1997 Molson Indy Vancouver
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Race 15 of 17 in the 1997 CART season | |
| Date | August 31, 1997 |
| Official name | Molson Indy Vancouver |
| Location | Streets of Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Course | Street track 1.653 mi / 2.660 km |
| Distance | 100 laps 165.300 mi / 266.000 km |
| Weather | Temperatures reaching up to 22.2 °C (72.0 °F) before dropping down to 17.5 °C (63.5 °F) by the end of the event |
| Pole position | |
| Driver | Alex Zanardi (Chip Ganassi Racing) |
| Time | 54.025 |
| Fastest lap | |
| Driver | Alex Zanardi (Chip Ganassi Racing) |
| Time | 55.136 (on lap 82 of 100) |
| Podium | |
| First | Maurício Gugelmin (PacWest Racing) |
| Second | Jimmy Vasser (Chip Ganassi Racing) |
| Third | Gil de Ferran (Walker Racing) |
The 1997 Molson Indy Vancouver was the 15th round of the 1997 CART season. At that time, the Italian driver Alex Zanardi was the leader of the standings with 39 points in front of the French-Brazilian driver Gil de Ferran.