Race No. 2
IndyCarnival
Surfer's Paradise — Gold Coast, Australia
April 4 — April 6, 1997
Friday/Saturday Practice
Combined Report
| pos | car | driver | laptime | mph | km/h | % best time |
| 1 | 20X | Scott Pruett | 97.800 | 102.883 | 165.539 | 100.00% |
| 2 | 1 | Jimmy Vasser | 97.873 | 102.807 | 165.416 | 100.07% |
| 3 | 11 | Christian Fittipaldi | 97.893 | 102.786 | 165.382 | 100.10% |
| 4 | 3X | Paul Tracy | 98.033 | 102.639 | 165.146 | 100.24% |
| 5 | 4 | Alex Zanardi | 98.238 | 102.425 | 164.801 | 100.45% |
| 6 | 31 | Andre Ribeiro | 98.397 | 102.259 | 164.535 | 100.61% |
| 7 | 17 | Mauricio Gugelmin | 98.498 | 102.154 | 164.366 | 100.71% |
| 8 | 6 | Michael Andretti | 98.590 | 102.059 | 164.213 | 100.81% |
| 9 | 32 | Adrian Fernandez | 98.673 | 101.973 | 164.075 | 100.89% |
| 10 | 9X | Dario Franchitti | 99.242 | 101.389 | 163.134 | 101.47% |
| 11 | 8 | Bryan Herta | 99.284 | 101.346 | 163.065 | 101.52% |
| 12 | 40 | Raul Boesel | 99.479 | 101.147 | 162.745 | 101.72% |
| 13 | 5 | Gil de Ferran | 99.691 | 100.932 | 162.399 | 101.93% |
| 14 | 17X | Mauricio Gugelmin | 99.795 | 100.827 | 162.230 | 102.04% |
| 15 | 99 | Greg Moore | 99.889 | 100.732 | 162.077 | 102.14% |
| 16 | 20 | Scott Pruett | 99.893 | 100.728 | 162.071 | 102.14% |
| 17 | 27 | Parker Johnstone | 100.000 | 100.620 | 161.898 | 102.25% |
| 18 | 77 | Gualter Salles | 100.231 | 100.388 | 161.524 | 102.49% |
| 19 | 2 | Al Unser Jr. | 100.259 | 100.360 | 161.479 | 102.51% |
| 20 | 7 | Bobby Rahal | 100.270 | 100.349 | 161.462 | 102.53% |
| 21 | 18 | Mark Blundell | 100.669 | 99.951 | 160.822 | 102.93% |
| 22 | 16X | Patrick Carpentier | 100.754 | 99.867 | 160.686 | 103.02% |
| 23 | 3 | Paul Tracy | 100.854 | 99.768 | 160.527 | 103.12% |
| 24 | 9 | Dario Franchitti | 100.889 | 99.733 | 160.471 | 103.16% |
| 25 | 21 | Richie Hearn | 101.362 | 99.268 | 159.722 | 103.64% |
| 26 | 19 | Michel Jourdain Jr. | 101.377 | 99.253 | 159.699 | 103.66% |
| 27 | 36 | Juan Manuel Fangio II | 102.376 | 98.285 | 158.140 | 104.68% |
| 28 | 98 | PJ Jones | 102.604 | 98.066 | 157.789 | 104.91% |
| 29 | 25X | Max Papis | 103.343 | 97.365 | 156.660 | 105.67% |
| 30 | 25 | Max Papis | 103.636 | 97.090 | 156.218 | 105.97% |
| 31 | 21X | Richie Hearn | 104.242 | 96.525 | 155.309 | 106.59% |
| 32 | 24 | Hiro Matsushita | 104.396 | 96.383 | 155.080 | 106.74% |
| 33 | 16 | Patrick Carpentier | 104.537 | 96.253 | 154.871 | 106.89% |
| 34 | 34 | Paul Jasper | 104.600 | 96.195 | 154.778 | 106.95% |
| 35 | 64 | Arnd Meier | 104.851 | 95.965 | 154.407 | 107.21% |
| 36 | 2X | Al Unser Jr. | 105.115 | 95.724 | 154.019 | 107.48% |
| 37 | 24X | Hiro Matsushita | 106.197 | 94.748 | 152.450 | 108.59% |