1997 24 Hours of Le Mans

1997 24 Hours of Le Mans
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The 1997 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 65th Grand Prix of Endurance, and took place on 14 and 15 June 1997.

The race saw the first of a record (as of 2013) 9 wins at Le Mans for popular Danish driver Tom Kristensen.

Pre-race

The Dunlop chicane was modified slightly in order to slow speeds again but also accommodate larger gravel traps as runoff area for the protection of motorcycle riders using the Bugatti Circuit. Frenchman Sébastien Enjolras lost his life in a pre-qualifying accident in his Welter Racing WR LM97-Peugeot.

Race

The 1997 race was won by the same chassis as had won in 1996, marking the second time that Joest had won back-to-back Le Mans with the same chassis (previously done in 1984 and 1985). They were able to beat factory teams in both GT and LMP classes from Porsche, McLaren, Nissan, and Ferrari. The TWR-Porsche was not the fastest on track during the race, but was able to take advantage of the leading Porsche 911 GT1's and McLaren F1 GTR's mechanical problems, allowing the Joest Racing machine to claim victory by one lap.

Official results

Le Mans in 1997

Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Chassis	Tyre	Laps
Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Engine	Tyre	Laps
1	LMP	7	Joest Racing	Michele Alboreto Stefan Johansson Tom Kristensen	TWR Porsche WSC-95	G	361
1	LMP	7	Joest Racing	Michele Alboreto Stefan Johansson Tom Kristensen	Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6	G	361
2	GT1	41	Gulf Team Davidoff GTC Racing	Jean-Marc Gounon Pierre-Henri Raphanel Anders Olofsson	McLaren F1 GTR	M	360
2	GT1	41	Gulf Team Davidoff GTC Racing	Jean-Marc Gounon Pierre-Henri Raphanel Anders Olofsson	BMW S70 6.0L V12	M	360
3	GT1	43	Team BMW Motorsport BMW Team Schnitzer	Peter Kox Roberto Ravaglia Éric Hélary	McLaren F1 GTR	M	358
3	GT1	43	Team BMW Motorsport BMW Team Schnitzer	Peter Kox Roberto Ravaglia Éric Hélary	BMW S70 6.0L V12	M	358
4	LMP	13	Courage Compétition	Didier Cottaz Jérôme Policand Marc Goossens	Courage C41	M	336
4	LMP	13	Courage Compétition	Didier Cottaz Jérôme Policand Marc Goossens	Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6	M	336
5	GT1	33	Schübel Engineering	Pedro Lamy Armin Hahne Patrice Goueslard	Porsche 911 GT1	M	331
5	GT1	33	Schübel Engineering	Pedro Lamy Armin Hahne Patrice Goueslard	Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6	M	331
6	LMP	3	Moretti Racing Inc.	Gianpiero Moretti Didier Theys Max Papis	Ferrari 333 SP	Y	321
6	LMP	3	Moretti Racing Inc.	Gianpiero Moretti Didier Theys Max Papis	Ferrari F310E 4.0L V12	Y	321
7	LMP	8	La Filière Elf	Henri Pescarolo Jean-Philippe Belloc Emmanuel Clérico	Courage C36	M	319
7	LMP	8	La Filière Elf	Henri Pescarolo Jean-Philippe Belloc Emmanuel Clérico	Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6	M	319
8	GT1	27	BMS Scuderia Italia	Pierluigi Martini Christian Pescatori Antônio Hermann de Azevedo	Porsche 911 GT1	P	317
8	GT1	27	BMS Scuderia Italia		Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6	P	317
