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1997 Le Mans 24 Hours

1997 Le Mans 24 Hours is 65th Le Mans 24 Hours race. Passed at the Le Mans circuit. Michele Alboreto, Stefan Johansson, Tom Kristensen won the pole position and this race. Pierre-Henri Raphanel, Jean-Marc Gounon, Anders Olofsson and Peter Kox, Roberto Ravaglia, Eric Helary also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 361 laps (4,910 km).

Previous race: 1996 Le Mans 24 Hours
Next race: 1998 Le Mans 24 Hours
Race Start: 15th June 1997

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1997 Le Mans 24 Hours

1st victory for the Joest Racing GMBH team
1st victory for the Michele Alboreto
1st victory for the Stefan Johansson
1st victory for the Tom Kristensen
1st podium for the Michele Alboreto
1st podium for the Stefan Johansson
1st podium for the Tom Kristensen
3rd podium for the Pierre-Henri Raphanel
1st podium for the Jean-Marc Gounon
1st podium for the Anders Olofsson
1st podium for the Peter Kox
1st podium for the Roberto Ravaglia
3rd podium for the Eric Helary

1997 Le Mans 24 Hours

TWR WSC95 #7 - 1997 Le Mans 24 Hours winner (Class: LMP)

McLaren F1 GTR - 1997 Le Mans 24 Hours winner

McLaren F1 GTR #41 - 1997 Le Mans 24 Hours winner (Class: GT1)

Porsche 993 GT2 - 1997 Le Mans 24 Hours winner

Porsche 993 GT2 #78 - 1997 Le Mans 24 Hours winner (Class: GT2)

