5990 | V12 | GT1 | 236 | Accident |
| 23 | DNF | 29 | Sté JB Jabouille - Bouresche, F Porsche 911 GT1 |
Jürgen von Gartzen, D Olivier Thevenin, F Alain Ferté, F |
3164 tc |
F6 | GT1 | 236 | Engine |
| 24 | DNF | 54 | David Price Racing, GB Panoz Esperante GTR1 - Ford |
Andy Wallace, GB James Weaver, GB Butch Leitzinger, USA |
5998 | V8 | GT1 | 236 | Engine |
| 25 | DNF | 30 | Kremer Racing, D Porsche 911 GT1 |
Chrsitophe Bouchut, F Andy Evans, USA Bertrand Gachot, B DNS Carl Rosenblad, S |
3164 tc |
F6 | GT1 | 207 | Engine |
| 26 | DNF | 75 | Sté Larbre Compétition, F Porsche 911 GT2 |
Patrick Bourdais, F Peter Kitchak, USA André Lara Resende, BR |
3600 tc |
F6 | GT2 | 205 | Drive Shaft |
| 27 | DNF | 9 | Sté Courage Compétition, F Courage C36 - Porsche |
Mario Andretti, USA Michael Andretti, USA Olivier Grouillard, F DNS Martini, |
3000 tc |
F6 | P | 197 | Accident |
| 28 | DNF | 52 | Sté DAMS, F Panoz Esperante GTR1 - Ford (Zytek) |
Franck Lagorce, F Eric Bernard, F Jean-Christophe Bouillon, F |
5950 | V8 | GT1 | 149 | Oil pump |
| 29 | DNF | 55 | David Price Racing, GB Panoz Esperante GTR1 - Ford (Rousch) |
David Brabham, AUS Perry McCarthy, GB Doc Bundy, USA DNS John Paul Jnr, USA |
5998 | V8 | GT1 | 145 | Fire |
| 30 | DNF | 21 | (NISMO) Nissan Motorsports, J / TWR, GB Nissan R390 GT1 |
Martin Brundle, GB Jörg Müller, D Wayne Taylor, USA DNS Gianni Morbidelli, I |
3496 tc |
V8 | GT1 | 139 | Accident |
| 31 | DNF | 28 | Franz Konrad Motorsport, A Porsche 911 GT2 |
Franz Konrad, A Mauro Baldi, I Robert Nearn, GB |
3164 tc |
F6 | GT1 | 138 | Suspension |
| 32 | DNF | 67 | Saleen - Allen Speedlab, USA Saleen Mustang RRR - Ford |
Steve Saleen, USA Price Cobb, USA Carlos Palau, E DNS Rob Rizzo, USA DNS Phil Andrews, GB DNS Allen Lloyd, USA |
5900 | V8 | GT2 | 133 | Suspension |
| 33 | DNF | 79 | Franz Konrad Motorsport, A Porsche 911 GT2 |
Toni Seiler, CH Larry Schumacher, USA Michel Ligonnet, F DNS Robert Nearn, GB |
3164 tc |
F6 | GT2 | 126 | Engine |
| 34 | DNF | 22 | (NISMO) Nissan Motorsports, J / TWR, GB Nissan R390 GT1 |
Riccardo Patrese, I Eric van de Poele, B Aguri Suzuki, J |
3496 tc |
V8 | GT1 | 121 | Gearbox |
| 35 | DNF | 49 | GTI Lotus Racing, GB Lotus Elise GT1 |
Jan Lammers, NL Mike Hezemans, NL Alexander 'Sandy' Grau, D |
5993 | V8 | GT1 | 121 | Oil pump |
| 36 | DNF | 5 | Kremer Racing, D Kremer K8 Spyder WSC - Porsche |
J. Tomas Saldana, E Carl Rosenblad, S Jürgen Lässig, D DNS Giovanni Lavaggi, I |
2995 tc |
F6 | P1 | 103 | Engine |
| 37 | DNF | 84 | Stadler Motorsport, CH Porsche 911 GT2 |
Enzo Calderari, CH Lilian Bryner, CH Angelo Zadra, I DNS Ulrich 'Ulli' Richter, D |
3600 tc |
F6 | GT2 | 98 | Engine |
| 38 | DNF | 44 | Team Lark McLaren (Parabolica Motorsport) McLaren F1 GTR - BMW |
Akahiko/Akihiko Nakaya, J Keiichi Tsuchiya, J Gary Ayles, GB DNS Katsumoto Kaneishi, J |
5990 | V12 | GT1 | 88 | Accident |
| 39 | DNF | 77 | Sté Chereau Sports / Sté Larbre Competition, F Porsche 911 GT2 |
