#1997 lemans24

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Viper Team Oreca finished fifth in LM GT2 class and fourteenth overall with their N°63 Chrysler Viper GTS-R in the 1997 24 Heures du Mans.

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I’ve been salvaging old negatives and adding to my archive. Here’s a pic from Le Mans I shot in 1997! I made a short story with the rest of the images - link in my bio. Enjoy! - - - - - - - #lemans #lemans24 #motorsport #panoz #toad #noeledmonds #front #ladsmags #photography #editorialphotography #editorial #film #filmphotography #analogue #blackandwhite #blackandwhitephotography #bnw #bnwphotography #grainisgood #filmwasalive #filmisnotdead #pitlane #reportage (at Le Mans Race Circuit) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-j_dRPFyge/?igshid=1fpjtzdyx7gej

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The N°41 McLaren F1 GTR could not be caught by the LMGT1 field as the Gulf Team Davidoff McLaren entry topped the class to finish the 1997 24 Heures du Mans second overall.

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The N°41 McLaren F1 GTR negotiates the Ford chicanes of the Circuit de la Sarthe FR towards a LMGT1 victory for Gulf Team Davidoff McLaren after finishing the 1997 24 Heures du Mans second overall.

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The 1997 24 Heures du Mans welcomes the N°61 Chrysler Viper GTS-R racing coupe built by Viper Team Oreca specifically to tackle the newly formed FIA GT Championship series.

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The N°41 McLaren F1 GTR secured a second victory for this legendary chassis after winning the 1997 24 Heures du Mans for Gulf Team Davidoff.

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Returning to the France now as a LM GT2 entry, the N°63 Chrysler Viper GTS-R drove through the 1997 24 Heures du Mans to finish fifth in class for Viper Team Oreca.

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The N°61 Chrysler Viper GTS-R rounds through the closing chicane during practice for the 1997 24 Heures du Mans.

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With the sixty-fifth running of the 24 Heures du Mans about to get underway, Viper Team Oreca makes a few final adjustments to their N°62 Chrysler Viper GTS-R on the starting grid at the Circuit de la Sarthe FR.

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The 1997 24 Heures du Mans hosted the N°63 Chrysler Viper GTS-R powering through the sixty-fifth running of this endurance race to finish fifth in the GT2 class.

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Viper Team Oreca continued developing their GT2 racer at the 1997 24 Heures du Mans as the N°62 Chrysler Viper GTS-R accelerates into the main drag. courtesy: Dan Morgan

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Viper Team Oreca’s N°61 Chrysler Viper GTS-R pulls into the pits during the 1997 24 Heures du Mans. courtesy: Dan Morgan

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Chamberlain Engineering presents their polished N°64 Chrysler Viper GTS-R during opening testing sessions for the 1997 24 Heures du Mans.

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Fifth in GT2 class finishing N°63 Chrysler Viper GTS-R searing down Les Hunaudières during the 1997 24 Heures du Mans.

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Chamberlain Engineering’s N°64 Chrysler Viper GTS-R buckles down into a chicane during the 1997 24 Heures du Mans where they crossed the line in sixth place.