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1997 Belgian Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitSpa-Francorchamps, 44 laps
Round12 of 17
Race numbers

The 1997 Belgian Grand Prix was the:

  • 609th World Championship race
  • 44th World Championship Belgian Grand Prix
  • 32nd World Championship race at Spa-Francorchamps
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1+2(DEU) Michael SchumacherFerrari441hr 33m 46.717s10
2+2(ITA) Giancarlo FisichellaJordan-Peugeot44+26.753s6
DQ (FIN) Mika HakkinenMcLaren-Mercedes44+30.856s 
3+4(DEU) Heinz-Harald FrentzenWilliams-Renault44+32.147s4
4+7(GBR) Johnny HerbertSauber-Petronas44+39.025s3
5-4(CAN) Jacques VilleneuveWilliams-Renault44+42.103s2
6+9(AUT) Gerhard BergerBenetton-Renault44+1m 03.741s1
7+1(BRA) Pedro DinizArrows-Yamaha44+1m 25.931s 
8-6(FRA) Jean AlesiBenetton-Renault44+1m 42.008s 
9+4(ITA) Gianni MorbidelliSauber-Petronas44+1m 42.582s 
10+7(GBR) Eddie IrvineFerrari43DNF 
11+8(FIN) Mika SaloTyrrell-Ford Cosworth43+1 lap 
12+6(DNK) Jan MagnussenStewart-Ford Cosworth43+1 lap 
13-4(GBR) Damon HillArrows-Yamaha42DNF 
14+6(JPN) Ukyo KatayamaMinardi-Hart42DNF 
15PL(ITA) Jarno TrulliProst-Mugen-Honda42+2 laps 
R (NLD) Jos VerstappenTyrrell-Ford Cosworth25DNF 
R (DEU) Ralf SchumacherJordan-Peugeot21DNF 
R (GBR) David CoulthardMcLaren-Mercedes19DNF 
R (BRA) Tarso MarquesMinardi-Hart18DNF 
R (BRA) Rubens BarrichelloStewart-Ford Cosworth8DNF 
R (JPN) Shinji NakanoProst-Mugen-Honda5DNF 

Notes

  • Mika Hakkinen was disqualified post-race for a fuel irregularity.
  • Eddie Irvine ended lap 43 in P8 before retiring on the following lap.
  • Damon Hill ended lap 42 in P14 before retiring on the following lap.
  • Ukyo Katayama ended lap 42 in P15 before retiring on the following lap.

Starting grid

PosDriverConstructor
1(CAN) Jacques VilleneuveWilliams-Renault
2(FRA) Jean AlesiBenetton-Renault
3(DEU) Michael SchumacherFerrari
4(ITA) Giancarlo FisichellaJordan-Peugeot
5(FIN) Mika HakkinenMcLaren-Mercedes
6  
7(DEU) Heinz-Harald FrentzenWilliams-Renault
8(BRA) Pedro DinizArrows-Yamaha
9(GBR) Damon HillArrows-Yamaha
10(GBR) David CoulthardMcLaren-Mercedes
11(GBR) Johnny HerbertSauber-Petronas
12(BRA) Rubens BarrichelloStewart-Ford Cosworth
13(ITA) Gianni MorbidelliSauber-Petronas
14  
15(AUT) Gerhard BergerBenetton-Renault
16(JPN) Shinji NakanoProst-Mugen-Honda
17(GBR) Eddie IrvineFerrari
18(DNK) Jan MagnussenStewart-Ford Cosworth
19(FIN) Mika SaloTyrrell-Ford Cosworth
20(JPN) Ukyo KatayamaMinardi-Hart
21(NLD) Jos VerstappenTyrrell-Ford Cosworth
22(BRA) Tarso MarquesMinardi-Hart
Started from the pit lane
 (DEU) Ralf SchumacherJordan-Peugeot
 (ITA) Jarno TrulliProst-Mugen-Honda

Qualifying result

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
1(CAN) Jacques VilleneuveWilliams-Renault1:49.450 
2(FRA) Jean AlesiBenetton-Renault1:49.7590.309
3(DEU) Michael SchumacherFerrari1:50.2930.843
4(ITA) Giancarlo FisichellaJordan-Peugeot1:50.4701.020
5(FIN) Mika HakkinenMcLaren-Mercedes1:50.5031.053
6(DEU) Ralf SchumacherJordan-Peugeot1:50.5201.070
7(DEU) Heinz-Harald FrentzenWilliams-Renault1:50.6561.206
8(BRA) Pedro DinizArrows-Yamaha1:50.8531.403
9(GBR) Damon HillArrows-Yamaha1:50.9701.520
10(GBR) David CoulthardMcLaren-Mercedes1:51.4101.960
11(GBR) Johnny HerbertSauber-Petronas1:51.7252.275
12(BRA) Rubens BarrichelloStewart-Ford Cosworth1:51.9162.466
13(ITA) Gianni MorbidelliSauber-Petronas1:52.0942.644
14(ITA) Jarno TrulliProst-Mugen-Honda1:52.2742.824
15(AUT) Gerhard BergerBenetton-Renault1:52.3912.941
16(JPN) Shinji NakanoProst-Mugen-Honda1:52.7493.299
17(GBR) Eddie IrvineFerrari1:52.7933.343
18(DNK) Jan MagnussenStewart-Ford Cosworth1:52.8863.436
19(FIN) Mika SaloTyrrell-Ford Cosworth1:52.8973.447
20(JPN) Ukyo KatayamaMinardi-Hart1:53.5444.094
21(NLD) Jos VerstappenTyrrell-Ford Cosworth1:53.7254.275
22(BRA) Tarso MarquesMinardi-Hart1:54.5055.055

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(DEU) Michael Schumacher66
2(CAN) Jacques Villeneuve55
3(DEU) Heinz-Harald Frentzen23
4(FRA) Jean Alesi22
5(AUT) Gerhard Berger21
6(GBR) Eddie Irvine18
7(FRA) Olivier Panis15
8(GBR) David Coulthard14
9(ITA) Giancarlo Fisichella14
10(FIN) Mika Hakkinen14
11(GBR) Johnny Herbert14
12(DEU) Ralf Schumacher11
13(GBR) Damon Hill7
14(BRA) Rubens Barrichello6
15(AUT) Alexander Wurz4
16(ITA) Jarno Trulli3
17(FIN) Mika Salo2
18(JPN) Shinji Nakano2
19(ITA) Nicola Larini1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Ferrari84
2Williams-Renault78
3Benetton-Renault47
4McLaren-Mercedes28
5Jordan-Peugeot25
6Prost-Mugen-Honda20
7Sauber-Petronas15
8Arrows-Yamaha7
9Stewart-Ford Cosworth6
10Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth2

Stats & milestones

Milestone race start
200th for Minardi (9th constructor to start 200 races)
Wins
26th for Michael Schumacher
112th for Ferrari
Podiums
53rd for Michael Schumacher
4th for Heinz-Harald Frentzen
2nd for Giancarlo Fisichella
398th for Ferrari
235th for Williams
6th for Jordan
Poles
10th for Jacques Villeneuve (22nd driver to take ten pole positions, 1st Canadian driver)
105th for Williams
Fastest laps
8th for Jacques Villeneuve
106th for Williams
Front row starts
18th for Jacques Villeneuve
7th for Jean Alesi (first since 1995; first for Benetton)