The 1997 FIA GT Hockenheim 4 Hours was the inaugural race of the FIA GT Championship, which had replaced the former BPR Global GT Series in 1997. It was run at the Hockenheimring on April 13, 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 Engine 1 GT1 8 BMW Motorsport Schnitzer Motorsport JJ Lehto Steve Soper McLaren F1 GTR 113 BMW S70 6.0L V12 2 GT1 3 Gulf Team Davidoff GTC Racing Jean-Marc Gounon Pierre-Henri Raphanel McLaren F1 GTR 113 BMW S70 6.0L V12 3 GT1 2 Gulf Team Davidoff GTC Racing Thomas Bscher John Nielsen McLaren F1 GTR 112 BMW S70 6.0L V12 4 GT1 6 Porsche AG Hans-Joachim Stuck Thierry Boutsen Porsche 911 GT1 112 Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6 5 GT1 16 Roock Racing Ralf Kelleners Yannick Dalmas Porsche 911 GT1 111 Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6 6 GT1 18 Schübel Rennsport Pedro Lamy Bob Wollek Porsche 911 GT1 110 Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6 7 GT1 22 BMS Scuderia Italia Pierluigi Martini Christian Pescatori Porsche 911 GT1 110 Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6 8 GT1 21 Kremer Racing Christophe Bouchut Klaus Ludwig Carl Rosenblad Porsche 911 GT1 110 Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6 9 GT1 17 JB Racing Emmanuel Collard Jürgen von Gartzen Porsche 911 GT1 109 Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6 10 GT2 51 Viper Team Oreca Olivier Beretta Philippe Gache Chrysler Viper GTS-R 105 Chrysler 8.0L V10 11 GT1 4 David Price Racing Andy Wallace James Weaver Panoz Esperante GTR-1 105 Ford (Roush) 6.0L V8 12 GT2 52 Viper Team Oreca Tommy Archer Justin Bell Chrysler Viper GTS-R 104 Chrysler 8.0L V10 13 GT2 56 Roock Racing Claudia Hürtgen Bruno Eichmann Ni Amorim Porsche 911 GT2 104 Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 14 GT1 25 BBA Compétition Jean-Luc Maury-Laribière Olivier Thévenin McLaren F1 GTR 104 BMW S70 6.1L V12 15 GT2 68 Rennsport Italia Angelo Zadra Marco Brand Leonardo Maddalena Porsche 911 GT2 ? 102 Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 16 GT1 19 Martin Veyhle Racing (MVR) Gerd Ruch Alexander Burgstaller Alexander Grau McLaren F1 GTR 102 BMW S70 6.1L V12 17 GT2 67 Konrad Motorsport Michel Ligonnet Toni Seiler Marco Spinelli Porsche 911 GT2 101 Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 18 GT2 63 Krauss Motorsport Bernhard Müller Michael Trunk Porsche 911 GT2 101 Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 19 GT2 72 Elf Haberthur Racing Jean-Claude Lagniez Guy Martinolle Porsche 911 GT2 100 Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 20 GT2 64 Kremer Racing Tomás Saldaña Alfonso de Orléans Porsche 911 GT2 100 Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 21 GT2 73 Seikel Motorsport Ruggero Grassi Renato Mastropietro Fred Rosterg Porsche 911 GT2 ? 99 Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 22 GT2 69 Proton Competition Gerold Ried Ernst Gschwender Patrick Vuillaume Porsche 911 GT2 99 Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 23 GT2 58 Estoril Racing Manuel Monteiro Michel Monteiro Porsche 911 GT2 ? 98 Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 24 GT2 62 Stadler Motorsport Uwe Sick Denis Lay Axel Röhr Porsche 911 GT2 98 Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 25 GT2 57 Roock Racing François Lafon Jean-Marc Smadja Stéphane Ortelli Porsche 911 GT2 96 Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 26 GT2 70 Dellenbach Motorsport Rainer Bonnetsmüller Günther Blieninger Manfred Jurasz Porsche 911 GT2 89 Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 27 GT1 10 AMG-Mercedes Alessandro Nannini Marcel Tiemann Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR 89 Mercedes-Benz LS600 6.0L V12 28 GT2 53 Chamberlain Engineering Hans Hugenholtz Jari Nurminen Chrysler Viper GTS-R 76 Chrysler 8.0L V10 29NC GT2 66 Konrad Motorsport Franz Konrad Philipp Peter Uwe Alzen Porsche 911 GT2 75 Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 30DNF GT1 1 Gulf Team Davidoff GTC Racing Ray Bellm Andrew Gilbert-Scott McLaren F1 GTR 57 BMW S70 6.0L V12 31DNF GT2 60 Marcos Racing International Toon van de Haterd Bert Ploeg Marcos LM600 48 Chevrolet 5.9L V8 32DNF GT1 13 GT1 Lotus Racing Giroix Racing Fabien Giroix Jean-Denis Délétraz Lotus Elise GT1 47 Chevrolet LT5 6.0L V8 33DNF GT1 32 Graham Racing Eric Graham David Velay Venturi 600LM ? 44 Renault PRV 3.0L Turbo V6 34DNF GT1 23 GBF UK Ltd. Luca Badoer Mimmo Schiattarella Mauro Martini Lotus Elise GT1 42 Lotus 3.5L Turbo V8 35DNF GT2 65 RWS Wolfgang Münster Raffaele Sangiuolo Luca Riccitelli Porsche 911 GT2 ? 41 Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 36DNF GT1 20 DAMS Panoz Éric Bernard Franck Lagorce Panoz Esperante GTR-1 39 Ford (Roush) 6.0L V8 37DNF GT1 15 GT1 Lotus Racing Giroix Racing Jérôme Policand Maurizio Sandro Sala Lotus Elise GT1 37 Chevrolet LT5 6.0L V8 38DNF GT1 9 BMW Motorsport Schnitzer Motorsport Peter Kox Roberto Ravaglia McLaren F1 GTR 29 BMW S70 6.0L V12 39DNF GT2 50 Agusta Racing Team Rocky Agusta Almo Coppelli Callaway Corvette LM-GT 27 Chevrolet 6.3L V8 40DNF GT1 31 Karl Augustin Karl Augustin Horst Felbermayr Stefano Buttiero Porsche 911 GT2 Evo 24 Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 41DNF GT1 14 GT1 Lotus Racing Giroix Racing Jan Lammers Mike Hezemans Lotus Elise GT1 23 Chevrolet LT5 6.0L V8 42DNF GT2 59 Marcos Racing International Cor Euser Harald Becker Marcos LM600 23 Chevrolet 5.9L V8 43DNF GT2 61 Stadler Motorsport Enzo Calderari Lilian Bryner Porsche 911 GT2 9 Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 44DNF GT1 11 AMG-Mercedes Bernd Schneider Alexander Wurz Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR 5 Mercedes-Benz LS600 6.0L V12 45DNF GT2 55 Karl Augustin Hans-Jörg Hofer Helmut Reis Wido Rössler Porsche 911 GT2 3 Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 DNS GT1 5 David Price Racing David Brabham Perry McCarthy Panoz Esperante GTR-1 – Ford (Roush) 6.0L V8 DNS GT2 71 GT Racing Team Luigino Pagatto Luca Drudi Porsche 911 GT2 ? – Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6

Statistics Pole Position – #11 AMG-Mercedes – 1:59.099 Fastest Lap – #8 BMW Motorsport – 2:01.711 Average Speed – 191.756 km/h Distance – 770.999 km

References

External links World Sports Prototype Racing – Race Results