1997 French Grand Prix
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Circuit | Magny-Cours, 72 laps |
Round | 8 of 17 |
Race numbers | The 1997 French Grand Prix was the:
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Race result
Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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1 | (DEU) Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 72 | 1hr 38m 50.492s | 10 | |
2 | (DEU) Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams-Renault | 72 | +23.537s | 6 | |
3 | +2 | (GBR) Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 72 | +1m 14.801s | 4 |
4 | (CAN) Jacques Villeneuve | Williams-Renault | 72 | +1m 21.784s | 3 | |
5 | +3 | (FRA) Jean Alesi | Benetton-Renault | 72 | +1m 22.735s | 2 |
6 | -3 | (DEU) Ralf Schumacher | Jordan-Peugeot | 72 | +1m 29.871s | 1 |
7 | +2 | (GBR) David Coulthard | McLaren-Mercedes | 71 | DNF | |
8 | +6 | (GBR) Johnny Herbert | Sauber-Petronas | 71 | +1 lap | |
9 | +2 | (ITA) Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan-Peugeot | 71 | +1 lap | |
10 | -4 | (ITA) Jarno Trulli | Prost-Mugen-Honda | 70 | +2 laps | |
11 | +10 | (JPN) Ukyo Katayama | Minardi-Hart | 70 | +2 laps | |
12 | +5 | (GBR) Damon Hill | Arrows-Yamaha | 69 | +3 laps | |
R | (FIN) Mika Salo | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 61 | DNF | ||
R | (AUT) Alexander Wurz | Benetton-Renault | 60 | DNF | ||
R | (BRA) Pedro Diniz | Arrows-Yamaha | 58 | DNF | ||
R | (ARG) Norberto Fontana | Sauber-Petronas | 40 | DNF | ||
R | (BRA) Rubens Barrichello | Stewart-Ford Cosworth | 36 | DNF | ||
R | (DNK) Jan Magnussen | Stewart-Ford Cosworth | 33 | DNF | ||
R | (FIN) Mika Hakkinen | McLaren-Mercedes | 18 | DNF | ||
R | (NLD) Jos Verstappen | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 15 | DNF | ||
R | (JPN) Shinji Nakano | Prost-Mugen-Honda | 7 | DNF | ||
R | (BRA) Tarso Marques | Minardi-Hart | 5 | DNF |
Notes
- David Coulthard entered the final lap in P5 before retiring.
Starting grid
Pos | Driver | Constructor |
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1 | (DEU) Michael Schumacher | Ferrari |
2 | (DEU) Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams-Renault |
3 | (DEU) Ralf Schumacher | Jordan-Peugeot |
4 | (CAN) Jacques Villeneuve | Williams-Renault |
5 | (GBR) Eddie Irvine | Ferrari |
6 | (ITA) Jarno Trulli | Prost-Mugen-Honda |
7 | (AUT) Alexander Wurz | Benetton-Renault |
8 | (FRA) Jean Alesi | Benetton-Renault |
9 | (GBR) David Coulthard | McLaren-Mercedes |
10 | (FIN) Mika Hakkinen | McLaren-Mercedes |
11 | (ITA) Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan-Peugeot |
12 | (JPN) Shinji Nakano | Prost-Mugen-Honda |
13 | (BRA) Rubens Barrichello | Stewart-Ford Cosworth |
14 | (GBR) Johnny Herbert | Sauber-Petronas |
15 | (DNK) Jan Magnussen | Stewart-Ford Cosworth |
16 | (BRA) Pedro Diniz | Arrows-Yamaha |
17 | (GBR) Damon Hill | Arrows-Yamaha |
18 | (NLD) Jos Verstappen | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth |
19 | (FIN) Mika Salo | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth |
20 | (ARG) Norberto Fontana | Sauber-Petronas |
21 | (JPN) Ukyo Katayama | Minardi-Hart |
22 | (BRA) Tarso Marques | Minardi-Hart |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
Pos | Driver | Points |
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1 | (DEU) Michael Schumacher | 47 |
2 | (CAN) Jacques Villeneuve | 33 |
3 | (DEU) Heinz-Harald Frentzen | 19 |
4 | (GBR) Eddie Irvine | 18 |
5 | (FRA) Olivier Panis | 15 |
6 | (FRA) Jean Alesi | 15 |
7 | (GBR) David Coulthard | 11 |
8 | (AUT) Gerhard Berger | 10 |
9 | (FIN) Mika Hakkinen | 10 |
10 | (ITA) Giancarlo Fisichella | 8 |
11 | (GBR) Johnny Herbert | 7 |
12 | (BRA) Rubens Barrichello | 6 |
13 | (DEU) Ralf Schumacher | 5 |
14 | (FIN) Mika Salo | 2 |
15 | (ITA) Nicola Larini | 1 |
= | (JPN) Shinji Nakano | 1 |
Stats & milestones
- Race debut
- Norberto Fontana (first Argentine driver to start a race since 1988)
- Wins
- 25th for Michael Schumacher
- 111th for Ferrari
- Podiums
- 51st for Michael Schumacher
- 6th for Eddie Irvine
- 3rd for Heinz-Harald Frentzen
- 395th & 396th for Ferrari
- 232nd for Williams
- Poles
- 16th for Michael Schumacher
- 120th for Ferrari
- Fastest laps
- 27th for Michael Schumacher
- 126th for Ferrari
- Front row starts
- 32nd for Michael Schumacher
- 6th for Heinz-Harald Frentzen
- Pole & win
- 8th for Michael Schumacher
- Win & fastest lap
- 17th for Michael Schumacher
- Hat-trick (pole, win & fastest lap)
- 6th for Michael Schumacher (first since 1995 and last until 2001; last German driver to complete a hat-trick until 2001; first for Ferrari)