24 Horas de Le Mans de 1997
Datos de esta edición:
– Longitud del circuito: 13,605 km
– 170 000 espectadores
Primer clasificado:
– Distancia recorrida: 4.609,600 km
– Velocidad media: 204,186 km/h
– Margen r/ al segundo: 13,605 km
Pole Position
– Pierluigi Martini – #8 TWR – Joest Racing en 3min 46s 682
Vuelta rápida
– Eric van de Poele – #17 Ferrari 333 SP – Racing for Belgium en 3min 46s 958
Incidencias:
– Accidente mortal: Sébastien Enjolras fallece al explotar su WR en los entrenamientos.
CLASIFICACIÓN FINAL DE LAS 24 HORAS DE LE MANS DE 1997
| Pos | Cat | Nº | Escudería [País] | Pilotos | Chasis Motor | Neumáticos | Vueltas | D.recorrida Vel. media |
| 1 | LMP | 7 | Joest Racing [DEU] | [ITA] Michele Alboreto [SWE] Stefan Johansson [DNK] Tom Kristensen | TWR Porsche WSC-95 Porsche 935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 Goodyear | 361 | |
| 2 | GT1 | 41 | Gulf Team Davidoff GTC Racing [GBR] | [FRA] Jean-Marc Gounon [FRA] Pierre-Henri Raphanel [SWE] Anders Olofsson | McLaren F1 GTR BMW S70 6.0L V12 Michelin | 360 | |
| 3 | GT1 | 43 | Team BMW Motorsport BMW Team Schnitzer [DEU] | [NLD] Peter Kox [ITA] Roberto Ravaglia [FRA] Eric Hélary | McLaren F1 GTR BMW S70 6.0L V12 Michelin | 358 | |
| 4 | LMP | 13 | Courage Compétition [FRA] | [FRA] Didier Cottaz [FRA] Jérôme Policand [BEL] Marc Goossens | Courage C41 Porsche 935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 Michelin | 336 | |
| 5 | GT1 | 33 | Schübel Engineering [FRA] | [POR] Pedro Lamy [DEU] Armin Hahne [FRA] Patrice Goueslard | Porsche 911 GT1 Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6 Michelin | 331 | |
| 6 | LMP | 3 | Moretti Racing Inc. [FRA] | [ITA] Giampiero Moretti [BEL] Didier Theys [ITA] Max Papis | Ferrari 333 SP Ferrari F310E 4.0L V12 Yokohama | 321 | |
| 7 | LMP | 8 | La Filiere [FRA] | [FRA] Henri Pescarolo [FRA] Jean-Philippe Belloc [FRA] Emmanuel Clérico | Courage C36 Porsche 935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 Michelin | 319 | |
| 8 | GT1 | 27 | BMS Scuderia Italia [ITA] | [ITA] Pierluigi Martini [ITA] Christian Pescatori [BRA] Antonio Herrmann | Porsche 911 GT1 Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6 Pirelli | 317 | |
| 9 | GT2 | 78 | Elf Haberthur Racing [CHE] | [BEL] Michel Neugarten [FRA] Guy Martinolle [FRA] Jean-Claude Lagniez | Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 Dunlop | 307 | |
| 10 | GT2 | 74 | Roock Racing [DEU] | [DEU] André Ahrle [USA] Andy Pilgrim [CHE] Bruno Eichmann | Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 Michelin | 306 | |
| 11 | GT2 | 73 | Roock Racing [DEU] | [POR] Manuel Mello-Breyner [POR] Tomaz Mello-Breyner [POR] Pedro Mello-Breyner | Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 Michelin | 295 | |
| 12 | GT1 | 23 | Nissan Motorsport TWR [JPN] / [GBR] | [JPN] Kazuyoshi Hoshino [FRA] Erik Comas [JPN] Masahiko Kageyama | Nissan R390 GT1 Nissan VRH35 3.5L Turbo V8 Bridgestone | 294 | |
| 13 | GT2 | 80 | GT Racing Team AG Roock Racing [CHE] / [DEU] | [DEU] Claudia Hürtgen [GBR] John Robinson [GBR] Hugh Price | Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 Pirelli | 280 | |
| 14 | GT2 | 63 | Viper Team Oreca [FRA] | [GBR] Justin Bell [FRA] Pierre Yver [USA] John Morton | Chrysler Viper GTS-R Chrysler 8.0L V10 Michelin | 278 | |
