CART World Series - Season 1997
1996
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1998
Point standings: CART World Series - Season 1997
Drivers points
| Pos | Points | Driver | Nation | Photo | Races |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 195 | Alessandro Zanardi 5 wins |
 |
 | 16 |
| 2 | 162 | Gil de Ferran |  |
 | 17 |
| 3 | 144 | Jimmy Vasser 1 win |
 |
 | 17 |
| 4 | 132 | Mauricio Gugelmin 1 win |
|
 | 17 |
| 5 | 121 | Paul Tracy 3 wins |
 |
 | 16 |
| 6 | 115 | Mark Blundell 3 wins |
 |
 | 17 |
| 7 | 111 | Greg Moore 2 wins |
|
 | 17 |
| 8 | 108 | Michael Andretti 1 win |
|
 | 17 |
| 9 | 102 | Scott Pruett 1 win |
|
 | 17 |
| 10 | 91 | Raul Boesel | |
 | 17 |
| 11 | 72 | Bryan Herta | |
 | 17 |
| 12 | 70 | Bobby Rahal | |
 | 17 |
| 13 | 67 | Al, jr. Unser | |
 | 17 |
| 14 | 45 | Andre Ribeiro | |
| 17 |
| 15 | 42 | Christian Fittipaldi | |
 | 11 |
| 16 | 36 | Parker Johnstone | |
| 17 |
| 17 | 27 | Patrick Carpentier | |
 | 14 |
| 18 | 27 | Adrian Fernandez |  |
 | 17 |
| 19 | 16 | Roberto Moreno | |
 | 9 |
| 20 | 10 | Gualter Salles | |
 | 17 |
| 21 | 10 | Richie Hearn | |
 | 17 |
| 22 | 10 | Dario Franchitti | |
 | 16 |
| 23 | 9 | Juan Manuel Fangio II |  |
| 17 |
| 24 | 8 | Massimilano Papis | |
 | 17 |
| 25 | 6 | Dennis Vitolo | |
| 7 |
| 26 | 5 | Robby Gordon | |
 | 1 |
| 27 | 4 | Hiro Matsushita |  |
| 17 |
| 28 | 3 | PJ Jones | |
 | 16 |
| 29 | 1 | Michel Jourdain jr. | |
 | 17 |
| 30 | 1 | Arnd Meier |  |
 | 10 |
| 31 | 1 | Christian Danner | |
 | 3 |
Teams standings
| Pos | Points | Team | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 339 | Chip Ganassi Racing 6 wins | |
| 2 | 247 | PacWest Racing 4 wins | |
| 3 | 193 | Patrick Racing 1 win | |
| 4 | 188 | Team Penske 3 wins | |
| 5 | 163 | Newman/Haas Racing 1 win | |
| 6 | 162 | Walker Racing | |
| 7 | 142 | Team Rahal | |
| 8 | 111 | Forsythe Racing 2 wins | |
| 9 | 72 | Tasman Motorsports Group |  |
| 10 | 36 | Team Green | |
| 11 | 30 | Bettenhausen Motorsports | |
| 12 | 15 | Hogan Racing | |
| 13 | 12 | Arciero-Wells Racing | |
| 14 | 12 | All American Racers | |
| 15 | 10 | Davis Racing | |
| 16 | 10 | Della Penna Motorsports | |
| 17 | 8 | Payton/Coyne Racing | |
| 18 | 1 | Project Indy | |
Scoring System
Position 1 | Position 2 | Position 3 | Position 4 | Position 5 | Position 6 | Position 7 | Position 8 | Position 9 | Position 10 | Position 11 | Position 12 | most Lead Laps | Pole Position |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 20 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |