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1997 San Marino Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitImola, 62 laps
Round4 of 17
Race numbers

The 1997 San Marino Grand Prix was the:

  • 601st World Championship race
  • 17th World Championship San Marino Grand Prix
  • 18th World Championship race at Imola
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1+1(DEU) Heinz-Harald FrentzenWilliams-Renault621hr 31m 00.673s10
2+1(DEU) Michael SchumacherFerrari62+1.237s6
3+6(GBR) Eddie IrvineFerrari62+1m 18.343s4
4+2(ITA) Giancarlo FisichellaJordan-Peugeot62+1m 23.388s3
5+9(FRA) Jean AlesiBenetton-Renault61+1 lap2
6+2(FIN) Mika HakkinenMcLaren-Mercedes61+1 lap1
7+5(ITA) Nicola LariniSauber-Petronas61+1 lap 
8-4(FRA) Olivier PanisProst-Mugen-Honda61+1 lap 
9+10(FIN) Mika SaloTyrrell-Ford Cosworth60+2 laps 
10+11(NLD) Jos VerstappenTyrrell-Ford Cosworth60+2 laps 
11+11(JPN) Ukyo KatayamaMinardi-Hart59+3 laps 
R (BRA) Pedro DinizArrows-Yamaha53DNF 
R (CAN) Jacques VilleneuveWilliams-Renault40DNF 
R (GBR) David CoulthardMcLaren-Mercedes38DNF 
R (BRA) Rubens BarrichelloStewart-Ford Cosworth32DNF 
R (GBR) Johnny HerbertSauber-Petronas18DNF 
R (DEU) Ralf SchumacherJordan-Peugeot17DNF 
R (JPN) Shinji NakanoProst-Mugen-Honda11DNF 
R (GBR) Damon HillArrows-Yamaha11DNF 
R (AUT) Gerhard BergerBenetton-Renault4DNF 
R (DNK) Jan MagnussenStewart-Ford Cosworth2DNF 
Did not start
  (ITA) Jarno TrulliMinardi-Hart   

Starting grid

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

Qualifying result

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
1(CAN) Jacques VilleneuveWilliams-Renault1:23.303 
2(DEU) Heinz-Harald FrentzenWilliams-Renault1:23.6460.343
3(DEU) Michael SchumacherFerrari1:23.9550.652
4(FRA) Olivier PanisProst-Mugen-Honda1:24.0750.772
5(DEU) Ralf SchumacherJordan-Peugeot1:24.0810.778
6(ITA) Giancarlo FisichellaJordan-Peugeot1:24.5961.293
7(GBR) Johnny HerbertSauber-Petronas1:24.7231.420
8(FIN) Mika HakkinenMcLaren-Mercedes1:24.8121.509
9(GBR) Eddie IrvineFerrari1:24.8611.558
10(GBR) David CoulthardMcLaren-Mercedes1:25.0771.774
11(AUT) Gerhard BergerBenetton-Renault1:25.3712.068
12(ITA) Nicola LariniSauber-Petronas1:25.5442.241
13(BRA) Rubens BarrichelloStewart-Ford Cosworth1:25.5792.276
14(FRA) Jean AlesiBenetton-Renault1:25.7292.426
15(GBR) Damon HillArrows-Yamaha1:25.7432.440
16(DNK) Jan MagnussenStewart-Ford Cosworth1:26.1922.889
17(BRA) Pedro DinizArrows-Yamaha1:26.2532.950
18(JPN) Shinji NakanoProst-Mugen-Honda1:26.7123.409
19(FIN) Mika SaloTyrrell-Ford Cosworth1:26.8523.549
20(ITA) Jarno TrulliMinardi-Hart1:26.9603.657
21(NLD) Jos VerstappenTyrrell-Ford Cosworth1:27.4284.125
22(JPN) Ukyo KatayamaMinardi-Hart1:28.7275.424

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(CAN) Jacques Villeneuve20
2(DEU) Michael Schumacher14
3(GBR) David Coulthard10
=(DEU) Heinz-Harald Frentzen10
5(GBR) Eddie Irvine10
6(AUT) Gerhard Berger10
7(FIN) Mika Hakkinen10
8(FRA) Olivier Panis6
9(DEU) Ralf Schumacher4
10(GBR) Johnny Herbert3
=(ITA) Giancarlo Fisichella3
12(FRA) Jean Alesi3
13(ITA) Nicola Larini1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Williams-Renault30
2Ferrari24
3McLaren-Mercedes20
4Benetton-Renault13
5Jordan-Peugeot7
6Prost-Mugen-Honda6
7Sauber-Petronas4

Stats & milestones

Milestone race start
200th for Gerhard Berger (4th driver to start 200 races, 1st Austrian driver)
100th for Johnny Herbert (38th driver to start 100 races, 7th British driver)
Wins
1st for Heinz-Harald Frentzen (86th different winner, 4th German driver; last win until 1999; only win for Williams)
98th for Williams
Podiums
48th for Michael Schumacher
4th for Eddie Irvine
2nd for Heinz-Harald Frentzen (first podium since 1995; first for Williams)
390th & 391st for Ferrari
230th for Williams
Poles
7th for Jacques Villeneuve
101st for Williams
1-2 start
53rd for Williams
Fastest laps
2nd for Heinz-Harald Frentzen
104th for Williams
Front row starts
13th for Jacques Villeneuve
3rd for Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Points finishes
1st for Giancarlo Fisichella (273rd different point scorer, 45th Italian driver)
Win & fastest lap
1st and only for Heinz-Harald Frentzen (54th different driver to win and set the fastest lap, 2nd German driver)