Round 4, Saltillo Results

ROUND 4, SALTILLO, May 16, 17 & 18

MEXICAN FORMULA 3000 MARLBORO CUP 1997

Autodromo Gerardo Dominico Martinez Circuit Length : 2,300 m.

STARTING GRID (Parrilla de Salida)

Pos. No.  Driver               Time        Speed (km/h)
          (Piloto)             (Tiempo)    (Velocidad)
 1   7    Derek Higgins        56.58       146.34
 2   2    Jimmy Morales        56.76       145.80
 3   4    Jorge Goeters        57.01       145.23
 4   27   Freddy Van Beuren    57.11       144.98
 5   8    Enrique Contreras    57.35       144.38
 6   16   Rod McLeod (r)       57.67       143.57
 7   17   Fernando Plata       57.82       143.20
 8   16   Mario Dominguez      57.83       143.17
 9   3    Eduardo Goeters      57.99       142.78
10   19   David Martinez (r)   58.26       142.12
11   1    Jaime Cordero        58.38       141.83
12   22   Carlos Contreras     59.06       140.20
13   9    Freddy Tame Jr.   1m 01.21       135.27

(r) = rookie/novato

RACE RESULTS (Resultados)

Pos. No.  Driver               Nat   Team            Laps  Time
          (Piloto)                   (Equipo)
 1   2    Jimmy Morales        Mex   Marlboro        40    41m 40.990
 2   4    Jorge Goeters        Mex   TF Victor       40       + 0.958
 3   27   Freddy Van Beuren    Mex   Herdez          40       + 4.500
 4   8    Enrique Contreras    Mex   Quaker State    40      + 11.405
 5   19   David Martinez (r)   Mex   Martiga         40      + 11.720
 6   16   Rod McLeod (r)       Sct   Canel's         40      + 40.957
 7   3    Eduardo Goeters      Mex   Apasco-GRT      39       running
 8   1    Jaime Cordero        Mex   Marlboro        39       running
 9   26   Mario Dominguez      Mex   Herdez          36       running
10   22   Carlos Contreras     Mex                   35       running
11   9    Freddy Tame Jr.      Mex   Cacasa          34     electrics
12   7    Derek Higgins        Irl   Quaker State    21          fire
13   17   Fernando Plata       Mex   Canel's         13        engine

Fastest Race Lap (Vuelta mas rapida en carrera) : 56.80 Jimmy Morales (r) = rookie/novato

CHAMPIONSHIP STATUS (Estado del Campeonato)

Drivers :                          Teams :
(Pilotos)                          (Equipos)

Pos. Driver            Points      Pos. Team            Points
 1   Jimmy Morales      366         1   Marlboro        482
 2   Derek Higgins      275         2   Quaker State    462
 3   Mario Dominguez    212         3   Herdez          404
 4   Jorge Goeters      204         4   Canel's         269
 5   Freddy Van Beuren  192         5   TF Victor       204
 6   Enrique Contreras  152         6   Cacasa          143
 7   Freddy Tame Jr.    143         7   Martiga         130
 8   Fernando Plata     136         8   GRT              89
 9   Rod McLeod         133         9   Sentra           66
 10  Jaime Cordero      116
 11  Eduardo Goeters     89
 12  David Martinez      86
 13  Carlos Peralta      66
 14  Gerardo Martinez    44
 15  Rafael Martinez     35
 16  Carlos Contreras    33
 17  Ruben Garcia N.     29

Rookie of the Year

Pos. Driver            Points
1    Rod McLeod         133
2    David Martinez      86
3    Carlos Peralta      66

Ramon Osorio J.