Race No. 10
Medic Drug Cleveland Grand Prix
Cleveland — Ohio
July 11 — July 13, 1997
Individual Friday Practice Report
| pos | car | driver | laptime | mph | km/h | % best time |
| 1 | 4 | Alex Zanardi | 59.073 | 144.371 | 232.292 | 100.00% |
| 2 | 5 | Gil de Ferran | 59.464 | 143.421 | 230.765 | 100.66% |
| 3 | 11 | Christian Fittipaldi | 59.621 | 143.044 | 230.157 | 100.93% |
| 4 | 8 | Bryan Herta | 59.656 | 142.960 | 230.022 | 100.99% |
| 5 | 7 | Bobby Rahal | 59.683 | 142.895 | 229.918 | 101.03% |
| 6 | 3 | Paul Tracy | 59.716 | 142.816 | 229.791 | 101.09% |
| 7 | 18 | Mark Blundell | 59.720 | 142.806 | 229.776 | 101.10% |
| 8 | 6X | Michael Andretti | 59.789 | 142.642 | 229.510 | 101.21% |
| 9 | 27 | Parker Johnstone | 59.970 | 142.211 | 228.818 | 101.52% |
| 10 | 17 | Mauricio Gugelmin | 60.087 | 141.934 | 228.372 | 101.72% |
| 11 | 40 | Raul Boesel | 60.121 | 141.854 | 228.243 | 101.77% |
| 12 | 20 | Scott Pruett | 60.171 | 141.736 | 228.053 | 101.86% |
| 13 | 31 | Andre Ribeiro | 60.225 | 141.609 | 227.849 | 101.95% |
| 14 | 9 | Dario Franchitti | 60.372 | 141.264 | 227.294 | 102.20% |
| 15 | 99 | Greg Moore | 60.377 | 141.252 | 227.275 | 102.21% |
| 16 | 2 | Al Unser Jr. | 60.478 | 141.017 | 226.896 | 102.38% |
| 17 | 1 | Jimmy Vasser | 60.622 | 140.682 | 226.357 | 102.62% |
| 18 | 77 | Gualter Salles | 60.753 | 140.378 | 225.869 | 102.84% |
| 19 | 19 | Michel Jourdain Jr. | 60.870 | 140.108 | 225.434 | 103.04% |
| 20 | 6 | Michael Andretti | 61.069 | 139.652 | 224.700 | 103.38% |
| 21 | 25 | Max Papis | 61.159 | 139.446 | 224.369 | 103.53% |
| 22 | 4X | Alex Zanardi | 61.209 | 139.332 | 224.186 | 103.62% |
| 23 | 98 | PJ Jones | 61.430 | 138.831 | 223.379 | 103.99% |
| 24 | 16 | Patrick Carpentier | 61.550 | 138.561 | 222.944 | 104.19% |
| 25 | 32 | Adrian Fernandez | 61.676 | 138.277 | 222.488 | 104.41% |
| 26 | 21 | Richie Hearn | 61.740 | 138.134 | 222.258 | 104.51% |
| 27 | 36 | Juan Manuel Fangio II | 61.969 | 137.624 | 221.436 | 104.90% |
| 28 | 25X | Max Papis | 62.812 | 135.777 | 218.465 | 106.33% |
| 29 | 24 | Hiro Matsushita | 63.156 | 135.037 | 217.275 | 106.91% |
| 30 | 2X | Al Unser Jr. | 63.385 | 134.549 | 216.490 | 107.30% |
| 31 | 64 | Arnd Meier | 63.426 | 134.462 | 216.350 | 107.37% |
| 32 | 34 | Charlie Nearburg | 65.082 | 131.041 | 210.845 | 110.17% |
| 33 | 40X | Raul Boesel | 65.267 | 130.669 | 210.247 | 110.49% |
| 34 | 16X | Patrick Carpentier | 65.438 | 130.328 | 209.698 | 110.77% |
| 35 | 1X | Jimmy Vasser | 65.760 | 129.690 | 208.671 | 111.32% |