1997 Belgian Grand Prix
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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 | (DEU) Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 44 | 1hr 33m 46.717s | 10 |
2 | +2 | (ITA) Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan-Peugeot | 44 | +26.753s | 6 |
DQ | (FIN) Mika Hakkinen | McLaren-Mercedes | 44 | +30.856s | ||
3 | +4 | (DEU) Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams-Renault | 44 | +32.147s | 4 |
4 | +7 | (GBR) Johnny Herbert | Sauber-Petronas | 44 | +39.025s | 3 |
5 | -4 | (CAN) Jacques Villeneuve | Williams-Renault | 44 | +42.103s | 2 |
6 | +9 | (AUT) Gerhard Berger | Benetton-Renault | 44 | +1m 03.741s | 1 |
7 | +1 | (BRA) Pedro Diniz | Arrows-Yamaha | 44 | +1m 25.931s | |
8 | -6 | (FRA) Jean Alesi | Benetton-Renault | 44 | +1m 42.008s | |
9 | +4 | (ITA) Gianni Morbidelli | Sauber-Petronas | 44 | +1m 42.582s | |
10 | +7 | (GBR) Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 43 | DNF | |
11 | +8 | (FIN) Mika Salo | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 43 | +1 lap | |
12 | +6 | (DNK) Jan Magnussen | Stewart-Ford Cosworth | 43 | +1 lap | |
13 | -4 | (GBR) Damon Hill | Arrows-Yamaha | 42 | DNF | |
14 | +6 | (JPN) Ukyo Katayama | Minardi-Hart | 42 | DNF | |
15 | PL | (ITA) Jarno Trulli | Prost-Mugen-Honda | 42 | +2 laps | |
R | (NLD) Jos Verstappen | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 25 | DNF | ||
R | (DEU) Ralf Schumacher | Jordan-Peugeot | 21 | DNF | ||
R | (GBR) David Coulthard | McLaren-Mercedes | 19 | DNF | ||
R | (BRA) Tarso Marques | Minardi-Hart | 18 | DNF | ||
R | (BRA) Rubens Barrichello | Stewart-Ford Cosworth | 8 | DNF | ||
R | (JPN) Shinji Nakano | 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 | (CAN) Jacques Villeneuve | Williams-Renault |
2 | (FRA) Jean Alesi | Benetton-Renault |
3 | (DEU) Michael Schumacher | Ferrari |
4 | (ITA) Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan-Peugeot |
5 | (FIN) Mika Hakkinen | McLaren-Mercedes |
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7 | (DEU) Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams-Renault |
8 | (BRA) Pedro Diniz | Arrows-Yamaha |
9 | (GBR) Damon Hill | Arrows-Yamaha |
10 | (GBR) David Coulthard | McLaren-Mercedes |
11 | (GBR) Johnny Herbert | Sauber-Petronas |
12 | (BRA) Rubens Barrichello | Stewart-Ford Cosworth |
13 | (ITA) Gianni Morbidelli | Sauber-Petronas |
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15 | (AUT) Gerhard Berger | Benetton-Renault |
16 | (JPN) Shinji Nakano | Prost-Mugen-Honda |
17 | (GBR) Eddie Irvine | Ferrari |
18 | (DNK) Jan Magnussen | Stewart-Ford Cosworth |
19 | (FIN) Mika Salo | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth |
20 | (JPN) Ukyo Katayama | Minardi-Hart |
21 | (NLD) Jos Verstappen | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth |
22 | (BRA) Tarso Marques | Minardi-Hart |
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(DEU) Ralf Schumacher | Jordan-Peugeot | |
(ITA) Jarno Trulli | Prost-Mugen-Honda |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
Pos | Driver | Points |
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1 | (DEU) Michael Schumacher | 66 |
2 | (CAN) Jacques Villeneuve | 55 |
3 | (DEU) Heinz-Harald Frentzen | 23 |
4 | (FRA) Jean Alesi | 22 |
5 | (AUT) Gerhard Berger | 21 |
6 | (GBR) Eddie Irvine | 18 |
7 | (FRA) Olivier Panis | 15 |
8 | (GBR) David Coulthard | 14 |
9 | (ITA) Giancarlo Fisichella | 14 |
10 | (FIN) Mika Hakkinen | 14 |
11 | (GBR) Johnny Herbert | 14 |
12 | (DEU) Ralf Schumacher | 11 |
13 | (GBR) Damon Hill | 7 |
14 | (BRA) Rubens Barrichello | 6 |
15 | (AUT) Alexander Wurz | 4 |
16 | (ITA) Jarno Trulli | 3 |
17 | (FIN) Mika Salo | 2 |
18 | (JPN) Shinji Nakano | 2 |
19 | (ITA) Nicola Larini | 1 |
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)