1997 Japanese Grand Prix
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Circuit | Suzuka, 53 laps |
Round | 16 of 17 |
Race numbers | The 1997 Japanese Grand Prix was the:
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Race result
Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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1 | +1 | (DEU) Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 53 | 1hr 29m 48.446s | 10 |
2 | +4 | (DEU) Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams-Renault | 53 | +1.378s | 6 |
3 | (GBR) Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 53 | +26.384s | 4 | |
4 | (FIN) Mika Hakkinen | McLaren-Mercedes | 53 | +27.129s | 3 | |
DQ | (CAN) Jacques Villeneuve | Williams-Renault | 53 | +39.776s | ||
5 | +2 | (FRA) Jean Alesi | Benetton-Renault | 53 | +40.403s | 2 |
6 | +2 | (GBR) Johnny Herbert | Sauber-Petronas | 53 | +41.630s | 1 |
7 | +2 | (ITA) Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan-Peugeot | 53 | +56.825s | |
8 | -3 | (AUT) Gerhard Berger | Benetton-Renault | 53 | +1m 00.429s | |
9 | +4 | (DEU) Ralf Schumacher | Jordan-Peugeot | 53 | +1m 22.036s | |
10 | +1 | (GBR) David Coulthard | McLaren-Mercedes | 52 | DNF | |
11 | +6 | (GBR) Damon Hill | Arrows-Yamaha | 52 | +1 lap | |
12 | +4 | (BRA) Pedro Diniz | Arrows-Yamaha | 52 | +1 lap | |
13 | +8 | (NLD) Jos Verstappen | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 52 | +1 lap | |
R | (BRA) Tarso Marques | Minardi-Hart | 46 | DNF | ||
R | (FIN) Mika Salo | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 46 | DNF | ||
R | (FRA) Olivier Panis | Prost-Mugen-Honda | 36 | DNF | ||
R | (JPN) Shinji Nakano | Prost-Mugen-Honda | 22 | DNF | ||
R | (JPN) Ukyo Katayama | Minardi-Hart | 8 | DNF | ||
R | (BRA) Rubens Barrichello | Stewart-Ford Cosworth | 6 | DNF | ||
R | (DNK) Jan Magnussen | Stewart-Ford Cosworth | 3 | DNF | ||
Did not start | ||||||
(ITA) Gianni Morbidelli | Sauber-Petronas |
Notes
- Jacques Villeneuve was disqualified post-race for ignoring a yellow flag in practice, having initially raced under appeal.
- David Coulthard ended lap 52 in P8 before retiring on the final lap.
Starting grid
Pos | Driver | Constructor |
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1 | (CAN) Jacques Villeneuve | Williams-Renault |
2 | (DEU) Michael Schumacher | Ferrari |
3 | (GBR) Eddie Irvine | Ferrari |
4 | (FIN) Mika Hakkinen | McLaren-Mercedes |
5 | (AUT) Gerhard Berger | Benetton-Renault |
6 | (DEU) Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams-Renault |
7 | (FRA) Jean Alesi | Benetton-Renault |
8 | (GBR) Johnny Herbert | Sauber-Petronas |
9 | (ITA) Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan-Peugeot |
10 | (FRA) Olivier Panis | Prost-Mugen-Honda |
11 | (GBR) David Coulthard | McLaren-Mercedes |
12 | (BRA) Rubens Barrichello | Stewart-Ford Cosworth |
13 | (DEU) Ralf Schumacher | Jordan-Peugeot |
14 | (DNK) Jan Magnussen | Stewart-Ford Cosworth |
15 | (JPN) Shinji Nakano | Prost-Mugen-Honda |
16 | (BRA) Pedro Diniz | Arrows-Yamaha |
17 | (GBR) Damon Hill | Arrows-Yamaha |
18 | (JPN) Ukyo Katayama | Minardi-Hart |
19 | (BRA) Tarso Marques | Minardi-Hart |
20 | (NLD) Jos Verstappen | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth |
21 | (FIN) Mika Salo | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
Pos | Driver | Points |
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1 | (DEU) Michael Schumacher | 78 |
2 | (CAN) Jacques Villeneuve | 77 |
3 | (DEU) Heinz-Harald Frentzen | 41 |
4 | (FRA) Jean Alesi | 36 |
5 | (GBR) David Coulthard | 30 |
6 | (AUT) Gerhard Berger | 24 |
7 | (GBR) Eddie Irvine | 22 |
8 | (ITA) Giancarlo Fisichella | 20 |
9 | (FIN) Mika Hakkinen | 17 |
10 | (FRA) Olivier Panis | 16 |
11 | (GBR) Johnny Herbert | 15 |
12 | (DEU) Ralf Schumacher | 13 |
13 | (GBR) Damon Hill | 7 |
14 | (BRA) Rubens Barrichello | 6 |
15 | (AUT) Alexander Wurz | 4 |
16 | (ITA) Jarno Trulli | 3 |
17 | (FIN) Mika Salo | 2 |
= | (BRA) Pedro Diniz | 2 |
19 | (JPN) Shinji Nakano | 2 |
20 | (ITA) Nicola Larini | 1 |
Stats & milestones
- Milestone race start
- 100th for Michael Schumacher (39th driver to start 100 races, 2nd German driver)
- World Champion
- 9th title for Williams (1st constructor to win nine championships) NEW RECORD
- Wins
- 27th for Michael Schumacher
- 113th for Ferrari
- Podiums
- 54th for Michael Schumacher
- 8th for Heinz-Harald Frentzen
- 7th for Eddie Irvine
- 399th & 400th for Ferrari (1st constructor to score 400 podiums)
- 241st for Williams
- Poles
- 12th for Jacques Villeneuve
- 107th for Williams
- Fastest laps
- 5th for Heinz-Harald Frentzen
- 109th for Williams
- Front row starts
- 34th for Michael Schumacher
- 21st for Jacques Villeneuve
- Points finishes
- 25th for Johnny Herbert