Race No. 10
Medic Drug Cleveland Grand Prix
Cleveland — Ohio
July 11 — July 13, 1997
Saturday Qualifying Report
| pos | car | driver | laptime | mph | km/h | % best time |
| 1 | 4 | Alex Zanardi | 56.984 | 133.048 | 214.074 | 100.00% |
| 2 | 5 | Gil de Ferran | 57.514 | 131.822 | 212.101 | 100.93% |
| 3 | 18 | Mark Blundell | 57.538 | 131.767 | 212.013 | 100.97% |
| 4 | 6 | Michael Andretti | 57.637 | 131.541 | 211.649 | 101.15% |
| 5 | 11 | Christian Fittipaldi | 57.764 | 131.251 | 211.183 | 101.37% |
| 6 | 17 | Mauricio Gugelmin | 57.791 | 131.190 | 211.085 | 101.42% |
| 7 | 8 | Bryan Herta | 57.803 | 131.163 | 211.041 | 101.44% |
| 8 | 31 | Andre Ribeiro | 57.921 | 130.896 | 210.611 | 101.64% |
| 9 | 7 | Bobby Rahal | 57.975 | 130.774 | 210.415 | 101.74% |
| 10 | 3 | Paul Tracy | 57.981 | 130.760 | 210.393 | 101.75% |
| 11 | 9 | Dario Franchitti | 58.075 | 130.548 | 210.052 | 101.91% |
| 12 | 77 | Gualter Salles | 58.144 | 130.394 | 209.803 | 102.04% |
| 13 | 99 | Greg Moore | 58.155 | 130.369 | 209.763 | 102.05% |
| 14 | 40 | Raul Boesel | 58.187 | 130.297 | 209.648 | 102.11% |
| 15 | 1 | Jimmy Vasser | 58.242 | 130.174 | 209.450 | 102.21% |
| 16 | 20 | Scott Pruett | 58.264 | 130.125 | 209.371 | 102.25% |
| 17 | 27X | Parker Johnstone | 58.305 | 130.033 | 209.224 | 102.32% |
| 18 | 2 | Al Unser Jr. | 58.612 | 129.352 | 208.128 | 102.86% |
| 19 | 16 | Patrick Carpentier | 58.701 | 129.156 | 207.812 | 103.01% |
| 20 | 19 | Michel Jourdain Jr. | 59.225 | 128.014 | 205.974 | 103.93% |
| 21 | 98 | PJ Jones | 59.719 | 126.955 | 204.270 | 104.80% |
| 22 | 25 | Max Papis | 59.745 | 126.899 | 204.181 | 104.85% |
| 23 | 36 | Juan Manuel Fangio II | 59.754 | 126.880 | 204.150 | 104.86% |
| 24 | 21 | Richie Hearn | 60.165 | 126.013 | 202.756 | 105.58% |
| 25 | 32 | Adrian Fernandez | 60.318 | 125.694 | 202.241 | 105.85% |
| 26 | 24 | Hiro Matsushita | 61.167 | 123.949 | 199.434 | 107.34% |
| 27 | 64 | Arnd Meier | 61.442 | 123.394 | 198.542 | 107.82% |
| 28 | 34 | Charlie Nearburg | 63.541 | 119.318 | 191.983 | 111.51% |