Race No. 3
Long Beach Grand Prix
Long Beach — California
April 11 — April 13, 1997
Sunday Warmup Report
| pos | car | driver | laptime | mph | km/h | % best time |
| 1 | 20 | Scott Pruett | 51.695 | 110.726 | 178.159 | 100.00% |
| 2 | 17 | Mauricio Gugelmin | 51.739 | 110.632 | 178.007 | 100.09% |
| 3 | 3 | Paul Tracy | 51.916 | 110.255 | 177.400 | 100.43% |
| 4 | 4 | Alex Zanardi | 52.047 | 109.978 | 176.954 | 100.68% |
| 5 | 6 | Michael Andretti | 52.181 | 109.695 | 176.499 | 100.94% |
| 6 | 40 | Raul Boesel | 52.389 | 109.260 | 175.799 | 101.34% |
| 7 | 5X | Gil de Ferran | 52.493 | 109.043 | 175.450 | 101.54% |
| 8 | 8 | Bryan Herta | 52.499 | 109.031 | 175.430 | 101.56% |
| 9 | 99 | Greg Moore | 52.512 | 109.004 | 175.387 | 101.58% |
| 10 | 7 | Bobby Rahal | 52.533 | 108.960 | 175.317 | 101.62% |
| 11 | 27 | Parker Johnstone | 52.681 | 108.654 | 174.824 | 101.91% |
| 12 | 11 | Roberto Moreno | 52.690 | 108.635 | 174.794 | 101.92% |
| 13 | 5 | Gil de Ferran | 52.876 | 108.253 | 174.180 | 102.28% |
| 14 | 1 | Jimmy Vasser | 52.981 | 108.039 | 173.834 | 102.49% |
| 15 | 2 | Al Unser Jr. | 52.984 | 108.033 | 173.824 | 102.49% |
| 16 | 16 | Patrick Carpentier | 53.180 | 107.634 | 173.184 | 102.87% |
| 17 | 32 | Adrian Fernandez | 53.259 | 107.475 | 172.927 | 103.03% |
| 18 | 21X | Richie Hearn | 53.274 | 107.445 | 172.878 | 103.05% |
| 19 | 18 | Mark Blundell | 53.343 | 107.306 | 172.655 | 103.19% |
| 20 | 9 | Dario Franchitti | 53.353 | 107.285 | 172.622 | 103.21% |
| 21 | 77 | Gualter Salles | 53.481 | 107.029 | 172.209 | 103.45% |
| 22 | 31 | Andre Ribeiro | 53.496 | 106.999 | 172.161 | 103.48% |
| 23 | 16X | Patrick Carpentier | 53.574 | 106.843 | 171.910 | 103.63% |
| 24 | 34 | Paul Jasper | 53.871 | 106.254 | 170.962 | 104.21% |
| 25 | 3X | Paul Tracy | 53.875 | 106.246 | 170.950 | 104.22% |
| 26 | 19 | Michel Jourdain Jr. | 53.949 | 106.100 | 170.715 | 104.36% |
| 27 | 25 | Max Papis | 54.003 | 105.994 | 170.545 | 104.46% |
| 28 | 36 | Juan Manuel Fangio II | 54.153 | 105.701 | 170.072 | 104.75% |
| 29 | 21 | Richie Hearn | 54.436 | 105.151 | 169.188 | 105.30% |
| 30 | 98 | PJ Jones | 54.506 | 105.016 | 168.971 | 105.44% |
| 31 | 77X | Gaulter Salles | 55.704 | 102.757 | 165.337 | 107.76% |
| 32 | 36X | PJ Jones | 56.186 | 101.876 | 163.918 | 108.69% |
| 33 | 24 | Hiro Matsushita | 56.195 | 101.860 | 163.892 | 108.70% |
| 34 | 24X | Hiro Matsushita | 56.196 | 101.858 | 163.889 | 108.71% |
| 35 | 64 | Dennis Vitolo | 56.591 | 101.147 | 162.745 | 109.47% |
| 36 | 99X | Greg Moore | 75.884 | 75.431 | 121.368 | 146.79% |