1997 All Japan Formula Nippon Championship Rd.5,
    RESULT
    at
    Sportsland Sugo

    (August 3, 1997)


    Race Report

    Pedro de la Rosa's leads Champinship after his third win!


    RESULTS of Formula Nippon Rd.5 SUGO

    Sportsland Sugo -RIJ- Here are the Starting Grids for All Japan Formula Nippon Round-5 at Sportsland Sugo (3.704km):

    
      P No. Driver------------- Car-----------------Lap--Time/Behi.-km/h--
      1  9 Pedro de la Rosa  (E) Lola T97/Mugen    54 1:09'24.918 172.898
      2 18 Ralf Firman       (GB) Reynard 97D/Mugen 54      25.227 Behind
      3 20 Masahiko Kageyama  (J) Lola T95/Mugen    54      26.377 
      4 33 Toshio Suzuki      (J) Reynard 97D/Mugen 54      55.157 
      5 35 Marco Apicella     (I) Reynard 96D/Mugen 54    1'11.582 
      6 27 Masami Kageyama    (J) Reynard 96D/Mugen 53       1Lap(54-1)*
      7  1 Norberto Fontana  (RA) Reynard 97D/Mugen 53       1Lap  
      8 17 Masahiko Kondo     (J) Reynard 97D/Mugen 53       1Lap  
      9  3 Atsushi Kawamoto   (J) Reynard 96D/Mugen 53       1Lap  
     10 63 Dilantha Malagamuwa(SRI)Reynard96D/Mugen 51       3Laps 
     -------[ DNC:]------------------------------------------------
        19 Takuya Kurosawa    (J) Lola T96/Mugen    44      10Laps
        36 Tetsuji Tamanaka   (J) Lola T95/Mugen    39      15Laps
         6 Eiichi Tajima      (J) Reynard 96D/Judd  38      16Laps
        21 Tetsuya Tanaka     (J) Lola T95/Mugen    32      22Laps
        64 Toranosuke Takagi  (J) Reynard 97D/Mugen 25      29Laps
        56 Satoshi Motoyama   (J) Reynard 97D/Mugen 24      30Laps
        28 Katsumi Yamamoto   (J) Reynard 95D/Mugen 21      33Laps
         8 Juichi Wakisaka    (J) Dome F104R/Mugen  21      33Laps
         2 Esteban Tuero     (RA) Reynard 97D/Mugen 19      35Laps
        10 Akira Iida         (J) Lola R97/Mugen    17      37Laps
        55 Katsutomo Kaneishi (J) Reynard 96D/Mugen 17      37Laps
        65 Koji Yamanishi     (J) Reynard 97D/Mugen 17      37Laps
        62 Tetsuji Toda       (J) Reynard 94D/Mugen 13      41Laps
        11 Hidetoshi Mitsusada(J) Lola T96/Mugen     1      53Laps
         5 Marc Goossens      (B) Reynard 96D/Judd   0      54Laps
        37 Masao Yamada       (J) Lola T94/Mugen    DQ     (42Laps)**
    
     Fastest Lap: #1, Norberto Fontana, 1'12.279 (184.498km/h) On Lap 42/53
    
     Penalty: * = #27, 1 lap added because of dangerous driving.
             ** = #37, disqualified because of dangerous driving.
    
    
    POINT STANDING:
                                          Round
      P. Driver                  1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9  10 Total
      ----------------------------------------------------------------------
      1  Pedro de la Rosa   (E) 10  10   6   4  10                      40
      2  Takuya Kurosawa    (J)  6   6  10   0   0                      22
      3  Toranosuke Takagi  (J)  0 DNS   4  10   0                      14
      4  Masahiko Kageyama  (J)  0   0   2   6   4                      12
      5  Ralf Firman       (GB)  0   3   0   1   6                      10
      6  Hidetoshi Mitsusada(J)  4   0   3   3   0                      10
      7  Akira Iida         (J)  1   4   0   0   0                       5
      8  Toshio Suzuki      (J)  0   2   0   0   3                       5
      9  Satoshi Motoyama   (J)  3 DNS   0   0   0                       3
     10  Masami Kageyama    (J)  0   0   0   2   1                       3
     11  Koji Yamanishi     (J)  2   0   0   0   0                       2
     --  Marco Apicella     (I)  -   -   -   0   2                       2
     13  Norberto Fontana  (RA)  0   0   1   0   0                       1
     --  Juichi Wakisaka    (J)  0   1   0   0   0                       1
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