1997 EFDA Nations Cup
The EFDA Nations Cup, was a Country vs Country competition for Formula Opel cars between 1990 and 1998. It had always been Dan Partel's dream to stage a race that pitted drivers in equal cars racing for their country. The Formula Opel/Vauxhall one make racing series offered the best opportunity for such an event.
The 1997 EFDA Nations Cup (Nations Cup VIII), was held at Donington Park, England (18/19 October 1997).
Final positions
| Position | Country | Driver 1 | Driver 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy | Giovanni Montanari | Giovanni Anapoli |
| 2 | Brazil | Marcello Battistuzzi | Wagner Ebrahim |
| 3 | Germany | Marko Stipp | Jorg Bergmeister |
| 4 | European Union | Warren Carway | Justin Wilson |
| 5 | United States | Buddy Rice | Matt Sielsky |
| 6 | Austria | Hubert Stromberger | Walter Thimmler |
| 7 | Great Britain | Adam Wilcox | Stuart Mosley |
| 8 | Ireland | Vivion Daly | Mark Kershaw |
| 9 | Netherlands | Sandor Van Es | Sepp Koster |
| 10 | United Nations | Andrea Piccini | Tony Bertocchi |
| 11 | Nordic | Hannu Viinikainen | Andreas Bostrom |
| 12 | South America | Fabricio Masullo | Luciano Zanguirolani |
| 13 | Australia | Stephen White | Ian Agnew |