1997 Le Mans 24 Hours results

Position	Name	Car	Result	Lap	Team	Class	Class position
1	Michele Alboreto, Stefan Johansson, Tom Kristensen	TWR WSC95, #7	4909.600 kms	361	Joest Racing GMBH	LMP	1
2	Pierre-Henri Raphanel, Jean-Marc Gounon, Anders Olofsson	McLaren F1 GTR, #41	4896.000 kms	360	Gulf Team Davidoff McLaren	GT1	1
3	Peter Kox, Roberto Ravaglia, Eric Helary	McLaren F1 GTR, #43	4868.800 kms	358	BMW Motorsport	GT1	2
4	Didier Cottaz, Jerome Policand, Marc Goossens	Courage C41, #13	4569.600 kms	336	Courage Competition	LMP	2
5	Pedro Lamy, Armin Hahne, Patrice Goueslard	Porsche 911 GT1, #33	4501.600 kms	331	Schubel Engineering	GT1	3
6	Didier Theys, Gianpiero Moretti, Max Papis	Ferrari 333 SP, #3	4365.600 kms	321	Moretti Racing Inc.	LMP	3
7	Emmanuel Clerico, Henri Pescarolo, Jean-Philippe Belloc	Courage C36, #8	4338.400 kms	319	La Filiére Elf	LMP	4
8	Pierluigi Martini, Christian Pescatori, Antônio Hermann	Porsche 911 GT1, #27	4311.200 kms	317	BMS Scuderia Italia	GT1	4
9	Michel Neugarten, Jean-Claude Lagniez, Guy Martinolle	Porsche 993 GT2, #78	4175.200 kms	307	Elf Haberthur Racing	GT2	1
10	Bruno Eichmann, Andy Pilgrim, André Ahrlé	Porsche 993 GT2, #74	4161.600 kms	306	Roock Racing	GT2	2
11	Manuel Mello-Breyner, Pedro Mello-Breyner, Thomaz Mello-Breyner	Porsche 993 GT2, #73	4013.475	295	Roock Racing	GT2	3
12	Kazuyoshi Hoshino, Erik Comas, Masahiko Kageyama	Nissan R390, #23	3999.87	294	Nissan Motorports	GT1	5
13	Claudia Hürtgen, Hugh Price, John Robinson	Porsche 993 GT2, #80	3904.635	287	GT Racing Team AG	GT2	4
14	Justin Bell, John Morton, Pierre Yver	Chrysler Viper GTS-R, #63	3782.19	278	Société Viper Team Oréca	GT2	5
15	Jari Nurminen, Hans Hugenholtz, Chris Gleason	Chrysler Viper GTS-R, #64	3659.745	269	Chamberlain Engineering	GT2	6
16	Fredrik Ekblom, Jean-Louis Ricci, Jean-Paul Libert	Courage C36, #10	3605.325	265	Courage Competition	LMP	5
17	Franck Freon, Yojiro Terada, Jim Downing	Kudzu DLM-4, #15	3578.115	263	Team T.D.R.	LMP	6
DNF	Emmanuel Collard, Yannick Dalmas, Ralf Kelleners	Porsche 911 GT1, #26	Fire	327	Porsche A.G.	GT1	6
DNF	Ray Bellm, Andrew Gilbert-Scott, Masanori Sekiya	McLaren F1 GTR, #39	Fire	326	Gulf Team Davidoff McLaren	GT1	7
DNF	Philippe Gache, Olivier Beretta, Dominique Dupuy	Chrysler Viper GTS-R, #61	Accident	263	Société Viper Team Oréca	GT2	7
DNF	Bob Wollek, Hans-Joachim Stuck, Thierry Boutsen	Porsche 911 GT1, #25	Gearbox	238	Porsche A.G.	GT1	8
DNF	Jj Lehto, Steve Soper, Nelson Piquet	McLaren F1 GTR, #42	Accident	238	BMW Motorsport	GT1	9
DNF	Alain Ferte, Olivier Thévenin, Jürgen von Gartzen	Porsche 911 GT1, #29	Engine	236	Société J.B. Jabouille Bouresche	GT1	10
DNF	Andy Wallace, James Weaver, Butch Leitzinger	Panoz GTR-1, #54	Engine	236	David Price Racing	GT1	11
DNF	Christophe Bouchut, Bertrand Gachot, Andy Evans	Porsche 911 GT1, #30	Overheating	207	Kremer Racing	GT1	12
