1997 Formula 3000 season

The 1997 Formula 3000 season was the 13th Formula 3000 season . It began on May 11, 1997 in Silverstone and ended on October 25, 1997 in Jerez . A total of ten races were run. The drivers 'championship title was won by Ricardo Zonta , whose Super Nova Racing team won the teams' championship title.

Starting field

All drivers used Lola T96 / 50 chassis with Zytek - Judd V8 engines and Avon tires .

team	Automobile #	driver	Race weekend
RSM Marko	1	Craig Lowndes	1-10
	2	Juan Pablo Montoya	1-10
Super Nova Racing	3	Ricardo Zonta	1-10
	4th	Laurent Redon	1-10
Team Astromega	5	Boris Derichebourg	1-10
	6th	Soheil Ayari	1-10
Draco engineering	7th	Cyrille Sauvage	1-10
	8th	Pedro Couceiro	1-10
Apomatox	9	Fabrizio Gollin	1-3, 9
		Emmanuel Clérico	4th
	10	Jean-Philippe Belloc	1-4
Edenbridge Racing	11	Werner Lupberger	1-10
	12	Max Wilson	1-10
Pacific Racing	14th	Olivier Tichy	1-8
	15th	Marc Gené	1-2
DAMS	16	Grégoire de Galzain	1-10
	17th	Jamie Davies	1-10
Durango Formula	18th	Stephen Watson	1-10
	19th	Gareth Rees	1-10
Auto Sport Racing	20th	Gastón Mazzacane	1-10
	21st	Tom Kristensen	1-10
Nordic racing	22nd	Thomas Biagi	1-3
		Marc Gené	4-6, 10th
		Mario Waltner	7-8
		Gianluca Paglicci	9
	23	Rui Águas	1-10
Bob Salisbury Engineering	24	Oliver Gavin	1-3
		James Taylor	4-10
	25th	Thomas Schie	1-10
The Blå Avis	26th	Jason Watt	1-10
DC Cook Motorsport	27	David Cook	1-10
	28	Patrick Lemarié	9-10
Coloni Motorsport	29	Markus Friesacher	1-10
	30th	Emiliano Spataro	1-9
		Oliver Tichy	10
Ravarotto Racing	31	Anthony Beltoise	1-7
	32	Patrick Lemarié	1-4, 6
GP racing	33	Thomas Biagi	4-10
Elide Racing	34	Miguel Ángel de Castro	10
Arden International	35	Christian Horner	1-10
KTR	36	Kurt Mollekens	1-10
Redman & Bright F3000	37	Gonzalo Rodríguez	1, 3-7, 9-10
DKS Racing	38	Dino Morelli	1-4

run

There were ten races. The races in Hockenheim , Spa-Francorchamps and Jerez were held as part of the Formula 1 supporting program.

No.	date	Racetrack	winner	Second	Third
1.	May 11th	Silverstone	Tom Kristensen	Pedro Couceiro	Jamie Davies
2.	May 19th	Pau	Juan Pablo Montoya	Tom Kristensen	Jamie Davies
3.	25. May	Helsinki	Soheil Ayari	Oliver Tichy	Dino Morelli
4th	June 29th	Nürburg	Ricardo Zonta	Jason Watt	Tom Kristensen
5.	20th of July	Enna	Jamie Davies	Ricardo Zonta	Max Wilson
6th	July 26th	Hockenheim	Ricardo Zonta	Max Wilson	Jamie Davies
7th	3rd August	Zeltweg	Juan Pablo Montoya	Ricardo Zonta	Laurent Redon
8th.	August 22nd	Spa Francorchamps	Jason Watt	Max Wilson	Boris Derichebourg
9.	September 29th	Mugello	Ricardo Zonta	Jason Watt	Juan Pablo Montoya
10.	October 25	Jerez	Juan Pablo Montoya	Oliver Tichy	Gareth Rees

