1997 Sunbelt IndyCarnival Australia

Race 2 of 17

Surfers Paradise
57 laps
Time of race: 2:01:04.678
Average speed of winner: 78.948 mph
Margin of victory: 0.684 sec.
Lead changes: 3 among 4 drivers
Cautions: 7 for 23 laps
Fastest lap: Alex Zanardi 102.646
Lap leaders: Zanardi 1-18, Tracy 19-39, Meier 40-41, Pruett 42-57

Race notes: Last win for Scott Pruett. Debut for Paul Jasper and Arnd Meier.

Video links: Entire race

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Chassis	Engine	Tire	Owner	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Points
1	7	Scott Pruett	20	Brahma	Reynard	Ford	Firestone	Patrick	103.913	57	1	16	flagged	20
2	4	Greg Moore	99	Player's/Indeck	Reynard	Mercedes	Firestone	Forsythe	103.996	57	0	0	flagged	16
3	12	Michael Andretti	6	Kmart/Texaco/Havoline	Swift	Ford	Goodyear	Newman-Haas	103.337	57	0	0	flagged	14
4	1	Alex Zanardi	4	Target	Reynard	Honda	Firestone	Ganassi	104.878	57	1	18	flagged	13
5	11	Gil de Ferran	5	Valvoline/Cummins Special	Reynard	Honda	Goodyear	Walker	103.387	57	0	0	flagged	10
6	14	André Ribeiro	31	LCI/Marlboro	Lola	Honda	Firestone	Tasman	103.046	57	0	0	flagged	8
7	19	Raul Boesel	40	Brahma	Reynard	Ford	Firestone	Patrick	102.131	57	0	0	flagged	6
8	5	Mark Blundell	18	Motorola	Reynard	Mercedes	Firestone	PacWest	103.996	57	0	0	flagged	5
9	13	Dario Franchitti	9	Hogan Motor Leasing Inc.	Reynard	Mercedes	Firestone	Hogan	103.103	57	0	0	flagged	4
10	10	Bobby Rahal	7	Miller Lite	Reynard	Ford	Goodyear	Rahal	103.649	57	0	0	flagged	3
11	15	Adrián Fernández	32	Tecate/Quaker State	Lola	Honda	Firestone	Tasman	102.863	57	0	0	flagged	2
12	3	Jimmy Vasser	1	Target	Reynard	Honda	Firestone	Ganassi	104.333	57	0	0	flagged	1
13	20	Richie Hearn	21	Ralph's Food 4 Less	Lola	Ford	Goodyear	Della Penna	101.647	57	0	0	flagged	0
14	22	Max Papis	25	MCI	Reynard	Toyota	Firestone	Arciero	100.694	57	0	0	flagged	0
15	21	Patrick Carpentier	16	Alumax	Reynard	Mercedes	Goodyear	Bettenhausen	101.029	57	0	0	flagged	0
16	27	Arnd Meier	64	J.A.G./Marcelo/Hawaiian Tropic	Lola	Ford	Goodyear	Project Indy	98.342	57	1	2	flagged	0
17	8	Mauricio Gugelmin	17	Hollywood	Reynard	Mercedes	Firestone	PacWest	103.843	57	0	0	flagged	0
18	26	Michel Jourdain, Jr.	19	Herdez/Mexlub	Lola	Ford	Firestone	Coyne	98.772	43	0	0	transmission	0
19	2	Paul Tracy	3	Marlboro	Penske	Mercedes	Goodyear	Penske	104.660	41	1	21	contact	1
20	23	Juan Manuel Fangio II	36	Castrol-Jockey	Reynard	Toyota	Goodyear	AAR	100.639	37	0	0	fire	0
21	6	Parker Johnstone	27	KOOL	Reynard	Honda	Firestone	Green	103.976	35	0	0	broken wheel	0
22	16	Bryan Herta	8	Shell	Reynard	Ford	Goodyear	Rahal	102.784	29	0	0	contact	0
23	24	Paul Jasper	34	Data Control	Lola	Ford	Firestone	Coyne	100.481	24	0	0	transmission	0
24	18	Gualter Salles	77	Davis Racing	Reynard	Ford	Goodyear	Davis	102.334	17	0	0	contact	0
25	28	Hiro Matsushita	24	Panasonic-Duskin	Reynard	Toyota	Firestone	Arciero	97.894	16	0	0	abandon	0
26	25	P.J. Jones	98	Castrol-Jockey	Reynard	Toyota	Goodyear	AAR	100.114	15	0	0	fire	0
27	17	Al Unser, Jr.	2	Marlboro	Penske	Mercedes	Goodyear	Penske	102.446	10	0	0	lost wheel	0
28	9	Christian Fittipaldi	11	Kmart/Budweiser	Swift	Ford	Goodyear	Newman-Haas	103.791	0	0	0	accident	0

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Podiums
1	Michael Andretti	35	2	0	1	2
2	Scott Pruett	30	2	0	1	1
3	Greg Moore	28	2	0	0	1
4	Alex Zanardi	20	2	2	0	0
5	Paul Tracy	17	2	0	0	1
6	Jimmy Vasser	15	2	0	0	1
7	Gil de Ferran	10	2	0	0	0
8	André Ribeiro	9	2	0	0	0
9	Mauricio Gugelmin	8	2	0	0	0
10	Raul Boesel	6	2	0	0	0
11	Parker Johnstone	5	2	0	0	0
12	Mark Blundell	5	2	0	0	0
13	Patrick Carpentier	4	2	0	0	0
14	Dario Franchitti	4	2	0	0	0
15	Bryan Herta	3	2	0	0	0
16	Bobby Rahal	3	2	0	0	0
17	Richie Hearn	2	2	0	0	0
18	Adrián Fernández	2	2	0	0	0
19	Max Papis	0	2	0	0	0
20	Gualter Salles	0	2	0	0	0
21	Arnd Meier	0	1	0	0	0
22	Michel Jourdain, Jr.	0	2	0	0	0
23	Juan Manuel Fangio II	0	2	0	0	0
24	Hiro Matsushita	0	2	0	0	0
25	Dennis Vitolo	0	1	0	0	0