Round 2, San Luis Potosi starting grid

ROUND 2, SAN LUIS POTOSI, April 5 & 6

MEXICAN FORMULA 3000 MARLBORO CUP 1997

Parque Tangamanga II Circuit Length : 2,300 m.

STARTING GRID (Parrilla de Salida)

Pos. No.  Driver               Time      Speed (km/h)
          (Piloto)             (Tiempo)  (Velocidad)
 1   26   Mario Dominguez      1m 09.78    118.66 
 2   7    Derek Higgins        1m 10.00    118.28 
 3   16   Rod McLeod (r)       1m 10.15    118.03 
 4   17   Fernando Plata       1m 10.35    117.70 
 5   2    Jimmy Morales        1m 10.56    117.35 
 6   27   Freddy Van Beuren    1m 10.88    116.78
 7   1    Jaime Cordero        1m 10.89    116.76
 8   3    Eduardo Goeters      1m 10.90    116.74
 9   97   Ruben Garcia Novoa   1m 11.08    116.49
10   4    Jorge Goeters        1m 11.22    116.26
11   9    Freddy Tame Jr.      1m 11.41    115.95    
12   8    Enrique Contreras    1m 13.13    113.22
13   10   Carlos Peralta (r)   1m 18.73    105.17

(r) = rookie/novato

RACE RESULTS (Resultados)

Pos. No.  Driver               Nat   Team            Laps  Time
          (Piloto)                   (Equipo)
 1   7    Derek Higgins        Irl   Quaker State     35   42m 52.554
 2   17   Fernando Plata       Mex   Canel's          35     + 12.197
 3   2    Jimmy Morales        Mex   Marlboro         35     + 13.408
 4   27   Freddy Van Beuren    Mex   Herdez           35     + 13.650
 5   3    Eduardo Goeters      Mex   Apasco-GRT       35     + 37.818
 6   4    Jorge Goeters        Mex   TF Victor        35     + 40.262
 7   8    Enrique Contreras    Mex   Quaker State     35     + 42.041
 8   9    Freddy Tame Jr.      Mex   Cacasa           35     + 56.547
 9   1    Jaime Cordero        Mex   Marlboro         34      running
10   10   Carlos Peralta (r)   Mex   Sentra           34      running
11   26   Mario Dominguez      Mex   Herdez           28      running
12   97   Ruben Garcia Novoa   Mex                    24   alternator
13   16   Rod McLeod           Sct   Canel's           0     accident

Fastest Race Lap (Vuelta mas rapida en carrera): 1m 10.220 Mario Dominguez (r) = rookie/novato

CHAMPIONSHIP STATUS (Estado del Campeonato)

Drivers :                          Teams :
(Pilotos)                          (Equipos)

Pos. Driver            Points      Pos. Team            Points
 1   Jimmy Morales      166         1   Quaker State     255
 2   Derek Higgins      180         2   Marlboro         201
 3   Fernando Plata     138         3   Herdez           200
 4   Mario Dominguez    111         4   Canel's          187
 5   Freddy Van Beuren   89         5   Martiga           81
 6   Freddy Tame Jr.     77         6   Cacasa Racing     77
 7   Jorge Goeters       75         7   TF Victor         75
 8   Rod McLeod          49         8   GRT               49
     Eduardo Goeters     49         9   Sentra            33
 10  Gerardo Martinez    44
 11  Enrique Contreras   40
 12  David Martinez      37
 13  Rafael Martinez     35
     Jaime Cordero       35
 15  Carlos Peralta      33
 16  Ruben Garcia N.     29

Rookie of the Year

Pos. Driver            Points
 1   Rod McLeod          49
 2   David Martinez      37
 3   Carlos Peralta      33

Ramon Osorio J.