1997 Fontana Champ Cars in CART at the California Speedway circuit. Full information

1997 Fontana Champ Cars

1997 Fontana Champ Cars is 286th CART race. Passed at the California Speedway circuit. Mauricio Gugelmin won the pole position, Mark Blundell won this race. Jimmy Vasser and Adrian Fernandez also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 250 laps (816 km).

Previous race: 1997 Monterey Grand Prix
Next race: 1998 Miami Grand Prix
Race Start: 28th September 1997

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1997 Fontana Champ Cars

4th victory for the PacWest Racing Group team
3rd victory for the Mark Blundell
5th podium for the Mark Blundell
15th podium for the Jimmy Vasser
3rd podium for the Adrian Fernandez

1997 Fontana Champ Cars results

Position Name Car Points Result Lap Team
1 Mark Blundell Reynard 97I, #18 20 3h 2m 42.62s 0 PacWest Racing Group
2 Jimmy Vasser Reynard 97I, #1 16 3h 2m 43.467s 0 Chip Ganassi Racing Team
3 Adrian Fernandez Lola T97/00, #32 14 249 laps 0 Tasman Motorsports Group
4 Mauricio Gugelmin Reynard 97I, #17 13 249 laps 0 PacWest Racing Group
5 Bobby Rahal Reynard 97I, #7 10 249 laps 0 Team Rahal
6 Gil de Ferran Reynard 97I, #5 8 249 laps 0 Walker Racing
7 Scott Pruett Reynard 97I, #20 6 248 laps 0 Patrick Racing
8 Robby Gordon Reynard 97I, #9 5 247 laps 0 Hogan Racing
9 Christian Fittipaldi Swift 007i, #11 4 247 laps 0 Newman-Haas Racing
10 P.J. Jones Reynard 97I, #98 3 244 laps 0 All-American Racers
11 Parker Johnstone Reynard 97I, #27 2 243 laps 0 Team Green
12 Massimiliano Papis Reynard 97I, #25 1 242 laps 0 Arciero-Wells Racing
13 Greg Moore Reynard 97I, #99 0 240 laps Engine 0 Forsythe Racing
14 Gualter Salles Reynard 97I, #77 0 238 laps 0 Davis Racing
15 Richie Hearn Lola T97/00, #21 0 238 laps 0 Della Penna Motorsports
16 Dennis Vitolo Reynard 97I, #34 0 231 laps 0 Payton-Coyne Racing
17 Andre Ribeiro Reynard 97I, #31 0 207 laps Accident 0 Tasman Motorsports Group
18 Michel Jourdain jr Reynard 97I, #19 0 195 laps Handling 0 Payton-Coyne Racing
19 Michael Andretti Swift 007i, #6 0 104 laps Overheating 0 Newman-Haas Racing
20 Raul Boesel Reynard 97I, #40 0 83 laps Electrics 0 Patrick Racing
21 Bryan Herta Reynard 97I, #8 0 80 laps Engine 0 Team Rahal
22 Al Unser, Jr. Penske PC26, #2 0 44 laps Exhausts 0 Marlboro Team Penske
23 Hiro Matsushita Reynard 97I, #24 0 40 laps Suspension 0 Arciero-Wells Racing
24 Arie Luyendyk Reynard 97I, #4 0 39 laps Accident 0 Chip Ganassi Racing Team
25 Arnd Meier Lola T97/00, #64 0 38 laps Accident 0 Project Indy
26 Paul Tracy Penske PC26, #3 0 12 laps Accident 0 Marlboro Team Penske
0 Juan Manuel Fangio II Reynard 97I, #36 0 0 All-American Racers

Qualifying Results for the 1997 Fontana Champ Cars on the California Speedway circuit

Position Name Car Result Team
1 Mauricio Gugelmin Reynard 97I, #17 30.316s PacWest Racing Group
2 Jimmy Vasser Reynard 97I, #1 30.534s Chip Ganassi Racing Team
3 Bryan Herta Reynard 97I, #8 30.705s Team Rahal
4 Scott Pruett Reynard 97I, #20 30.845s Patrick Racing
5 Michel Jourdain jr Reynard 97I, #19 30.872s Payton-Coyne Racing
6 Greg Moore Reynard 97I, #99 30.912s Forsythe Racing
7 Michael Andretti Swift 007i, #6 30.913s Newman-Haas Racing
8 Mark Blundell Reynard 97I, #18 30.942s PacWest Racing Group
9 Raul Boesel Reynard 97I, #40 30.971s Patrick Racing
10 Bobby Rahal Reynard 97I, #7 30.975s Team Rahal
11 Andre Ribeiro Reynard 97I, #31 30.988s Tasman Motorsports Group
12 Gil de Ferran Reynard 97I, #5 31.035s Walker Racing
13 Robby Gordon Reynard 97I, #9 31.078s Hogan Racing
14 Adrian Fernandez Lola T97/00, #32 31.125s Tasman Motorsports Group
15 Parker Johnstone Reynard 97I, #27 31.184s Team Green
16 Christian Fittipaldi Swift 007i, #11 31.205s Newman-Haas Racing
17 Dennis Vitolo Reynard 97I, #34 31.484s Payton-Coyne Racing
18 Juan Manuel Fangio II Reynard 97I, #36 31.585s All-American Racers
19 Paul Tracy Penske PC26, #3 31.703s Marlboro Team Penske
20 Al Unser, Jr. Penske PC26, #2 31.761s Marlboro Team Penske
21 P.J. Jones Reynard 97I, #98 31.995s All-American Racers
22 Richie Hearn Lola T97/00, #21 32.484s Della Penna Motorsports
23 Hiro Matsushita Reynard 97I, #24 33.011s Arciero-Wells Racing
24 Arnd Meier Lola T97/00, #64 33.593s Project Indy
25 Massimiliano Papis Reynard 97I, #25 Arciero-Wells Racing
26 Gualter Salles Reynard 97I, #77 Davis Racing
27 Arie Luyendyk Reynard 97I, #4 Accident Chip Ganassi Racing Team

List of all cars for the 1997 Fontana Champ Cars on the California Speedway circuit

Reynard 97I

Mercedes

Penske PC26

Mercedes

Reynard 97I

Toyota