Round 5 of the 1997 FIA Formula 3000 International Championship was held at the Autodromo di Pergusa in Italy on 20 July 1997. Jamie Davies started on pole position and was the race winner.
Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Tyre | Laps | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 | Jamie Davies | Great Britain | DAMS | Avon | 41 | 1:04:48.310 | - | - | 1:33.500 | 187.901 |
| 2 | 3 | Ricardo Zonta | Brazil | Super Nova Racing | Avon | 41 | 1:05:12.572 | +24.262 | +24.262 | 1:34.010 | 186.736 |
| 3 | 12 | Max Wilson | Brazil | Edenbridge Racing | Avon | 41 | 1:05:20.311 | +32.001 | +7.739 | 1:34.549 | 186.367 |
| 4 | 1 | Craig Lowndes | Australia | RSM Marko | Avon | 41 | 1:05:21.297 | +32.987 | +0.986 | 1:34.320 | 186.321 |
| 5 | 36 | Kurt Mollekens | Belgium | KTR | Avon | 41 | 1:05:30.141 | +41.831 | +8.844 | 1:34.932 | 185.901 |
| 6 | 4 | Laurent Redon | France | Super Nova Racing | Avon | 41 | 1:05:36.323 | +48.013 | +6.182 | 1:34.899 | 185.609 |
| 7 | 18 | Stephen Watson | South Africa | Durango Racing Team | Avon | 41 | 1:05:45.169 | +56.859 | +8.846 | 1:34.439 | 185.193 |
| 8 | 7 | Cyrille Sauvage | France | International Draco Racing | Avon | 41 | 1:06:22.203 | +1:33.893 | +37.034 | 1:34.700 | 183.471 |
| 9 | 5 | Boris Derichebourg | France | Team Astromega | Avon | 41 | 1:06:24.329 | +1:36.019 | +2.126 | 1:35.387 | 183.373 |
| 10 | 22 | Marc Gené | Spain | Nordic Racing | Avon | 40 | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:34.172 | ||
| 11 | 2 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Colombia | RSM Marko | Avon | 40 | 1 lap | 1:34.424 | |||
| 12 | 31 | Anthony Beltoise | France | DKS Racing | Avon | 40 | 1 lap | 1:34.625 | |||
| 13 | 30 | Emiliano Spataro | Argentina | Scuderia Coloni | Avon | 40 | 1 lap | 1:36.009 | |||
| 14 | 33 | Thomas Biagi | Italy | GP Racing | Avon | 40 | 1 lap | 1:34.839 | |||
| 15 | 20 | Gaston Mazzacane | Argentina | Auto Sport Racing | Avon | 40 | 1 lap | 1:34.980 | |||
| 16 | 19 | Gareth Rees | Great Britain | Durango Racing Team | Avon | 40 | 1 lap | 1:35.556 | |||
| 17 | 29 | Markus Friesacher | Austria | Scuderia Coloni | Avon | 40 | 1 lap | 1:37.377 | |||
| DNF | 6 | Soheil Ayari | France | Team Astromega | Avon | 22 | 1:35.329 | ||||
| DNF | 27 | David Cook | Great Britain | Redman-Bright | Avon | 21 | 1:37.135 | ||||
| DNF | 21 | Tom Kristensen | Denmark | Auto Sport Racing | Avon | 17 | 1:35.105 | ||||
| DNF | 37 | Gonzalo Rodríguez | Uruguay | G.S. Team | Avon | 14 | 1:35.637 | ||||
| DNF | 16 | Grégoire de Galzain | France | DAMS | Avon | 9 | 1:37.742 | ||||
| DNF | 14 | Oliver Tichy | Austria | Pacific Racing | Avon | 5 | 1:37.212 | ||||
| DNF | 11 | Werner Lupberger | South Africa | Edenbridge Racing | Avon | 5 | 1:37.319 | ||||
| DNS | 8 | Pedro Couceiro | Angola | International Draco Racing | Avon | ||||||
| DNF | 23 | Rui Águas | Portugal | Nordic Racing | Avon | ||||||
| DNF | 26 | Jason Watt | Denmark | Super Nova Racing | Avon |