1997 Sunbelt IndyCarnival

The 1997 Sunbelt IndyCarnival was the second round of the 1997 CART World Series Season, held on 6 April 1997 on the Surfers Paradise Street Circuit, Surfers Paradise, Queensland, Australia. Scott Pruett won his 2nd and final victory of his career as a driver in CART.

1997 Surfers Paradise
Race details
Race 2 of 17 in the 1997 CART season
Map of the track
Date6 April, 1997
Official nameSunbelt IndyCarnival
LocationSurfers Paradise Street Circuit
Queensland, Australia
CourseTemporary Street Circuit
2.795 mi / 4.498 km
Distance57 laps
159.315 mi / 256.386 km
Pole position
DriverAlex Zanardi (Target Chip Ganassi)
Time1:35.940
Fastest lap
DriverAlex Zanardi (Target Chip Ganassi)
Time1:38.026 (on lap 37 of 57)
Podium
FirstScott Pruett (Patrick Racing)
SecondGreg Moore (Forsythe Racing)
ThirdMichael Andretti (Newman-Haas Racing)

Qualifying results
Pos Nat Name Team Chassis Time
1 Alex Zanardi Chip Ganassi Racing Reynard 97I Honda 1:35.940
2 Paul Tracy Team Penske Penske PC-26-97 Mercedes-Benz 1:36.140
3 Jimmy Vasser Chip Ganassi Racing Reynard 97I Honda 1:36.441
4 Greg Moore Forsythe Racing Reynard 96I Mercedes-Benz 1:36.754
5 Mark Blundell PacWest Reynard 97I Mercedes-Benz 1:36.754
6 Parker Johnstone Team Green Reynard 97I Honda 1:36.772
7 Scott Pruett Patrick Racing Reynard 97I Ford XD Cosworth 1:36.831
8 Maurício Gugelmin PacWest Reynard 97I Mercedes-Benz 1:36.896
9 Christian Fittipaldi Newman-Haas Racing Swift 007.i Ford XD Cosworth 1:36.945
10 Bobby Rahal Team Rahal Reynard 97I Ford XD Cosworth 1:37.078
11 Gil de Ferran Walker Racing Reynard 97I Honda 1:37.324
12 Michael Andretti Newman-Haas Racing Swift 007.i Ford XD Cosworth 1:37.371
13 Dario Franchitti Hogan Racing Reynard 97I Mercedes-Benz 1:37.592
14 André Ribeiro Tasman Motorsports Lola T97/00 Honda 1:37.646
15 Adrián Fernández Tasman Motorsports Lola T97/00 Honda 1:37.819
16 Bryan Herta Team Rahal Reynard 97I Ford XB Cosworth 1:37.895
17 Al Unser, Jr. Team Penske Penske PC-26-97 Mercedes-Benz 1:38.218
18 Gualter Salles Davis Racing Reynard 97I Ford XD Cosworth 1:38.325
19 Raul Boesel Patrick Racing Reynard 97I Ford XD Cosworth 1:38.521
20 Richie Hearn Della Penna Motorsports Lola T97/00 Ford XD Cosworth 1:38.990
21 Patrick Carpentier Bettenhausen Racing Reynard 97I Mercedes-Benz 1:39.595
22 Max Papis Arciero-Wells Racing Reynard 97I Toyota 1:39.927
23 Juan Manuel Fangio II All American Racing Reynard 97I Toyota 1:39.981
24 Paul Jasper Payton/Coyne Racing Lola T97/00 Ford XD Cosworth 1:40.138
25 P. J. Jones All American Racing Reynard 97I Toyota 1:40.505
26 Michel Jourdain, Jr. Payton/Coyne Racing Lola T97/00 Ford XD Cosworth 1:41.871
27 Arnd Meier Project Indy Lola T97/00 Ford XD Cosworth 1:42.316
28 Hiro Matsushita Arciero-Wells Racing Reynard 97I Toyota 1:42.795

Race
PosNoDriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
1 20 Scott Pruett Patrick Racing 57 2:01:04.678 7 20
2 99 Greg Moore Forsythe Racing 57 +0.7 secs 4 16
3 6 Michael Andretti Newman-Haas Racing 57 +11.3 secs 12 14
4 4 Alex Zanardi Chip Ganassi Racing 57 +14.8 secs 1 13
5 5 Gil de Ferran Walker Racing 57 +15.6 secs 11 10
6 31 André Ribeiro Tasman Motorsports 57 +16.8 secs 14 8
7 40 Raul Boesel Patrick Racing 57 +17.6 secs 19 6
8 18 Mark Blundell PacWest Racing 57 +18.2 secs 5 5
9 9 Dario Franchitti Hogan Racing 57 +23.6 secs 13 4
10 7 Bobby Rahal Team Rahal 57 +25.9 secs 11 3
11 32 Adrián Fernández Tasman Motorsports 57 +29.7 secs 15 2
12 1 Jimmy Vasser Chip Ganassi Racing 57 +30.2 secs 3 1
13 10 Richie Hearn Della Penna Motorsports 57 +38.2 secs 20
14 25 Max Papis Arciero-Wells Racing 57 +39.5 secs 22
15 16 Patrick Carpentier Bettenhausen Racing 57 +41.8 secs 21
16 64 Arnd Meier Project Indy 57 +58.1 secs 27
17 17 Maurício Gugelmin PacWest 57 +1:14.1 secs 8
18 19 Michel Jourdain, Jr. Payton/Coyne Racing 43 Transmission 26
19 3 Paul Tracy Team Penske 41 Contact 2 1
20 36 Juan Manuel Fangio II All American Racing 37 Fire 23
21 27 Parker Johnstone Team Green 35 Broken wheel 6
22 8 Bryan Herta Team Rahal 29 Contact 16
23 34 Paul Jasper Payton/Coyne Racing 24 Broken transmission 24
24 77 Gualter Salles Davis Racing 17 Contact 18
25 24 Hiro Matsushita Arciero-Wells Racing 16 Electrical 28
26 98 P. J. Jones All American Racing 15 Fire 25
27 2 Al Unser, Jr. Team Penske 10 Lost wheel 17
DNS 11 Christian Fittipaldi Newman-Haas Racing 9

Notes
  • Average Speed 85.328 mph
Previous race:
1997 Marlboro Grand Prix of Miami		 CART Indycar World Series
1997 season		 Next race:
1997 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach
Previous race:
1996 Bartercard Indycar Australia		 1997 Sunbelt IndyCarnival Next race:
1998 Honda Indy 300

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