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1997 Mediterranean Grand Prix

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Italy 1997 Mediterranean Grand Prix
Event Information
Round 5 of 10 in the 1997
Date19–20 July 1997
LocationEnna, Sicily, Italy
VenueEnna-Pergusa
Results
Race 1
Distance 41 laps 202.950 km
Pole position United Kingdom Jamie Davies
DAMS
1:32.846
Winner United Kingdom Jamie Davies
DAMS
1:04:48.310

The 1997 Mediterranean Grand Prix was a motor race for International Formula 3000 held on the weekend of 19–20 July 1997. The event was held at Enna-Pergusa in Enna, Sicily, Italy, and consisted of one 202km race. It was the fifth round of ten in the 1997 International Formula 3000 Championship, as well as the 35th Mediterranean Grand Prix.[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 17 United Kingdom Jamie Davies DAMS 1:32.846
2 3 Brazil Ricardo Zonta Super Nova Racing +0.244
3 7 France Cyrille Sauvage Draco Racing +0.478
4 12 Brazil Max Wilson Edenbridge Racing +0.604
5 37 Uruguay Gonzalo Rodríguez Redman Bright +0.775
6 2 Colombia Juan Pablo Montoya RSM Marko +0.802
7 23 Portugal Rui Águas Nordic Racing +0.881
8 26 Denmark Jason Watt Den Blå Avis +0.956
9 14 Austria Oliver Tichy Pacific Racing +0.985
10 21 Denmark Tom Kristensen Auto Sport Racing +0.996
11 4 France Laurent Redon Super Nova Racing +1.194
12 8 Portugal Pedro Couceiro Draco Racing +1.401
13 36 Belgium Kurt Mollekens Keerbergs Transport Racing +1.404
14 6 France Soheil Ayari Team Astromega +1.421
15 22 Spain Marc Gené Nordic Racing +1.447
16 1 Australia Craig Lowndes RSM Marko +1.491
17 5 France Boris Derichebourg Team Astromega +1.598
18 20 Argentina Gastón Mazzacane Auto Sport Racing +1.614
19 33 Italy Thomas Biagi GP Racing +1.653
20 18 South Africa Stephen Watson Durango Formula +1.932
21 19 United Kingdom Gareth Rees Durango Formula +1.938
22 11 South Africa Werner Lupberger Edenbridge Racing +1.943
23 31 France Anthony Beltoise Ravarotto Racing +1.986
24 16 France Grégoire de Galzain DAMS +2.174
25 30 Argentina Emiliano Spataro Coloni Motorsport +2.233
26 29 Austria Markus Friesacher Coloni Motorsport +2.396
27 27 United Kingdom David Cook DC Cook Motorsport +2.674
28 25 Norway Thomas Schie Bob Salisbury Engineering +2.995
29 24 United Kingdom James Taylor Bob Salisbury Engineering +4.447
30 35 United Kingdom Christian Horner Arden International +4.484
Source:[2]

Race

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Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Pts.
1 17 United Kingdom Jamie Davies DAMS 41 1:04:48.310 1 10
2 3 Brazil Ricardo Zonta Super Nova Racing 41 +24.262 2 6
3 12 Brazil Max Wilson Edenbridge Racing 41 +32.001 4 4
4 1 Australia Craig Lowndes RSM Marko 41 +32.987 15 3
5 36 Belgium Kurt Mollekens Keerbergs Transport Racing 41 +41.831 12 2
6 4 France Laurent Redon Super Nova Racing 41 +48.013 11 1
7 18 South Africa Stephen Watson Durango Formula 41 +56.859 19
8 7 France Cyrille Sauvage Draco Racing 41 +1:33.893 3
9 5 France Boris Derichebourg Team Astromega 41 +1:36.019 16
10 22 Spain Marc Gené Nordic Racing 40 +1 lap 14
11 2 Colombia Juan Pablo Montoya RSM Marko 40 +1 lap 6
12 31 France Anthony Beltoise Ravarotto Racing 40 +1 lap 22
13 30 Argentina Emiliano Spataro Coloni Motorsport 40 +1 lap 24
14 33 Italy Thomas Biagi GP Racing 40 +1 lap 18
15 20 Argentina Gastón Mazzacane Auto Sport Racing 40 +1 lap 17
16 19 United Kingdom Gareth Rees Durango Formula 40 +1 lap 20
17 29 Austria Markus Friesacher Coloni Motorsport 40 +1 lap 25
DNF 6 France Soheil Ayari Team Astromega 22 13
DNF 27 United Kingdom David Cook1 DC Cook Motorsport 21 26
DNF 21 Denmark Tom Kristensen Auto Sport Racing 17 10
DNF 37 Uruguay Gonzalo Rodríguez Redman Bright 14 Crash 5
DNF 16 France Grégoire de Galzain DAMS 9 23
DNF 14 Austria Oliver Tichy Pacific Racing 5 9
DNF 11 South Africa Werner Lupberger Edenbridge Racing 5 21
DNF 23 Portugal Rui Águas Nordic Racing 0 Crash 7
DNF 26 Denmark Jason Watt Den Blå Avis 0 Crash 8
WD 8 Portugal Pedro Couceiro Draco Racing Crashed in warm-up
Fastest Lap: Jamie Davies (DAMS), 1:33.500
Source:[3]
  • ^1David Cook did not qualify, but was allowed to start following Pedro Couceiro's withdrawal.

Championship standings

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Drivers' Championship standings
Pos. Driver Points Gap
1 Denmark Tom Kristensen 18
United Kingdom Jamie Davies
3 Colombia Juan Pablo Montoya 11.5 -6.5
4 Brazil Ricardo Zonta 11 -7
France Soheil Ayari
  • 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 5 Sicily". Classic Sport Classic TIYL on YouTube. 13 March 2021.
  2. ^ "F3000 International Championship 1997 Enna-Pergusa Classification – Grid". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  3. ^ "F3000 International Championship 1997 Enna-Pergusa Classification – Race". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 21 March 2024.