FIA GT: Schneider and Wurz win in Silverstone

  • Date
    11 May 1997
  • Description
    In the second run of the FIA GT Championship in Silverstone, UK, Bernd Schneider and Alexander Wurz post their first win of the season in the Mercedes-Benz CLK-GTR racing sports car.
The CLK-GTR is the first Mercedes-Benz “production racing car” with a mid-engine. “Production racing car” are available for interested customers with racing ambitions. However, customers would not be supplied the 6 litre V12 engine; the happy customers would get a 6.9 litre V12. According to the FIA (Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile) the price of such car must not exceed the one million dollar threshold. The racing car is not allowed to have any electronic driving assist like ABS, ASR and ABC besides the electronic engine, ignition and injection control.
A97F1441
Mercedes-Benz CLK-GTR Touring Car, 1997
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