Race No. 2
IndyCarnival
Surfer's Paradise — Gold Coast, Australia
April 4 — April 6, 1997
Friday Individual Qualifying Report
| pos | car | driver | laptime | mph | km/h | % best time |
| 1 | 4 | Alex Zanardi | 96.156 | 104.642 | 168.370 | 100.00% |
| 2 | 11 | Christian Fittipaldi | 97.238 | 103.478 | 166.496 | 101.13% |
| 3 | 20 | Scott Pruett | 97.690 | 102.999 | 165.726 | 101.60% |
| 4 | 17 | Mauricio Gugelmin | 97.692 | 102.997 | 165.722 | 101.60% |
| 5 | 6 | Michael Andretti | 97.744 | 102.942 | 165.634 | 101.65% |
| 6 | 1 | Jimmy Vasser | 98.132 | 102.535 | 164.979 | 102.05% |
| 7 | 27 | Parker Johnstone | 98.170 | 102.496 | 164.916 | 102.09% |
| 8 | 99 | Greg Moore | 98.359 | 102.299 | 164.599 | 102.29% |
| 9 | 5 | Gil de Ferran | 98.537 | 102.114 | 164.301 | 102.48% |
| 10 | 7 | Bobby Rahal | 98.630 | 102.018 | 164.146 | 102.57% |
| 11 | 3 | Paul Tracy | 98.638 | 102.009 | 164.133 | 102.58% |
| 12 | 32 | Adrian Fernandez | 98.667 | 101.979 | 164.085 | 102.61% |
| 13 | 31 | Andre Ribeiro | 98.767 | 101.876 | 163.919 | 102.72% |
| 14 | 18 | Mark Blundell | 98.967 | 101.670 | 163.587 | 102.92% |
| 15 | 2 | Al Unser Jr. | 99.197 | 101.435 | 163.208 | 103.16% |
| 16 | 8 | Bryan Herta | 99.485 | 101.141 | 162.736 | 103.46% |
| 17 | 40 | Raul Boesel | 99.561 | 101.064 | 162.611 | 103.54% |
| 18 | 9 | Dario Franchitti | 99.625 | 100.999 | 162.507 | 103.61% |
| 19 | 77 | Gualter Salles | 100.419 | 100.200 | 161.222 | 104.43% |
| 20 | 36 | Juan Manuel Fangio II | 100.782 | 99.839 | 160.641 | 104.81% |
| 21 | 16 | Patrick Carpentier | 101.029 | 99.595 | 160.249 | 105.07% |
| 22 | 21 | Richie Hearn | 101.698 | 98.940 | 159.194 | 105.76% |
| 23 | 34 | Paul Jasper | 101.989 | 98.658 | 158.740 | 106.07% |
| 24 | 25 | Max Papis | 102.054 | 98.595 | 158.639 | 106.13% |
| 25 | 98 | PJ Jones | 102.481 | 98.184 | 157.978 | 106.58% |
| 26 | 19 | Michel Jourdain Jr. | 102.652 | 98.020 | 157.715 | 106.76% |
| 27 | 24 | Hiro Matsushita | 105.871 | 95.040 | 152.920 | 110.10% |
| 28 | 64 | Arnd Meier | 105.957 | 94.963 | 152.796 | 110.19% |