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1997 Canadian Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitMontreal, 54 laps
Round7 of 17
Race numbers

The 1997 Canadian Grand Prix was the:

  • 604th World Championship race
  • 29th World Championship Canadian Grand Prix
  • 19th World Championship race at Montreal
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1 (DEU) Michael SchumacherFerrari541hr 17m 40.646s10
2+6(FRA) Jean AlesiBenetton-Renault54+2.565s6
3+3(ITA) Giancarlo FisichellaJordan-Peugeot54+3.219s4
4 (DEU) Heinz-Harald FrentzenWilliams-Renault54+3.768s3
5+8(GBR) Johnny HerbertSauber-Petronas54+4.716s2
6+13(JPN) Shinji NakanoProst-Mugen-Honda54+36.701s1
7-2(GBR) David CoulthardMcLaren-Mercedes54+37.753s 
8+8(BRA) Pedro DinizArrows-Yamaha53+1 lap 
9+6(GBR) Damon HillArrows-Yamaha53+1 lap 
10+8(ITA) Gianni MorbidelliSauber-Petronas53+1 lap 
11-1(FRA) Olivier PanisProst-Mugen-Honda51DNF 
R (FIN) Mika SaloTyrrell-Ford Cosworth46DNF 
R (NLD) Jos VerstappenTyrrell-Ford Cosworth42DNF 
R (AUT) Alexander WurzBenetton-Renault35DNF 
R (BRA) Rubens BarrichelloStewart-Ford Cosworth33DNF 
R (ITA) Jarno TrulliMinardi-Hart32DNF 
R (DEU) Ralf SchumacherJordan-Peugeot14DNF 
R (JPN) Ukyo KatayamaMinardi-Hart5DNF 
R (CAN) Jacques VilleneuveWilliams-Renault1DNF 
R (GBR) Eddie IrvineFerrari0DNF 
R (FIN) Mika HakkinenMcLaren-Mercedes0DNF 
R (DNK) Jan MagnussenStewart-Ford Cosworth0DNF 

Notes

  • Olivier Panis ended lap 51 in P7 before retiring on the following lap.

Starting grid

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

Qualifying result

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
1(DEU) Michael SchumacherFerrari1:18.095 
2(CAN) Jacques VilleneuveWilliams-Renault1:18.1080.013
3(BRA) Rubens BarrichelloStewart-Ford Cosworth1:18.3880.293
4(DEU) Heinz-Harald FrentzenWilliams-Renault1:18.4640.369
5(GBR) David CoulthardMcLaren-Mercedes1:18.4660.371
6(ITA) Giancarlo FisichellaJordan-Peugeot1:18.7500.655
7(DEU) Ralf SchumacherJordan-Peugeot1:18.8690.774
8(FRA) Jean AlesiBenetton-Renault1:18.8990.804
9(FIN) Mika HakkinenMcLaren-Mercedes1:18.9160.821
10(FRA) Olivier PanisProst-Mugen-Honda1:19.0340.939
11(AUT) Alexander WurzBenetton-Renault1:19.2861.191
12(GBR) Eddie IrvineFerrari1:19.5031.408
13(GBR) Johnny HerbertSauber-Petronas1:19.6221.527
14(NLD) Jos VerstappenTyrrell-Ford Cosworth1:20.1022.007
15(GBR) Damon HillArrows-Yamaha1:20.1292.034
16(BRA) Pedro DinizArrows-Yamaha1:20.1752.080
17(FIN) Mika SaloTyrrell-Ford Cosworth1:20.3362.241
18(ITA) Gianni MorbidelliSauber-Petronas1:20.3572.262
19(JPN) Shinji NakanoProst-Mugen-Honda1:20.3702.275
20(ITA) Jarno TrulliMinardi-Hart1:20.3702.275
21(DNK) Jan MagnussenStewart-Ford Cosworth1:20.4912.396
22(JPN) Ukyo KatayamaMinardi-Hart1:21.0342.939

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(DEU) Michael Schumacher37
2(CAN) Jacques Villeneuve30
3(FRA) Olivier Panis15
4(GBR) Eddie Irvine14
5(DEU) Heinz-Harald Frentzen13
6(FRA) Jean Alesi13
7(GBR) David Coulthard11
8(AUT) Gerhard Berger10
9(FIN) Mika Hakkinen10
10(ITA) Giancarlo Fisichella8
11(GBR) Johnny Herbert7
12(BRA) Rubens Barrichello6
13(DEU) Ralf Schumacher4
14(FIN) Mika Salo2
15(ITA) Nicola Larini1
=(JPN) Shinji Nakano1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Ferrari51
2Williams-Renault43
3Benetton-Renault23
4McLaren-Mercedes21
5Prost-Mugen-Honda16
6Jordan-Peugeot12
7Sauber-Petronas8
8Stewart-Ford Cosworth6
9Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth2

Stats & milestones

Race debut
Alexander Wurz
Milestone race start
450th for McLaren (3rd constructor to start 450 races)
Wins
24th for Michael Schumacher
110th for Ferrari
Podiums
50th for Michael Schumacher (6th driver to score 50 podiums, 1st German driver)
28th for Jean Alesi
1st for Giancarlo Fisichella (177th different podium finisher, 27th Italian driver)
394th for Ferrari
90th for Benetton (6th constructor to score 90 podiums)
5th for Jordan
Poles
15th for Michael Schumacher
119th for Ferrari
Fastest laps
5th for David Coulthard (first since 1995; first for McLaren)
70th for McLaren (4th constructor to set 70 fastest laps; first since 1993)
Front row starts
31st for Michael Schumacher
15th for Jacques Villeneuve
Points finishes
1st for Shinji Nakano (274th different point scorer, 4th Japanese driver)
Pole & win
7th for Michael Schumacher (first since 1995; first for Ferrari)