| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Race 2 of 17 in the 1997 CART season | |
 Map of the track | |
| Date | 6 April, 1997 |
| Official name | Sunbelt IndyCarnival |
| Location | Surfers Paradise Street Circuit Queensland, Australia |
| Course | Temporary Street Circuit 2.795 mi / 4.498 km |
| Distance | 57 laps 159.315 mi / 256.386 km |
| Pole position | |
| Driver | Alex Zanardi (Target Chip Ganassi) |
| Time | 1:35.940 |
| Fastest lap | |
| Driver | Alex Zanardi (Target Chip Ganassi) |
| Time | 1:38.026 (on lap 37 of 57) |
| Podium | |
| First | Scott Pruett (Patrick Racing) |
| Second | Greg Moore (Forsythe Racing) |
| Third | Michael Andretti (Newman-Haas Racing) |
The 1997 Sunbelt IndyCarnival was the second round of the 1997 CART World Series Season, held on 6 April 1997 on the Surfers Paradise Street Circuit, Surfers Paradise, Queensland, Australia. Scott Pruett won his 2nd and final victory of his career as a driver in CART.