Ratings

Driver ranking

Item driver GBR FRA FIN GER ITA GER AUT BEL ITA ESP Points 1  Zonta DSQ 1 DNF DNF 1 2 1 2 5 1 DNF 39 2  Montoya DNF 1 DNF 4th 11 5 1 DSQ 2 3 1 37.5 3  watt 4th 12 DNS 2 DNF 4th DNF 1 2 DNF 25th 4th  Davies 3 3 DNF 8th 1 3 9 8th EX 3 DNF 22nd 5  Wilson DNF 7th DNF 5 3 2 8th 2 4th 10 21st 6th  Kristensen 1 2 DNF 3 DNF DNF 6th DNF EX 3 DNF 19th 7th  Tichy 8th 8th 2 9 DNF 7th 5 DNF 2 14th 8th  Ayari DNF 6th 1 19th DNF DNF 10 DNF 6th DNF 12 9  Redon DNF 4th DNF 21st 6th DNF 3 14th 5 11 10 10  Águas DNF 9 5 7th DNF DSQ 4 4th 9 12 5 7th 11  Couceiro 2 DNF DNF 15th DNS DNF 11 7th DNF DNF 6th 12  Morelli 5 11 3 DNF INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ 6th 13  Sauvage 7th 5 DNF DNF 8th DNF DNF 4th 9 DSQ 5 5 14th  Rees DNF DNF DNF DNF 16 11 DNF DNF 7th 3 4th 15th  Derichebourg 12 15th 8th DNF 9 DNQ 13 3 22nd 15th 4th 16  Lemarié 6th 13 4th 13 DNF 14th DNQ 4th 17th  Lowndes 14th DNF DNF DNF 4th DNF DNF DNF 21st 9 3 18th  Lupberger 11 DNQ DNQ 18th DNF 14th DNF 13 11 4th 3 19th  Mollekens EX 6 10 DNF DNQ 5 6th DNF DNF DNF DNF 3 20th  Watson 15th DNQ 6th 16 7th 12 DNF 6th 15th DNF 2 21st  Horns 16 DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 16 DNQ 17th 6th 1 22nd  Rodríguez DNQ DNF 6th DNF 17th 7th 8th DNF 0.5 23  cook DNF DNQ 7th DNQ DNF DNQ 14th DNF DNF 7th 0 24  de Galzain DNQ DNQ DNQ 17th DNF 9 15th DNF EX 3 8th 0 25th  Gené 13 DNQ DNQ DNF 8th DNF 0 26th  Beltoise DNF DNF 9 14th 12 13 DNF 0 27  Belloc 9 DNF DNF 20th 0 28  Mazzacane 10 DNQ DNF 10 15th 10 17th 11 10 DNF 0 29  Shoot DNQ 14th DNQ DNQ DNQ 15th DNQ 10 18th DNF 0 30th  Spataro DNQ DNQ DNQ 11 13 16 12 DNF DNF 0 31  Biagi DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 14th 18th DNF DNF 16 12 0 32  Clérico 12 0 33  Taylor DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 12 DNQ DNQ 0 34  Gollin DNF DNF DNF 13 0 35  Friesacher DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 17th DNQ DNQ DNF 19th DNQ 0 36  Paglicci 20th 0 -  de Castro DNQ 0 -  Waltner DNQ DNQ 0 -  Gavin DNQ DNQ DNQ 0 Item driver GBR FRA FIN GER ITA GER AUT BEL ITA ESP Points

colour meaning gold winner silver 2nd place bronze 3rd place green Placement in the points blue Classified outside the point ranks violet Race not finished (DNF) not classified (NC) red not qualified (DNQ) black disqualified (DSQ) White not at the start (DNS) withdrawn (WD) Race canceled (C) Blank not participated injured or sick (INJ) excluded (EX) Bold - Pole Position Italic - Fastest race lap

