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.

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:

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:

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.