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1997 Masters of Formula 3

The 1997 Marlboro Masters of Formula 3 was the seventh Masters of Formula 3 race held at Circuit Park Zandvoort on 3 August 1997. It was won by Tom Coronel, for TOM'S after he started from fourth place.[1]

Race details
Date 3 August 1997
Official name Marlboro Masters of Formula 3
Location Circuit Park Zandvoort, Netherlands
Course 2.519 km (1.565 mi)
Distance Qualifying Race
20 laps, 50.38 km (31.30 mi)
Main Race
32 laps, 80.608 km (50.087 mi)
Qualifying Race
Pole
Driver Spain Oriol Servià La Filière
Time 1:02.785
Fastest Lap
Driver Spain Oriol Servià La Filière
Time 1:04.922 (on lap 7 of 20)
Podium
First Spain Oriol Servià La Filière
Second Germany Sascha Bert Opel Team BSR
Third Germany Dominik Schwager Benetton RTL Junior Team
Main Race
Pole
Driver France Sébastien Philippe ASM Formule 3
Time 1:02.001
Fastest Lap
Driver France Sébastien Philippe ASM Formule 3
Time 1:03.188 (on lap 4 of 32)
Podium
First Netherlands Tom Coronel TOM'S
Second France Sébastien Philippe ASM Formule 3
Third Australia Mark Webber Alan Docking Racing

Drivers and teams

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1997 Entry List[2]
Team No Driver Chassis Engine Main series
  Alan Docking Racing 1   Mark Webber Dallara F397 Mugen-Honda British Formula 3
49   Haruki Kurosawa Dallara F397
50   Yudai Igarashi Dallara F397
  Benetton RTL Junior Team 2   Timo Scheider Dallara F397 Opel German Formula Three
3   Dominik Schwager Dallara F397
4   Alexander Müller Dallara F397
  Graff Racing 5   Patrice Gay Dallara F396 Opel French Formula Three
  Paul Stewart Racing 7   Jonny Kane Dallara F397 Mugen-Honda British Formula 3
8   Peter Dumbreck Dallara F397
  Opel Team BSR 9   Nick Heidfeld Dallara F397 Opel German Formula Three
10   Tim Verbergt Dallara F397
11   Stéphane Sarrazin Dallara F397 French Formula Three
12   Sascha Bert Dallara F397 German Formula Three
  Team Ghinzani 14   Niki Cadei Dallara F397 Fiat Italian Formula Three
15   Paolo Ruberti Dallara F397
  Promatecme Renault Elf 17   Enrique Bernoldi Dallara F397 Renault British Formula 3
18   Nicolas Minassian Dallara F397
  Prema Powerteam 19   André Couto Dallara F397 Fiat Italian Formula Three
20   Alfredo Melandri Dallara F397
21   Donny Crevels Dallara F397
  Josef Kaufmann Racing 22   Wolf Henzler Martini MK73 Opel German Formula Three
23   Jaroslaw Wierczuk Martini MK73
57   Steffen Widmann Martini MK73
  ASM Formule 3 24   David Saelens Dallara F396 Opel French Formula Three
25   Sébastien Philippe Dallara F396
  Martin Donnelly Racing 27   Mario Haberfeld Dallara F397 Opel British Formula 3
  Van Amersfoort Racing 28   Bas Leinders Dallara F397 Opel German Formula Three
  EF Project 29   Gabriele Gardel Dallara F396 Fiat Italian Formula Three
30   Davide Uboldi Dallara F396
  La Filière 31   Franck Montagny Martini MK73 Opel French Formula Three
32   Marcel Fässler Dallara F396 Fiat
33   Oriol Servià Martini MK73 Opel
  Fortec Motorsport 34   Ben Collins Dallara F397 Mitsubishi British Formula 3
35   Brian Smith Dallara F397
  DC Cook Motorsport 36   Paula Cook Dallara F397 Opel British Formula 3
37   Guy Smith Dallara F397
  Opel Team RC Motorsport 38   Michele Gasparini Dallara F397 Opel Italian Formula Three
53   Jeffrey van Hooydonk Dallara F397 Formula Renault Europe
  Tokmakidis Motorsport 40   Nikolaos Stremmenos Dallara F396 Opel Italian Formula Three
41   Tim Coronel Dallara F397 German Formula Three
  JB Motorsport 42   Yves Olivier Dallara F397 Opel German Formula Three
  Racing for Europe 43   Davide Campana Dallara F397 Opel Italian Formula Three
  Olympia Sport System 44   Riccardo Moscatelli Dallara F397 Fiat Italian Formula Three
  GM Motorsport 45   Tim Bergmeister Dallara F397 Opel German Formula Three
46   Norman Simon Dallara F397
  Tom's GB 47   Jamie Spence Tom's 037 Toyota British Formula 3
48   Ricardo Maurício Tom's 037
  IPS Motorsport 51   Johan Stureson Dallara F397 Opel German Formula Three
  Cevenini Junior Team 54   Ananda Mikola Dallara F397 Fiat Italian Formula Three
  Carlin Motorsport 55   Henry Stanton Dallara F397 Mugen-Honda British Formula 3
  TOM'S 56   Tom Coronel Dallara F397 Toyota All-Japan Formula Three