Jean-Louis Chereau, F Jack Leconte, F Jean Pierre Jarier, F DNS Pierre Yver, F |
3600 tc |
F6 | GT2 | 77 | Gearbox |
| 40 | DNF | 46 | Newcastle United Lister, GB Lister Storm GTL - Jaguar |
Julian Bailey, GB Thomas Erdos, BR Martin Skaife, AUS DNS Geoff Lees, GB DNS Jake Ulrich, GB |
6996 | V12 | GT1 | 77 | Gearbox |
| 41 | DNF | 62 | Sté Viper Team ORECA, F Chrysler Viper GTS-R |
Tommy Archer, USA Soheil Ayari, F Marc Duez, B DNS Jake Ulrich, GB DNS Dominique Dupuy, F DNS Philippe Gache, F |
7990 | V10 | GT2 | 76 | Accident |
| 42 | DNF | 60 | Agusta Racing Team Ltd,, I Callaway Corvette LM GT Chevrolet |
Almo Coppelli, I Ricardo 'Rocky' Agusta, I Eric Graham, F |
5990 | V8 | GT2 | 45 | Out of fuel |
| 43 | DNF | 66 | Saleen - Allen Speedlab, USA Saleen Mustang RRR - Ford |
Dave Warnock, GB Robin 'Rob' Schirle, GB DNS Steve Saleen, USA DNS Allen Lloyd, USA |
5900 | V8 | GT2 | 28 | Electrical |
| 44 | DNF | 45 | Newcastle United Lister, GB Lister Storm GTL - Jaguar |
Geoff Lees, GB Tiff Needell, GB George Fouché, ZA DNS Alain Ferté, F DNS Julian Bailey, GB |
6996 | V12 | GT1 | 21 | Accident damage |
| 45 | DNF | 4 | Michel Ferté - Soc Pilot Racing (RFR Sport), F Ferrari 333 SP |
Michel Ferté, F Adrian Campos, E Charles Nearburg, USA |
3997 | V12 | P | 18 | Out of fuel |
| 46 | DNF | 70 | Team Marcos Racing International, GB/NL Marcos Mantara LM600 - Chevrolet |
Cor Euser, NL Takaji Suzuki, J Harald Becker, D DNS Hans Buurmann, NL |
5890 | V8 | GT2 | 15 | Engine |
| 47 | DNF | 32 | Roock Racing Intl Motorsport, D Porsche 911 GT1 |
Stéphane Ortelli F Alan McNish, GB Karl Wendlinger, A |
3164 tc |
F6 | GT1 | 8 | Accident |
| 48 | DNF | 14 | Pacific Racing Ltd, GB BRM P301 - Nissan |
Harri Toivonen, SF Eliseo Salazar, RCH Jésus Pareja Mayo, E Johnny O'Connel, USA |
3000 tc |
V6 | P | 6 | Engine |
| 49 | DNS | 40 | Gulf Team Davidoff / GTC Racing, GB McLaren F1 GTR - BMW |
John Nielsen, DK Dr. Thomas Bscher, D Chris Goodwin, GB |
5990 | V12 | GT1 | Fire damage | |
| 50 | DNQ | 50 | GTI Lotus Racing, Lotus Elise GT1 |
Fabien Giroix, F Jean-Denis Deletraz, CH Ratanakul Prutirat, TH |
5993 | V8 | GT1 | ||
| 51 | DNQ | 6 | Kremer Racing, D Kremer K8 Spyder WSC - Porsche |
Giovanni Lavaggi, I Jean-Luc Maury-Laribiere, F Bernard Chauvin, F DNS Carl Rosenblad, S DNS Tomas Saldana, E |
2995 tc |
F6 | P | Accident in practice | |
| 52 | DNQ | 71 | Team Marcos Racing International, GB/NL Marcos Mantara LM600 - Chevrolet |
Dominic Chappell, GB Francois Migault, F Henri-Louis Maunoir, F DNS Gerrit van Kouwen, NL DNS Pascal Dro, F DNS Ton van der Haterd, NL |
5997 | V8 | GT2 | ||
| 53 | DN PQ |
2 | Rachel Welter, F WR LM97 - Peugeot |
Sébastien Enjolras, F* Marc Rostan, F |
1998 tc |
V6 | P | * Fatal acc. in qualifying | |
| 54 | DN PQ |
12 | Didier Bonnet, F Debora LMP 297 - Cosworth |
David Dusseau, F Edouard Sezionale, F Francois Jakubowski, F |
1994 tc |
P | |||
| 55 | DN PQ |
16 | Matrix Motor Co Ltd, USA NPT1/Matrix MPX-1 - Nissan? |
T Richardson, USA Bernard de Dryver, B Robin Donovan, GB |