9	GT2	78	Elf Haberthur Racing	Michel Neugarten Guy Martinolle Jean-Claude Lagniez	Porsche 911 GT2	D	307
9	GT2	78	Elf Haberthur Racing	Michel Neugarten Guy Martinolle Jean-Claude Lagniez	Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6	D	307
10	GT2	74	Roock Racing	André Ahrlé Andy Pilgrim Bruno Eichmann	Porsche 911 GT2	M	306
10	GT2	74	Roock Racing	André Ahrlé Andy Pilgrim Bruno Eichmann	Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6	M	306
11	GT2	73	Roock Racing	Manuel Mello-Breyner Tomaz Mello-Breyner Pedro Mello-Breyner	Porsche 911 GT2	M	295
11	GT2	73	Roock Racing		Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6	M	295
12	GT1	23	Nissan Motorsport TWR	Kazuyoshi Hoshino Érik Comas Masahiko Kageyama	Nissan R390 GT1	B	294
12	GT1	23	Nissan Motorsport TWR	Kazuyoshi Hoshino Érik Comas Masahiko Kageyama	Nissan VRH35L 3.5L Turbo V8	B	294
13	GT2	80	GT Racing Team AG Roock Racing	Claudia Hürtgen John Robinson Hugh Price	Porsche 911 GT2	P	280
13	GT2	80	GT Racing Team AG Roock Racing	Claudia Hürtgen John Robinson Hugh Price	Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6	P	280
14	GT2	63	Viper Team Oreca	Justin Bell Pierre Yver John Morton	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	M	278
14	GT2	63	Viper Team Oreca	Justin Bell Pierre Yver John Morton	Chrysler 8.0L V10	M	278
15	GT2	64	Chamberlain Engineering	Hans Hugenholtz Jari Nurminen Chris Gleason	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	G	269
15	GT2	64	Chamberlain Engineering	Hans Hugenholtz Jari Nurminen Chris Gleason	Chrysler 8.0L V10	G	269
16	LMP	10	Courage Compétition	Fredrik Ekblom Jean-Louis Ricci Jean-Paul Libert	Courage C36	M	265
16	LMP	10	Courage Compétition	Fredrik Ekblom Jean-Louis Ricci Jean-Paul Libert	Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6	M	265
17	LMP	15	Team T.D.R. Mazdaspeed	Yojiro Terada Jim Downing Franck Fréon	Kudzu DLM-4	G	263
17	LMP	15	Team T.D.R. Mazdaspeed	Yojiro Terada Jim Downing Franck Fréon	Mazda R26B 2.6L 4-Rotor	G	263
18 DNF	GT1	26	Porsche AG	Emmanuel Collard Ralf Kelleners Yannick Dalmas	Porsche 911 GT1	G	327
18 DNF	GT1	26	Porsche AG	Emmanuel Collard Ralf Kelleners Yannick Dalmas	Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6	G	327
19 DNF	GT1	39	Gulf Team Davidoff GTC Racing	Ray Bellm Andrew Gilbert-Scott Masanori Sekiya	McLaren F1 GTR	M	326
19 DNF	GT1	39	Gulf Team Davidoff GTC Racing	Ray Bellm Andrew Gilbert-Scott Masanori Sekiya	BMW S70 6.0L V12	M	326
20 DNF	GT2	61	Viper Team Oreca	Philippe Gache Olivier Beretta Dominique Dupuy	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	M	263
20 DNF	GT2	61	Viper Team Oreca	Philippe Gache Olivier Beretta Dominique Dupuy	Chrysler 8.0L V10	M	263
21 DNF	GT1	25	Porsche AG	Hans Joachim Stuck Thierry Boutsen Bob Wollek	Porsche 911 GT1	G	238
21 DNF	GT1	25	Porsche AG	Hans Joachim Stuck Thierry Boutsen Bob Wollek	Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6	G	238
22 DNF	GT1	42	Team BMW Motorsport BMW Team Schnitzer	JJ Lehto Steve Soper Nelson Piquet	McLaren F1 GTR	M	236
22 DNF	GT1	42	Team BMW Motorsport BMW Team Schnitzer	JJ Lehto Steve Soper Nelson Piquet	BMW S70 6.0L V12	M	236
