# 1997 Autosport International Trophy

The 1997 Autosport International Trophy was a motor race for International Formula 3000 held on the weekend of 10–11 May 1997. The event was held at the Silverstone Circuit in Silverstone, Northamptonshire, United Kingdom, and consisted of one 205 km race. It was the opening round of ten in the 1997 International Formula 3000 Championship.

## Results
### Qualifying

Drivers below the red line did not qualify for the race.
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time |
| 1 | 3 | Ricardo Zonta | Super Nova Racing | 1:40.463 |
| 2 | 2 | Juan Pablo Montoya | RSM Marko | +0.169 |
| 3 | 26 | Jason Watt | Den Blå Avis | +0.660 |
| 4 | 6 | Soheil Ayari | Team Astromega | +1.074 |
| 5 | 23 | Rui Águas | Nordic Racing | +1.148 |
| 6 | 1 | Craig Lowndes | RSM Marko | +1.320 |
| 7 | 14 | Oliver Tichy | Pacific Racing | +1.387 |
| 8 | 12 | Max Wilson | Edenbridge Racing | +1.448 |
| 9 | 20 | Gastón Mazzacane | Auto Sport Racing | +1.482 |
| 10 | 4 | Laurent Redon | Super Nova Racing | +1.485 |
| 11 | 38 | Dino Morelli | DKS Racing | +1.596 |
| 12 | 21 | Tom Kristensen | Auto Sport Racing | +1.646 |
| 13 | 7 | Cyrille Sauvage | Draco Racing | +1.872 |
| 14 | 27 | David Cook | DC Cook Motorsport | +2.012 |
| 15 | 19 | Gareth Rees | Durango Formula | +2.021 |
| 16 | 15 | Marc Gené | Pacific Racing | +2.050 |
| 17 | 31 | Anthony Beltoise | Ravarotto Racing | +2.085 |
| 18 | 9 | Fabrizio Gollin | Apomatox | +2.087 |
| 19 | 10 | Jean-Philippe Belloc | Apomatox | +2.751 |
| 20 | 5 | Boris Derichebourg | Team Astromega | +2.990 |
| 21 | 18 | Stephen Watson | Durango | +3.038 |
| 22 | 8 | Pedro Couceiro | Draco Racing | +3.264 |
| 23 | 17 | Jamie Davies | DAMS | +3.363 |
| 24 | 35 | Christian Horner | Arden International | +3.462 |
| 25 | 32 | Patrick Lemarié | Ravarotto Racing | +3.604 |
| 26 | 11 | Werner Lupberger | Edenbridge Racing | +3.751 |
| 27 | 29 | Markus Friesacher | Coloni Motorsport | +3.943 |
| 28 | 22 | Thomas Biagi | Nordic Racing | +3.988 |
| 29 | 16 | Grégoire de Galzain | DAMS | +4.104 |
| 30 | 24 | Oliver Gavin | Bob Salisbury Engineering | +6.543 |
| 31 | 37 | Gonzalo Rodríguez | Redman Bright | +7.500 |
| 32 | 30 | Emiliano Spataro | Coloni Motorsport | +13.098 |
| 33 | 25 | Thomas Schie | Bob Salisbury Engineering | +32.181 |
| EXC | 36 | Kurt Mollekens | Keerbergs Transport Racing | Excluded |
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* ^1 – Mollekens was excluded from participating in the weekend having failed to attend the drivers' briefing.

### Race

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Pts. |
| 1 | 21 | Tom Kristensen | Auto Sport Racing | 40 | 1:21:22.689 | 12 | 10 |
| 2 | 8 | Pedro Couceiro | Draco Racing | 40 | +4.348 | 22 | 6 |
| 3 | 17 | Jamie Davies | DAMS | 40 | +4.600 | 23 | 4 |
| 4 | 26 | Jason Watt | Den Blå Avis | 40 | +7.692 | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | 38 | Dino Morelli | DKS Racing | 40 | +9.207 | 11 | 2 |
| 6 | 32 | Patrick Lemarié | Ravarotto Racing | 40 | +10.041 | 25 | 1 |
| 7 | 7 | Cyrille Sauvage | Draco Racing | 40 | +10.679 | 13 | |
| 8 | 14 | Oliver Tichy | Pacific Racing | 40 | +17.826 | 7 | |
| 9 | 10 | Jean-Philippe Belloc | Apomatox | 40 | +30.462 | 19 | |
| 10 | 20 | Gastón Mazzacane | Auto Sport Racing | 40 | +35.467 | 9 | |
| 11 | 11 | Werner Lupberger | Edenbridge Racing | 40 | +52.288 | 26 | |
| 12 | 5 | Boris Derichebourg | Team Astromega | 40 | +1:04.380 | 20 | |
| 13 | 15 | Marc Gené | Pacific Racing | 40 | +1:30.894 | 16 | |
| 14 | 1 | Craig Lowndes | RSM Marko | 39 | +1 lap | 6 | |
| 15 | 18 | Stephen Watson | Durango | 39 | +1 lap | 21 | |
| 16 | 35 | Christian Horner | Arden International | 39 | +1 lap | 24 | |
| DSQ | 3 | Ricardo Zonta | Super Nova Racing | 40 | Gearbox | 1 | |
| DNF | 6 | Soheil Ayari | Team Astromega | 29 | Spun out | 4 | |
| DNF | 4 | Laurent Redon | Super Nova Racing | 27 | | 10 | |
| DNF | 2 | Juan Pablo Montoya | RSM Marko | 20 | | 2 | |
| DNF | 12 | Max Wilson | Edenbridge Racing | 19 | Crash damage | 8 | |
| DNF | 19 | Gareth Rees | Durango Formula | 11 | Crash | 15 | |
| DNF | 23 | Rui Águas | Nordic Racing | 7 | Spun out | 5 | |
| DNF | 27 | David Cook | DC Cook Motorsport | 0 | Crash | 14 | |
| DNF | 31 | Anthony Beltoise | Ravarotto Racing | 0 | | 17 | |
| DNF | 9 | Fabrizio Gollin | Apomatox | 0 | Crash | 18 | |
| Fastest Lap: Marc Gené (Pacific Racing), 1:53.745 ||||||||
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## Championship standings

| Pos. | Driver | Points |
| 1 | Tom Kristensen | 10 |
| 2 | Pedro Couceiro | 6 |
| 3 | Jamie Davies | 4 |
| 4 | Jason Watt | 3 |
| 5 | Dino Morelli | 2 |
| Pos. | Team | Points |
| 1 | Auto Sport Racing | 10 |
| 2 | Draco Racing | 6 |
| 3 | DAMS | 4 |
| 4 | Den Blå Avis | 3 |
| 5 | DKS Racing | 2 |
* Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.