Suzuka results

Mar.29 (Sat) 1997 JF3 Rd.1 Suzuka Qualifying Results Weather: Rainy

1 16Takeshi Tsuchiya DallaraF397/HKS 2'22.330(148.32km/h) 9/11L 2 7Tom Colonel(NL) DallaraF397/Toyota 2'22.722 6/11L 3 14Sebastian Martino(RA) DallaraF397/Opel 2'23.016 7/11L 4 2Yuji Tachikawa DallaraF397/Mugen 2'23.296 9/13L 5 38Teruyuki Tokuda DallaraF395/Toyota 2'23.500 9/12L 6 12Taku Utagawa DallaraF396/Toyota 2'23.509 9/11L 7 65Issei Yoshimura DallaraF396/Mugen 2'24.701 7/12L 8 8Shingo Tachi DallaraF397/Toyota 2'25.474 11/13L 9 33Shinya Kojima DallaraF395/Toyota 2'25.806 6/12L 10 64Tsubasa Nishi DallaraF397/Mugen 2'25.847 10/12L

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Mar.30 (Sun) 1997 JF3 Rd.1 Suzuka Race Results Weather: Cloudy

1 7Tom Colonel(NL) DallaraF397/Toyota 17L 35'11.611(169.95km/h) 2 2Yuji Tachikawa DallaraF397/Mugen 17L +8.457 3 1Shigekazu Wakisaka DallaraF397/Mugen 17L +14.148 4 14Sebastian Martino DallaraF397/Opel 17L +14.751 5 16Takeshi Tsuchiya DallaraF397/HKS 17L +19.359 6 8Shingo Tachi DallaraF397/Toyota 17L +19.897 7 12Taku Utagawa DallaraF396/Toyota 17L +30.939 8 25Masaoki Nagashima DallaraF397/Toyota 17L +45.770 9 19Ryouhei Sakaguchi DallaraF395/Toyota 17L +48.061 10 64Tsubasa Nishi DallaraF397/Mugen 17L +48.947

Fastest Lap: 1 Wakisaka 2'03.002(171.62km/h) on Lap 4 Next Round: Tsukuba, Apr.20

Colonel conserved tyres and passed poleman Tsuchiya in the closing laps. Tsuchiya struggled with the ill-handling car toward the end of the race.