Race No. 10
Medic Drug Cleveland Grand Prix
Cleveland — Ohio
July 11 — July 13, 1997
Friday Individual Qualifying Report
| pos | car | driver | laptime | mph | km/h | % best time |
| 1 | 4 | Alex Zanardi | 57.423 | 148.519 | 238.967 | 100.00% |
| 2 | 8 | Bryan Herta | 58.151 | 146.660 | 235.975 | 101.27% |
| 3 | 6 | Michael Andretti | 58.212 | 146.506 | 235.728 | 101.37% |
| 4 | 5 | Gil de Ferran | 58.280 | 146.335 | 235.453 | 101.49% |
| 5 | 31 | Andre Ribeiro | 58.367 | 146.117 | 235.102 | 101.64% |
| 6 | 17 | Mauricio Gugelmin | 58.407 | 146.017 | 234.941 | 101.71% |
| 7 | 3 | Paul Tracy | 58.488 | 145.815 | 234.616 | 101.85% |
| 8 | 99 | Greg Moore | 58.551 | 145.658 | 234.363 | 101.96% |
| 9 | 20 | Scott Pruett | 58.712 | 145.258 | 233.720 | 102.24% |
| 10 | 11 | Christian Fittipaldi | 58.777 | 145.098 | 233.462 | 102.36% |
| 11 | 18 | Mark Blundell | 58.793 | 145.058 | 233.398 | 102.39% |
| 12 | 7 | Bobby Rahal | 58.849 | 144.920 | 233.176 | 102.48% |
| 13 | 27X | Parker Johnstone | 58.873 | 144.861 | 233.081 | 102.53% |
| 14 | 9 | Dario Franchitti | 58.998 | 144.554 | 232.587 | 102.74% |
| 15 | 40 | Raul Boesel | 59.044 | 144.441 | 232.406 | 102.82% |
| 16 | 2 | Al Unser Jr. | 59.104 | 144.295 | 232.170 | 102.93% |
| 17 | 1 | Jimmy Vasser | 59.370 | 143.648 | 231.130 | 103.39% |
| 18 | 77 | Gualter Salles | 59.564 | 143.180 | 230.377 | 103.73% |
| 19 | 98 | PJ Jones | 59.871 | 142.446 | 229.196 | 104.26% |
| 20 | 19 | Michel Jourdain Jr. | 60.033 | 142.062 | 228.578 | 104.55% |
| 21 | 25 | Max Papis | 60.413 | 141.168 | 227.140 | 105.21% |
| 22 | 36 | Juan Manuel Fangio II | 60.453 | 141.075 | 226.989 | 105.28% |
| 23 | 32 | Adrian Fernandez | 60.550 | 140.849 | 226.626 | 105.45% |
| 24 | 16 | Patrick Carpentier | 60.645 | 140.628 | 226.271 | 105.61% |
| 25 | 21 | Richie Hearn | 61.036 | 139.727 | 224.821 | 106.29% |
| 26 | 24 | Hiro Matsushita | 61.733 | 138.150 | 222.283 | 107.51% |
| 27 | 64 | Arnd Meier | 62.071 | 137.397 | 221.073 | 108.09% |
| 28 | 34 | Charlie Nearburg | 63.224 | 134.892 | 217.041 | 110.10% |