3 Heures de Laguna Seca FIA GT 1997
# 3 Heures de Laguna Seca FIA GT 1997

Les 3 Heures de Laguna Seca 1997 FIA GT, disputées le 26 octobre 1997 sur le circuit de Laguna Seca, sont la onzième et dernière manche du championnat FIA GT 1997.

## Course

### Classement de la course

Classement à l'issue de la course (vainqueurs de catégorie en $gras)^,$ :

| Pos. | Catégorie | N° | Écurie | Pilotes | Châssis | Pneus | Tours |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pos. | Catégorie | N° | Écurie | Pilotes | Moteur | Pneus | Tours |
| 1 | GT1 | 11 | AMG-Mercedes | Bernd Schneider Klaus Ludwig | Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR | B | 130 |
| 1 | GT1 | 11 | AMG-Mercedes | Bernd Schneider Klaus Ludwig | Mercedes-Benz LS600 6.0L V12 | B | 130 |
| 2 | GT1 | 7 | Porsche AG | Bob Wollek Yannick Dalmas | Porsche 911 GT1 Evo | M | 130 |
| 2 | GT1 | 7 | Porsche AG | Bob Wollek Yannick Dalmas | Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6 | M | 130 |
| 3 | GT1 | 47 | Porsche AG | Allan McNish Ralf Kelleners | Porsche 911 GT1 Evo | M | 130 |
| 3 | GT1 | 47 | Porsche AG | Allan McNish Ralf Kelleners | Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6 | M | 130 |
| 4 | GT1 | 3 | Gulf Team Davidoff GTC Racing | Pierre-Henri Raphanel Jean-Marc Gounon | McLaren F1 GTR | M | 130 |
| 4 | GT1 | 3 | Gulf Team Davidoff GTC Racing | Pierre-Henri Raphanel Jean-Marc Gounon | BMW S70 6.0L V12 | M | 130 |
| 5 | GT1 | 6 | Porsche AG | Thierry Boutsen Hans Joachim Stuck | Porsche 911 GT1 Evo | M | 129 |
| 5 | GT1 | 6 | Porsche AG | Thierry Boutsen Hans Joachim Stuck | Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6 | M | 129 |
| 6 | GT1 | 1 | Gulf Team Davidoff GTC Racing | Geoff Lees Anders Olofsson | McLaren F1 GTR | M | 128 |
| 6 | GT1 | 1 | Gulf Team Davidoff GTC Racing | Geoff Lees Anders Olofsson | BMW S70 6.0L V12 | M | 128 |
| 7 | GT1 | 12 | AMG-Mercedes | Alexander Wurz Greg Moore | Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR | B | 127 |
| 7 | GT1 | 12 | AMG-Mercedes | Alexander Wurz Greg Moore | Mercedes-Benz LS600 6.0L V12 | B | 127 |
| 8 | GT1 | 10 | AMG-Mercedes | Marcel Tiemann Alessandro Nannini | Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR | B | 127 |
| 8 | GT1 | 10 | AMG-Mercedes | Marcel Tiemann Alessandro Nannini | Mercedes-Benz LS600 6.0L V12 | B | 127 |
| 9 | GT1 | 14 | GT1 Lotus Racing | Jan Lammers Mike Hezemans Max Angelelli | Lotus Elise GT1 | M | 127 |
| 9 | GT1 | 14 | GT1 Lotus Racing | Jan Lammers Mike Hezemans Max Angelelli | Chevrolet LT5 6.0L V8 | M | 127 |
| 10 | GT1 | 2 | Gulf Team Davidoff GTC Racing | John Nielsen Thomas Bscher | McLaren F1 GTR | M | 127 |
| 10 | GT1 | 2 | Gulf Team Davidoff GTC Racing | John Nielsen Thomas Bscher | BMW S70 6.0L V12 | M | 127 |
| 11 | GT1 | 8 | BMW Motorsport Schnitzer Motorsport | Roberto Ravaglia Steve Soper | McLaren F1 GTR | M | 125 |
| 11 | GT1 | 8 | BMW Motorsport Schnitzer Motorsport | Roberto Ravaglia Steve Soper | BMW S70 6.0L V12 | M | 125 |
| 12 | GT1 | 30 | G-Force Strandell | Geoff Lister John Greasley Magnus Wallinder | Porsche 911 GT1 | D | 124 |
| 12 | GT1 | 30 | G-Force Strandell | Geoff Lister John Greasley Magnus Wallinder | Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6 | D | 124 |
| 13 | GT1 | 17 | JB Racing | Emmanuel Collard Mauro Baldi | Porsche 911 GT1 Evo | M | 123 |
