Race No. 1
Marlboro Grand Prix of Miami
Presented By Toyota
Homestead Motorsports Complex — Homestead, Florida
February 28 — March 2, 1997
Race Result
| pos | car | driver | car | laps | status |
| 1 | 6 | Michael Andretti | Kmart/Texaco Havoline Swift Ford-Cosworth XD | 147 | running |
| 2 | 3 | Paul Tracy | Penske Mercedes-Benz | 147 | running |
| 3 | 1 | Jimmy Vasser | Target Reynard Honda HRR | 147 | running |
| 4 | 99 | Greg Moore | Player's/Forsythe Racing Reynard Mercedes-Benz | 147 | running |
| 5 | 20 | Scott Pruett | Brahma Sports Team Reynard Ford-Cosworth XD | 147 | running |
| 6 | 17 | Mauricio Gugelmin | Hollywood Reynard Mercedes-Benz | 147 | running |
| 7 | 4 | Alex Zanardi | Target Reynard Honda HRR | 147 | running |
| 8 | 27 | Parker Johnstone | Team KOOL Green Reynard Honda HRR | 146 | running |
| 9 | 16 | Patrick Carpentier | Alumax Team Bettenhausen Reynard Mercedes-Benz | 146 | running |
| 10 | 8 | Bryan Herta | Shell/Team Rahal Reynard Ford-Cosworth XD | 146 | running |
| 11 | 21 | Richie Hearn | Ralph's/Food 4 Less Lola Ford-Cosworth XD | 146 | running |
| 12 | 31 | Andre Ribeiro | LCI International/Tasman Lola Honda HRR | 146 | running |
| 13 | 32 | Adrian Fernandez | Tecate/Quaker State/Tasman Lola Honda HRR | 146 | running |
| 14 | 18 | Mark Blundell | Motorola Reynard Mercedes-Benz | 145 | running |
| 15 | 77 | Gualter Salles | Davis Craig Reynard Ford-Cosworth XD | 145 | running |
| 16 | 7 | Bobby Rahal | Miller Lite/Team Rahal Reynard Ford-Cosworth XD | 144 | running |
| 17 | 40 | Raul Boesel | Brahma Sports Team Reynard Ford-Cosworth XD | 143 | running |
| 18 | 19 | Michel Jourdain Jr. | Herdez/MexLub/Viva Mexico Lola Ford-Cosworth XD | 143 | running |
| 19 | 25 | Max Papis | MCI Reynard Toyota | 133 | running |
| 20 | 36 | Juan Manuel Fangio II | Castrol/Jockey AAR Reynard Toyota | 122 | running |
| 21 | 24 | Hiro Matsushita | Panasonic/Duskin Reynard Toyota | 88 | oil pressure |
| 22 | 5 | Gil de Ferran | Valvoline/Cummins Reynard Honda HRR | 68 | contact |
| 23 | 64 | Dennis Vitolo | SmithKline Beecham Lola Ford-Cosworth XD | 62 | engine |
| 24 | 34 | Roberto Moreno | Data Control Lola Ford-Cosworth XD | 62 | handling |
| 25 | 9 | Dario Franchitti | Hogan Racing Reynard Mercedes-Benz | 44 | contact |
| 26 | 11 | Christian Fittipaldi | Kmart/Budweiser Swift Ford-Cosworth XD | 40 | oil leak |
| 27 | 2 | Al Unser Jr. | Penske Mercedes-Benz | 27 | electrical |
| 28 | 98 | PJ Jones | Castrol/Jockey AAR Reynard Toyota | 26 | engine |
Average speed: 135.478 mph
Margin of victory: 3.401 seconds
Fast Lap Report
| pos | car | driver | laptime | mph | km/h | % best time |
| 1 | 6 | Michael Andretti | 29.697 | 183.897 | 295.891 | 100.00% |
| 2 | 17 | Mauricio Gugelmin | 29.722 | 183.743 | 295.642 | 100.08% |
| 3 | 27 | Parker Johnstone | 29.758 | 183.520 | 295.284 | 100.21% |
| 4 | 20 | Scott Pruett | 29.760 | 183.508 | 295.264 | 100.21% |
| 5 | 3 | Paul Tracy | 29.896 | 182.673 | 293.921 | 100.67% |
| 6 | 4 | Alex Zanardi | 29.899 | 182.655 | 293.892 | 100.68% |
| 7 | 99 | Greg Moore | 29.937 | 182.423 | 293.519 | 100.81% |
| 8 | 1 | Jimmy Vasser | 30.055 | 181.707 | 292.366 | 101.21% |
| 9 | 21 | Richie Hearn | 30.098 | 181.447 | 291.949 | 101.35% |
| 10 | 2 | Al Unser Jr. | 30.200 | 180.834 | 290.963 | 101.69% |
| 11 | 5 | Gil de Ferran | 30.242 | 180.583 | 290.559 | 101.84% |
| 12 | 40 | Raul Boesel | 30.265 | 180.446 | 290.338 | 101.91% |
| 13 | 16 | Patrick Carpentier | 30.317 | 180.137 | 289.840 | 102.09% |
| 14 | 8 | Bryan Herta | 30.372 | 179.810 | 289.315 | 102.27% |
| 15 | 7 | Bobby Rahal | 30.387 | 179.722 | 289.172 | 102.32% |
| 16 | 77 | Gualter Salles | 30.394 | 179.680 | 289.105 | 102.35% |
| 17 | 31 | Andre Ribeiro | 30.407 | 179.603 | 288.982 | 102.39% |
| 18 | 18 | Mark Blundell | 30.408 | 179.597 | 288.972 | 102.39% |
| 19 | 25 | Max Papis | 30.623 | 178.337 | 286.943 | 103.12% |
| 20 | 9 | Dario Franchitti | 30.818 | 177.208 | 285.128 | 103.77% |
| 21 | 11 | Christian Fittipaldi | 30.818 | 177.208 | 285.128 | 103.77% |
| 22 | 32 | Adrian Fernandez | 30.824 | 177.174 | 285.072 | 103.79% |
| 23 | 36 | Juan Manuel Fangio II | 30.843 | 177.064 | 284.897 | 103.86% |
| 24 | 98 | PJ Jones | 30.931 | 176.561 | 284.086 | 104.16% |
| 25 | 19 | Michel Jourdain Jr. | 31.218 | 174.938 | 281.474 | 105.12% |
| 26 | 24 | Hiro Matsushita | 31.875 | 171.332 | 275.673 | 107.33% |
| 27 | 64 | Dennis Vitolo | 31.996 | 170.684 | 274.630 | 107.74% |
| 28 | 34 | Roberto Moreno | 32.965 | 165.667 | 266.558 | 111.00% |