1997 Autosport International Trophy

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]

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

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   Ricardo Zonta Super Nova Racing 1:40.463
2 2   Juan Pablo Montoya RSM Marko +0.169
3 26   Jason Watt Den Blå Avis +0.660
4 6   Soheil Ayari Team Astromega +1.074
5 23   Rui Águas Nordic Racing +1.148
6 1   Craig Lowndes RSM Marko +1.320
7 14   Oliver Tichy Pacific Racing +1.387
8 12   Max Wilson Edenbridge Racing +1.448
9 20   Gastón Mazzacane Auto Sport Racing +1.482
10 4   Laurent Redon Super Nova Racing +1.485
11 38   Dino Morelli DKS Racing +1.596
12 21   Tom Kristensen Auto Sport Racing +1.646
13 7   Cyrille Sauvage Draco Racing +1.872
14 27   David Cook DC Cook Motorsport +2.012
15 19   Gareth Rees Durango Formula +2.021
16 15   Marc Gené Pacific Racing +2.050
17 31   Anthony Beltoise Ravarotto Racing +2.085
18 9   Fabrizio Gollin Apomatox +2.087
19 10   Jean-Philippe Belloc Apomatox +2.751
20 5   Boris Derichebourg Team Astromega +2.990
21 18   Stephen Watson Durango +3.038
22 8   Pedro Couceiro Draco Racing +3.264
23 17   Jamie Davies DAMS +3.363
24 35   Christian Horner Arden International +3.462
25 32   Patrick Lemarié Ravarotto Racing +3.604
26 11   Werner Lupberger Edenbridge Racing +3.751
27 29   Markus Friesacher Coloni Motorsport +3.943
28 22   Thomas Biagi Nordic Racing +3.988
29 16   Grégoire de Galzain DAMS +4.104
30 24   Oliver Gavin Bob Salisbury Engineering +6.543
31 37   Gonzalo Rodríguez Redman Bright +7.500
32 30   Emiliano Spataro Coloni Motorsport +13.098
33 25   Thomas Schie Bob Salisbury Engineering +32.181
EXC 36   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   Tom Kristensen Auto Sport Racing 40 1:21:22.689 12 10
2 8   Pedro Couceiro Draco Racing 40 +4.348 22 6
3 17   Jamie Davies DAMS 40 +4.600 23 4
4 26   Jason Watt Den Blå Avis 40 +7.692 3 3
5 38   Dino Morelli DKS Racing 40 +9.207 11 2
6 32   Patrick Lemarié Ravarotto Racing 40 +10.041 25 1
7 7   Cyrille Sauvage Draco Racing 40 +10.679 13
8 14   Oliver Tichy Pacific Racing 40 +17.826 7
9 10   Jean-Philippe Belloc Apomatox 40 +30.462 19
10 20   Gastón Mazzacane Auto Sport Racing 40 +35.467 9
11 11   Werner Lupberger Edenbridge Racing 40 +52.288 26
12 5   Boris Derichebourg Team Astromega 40 +1:04.380 20
13 15   Marc Gené Pacific Racing 40 +1:30.894 16
14 1   Craig Lowndes RSM Marko 39 +1 lap 6
15 18   Stephen Watson Durango 39 +1 lap 21
16 35   Christian Horner Arden International 39 +1 lap 24
DSQ 3   Ricardo Zonta Super Nova Racing 40 Gearbox 1
DNF 6   Soheil Ayari Team Astromega 29 Spun out 4
DNF 4   Laurent Redon Super Nova Racing 27 10
DNF 2   Juan Pablo Montoya RSM Marko 20 2
DNF 12   Max Wilson Edenbridge Racing 19 Crash damage 8
DNF 19   Gareth Rees Durango Formula 11 Crash 15
DNF 23   Rui Águas Nordic Racing 7 Spun out 5
DNF 27   David Cook DC Cook Motorsport 0 Crash 14
DNF 31   Anthony Beltoise Ravarotto Racing 0 17
DNF 9   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.