Monterrey round one results

ROUND 1, MONTERREY, March 7,8 & 9

MEXICAN FORMULA 3000 MARLBORO CUP 1997

Autodromo de Monterrey Circuit Length : 3,200 m.

STARTING GRID (Parrilla de Salida)

Pos. No.  Driver               Time
 1   26   Mario Dominguez      1m 07.119
 2   2    Jimmy Morales        1m 07.293
 3   4    Jorge Goeters        1m 07.822
 4   3    Eduardo Goeters      1m 08.177
 5   7    Derek Higgins        1m 08.206
 6   1    Jaime Cordero        1m 08.378
 7   17   Fernando Plata       1m 08.592
 8   18   Gerardo Martinez     1m 08.797
 9   19   David Martinez (r)   1m 08.840
 10  9    Freddy Tame Jr.      1m 09.102
 11  8    Rafael Martinez      1m 09.335
 12  27   Freddy Van Beuren    1m 09.570
 13  16   Rod McLeod (r)       1m 09.586
 14  21   Patrick Goeters      1m 10.489
 15  10   Carlos Peralta (r)   No Time

(r) = rookie/novato

RESULTS (Resultados)

Pos. No.  Driver               Nat   Team            Laps  Time
          (Piloto)                   (Equipo)
 1   2    Jimmy Morales        Mex   Marlboro         25   30m 19.051
 2   26   Mario Dominguez      Mex   Herdez-MexLub    25      + 9.264
 3   7    Derek Higgins        Irl   Quaker State     25     + 14.432
 4   17   Fernando Plata       Mex   Canel's          25     + 20.236
 5   16   Rod McLeod (r)       Sct   Canel's          25     + 24.773
 6   18   Gerardo Martinez     Mex   Martiga          25     + 25.163
 7   9    Freddy Tame Jr.      Mex   Cacasa           25     + 34.886
 8   19   David Martinez (r)   Mex   Martiga          25     + 41.007
 9   8    Rafael Martinez      Mex   Quaker State     25     + 45.386
 10  27   Freddy Van Beuren    Mex   Herdez-MexLub    25     + 51.417
 11  4    Jorge Goeters        Mex   TF Victor        21      running
 12  3    Eduardo Goeters      Mex   Avis              6       engine
 13  1    Jaime Cordero        Mex   Marlboro          0     accident
 14  21   Patrick Goeters      Mex   Rotoplas-Avis     0     accident
 15  10   Carlos Peralta (r)   Mex   Sentra            0       engine

(r) = rookie/novato

CHAMPIONSHIP STATUS (Estado del Campeonato)

Drivers :                        Teams :
(Pilotos)                        (Equipos)

Pos. Driver            Points    Pos. Team            Points
 1   Jimmy Morales      100       1   Herdez-MexLub    131
 2   Mario Dominguez     80       2   Canel's          105
 3   Derek Higgins       66       3   Quaker State     101
 4   Fernando Plata      56       4   Marlboro         100
 5   Rod McLeod          49       5   Martiga           81
 6   Gerardo Martinez    44       6   Cacasa Racing     40
 7   Freddy Tame Jr.     40       7   TF Victor         31
 8   David Martinez      37
 9   Rafael Martinez     35
 10  Freddy Van Beuren   33
 11  Jorge Goeters       31

Rookie of the Year (Novato del A=F1o)

Pos. Driver            Points
1    Rod McLeod          49
2    David Martinez      37

Ramon Osorio J.