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1997 Monaco Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitMonte Carlo, 62 laps
Round5 of 17
Race numbers

The 1997 Monaco Grand Prix was the:

  • 602nd World Championship race
  • 44th World Championship Monaco Grand Prix
  • 44th World Championship race at Monte Carlo
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1+1(DEU) Michael SchumacherFerrari622hr 00m 05.654s10
2+8(BRA) Rubens BarrichelloStewart-Ford Cosworth62+53.306s6
3+12(GBR) Eddie IrvineFerrari62+1m 22.108s4
4+8(FRA) Olivier PanisProst-Mugen-Honda62+1m 44.402s3
5+9(FIN) Mika SaloTyrrell-Ford Cosworth61+1 lap2
6-2(ITA) Giancarlo FisichellaJordan-Peugeot61+1 lap1
7+12(DNK) Jan MagnussenStewart-Ford Cosworth61+1 lap 
8+14(NLD) Jos VerstappenTyrrell-Ford Cosworth60+2 laps 
9+8(AUT) Gerhard BergerBenetton-Renault60+2 laps 
10+10(JPN) Ukyo KatayamaMinardi-Hart60+2 laps 
R (DEU) Heinz-Harald FrentzenWilliams-Renault39DNF 
R (JPN) Shinji NakanoProst-Mugen-Honda36DNF 
R (ITA) Nicola LariniSauber-Petronas24DNF 
R (FRA) Jean AlesiBenetton-Renault16DNF 
R (CAN) Jacques VilleneuveWilliams-Renault16DNF 
R (DEU) Ralf SchumacherJordan-Peugeot10DNF 
R (GBR) Johnny HerbertSauber-Petronas9DNF 
R (ITA) Jarno TrulliMinardi-Hart7DNF 
R (GBR) David CoulthardMcLaren-Mercedes1DNF 
R (FIN) Mika HakkinenMcLaren-Mercedes1DNF 
R (GBR) Damon HillArrows-Yamaha1DNF 
R (BRA) Pedro DinizArrows-Yamaha0DNF 

Starting grid

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

Qualifying result

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
1(DEU) Heinz-Harald FrentzenWilliams-Renault1:18.216 
2(DEU) Michael SchumacherFerrari1:18.2350.019
3(CAN) Jacques VilleneuveWilliams-Renault1:18.5830.367
4(ITA) Giancarlo FisichellaJordan-Peugeot1:18.6650.449
5(GBR) David CoulthardMcLaren-Mercedes1:18.7790.563
6(DEU) Ralf SchumacherJordan-Peugeot1:18.9430.727
7(GBR) Johnny HerbertSauber-Petronas1:19.1050.889
8(FIN) Mika HakkinenMcLaren-Mercedes1:19.1190.903
9(FRA) Jean AlesiBenetton-Renault1:19.2631.047
10(BRA) Rubens BarrichelloStewart-Ford Cosworth1:19.2951.079
11(ITA) Nicola LariniSauber-Petronas1:19.4681.252
12(FRA) Olivier PanisProst-Mugen-Honda1:19.6261.410
13(GBR) Damon HillArrows-Yamaha1:19.6741.458
14(FIN) Mika SaloTyrrell-Ford Cosworth1:19.6941.478
15(GBR) Eddie IrvineFerrari1:19.7231.507
16(BRA) Pedro DinizArrows-Yamaha1:19.8601.644
17(AUT) Gerhard BergerBenetton-Renault1:20.1991.983
18(ITA) Jarno TrulliMinardi-Hart1:20.3492.133
19(DNK) Jan MagnussenStewart-Ford Cosworth1:20.5162.300
20(JPN) Ukyo KatayamaMinardi-Hart1:20.6062.390
21(JPN) Shinji NakanoProst-Mugen-Honda1:20.9612.745
22(NLD) Jos VerstappenTyrrell-Ford Cosworth1:21.2903.074

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(DEU) Michael Schumacher24
2(CAN) Jacques Villeneuve20
3(GBR) Eddie Irvine14
4(GBR) David Coulthard10
=(DEU) Heinz-Harald Frentzen10
6(AUT) Gerhard Berger10
7(FIN) Mika Hakkinen10
8(FRA) Olivier Panis9
9(BRA) Rubens Barrichello6
10(DEU) Ralf Schumacher4
11(ITA) Giancarlo Fisichella4
12(GBR) Johnny Herbert3
13(FRA) Jean Alesi3
14(FIN) Mika Salo2
15(ITA) Nicola Larini1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Ferrari38
2Williams-Renault30
3McLaren-Mercedes20
4Benetton-Renault13
5Prost-Mugen-Honda9
6Jordan-Peugeot8
7Stewart-Ford Cosworth6
8Sauber-Petronas4
9Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth2

Stats & milestones

Last start
Nicola Larini
Wins
23rd for Michael Schumacher
109th for Ferrari
Podiums
49th for Michael Schumacher
5th for Eddie Irvine
3rd for Rubens Barrichello (first for Stewart, first podium since 1995 and last until 1999)
392nd & 393rd for Ferrari
1st for Stewart (48th different podium finisher)
Poles
1st for Heinz-Harald Frentzen (78th different polesitter, 3rd German driver; last until 1999; only pole for Williams)
102nd for Williams
Fastest laps
26th for Michael Schumacher
125th for Ferrari
Front row starts
30th for Michael Schumacher (15th driver to achieve 30 front row starts, 1st German driver)
4th for Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Win & fastest lap
16th for Michael Schumacher