FIA Formula 3000 Int. Championship 1997 – Race 1: Silverstone

Complete coverage
11 May 1997

Race result

Finishers
1.	#21 Tom Kristensen Auto Sport Racing · Lola T96/50 - Zytek	10
2.	#8 Pedro Couceiro Draco Racing · Lola T96/50 - Zytek	6
3.	#17 Jamie Davies DAMS · Lola T96/50 - Zytek	4
4.	#27 Jason Watt Den Bla Avis · Lola T96/50 - Zytek	3
5.	#38 Dino Morelli DKS Racing · Lola T96/50 - Zytek	2
6.	#32 Patrick Lemarie Ravarotto Racing · Lola T96/50 - Zytek	1
7.	#7 Cyrille Sauvage Draco Racing · Lola T96/50 - Zytek
8.	#14 Olivier Tichy Pacific Racing · Lola T96/50 - Zytek
9.	#10 Jean-Philippe Belloc Apomatox · Lola T96/50 - Zytek
10.	#20 Gaston Mazzacane Auto Sport Racing · Lola T96/50 - Zytek
11.	#11 Werner Lupberger Edenbridge Racing · Lola T96/50 - Zytek
12.	#5 Boris Derichebourg Team Astromega · Lola T96/50 - Zytek
13.	#15 Marc Gene Pacific Racing · Lola T96/50 - Zytek
14.	#1 Craig Lowndes RSM Marko · Lola T96/50 - Zytek
15.	#18 Stephen Watson Durango · Lola T96/50 - Zytek
16.	#35 Christian Horner Arden International · Lola T96/50 - Zytek
Retirements
R	#2 Juan Pablo Montoya RSM Marko · Lola T96/50 - Zytek
R	#6 Soheil Ayari Team Astromega · Lola T96/50 - Zytek
R	#23 Rui Aguas Nordic Racing · Lola T96/50 - Zytek
R	#12 Max Wilson Edenbridge Racing · Lola T96/50 - Zytek
R	#4 Laurent Redon Super Nova Racing · Lola T96/50 - Zytek
R	#27 David Cook DC Cook Motorsport · Lola T96/50 - Zytek
R	#19 Gareth Rees Durango · Lola T96/50 - Zytek
R	#31 Anthony Beltoise Ravarotto Racing · Lola T96/50 - Zytek
R	#9 Fabrizio Gollin Apomatox · Lola T96/50 - Zytek
Did not qualify
nq	#36 Kurt Mollekens KTR · Lola T96/50 - Zytek
nq	#29 Markus Friesacher Scuderia Coloni · Lola T96/50 - Zytek
nq	#22 Thomas Biagi Nordic Racing · Lola T96/50 - Zytek
nq	#16 Gregoire de Galzian DAMS · Lola T96/50 - Zytek
nq	#24 Oliver Gavin Bob Salisbury Engineering · Lola T96/50 - Zytek
nq	#37 Gonzalo Rodriguez Redman Bright · Lola T96/50 - Zytek
nq	#30 Emiliano Spataro Scuderia Coloni · Lola T96/50 - Zytek
nq	#25 Thomas Schie Bob Salisbury Engineering · Lola T96/50 - Zytek
Disqualified
dq	#3 Ricardo Zonta Super Nova Racing · Lola T96/50 - Zytek

Qualifying

Starting grid
1.	#3 Ricardo Zonta Super Nova Racing · Lola T96/50 - Zytek
2.	#2 Juan Pablo Montoya RSM Marko · Lola T96/50 - Zytek
3.	#27 Jason Watt Den Bla Avis · Lola T96/50 - Zytek
4.	#6 Soheil Ayari Team Astromega · Lola T96/50 - Zytek
5.	#23 Rui Aguas Nordic Racing · Lola T96/50 - Zytek
6.	#1 Craig Lowndes RSM Marko · Lola T96/50 - Zytek
7.	#14 Olivier Tichy Pacific Racing · Lola T96/50 - Zytek
8.	#12 Max Wilson Edenbridge Racing · Lola T96/50 - Zytek
9.	#20 Gaston Mazzacane Auto Sport Racing · Lola T96/50 - Zytek
10.	#4 Laurent Redon Super Nova Racing · Lola T96/50 - Zytek
11.	#38 Dino Morelli DKS Racing · Lola T96/50 - Zytek
12.	#21 Tom Kristensen Auto Sport Racing · Lola T96/50 - Zytek
13.	#7 Cyrille Sauvage Draco Racing · Lola T96/50 - Zytek
14.	#27 David Cook DC Cook Motorsport · Lola T96/50 - Zytek
15.	#19 Gareth Rees Durango · Lola T96/50 - Zytek
16.	#15 Marc Gene Pacific Racing · Lola T96/50 - Zytek
17.	#31 Anthony Beltoise Ravarotto Racing · Lola T96/50 - Zytek
18.	#9 Fabrizio Gollin Apomatox · Lola T96/50 - Zytek
19.	#10 Jean-Philippe Belloc Apomatox · Lola T96/50 - Zytek
20.	#5 Boris Derichebourg Team Astromega · Lola T96/50 - Zytek
21.	#18 Stephen Watson Durango · Lola T96/50 - Zytek
22.	#8 Pedro Couceiro Draco Racing · Lola T96/50 - Zytek
23.	#17 Jamie Davies DAMS · Lola T96/50 - Zytek
24.	#35 Christian Horner Arden International · Lola T96/50 - Zytek
25.	#32 Patrick Lemarie Ravarotto Racing · Lola T96/50 - Zytek
26.	#11 Werner Lupberger Edenbridge Racing · Lola T96/50 - Zytek
27.	#36 Kurt Mollekens KTR · Lola T96/50 - Zytek
28.	#29 Markus Friesacher Scuderia Coloni · Lola T96/50 - Zytek
29.	#22 Thomas Biagi Nordic Racing · Lola T96/50 - Zytek
30.	#16 Gregoire de Galzian DAMS · Lola T96/50 - Zytek
31.	#24 Oliver Gavin Bob Salisbury Engineering · Lola T96/50 - Zytek
32.	#37 Gonzalo Rodriguez Redman Bright · Lola T96/50 - Zytek
33.	#30 Emiliano Spataro Scuderia Coloni · Lola T96/50 - Zytek
34.	#25 Thomas Schie Bob Salisbury Engineering · Lola T96/50 - Zytek