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1997 24 Heures du Mans
Le Mans
361 laps
Average speed of winner: 204.567 kph
Fastest lap: Tom Kristensen 3:45.068
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| Finish | Start | Class | Class Rank | Drivers | Car # | Team | Chassis | Engine | Tyre | Owner | Qualifying Time | Laps |
| 1 | 1 | LMP | 1 | Michele Alboreto | 7 | Joest Racing | TWR Porsche WSC-95 | Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | Goodyear | Joest | 3:41.581 | 361 |
| Stefan Johansson | ||||||||||||
| Tom Kristensen | ||||||||||||
| 2 | 19 | GT1 | 1 | Jean-Marc Gounon | 41 | Gulf Team Davidoff | McLaren F1 GTR | BMW S70 6.0L V12 | Michelin | GTC | 3:48.369 | 360 |
| Pierre-Henri Raphanel | ||||||||||||
| Anders Olofsson | ||||||||||||
| 3 | 16 | GT1 | 2 | Peter Kox | 43 | Team BMW Motorsport/BMW Team Schnitzer | McLaren F1 GTR | BMW S70 6.0L V12 | Michelin | Schnitzer | 3:48.057 | 358 |
| Roberto Ravaglia | ||||||||||||
| Eric Hélary | ||||||||||||
| 4 | 13 | LMP | 2 | Didier Cottaz | 13 | Courage Compétition | Courage C41 | Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | Michelin | Courage | 3:47.662 | 336 |
| Jérôme Policand | ||||||||||||
| Marc Goossens | ||||||||||||
| 5 | 12 | GT1 | 3 | Pedro Lamy | 33 | Schübel Engineering | Porsche 911 GT1 | Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6 | Michelin | Schubel | 3:47.428 | 331 |
| Armin Hahne | ||||||||||||
| Patrice Goueslard | ||||||||||||
| 6 | 9 | LMP | 3 | Gianpiero Moretti | 3 | Moretti Racing Inc. | Ferrari 333 SP | Ferrari F310E 4.0L V12 | Yokohama | Moretti | 3:46.431 | 321 |
| Didier Theys | ||||||||||||
| Max Papis | ||||||||||||
| 7 | 21 | LMP | 4 | Henri Pescarolo | 8 | La Filière Elf | Courage C36 | Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | Michelin | Filiere | 3:48.651 | 319 |
| Jean-Philippe Belloc | ||||||||||||
| Emmanuel Clérico | ||||||||||||
| 8 | 6 | GT1 | 4 | Pierluigi Martini | 27 | BMS Scuderia Italia | Porsche 911 GT1 | Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6 | Pirelli | Scuderia Italia | 3:45.913 | 317 |
| Christian Pescatori | ||||||||||||
| Antonio Hermann de Azevedo | ||||||||||||
| 9 | 44 | GT2 | 1 | Michel Neugarten | 78 | Elf Haberthur Racing | Porsche 911 GT2 | Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | Dunlop | Haberthur | 4:11.134 | 307 |
| Guy Martinolle | ||||||||||||
| Jean-Claude Lagniez | ||||||||||||
| 10 | 37 | GT2 | 2 | André Ahrlé | 74 | Roock Racing | Porsche 911 GT2 | Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | Michelin | Roock | 4:07.153 | 306 |
| Andy Pilgrim | ||||||||||||
| Bruno Eichmann | ||||||||||||
| 11 | 42 | GT2 | 3 | Manuel Mello-Breyner | 73 | Roock Racing | Porsche 911 GT2 | Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | Michelin | Roock | 4:10.479 | 295 |
| Tomaz Mello-Breyner | ||||||||||||
| Pedro Mello-Breyner | ||||||||||||
| 12 | 14 | GT1 | 5 | Kazuyoshi Hoshino | 23 | Nissan Motorsport | Nissan R390 GT1 | Nissan VRH35L 3.5L Turbo V8 | Bridgestone | Walkinshaw | 3:47.745 | 294 |
| Érik Comas | ||||||||||||
| Masahiko Kageyama | ||||||||||||
| 13 | 45 | GT2 | 4 | Claudia Hürtgen | 80 | GT Racing Team AG | Porsche 911 GT2 | Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | Pirelli | Roock | 4:11.630 | 280 |
| John Robinson | ||||||||||||
| Hugh Price | ||||||||||||
| 14 | 38 | GT2 | 5 | Justin Bell | 63 | Viper Team Oreca | Chrysler Viper GTS-R | Chrysler 8.0L V10 | Michelin | Oreca | 4:08.081 | 278 |
| Pierre Yver | ||||||||||||
| John Morton | ||||||||||||
| 15 | 48 | GT2 | 6 | Hans Hugenholtz | 64 | Chamberlain Engineering | Chrysler Viper GTS-R | Chrysler 8.0L V10 | Goodyear | Chamberlain | 4:12.696 | 269 |
