1997 European Grand Prix
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Circuit | Jerez, 69 laps |
Round | 17 of 17 |
Race numbers | The 1997 European Grand Prix was the:
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Next race | 1998 Australian Grand Prix |
Race result
Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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1 | +4 | (FIN) Mika Hakkinen | McLaren-Mercedes | 69 | 1hr 38m 57.771s | 10 |
2 | +4 | (GBR) David Coulthard | McLaren-Mercedes | 69 | +1.654s | 6 |
3 | -2 | (CAN) Jacques Villeneuve | Williams-Renault | 69 | +1.803s | 4 |
4 | +4 | (AUT) Gerhard Berger | Benetton-Renault | 69 | +1.919s | 3 |
5 | +2 | (GBR) Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 69 | +3.789s | 2 |
6 | -3 | (DEU) Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams-Renault | 69 | +4.537s | 1 |
7 | +2 | (FRA) Olivier Panis | Prost-Mugen-Honda | 69 | +1m 07.145s | |
8 | +6 | (GBR) Johnny Herbert | Sauber-Petronas | 69 | +1m 12.961s | |
9 | +2 | (DNK) Jan Magnussen | Stewart-Ford Cosworth | 69 | +1m 17.487s | |
10 | +5 | (JPN) Shinji Nakano | Prost-Mugen-Honda | 69 | +1m 18.215s | |
11 | +6 | (ITA) Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan-Peugeot | 68 | +1 lap | |
12 | +9 | (FIN) Mika Salo | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 68 | +1 lap | |
13 | -3 | (FRA) Jean Alesi | Benetton-Renault | 68 | +1 lap | |
14 | +4 | (ARG) Norberto Fontana | Sauber-Petronas | 68 | +1 lap | |
15 | +5 | (BRA) Tarso Marques | Minardi-Hart | 68 | +1 lap | |
16 | +6 | (NLD) Jos Verstappen | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 68 | +1 lap | |
17 | +2 | (JPN) Ukyo Katayama | Minardi-Hart | 68 | +1 lap | |
R | (DEU) Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 47 | DNF | ||
R | (GBR) Damon Hill | Arrows-Yamaha | 47 | DNF | ||
R | (DEU) Ralf Schumacher | Jordan-Peugeot | 44 | DNF | ||
R | (BRA) Rubens Barrichello | Stewart-Ford Cosworth | 30 | DNF | ||
R | (BRA) Pedro Diniz | Arrows-Yamaha | 11 | DNF |
Notes
- Michael Schumacher ended lap 47 as the race leader before retiring on the following lap.
Starting grid
Pos | Driver | Constructor |
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1 | (CAN) Jacques Villeneuve | Williams-Renault |
2 | (DEU) Michael Schumacher | Ferrari |
3 | (DEU) Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams-Renault |
4 | (GBR) Damon Hill | Arrows-Yamaha |
5 | (FIN) Mika Hakkinen | McLaren-Mercedes |
6 | (GBR) David Coulthard | McLaren-Mercedes |
7 | (GBR) Eddie Irvine | Ferrari |
8 | (AUT) Gerhard Berger | Benetton-Renault |
9 | (FRA) Olivier Panis | Prost-Mugen-Honda |
10 | (FRA) Jean Alesi | Benetton-Renault |
11 | (DNK) Jan Magnussen | Stewart-Ford Cosworth |
12 | (BRA) Rubens Barrichello | Stewart-Ford Cosworth |
13 | (BRA) Pedro Diniz | Arrows-Yamaha |
14 | (GBR) Johnny Herbert | Sauber-Petronas |
15 | (JPN) Shinji Nakano | Prost-Mugen-Honda |
16 | (DEU) Ralf Schumacher | Jordan-Peugeot |
17 | (ITA) Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan-Peugeot |
18 | (ARG) Norberto Fontana | Sauber-Petronas |
19 | (JPN) Ukyo Katayama | Minardi-Hart |
20 | (BRA) Tarso Marques | Minardi-Hart |
21 | (FIN) Mika Salo | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth |
22 | (NLD) Jos Verstappen | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
Pos | Driver | Points |
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1 | (CAN) Jacques Villeneuve | 81 |
2 | (DEU) Heinz-Harald Frentzen | 42 |
3 | (GBR) David Coulthard | 36 |
4 | (FRA) Jean Alesi | 36 |
5 | (AUT) Gerhard Berger | 27 |
6 | (FIN) Mika Hakkinen | 27 |
7 | (GBR) Eddie Irvine | 24 |
8 | (ITA) Giancarlo Fisichella | 20 |
9 | (FRA) Olivier Panis | 16 |
10 | (GBR) Johnny Herbert | 15 |
11 | (DEU) Ralf Schumacher | 13 |
12 | (GBR) Damon Hill | 7 |
13 | (BRA) Rubens Barrichello | 6 |
14 | (AUT) Alexander Wurz | 4 |
15 | (ITA) Jarno Trulli | 3 |
16 | (FIN) Mika Salo | 2 |
= | (BRA) Pedro Diniz | 2 |
18 | (JPN) Shinji Nakano | 2 |
19 | (ITA) Nicola Larini | 1 |
DQ | (DEU) Michael Schumacher | 78 |
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