23 DNF	GT1	29	JB Racing	Jürgen von Gartzen Olivier Thévenin Alain Ferté	Porsche 911 GT1	M	236
23 DNF	GT1	29	JB Racing	Jürgen von Gartzen Olivier Thévenin Alain Ferté	Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6	M	236
24 DNF	GT1	54	David Price Racing	Andy Wallace James Weaver Butch Leitzinger	Panoz Esperante GTR-1	G	236
24 DNF	GT1	54	David Price Racing	Andy Wallace James Weaver Butch Leitzinger	Ford (Roush) 6.0L V8	G	236
25 DNF	GT1	30	Kremer Racing	Christophe Bouchut Andy Evans Bertrand Gachot	Porsche 911 GT1	G	207
25 DNF	GT1	30	Kremer Racing	Christophe Bouchut Andy Evans Bertrand Gachot	Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6	G	207
26 DNF	GT2	75	Larbre Compétition	Patrick Bourdais Peter Kitchak André Lara-Rezende	Porsche 911 GT2	M	205
26 DNF	GT2	75	Larbre Compétition	Patrick Bourdais Peter Kitchak André Lara-Rezende	Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6	M	205
27 DNF	LMP	9	Courage Compétition	Mario Andretti Michael Andretti Olivier Grouillard	Courage C36	M	197
27 DNF	LMP	9	Courage Compétition	Mario Andretti Michael Andretti Olivier Grouillard	Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6	M	197
28 DNF	GT1	52	DAMS	Franck Lagorce Éric Bernard Jean-Christophe Boullion	Panoz Esperante GTR-1	M	149
28 DNF	GT1	52	DAMS	Franck Lagorce Éric Bernard Jean-Christophe Boullion	Ford (Roush) 6.0L V8	M	149
29 DNF	GT1	55	David Price Racing	David Brabham Perry McCarthy Doc Bundy	Panoz Esperante GTR-1	G	145
29 DNF	GT1	55	David Price Racing	David Brabham Perry McCarthy Doc Bundy	Ford (Roush) 6.0L V8	G	145
30 DNF	GT1	21	Nissan Motorsport TWR	Martin Brundle Jörg Müller Wayne Taylor	Nissan R390 GT1	B	139
30 DNF	GT1	21	Nissan Motorsport TWR	Martin Brundle Jörg Müller Wayne Taylor	Nissan VRH35L 3.5L Turbo V8	B	139
31 DNF	GT1	28	Konrad Motorsport	Franz Konrad Mauro Baldi Robert Nearn	Porsche 911 GT1	P	138
31 DNF	GT1	28	Konrad Motorsport	Franz Konrad Mauro Baldi Robert Nearn	Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6	P	138
32 DNF	GT2	67	Saleen-Allen Speedlab Cirtek Racing	Steve Saleen Price Cobb Carlos Palau	Saleen Mustang RRR	D	133
32 DNF	GT2	67	Saleen-Allen Speedlab Cirtek Racing	Steve Saleen Price Cobb Carlos Palau	Ford 5.9L V8	D	133
33 DNF	GT2	79	Konrad Motorsport	Toni Seiler Larry Schumacher Michel Ligonnet	Porsche 911 GT2	P	126
33 DNF	GT2	79	Konrad Motorsport	Toni Seiler Larry Schumacher Michel Ligonnet	Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6	P	126
34 DNF	GT1	22	Nissan Motorsport TWR	Riccardo Patrese Eric van de Poele Aguri Suzuki	Nissan R390 GT1	B	121
34 DNF	GT1	22	Nissan Motorsport TWR	Riccardo Patrese Eric van de Poele Aguri Suzuki	Nissan VRH35L 3.5L Turbo V8	B	121
35 DNF	GT1	49	GT1 Lotus Racing	Jan Lammers Mike Hezemans Alexander Grau	Lotus Elise GT1	M	121
35 DNF	GT1	49	GT1 Lotus Racing	Jan Lammers Mike Hezemans Alexander Grau	Chevrolet LT5 6.0L V8	M	121
36 DNF	LMP	5	Kremer Racing	Tomás Saldaña Carl Rosenblad Jürgen Lässig	Kremer K8 Spyder	G	103
36 DNF	LMP	5	Kremer Racing	Tomás Saldaña Carl Rosenblad Jürgen Lässig	Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6	G	103