| 13 | GT1 | 17 | JB Racing | Emmanuel Collard Mauro Baldi | Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6 | M | 123 |
| 14 | GT2 | 56 | Roock Racing | Bruno Eichmann Stéphane Ortelli | Porsche 911 GT2 | M | 121 |
| 14 | GT2 | 56 | Roock Racing | Bruno Eichmann Stéphane Ortelli | Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | M | 121 |
| 15 | GT2 | 52 | Viper Team Oreca | Justin Bell Tommy Archer | Chrysler Viper GTS-R | M | 120 |
| 15 | GT2 | 52 | Viper Team Oreca | Justin Bell Tommy Archer | Chrysler 8.0L V10 | M | 120 |
| 16 | GT2 | 51 | Viper Team Oreca | Olivier Beretta Philippe Gache | Chrysler Viper GTS-R | M | 120 |
| 16 | GT2 | 51 | Viper Team Oreca | Olivier Beretta Philippe Gache | Chrysler 8.0L V10 | M | 120 |
| 17 | GT2 | 54 | Chamberlain Engineering | Tim O'Kennedy Richard Dean | Chrysler Viper GTS-R | G | 116 |
| 17 | GT2 | 54 | Chamberlain Engineering | Tim O'Kennedy Richard Dean | Chrysler 8.0L V10 | G | 116 |
| 18 | GT2 | 63 | Krauss Motorsport | Michael Trunk Bernhard Müller | Porsche 911 GT2 | P | 115 |
| 18 | GT2 | 63 | Krauss Motorsport | Michael Trunk Bernhard Müller | Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | P | 115 |
| 19 | GT2 | 70 | Dellenbach Motorsport | Klaus Horn Rainer Bonnetmsüller | Porsche 911 GT2 | D | 115 |
| 19 | GT2 | 70 | Dellenbach Motorsport | Klaus Horn Rainer Bonnetmsüller | Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | D | 115 |
| 20 | GT2 | 58 | Estoril Racing Team | Michel Monteiro Manuel Monteiro | Porsche 911 GT2 | ? | 114 |
| 20 | GT2 | 58 | Estoril Racing Team | Michel Monteiro Manuel Monteiro | Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | ? | 114 |
| 21 | GT2 | 53 | Chamberlain Engineering | Tim Moser Shane Lewis Patrick Vuillaume | Chrysler Viper GTS-R | G | 114 |
| 21 | GT2 | 53 | Chamberlain Engineering | Tim Moser Shane Lewis Patrick Vuillaume | Chrysler 8.0L V10 | G | 114 |
| 22 | GT2 | 97 | GMB Motorsports | Cort Wagner Dirk Layer Kelly Collins | Porsche 911 GT2 | ? | 113 |
| 22 | GT2 | 97 | GMB Motorsports | Cort Wagner Dirk Layer Kelly Collins | Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | ? | 113 |
| 23 | GT2 | 72 | Elf Haberthur Racing | Michel Neugarten Stéphane de Groodt | Porsche 911 GT2 | D | 108 |
| 23 | GT2 | 72 | Elf Haberthur Racing | Michel Neugarten Stéphane de Groodt | Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | D | 108 |
| 24 DNF | GT2 | 77 | Saleen-Allen Speedlab Cirtek Motorsport | Robert Schirle Christian Vann | Saleen Mustang RRR | D | 107 |
| 24 DNF | GT2 | 77 | Saleen-Allen Speedlab Cirtek Motorsport | Robert Schirle Christian Vann | Ford 5.9L V8 | D | 107 |
| 25 | GT2 | 60 | Marcos Racing International | Rob Wilson Martijn Koene | Marcos LM600 | D | 106 |
| 25 | GT2 | 60 | Marcos Racing International | Rob Wilson Martijn Koene | Chevrolet 5.9L V8 | D | 106 |
| 26 DNF | GT2 | 57 | Roock Racing | Uwe Alzen Claudia Hürtgen | Porsche 911 GT2 | M | 66 |
| 26 DNF | GT2 | 57 | Roock Racing | Uwe Alzen Claudia Hürtgen | Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | M | 66 |
| 27 DNF | GT1 | 29 | Newcastle United Lister | Julian Bailey Eric van de Poele | Lister Storm GTL | D | 103 |
| 27 DNF | GT1 | 29 | Newcastle United Lister | Julian Bailey Eric van de Poele | Jaguar 7.0L V12 | D | 103 |
