1997 Sunbelt IndyCarnival


The 1997 Sunbelt IndyCarnival was the second round of the 1997 CART World Series Season, held on 6 April 1997 on the Surfers Paradise Street Circuit, Surfers Paradise, Queensland, Australia. Scott Pruett won his 2nd and final victory of his career as a driver in CART.

Qualifying results

PosNatNameTeamChassisTime
1Alex ZanardiChip Ganassi RacingReynard 97I Honda1:35.940
2Paul TracyTeam PenskePenske PC-26-97 Mercedes-Benz1:36.140
3Jimmy VasserChip Ganassi RacingReynard 97I Honda1:36.441
4Greg MooreForsythe RacingReynard 96I Mercedes-Benz1:36.754
5Mark BlundellPacWestReynard 97I Mercedes-Benz1:36.754
6Parker JohnstoneTeam GreenReynard 97I Honda1:36.772
7Scott PruettPatrick RacingReynard 97I Ford XD Cosworth1:36.831
8Maurício GugelminPacWestReynard 97I Mercedes-Benz1:36.896
9Christian FittipaldiNewman-Haas RacingSwift 007.i Ford XD Cosworth1:36.945
10Bobby RahalTeam RahalReynard 97I Ford XD Cosworth1:37.078
11Gil de FerranWalker RacingReynard 97I Honda1:37.324
12Michael AndrettiNewman-Haas RacingSwift 007.i Ford XD Cosworth1:37.371
13Dario FranchittiHogan RacingReynard 97I Mercedes-Benz1:37.592
14André RibeiroTasman MotorsportsLola T97/00 Honda1:37.646
15Adrián FernándezTasman MotorsportsLola T97/00 Honda1:37.819
16Bryan HertaTeam RahalReynard 97I Ford XB Cosworth1:37.895
17Al Unser, Jr.Team PenskePenske PC-26-97 Mercedes-Benz1:38.218
18Gualter SallesDavis RacingReynard 97I Ford XD Cosworth1:38.325
19Raul BoeselPatrick RacingReynard 97I Ford XD Cosworth1:38.521
20Richie HearnDella Penna MotorsportsLola T97/00 Ford XD Cosworth1:38.990
21Patrick CarpentierBettenhausen RacingReynard 97I Mercedes-Benz1:39.595
22Max PapisArciero-Wells RacingReynard 97I Toyota1:39.927
23Juan Manuel Fangio IIAll American RacingReynard 97I Toyota1:39.981
24Paul JasperPayton/Coyne RacingLola T97/00 Ford XD Cosworth1:40.138
25P. J. JonesAll American RacingReynard 97I Toyota1:40.505
26Michel Jourdain, Jr.Payton/Coyne RacingLola T97/00 Ford XD Cosworth1:41.871
27Arnd MeierProject IndyLola T97/00 Ford XD Cosworth1:42.316
28Hiro MatsushitaArciero-Wells RacingReynard 97I Toyota1:42.795

Race

PosNoDriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
120 Scott PruettPatrick Racing572:01:04.678720
299 Greg MooreForsythe Racing57+0.7 secs416
36 Michael AndrettiNewman-Haas Racing57+11.3 secs1214
44 Alex ZanardiChip Ganassi Racing57+14.8 secs113
55 Gil de FerranWalker Racing57+15.6 secs1110
631 André RibeiroTasman Motorsports57+16.8 secs148
740 Raul BoeselPatrick Racing57+17.6 secs196
818 Mark BlundellPacWest Racing57+18.2 secs55
99 Dario FranchittiHogan Racing57+23.6 secs134
107 Bobby RahalTeam Rahal57+25.9 secs113
1132 Adrián FernándezTasman Motorsports57+29.7 secs152
121 Jimmy VasserChip Ganassi Racing57+30.2 secs31
1310 Richie HearnDella Penna Motorsports57+38.2 secs20
1425 Max PapisArciero-Wells Racing57+39.5 secs22
1516 Patrick CarpentierBettenhausen Racing57+41.8 secs21
1664 Arnd MeierProject Indy57+58.1 secs27
1717 Maurício GugelminPacWest57+1:14.1 secs8
1819 Michel Jourdain, Jr.Payton/Coyne Racing43Transmission26
193 Paul TracyTeam Penske41Contact21
2036 Juan Manuel Fangio IIAll American Racing37Fire23
2127 Parker JohnstoneTeam Green35Broken wheel6
228 Bryan HertaTeam Rahal29Contact16
2334 Paul JasperPayton/Coyne Racing24Broken transmission24
2477 Gualter SallesDavis Racing17Contact18
2524 Hiro MatsushitaArciero-Wells Racing16Electrical28
2698 P. J. JonesAll American Racing15Fire25
272 Al Unser, Jr.Team Penske10Lost wheel17
DNS11 Christian FittipaldiNewman-Haas Racing9