2939 tc |
V6 | P | ||
| 56 | DN PQ |
17 | Jean-Luc Sonnier, F (Alain le Brun, F) WR LM97 - Peugeot |
Pierre Bruneau, F - |
1905 tc |
V6 | P | Withdrawn | |
| 57 | DN PQ |
34 | Team Menicon Sard, F Sard MC8-R - Toyota |
Olivier Grouillard, F - |
3968 tc |
V8 | GT1 | ||
| 58 | DN PQ |
35 | Team Menicon Sard, F Sard MC8-R - Toyota |
Cathy Muller, F Oriol Servia, F Alexandre Debanne, F DNS Christophe Tinseau, F |
3968 tc |
V8 | GT1 | ||
| 59 | DN PQ |
36 | RJ Racing, F Renault Spider |
Patrick Gonin, F Stephane Daoudi, F Benjamin Roy, F |
3040 tc |
V6 | GT1 | ||
| 60 | DN PQ |
37 | RJ Racing, F Renault Spider |
Patrick Gonin, F Marc Sourd, F Benjamin Roy, F |
3040 tc |
V6 | GT1 | ||
| 61 | DN PQ |
38 | BBA Compétition, F McLaren F1 GTR - BMW |
Jean-Luc Maury-Laribiere, F Alain Ferté, F Marcel Tarres, F |
6064 tc |
V12 | GT1 | ||
| 62 | DN PQ |
51 | GTI Team Lotus - Franck Muller, Lotus Elise GT1 |
Ratanakul Prutirat, TH Maurizio Sandro Sala, BR Kasikam Suphot, TH |
3506 tc |
V8 | GT1 | ||
| 63 | DN PQ |
53 | Sté DAMS, F Panoz Esperante GTR1 - Ford |
David Velay, F Jean-Christophe Boullion, F Wolfgang Kaufmann, D DNS Eric Bernard, F DNS Franck Lagorce, F |
5950 | V8 | GT1 | ||
| 64 | DN PQ |
65 | Chamberlain Engineering, GB Chrysler Viper GTS-R |
Jay Cochran, USA Chris Gleason, USA DNS Alex Portman, GB |
7990 | V10 | GT2 | ||
| 65 | DN PQ |
69 | Eric van de Vyver, F Gillet Vertigo V de V |
Eric van de Vyver, F - |
1993 tc |
GT2 | |||
| 66 | DN PQ |
76 | Bruno Krauss Rennsporttechnik, D Porsche 911 GT2 |
Bernhard Mülller, D Michael Trunk, D |
3600 tc |
F6 | GT2 | ||
| 67 | DN PQ |
81 | GT Racing Team AG Porsche 911 GT2 |
Luca Drudi, I Luigino Pagotto, I |
3600 tc |
F6 | GT2 | ||
| 68 | DN PQ |
83 | Gerard McQuillan, GB Porsche 911 GT2 |
B Collins, GB Gerard McQuillan, GB Scott Peeler, USA |
3600 tc |
F6 | GT2 | ||
| 69 | DN PQ |
85 | Steve O´Rourke, GB Porsche 911 GT2 |
Steve O´Rourke, GB Tim Sugden, GB Win Percy, GB |
3600 tc |
F6 | GT2 | ||
| 70 | DNA | 24 | ENNEA Ferrari Club Italia, I Ferrari F40 GTE |
- - |
V8 | GT1 | |||
| 71 | DNA | 31 | Sté Larbre Competition, F Porsche 911 GT1 |
- - |
F6 | GT1 | |||
| 72 | DNA | 47 | GBF (UK) Ltd, GB Lotus Elise GT1 |
Andrea Boldrini, I Martin Stretton, GB |
V8 | GT1 | |||
| 73 | DNA | 48 | GBF (UK) Ltd, GB Lotus Elise GT1 |
Domenico 'Mimmo' Schiattarella, I Luca Badoer, I |
V8 | GT1 | |||
| 74 | DNA | 68 | Saleen - Allen Speedlab, USA Saleen Ford Mustang |
James Kaye, GB - |
V8 | GT2 | |||
| 75 | DNA | 72 | Team Marcos Racing International, NL/GB Marcos Mantara LM 600 - Chevrolet |
Chris Marsh, GB Francois Migault, F Andy Purvis, GB |
V8 | GT2 | |||
| 76 | DNA | 82 | Parr Motorsport, GB Porsche 911 GT2 |
Hugh Price, GB Stéphane Ortelli, F John Robinson, GB |
F6 | GT2 |
Class Winners:
| P | M. Alboreto / S. Johansson / T. Kristensen | TWR Porsche WCS 95 |
| GT1 | J.-M. Gounon / P.-H. Raphanel / A. Olofsson | McLaren F1 GTR - BMW |
| GT2 | M. Neugarten / G. Martinolle / J.-C. Lagniez | Porsche 911 GT2 |