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 Oriol Servià La Filière
Time 1:02.785
Fastest Lap
Driver Oriol Servià La Filière
Time 1:04.922 (on lap 7 of 20)
Podium
First Oriol ServiàLa Filière
Second Sascha BertOpel Team BSR
Third Dominik SchwagerBenetton RTL Junior Team
Main Race
Pole
Driver Sébastien Philippe ASM Formule 3
Time 1:02.001
Fastest Lap
Driver Sébastien Philippe ASM Formule 3
Time 1:03.188 (on lap 4 of 32)
Podium
First Tom CoronelTOM'S
Second Sébastien PhilippeASM Formule 3
Third Mark WebberAlan Docking Racing

Drivers and teams
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

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

Qualifying
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
  • 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.
PosNoDriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGrid
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
PosNoDriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGrid
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
  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. "1997 starting grid" (PDF). formel3guide.com. Formel 3 Guide. Retrieved 26 December 2009.
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