Round 4 of the 1997 FIA Formula 3000 International Championship was held at the Nürburgring, Germany on 29 June 1997. Ricardo Zonta started on pole position and was the race winner.
Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Tyre | Laps | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Ricardo Zonta | Brazil | Super Nova Racing | Avon | 4 | 7:57.334 | - | - | 1:56.523 | 137.443 | |
| 2 | 26 | Jason Watt | Denmark | Super Nova Racing | Avon | 4 | 7:59.522 | +2.188 | +2.188 | 1:57.102 | 136.816 | |
| 3 | 21 | Tom Kristensen | Denmark | Auto Sport Racing | Avon | 4 | 8:02.206 | +4.872 | +2.684 | 1:58.632 | 136.054 | |
| 4 | 2 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Colombia | RSM Marko | Avon | 4 | 8:15.156 | +17.822 | +12.950 | 1:58.375 | 132.496 | |
| 5 | 12 | Max Wilson | Brazil | Edenbridge Racing | Avon | 4 | 8:16.667 | +19.333 | +1.511 | 1:58.699 | 132.093 | |
| 6 | 37 | Gonzalo Rodríguez | Uruguay | G.S. Team | Avon | 4 | 8:18.057 | +20.723 | +1.390 | 2:02.294 | 131.724 | |
| 7 | 23 | Rui Águas | Portugal | Nordic Racing | Avon | 4 | 8:18.997 | +21.663 | +0.940 | 2:00.739 | 131.476 | |
| 8 | 17 | Jamie Davies | Great Britain | DAMS | Avon | 4 | 8:22.697 | +25.363 | +3.700 | 2:00.873 | 130.508 | |
| 9 | 14 | Oliver Tichy | Austria | Pacific Racing | Avon | 4 | 8:24.572 | +27.238 | +1.875 | 1:59.964 | 130.023 | |
| 10 | 20 | Gaston Mazzacane | Argentina | Auto Sport Racing | Avon | 4 | 8:29.369 | +32.035 | +4.797 | 2:01.738 | 128.799 | |
| 11 | 30 | Emiliano Spataro | Argentina | Scuderia Coloni | Avon | 4 | 8:33.218 | +35.884 | +3.849 | 1:59.390 | 127.833 | |
| 12 | 9 | Emmanuel Clérico | France | Apomatox | Avon | 4 | 8:41.312 | +43.978 | +8.094 | 2:00.289 | 125.848 | |
| 13 | 32 | Patrick Lemarié | France | Ravarotto Racing | Avon | 4 | 8:51.764 | +54.430 | +10.452 | 2:02.556 | 123.375 | |
| 14 | 31 | Anthony Beltoise | France | DKS Racing | Avon | 4 | 8:52.178 | +54.844 | +0.414 | 2:00.761 | 123.279 | |
| 15 | 8 | Pedro Couceiro | Angola | International Draco Racing | Avon | 4 | 8:52.517 | +55.183 | +0.339 | 2:00.575 | 123.200 | |
| 16 | 18 | Stephen Watson | South Africa | Durango Racing Team | Avon | 4 | 8:52.741 | +55.407 | +0.224 | 2:01.292 | 123.148 | |
| 17 | 16 | Grégoire de Galzain | France | DAMS | Avon | 4 | 8:58.693 | +1:01.359 | +5.952 | 2:04.091 | 121.788 | |
| 18 | 11 | Werner Lupberger | South Africa | Edenbridge Racing | Avon | 4 | 8:59.836 | +1:02.502 | +1.143 | 2:03.959 | 121.530 | |
| 19 | 6 | Soheil Ayari | France | Team Astromega | Avon | 4 | 9:00.338 | +1:03.004 | +0.502 | 1:58.175 | 121.417 | |
| 20 | 10 | Jean Philippe Belloc | France | Apomatox | Avon | 4 | 9:00.938 | +1:03.604 | +0.600 | 1:57.085 | 121.282 | |
| 21 | 4 | Laurent Redon | France | Super Nova Racing | Avon | 4 | 9:40.440 | +1:43.106 | +39.502 | 1:59.887 | 113.028 | |
| 22 | 19 | Gareth Rees | Great Britain | Durango Racing Team | Avon | 3 | 1 lap | 1 lap | 2:01.901 | |||
| 23 | 7 | Cyrille Sauvage | France | International Draco Racing | Avon | 3 | 1 lap | 1:59.913 | ||||
| 24 | 38 | Dino Morelli | Great Britain | Gosselin Competition | Avon | 3 | 1 lap | 1:59.843 | ||||
| 25 | 1 | Craig Lowndes | Australia | RSM Marko | Avon | 3 | 1 lap | 2:00.099 | ||||
| DNF | 5 | Boris Derichebourg | France | Team Astromega | Avon | 1 | 2:28.487 |