Format changes

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With an entry of 51 cars, race organisers changed the format of qualifying to allow every driver a shot at qualifying for the Marlboro Masters itself. The top 28 drivers from qualifying were automatically entered into the race, with the remaining drivers going into a qualifying race, as seen at the Macau Grand Prix. In the qualifying race, the top four finishers would progress to the Marlboro Masters.

Classification

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Qualifying

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Pos No Name Team Time Gap
1 25   Sébastien Philippe ASM Formule 3 1:02.001
2 35   Brian Smith Fortec Motorsport 1:02.046 +0.045
3 7   Jonny Kane Paul Stewart Racing 1:02.066 +0.065
4 56   Tom Coronel TOM'S 1:02.086 +0.085
5 19   André Couto Prema Powerteam 1:02.114 +0.113
6 21   Donny Crevels Prema Powerteam 1:02.166 +0.165
7 9   Nick Heidfeld Opel Team BSR 1:02.180 +0.179
8 1   Mark Webber Alan Docking Racing 1:02.183 +0.182
9 18   Nicolas Minassian Promatecme Renault Elf 1:02.214 +0.213
10 46   Norman Simon GM Motorsport 1:02.235 +0.234
11 28   Bas Leinders Van Amersfoort Racing 1:02.261 +0.260
12 34   Ben Collins Fortec Motorsport 1:02.264 +0.263
13 27   Mario Haberfeld Martin Donnelly Racing 1:02.299 +0.298
14 15   Paolo Ruberti Team Ghinzani 1:02.351 +0.350
15 24   David Saelens ASM Formule 3 1:02.362 +0.361
16 11   Stéphane Sarrazin Opel Team BSR 1:02.375 +0.374
17 8   Peter Dumbreck Paul Stewart Racing 1:02.424 +0.423
18 5   Patrice Gay Graff Racing 1:02.444 +0.443
19 37   Guy Smith DC Cook Motorsport 1:02.491 +0.490
20 22   Wolf Henzler Josef Kaufmann Racing 1:02.558 +0.557
21 4   Alexander Müller Benetton RTL Junior Team 1:02.564 +0.563
22 17   Enrique Bernoldi Promatecme Renault Elf 1:02.576 +0.575
23 31   Franck Montagny La Filière 1:02.586 +0.585
24 32   Marcel Fässler La Filière 1:02.589 +0.588
25 57   Steffen Widmann Josef Kaufmann Racing 1:02.658 +0.657
26 53   Jeffrey van Hooydonk Opel Team RC Motorsport 1:02.680 +0.679
27 20   Alfredo Melandri Prema Powerteam 1:02.684 +0.683
28 38   Michele Gasparini Opel Team RC Motorsport 1:02.710 +0.709
29 33   Oriol Servià La Filière 1:02.785 +0.784
30 3   Dominik Schwager Benetton RTL Junior Team 1:02.817 +0.816
31 12   Sascha Bert Opel Team BSR 1:02.861 +0.860
32 48   Ricardo Maurício Tom's GB 1:02.883 +0.882
33 43   Davide Campana Racing for Europe 1:02.894 +0.893
34 10   Tim Verbergt Opel Team BSR 1:02.895 +0.894
35 47   Jamie Spence Tom's GB 1:02.905 +0.904
36 51   Johan Stureson IPS Motorsport 1:02.914 +0.913
37 49   Haruki Kurosawa Alan Docking Racing 1:02.989 +0.988
38 41   Tim Coronel Tokmakidis Motorsport 1:03.121 +1.120
39 14   Niki Cadei Team Ghinzani 1:03.159 +1.158
40 2   Timo Scheider Benetton RTL Junior Team 1:03.160 +1.159
41 50   Yudai Igarashi Alan Docking Racing 1:03.188 +1.187
42 40   Nikolaos Stremmenos Tokmakidis Motorsport 1:03.230 +1.229
43 54   Ananda Mikola Cevenini Junior Team 1:03.249 +1.248
44 36   Paula Cook DC Cook Motorsport 1:03.268 +1.267
45 45   Tim Bergmeister GM Motorsport 1:03.322 +1.321
46 55   Henry Stanton Carlin Motorsport 1:03.339 +1.338
47 44   Riccardo Moscatelli Olympia Sport System 1:03.506 +1.505
48 29   Gabriele Gardel EF Project 1:03.549 +1.548
49 23   Jaroslaw Wierczuk Josef Kaufmann Racing 1:03.568 +1.567
50 42   Yves Olivier JB Motorsport 1:03.692 +1.691
51 30   Davide Uboldi EF Project 1:03.957 +1.956

