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1997 European Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitJerez, 69 laps
Round17 of 17
Race numbers

The 1997 European Grand Prix was the:

  • 614th World Championship race
  • 8th World Championship European Grand Prix
  • 7th and last World Championship race at Jerez (first since 1994)
  • 1997 Drivers’ title decider
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1+4(FIN) Mika HakkinenMcLaren-Mercedes691hr 38m 57.771s10
2+4(GBR) David CoulthardMcLaren-Mercedes69+1.654s6
3-2(CAN) Jacques VilleneuveWilliams-Renault69+1.803s4
4+4(AUT) Gerhard BergerBenetton-Renault69+1.919s3
5+2(GBR) Eddie IrvineFerrari69+3.789s2
6-3(DEU) Heinz-Harald FrentzenWilliams-Renault69+4.537s1
7+2(FRA) Olivier PanisProst-Mugen-Honda69+1m 07.145s 
8+6(GBR) Johnny HerbertSauber-Petronas69+1m 12.961s 
9+2(DNK) Jan MagnussenStewart-Ford Cosworth69+1m 17.487s 
10+5(JPN) Shinji NakanoProst-Mugen-Honda69+1m 18.215s 
11+6(ITA) Giancarlo FisichellaJordan-Peugeot68+1 lap 
12+9(FIN) Mika SaloTyrrell-Ford Cosworth68+1 lap 
13-3(FRA) Jean AlesiBenetton-Renault68+1 lap 
14+4(ARG) Norberto FontanaSauber-Petronas68+1 lap 
15+5(BRA) Tarso MarquesMinardi-Hart68+1 lap 
16+6(NLD) Jos VerstappenTyrrell-Ford Cosworth68+1 lap 
17+2(JPN) Ukyo KatayamaMinardi-Hart68+1 lap 
R (DEU) Michael SchumacherFerrari47DNF 
R (GBR) Damon HillArrows-Yamaha47DNF 
R (DEU) Ralf SchumacherJordan-Peugeot44DNF 
R (BRA) Rubens BarrichelloStewart-Ford Cosworth30DNF 
R (BRA) Pedro DinizArrows-Yamaha11DNF 

Notes

  • Michael Schumacher ended lap 47 as the race leader before retiring on the following lap.

Starting grid

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

Qualifying result

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
1(CAN) Jacques VilleneuveWilliams-Renault1:21.072 
2(DEU) Michael SchumacherFerrari1:21.0720.000
3(DEU) Heinz-Harald FrentzenWilliams-Renault1:21.0720.000
4(GBR) Damon HillArrows-Yamaha1:21.1300.058
5(FIN) Mika HakkinenMcLaren-Mercedes1:21.3690.297
6(GBR) David CoulthardMcLaren-Mercedes1:21.4760.404
7(GBR) Eddie IrvineFerrari1:21.6100.538
8(AUT) Gerhard BergerBenetton-Renault1:21.6560.584
9(FRA) Olivier PanisProst-Mugen-Honda1:21.7350.663
10(FRA) Jean AlesiBenetton-Renault1:22.0110.939
11(DNK) Jan MagnussenStewart-Ford Cosworth1:22.1671.095
12(BRA) Rubens BarrichelloStewart-Ford Cosworth1:22.2221.150
13(BRA) Pedro DinizArrows-Yamaha1:22.2341.162
14(GBR) Johnny HerbertSauber-Petronas1:22.2631.191
15(JPN) Shinji NakanoProst-Mugen-Honda1:22.3511.279
16(DEU) Ralf SchumacherJordan-Peugeot1:22.7401.668
17(ITA) Giancarlo FisichellaJordan-Peugeot1:22.8041.732
18(ARG) Norberto FontanaSauber-Petronas1:23.2812.209
19(JPN) Ukyo KatayamaMinardi-Hart1:23.4092.337
20(BRA) Tarso MarquesMinardi-Hart1:23.8542.782
21(FIN) Mika SaloTyrrell-Ford Cosworth1:24.2223.150
22(NLD) Jos VerstappenTyrrell-Ford Cosworth1:24.3013.229

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(CAN) Jacques Villeneuve81
2(DEU) Heinz-Harald Frentzen42
3(GBR) David Coulthard36
4(FRA) Jean Alesi36
5(AUT) Gerhard Berger27
6(FIN) Mika Hakkinen27
7(GBR) Eddie Irvine24
8(ITA) Giancarlo Fisichella20
9(FRA) Olivier Panis16
10(GBR) Johnny Herbert15
11(DEU) Ralf Schumacher13
12(GBR) Damon Hill7
13(BRA) Rubens Barrichello6
14(AUT) Alexander Wurz4
15(ITA) Jarno Trulli3
16(FIN) Mika Salo2
=(BRA) Pedro Diniz2
18(JPN) Shinji Nakano2
19(ITA) Nicola Larini1
DQ(DEU) Michael Schumacher78

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Williams-Renault123
2Ferrari102
3Benetton-Renault67
4McLaren-Mercedes63
5Jordan-Peugeot33
6Prost-Mugen-Honda21
7Sauber-Petronas16
8Arrows-Yamaha9
9Stewart-Ford Cosworth6
10Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth2

Statistics & milestones

Last start
Gerhard Berger
Norberto Fontana
Ukyo Katayama
Milestone race start
50th for Pedro Diniz (94th driver to start 50 races, 7th Brazilian driver)
World Champion
1st and only title for Jacques Villeneuve (26th driver to win the World Championship, 1st Canadian champion)
Wins
1st for Mika Hakkinen (87th different winner, 2nd Finnish driver; first Finnish winner since 1985)
107th for McLaren
Race 1-2
27th for McLaren
Podiums
19th for Jacques Villeneuve
16th for Mika Hakkinen
15th for David Coulthard
268th & 269th for McLaren
242nd for Williams
Poles
13th and last for Jacques Villeneuve (last Canadian polesitter until 2020)
108th for Williams (last until 2001)
Fastest laps
6th and last for Heinz-Harald Frentzen
110th for Williams
Front row starts
35th for Michael Schumacher
22nd for Jacques Villeneuve
Points finishes
94th and last for Gerhard Berger