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1997 Mid-Ohio Champ Cars

1997 Mid-Ohio Champ Cars is 282nd CART race. Passed at the Mid-Ohio circuit. Bryan Herta won the pole position, Alessandro Zanardi won this race. Greg Moore and Bobby Rahal also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 83 laps (302 km).

Previous race: 1997 US 500
Next race: 1997 Road America Champ Cars
Race Start: 10th August 1997

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1997 Mid-Ohio Champ Cars

13th victory for the Chip Ganassi Racing Team team
7th victory for the Alessandro Zanardi
11th podium for the Alessandro Zanardi
8th podium for the Greg Moore
87th podium for the Bobby Rahal

Reynard 97I - 1997 Mid-Ohio Champ Cars winner

Reynard 97I #4 - 1997 Mid-Ohio Champ Cars winner

1997 Mid-Ohio Champ Cars results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Team
1	Alessandro Zanardi	Reynard 97I, #4	21	1h 41m 16.682s	Chip Ganassi Racing Team
2	Greg Moore	Reynard 97I, #99	16	1h 41m 21.553s	Forsythe Racing
3	Bobby Rahal	Reynard 97I, #7	14	1h 41m 23.32s	Team Rahal
4	Raul Boesel	Reynard 97I, #40	12	1h 41m 29.719s	Patrick Racing
5	Jimmy Vasser	Reynard 97I, #1	10	1h 41m 31.887s	Chip Ganassi Racing Team
6	Gil de Ferran	Reynard 97I, #5	8	1h 41m 32.633s	Walker Racing
7	Mauricio Gugelmin	Reynard 97I, #17	6	1h 41m 33.084s	PacWest Racing Group
8	Michael Andretti	Swift 007i, #6	5	1h 41m 42.389s	Newman-Haas Racing
9	Scott Pruett	Reynard 97I, #20	4	1h 41m 43.573s	Patrick Racing
10	Andre Ribeiro	Reynard 97I, #31	3	1h 42m 1.164s	Tasman Motorsports Group
11	Dario Franchitti	Reynard 97I, #9	2	1h 42m 3.45s	Hogan Racing
12	Parker Johnstone	Reynard 97I, #27	1	82 laps	Team Green
13	Richie Hearn	Lola T97/00, #21	0	82 laps	Della Penna Motorsports
14	Massimiliano Papis	Reynard 97I, #25	0	82 laps	Arciero-Wells Racing
15	Patrick Carpentier	Reynard 97I, #16	0	82 laps	Bettenhausen Motorsports
16	Arnd Meier	Lola T97/00, #64	0	81 laps	Project Indy
17	P.J. Jones	Reynard 97I, #98	0	80 laps	All-American Racers
18	Michel Jourdain jr	Reynard 97I, #19	0	80 laps	Payton-Coyne Racing
19	Hiro Matsushita	Reynard 97I, #24	0	78 laps	Arciero-Wells Racing
20	Gualter Salles	Reynard 97I, #77	0	58 laps Electrics	Davis Racing
21	Christian Fittipaldi	Swift 007i, #11	0	41 laps Transmission	Newman-Haas Racing
22	Al Unser, Jr.	Penske PC26, #2	0	37 laps Engine	Marlboro Team Penske
23	Adrian Fernandez	Lola T97/00, #32	0	27 laps Engine	Tasman Motorsports Group
24	Bryan Herta	Reynard 97I, #8	1	18 laps Suspension	Team Rahal
25	Juan Manuel Fangio II	Reynard 97I, #36	0	13 laps Engine	All-American Racers
26	Mark Blundell	Reynard 97I, #18	0	6 laps Accident damage	PacWest Racing Group
27	Paul Tracy	Penske PC26, #3	0	1 laps Accident damage	Marlboro Team Penske
0	Charles Nearburg	Reynard 97I, #34	0		Payton-Coyne Racing

Qualifying Results for the 1997 Mid-Ohio Champ Cars on the Mid-Ohio circuit

Position	Name	Car	Result	Team
1	Bryan Herta	Reynard 97I, #8	1m 6.277s	Team Rahal
2	Alessandro Zanardi	Reynard 97I, #4	1m 6.303s	Chip Ganassi Racing Team
3	Greg Moore	Reynard 97I, #99	1m 6.473s	Forsythe Racing
4	Gil de Ferran	Reynard 97I, #5	1m 6.653s	Walker Racing
5	Dario Franchitti	Reynard 97I, #9	1m 6.689s	Hogan Racing
6	Mauricio Gugelmin	Reynard 97I, #17	1m 6.696s	PacWest Racing Group
7	Scott Pruett	Reynard 97I, #20	1m 6.724s	Patrick Racing
8	Christian Fittipaldi	Swift 007i, #11	1m 6.751s	Newman-Haas Racing
9	Jimmy Vasser	Reynard 97I, #1	1m 6.857s	Chip Ganassi Racing Team
10	Michael Andretti	Swift 007i, #6	1m 6.919s	Newman-Haas Racing
11	Raul Boesel	Reynard 97I, #40	1m 6.995s	Patrick Racing
12	Parker Johnstone	Reynard 97I, #27	1m 7.001s	Team Green
13	Mark Blundell	Reynard 97I, #18	1m 7.235s	PacWest Racing Group
14	Michel Jourdain jr	Reynard 97I, #19	1m 7.359s	Payton-Coyne Racing
15	Paul Tracy	Penske PC26, #3	1m 7.374s	Marlboro Team Penske
16	Bobby Rahal	Reynard 97I, #7	1m 7.426s	Team Rahal
17	Andre Ribeiro	Reynard 97I, #31	1m 7.515s	Tasman Motorsports Group
18	Al Unser, Jr.	Penske PC26, #2	1m 7.603s	Marlboro Team Penske
19	Gualter Salles	Reynard 97I, #77	1m 7.754s	Davis Racing
20	P.J. Jones	Reynard 97I, #98	1m 8.061s	All-American Racers
21	Adrian Fernandez	Lola T97/00, #32	1m 8.085s	Tasman Motorsports Group
22	Richie Hearn	Lola T97/00, #21	1m 8.095s	Della Penna Motorsports
23	Patrick Carpentier	Reynard 97I, #16	1m 8.22s	Bettenhausen Motorsports
24	Massimiliano Papis	Reynard 97I, #25	1m 8.603s	Arciero-Wells Racing
25	Juan Manuel Fangio II	Reynard 97I, #36	1m 8.629s	All-American Racers
26	Charles Nearburg	Reynard 97I, #34	1m 10.313s	Payton-Coyne Racing
27	Arnd Meier	Lola T97/00, #64	1m 10.578s	Project Indy
28	Hiro Matsushita	Reynard 97I, #24	1m 10.89s	Arciero-Wells Racing