FIA Formula 3000 Int. Championship 1997 – Race 8: Spa-Francorchamps

Complete coverage
23 Aug 1997

Race result

Finishers
1.	#27 Jason Watt Den Bla Avis · Lola T96/50 - Zytek	10
2.	#12 Max Wilson Edenbridge Racing · Lola T96/50 - Zytek	6
3.	#5 Boris Derichebourg Team Astromega · Lola T96/50 - Zytek	4
4.	#7 Cyrille Sauvage Draco Racing · Lola T96/50 - Zytek	3
5.	#3 Ricardo Zonta Super Nova Racing · Lola T96/50 - Zytek	2
6.	#18 Stephen Watson Durango · Lola T96/50 - Zytek	1
7.	#8 Pedro Couceiro Draco Racing · Lola T96/50 - Zytek
8.	#17 Jamie Davies DAMS · Lola T96/50 - Zytek
9.	#23 Rui Aguas Nordic Racing · Lola T96/50 - Zytek
10.	#25 Thomas Schie Bob Salisbury Engineering · Lola T96/50 - Zytek
11.	#20 Gaston Mazzacane Auto Sport Racing · Lola T96/50 - Zytek
12.	#24 James Taylor Bob Salisbury Engineering · Lola T96/50 - Zytek
13.	#11 Werner Lupberger Edenbridge Racing · Lola T96/50 - Zytek
14.	#4 Laurent Redon Super Nova Racing · Lola T96/50 - Zytek
Retirements
R	#21 Tom Kristensen Auto Sport Racing · Lola T96/50 - Zytek
R	#6 Soheil Ayari Team Astromega · Lola T96/50 - Zytek
R	#19 Gareth Rees Durango · Lola T96/50 - Zytek
R	#30 Emiliano Spataro Scuderia Coloni · Lola T96/50 - Zytek
R	#29 Markus Friesacher Scuderia Coloni · Lola T96/50 - Zytek
R	#36 Kurt Mollekens KTR · Lola T96/50 - Zytek
R	#1 Craig Lowndes RSM Marko · Lola T96/50 - Zytek
R	#14 Olivier Tichy Pacific Racing · Lola T96/50 - Zytek
R	#27 David Cook DC Cook Motorsport · Lola T96/50 - Zytek
R	#16 Gregoire de Galzian DAMS · Lola T96/50 - Zytek
R	#33 Thomas Biagi GP Racing · Lola T96/50 - Zytek
Did not qualify
nq	#35 Christian Horner Arden International · Lola T96/50 - Zytek
nq	#22 Mario Waltner Nordic Racing · Lola T96/50 - Zytek
Disqualified
dq	#2 Juan Pablo Montoya RSM Marko · Lola T96/50 - Zytek

Qualifying

Starting grid
1.	#21 Tom Kristensen Auto Sport Racing · Lola T96/50 - Zytek
2.	#27 Jason Watt Den Bla Avis · Lola T96/50 - Zytek
3.	#6 Soheil Ayari Team Astromega · Lola T96/50 - Zytek
4.	#2 Juan Pablo Montoya RSM Marko · Lola T96/50 - Zytek
5.	#3 Ricardo Zonta Super Nova Racing · Lola T96/50 - Zytek
6.	#5 Boris Derichebourg Team Astromega · Lola T96/50 - Zytek
7.	#18 Stephen Watson Durango · Lola T96/50 - Zytek
8.	#12 Max Wilson Edenbridge Racing · Lola T96/50 - Zytek
9.	#4 Laurent Redon Super Nova Racing · Lola T96/50 - Zytek
10.	#11 Werner Lupberger Edenbridge Racing · Lola T96/50 - Zytek
11.	#19 Gareth Rees Durango · Lola T96/50 - Zytek
12.	#30 Emiliano Spataro Scuderia Coloni · Lola T96/50 - Zytek
13.	#25 Thomas Schie Bob Salisbury Engineering · Lola T96/50 - Zytek
14.	#29 Markus Friesacher Scuderia Coloni · Lola T96/50 - Zytek
15.	#17 Jamie Davies DAMS · Lola T96/50 - Zytek
16.	#8 Pedro Couceiro Draco Racing · Lola T96/50 - Zytek
17.	#23 Rui Aguas Nordic Racing · Lola T96/50 - Zytek
18.	#36 Kurt Mollekens KTR · Lola T96/50 - Zytek
19.	#20 Gaston Mazzacane Auto Sport Racing · Lola T96/50 - Zytek
20.	#1 Craig Lowndes RSM Marko · Lola T96/50 - Zytek
21.	#14 Olivier Tichy Pacific Racing · Lola T96/50 - Zytek
22.	#27 David Cook DC Cook Motorsport · Lola T96/50 - Zytek
23.	#16 Gregoire de Galzian DAMS · Lola T96/50 - Zytek
24.	#7 Cyrille Sauvage Draco Racing · Lola T96/50 - Zytek
25.	#33 Thomas Biagi GP Racing · Lola T96/50 - Zytek
26.	#24 James Taylor Bob Salisbury Engineering · Lola T96/50 - Zytek
27.	#35 Christian Horner Arden International · Lola T96/50 - Zytek
28.	#22 Mario Waltner Nordic Racing · Lola T96/50 - Zytek