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. Driver Team Time 1 2 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 +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 Source:
Race Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Pts. 1 2 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 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 Driver Points Gap 1 Tom Kristensen 12 2 10 −2 3 Jamie Davies 8 −8 4 Pedro Couceiro 6 −10 5 Jason Watt 3 -13 Laurent Redon
Teams' Championship standings Team Points Gap 1 Auto Sport Racing 16 2 RSM Marko 10 −6 3 DAMS 8 -8 Draco Racing 5 6 −10
Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
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