DNF	Patrick Bourdais, André Lara-Resende, Peter Kitchak	Porsche 993 GT2, #75	Gearbox	205	Société Larbre Compétition	GT2	8
DNF	Mario Andretti, Michael Andretti, Olivier Grouillard	Courage C36, #9	Accident	197	Courage Competition	LMP	7
DNF	Franck Lagorce, Eric Bernard, Jean-Christophe Boullion	Panoz GTR-1, #52	Oil leak	149	Société DAMS	GT1	13
DNF	Perry Mccarthy, David Brabham, Doc Bundy	Panoz GTR-1, #55	Fire	145	David Price Racing	GT1	14
DNF	Martin Brundle, Jorg Muller, Wayne Taylor	Nissan R390, #21	Spin	139	Nissan Motorports	GT1	15
DNF	Mauro Baldi, Robert Nearn, Franz Konrad	Porsche 911 GT1, #28	Accident	138	Franz Konrad Motorsport	GT1	16
DNF	Steve Saleen, Price Cobb, Carlos Palau	Saleen Mustang, #67	Wheel	133	Saleen/Allen Speedlab	GT2	9
DNF	Michel Ligonnet, Larry Schumacher, Toni Seiler	Porsche 993 GT2, #79	Engine	126	Konrad Motorsport	GT2	10
DNF	Eric Van De Poele, Aguri Suzuki, Riccardo Patrese	Nissan R390, #22	Gearbox	121	Nissan Motorports	GT1	17
DNF	Jan Lammers, Mike Hezemans, Alexander Grau	Lotus Elise GT1, #49	Oil leak	121	GT1 Lotus Racing	GT1	18
DNF	Tomas Saldaña, Carl Rosenblad, Jürgen Lässig	Kremer K8, #5	Engine	103	Kremer Racing	LMP	8
DNF	Lilian Bryner, Enzo Calderari, Angelo Zadra	Porsche 993 GT2, #84	Oil leak	98	Stadler Motorsport	GT2	11
DNF	Keiichi Tsuchiya, Gary Ayles, Akihiko Nakaya	McLaren F1 GTR, #44	Accident	81	Team Lark McLaren	GT1	19
DNF	Julian Bailey, Mark Skaife, Thomas Erdos	Lister Storm GTL, #46	Gearbox	77	Newcastle United Lister Storm	GT1	20
DNF	Jean-Pierre Jarier, Jean-Luc Chéreau, Jack Leconte	Porsche 993 GT2, #77	Gearbox	77	Société Chéreau	GT2	12
DNF	Tommy Archer, Marc Duez, Soheil Ayari	Chrysler Viper GTS-R, #62	Accident	76	Société Viper Team Oréca	GT2	13
DNF	Almo Coppelli, Rocky Agusta, Eric Graham	Callaway Corvette LM GT2, #60	Ignition	45	Agusta Racing Team	GT2	14
DNF	Robert Schirle, David Warnock, Allen Lloyd	Saleen Mustang, #66	Electrics	28	Saleen/Allen Speedlab	GT2	15
DNF	Geoff Lees, Tiff Needell, George Fouché	Lister Storm GTL, #45	Accident damage	21	Newcastle United Lister Storm	GT1	21
DNF	Michel Ferte, Adrian Campos, Charles Nearburg	Ferrari 333 SP, #4	Fuel system	18	Pilot Racing	LMP	9
DNF	Cor Euser, Harald Becker, Takashi Suzuki	Marcos LM600, #70	Oil leak	15	Team Marcos	GT2	16
DNF	Allan Mcnish, Stéphane Ortelli, Karl Wendlinger	Porsche 911 GT1, #32	Accident	8	Roock Racing Motorsport	GT1	22
DNF	Harri Toivonen, Jésus Pareja, Eliseo Salazar	BRM P301, #14	Engine	6	Pacific Racing	LMP	10
DNS	John Nielsen, Thomas Bscher, Chris Goodwin	McLaren F1 GTR, #40	Fire	0	Gulf Team Davidoff McLaren	GT1	23
DNQ	Jean-Denis Deletraz, Fabien Giroix	Lotus Elise GT1, #50	Did not qualify	0	GT1 Lotus Racing	GT1	24
DNQ	Giovanni Lavaggi, Jean-Luc Maury-Laribiére, Bernard Chauvin	Kremer K8, #6	Did not qualify	0	Kremer Racing	LMP	11
DNQ	Dominic Chapell, Henri-Louis Maunoir, François Migault	Marcos LM600, #71	Did not qualify	0	Team Marcos	GT2	17

