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The 1997 FIA GT Helsinki 3 Hours was the third race of the
World Sports Prototype Racing
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The 1997 FIA GT Helsinki 3 Hours was the third race of the 1997 FIA GT Championship season
The 1997 FIA GT Championship was the inaugural season of FIA GT Championship, an auto racing series endorsed by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) and organized by the Stéphane Ratel Organisation (SRO). The FIA GT Championship ...
. It was run at a temporary street circuit in Helsinki
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, Finland
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on May 25, 1997, jointly with the Formula 3000.
Due to the upcoming of the LeMans 24 hours race, many teams opted not to participate in this event. This included the factory Porsche
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, Lotus and Chrysler
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squads.
Official results
Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 75% of winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC).Statistics
* Pole Position – #8 BMW Motorsport – 1:26.097 * Fastest Lap – #11 AMG-Mercedes – 1:27.901 * Distance – 359.341 km * Average Speed – 119.420 km/hExternal links
World Sports Prototype Racing
– Race Results {{Sportscar Race Report , Year_of_race = 1997 , Sportscar_Series = FIA GT Championship , Previous_race_in_season = 1997 FIA GT Silverstone 4 Hours , Next_race_in_season =
1997 FIA GT Nürburgring 4 Hours
The 1997 FIA GT Nürburgring 4 Hours was the fourth automobile endurance motor race for LMGT cars of the 1997 FIA GT Championship. It was run at the Nürburgring, Germany
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Helsinki 3 Hours
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