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1997 Japanese Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitSuzuka, 53 laps
Round16 of 17
Race numbers

The 1997 Japanese Grand Prix was the:

  • 613th World Championship race
  • 13th World Championship Japanese Grand Prix
  • 11th World Championship race at Suzuka
  • 1997 Constructors’ title decider
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1+1(DEU) Michael SchumacherFerrari531hr 29m 48.446s10
2+4(DEU) Heinz-Harald FrentzenWilliams-Renault53+1.378s6
3 (GBR) Eddie IrvineFerrari53+26.384s4
4 (FIN) Mika HakkinenMcLaren-Mercedes53+27.129s3
DQ (CAN) Jacques VilleneuveWilliams-Renault53+39.776s 
5+2(FRA) Jean AlesiBenetton-Renault53+40.403s2
6+2(GBR) Johnny HerbertSauber-Petronas53+41.630s1
7+2(ITA) Giancarlo FisichellaJordan-Peugeot53+56.825s 
8-3(AUT) Gerhard BergerBenetton-Renault53+1m 00.429s 
9+4(DEU) Ralf SchumacherJordan-Peugeot53+1m 22.036s 
10+1(GBR) David CoulthardMcLaren-Mercedes52DNF 
11+6(GBR) Damon HillArrows-Yamaha52+1 lap 
12+4(BRA) Pedro DinizArrows-Yamaha52+1 lap 
13+8(NLD) Jos VerstappenTyrrell-Ford Cosworth52+1 lap 
R (BRA) Tarso MarquesMinardi-Hart46DNF 
R (FIN) Mika SaloTyrrell-Ford Cosworth46DNF 
R (FRA) Olivier PanisProst-Mugen-Honda36DNF 
R (JPN) Shinji NakanoProst-Mugen-Honda22DNF 
R (JPN) Ukyo KatayamaMinardi-Hart8DNF 
R (BRA) Rubens BarrichelloStewart-Ford Cosworth6DNF 
R (DNK) Jan MagnussenStewart-Ford Cosworth3DNF 
Did not start
  (ITA) Gianni MorbidelliSauber-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

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

Qualifying result

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
1(CAN) Jacques VilleneuveWilliams-Renault1:36.071 
2(DEU) Michael SchumacherFerrari1:36.1330.062
3(GBR) Eddie IrvineFerrari1:36.4660.395
4(FIN) Mika HakkinenMcLaren-Mercedes1:36.4690.398
5(AUT) Gerhard BergerBenetton-Renault1:36.5610.490
6(DEU) Heinz-Harald FrentzenWilliams-Renault1:36.6280.557
7(FRA) Jean AlesiBenetton-Renault1:36.6820.611
8(GBR) Johnny HerbertSauber-Petronas1:36.9060.835
9(ITA) Giancarlo FisichellaJordan-Peugeot1:36.9170.846
10(FRA) Olivier PanisProst-Mugen-Honda1:37.0731.002
11(GBR) David CoulthardMcLaren-Mercedes1:37.0951.024
12(BRA) Rubens BarrichelloStewart-Ford Cosworth1:37.3431.272
13(DEU) Ralf SchumacherJordan-Peugeot1:37.4431.372
14(DNK) Jan MagnussenStewart-Ford Cosworth1:37.4801.409
15(JPN) Shinji NakanoProst-Mugen-Honda1:37.5881.517
16(BRA) Pedro DinizArrows-Yamaha1:37.8531.782
17(GBR) Damon HillArrows-Yamaha1:38.0221.951
18(ITA) Gianni MorbidelliSauber-Petronas1:38.5562.485
19(JPN) Ukyo KatayamaMinardi-Hart1:38.9832.912
20(BRA) Tarso MarquesMinardi-Hart1:39.6783.607
21(NLD) Jos VerstappenTyrrell-Ford Cosworth1:40.2594.188
22(FIN) Mika SaloTyrrell-Ford Cosworth1:40.5294.458

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(DEU) Michael Schumacher78
2(CAN) Jacques Villeneuve77
3(DEU) Heinz-Harald Frentzen41
4(FRA) Jean Alesi36
5(GBR) David Coulthard30
6(AUT) Gerhard Berger24
7(GBR) Eddie Irvine22
8(ITA) Giancarlo Fisichella20
9(FIN) Mika Hakkinen17
10(FRA) Olivier Panis16
11(GBR) Johnny Herbert15
12(DEU) Ralf Schumacher13
13(GBR) Damon Hill7
14(BRA) Rubens Barrichello6
15(AUT) Alexander Wurz4
16(ITA) Jarno Trulli3
17(FIN) Mika Salo2
=(BRA) Pedro Diniz2
19(JPN) Shinji Nakano2
20(ITA) Nicola Larini1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Williams-Renault118
2Ferrari100
3Benetton-Renault64
4McLaren-Mercedes47
5Jordan-Peugeot33
6Prost-Mugen-Honda21
7Sauber-Petronas16
8Arrows-Yamaha9
9Stewart-Ford Cosworth6
10Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth2

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