| Jari Nurminen | ||||||||||||
| Chris Gleason | ||||||||||||
| 16 | 15 | LMP | 5 | Fredrik Ekblom | 10 | Courage Compétition | Courage C36 | Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | Michelin | Courage | 3:48.011 | 265 |
| Jean-Louis Ricci | ||||||||||||
| Jean-Paul Libert | ||||||||||||
| 17 | 31 | LMP | 6 | Yojiro Terada | 15 | Team T.D.R. | Kudzu DLM-4 | Mazda R26B 2.6L 4-Rotor | Goodyear | Mazdaspeed | 3:56.122 | 263 |
| Jim Downing | ||||||||||||
| Franck Fréon | ||||||||||||
| 18 | 5 | GT1 | 6 | Emmanuel Collard | 26 | Porsche AG | Porsche 911 GT1 | Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6 | Goodyear | Porsche | 3:45.490 | 327 |
| Ralf Kelleners | ||||||||||||
| Yannick Dalmas | ||||||||||||
| 19 | 22 | GT1 | 7 | Ray Bellm | 39 | Gulf Team Davidoff | McLaren F1 GTR | BMW S70 6.0L V12 | Michelin | GTC | 3:48.665 | 326 |
| Andrew Gilbert-Scott | ||||||||||||
| Masanori Sekiya | ||||||||||||
| 20 | 34 | GT2 | 7 | Phillipe Gache | 61 | Viper Team Oreca | Chrysler Viper GTS-R | Chrysler 8.0L V10 | Michelin | Oreca | 4:04.654 | 263 |
| Olivier Beretta | ||||||||||||
| Dominique Dupuy | ||||||||||||
| 21 | 2 | GT1 | 8 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | 25 | Porsche AG | Porsche 911 GT1 | Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6 | Goodyear | Porsche | 3:43.363 | 238 |
| Thierry Boutsen | ||||||||||||
| Bob Wollek | ||||||||||||
| 22 | 4 | GT1 | 9 | JJ Lehto | 42 | Team BMW Motorsport/BMW Team Schnitzer | McLaren F1 GTR | BMW S70 6.0L V12 | Michelin | Schnitzer | 3:45.402 | 236 |
| Steve Soper | ||||||||||||
| Nelson Piquet | ||||||||||||
| 23 | 18 | GT1 | 10 | Jürgen von Gartzen | 29 | JB Racing | Porsche 911 GT1 | Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6 | Michelin | JB | 3:48.341 | 236 |
| Olivier Thévenin | ||||||||||||
| Alain Ferté | ||||||||||||
| 24 | 27 | GT1 | 11 | Andy Wallace | 54 | David Price Racing | Panoz Esperante GTR-1 | Ford (Roush) 6.0L V8 | Goodyear | David Price | 3:50.852 | 236 |
| James Weaver | ||||||||||||
| Butch Leitzinger | ||||||||||||
| 25 | 8 | GT1 | 12 | Christophe Bouchut | 30 | Kremer Racing | Porsche 911 GT1 | Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6 | Goodyear | Kremer | 3:46.389 | 207 |
| Andy Evans | ||||||||||||
| Bertrand Gachot | ||||||||||||
| 26 | 43 | GT2 | 8 | Patrick Bourdais | 75 | Larbre Compétition | Porsche 911 GT2 | Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | Michelin | Larbre | 4:10.903 | 205 |
| Peter Kitchak | ||||||||||||
| André Lara Resende | ||||||||||||
| 27 | 29 | LMP | 7 | Mario Andretti | 9 | Courage Compétition | Courage C36 | Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | Michelin | Courage | 3:51.378 | 197 |
| Michael Andretti | ||||||||||||
| Olivier Grouillard | ||||||||||||
| 28 | 17 | GT1 | 13 | Franck Lagorce | 52 | DAMS | Panoz Esperante GTR-1 | Ford (Roush) 6.0L V8 | Michelin | DAMS | 3:48.123 | 149 |
| Éric Bernard | ||||||||||||
| Jean-Christophe Boullion | ||||||||||||
| 29 | 25 | GT1 | 14 | David Brabham | 55 | David Price Racing | Panoz Esperante GTR-1 | Ford (Roush) 6.0L V8 | Goodyear | David Price | 3:49.699 | 145 |
| Perry McCarthy | ||||||||||||
| Doc Bundy | ||||||||||||
| 30 | 7 | GT1 | 15 | Martin Brundle | 21 | Nissan Motorsport | Nissan R390 GT1 | Nissan VRH35L 3.5L Turbo V8 | Bridgestone | Walkinshaw | 3:46.228 | 139 |
| Jörg Müller | ||||||||||||
| Wayne Taylor | ||||||||||||
| 31 | 23 | GT1 | 16 | Franz Konrad | 28 | Konrad Motorsport | Porsche 911 GT1 | Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6 | Pirelli | Konrad | 3:49.465 | 138 |
| Mauro Baldi | ||||||||||||
