1997 Autosport International Trophy

**1997 Autosport International Trophy**
Event Information
Round 1 of 10 in the 1997
Date	10–11 May 1997
Location	Silverstone, Northamptonshire, England
Venue	Silverstone Circuit
Weather	Damp
Results
Distance
Race 1
Distance	40 laps
Pole position	Ricardo Zonta; Super Nova Racing
Winner	Tom Kristensen; Auto Sport Racing

Date10–11 May 1997

WeatherDamp

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]

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]

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]

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