37 DNF	GT2	84	Stadler Motorsport	Enzo Calderari Lilian Bryner Angelo Zadra	Porsche 911 GT2	P	98
37 DNF	GT2	84	Stadler Motorsport	Enzo Calderari Lilian Bryner Angelo Zadra	Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6	P	98
38 DNF	GT1	44	Team Lark McLaren Parabolica Motorsports	Akihiko Nakaya Keiichi Tsuchiya Gary Ayles	McLaren F1 GTR	M	88
38 DNF	GT1	44	Team Lark McLaren Parabolica Motorsports	Akihiko Nakaya Keiichi Tsuchiya Gary Ayles	BMW S70 6.0L V12	M	88
39 DNF	GT2	77	Chereau Sports Larbre Compétition	Jean-Luc Chéreau Jack Leconte Jean-Pierre Jarier	Porsche 911 GT2	M	77
39 DNF	GT2	77	Chereau Sports Larbre Compétition	Jean-Luc Chéreau Jack Leconte Jean-Pierre Jarier	Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6	M	77
40 DNF	GT1	46	Newcastle United Lister	Julian Bailey Thomas Erdos Mark Skaife	Lister Storm GTL	D	77
40 DNF	GT1	46	Newcastle United Lister	Julian Bailey Thomas Erdos Mark Skaife	Jaguar 7.0L V12	D	77
41 DNF	GT2	62	Viper Team Oreca	Tommy Archer Soheil Ayari Marc Duez	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	M	76
41 DNF	GT2	62	Viper Team Oreca	Tommy Archer Soheil Ayari Marc Duez	Chrysler 8.0L V10	M	76
42 DNF	GT2	60	Agusta Racing Team Ltd.	Almo Coppelli Rocky Agusta Éric Graham	Callaway Corvette LM-GT	D	45
42 DNF	GT2	60	Agusta Racing Team Ltd.	Almo Coppelli Rocky Agusta Éric Graham	Chevrolet LT1 6.2L V8	D	45
43 DNF	GT2	66	Saleen-Allen Speedlab Cirtek Racing	David Warnock Rob Schirle Allen Lloyd	Saleen Mustang RRR	D	28
43 DNF	GT2	66	Saleen-Allen Speedlab Cirtek Racing	David Warnock Rob Schirle Allen Lloyd	Ford 5.9L V8	D	28
44 DNF	GT1	45	Newcastle United Lister	Geoff Lees Tiff Needell George Fouché	Lister Storm GTL	D	21
44 DNF	GT1	45	Newcastle United Lister	Geoff Lees Tiff Needell George Fouché	Jaguar 7.0L V12	D	21
45 DNF	LMP	4	Pilot Racing	Michel Ferté Adrián Campos Charlie Nearburg	Ferrari 333 SP	D	18
45 DNF	LMP	4	Pilot Racing	Michel Ferté Adrián Campos Charlie Nearburg	Ferrari F310E 4.0L V12	D	18
46 DNF	GT2	70	Marcos Racing International	Cor Euser Takaji Suzuki Harald Becker	Marcos Mantara LM600	D	15
46 DNF	GT2	70	Marcos Racing International	Cor Euser Takaji Suzuki Harald Becker	Chevrolet 5.9L V8	D	15
47 DNF	GT1	32	Roock Racing	Stéphane Ortelli Allan McNish Karl Wendlinger	Porsche 911 GT1	M	8
47 DNF	GT1	32	Roock Racing	Stéphane Ortelli Allan McNish Karl Wendlinger	Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6	M	8
48 DNF	LMP	14	Pacific Racing Ltd.	Harri Toivonen Eliseo Salazar Jesús Pareja	BRM P301	P	6
48 DNF	LMP	14	Pacific Racing Ltd.	Harri Toivonen Eliseo Salazar Jesús Pareja	Nissan 3.0L Turbo V6	P	6
DNS	GT1	40	Gulf Team Davidoff GTC Racing	John Nielsen Thomas Bscher Chris Goodwin	McLaren F1 GTR	M	-
DNS	GT1	40	Gulf Team Davidoff GTC Racing	John Nielsen Thomas Bscher Chris Goodwin	BMW S70 6.0L V12	M	-

Statistics

Pole Position - #7 Joest Racing - 3:41.581
Fastest Lap - #7 Joest Racing - 3:45.068
Distance - 4909.6 km
Average Speed - 207 km/h
Highest Trap Speed — Porsche GT1-Evo - 326 km/h (qualifying)

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