Qualification Race

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  • The top four drivers progressed to the main race. As Servià won the race, he would line up 29th on the grid, and so forth.
Pos No Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid
1 33   Oriol Servià La Filière 20 21:58.876 1
2 12   Sascha Bert Opel Team BSR 20 +1.579 3
3 3   Dominik Schwager Benetton RTL Junior Team 20 +3.366 2
4 14   Niki Cadei Team Ghinzani 20 +7.581 11
5 2   Timo Scheider Benetton RTL Junior Team 20 +14.982 12
6 54   Ananda Mikola Cevenini Junior Team 20 +17.901 15
7 44   Riccardo Moscatelli Olympia Sport System 20 +18.508 19
8 51   Johan Stureson IPS Motorsport 20 +20.401 8
9 23   Jaroslaw Wierczuk Josef Kaufmann Racing 20 +30.035 21
10 29   Gabriele Gardel EF Project 20 +35.051 20
11 45   Tim Bergmeister GM Motorsport 20 +36.656 17
12 49   Haruki Kurosawa Alan Docking Racing 20 +42.676 9
13 40   Nikolaos Stremmenos Tokmakidis Motorsport 20 +48.109 14
14 30   Davide Uboldi EF Project 20 +48.693 23
Ret 41   Tim Coronel Tokmakidis Motorsport 13 Retired 10
Ret 50   Yudai Igarashi Alan Docking Racing 13 Retired 13
Ret 43   Davide Campana Racing for Europe 10 Retired 5
Ret 55   Henry Stanton Carlin Motorsport 10 Retired 18
Ret 47   Jamie Spence Tom's GB 5 Retired 7
Ret 10   Tim Verbergt Opel Team BSR 4 Retired 6
Ret 48   Ricardo Maurício Tom's GB 2 Retired 4
DNS 36   Paula Cook DC Cook Motorsport 16
DNS 50   Yves Olivier JB Motorsport 22
Fastest lap: Oriol Servià, 1:04.922, 139.681 km/h (86.794 mph) on lap 7[2]

