Thunder in Helsinki 1997
FIA GT Championship round 03, Finland, 24 - 25 May 1997
Thunder in Helsinki 1997
Saturday 24 - Sunday 25 May 1997
FIA GT Championship
Entries
| No. | Class | Car | Colors | Entrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GT1 | McLaren F1 GTR BMW S70 60º V12 6.0L DOHC | Pale Blue-Black-Orange | McLaren F1 GTR 
Andrew Gilbert-Scott
Jean-Marc Gounon
Pierre-Henri Raphanel
Gulf Team Davidoff |
| 2 | GT1 | McLaren F1 GTR chassis 22R • BMW S70 60º V12 6.0L DOHC | Pale Blue-Black-Orange | McLaren F1 GTR 
Dr. Thomas Bscher
John Nielsen
Gulf Team Davidoff |
| 8 | GT1 | McLaren F1 GTR chassis 21R • BMW S70 60º V12 6.0L DOHC | White-Blue-Red (FINA) | McLaren F1 GTR
J.J. Lehto
Steve Soper
BMW Motorsport GmbH |
| 9 | GT1 | McLaren F1 GTR BMW S70 60º V12 6.0L DOHC | White-Blue-Red (FINA) | McLaren F1 GTR 
Peter Kox
Roberto Ravaglia
BMW Motorsport GmbH |
| 10 | GT1 | Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR chassis WDB297397WA000006 • Mercedes LS600 60º V12 5.987cc | Silver (Warsteiner) | Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR
Alessandro Nannini
Klaus Ludwig
AMG Mercedes |
| 11 | GT1 | Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR chassis WDB297397WA000004 • Mercedes LS600 60º V12 5.987cc | Silver (D2) | Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR
Bernd Schneider
Alexander Wurz
AMG Mercedes |
| 15 | GT1 | Lotus Elise GT1 Lotus 3.5L Turbo V8 | Lotus Elise GT1 
Ranatakul Prutirat
Fabien Giroix
Jean-Denis Deletraz
First Racing Project | |
| 16 | GT1 | Porsche 911 GT1 chassis 108 • Porsche flat-6 turbo 3.164cc | Silver (Red-Blue stripes) | Porsche 911 GT1
Ralf Kelleners
Stéphane Ortelli
Roock Racing |
| 19 | GT1 | McLaren F1 GTR BMW S70 60º V12 6.0L DOHC | McLaren F1 GTR
Gerd Ruch
Sandy Grau
MVR McLaren | |
| 22 | GT1 | Porsche 911 GT1 | Porsche 911 GT1
Pier Luigi Martini
Christian Pescatori
BMS Scuderia Italia | |
| 23 | GT1 | Lotus Elise GT1 Lotus 3.5L Turbo V8 | Lotus Elise GT1
Mimmo Schiattarella
Luca Badoer
GBF UK Ltd. | |
| 24 | GT1 | Lotus Elise GT1 Lotus 3.5L Turbo V8 | Lotus Elise GT1
Mauro Martini
Andrea Boldrini
GBF UK Ltd. | |
| 26 | GT1 | Porsche 911 GT1 | Porsche 911 GT1
Franz Konrad
Mauro Baldi
Massimiliano Angelelli
Konrad Motorsport | |
| 31 | GT1 | Porsche 911 GT2 Evo | Porsche 911 GT2 Evo
Hans-Jörg Höfer
Horst Felbermayr
Stefano Buttiero
Karl Augustin | |
| 53 | GT2 | Chrysler Viper GTS-R Chrysler 90º V10 7.986cc | Chrysler Viper GTS-R
Jari Nurminen
Chamberlain Engineering | |
| 55 | GT2 | Porsche 911 GT2 | Porsche 911 GT2
Helmut Reis
Wido Roessler
Manfred Jurasz
Karl Augustin | |
| 56 | GT2 | Porsche 911 GT2 | Porsche 911 GT2
Claudia Hürtgen
Bruno Eichmann
Ni Amorim
Roock Racing | |
| 57 | GT2 | Porsche 911 GT2 | Porsche 911 GT2
François Lafon
Jean-Pierre Jarier
Roock Racing | |
| 59 | GT2 | Marcos LM 600 Chevrolet LT1 V8 5.940cc | Marcos LM 600
Cor Euser
Harald Becker
Marcos Racing International | |
| 60 | GT2 | Marcos LM 600 Chevrolet LT1 V8 5.940cc | Marcos LM 600
Ville-Pertti Teuronen
Marcos Racing International | |
| 63 | GT2 | Porsche 911 GT2 | Porsche 911 GT2
Michael Trunk
Bernhard Müller
Krauss Motorsport | |
| 66 | GT2 | Porsche 911 GT2 | Porsche 911 GT2
Michel Ligonnet
Toni Seiler
Marco Spinelli
Konrad Motorsport | |
| 69 | GT2 | Porsche 911 GT2 | Porsche 911 GT2
Gerold Ried
Patrick Vuillaume
Proton Competition | |
| 80 | GT2 | Morgan Plus 8 GTR | Morgan Plus 8 GTR
Charles Morgan
Charles Morgan |