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1997 German Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitHockenheim, 45 laps
Round10 of 17
Race numbers

The 1997 German Grand Prix was the:

  • 607th World Championship race
  • 45th World Championship German Grand Prix
  • 21st World Championship race at Hockenheim
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1 (AUT) Gerhard BergerBenetton-Renault451hr 20m 59.046s10
2+2(DEU) Michael SchumacherFerrari45+17.527s6
3 (FIN) Mika HakkinenMcLaren-Mercedes45+24.770s4
4+7(ITA) Jarno TrulliProst-Mugen-Honda45+27.165s3
5+2(DEU) Ralf SchumacherJordan-Peugeot45+29.995s2
6 (FRA) Jean AlesiBenetton-Renault45+34.717s1
7+10(JPN) Shinji NakanoProst-Mugen-Honda45+1m 19.722s 
8+5(GBR) Damon HillArrows-Yamaha44+1 lap 
9+9(ARG) Norberto FontanaSauber-Petronas44+1 lap 
10+10(NLD) Jos VerstappenTyrrell-Ford Cosworth44+1 lap 
11-9(ITA) Giancarlo FisichellaJordan-Peugeot40DNF 
R (CAN) Jacques VilleneuveWilliams-Renault33DNF 
R (BRA) Rubens BarrichelloStewart-Ford Cosworth33DNF 
R (FIN) Mika SaloTyrrell-Ford Cosworth33DNF 
R (DNK) Jan MagnussenStewart-Ford Cosworth27DNF 
R (JPN) Ukyo KatayamaMinardi-Hart23DNF 
R (GBR) Johnny HerbertSauber-Petronas8DNF 
R (BRA) Pedro DinizArrows-Yamaha8DNF 
R (GBR) David CoulthardMcLaren-Mercedes1DNF 
R (DEU) Heinz-Harald FrentzenWilliams-Renault1DNF 
R (GBR) Eddie IrvineFerrari1DNF 
R (BRA) Tarso MarquesMinardi-Hart0DNF 

Notes

  • Giancarlo Fisichella ended lap 40 in P11 before retiring on the following lap.

Starting grid

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

Qualifying result

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
1(AUT) Gerhard BergerBenetton-Renault1:41.873 
2(ITA) Giancarlo FisichellaJordan-Peugeot1:41.8960.023
3(FIN) Mika HakkinenMcLaren-Mercedes1:42.0340.161
4(DEU) Michael SchumacherFerrari1:42.1810.308
5(DEU) Heinz-Harald FrentzenWilliams-Renault1:42.4210.548
6(FRA) Jean AlesiBenetton-Renault1:42.4930.620
7(DEU) Ralf SchumacherJordan-Peugeot1:42.4980.625
8(GBR) David CoulthardMcLaren-Mercedes1:42.6870.814
9(CAN) Jacques VilleneuveWilliams-Renault1:42.9671.094
10(GBR) Eddie IrvineFerrari1:43.2091.336
11(ITA) Jarno TrulliProst-Mugen-Honda1:43.2261.353
12(BRA) Rubens BarrichelloStewart-Ford Cosworth1:43.2721.399
13(GBR) Damon HillArrows-Yamaha1:43.3611.488
14(GBR) Johnny HerbertSauber-Petronas1:43.6601.787
15(DNK) Jan MagnussenStewart-Ford Cosworth1:43.9272.054
16(BRA) Pedro DinizArrows-Yamaha1:44.0692.196
17(JPN) Shinji NakanoProst-Mugen-Honda1:44.1122.239
18(ARG) Norberto FontanaSauber-Petronas1:44.5522.679
19(FIN) Mika SaloTyrrell-Ford Cosworth1:45.3723.499
20(NLD) Jos VerstappenTyrrell-Ford Cosworth1:45.8113.938
21(BRA) Tarso MarquesMinardi-Hart1:45.9424.069
22(JPN) Ukyo KatayamaMinardi-Hart1:46.4994.626

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(DEU) Michael Schumacher53
2(CAN) Jacques Villeneuve43
3(FRA) Jean Alesi22
4(AUT) Gerhard Berger20
5(DEU) Heinz-Harald Frentzen19
6(GBR) Eddie Irvine18
7(FRA) Olivier Panis15
8(GBR) David Coulthard14
9(FIN) Mika Hakkinen14
10(DEU) Ralf Schumacher9
11(ITA) Giancarlo Fisichella8
12(GBR) Johnny Herbert7
13(BRA) Rubens Barrichello6
14(AUT) Alexander Wurz4
15(ITA) Jarno Trulli3
16(FIN) Mika Salo2
17(ITA) Nicola Larini1
=(JPN) Shinji Nakano1
=(GBR) Damon Hill1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Ferrari71
2Williams-Renault62
3Benetton-Renault46
4McLaren-Mercedes28
5Prost-Mugen-Honda19
6Jordan-Peugeot17
7Sauber-Petronas8
8Stewart-Ford Cosworth6
9Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth2
10Arrows-Yamaha1

Stats & milestones

Wins
10th and last for Gerhard Berger (22nd driver to win ten races, 2nd Austrian driver; first win since 1994)
27th and last for Benetton
Podiums
52nd for Michael Schumacher
48th and last for Gerhard Berger (last Austrian driver to finish on the podium until 2005)
15th for Mika Hakkinen
397th for Ferrari
265th for McLaren
93rd for Benetton
Poles
12th and last for Gerhard Berger (first since 1995; only pole for Benetton)
13th for Benetton
Fastest laps
21st and last for Gerhard Berger
35th for Benetton
Front row starts
32nd and last for Gerhard Berger
1st for Giancarlo Fisichella (124th different front row starter, 21st Italian driver; first Italian front row starter since 1992; only front row start for Jordan)
Points finishes
1st for Jarno Trulli (276th different point scorer, 46th Italian driver)
Pole & win
5th and last for Gerhard Berger (first since 1994; first Austrian driver to win from pole since 1994; only win from pole for Benetton)
Win & fastest lap
4th and last for Gerhard Berger (first since 1992; first Austrian driver to win and set the fastest lap since 1992; only win and fastest lap for Benetton)
Hat-trick (pole, win & fastest lap)
2nd and last for Gerhard Berger (first since 1987; first Austrian driver to complete a hat-trick since 1987; only hat-trick for Benetton)