| 15 | GT2 | 64 | Chamberlain Engineering [GBR] | [NLD] Hans Hugenholtz [FIN] Jari Nurminen [USA] Chris Gleason | Chrysler Viper GTS-R Chrysler 8.0L V10 Goodyear | 269 | |
| 16 | LMP | 10 | Courage Compétition [FRA] | [SWE] Fredrik Ekblom [FRA] Jean-Louis Ricci [BEL] Jean-Paul Libert | Courage C36 Porsche 935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 Michelin | 265 | |
| 17 | LMP | 15 | Team T.D.R. Mazdaspeedd [USA] / [JPN] | [JPN] Yojiro Terada [USA] Jim Downing [FRA] Franck Fréon | Kudzu DLM-4 Mazda R26B 2.6L 4-Rotor Goodyear | 263 | |
| 18 ABD | GT1 | 26 | Porsche AG [DEU] | [FRA] Emmanuel Collard [DEU] Ralf Kelleners [FRA] Yannick Dalmas | Porsche 911 GT1 Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6 Goodyear | 327 | |
| 19 ABD | GT1 | 39 | Gulf Team Davidoff GTC Racing [GBR] | [GBR] Ray Bellm [GBR] Andrew Gilbert-Scott [JPN] Masanori Sekiya | McLaren F1 GTR BMW S70 6.0L V12 Michelin | 326 | |
| 20 ABD | GT2 | 61 | Viper Team Oreca [FRA] | [FRA] Philippe Gache [MON] Olivier Beretta [FRA] Dominique Dupuy | Chrysler Viper GTS-R Chrysler 8.0L V10 Michelin | 263 | |
| 21 ABD | GT1 | 25 | Porsche AG [DEU] | [DEU] Hans Joachim Stuck [BEL] Thierry Boutsen [FRA] Bob Wollek | Porsche 911 GT1 Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6 Goodyear | 238 | |
| 22 ABD | GT1 | 42 | Team BMW Motorsport BMW Team Schnitzer [DEU] | [FIN] JJ Lehto [GBR] Steve Soper [BRA] Nelson Piquet | McLaren F1 GTR BMW S70 6.0L V12 Michelin | 236 | |
| 23 ABD | GT1 | 29 | JB Racing [FRA] | [DEU] Jürgen von Gartzen [FRA] Olivier Thévenin [FRA] Alain Ferté | Porsche 911 GT1 Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6 Michelin | 236 | |
| 24 ABD | GT1 | 54 | David Price Racing [GBR] | [GBR] Andy Wallace [GBR] James Weaver [USA] Butch Leitzinger | Panoz Esperante GTR-1 Ford (Roush) 6.0L V8 Goodyear | 236 | |
| 25 ABD | GT1 | 30 | Kremer Racing [DEU] | [FRA] Christophe Bouchut [USA] Andy Evans [BEL] Bertrand Gachot | Porsche 911 GT1 Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6 Goodyear | 207 | |
| 26 ABD | GT2 | 75 | Larbre Compétition [FRA] | [FRA] Patrick Bourdais [USA] Peter Kitchak [BRA] André Lara Resende | Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 Michelin | 205 | |
| 27 ABD | LMP | 9 | Courage Compétition [FRA] | [USA] Mario Andretti [USA] Michael Andretti [FRA] Olivier Grouillard | Courage C36 Porsche 935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 Michelin | 197 | |
| 28 ABD | GT1 | 52 | DAMS [FRA] | [FRA] Franck Lagorce [FRA] Eric Bernard [FRA] Jean-Christophe Boullion | Panoz Esperante GTR-1 Ford (Roush) 6.0L V8 Goodyear | 149 | |
| 29 ABD | GT1 | 55 | David Price Racing [GBR] | [AUS] David Brabham [GBR] Perry McCarthy [USA] Doc Bundy | Panoz Esperante GTR-1 Ford (Roush) 6.0L V8 Goodyear | 145 | |
| 30 ABD | GT1 | 21 | Nissan Motorsport TWR [JPN] / [GBR] | [GBR] Martin Brundle [DEU] Jörg Müller [ZAF] Wayne Taylor | Nissan R390 GT1 Nissan VRH35 3.5L Turbo V8 Bridgestone | 139 | |
| 31 ABD | GT1 | 28 | Konrad Motorsport [DEU] | [AUT] Franz Konrad [ITA] Mauro Baldi [GBR] Robert Nearn | Porsche 911 GT1 Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6 Pirelli | 138 | |
