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1997 Pau Grand Prix

{{Infobox V8 Supercar race report

| flag = FRA

| title = 1997 Pau Grand Prix

| round_no = 2

| season_no = 10

| year = 1997

| series = International Formula 3000 Championship

| track_map = Carte circuit de Pau.png

| date = 18–19 May

| location = Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France

| circuit = Circuit de Pau-Ville

| weather =

| race1_laps = 75

| race1_dist = 207.765

| pole1 = {{nowrap|{{flagicon|COL}} Juan Pablo Montoya}}

| pole1_team = RSM Marko

| pole1_time = 1:12.607

| winner1 = {{flagicon|COL}} Juan Pablo Montoya

| winner1_team = RSM Marko

| winner1_time = 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.{{cite news|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzbWl8L5DIM|title= 1997 International Formula 3000 Championship - Round 2 Pau|publisher=Classic Sport Classic TIYL on YouTube|date=13 March 2021}}

Results

=Qualifying=

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

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! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}

! {{Tooltip|No.|Car number}}

! Driver

! Team

! Time

1

| align="center"| 2

| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|COL}} Juan Pablo Montoya}}

| RSM Marko

| 1:12.607

2

| align="center"| 21

| {{flagicon|DNK}} Tom Kristensen

| Auto Sport Racing

| +0.419

3

| align="center"| 4

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Laurent Redon

| Super Nova Racing

| +0.545

4

| align="center"| 17

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Jamie Davies

| DAMS

| +0.588

5

| align="center"| 6

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Soheil Ayari

| Team Astromega

| +0.680

6

| align="center"| 7

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Cyrille Sauvage

| Draco Racing

| +0.663

7

| align="center"| 8

| {{flagicon|POR}} Pedro Couceiro

| Draco Racing

| +0.763

8

| align="center"| 3

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Ricardo Zonta

| Super Nova Racing

| +0.933

9

| align="center"| 14

| {{flagicon|AUT}} Oliver Tichy

| Pacific Racing

| +0.814

10

| align="center"| 9

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Fabrizio Gollin

| Apomatox

| +0.988

11

| align="center"| 12

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Max Wilson

| Edenbridge Racing

| +1.040

12

| align="center"| 23

| {{flagicon|POR}} Rui Águas

| Nordic Racing

| +1.035

13

| align="center"| 36

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Kurt Mollekens

| {{nowrap|Keerbergs Transport Racing}}

| +1.220

14

| align="center"| 19

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Gareth Rees

| Durango Formula

| +1.101

15

| align="center"| 26

| {{flagicon|DNK}} Jason Watt

| Den Blå Avis

| +1.286

16

| align="center"| 1

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Craig Lowndes

| RSM Marko

| +1.208

17

| align="center"| 32

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Patrick Lemarié

| Ravarotto Racing

| +1.290

18

| align="center"| 31

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Anthony Beltoise

| Ravarotto Racing

| +1.259

19

| align="center"| 38

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Dino Morelli

| DKS Racing

| +1.319

20

| align="center"| 25

| {{flagicon|NOR}} Thomas Schie

| Bob Salisbury Engineering

| +1.302

21

| align="center"| 5

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Boris Derichebourg

| Team Astromega

| +1.418

22

| align="center"| 10

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Jean-Philippe Belloc

| Apomatox

| +1.480

style="border-top: solid 2.5px red;"

! 23

| align="center"| 20

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Gastón Mazzacane

| Auto Sport Racing

| +1.557

24

| align="center"| 18

| {{flagicon|RSA}} Stephen Watson

| Durango Formula

| +1.757

25

| align="center"| 22

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Thomas Biagi

| Nordic Racing

| +1.798

26

| align="center"| 24

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Oliver Gavin

| Bob Salisbury Engineering

| +1.914

27

| align="center"| 11

| {{flagicon|RSA}} Werner Lupberger

| Edenbridge Racing

| +1.987

28

| align="center"| 30

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Emiliano Spataro

| Coloni Motorsport

| +2.031

29

| align="center"| 29

| {{flagicon|AUT}} Markus Friesacher

| Coloni Motorsport

| +2.301

30

| align="center"| 27

| {{flagicon|GBR}} David Cook

| DC Cook Motorsport

| +2.373

31

| align="center"| 16

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Grégoire de Galzain

| DAMS

| +4.523

32

| align="center"| 35

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Christian Horner

| Arden International

| +4.863

DSQ

| align="center"| 22

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Marc Gené

| Pacific Racing

| {{nowrap|Disqualified}}

colspan="5" | Source:{{cite news|url=https://motorsportstats.com/results/f3000-international-championship/1997/pau/classification/grid|title=F3000 International Championship 1997 Pau Classification – Grid|publisher=Motorsport Stats|accessdate=21 March 2024}}

=Race=

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%"

! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}

! {{Tooltip|No.|Car number}}

! Driver

! Team

! Laps

! Time/Retired

! Grid

! Pts.

