Round 1 - USA (Phoenix)

SEMI-PRO SERIES USA (Phoenix)
1996/97 Pole Position: 1:16.040 (Marcel Offermans)
1996/97 Race Time: 0h56m06.218 (Paul Robins)
Race Distance: 41 laps

Qualifying

David dominated the qualifying in the Semi-Pro clearly, but behind him the gaps were quite small. Although the polesitter comes from the S.RS team, most points (28) went to Team AP in this qualifying.

PosDriverTeamTimeGapPoints
1.David ZasitkoS.RS Turbo1:14.450 20
2.Paul BranneyDick Dastardly Racing1:15.072+0.62216
3.Matthew GarrettTeam AP1:15.284+0.83414
4.Giacomo LicciardelloMopar-Magnum1:15.536+1.08612
5.James CaygillTeam AP1:15.550+1.10010
6.Christian TavlaridisDick Dastardly Racing1:15.691+1.2418
7.Olivier LeroyCyber-Speed1:16.295+1.8456
8.Gary LeightonS.RS Turbo1:16.333+1.8835
9.Ron VanceMopar-Magnum1:16.359+1.9094
10.Garry McCandlessGJM Racing1:16.688+2.2383
11.Gavin McleanGJM Racing1:16.773+2.3232
12.Chris AndrewsFraewTraew1:17.338+2.8881

Race

David Zasitko collected the full 200 points for the first GP, finishing 24 seconds ahead of team mate Gary Leighton after he already won the qualifying. Further down the table, Ron's retirement in the very last lap of the race meant a huge loss of points for the Mopar driver, because Ron was battling for 4th with James Caygill when his race suddenly ended.
PosDriverTeamTimeGapPoints
1.David ZasitkoS.RS Turbo54m45.541 180
2.Gary LeightonS.RS Turbo55m09.711+0:24.170170
3.Giacomo LicciardelloMopar55m47.706+1:02.165165
4.James CaygillTeam AP55m59.547+1:14.006160
5.Christian TavlaridisDick Dastardly Racing56m09.537+1:23.996155
6.Gavin McleanGJM Racing56m35.831+1:50.290151
7.Matthew GarrettTeam AP56m39.168+1:53.627147
8.Paul BranneyDick Dastardly Racing56m44.979+1:59.438143
9.Garry McCandlessGJM Racing57m26.985+2:40.444139
10.Chris AndrewsFraewTraew57m55.002+3:09.461135
11.Ron VanceMopar40 laps(97.6%)128
12.Olivier LeroyCyber-Speed30 laps(73.2%)94

Last modified: Saturday 08 November 1997 - 17:49