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1997 Long Beach Grand Prix

1997 Long Beach Grand Prix is 272nd CART race. Passed at the Long Beach circuit. Gil de Ferran won the pole position, Alessandro Zanardi won this race. Mauricio Gugelmin and Scott Pruett also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 105 laps (268 km).

Previous race: 1997 Surfers Paradise Champ Cars
Next race: 1997 Nazareth Champ Cars
Race Start: 13th April 1997

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1997 Long Beach Grand Prix

10th victory for the Chip Ganassi Racing Team team
4th victory for the Alessandro Zanardi
7th podium for the Alessandro Zanardi
5th podium for the Mauricio Gugelmin
11th podium for the Scott Pruett

1997 Long Beach Grand Prix

Reynard 97I #4 - 1997 Long Beach Grand Prix winner

1997 Long Beach Grand Prix results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Team
1	Alessandro Zanardi	Reynard 97I, #4	21	1h 46m 17.792s	Chip Ganassi Racing Team
2	Mauricio Gugelmin	Reynard 97I, #17	16	1h 46m 21.612s	PacWest Racing Group
3	Scott Pruett	Reynard 97I, #20	14	1h 46m 33.251s	Patrick Racing
4	Al Unser, Jr.	Penske PC26, #2	12	1h 46m 38.32s	Marlboro Team Penske
5	Parker Johnstone	Reynard 97I, #27	10	1h 46m 38.693s	Team Green
6	Bryan Herta	Reynard 97I, #8	8	1h 46m 41.881s	Team Rahal
7	Paul Tracy	Penske PC26, #3	6	1h 46m 43.034s	Marlboro Team Penske
8	Raul Boesel	Reynard 97I, #40	5	1h 46m 43.986s	Patrick Racing
9	Jimmy Vasser	Reynard 97I, #1	4	1h 46m 47.173s	Chip Ganassi Racing Team
10	Bobby Rahal	Reynard 97I, #7	3	1h 46m 48.418s	Team Rahal
11	Adrian Fernandez	Lola T97/00, #32	2	1h 46m 55.376s	Tasman Motorsports Group
12	Dario Franchitti	Reynard 97I, #9	1	1h 47m 1.731s	Hogan Racing
13	Mark Blundell	Reynard 97I, #18	0	104 laps	PacWest Racing Group
14	Andre Ribeiro	Lola T97/00, #31	0	104 laps	Tasman Motorsports Group
15	Patrick Carpentier	Reynard 97I, #16	0	104 laps	Bettenhausen Motorsports
16	P.J. Jones	Reynard 96I, #98	0	103 laps	All-American Racers
17	Michel Jourdain jr	Lola T97/00, #19	0	102 laps Engine	Payton-Coyne Racing
18	Gualter Salles	Reynard 97I, #77	0	99 laps Tyres	Davis Racing
19	Paul Jasper	Lola T97/00, #34	0	99 laps	Payton-Coyne Racing
20	Hiro Matsushita	Reynard 96I, #24	0	96 laps	Arciero-Wells Racing
21	Gil de Ferran	Reynard 97I, #5	1	93 laps Accident	Walker Racing
22	Michael Andretti	Swift 007i, #6	0	70 laps Tyres	Newman-Haas Racing
23	Greg Moore	Reynard 97I, #99	0	60 laps Fuel pump	Forsythe Racing
24	Roberto Moreno	Swift 007i, #11	0	48 laps Accident	Newman-Haas Racing
25	Massimiliano Papis	Reynard 97I, #25	0	39 laps Engine	Arciero-Wells Racing
26	Juan Manuel Fangio II	Reynard 96I, #36	0	27 laps Electrics	All-American Racers
27	Richie Hearn	Lola T97/00, #21	0	3 laps Engine	Della Penna Motorsports
0	Dennis Vitolo	Lola T97/00, #64	0		Project Indy

Qualifying Results for the 1997 Long Beach Grand Prix on the Long Beach circuit

Position	Name	Car	Result	Team
1	Gil de Ferran	Reynard 97I, #5	51.293s	Walker Racing
2	Alessandro Zanardi	Reynard 97I, #4	51.665s	Chip Ganassi Racing Team
3	Mauricio Gugelmin	Reynard 97I, #17	51.745s	PacWest Racing Group
4	Scott Pruett	Reynard 97I, #20	51.795s	Patrick Racing
5	Michael Andretti	Swift 007i, #6	51.834s	Newman-Haas Racing
6	Roberto Moreno	Swift 007i, #11	51.911s	Newman-Haas Racing
7	Bryan Herta	Reynard 97I, #8	52.016s	Team Rahal
8	Bobby Rahal	Reynard 97I, #7	52.02s	Team Rahal
9	Greg Moore	Reynard 97I, #99	52.035s	Forsythe Racing
10	Jimmy Vasser	Reynard 97I, #1	52.046s	Chip Ganassi Racing Team
11	Paul Tracy	Penske PC26, #3	52.067s	Marlboro Team Penske
12	Raul Boesel	Reynard 97I, #40	52.07s	Patrick Racing
13	Parker Johnstone	Reynard 97I, #27	52.186s	Team Green
14	Mark Blundell	Reynard 97I, #18	52.529s	PacWest Racing Group
15	Al Unser, Jr.	Penske PC26, #2	52.653s	Marlboro Team Penske
16	Richie Hearn	Lola T97/00, #21	52.654s	Della Penna Motorsports
17	Dario Franchitti	Reynard 97I, #9	52.825s	Hogan Racing
18	Gualter Salles	Reynard 97I, #77	52.838s	Davis Racing
19	Andre Ribeiro	Lola T97/00, #31	52.98s	Tasman Motorsports Group
20	Adrian Fernandez	Lola T97/00, #32	53.21s	Tasman Motorsports Group
21	Patrick Carpentier	Reynard 97I, #16	53.213s	Bettenhausen Motorsports
22	Michel Jourdain jr	Lola T97/00, #19	53.281s	Payton-Coyne Racing
23	Juan Manuel Fangio II	Reynard 96I, #36	53.458s	All-American Racers
24	P.J. Jones	Reynard 96I, #98	53.477s	All-American Racers
25	Paul Jasper	Lola T97/00, #34	53.478s	Payton-Coyne Racing
26	Massimiliano Papis	Reynard 97I, #25	54.336s	Arciero-Wells Racing
27	Hiro Matsushita	Reynard 96I, #24	56.167s	Arciero-Wells Racing
27	Dennis Vitolo	Lola T97/00, #64	55.275s	Project Indy