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]
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| Round 1 of 10 in the 1997 | ||||||||||||||
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| Date | 10–11 May 1997 | |||||||||||||
| Location | Silverstone, Northamptonshire, England | |||||||||||||
| Venue | Silverstone Circuit | |||||||||||||
| Weather | Damp | |||||||||||||
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Results edit
Qualifying edit
Drivers below the red line did not qualify for the race.
- ^1 – Mollekens was excluded from participating in the weekend having failed to attend the drivers' briefing.
Race edit
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 |  Tom Kristensen
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Auto Sport Racing | 40 | 1:21:22.689 | 12 | 10 |
| 2 | 8 |  Pedro Couceiro
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Draco Racing | 40 | +4.348 | 22 | 6 |
| 3 | 17 |  Jamie Davies
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DAMS | 40 | +4.600 | 23 | 4 |
| 4 | 26 | Jason Watt
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Den Blå Avis | 40 | +7.692 | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | 38 | Dino Morelli
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DKS Racing | 40 | +9.207 | 11 | 2 |
| 6 | 32 |  Patrick Lemarié
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Ravarotto Racing | 40 | +10.041 | 25 | 1 |
| 7 | 7 | Cyrille Sauvage
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Draco Racing | 40 | +10.679 | 13 | |
| 8 | 14 |  Oliver Tichy
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Pacific Racing | 40 | +17.826 | 7 | |
| 9 | 10 | Jean-Philippe Belloc
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Apomatox | 40 | +30.462 | 19 | |
| 10 | 20 |  Gastón Mazzacane
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Auto Sport Racing | 40 | +35.467 | 9 | |
| 11 | 11 |  Werner Lupberger
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Edenbridge Racing | 40 | +52.288 | 26 | |
| 12 | 5 | Boris Derichebourg
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Team Astromega | 40 | +1:04.380 | 20 | |
| 13 | 15 |  Marc Gené
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Pacific Racing | 40 | +1:30.894 | 16 | |
| 14 | 1 |  Craig Lowndes
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RSM Marko | 39 | +1 lap | 6 | |
| 15 | 18 | Stephen Watson
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Durango | 39 | +1 lap | 21 | |
| 16 | 35 | Christian Horner
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Arden International | 39 | +1 lap | 24 | |
| DSQ | 3 |  Ricardo Zonta
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Super Nova Racing | 40 | Gearbox | 1 | |
| DNF | 6 | Soheil Ayari
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Team Astromega | 29 | Spun out | 4 | |
| DNF | 4 | Laurent Redon
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Super Nova Racing | 27 | 10 | ||
| DNF | 2 |  Juan Pablo Montoya
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RSM Marko | 20 | 2 | ||
| DNF | 12 | Max Wilson
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Edenbridge Racing | 19 | Crash damage | 8 | |
| DNF | 19 | Gareth Rees
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Durango Formula | 11 | Crash | 15 | |
| DNF | 23 | Rui Águas
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Nordic Racing | 7 | Spun out | 5 | |
| DNF | 27 | David Cook
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DC Cook Motorsport | 0 | Crash | 14 | |
| DNF | 31 | Anthony Beltoise
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Ravarotto Racing | 0 | 17 | ||
| DNF | 9 | Fabrizio Gollin
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Apomatox | 0 | Crash | 18 | |
| Fastest Lap: Marc Gené (Pacific Racing), 1:53.745 | |||||||
| Source:[3] | |||||||
Championship standings edit
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References edit
- ^ "1997 International Formula 3000 Championship - Round 1 Silverstone". Classic Sport Classic TIYL on YouTube. 13 March 2021.
- ^ "F3000 International Championship 1997 Silverstone Classification – Grid". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- ^ "F3000 International Championship 1997 Silverstone Classification – Race". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 15 March 2024.