Race No. 1
Marlboro Grand Prix of Miami
Presented By Toyota
Homestead Motorsports Complex — Homestead, Florida
February 28 — March 2, 1997
Friday/Saturday Practice
Combined Report
| pos | car | driver | laptime | mph | km/h | % best time |
| 1 | 17 | Mauricio Gugelmin | 28.144 | 194.045 | 312.218 | 100.00% |
| 2 | 7X | Bobby Rahal | 28.456 | 191.917 | 308.795 | 101.11% |
| 3 | 4 | Alex Zanardi | 28.539 | 191.359 | 307.897 | 101.40% |
| 4 | 2 | Al Unser Jr. | 28.553 | 191.265 | 307.746 | 101.45% |
| 5 | 3 | Paul Tracy | 28.568 | 191.165 | 307.584 | 101.51% |
| 6 | 5 | Gil de Ferran | 28.585 | 191.051 | 307.401 | 101.57% |
| 7 | 16 | Patrick Carpentier | 28.608 | 190.898 | 307.154 | 101.65% |
| 8 | 1 | Jimmy Vasser | 28.652 | 190.604 | 306.683 | 101.81% |
| 9 | 20 | Scott Pruett | 28.664 | 190.525 | 306.554 | 101.85% |
| 10 | 6X | Michael Andretti | 28.677 | 190.438 | 306.415 | 101.89% |
| 11 | 27 | Parker Johnstone | 28.687 | 190.372 | 306.308 | 101.93% |
| 12 | 11 | Christian Fittipaldi | 28.747 | 189.975 | 305.669 | 102.14% |
| 13 | 7 | Bobby Rahal | 28.787 | 189.711 | 305.244 | 102.28% |
| 14 | 40 | Raul Boesel | 28.798 | 189.638 | 305.128 | 102.32% |
| 15 | 8 | Bryan Herta | 28.816 | 189.520 | 304.937 | 102.39% |
| 16 | 9 | Dario Franchitti | 28.850 | 189.296 | 304.578 | 102.51% |
| 17 | 99 | Greg Moore | 28.860 | 189.231 | 304.472 | 102.54% |
| 18 | 27X | Parker Johnstone | 28.863 | 189.211 | 304.441 | 102.55% |
| 19 | 1X | Jimmy Vasser | 28.874 | 189.139 | 304.325 | 102.59% |
| 20 | 21 | Richie Hearn | 28.896 | 188.995 | 304.093 | 102.67% |
| 21 | 6 | Michael Andretti | 28.919 | 188.845 | 303.851 | 102.75% |
| 22 | 77 | Gualter Salles | 29.026 | 188.149 | 302.731 | 103.13% |
| 23 | 18 | Mark Blundell | 29.084 | 187.773 | 302.127 | 103.34% |
| 24 | 3X | Paul Tracy | 29.222 | 186.887 | 300.701 | 103.83% |
| 25 | 98 | PJ Jones | 29.342 | 186.122 | 299.471 | 104.26% |
| 26 | 25 | Max Papis | 29.400 | 185.755 | 298.880 | 104.46% |
| 27 | 8X | Bryan Herta | 29.445 | 185.471 | 298.423 | 104.62% |
| 28 | 31 | Andre Ribeiro | 29.643 | 184.232 | 296.430 | 105.33% |
| 29 | 36 | Juan Manuel Fangio II | 29.710 | 183.817 | 295.761 | 105.56% |
| 30 | 25X | Max Papis | 29.745 | 183.601 | 295.413 | 105.69% |
| 31 | 32 | Adrian Fernandez | 30.046 | 181.761 | 292.454 | 106.76% |
| 32 | 19 | Michel Jourdain Jr. | 30.209 | 180.781 | 290.876 | 107.34% |
| 33 | 34 | Roberto Moreno | 30.419 | 179.533 | 288.868 | 108.08% |
| 34 | 2X | Al Unser Jr. | 30.453 | 179.332 | 288.545 | 108.20% |
| 35 | 24 | Hiro Matsushita | 30.482 | 179.161 | 288.271 | 108.31% |
| 36 | 64 | Dennis Vitolo | 30.961 | 176.390 | 283.811 | 110.01% |
| 37 | 40X | Raul Boesel | 32.084 | 170.216 | 273.877 | 114.00% |
| 38 | 24X | Hiro Matsushita | 33.201 | 164.489 | 264.663 | 117.97% |