1997 Belgian Grand Prix
Date | Sunday, 24 August 1997 |
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Circuit | Spa-Francorchamps, 44 laps |
Round | 12 of 17 |
Race numbers | The 1997 Belgian Grand Prix was the:
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Race result
Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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1 | +2 | ![]() | Ferrari | 44 | 1hr 33m 46.717s | 10 |
2 | +2 | ![]() | Jordan-Peugeot | 44 | +26.753s | 6 |
DQ | ![]() | McLaren-Mercedes | 44 | +30.856s | ||
3 | +4 | ![]() | Williams-Renault | 44 | +32.147s | 4 |
4 | +7 | ![]() | Sauber-Petronas | 44 | +39.025s | 3 |
5 | -4 | ![]() | Williams-Renault | 44 | +42.103s | 2 |
6 | +9 | ![]() | Benetton-Renault | 44 | +1m 03.741s | 1 |
7 | +1 | ![]() | Arrows-Yamaha | 44 | +1m 25.931s | |
8 | -6 | ![]() | Benetton-Renault | 44 | +1m 42.008s | |
9 | +4 | ![]() | Sauber-Petronas | 44 | +1m 42.582s | |
10 | +7 | ![]() | Ferrari | 43 | DNF | |
11 | +8 | ![]() | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 43 | +1 lap | |
12 | +6 | ![]() | Stewart-Ford Cosworth | 43 | +1 lap | |
13 | -4 | ![]() | Arrows-Yamaha | 42 | DNF | |
14 | +6 | ![]() | Minardi-Hart | 42 | DNF | |
15 | PL | ![]() | Prost-Mugen-Honda | 42 | +2 laps | |
R | ![]() | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 25 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | Jordan-Peugeot | 21 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | McLaren-Mercedes | 19 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | Minardi-Hart | 18 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | Stewart-Ford Cosworth | 8 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | Prost-Mugen-Honda | 5 | DNF |
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
Pos | Driver | Constructor |
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1 | ![]() | Williams-Renault |
2 | ![]() | Benetton-Renault |
3 | ![]() | Ferrari |
4 | ![]() | Jordan-Peugeot |
5 | ![]() | McLaren-Mercedes |
6 | ||
7 | ![]() | Williams-Renault |
8 | ![]() | Arrows-Yamaha |
9 | ![]() | Arrows-Yamaha |
10 | ![]() | McLaren-Mercedes |
11 | ![]() | Sauber-Petronas |
12 | ![]() | Stewart-Ford Cosworth |
13 | ![]() | Sauber-Petronas |
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15 | ![]() | Benetton-Renault |
16 | ![]() | Prost-Mugen-Honda |
17 | ![]() | Ferrari |
18 | ![]() | Stewart-Ford Cosworth |
19 | ![]() | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth |
20 | ![]() | Minardi-Hart |
21 | ![]() | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth |
22 | ![]() | Minardi-Hart |
Started from the pit lane | ||
![]() | Jordan-Peugeot | |
![]() | Prost-Mugen-Honda |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
Pos | Driver | Points |
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1 | ![]() | 66 |
2 | ![]() | 55 |
3 | ![]() | 23 |
4 | ![]() | 22 |
5 | ![]() | 21 |
6 | ![]() | 18 |
7 | ![]() | 15 |
8 | ![]() | 14 |
9 | ![]() | 14 |
10 | ![]() | 14 |
11 | ![]() | 14 |
12 | ![]() | 11 |
13 | ![]() | 7 |
14 | ![]() | 6 |
15 | ![]() | 4 |
16 | ![]() | 3 |
17 | ![]() | 2 |
18 | ![]() | 2 |
19 | ![]() | 1 |
Statistics & 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)