1

| align="center"| 2

| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|COL}} Juan Pablo Montoya}}

| RSM Marko

| align="center" | 75

| 1:32:44.230

|align="center"| 1

|align="center"| 10

2

| align="center"| 21

| {{flagicon|DNK}} Tom Kristensen

| Auto Sport Racing

| align="center" | 75

| +35.073

|align="center"| 2

|align="center"| 6

3

| align="center"| 17

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Jamie Davies

| DAMS

| align="center" | 75

| +37.200

|align="center"| 4

|align="center"| 4

4

| align="center"| 4

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Laurent Redon

| Super Nova Racing

| align="center" | 75

| +47.855

|align="center"| 3

|align="center"| 3

5

| align="center"| 7

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Cyrille Sauvage

| Draco Racing

| align="center" | 75

| +48.562

|align="center"| 6

|align="center"| 2

6

| align="center"| 6

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Soheil Ayari

| Team Astromega

| align="center" | 75

| +1:09.720

|align="center"| 5

|align="center"| 1

7

| align="center"| 12

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Max Wilson

| Edenbridge Racing

| align="center" | 75

| +1:11.892

|align="center"| 11

|align="center"|

8

| align="center"| 14

| {{flagicon|AUT}} Oliver Tichy

| Pacific Racing

| align="center" | 75

| +1:15.137

|align="center"| 9

|align="center"|

9

| align="center"| 23

| {{flagicon|POR}} Rui Águas

| Nordic Racing

| align="center" | 74

| +1 lap

|align="center"| 12

|align="center"|

10

| align="center"| 36

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Kurt Mollekens

| {{nowrap|Keerbergs Transport Racing}}

| align="center" | 74

| +1 lap

|align="center"| 13

|align="center"|

11

| align="center"| 38

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Dino Morelli

| DKS Racing

| align="center" | 74

| +1 lap

|align="center"| 19

|align="center"|

12

| align="center"| 26

| {{flagicon|DNK}} Jason Watt

| Den Blå Avis

| align="center" | 74

| +1 lap

|align="center"| 15

|align="center"|

13

| align="center"| 32

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Patrick Lemarié

| Ravarotto Racing

| align="center" | 74

| +1 lap

|align="center"| 17

|align="center"|

14

| align="center"| 25

| {{flagicon|NOR}} Thomas Schie

| Bob Salisbury Engineering

| align="center" | 74

| +1 lap

|align="center"| 20

|align="center"|

15

| align="center"| 5

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Boris Derichebourg

| Team Astromega

| align="center" | 74

| +1 lap

|align="center"| 21

|align="center"|

DNF

| align="center"| 19

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Gareth Rees

| Durango Formula

| align="center" | 57

|

|align="center"| 14

|align="center"|

DNF

| align="center"| 9

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Fabrizio Gollin

| Apomatox

| align="center" | 45

|

|align="center"| 10

|align="center"|

DNF

| align="center"| 1

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Craig Lowndes

| RSM Marko

| align="center" | 39

|

|align="center"| 16

|align="center"|

DNF

| align="center"| 31

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Anthony Beltoise

| Ravarotto Racing

| align="center" | 37

|

|align="center"| 18

|align="center"|

DNF

| align="center"| 10

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Jean-Philippe Belloc

| Apomatox

| align="center" | 15

|

|align="center"| 22

|align="center"|

DNF

| align="center"| 3

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Ricardo Zonta

| Super Nova Racing

| align="center" | 2

| Crash

|align="center"| 8

|align="center"|

DNF

| align="center"| 8

| {{flagicon|POR}} Pedro Couceiro

| Draco Racing

| align="center" | 2

| Crash

|align="center"| 7

|align="center"|

colspan="8" align="center" | Fastest Lap: Juan Pablo Montoya (RSM Marko), 1:12.697
colspan="8" | Source:{{cite news|url=https://motorsportstats.com/results/f3000-international-championship/1997/pau/classification/race|title=F3000 International Championship 1997 Pau Classification – Race|publisher=Motorsport Stats|accessdate=21 March 2024}}

Championship standings

{{col-start}}

{{col-2}}

;Drivers' Championship standings

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%;"

! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}

! Driver

! Points

! Gap

align="center"| 1

| {{flagicon|DNK}} Tom Kristensen

| 12

|

align="center"| 2

| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|COL}} Juan Pablo Montoya}}

| 10

| -2

align=center| 3

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Jamie Davies

| 8

| -8

align="center"| 4

| {{flagicon|POR}} Pedro Couceiro

| 6

| -10

align="center" rowspan=2| 5

| {{flagicon|DNK}} Jason Watt

|rowspan=2| 3

|rowspan=2| -13

{{flagicon|FRA}} Laurent Redon

{{col-2}}

;Teams' Championship standings

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%;"

! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}

! Team

! Points

! Gap

align="center"| 1

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Auto Sport Racing

| 16

|

align="center"| 2

| {{flagicon|AUT}} RSM Marko

| 10

| -6

align="center" rowspan=2| 3

| {{flagicon|FRA}} DAMS

|rowspan=2| 8

|rowspan=2| -8

{{flagicon|ITA}} Draco Racing
align="center"| 5

| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|GBR}} Super Nova Racing}}

| 6

| -10

{{col-end}}

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

References

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