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1997 Road America Champ Cars in CART at the Elkhart Lake circuit. Full information

1997 Road America Champ Cars

1997 Road America Champ Cars is 283rd CART race. Passed at the Elkhart Lake circuit. Mauricio Gugelmin won the pole position, Alessandro Zanardi won this race. Mauricio Gugelmin and Gil de Ferran also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 50 laps (326 km).

Previous race: 1997 Mid-Ohio Champ Cars
Next race: 1997 Vancouver Champ Cars
Race Start: 17th August 1997

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1997 Road America Champ Cars

14th victory for the Chip Ganassi Racing Team team
8th victory for the Alessandro Zanardi
12th podium for the Alessandro Zanardi
6th podium for the Mauricio Gugelmin
12th podium for the Gil de Ferran

Reynard 97I - 1997 Road America Champ Cars winner

Reynard 97I #4 - 1997 Road America Champ Cars winner

1997 Road America Champ Cars results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Team
1	Alessandro Zanardi	Reynard 97I, #4	20	1h 57m 54.544s	Chip Ganassi Racing Team
2	Mauricio Gugelmin	Reynard 97I, #17	17	1h 58m 0.692s	PacWest Racing Group
3	Gil de Ferran	Reynard 97I, #5	14	1h 58m 5.292s	Walker Racing
4	Christian Fittipaldi	Swift 007i, #11	12	1h 58m 6.373s	Newman-Haas Racing
5	Scott Pruett	Reynard 97I, #20	10	1h 58m 7.573s	Patrick Racing
6	Bobby Rahal	Reynard 97I, #7	8	1h 58m 9.273s	Team Rahal
7	Al Unser, Jr.	Penske PC26, #2	6	1h 58m 29.487s	Marlboro Team Penske
8	Jimmy Vasser	Reynard 97I, #1	5	1h 58m 34.12s	Chip Ganassi Racing Team
9	Richie Hearn	Lola T97/00, #21	4	1h 59m 4.125s	Della Penna Motorsports
10	Juan Manuel Fangio II	Reynard 97I, #36	3	1h 59m 13.001s	All-American Racers
11	Bryan Herta	Reynard 97I, #8	2	49 laps Brakes	Team Rahal
12	Adrian Fernandez	Lola T97/00, #32	1	49 laps	Tasman Motorsports Group
13	Gualter Salles	Reynard 97I, #77	0	49 laps	Davis Racing
14	P.J. Jones	Reynard 97I, #98	0	49 laps	All-American Racers
15	Massimiliano Papis	Reynard 97I, #25	0	48 laps	Arciero-Wells Racing
16	Mark Blundell	Reynard 97I, #18	1	47 laps Engine	PacWest Racing Group
17	Charles Nearburg	Reynard 97I, #34	0	45 laps	Payton-Coyne Racing
18	Greg Moore	Reynard 97I, #99	0	33 laps Spun	Forsythe Racing
19	Arnd Meier	Lola T97/00, #64	0	33 laps Accident	Project Indy
20	Michel Jourdain jr	Reynard 97I, #19	0	29 laps Accident	Payton-Coyne Racing
21	Raul Boesel	Reynard 97I, #40	0	24 laps Accident	Patrick Racing
22	Andre Ribeiro	Reynard 97I, #31	0	24 laps Accident	Tasman Motorsports Group
23	Parker Johnstone	Reynard 97I, #27	0	23 laps Accident	Team Green
24	Hiro Matsushita	Reynard 97I, #24	0	19 laps Accident	Arciero-Wells Racing
25	Dario Franchitti	Reynard 97I, #9	0	15 laps Accident	Hogan Racing
26	Michael Andretti	Swift 007i, #6	0	13 laps Spun	Newman-Haas Racing
27	Patrick Carpentier	Reynard 97I, #16	0	2 laps Transmission	Bettenhausen Motorsports
28	Paul Tracy	Penske PC26, #3	0	Accident	Marlboro Team Penske

Qualifying Results for the 1997 Road America Champ Cars on the Elkhart Lake circuit

Position	Name	Car	Result	Team
1	Mauricio Gugelmin	Reynard 97I, #17	1m 42.379s	PacWest Racing Group
2	Mark Blundell	Reynard 97I, #18	1m 42.451s	PacWest Racing Group
3	Alessandro Zanardi	Reynard 97I, #4	1m 42.54s	Chip Ganassi Racing Team
4	Dario Franchitti	Reynard 97I, #9	1m 42.689s	Hogan Racing
5	Michael Andretti	Swift 007i, #6	1m 42.795s	Newman-Haas Racing
6	Scott Pruett	Reynard 97I, #20	1m 42.797s	Patrick Racing
7	Gil de Ferran	Reynard 97I, #5	1m 43.16s	Walker Racing
8	Bryan Herta	Reynard 97I, #8	1m 43.22s	Team Rahal
9	Raul Boesel	Reynard 97I, #40	1m 43.452s	Patrick Racing
10	Greg Moore	Reynard 97I, #99	1m 43.546s	Forsythe Racing
11	Bobby Rahal	Reynard 97I, #7	1m 43.568s	Team Rahal
12	Gualter Salles	Reynard 97I, #77	1m 43.569s	Davis Racing
13	Jimmy Vasser	Reynard 97I, #1	1m 43.611s	Chip Ganassi Racing Team
14	Al Unser, Jr.	Penske PC26, #2	1m 43.826s	Marlboro Team Penske
15	Paul Tracy	Penske PC26, #3	1m 44.02s	Marlboro Team Penske
16	Andre Ribeiro	Reynard 97I, #31	1m 44.22s	Tasman Motorsports Group
17	Parker Johnstone	Reynard 97I, #27	1m 44.513s	Team Green
18	Christian Fittipaldi	Swift 007i, #11	1m 44.67s	Newman-Haas Racing
19	Michel Jourdain jr	Reynard 97I, #19	1m 44.843s	Payton-Coyne Racing
20	Patrick Carpentier	Reynard 97I, #16	1m 45.182s	Bettenhausen Motorsports
21	Juan Manuel Fangio II	Reynard 97I, #36	1m 46.027s	All-American Racers
22	Adrian Fernandez	Lola T97/00, #32	1m 46.043s	Tasman Motorsports Group
23	Massimiliano Papis	Reynard 97I, #25	1m 46.272s	Arciero-Wells Racing
24	Richie Hearn	Lola T97/00, #21	1m 46.898s	Della Penna Motorsports
25	P.J. Jones	Reynard 97I, #98	1m 47.022s	All-American Racers
26	Arnd Meier	Lola T97/00, #64	1m 50.587s	Project Indy
27	Hiro Matsushita	Reynard 97I, #24	1m 52.5s	Arciero-Wells Racing
28	Charles Nearburg	Reynard 97I, #34		Payton-Coyne Racing