Start date 1997 | ||
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Similar 1998 FIA GT Champio, 2003 FIA GT Champio, 1996 BPR Global GT Series, 2008 FIA GT Championship, 2005 FIA GT Champio | ||
The 1997 FIA GT Championship season was the first season of FIA GT Championship motor racing. It featured a series for Grand Touring style cars broken into two classes based on power and manufacturer involvement, called GT1 and GT2. The series began on 13 April 1997 and ended on 26 October 1997 after 11 rounds.
Contents
The FIA GT Championship replaced the BPR Global GT Series in 1997, although the rules stayed mostly the same.
Drivers Championship
Points were awarded to the top 6 finishers in each class in the order of 10–6–4–3–2–1. Drivers who do not drive the car for a prescribed minimum distance were not awarded points.
GT2 Standings
GT2 Drivers Championship: 1 - Justin Bell (GB) (Chrysler Viper GTS-R - Viper Team Oreca). 66 points 2 - Bruno Eichmann (CH) (Porsche 911 GT2 - Roock Racing). 65 points 3 - Olivier Beretta (MC) (Chrysler Viper GTS-R - Viper Team Oreca). 60 points 3 - Philippe Gache (F) (Chrysler Viper GTS-R - Viper Team Oreca). 60 points 5 - Claudia Hürtgen (D) (Porsche 911 GT2 - Roock Racing). 55 points 6 - Ni Amorim (P) (Porsche 911 GT2 - Roock Racing). 44 points 7 - Stéphane Ortelli (F) (Porsche 911 GT2 - Roock Racing). 32 points 7 - Tommy Archer (USA) (Chrysler Viper GTS-R - Viper Team Oreca). 32 points 9 - Marc Duez (B) (Chrysler Viper GTS-R - Viper Team Oreca). 16 points
Teams Championship
Points were awarded to the top 6 finishers in each class in the order of 10–6–4–3–2–1. All results obtained by a maximum of two cars per team were taken into account.