Qualifying Results for the 1997 Le Mans 24 Hours on the Le Mans circuit

Position	Name	Car	Result	Team
1	Michele Alboreto, Stefan Johansson, Tom Kristensen	TWR WSC95, #7	3:41.581	Joest Racing GMBH
2	Bob Wollek, Hans-Joachim Stuck, Thierry Boutsen	Porsche 911 GT1, #25	3:43.363	Porsche A.G.
3	Didier Theys, Gianpiero Moretti, Max Papis	Ferrari 333 SP, #3	3:46.431	Moretti Racing Inc.
4	Eric Van De Poele, Aguri Suzuki, Riccardo Patrese	Nissan R390, #22	3:45.324	Nissan Motorports
5	Didier Cottaz, Jerome Policand, Marc Goossens	Courage C41, #13	3:47.662	Courage Competition
6	Jj Lehto, Steve Soper, Nelson Piquet	McLaren F1 GTR, #42	3:45.402	BMW Motorsport
7	Fredrik Ekblom, Jean-Louis Ricci, Jean-Paul Libert	Courage C36, #10	3:48.011	Courage Competition
8	Emmanuel Collard, Yannick Dalmas, Ralf Kelleners	Porsche 911 GT1, #26	3:45.490	Porsche A.G.
9	Emmanuel Clerico, Henri Pescarolo, Jean-Philippe Belloc	Courage C36, #8	3:48.651	La Filiére Elf
10	Pierluigi Martini, Christian Pescatori, Antônio Hermann	Porsche 911 GT1, #27	3:45.913	BMS Scuderia Italia
11	Michel Ferte, Adrian Campos, Charles Nearburg	Ferrari 333 SP, #4	3:51.092	Pilot Racing
12	Martin Brundle, Jorg Muller, Wayne Taylor	Nissan R390, #21	3:46.228	Nissan Motorports
13	Mario Andretti, Michael Andretti, Olivier Grouillard	Courage C36, #9	3:51.378	Courage Competition
14	Christophe Bouchut, Bertrand Gachot, Andy Evans	Porsche 911 GT1, #30	3:46.389	Kremer Racing
15	Tomas Saldaña, Carl Rosenblad, Jürgen Lässig	Kremer K8, #5	3:55.981	Kremer Racing
16	Keiichi Tsuchiya, Gary Ayles, Akihiko Nakaya	McLaren F1 GTR, #44	3:47.108	Team Lark McLaren
17	Franck Freon, Yojiro Terada, Jim Downing	Kudzu DLM-4, #15	3:56.122	Team T.D.R.
18	Allan Mcnish, Stéphane Ortelli, Karl Wendlinger	Porsche 911 GT1, #32	3:47.314	Roock Racing Motorsport
19	Harri Toivonen, Jésus Pareja, Eliseo Salazar	BRM P301, #14	3:56.734	Pacific Racing
20	Pedro Lamy, Armin Hahne, Patrice Goueslard	Porsche 911 GT1, #33	3:47.428	Schubel Engineering
21	Kazuyoshi Hoshino, Erik Comas, Masahiko Kageyama	Nissan R390, #23	3:47.745	Nissan Motorports
22	Peter Kox, Roberto Ravaglia, Eric Helary	McLaren F1 GTR, #43	3:48.057	BMW Motorsport
23	Franck Lagorce, Eric Bernard, Jean-Christophe Boullion	Panoz GTR-1, #52	3:48.123	Société DAMS
24	Alain Ferte, Olivier Thévenin, Jürgen von Gartzen	Porsche 911 GT1, #29	3:48.341	Société J.B. Jabouille Bouresche
25	Pierre-Henri Raphanel, Jean-Marc Gounon, Anders Olofsson	McLaren F1 GTR, #41	3:48.369	Gulf Team Davidoff McLaren
26	Jan Lammers, Mike Hezemans, Alexander Grau	Lotus Elise GT1, #49	3:48.395	GT1 Lotus Racing
27	Ray Bellm, Andrew Gilbert-Scott, Masanori Sekiya	McLaren F1 GTR, #39	3:48.665	Gulf Team Davidoff McLaren
28	Mauro Baldi, Robert Nearn, Franz Konrad	Porsche 911 GT1, #28	3:49.465	Franz Konrad Motorsport
29	Julian Bailey, Mark Skaife, Thomas Erdos	Lister Storm GTL, #46	3:49.563	Newcastle United Lister Storm
30	Perry Mccarthy, David Brabham, Doc Bundy	Panoz GTR-1, #55	3:49.699	David Price Racing
31	Geoff Lees, Tiff Needell, George Fouché	Lister Storm GTL, #45	3:50.398	Newcastle United Lister Storm
32	Andy Wallace, James Weaver, Butch Leitzinger	Panoz GTR-1, #54	3:50.852	David Price Racing
33	Tommy Archer, Marc Duez, Soheil Ayari	Chrysler Viper GTS-R, #62	4:04.589	Société Viper Team Oréca
34	Philippe Gache, Olivier Beretta, Dominique Dupuy	Chrysler Viper GTS-R, #61	4:04.654	Société Viper Team Oréca
35	Steve Saleen, Price Cobb, Carlos Palau	Saleen Mustang, #67	4:06.922	Saleen/Allen Speedlab
36	Jean-Pierre Jarier, Jean-Luc Chéreau, Jack Leconte	Porsche 993 GT2, #77	4:07.137	Société Chéreau
37	Bruno Eichmann, Andy Pilgrim, André Ahrlé	Porsche 993 GT2, #74	4:07.153	Roock Racing
38	Justin Bell, John Morton, Pierre Yver	Chrysler Viper GTS-R, #63	4:08.081	Société Viper Team Oréca
39	Robert Schirle, David Warnock, Allen Lloyd	Saleen Mustang, #66	4:09.801	Saleen/Allen Speedlab
40	Almo Coppelli, Rocky Agusta, Eric Graham	Callaway Corvette LM GT2, #60	4:10.048	Agusta Racing Team
41	Lilian Bryner, Enzo Calderari, Angelo Zadra	Porsche 993 GT2, #84	4:10.094	Stadler Motorsport
42	Manuel Mello-Breyner, Pedro Mello-Breyner, Thomaz Mello-Breyner	Porsche 993 GT2, #73	4:10.479	Roock Racing
43	Patrick Bourdais, André Lara-Resende, Peter Kitchak	Porsche 993 GT2, #75	4:10.903	Société Larbre Compétition
44	Michel Neugarten, Jean-Claude Lagniez, Guy Martinolle	Porsche 993 GT2, #78	4:11.134	Elf Haberthur Racing
45	Claudia Hürtgen, Hugh Price, John Robinson	Porsche 993 GT2, #80	4:11.630	GT Racing Team AG
46	Cor Euser, Harald Becker, Takashi Suzuki	Marcos LM600, #70	4:11.904	Team Marcos
47	Michel Ligonnet, Larry Schumacher, Toni Seiler	Porsche 993 GT2, #79	4:11.911	Konrad Motorsport
48	Jari Nurminen, Hans Hugenholtz, Chris Gleason	Chrysler Viper GTS-R, #64	4:12.696	Chamberlain Engineering
0	John Nielsen, Thomas Bscher, Chris Goodwin	McLaren F1 GTR, #40		Gulf Team Davidoff McLaren
0	Jean-Denis Deletraz, Fabien Giroix	Lotus Elise GT1, #50		GT1 Lotus Racing
0	Giovanni Lavaggi, Jean-Luc Maury-Laribiére, Bernard Chauvin	Kremer K8, #6		Kremer Racing
0	Dominic Chapell, Henri-Louis Maunoir, François Migault	Marcos LM600, #71		Team Marcos