Race No. 16
Toyota Grand Prix of Monterey
Monterey — California
September 5 — September 7, 1997
Individual Friday Practice Report
| car | driver | laptime | mph | km/h | % best time |
| 4 | Alex Zanardi | 68.757 | 117.178 | 188.539 | 100.00% |
| 8 | Bryan Herta | 69.486 | 115.949 | 186.561 | 101.06% |
| 1 | Jimmy Vasser | 69.803 | 115.422 | 185.714 | 101.52% |
| 20 | Scott Pruett | 69.816 | 115.400 | 185.679 | 101.54% |
| 4X | Alex Zanardi | 69.830 | 115.377 | 185.642 | 101.56% |
| 18 | Mark Blundell | 69.842 | 115.358 | 185.610 | 101.58% |
| 99X | Greg Moore | 70.242 | 114.701 | 184.553 | 102.16% |
| 17 | Mauricio Gugelmin | 70.324 | 114.567 | 184.338 | 102.28% |
| 27 | Parker Johnstone | 70.358 | 114.511 | 184.249 | 102.33% |
| 5 | Gil de Ferran | 70.423 | 114.406 | 184.079 | 102.42% |
| 40 | Raul Boesel | 70.719 | 113.927 | 183.308 | 102.85% |
| 7 | Bobby Rahal | 70.733 | 113.904 | 183.272 | 102.87% |
| 6X | Michael Andretti | 70.798 | 113.800 | 183.104 | 102.97% |
| 11 | Christian Fittipaldi | 70.858 | 113.703 | 182.949 | 103.06% |
| 21 | Richie Hearn | 70.879 | 113.670 | 182.895 | 103.09% |
| 77 | Gualter Salles | 70.880 | 113.668 | 182.892 | 103.09% |
| 6 | Michael Andretti | 70.989 | 113.494 | 182.611 | 103.25% |
| 3X | Paul Tracy | 70.992 | 113.489 | 182.604 | 103.25% |
| 9X | Dario Franchitti | 71.393 | 112.851 | 181.578 | 103.83% |
| 19 | Michel Jourdain Jr. | 71.521 | 112.649 | 181.253 | 104.02% |
| 25 | Max Papis | 71.550 | 112.604 | 181.179 | 104.06% |
| 2 | Al Unser Jr. | 71.596 | 112.531 | 181.063 | 104.13% |
| 16X | Partick Carpentier | 71.733 | 112.317 | 180.717 | 104.33% |
| 31 | Andre Ribeiro | 71.741 | 112.304 | 180.697 | 104.34% |
| 32 | Adrian Fernandez | 71.773 | 112.254 | 180.617 | 104.39% |
| 36 | Juan Manuel Fangio II | 72.189 | 111.607 | 179.576 | 104.99% |
| 99 | Greg Moore | 72.563 | 111.032 | 178.650 | 105.54% |
| 98X | PJ Jones | 72.581 | 111.004 | 178.606 | 105.56% |
| 2X | Al Unser Jr. | 72.925 | 110.481 | 177.763 | 106.06% |
| 24 | Hiro Matsushita | 72.931 | 110.472 | 177.749 | 106.07% |
| 34 | Charlie Nearburg | 73.112 | 110.198 | 177.309 | 106.33% |
| 9 | Dario Franchitti | 73.622 | 109.435 | 176.080 | 107.08% |
| 16 | Partick Carpentier | 73.751 | 109.243 | 175.772 | 107.26% |
| 98 | PJ Jones | 73.906 | 109.014 | 175.404 | 107.49% |
| 3 | Paul Tracy | 74.139 | 108.672 | 174.853 | 107.83% |
| 64 | Dennis Vitolo | 78.387 | 102.782 | 165.377 | 114.01% |
| 5X | Gil de Ferran | 80.029 | 100.674 | 161.984 | 116.39% |