1997 Pau Grand Prix

1997 Pau Grand Prix

Event Information
Round 2 of 10 in the 1997
Date	18–19 May 1997
Location	Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France
Venue	Circuit de Pau-Ville
Results
Race 1 Distance 75 laps 207.765 km Pole position Juan Pablo Montoya RSM Marko 1:12.607 Winner Juan Pablo Montoya RSM Marko 1:32:44.230

The 1997 Pau Grand Prix was a motor race for International Formula 3000 held on the weekend of 18–19 May 1997. The event was held at the Circuit de Pau-Ville in Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France, and consisted of one 207km race. It was the second round of ten in the 1997 International Formula 3000 Championship, and the 56th running of the Pau Grand Prix.[1]

Results

Qualifying

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

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time
1	2	Juan Pablo Montoya	RSM Marko	1:12.607
2	21	Tom Kristensen	Auto Sport Racing	+0.419
3	4	Laurent Redon	Super Nova Racing	+0.545
4	17	Jamie Davies	DAMS	+0.588
5	6	Soheil Ayari	Team Astromega	+0.680
6	7	Cyrille Sauvage	Draco Racing	+0.663
7	8	Pedro Couceiro	Draco Racing	+0.763
8	3	Ricardo Zonta	Super Nova Racing	+0.933
9	14	Oliver Tichy	Pacific Racing	+0.814
10	9	Fabrizio Gollin	Apomatox	+0.988
11	12	Max Wilson	Edenbridge Racing	+1.040
12	23	Rui Águas	Nordic Racing	+1.035
13	36	Kurt Mollekens	Keerbergs Transport Racing	+1.220
14	19	Gareth Rees	Durango Formula	+1.101
15	26	Jason Watt	Den Blå Avis	+1.286
16	1	Craig Lowndes	RSM Marko	+1.208
17	32	Patrick Lemarié	Ravarotto Racing	+1.290
18	31	Anthony Beltoise	Ravarotto Racing	+1.259
19	38	Dino Morelli	DKS Racing	+1.319
20	25	Thomas Schie	Bob Salisbury Engineering	+1.302
21	5	Boris Derichebourg	Team Astromega	+1.418
22	10	Jean-Philippe Belloc	Apomatox	+1.480
23	20	Gastón Mazzacane	Auto Sport Racing	+1.557
24	18	Stephen Watson	Durango Formula	+1.757
25	22	Thomas Biagi	Nordic Racing	+1.798
26	24	Oliver Gavin	Bob Salisbury Engineering	+1.914
27	11	Werner Lupberger	Edenbridge Racing	+1.987
28	30	Emiliano Spataro	Coloni Motorsport	+2.031
29	29	Markus Friesacher	Coloni Motorsport	+2.301
30	27	David Cook	DC Cook Motorsport	+2.373
31	16	Grégoire de Galzain	DAMS	+4.523
32	35	Christian Horner	Arden International	+4.863
DSQ	22	Marc Gené	Pacific Racing	Disqualified
Source:[2]

Race

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Pts.
1	2	Juan Pablo Montoya	RSM Marko	75	1:32:44.230	1	10
2	21	Tom Kristensen	Auto Sport Racing	75	+35.073	2	6
3	17	Jamie Davies	DAMS	75	+37.200	4	4
4	4	Laurent Redon	Super Nova Racing	75	+47.855	3	3
5	7	Cyrille Sauvage	Draco Racing	75	+48.562	6	2
6	6	Soheil Ayari	Team Astromega	75	+1:09.720	5	1
7	12	Max Wilson	Edenbridge Racing	75	+1:11.892	11
8	14	Oliver Tichy	Pacific Racing	75	+1:15.137	9
9	23	Rui Águas	Nordic Racing	74	+1 lap	12
10	36	Kurt Mollekens	Keerbergs Transport Racing	74	+1 lap	13
11	38	Dino Morelli	DKS Racing	74	+1 lap	19
12	26	Jason Watt	Den Blå Avis	74	+1 lap	15
13	32	Patrick Lemarié	Ravarotto Racing	74	+1 lap	17
14	25	Thomas Schie	Bob Salisbury Engineering	74	+1 lap	20
15	5	Boris Derichebourg	Team Astromega	74	+1 lap	21
DNF	19	Gareth Rees	Durango Formula	57		14
DNF	9	Fabrizio Gollin	Apomatox	45		10
DNF	1	Craig Lowndes	RSM Marko	39		16
DNF	31	Anthony Beltoise	Ravarotto Racing	37		18
DNF	10	Jean-Philippe Belloc	Apomatox	15		22
DNF	3	Ricardo Zonta	Super Nova Racing	2	Crash	8
DNF	8	Pedro Couceiro	Draco Racing	2	Crash	7
Fastest Lap: Juan Pablo Montoya (RSM Marko), 1:12.697
Source:[3]

Championship standings

Drivers' Championship standings Pos. Driver Points Gap 1 Tom Kristensen 12 2 Juan Pablo Montoya 10 -2 3 Jamie Davies 8 -8 4 Pedro Couceiro 6 -10 5 Jason Watt 3 -13 Laurent Redon

Teams' Championship standings Pos. Team Points Gap 1 Auto Sport Racing 16 2 RSM Marko 10 -6 3 DAMS 8 -8 Draco Racing 5 Super Nova Racing 6 -10

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

References

1. "1997 International Formula 3000 Championship - Round 2 Pau". Classic Sport Classic TIYL on YouTube. 13 March 2021.
2. "F3000 International Championship 1997 Pau Classification – Grid". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
3. "F3000 International Championship 1997 Pau Classification – Race". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 21 March 2024.