# 1997 Pau Grand Prix

The 1997 Pau Grand Prix was a motor race for International Formula 3000 held on the weekend of 18–19 May 1997. The event was held at the Circuit de Pau-Ville in Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France, and consisted of one 207km race. It was the second round of ten in the 1997 International Formula 3000 Championship, and the 56th running of the Pau Grand Prix.

## Results
### Qualifying

Drivers below the red line did not qualify for the race.
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time |
| 1 | 2 | Juan Pablo Montoya | RSM Marko | 1:12.607 |
| 2 | 21 | Tom Kristensen | Auto Sport Racing | +0.419 |
| 3 | 4 | Laurent Redon | Super Nova Racing | +0.545 |
| 4 | 17 | Jamie Davies | DAMS | +0.588 |
| 5 | 6 | Soheil Ayari | Team Astromega | +0.680 |
| 6 | 7 | Cyrille Sauvage | Draco Racing | +0.663 |
| 7 | 8 | Pedro Couceiro | Draco Racing | +0.763 |
| 8 | 3 | Ricardo Zonta | Super Nova Racing | +0.933 |
| 9 | 14 | Oliver Tichy | Pacific Racing | +0.814 |
| 10 | 9 | Fabrizio Gollin | Apomatox | +0.988 |
| 11 | 12 | Max Wilson | Edenbridge Racing | +1.040 |
| 12 | 23 | Rui Águas | Nordic Racing | +1.035 |
| 13 | 36 | Kurt Mollekens | Keerbergs Transport Racing | +1.220 |
| 14 | 19 | Gareth Rees | Durango Formula | +1.101 |
| 15 | 26 | Jason Watt | Den Blå Avis | +1.286 |
| 16 | 1 | Craig Lowndes | RSM Marko | +1.208 |
| 17 | 32 | Patrick Lemarié | Ravarotto Racing | +1.290 |
| 18 | 31 | Anthony Beltoise | Ravarotto Racing | +1.259 |
| 19 | 38 | Dino Morelli | DKS Racing | +1.319 |
| 20 | 25 | Thomas Schie | Bob Salisbury Engineering | +1.302 |
| 21 | 5 | Boris Derichebourg | Team Astromega | +1.418 |
| 22 | 10 | Jean-Philippe Belloc | Apomatox | +1.480 |
| 23 | 20 | Gastón Mazzacane | Auto Sport Racing | +1.557 |
| 24 | 18 | Stephen Watson | Durango Formula | +1.757 |
| 25 | 22 | Thomas Biagi | Nordic Racing | +1.798 |
| 26 | 24 | Oliver Gavin | Bob Salisbury Engineering | +1.914 |
| 27 | 11 | Werner Lupberger | Edenbridge Racing | +1.987 |
| 28 | 30 | Emiliano Spataro | Coloni Motorsport | +2.031 |
| 29 | 29 | Markus Friesacher | Coloni Motorsport | +2.301 |
| 30 | 27 | David Cook | DC Cook Motorsport | +2.373 |
| 31 | 16 | Grégoire de Galzain | DAMS | +4.523 |
| 32 | 35 | Christian Horner | Arden International | +4.863 |
| DSQ | 22 | Marc Gené | Pacific Racing | Disqualified |
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### Race

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Pts. |
| 1 | 2 | Juan Pablo Montoya | RSM Marko | 75 | 1:32:44.230 | 1 | 10 |
| 2 | 21 | Tom Kristensen | Auto Sport Racing | 75 | +35.073 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | 17 | Jamie Davies | DAMS | 75 | +37.200 | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | 4 | Laurent Redon | Super Nova Racing | 75 | +47.855 | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | 7 | Cyrille Sauvage | Draco Racing | 75 | +48.562 | 6 | 2 |
| 6 | 6 | Soheil Ayari | Team Astromega | 75 | +1:09.720 | 5 | 1 |
| 7 | 12 | Max Wilson | Edenbridge Racing | 75 | +1:11.892 | 11 | |
| 8 | 14 | Oliver Tichy | Pacific Racing | 75 | +1:15.137 | 9 | |
| 9 | 23 | Rui Águas | Nordic Racing | 74 | +1 lap | 12 | |
| 10 | 36 | Kurt Mollekens | Keerbergs Transport Racing | 74 | +1 lap | 13 | |
| 11 | 38 | Dino Morelli | DKS Racing | 74 | +1 lap | 19 | |
| 12 | 26 | Jason Watt | Den Blå Avis | 74 | +1 lap | 15 | |
| 13 | 32 | Patrick Lemarié | Ravarotto Racing | 74 | +1 lap | 17 | |
| 14 | 25 | Thomas Schie | Bob Salisbury Engineering | 74 | +1 lap | 20 | |
| 15 | 5 | Boris Derichebourg | Team Astromega | 74 | +1 lap | 21 | |
| DNF | 19 | Gareth Rees | Durango Formula | 57 | | 14 | |
| DNF | 9 | Fabrizio Gollin | Apomatox | 45 | | 10 | |
| DNF | 1 | Craig Lowndes | RSM Marko | 39 | | 16 | |
| DNF | 31 | Anthony Beltoise | Ravarotto Racing | 37 | | 18 | |
| DNF | 10 | Jean-Philippe Belloc | Apomatox | 15 | | 22 | |
| DNF | 3 | Ricardo Zonta | Super Nova Racing | 2 | Crash | 8 | |
| DNF | 8 | Pedro Couceiro | Draco Racing | 2 | Crash | 7 | |
| Fastest Lap: Juan Pablo Montoya (RSM Marko), 1:12.697 ||||||||
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## Championship standings

| Pos. | Driver | Points | Gap |
| 1 | Tom Kristensen | 12 | |
| 2 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 10 | -2 |
| 3 | Jamie Davies | 8 | -8 |
| 4 | Pedro Couceiro | 6 | -10 |
| 5 | Jason Watt | 3 | -13 |
| 5 | Laurent Redon | 3 | -13 |
| Pos. | Team | Points | Gap |
| 1 | Auto Sport Racing | 16 | |
| 2 | RSM Marko | 10 | -6 |
| 3 | DAMS | 8 | -8 |
| 3 | Draco Racing | 8 | -8 |
| 5 | Super Nova Racing | 6 | -10 |
* Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.