| Robert Nearn | ||||||||||||
| 32 | 35 | GT2 | 9 | Steve Saleen | 67 | Saleen-Allen Speedlab | Saleen Mustang RRR | Ford 5.9L V8 | Dunlop | Saleen | 4:06.922 | 133 |
| Price Cobb | ||||||||||||
| Carlos Palau | ||||||||||||
| 33 | 47 | GT2 | 10 | Toni Seiler | 79 | Konrad Motorsport | Porsche 911 GT2 | Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6 | Pirelli | Konrad | 4:11.911 | 126 |
| Larry Schumacher | ||||||||||||
| Michel Ligonnet | ||||||||||||
| 34 | 3 | GT1 | 17 | Riccardo Patrese | 22 | Nissan Motorsport | Nissan R390 GT1 | Nissan VRH35L 3.5L Turbo V8 | Bridgestone | Walkinshaw | 3:45.324 | 121 |
| Eric van de Poele | ||||||||||||
| Aguri Suzuki | ||||||||||||
| 35 | 20 | GT1 | 18 | Jan Lammers | 49 | GT1 Lotus Racing | Lotus Elise GT1 | Chevrolet LT5 6.0L V8 | Michelin | Lotus | 3:48.395 | 121 |
| Mike Hezemans | ||||||||||||
| Alexander Grau | ||||||||||||
| 36 | 30 | LMP | 8 | Tomás Saldaña | 5 | Kremer Racing | Kremer K8 Spyder | Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | Goodyear | Kremer | 3:55.981 | 103 |
| Carl Rosenblad | ||||||||||||
| Jürgen Lassig | ||||||||||||
| 37 | 41 | GT2 | 11 | Enzo Calderari | 84 | Stadler Motorsport | Porsche 911 GT2 | Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | Pirelli | Stadler | 4:10.094 | 98 |
| Lilian Bryner | ||||||||||||
| Angelo Zadra | ||||||||||||
| 38 | 10 | GT1 | 19 | Akahiko Nakaya | 44 | Team Lark McLaren | McLaren F1 GTR | BMW S70 6.0L V12 | Michelin | Parabolica | 3:47.108 | 88 |
| Keiichi Tsuchiya | ||||||||||||
| Gary Ayles | ||||||||||||
| 39 | 36 | GT2 | 12 | Jean-Luc Chéreau | 77 | Chereau Sports | Porsche 911 GT2 | Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | Michelin | Larbre | 4:07.137 | 77 |
| Jack Leconte | ||||||||||||
| Jean-Pierre Jarier | ||||||||||||
| 40 | 24 | GT1 | 20 | Julian Bailey | 46 | Newcastle United Lister | Lister Storm GTL | Jaguar 7.0L V12 | Dunlop | Lister | 3:49.653 | 77 |
| Thomas Erdos | ||||||||||||
| Mark Skaife | ||||||||||||
| 41 | 33 | GT2 | 13 | Tommy Archer | 62 | Viper Team Oreca | Chrysler Viper GTS-R | Chrysler 8.0L V10 | Michelin | Oreca | 4:04.589 | 76 |
| Soheil Ayari | ||||||||||||
| Marc Duez | ||||||||||||
| 42 | 40 | GT2 | 14 | Almo Coppelli | 60 | Agusta Racing Team Ltd. | Callaway Corvette LM-GT | Chevrolet LT1 6.2L V8 | Dunlop | Agusta | 4:10.048 | 45 |
| Rocky Agusta | ||||||||||||
| Eric Graham | ||||||||||||
| 43 | 39 | GT2 | 15 | David Warnock | 66 | Saleen-Allen Speedlab | Saleen Mustang RRR | Ford 5.9L V8 | Dunlop | Saleen | 4:09.801 | 28 |
| Rob Schirle | ||||||||||||
| Allen Lloyd | ||||||||||||
| 44 | 26 | GT1 | 21 | Geoff Lees | 45 | Newcastle United Lister | Lister Storm GTL | Jaguar 7.0L V12 | Dunlop | Lister | 3:50.398 | 21 |
| Tiff Needell | ||||||||||||
| George Fouché | ||||||||||||
| 45 | 28 | LMP | 9 | Michel Ferté | 4 | Pilot Racing | Ferrari 333 SP | Ferrari F310E 4.0L V12 | Dunlop | Pilot | 3:51.092 | 18 |
| Adrián Campos | ||||||||||||
| Charlie Nearburg | ||||||||||||
| 46 | 46 | GT2 | 16 | Cor Euser | 70 | Marcos Racing International | Marcos Mantara LM600 | Chevrolet 5.9L V8 | Dunlop | Marcos | 4:11.904 | 15 |
| Takashi Suzuki | ||||||||||||
| Harald Becker | ||||||||||||
| 47 | 11 | GT1 | 22 | Stéphane Ortelli | 32 | Roock Racing | Porsche 911 GT1 | Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6 | Michelin | Roock | 3:47.314 | 8 |
| Allan McNish | ||||||||||||
| Karl Wendlinger | ||||||||||||
| 48 | 32 | LMP | 10 | Harri Toivonen | 14 | Pacific Racing Ltd. | BRM P301 | Nissan 3.0L Turbo V6 | Pirelli | Pacific | 3:56.734 | 6 |
| Eliseo Salazar | ||||||||||||
| Jesús Pareja |
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