Team evaluation

Item team Car no. GBR FRA FIN GER ITA GER AUT BEL ITA ESP Points 1  Super Nova Racing 3 DSQ 1 DNF DNF 1 2 1 2 5 1 DNF 49 4th DNF 4th DNF 21st 6th DNF 3 14th 5 11 2  RSM Marko 1 14th DNF DNF DNF 4th DNF DNF DNF 21st 9 40.5 2 DNF 1 DNF 4th 11 5 1 DSQ 2 3 1 3  The Blå Avis 26th 4th 12 DNS 2 DNF 4th DNF 1 2 DNF 25th 4th  Edenbridge Racing 11 11 DNQ DNQ 18th DNF 14th DNF 13 11 4th 24 12 DNF 7th DNF 5 3 2 8th 2 4th 10 5  DAMS 16 DNQ DNQ DNQ 17th DNF 9 15th DNF EX 3 8th 22nd 17th 3 3 DNF 8th 1 3 9 8th EX 3 DNF 6th  Auto Sport Racing 20th 10 DNQ DNF 10 15th 10 17th 11 10 DNF 19th 21st 1 2 DNF 3 DNF DNF 6th DNF EX 3 DNF 7th  Team Astromega 5 12 15th 8th DNF 9 DNQ 13 3 22nd 15th 16 6th DNF 6th 1 19th DNF DNF 10 DNF 6th DNF 8th  Draco engineering 7th 7th 5 DNF DNF 8th DNF DNF 4th 9 DSQ 5 11 8th 2 DNF DNF 15th DNS DNF 11 7th DNF DNF 9  Pacific Racing 14th 8th 8th 2 9 DNF 7th 5 DNF 8th 15th 13 DNQ 10  Nordic racing 22nd DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNF 8th DNQ DNQ 20th DNF 7th 23 DNF 9 5 7th DNF DSQ 4 4th 9 12 5 11  Coloni Motorsport 29 DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 17th DNQ DNQ DNF 19th DNQ 6th 30th DNQ DNQ DNQ 11 13 16 12 DNF DNF 2 12  DKS Racing 38 5 11 3 DNF 6th 13  Durango Formula 18th 15th DNQ 6th 16 7th 12 DNF 6th 15th DNF 6th 19th DNF DNF DNF DNF 16 11 DNF DNF 7th 3 14th  Ravarotto Racing 31 DNF DNF 9 14th 12 13 DNF 4th 32 6th 13 4th 13 DNF 15th  KTR 36 EX 6 10 DNF DNQ 5 6th DNF DNF DNF DNF 3 16  Arden International 35 16 DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 16 DNQ 17th 6th 1 17th  Redman & Bright F3000 37 DNQ DNF 6th DNF 17th 7th 8th DNF 0.5 18th  DC Cook Motorsport 27 DNF DNQ 7th DNQ DNF DNQ 14th DNF DNF 7th 0 28 14th DNQ 19th  Apomatox 9 DNF DNF DNF 12 13 0 10 9 DNF DNF 20th 20th  Bob Salisbury Engineering 24 DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 12 DNQ DNQ 0 25th DNQ 14th DNQ DNQ DNQ 15th DNQ 10 18th DNF 21st  GP racing 33 DNQ 14th 18th DNF DNF 16 12 0 -  Elide Racing 34 DNQ 0 Item team Car no. GBR FRA FIN GER ITA GER AUT BEL ITA ESP Points

• The race at the Nürburgring was stopped after an accident by Dino Morelli in torrential rain. There were half points.

¹ Ricardo Zonta was disqualified from first place at Silverstone because of an irregular gearbox.

² Juan Pablo Montoya was disqualified at Spa-Francorchamps for holding up the field with a damaged car.

³ Jamie Davies and Grégoire de Galzain were excluded from the Mugello race because they did not attend the drivers briefing. Tom Kristensen was excluded from the same race because of the attachment of an illegal adapter.

⁴ Rui Águas was disqualified during the race at Hockenheim for dangerous driving.

⁵ Cyrille Sauvage was disqualified from second place in Jerez because a team member entered the Parc Fermé after the race .

⁶ Kurt Mollekens was excluded from the Silverstone race because he did not take part in the drivers briefing.