| 28 | GT2 | 69 | Proton Competition | Gerold Ried Manfred Jurasz | Porsche 911 GT2 | P | 98 |
| 28 | GT2 | 69 | Proton Competition | Gerold Ried Manfred Jurasz | Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | P | 98 |
| 29 DNF | GT2 | 62 | Stadler Motorsport | Uwe Sick Denis Lay | Porsche 911 GT2 | P | 96 |
| 29 DNF | GT2 | 62 | Stadler Motorsport | Uwe Sick Denis Lay | Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | P | 96 |
| 30 DNF | GT2 | 87 | Roock Racing | Hugh Price John Robinson André Ahrlé | Porsche 911 GT2 | M | 91 |
| 30 DNF | GT2 | 87 | Roock Racing | Hugh Price John Robinson André Ahrlé | Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | M | 91 |
| 31 DNF | GT1 | 27 | Parabolica Motorsport | Gary Ayles Chris Goodwin | McLaren F1 GTR | M | 82 |
| 31 DNF | GT1 | 27 | Parabolica Motorsport | Gary Ayles Chris Goodwin | BMW S70 6.0L V12 | M | 82 |
| 32 DNF | GT2 | 61 | Stadler Motorsport | Enzo Calderari Lilian Bryner Ulli Richter | Porsche 911 GT2 | P | 51 |
| 32 DNF | GT2 | 61 | Stadler Motorsport | Enzo Calderari Lilian Bryner Ulli Richter | Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | P | 51 |
| 33 DNF | GT2 | 66 | Konrad Motorsport | Franz Konrad Toni Seiler Nick Ham | Porsche 911 GT2 | P | 37 |
| 33 DNF | GT2 | 66 | Konrad Motorsport | Franz Konrad Toni Seiler Nick Ham | Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | P | 37 |
| 34 DNF | GT2 | 95 | Saleen-Allen Speedlab Cirtek Motorsport | Steve Saleen Carlos Palau | Saleen Mustang RRR | D | 22 |
| 34 DNF | GT2 | 95 | Saleen-Allen Speedlab Cirtek Motorsport | Steve Saleen Carlos Palau | Ford 5.9L V8 | D | 22 |
| 35 DNF | GT2 | 59 | Marcos Racing International | Cor Euser Harald Becker | Marcos LM600 | D | 65 |
| 35 DNF | GT2 | 59 | Marcos Racing International | Cor Euser Harald Becker | Chevrolet 5.9L V8 | D | 65 |
| 36 DNF | GT1 | 9 | BMW Motorsport Schnitzer Motorsport | Peter Kox JJ Lehto | McLaren F1 GTR | M | 12 |
| 36 DNF | GT1 | 9 | BMW Motorsport Schnitzer Motorsport | Peter Kox JJ Lehto | BMW S70 6.0L V12 | M | 12 |
| 37 DNF | GT2 | 55 | Augustin Motorsport | Wido Rössler Wolfgang Kaufmann | Porsche 911 GT2 | G | 11 |
| 37 DNF | GT2 | 55 | Augustin Motorsport | Wido Rössler Wolfgang Kaufmann | Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | G | 11 |
| 38 DNF | GT1 | 20 | DAMS Panoz | Éric Bernard Franck Lagorce | Panoz Esperante GTR-1 | M | 10 |
| 38 DNF | GT1 | 20 | DAMS Panoz | Éric Bernard Franck Lagorce | Ford (Roush) 6.0L V8 | M | 10 |
| 39 DNF | GT1 | 13 | GT1 Lotus Racing | Fabien Giroix Jean-Denis Delétraz | Lotus Elise GT1 | M | 7 |
| 39 DNF | GT1 | 13 | GT1 Lotus Racing | Fabien Giroix Jean-Denis Delétraz | Chevrolet LT5 6.0L V8 | M | 7 |
| 40 DNF | GT2 | 80 | Morgan Motor Company | Mark Hales William Wykeham David Vegher | Morgan Plus 8 GTR | D | 2 |
| 40 DNF | GT2 | 80 | Morgan Motor Company | Mark Hales William Wykeham David Vegher | Rover 5.0L V8 | D | 2 |
| $DSQ^†$ | GT1 | 5 | David Price Racing | David Brabham Andy Wallace | Panoz Esperante GTR-1 | G | 128 |
| $DSQ^†$ | GT1 | 5 | David Price Racing | David Brabham Andy Wallace | Ford (Roush) 6.0L V8 | G | 128 |
| $DSQ^†$ | GT1 | 4 | David Price Racing | Perry McCarthy Olivier Grouillard | Panoz Esperante GTR-1 | G | 124 |
| $DSQ^†$ | GT1 | 4 | David Price Racing | Perry McCarthy Olivier Grouillard | Ford (Roush) 6.0L V8 | G | 124 |