| 32 ABD | GT2 | 67 | Saleen-Allen Speedlab Cirtek Racing [USA] / [GBR] | [USA] Steve Saleen [USA] Price Cobb [ESP] Carlos Palau | Saleen Mustang RRR Ford 5.9L V8 Dunlop | 133 | |
| 33 ABD | GT2 | 79 | Konrad Motorsport [DEU] | [CHE] Toni Seiler [USA] Larry Schumacher [FRA] Michel Ligonnet | Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6 Pirelli | 126 | |
| 34 ABD | GT1 | 22 | Nissan Motorsport TWR [JPN] / [GBR] | [ITA] Riccardo Patrese [BEL] Eric van de Poele [JPN] Aguri Suzuki | Nissan R390 GT1 Nissan VRH35 3.5L Turbo V8 Bridgestone | 121 | |
| 35 ABD | GT1 | 49 | GT1 Lotus Racing [GBR] | [NLD] Jan Lammers [NLD] Mike Hezemans [DEU] Alexander Grau | Lotus Elise GT1 Chevrolet 6.0L V8 Michelin | 121 | |
| 36 ABD | LMP | 5 | Kremer Racing [DEU] | [ESP] Tomas Saldaña [SWE] Carl Rosenblad [DEU] Jürgen Lässig | Kremer K8 Spyder Porsche 935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 Goodyear | 103 | |
| 37 ABD | GT2 | 84 | Stadler Motorsport [CHE] | [CHE] Enzo Calderari [CHE] Lilian Bryner [ITA] Angelo Zadra | Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 Pirelli | 98 | |
| 38 ABD | GT1 | 44 | Team Lark McLaren Parabolica Motorsports [JPN] / [GBR] | [JPN] Akahiko Nakaya [JPN] Keiichi Tsuchiya [GBR] Gary Ayles | McLaren F1 GTR BMW S70 6.0L V12 Michelin | 88 | |
| 39 ABD | GT2 | 77 | Chereau Sports Larbre Compétition [FRA] | [FRA] Jean-Luc Chereau [FRA] Jack Leconte [FRA] Jean-Pierre Jarier | Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 Michelin | 77 | |
| 40 ABD | GT1 | 46 | Newcastle United Lister [GBR] | [GBR] Julian Bailey [BRA] Thomas Erdos [AUS] Mark Skaife | Lister Storm GTL Jaguar 7.0L V12 Dunlop | 77 | |
| 41 ABD | GT2 | 62 | Viper Team Oreca [FRA] | [USA] Tommy Archer [FRA] Soheil Ayari [BEL] Marc Duez | Chrysler Viper GTS-R Chrysler 8.0L V10 Michelin | 76 | |
| 42 ABD | GT2 | 60 | Agusta Racing Team Ltd. [GBR] | [ITA] Almo Coppelli [ITA] Ricardo Agusta [FRA] Eric Graham | Callaway Corvette LM-GT Chevrolet 6.0L V8 Dunlop | 45 | |
| 43 ABD | GT2 | 66 | Saleen-Allen Speedlab Cirtek Racing [USA] / [GBR] | [GBR] David Warnock [GBR] Rob Schirle [GBR] Allen Lloyd | Saleen Mustang RRR Ford 5.9L V8 Dunlop | 28 | |
| 44 ABD | GT1 | 45 | Newcastle United Lister [GBR] | [GBR] Geoff Lees [GBR] Tiff Needell [ZAF] George Fouché | Lister Storm GTL Jaguar 7.0L V12 Dunlop | 21 | |
| 45 ABD | LMP | 4 | Pilot Racing [FRA] | [FRA] Michel Ferté [ESP] Adrian Campos [USA] Charlie Nearburg | Ferrari 333 SP Ferrari F310E 4.0L V12 Dunlop | 18 | |
| 46 ABD | GT2 | 70 | Marcos Racing International [GBR] | [NLD] Cor Euser [JPN] Takaji Suzuki [DEU] Harald Becker | Marcos Mantara LM600 Chevrolet 5.9L V8 Dunlop | 15 | |
| 47 ABD | GT1 | 32 | Roock Racing [DEU] | [MON] Stéphane Ortelli [GBR] Allan McNish [AUS] Karl Wendlinger | Porsche 911 GT1 Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6 Michelin | 8 | |
| 48 ABD | LMP | 14 | Pacific Racing Ltd. [GBR] | [FIN] Harri Toivonen [CHL] Eliseo Salazar [ESP] Jesús Pareja | BRM P301 Nissan 3.0L Turbo V6 Pirelli | 6 | |
| – | GT1 | 40 | Gulf Team Davidoff GTC Racing [GBR | [DNK] John Nielsen [DEU] Thomas Bscher [GBR] Chris Goodwin | McLaren F1 GTR BMW S70 6.0L V12 Michelin | – |
ABD.=Abandona – ELI=Eliminado – DSQ.=Descalificado – NC.=No clasificado