Race

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Pos No Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid
1 56   Tom Coronel TOM'S 32 35:52.569 4
2 25   Sébastien Philippe ASM Formule 3 32 +1.111 1
3 1   Mark Webber Alan Docking Racing 32 +2.118 8
4 18   Nicolas Minassian Promatecme Renault Elf 32 +2.394 9
5 35   Brian Smith Fortec Motorsport 32 +2.952 2
6 46   Norman Simon GM Motorsport 32 +3.981 10
7 9   Nick Heidfeld Opel Team BSR 32 +4.575 7
8 21   Donny Crevels Prema Powerteam 32 +4.692 6
9 24   David Saelens ASM Formule 3 32 +5.709 15
10 5   Patrice Gay Graff Racing 32 +5.878 18
11 8   Peter Dumbreck Paul Stewart Racing 32 +6.621 17
12 27   Mario Haberfeld Martin Donnelly Racing 32 +6.859 13
13 32   Marcel Fässler La Filière 32 +9.805 24
14 31   Franck Montagny La Filière 32 +10.465 23
15 11   Stéphane Sarrazin Opel Team BSR 32 +11.057 16
16 53   Jeffrey van Hooydonk Opel Team RC Motorsport 32 +11.669 26
17 33   Oriol Servià La Filière 32 +11.670 29
18 37   Guy Smith DC Cook Motorsport 32 +12.275 19
19 38   Michele Gasparini Opel Team RC Motorsport 32 +12.545 28
20 34   Ben Collins Fortec Motorsport 32 +13.170 12
21 4   Alexander Müller Benetton RTL Junior Team 32 +13.687 21
22 22   Wolf Henzler Josef Kaufmann Racing 32 +14.366 20
23 20   Alfredo Melandri Prema Powerteam 32 +14.367 27
24 12   Sascha Bert Opel Team BSR 32 +15.227 30
25 14   Niki Cadei Team Ghinzani 32 +15.966 32
26 57   Steffen Widmann Josef Kaufmann Racing 32 +16.172 25
Ret 19   André Couto Prema Powerteam 26 Retired 5
Ret 7   Jonny Kane Paul Stewart Racing 26 Retired 3
Ret 17   Enrique Bernoldi Promatecme Renault Elf 26 Retired 22
Ret 28   Bas Leinders Van Amersfoort Racing 20 Retired 11
Ret 15   Paolo Ruberti Team Ghinzani 13 Retired 14
Ret 3   Dominik Schwager Benetton RTL Junior Team 4 Retired 31
DNQ 2   Timo Scheider Benetton RTL Junior Team
DNQ 54   Ananda Mikola Cevenini Junior Team
DNQ 44   Riccardo Moscatelli Olympia Sport System
DNQ 51   Johan Stureson IPS Motorsport
DNQ 23   Jaroslaw Wierczuk Josef Kaufmann Racing
DNQ 29   Gabriele Gardel EF Project
DNQ 45   Tim Bergmeister GM Motorsport
DNQ 49   Haruki Kurosawa Alan Docking Racing
DNQ 40   Nikolaos Stremmenos Tokmakidis Motorsport
DNQ 30   Davide Uboldi EF Project
DNQ 41   Tim Coronel Tokmakidis Motorsport
DNQ 50   Yudai Igarashi Alan Docking Racing
DNQ 43   Davide Campana Racing for Europe
DNQ 55   Henry Stanton Carlin Motorsport
DNQ 47   Jamie Spence Tom's GB
DNQ 10   Tim Verbergt Opel Team BSR
DNQ 48   Ricardo Maurício Tom's GB
DNQ 36   Paula Cook DC Cook Motorsport
DNQ 50   Yves Olivier JB Motorsport
Fastest lap: Sébastien Philippe, 1:03.188, 143.515 km/h (89.176 mph) on lap 4[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Zege opent perspectieven voor Formule 3-coureur Coronel gokt en triomfeert in Zandvoort". de Volkskrant (in Dutch). 4 August 1997. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "1997 starting grid" (PDF). formel3guide.com. Formel 3 Guide. Retrieved 26 December 2009.
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