Suzuka results

SUZUKA, Japan., August 24, 1997 - Top 10 placings in Suzuka 1,000 Sportscar race, the seventh round of the World GT champion- ship:

P. Drivers                 NT    Type of car         Time/Laps
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1. Alessandro Nannini      ITA   Mercedes CLK GTR    5:59:31.003
   Marcci Tieman           GER
   Bernd Schneider         GER  
2. Klaus Ludwig            GER   Mercedes CLK GTR     + 1:04.820
   Bernd Maylander         GER 
3. Anders Olofsson         SWE   Gulf McLaren FI GTR  + 1:50.776
   Pierre-Henri Raphanel   FRA 
4. J.J.Lehto               FIN   McLaren F1 GTR       + 2:43.574 
   Steve Soper             BRI 
5. Hans Stock              GER   Porsche 911 GT1        169 laps
   Bob Wollek              FRA
   Thierry Boutsen         BEL  
6. Andrew Gilbert-Scott    BRI   Gulf McLaren F1 GTR    169  " 
   Geoff Lees              BRI  
   John Nielson            DEN 
7. Bernd Schneider         GER   Mercedes CLK GTR       169  "
   Alexander Wurz          AUT
   Aguri Suzuki            JPN 
8. Peter Kox               NLD   BMW McLaren F1 GTR     169  "
   Roberto Ravaglia        ITA 
9. Masanori Sekiya         JPN   Lark McLaren F1 GTR    168  " 
   Koichi Tsuchiya         JPN  
   Akhiko Nakaya           JPN 
10. Allan McNish           BRI   Porsche 911 GT1        164  "
    Yannick Dalmas         FRA  
    Pedro Lamy             POR 

Race distance: 171 laps - 1,002.6 kms. Length of circuit 5.863 kms. Average winning speed: 167.34 kph. Fastest lap: Ludwig - 2:00.019 (175.89 kph).

Standings after seven races: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1. Lehto 45. 7. Raphanel 20. Soper 45. 8. Kox 16. 3. Schneider 42. Ravaglia 16. 4. Ludwig 28. Maylander 16. 5. Nannini 22. Tiemann 22.