1997 Pau Grand Prix

September 2025 FRA 1997 Pau Grand Prix 2 10 1997 International Formula 3000 Championship Carte circuit de Pau.png 18–19 May Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France Circuit de Pau-Ville 75 207.765 COL Juan Pablo Montoya RSM Marko 1:12.607 COL 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.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzbWl8L5DIM 1997 International Formula 3000 Championship – Round 2 Pau Classic Sport Classic TIYL on YouTube 13 March 2021 Results Qualifying Drivers below the red line did not qualify for the race. Pos. Position No. Car number Driver Team Time 1 2 COL Juan Pablo Montoya RSM Marko 1:12.607 2 21 DNK Tom Kristensen Auto Sport Racing +0.419 3 4 FRA Laurent Redon Super Nova Racing +0.545 4 17 GBR Jamie Davies DAMS +0.588 5 6 FRA Soheil Ayari Team Astromega +0.680 6 7 FRA Cyrille Sauvage Draco Racing +0.663 7 8 POR Pedro Couceiro Draco Racing +0.763 8 3 BRA Ricardo Zonta Super Nova Racing +0.933 9 14 AUT Oliver Tichy Pacific Racing +0.814 10 9 FRA Fabrizio Gollin Apomatox +0.988 11 12 BRA Max Wilson Edenbridge Racing +1.040 12 23 POR Rui Águas Nordic Racing +1.035 13 36 BEL Kurt Mollekens Keerbergs Transport Racing +1.220 14 19 GBR Gareth Rees Durango Formula +1.101 15 26 DNK Jason Watt Den Blå Avis +1.286 16 1 AUS Craig Lowndes RSM Marko +1.208 17 32 FRA Patrick Lemarié Ravarotto Racing +1.290 18 31 FRA Anthony Beltoise Ravarotto Racing +1.259 19 38 GBR Dino Morelli DKS Racing +1.319 20 25 NOR Thomas Schie Bob Salisbury Engineering +1.302 21 5 FRA Boris Derichebourg Team Astromega +1.418 22 10 FRA Jean-Philippe Belloc Apomatox +1.480 23 20 ARG Gastón Mazzacane Auto Sport Racing +1.557 24 18 RSA Stephen Watson Durango Formula +1.757 25 22 ITA Thomas Biagi Nordic Racing +1.798 26 24 GBR Oliver Gavin Bob Salisbury Engineering +1.914 27 11 RSA Werner Lupberger Edenbridge Racing +1.987 28 30 ARG Emiliano Spataro Coloni Motorsport +2.031 29 29 AUT Markus Friesacher Coloni Motorsport +2.301 30 27 GBR David Cook DC Cook Motorsport +2.373 31 16 FRA Grégoire de Galzain DAMS +4.523 32 35 GBR Christian Horner Arden International +4.863 DSQ 22 ESP Marc Gené Pacific Racing Disqualified Source:https://motorsportstats.com/results/f3000-international-championship/1997/pau/classification/grid F3000 International Championship 1997 Pau Classification – Grid Motorsport Stats 21 March 2024 Race Pos. Position No. Car number Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Pts. 1 2 COL Juan Pablo Montoya RSM Marko 75 1:32:44.230 1 10 2 21 DNK Tom Kristensen Auto Sport Racing 75 +35.073 2 6 3 17 GBR Jamie Davies DAMS 75 +37.200 4 4 4 4 FRA Laurent Redon Super Nova Racing 75 +47.855 3 3 5 7 FRA Cyrille Sauvage Draco Racing 75 +48.562 6 2 6 6 FRA Soheil Ayari Team Astromega 75 +1:09.720 5 1 7 12 BRA Max Wilson Edenbridge Racing 75 +1:11.892 11 8 14 AUT Oliver Tichy Pacific Racing 75 +1:15.137 9 9 23 POR Rui Águas Nordic Racing 74 +1 lap 12 10 36 BEL Kurt Mollekens Keerbergs Transport Racing 74 +1 lap 13 11 38 GBR Dino Morelli DKS Racing 74 +1 lap 19 12 26 DNK Jason Watt Den Blå Avis 74 +1 lap 15 13 32 FRA Patrick Lemarié Ravarotto Racing 74 +1 lap 17 14 25 NOR Thomas Schie Bob Salisbury Engineering 74 +1 lap 20 15 5 FRA Boris Derichebourg Team Astromega 74 +1 lap 21 DNF 19 GBR Gareth Rees Durango Formula 57 14 DNF 9 FRA Fabrizio Gollin Apomatox 45 10 DNF 1 AUS Craig Lowndes RSM Marko 39 16 DNF 31 FRA Anthony Beltoise Ravarotto Racing 37 18 DNF 10 FRA Jean-Philippe Belloc Apomatox 15 22 DNF 3 BRA Ricardo Zonta Super Nova Racing 2 Crash 8 DNF 8 POR Pedro Couceiro Draco Racing 2 Crash 7 Fastest Lap: Juan Pablo Montoya (RSM Marko), 1:12.697 Source:https://motorsportstats.com/results/f3000-international-championship/1997/pau/classification/race F3000 International Championship 1997 Pau Classification – Race Motorsport Stats 21 March 2024 Championship standings Drivers' Championship standings Pos. Position Driver Points Gap 1 DNK Tom Kristensen 12 2 COL Juan Pablo Montoya 10 −2 3 GBR Jamie Davies 8 −8 4 POR Pedro Couceiro 6 −10 5 DNK Jason Watt 3 -13 FRA Laurent Redon Teams' Championship standings Pos. Position Team Points Gap 1 ITA Auto Sport Racing 16 2 AUT RSM Marko 10 −6 3 FRA DAMS 8 -8 ITA Draco Racing 5 GBR Super Nova Racing 6 −10 Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. References Category:International Formula 3000 Category:Pau Grand Prix Pau Grand Prix Pau Grand Prix