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1997 Autosport International Trophy

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United Kingdom 1997 Autosport International Trophy
Event Information
Round 1 of 10 in the 1997
Date10–11 May 1997
LocationSilverstone, Northamptonshire, England
VenueSilverstone Circuit
WeatherDamp
Results
Race 1
Distance 40 laps 205.640 km
Pole position Brazil Ricardo Zonta
Super Nova Racing
1:40.463
Winner Denmark Tom Kristensen
Auto Sport Racing
1:21:22.689

The 1997 Autosport International Trophy was a motor race for International Formula 3000 held on the weekend of 10–11 May 1997. The event was held at the Silverstone Circuit in Silverstone, Northamptonshire, United Kingdom, and consisted of one 205 km race. It was the opening round of ten in the 1997 International Formula 3000 Championship.[1]

Results

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Qualifying

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Drivers below the red line did not qualify for the race.

Pos. No. Driver Team Time
1 3 Brazil Ricardo Zonta Super Nova Racing 1:40.463
2 2 Colombia Juan Pablo Montoya RSM Marko +0.169
3 26 Denmark Jason Watt Den Blå Avis +0.660
4 6 France Soheil Ayari Team Astromega +1.074
5 23 Portugal Rui Águas Nordic Racing +1.148
6 1 Australia Craig Lowndes RSM Marko +1.320
7 14 Austria Oliver Tichy Pacific Racing +1.387
8 12 Brazil Max Wilson Edenbridge Racing +1.448
9 20 Argentina Gastón Mazzacane Auto Sport Racing +1.482
10 4 France Laurent Redon Super Nova Racing +1.485
11 38 United Kingdom Dino Morelli DKS Racing +1.596
12 21 Denmark Tom Kristensen Auto Sport Racing +1.646
13 7 France Cyrille Sauvage Draco Racing +1.872
14 27 United Kingdom David Cook DC Cook Motorsport +2.012
15 19 United Kingdom Gareth Rees Durango Formula +2.021
16 15 Spain Marc Gené Pacific Racing +2.050
17 31 France Anthony Beltoise Ravarotto Racing +2.085
18 9 France Fabrizio Gollin Apomatox +2.087
19 10 France Jean-Philippe Belloc Apomatox +2.751
20 5 France Boris Derichebourg Team Astromega +2.990
21 18 South Africa Stephen Watson Durango +3.038
22 8 Portugal Pedro Couceiro Draco Racing +3.264
23 17 United Kingdom Jamie Davies DAMS +3.363
24 35 United Kingdom Christian Horner Arden International +3.462
25 32 France Patrick Lemarié Ravarotto Racing +3.604
26 11 South Africa Werner Lupberger Edenbridge Racing +3.751
27 29 Austria Markus Friesacher Coloni Motorsport +3.943
28 22 Italy Thomas Biagi Nordic Racing +3.988
29 16 France Grégoire de Galzain DAMS +4.104
30 24 United Kingdom Oliver Gavin Bob Salisbury Engineering +6.543
31 37 Uruguay Gonzalo Rodríguez Redman Bright +7.500
32 30 Argentina Emiliano Spataro Coloni Motorsport +13.098
33 25 Norway Thomas Schie Bob Salisbury Engineering +32.181
EXC 36 Belgium Kurt Mollekens Keerbergs Transport Racing Excluded1
Source:[2]
  • ^1 – Mollekens was excluded from participating in the weekend having failed to attend the drivers' briefing.

Race

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Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Pts.
1 21 Denmark Tom Kristensen Auto Sport Racing 40 1:21:22.689 12 10
2 8 Portugal Pedro Couceiro Draco Racing 40 +4.348 22 6
3 17 United Kingdom Jamie Davies DAMS 40 +4.600 23 4
4 26 Denmark Jason Watt Den Blå Avis 40 +7.692 3 3
5 38 United Kingdom Dino Morelli DKS Racing 40 +9.207 11 2
6 32 France Patrick Lemarié Ravarotto Racing 40 +10.041 25 1
7 7 France Cyrille Sauvage Draco Racing 40 +10.679 13
8 14 Austria Oliver Tichy Pacific Racing 40 +17.826 7
9 10 France Jean-Philippe Belloc Apomatox 40 +30.462 19
10 20 Argentina Gastón Mazzacane Auto Sport Racing 40 +35.467 9
11 11 South Africa Werner Lupberger Edenbridge Racing 40 +52.288 26
12 5 France Boris Derichebourg Team Astromega 40 +1:04.380 20
13 15 Spain Marc Gené Pacific Racing 40 +1:30.894 16
14 1 Australia Craig Lowndes RSM Marko 39 +1 lap 6
15 18 South Africa Stephen Watson Durango 39 +1 lap 21
16 35 United Kingdom Christian Horner Arden International 39 +1 lap 24
DSQ 3 Brazil Ricardo Zonta Super Nova Racing 40 Gearbox 1
DNF 6 France Soheil Ayari Team Astromega 29 Spun out 4
DNF 4 France Laurent Redon Super Nova Racing 27 10
DNF 2 Colombia Juan Pablo Montoya RSM Marko 20 2
DNF 12 Brazil Max Wilson Edenbridge Racing 19 Crash damage 8
DNF 19 United Kingdom Gareth Rees Durango Formula 11 Crash 15
DNF 23 Portugal Rui Águas Nordic Racing 7 Spun out 5
DNF 27 United Kingdom David Cook DC Cook Motorsport 0 Crash 14
DNF 31 France Anthony Beltoise Ravarotto Racing 0 17
DNF 9 France Fabrizio Gollin Apomatox 0 Crash 18
Fastest Lap: Marc Gené (Pacific Racing), 1:53.745
Source:[3]

Championship standings

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  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.


References

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  1. ^ "1997 International Formula 3000 Championship - Round 1 Silverstone". Classic Sport Classic TIYL on YouTube. 13 March 2021.
  2. ^ "F3000 International Championship 1997 Silverstone Classification – Grid". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
  3. ^ "F3000 International Championship 1997 Silverstone Classification – Race". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 15 March 2024.