Race No. 1
Marlboro Grand Prix of Miami
Presented By Toyota
Homestead Motorsports Complex — Homestead, Florida
February 28 — March 2, 1997
Friday Practice Combined
| Pos | car | Driver | laptime | mph | km/h | % best time |
| 1 | 17 | Mauricio Gugelmin | 28.305 | 192.941 | 310.442 | 100.00% |
| 2 | 4 | Alex Zanardi | 28.533 | 191.399 | 307.962 | 100.81% |
| 3 | 7X | Bobby Rahal | 28.564 | 191.192 | 307.627 | 100.92% |
| 4 | 5 | Gil de Ferran | 28.585 | 191.051 | 307.401 | 100.99% |
| 5 | 16 | Patrick Carpentier | 28.608 | 190.898 | 307.154 | 101.07% |
| 6 | 1 | Jimmy Vasser | 28.652 | 190.604 | 306.683 | 101.23% |
| 7 | 20 | Scott Pruett | 28.664 | 190.525 | 306.554 | 101.27% |
| 8 | 27 | Parker Johnstone | 28.696 | 190.312 | 306.212 | 101.38% |
| 9 | 7 | Bobby Rahal | 28.787 | 189.711 | 305.244 | 101.70% |
| 10 | 8 | Bryan Herta | 28.816 | 189.520 | 304.937 | 101.81% |
| 11 | 40 | Raul Boesel | 28.841 | 189.355 | 304.673 | 101.89% |
| 12 | 27X | Parker Johnstone | 28.863 | 189.211 | 304.441 | 101.97% |
| 13 | 99 | Greg Moore | 28.907 | 188.923 | 303.977 | 102.13% |
| 14 | 6 | Michael Andretti | 28.919 | 188.845 | 303.851 | 102.17% |
| 15 | 3 | Paul Tracy | 28.942 | 188.695 | 303.610 | 102.25% |
| 16 | 2 | Al Unser Jr. | 28.974 | 188.486 | 303.274 | 102.36% |
| 17 | 11 | Christian Fittipaldi | 29.015 | 188.220 | 302.846 | 102.51% |
| 18 | 18 | Mark Blundell | 29.084 | 187.773 | 302.127 | 102.75% |
| 19 | 21 | Richie Hearn | 29.164 | 187.258 | 301.299 | 103.03% |
| 20 | 3X | Paul Tracy | 29.222 | 186.887 | 300.701 | 103.24% |
| 21 | 8X | Bryan Herta | 29.445 | 185.471 | 298.423 | 104.03% |
| 22 | 98 | PJ Jones | 29.528 | 184.950 | 297.584 | 104.32% |
| 23 | 77 | Gualter Salles | 29.563 | 184.731 | 297.232 | 104.44% |
| 24 | 9 | Dario Franchitti | 29.586 | 184.587 | 297.001 | 104.53% |
| 25 | 31 | Andre Ribeiro | 29.643 | 184.232 | 296.430 | 104.73% |
| 26 | 36 | Juan Manuel Fangio II | 29.710 | 183.817 | 295.761 | 104.96% |
| 27 | 25 | Max Papis | 29.713 | 183.798 | 295.732 | 104.97% |
| 28 | 1X | Jimmy Vasser | 29.774 | 183.422 | 295.126 | 105.19% |
| 29 | 6X | Michael Andretti | 29.952 | 182.332 | 293.372 | 105.82% |
| 30 | 32 | Adrian Fernandez | 30.046 | 181.761 | 292.454 | 106.15% |
| 31 | 19 | Michel Jourdain Jr. | 30.209 | 180.781 | 290.876 | 106.73% |
| 32 | 25X | Max Papis | 30.393 | 179.686 | 289.115 | 107.38% |
| 33 | 34 | Roberto Moreno | 30.419 | 179.533 | 288.868 | 107.47% |
| 34 | 2X | Al Unser Jr. | 30.453 | 179.332 | 288.545 | 107.59% |
| 35 | 24 | Hiro Matsushita | 30.892 | 176.784 | 284.445 | 109.14% |
| 36 | 64 | Dennis Vitolo | 30.986 | 176.247 | 283.582 | 109.47% |
| 37 | 40X | Raul Boesel | 32.084 | 170.216 | 273.877 | 113.35% |
| 38 | 24X | Hiro Matsushita | 33.201 | 164.489 | 264.663 | 117.30% |