Round 7 of the 1997 FIA Formula 3000 International Championship was held at the Österreichring circuit in Austria on 3 August 1997. Juan Pablo Montoya 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 | 2 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Colombia | RSM Marko | Avon | 48 | 1:12:39.794 | - | - | 1:24.373 | 171.341 |
| 2 | 3 | Ricardo Zonta | Brazil | Super Nova Racing | Avon | 48 | 1:12:40.263 | +0.469 | +0.469 | 1:24.161 | 171.323 |
| 3 | 4 | Laurent Redon | France | Super Nova Racing | Avon | 48 | 1:13:17.414 | +37.620 | +37.151 | 1:24.587 | 169.875 |
| 4 | 23 | Rui Águas | Portugal | Nordic Racing | Avon | 48 | 1:13:21.284 | +41.490 | +3.870 | 1:24.782 | 169.726 |
| 5 | 14 | Oliver Tichy | Austria | Pacific Racing | Avon | 48 | 1:13:22.944 | +43.150 | +1.660 | 1:24.665 | 169.662 |
| 6 | 21 | Tom Kristensen | Denmark | Auto Sport Racing | Avon | 48 | 1:13:40.253 | +1:00.459 | +17.309 | 1:24.811 | 168.998 |
| 7 | 37 | Gonzalo Rodríguez | Uruguay | G.S. Team | Avon | 48 | 1:13:40.504 | +1:00.710 | +0.251 | 1:25.239 | 168.988 |
| 8 | 12 | Max Wilson | Brazil | Edenbridge Racing | Avon | 48 | 1:13:43.165 | +1:03.371 | +2.661 | 1:25.129 | 168.886 |
| 9 | 17 | Jamie Davies | Great Britain | DAMS | Avon | 48 | 1:13:48.256 | +1:08.462 | +5.091 | 1:24.976 | 168.692 |
| 10 | 6 | Soheil Ayari | France | Team Astromega | Avon | 48 | 1:13:54.334 | +1:14.540 | +6.078 | 1:25.232 | 168.461 |
| 11 | 8 | Pedro Couceiro | Angola | International Draco Racing | Avon | 47 | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:25.436 | ||
| 12 | 30 | Emiliano Spataro | Argentina | Scuderia Coloni | Avon | 47 | 1 lap | 1:25.526 | |||
| 13 | 5 | Boris Derichebourg | France | Team Astromega | Avon | 47 | 1 lap | 1:25.844 | |||
| 14 | 27 | David Cook | Great Britain | Redman-Bright | Avon | 47 | 1 lap | 1:26.279 | |||
| 15 | 16 | Grégoire de Galzain | France | DAMS | Avon | 47 | 1 lap | 1:25.787 | |||
| 16 | 35 | Christian Horner | Great Britain | Arden International | Avon | 47 | 1 lap | 1:26.564 | |||
| 17 | 20 | Gaston Mazzacane | Argentina | Auto Sport Racing | Avon | 46 | 2 laps | 1 lap | 1:25.380 | ||
| DNF | 7 | Cyrille Sauvage | France | International Draco Racing | Avon | 21 | 1:26.424 | ||||
| DNF | 11 | Werner Lupberger | South Africa | Edenbridge Racing | Avon | 21 | 1:27.574 | ||||
| DNF | 33 | Thomas Biagi | Italy | GP Racing | Avon | 4 | 1:27.780 | ||||
| DNF | 36 | Kurt Mollekens | Belgium | KTR | Avon | ||||||
| DNF | 26 | Jason Watt | Denmark | Super Nova Racing | Avon | ||||||
| DNF | 31 | Anthony Beltoise | France | DKS Racing | Avon | ||||||
| DNF | 1 | Craig Lowndes | Australia | RSM Marko | Avon | ||||||
| DNF | 18 | Stephen Watson | South Africa | Durango Racing Team | Avon | ||||||
| DNF | 19 | Gareth Rees | Great Britain | Durango Racing Team | Avon |