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1997 F1 driver stats

Driver stats

Wins

#DriverWinsFrom poleWin & f.lapHat-trick
1(CAN) Jacques Villeneuve (Williams)7522
2(DEU) Michael Schumacher (Ferrari)5221
3(GBR) David Coulthard (McLaren)2–––
4(DEU) Heinz-Harald Frentzen (Williams)1–1–
5(AUT) Gerhard Berger (Benetton)1111
6(FIN) Mika Hakkinen (McLaren)1–––
← 1996 Constructors 1998 →
First-time winners
Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Mika Hakkinen

For more information see 1997 race winners.

Podiums

#DriverPodiums1st2nd3rd
1(CAN) Jacques Villeneuve (Williams)87–1
2(DEU) Michael Schumacher (Ferrari)853–
3(DEU) Heinz-Harald Frentzen (Williams)7124
4(FRA) Jean Alesi (Benetton)5–41
5(GBR) Eddie Irvine (Ferrari)5–14
6(GBR) David Coulthard (McLaren)422–
7(FIN) Mika Hakkinen (McLaren)31–2
8(AUT) Gerhard Berger (Benetton)211–
9(FRA) Olivier Panis (Prost)2–11
10(ITA) Giancarlo Fisichella (Jordan)2–11
11(BRA) Rubens Barrichello (Stewart)1–1–
12(GBR) Damon Hill (Arrows)1–1–
13(DEU) Ralf Schumacher (Jordan)1––1
14(AUT) Alexander Wurz (Benetton)1––1
15(GBR) Johnny Herbert (Sauber)1––1
← 1996 Constructors 1998 →
First-time podium finishers
Giancarlo Fisichella
Ralf Schumacher
Alexander Wurz

Pole positions

#DriverPolesPole & win
1(CAN) Jacques Villeneuve (Williams)105
2(DEU) Michael Schumacher (Ferrari)32
3(DEU) Heinz-Harald Frentzen (Williams)1–
4(AUT) Gerhard Berger (Benetton)11
5(FRA) Jean Alesi (Benetton)1–
6(FIN) Mika Hakkinen (McLaren)1–
← 1996 Constructors 1998 →
First-time polesitters
Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Mika Hakkinen

For more information see 1997 pole positions.

Fastest laps

#DriverFastest lapsWin & f.lap
1(DEU) Heinz-Harald Frentzen (Williams)61
2(DEU) Michael Schumacher (Ferrari)32
3(CAN) Jacques Villeneuve (Williams)32
4(AUT) Gerhard Berger (Benetton)21
5(ITA) Giancarlo Fisichella (Jordan)1–
6(GBR) David Coulthard (McLaren)1–
7(FIN) Mika Hakkinen (McLaren)1–
← 1996 Constructors 1998 →
First-time fastest lap setters
Giancarlo Fisichella
Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Mika Hakkinen

For more information see 1997 fastest laps.

Points finishes

#DriverPoints finishesPointsPoints per points finish
1(DEU) Michael Schumacher (Ferrari)13786.00
2(CAN) Jacques Villeneuve (Williams)11817.36
3(FRA) Jean Alesi (Benetton)10363.60
4(DEU) Heinz-Harald Frentzen (Williams)9424.67
5(AUT) Gerhard Berger (Benetton)7273.86
6(FIN) Mika Hakkinen (McLaren)7273.86
7(GBR) David Coulthard (McLaren)6366.00
8(GBR) Eddie Irvine (Ferrari)6244.00
9(ITA) Giancarlo Fisichella (Jordan)6203.33
10(GBR) Johnny Herbert (Sauber)6152.50
11(DEU) Ralf Schumacher (Jordan)6132.17
12(FRA) Olivier Panis (Prost)5163.20
13(GBR) Damon Hill (Arrows)273.50
14(JPN) Shinji Nakano (Prost)221.00
15(BRA) Rubens Barrichello (Stewart)166.00
16(AUT) Alexander Wurz (Benetton)144.00
17(ITA) Jarno Trulli (Prost)133.00
18(BRA) Pedro Diniz (Arrows)122.00
19(FIN) Mika Salo (Tyrrell)122.00
20(ITA) Nicola Larini (Sauber)111.00
← 1996 Constructors 1998 →
First-time point scorers
Giancarlo Fisichella
Shinji Nakano
Ralf Schumacher
Jarno Trulli
Alexander Wurz

Front row starts

#DriverFR startsPole2nd
1(CAN) Jacques Villeneuve (Williams)13103
2(DEU) Heinz-Harald Frentzen (Williams)817
3(DEU) Michael Schumacher (Ferrari)734
4(FRA) Jean Alesi (Benetton)211
5(FIN) Mika Hakkinen (McLaren)211
6(AUT) Gerhard Berger (Benetton)11–
7(ITA) Giancarlo Fisichella (Jordan)1–1
← 1996 Constructors 1998 →
First-time front row starters
Giancarlo Fisichella
Heinz-Harald Frentzen

Retirements

#DriverDNFs
1(BRA) Rubens Barrichello (Stewart)15
2(DNK) Jan Magnussen (Stewart)12
3(BRA) Pedro Diniz (Arrows)12
4(JPN) Ukyo Katayama (Minardi)10
5(JPN) Shinji Nakano (Prost)10
6(DEU) Ralf Schumacher (Jordan)10
7(NLD) Jos Verstappen (Tyrrell)9
8(GBR) David Coulthard (McLaren)9
9(FIN) Mika Salo (Tyrrell)9
10(GBR) Eddie Irvine (Ferrari)8
11(GBR) Damon Hill (Arrows)8
12(FIN) Mika Hakkinen (McLaren)7
13(DEU) Heinz-Harald Frentzen (Williams)6
14(GBR) Johnny Herbert (Sauber)6
15(CAN) Jacques Villeneuve (Williams)5
16(ITA) Giancarlo Fisichella (Jordan)5
17(BRA) Tarso Marques (Minardi)5
18(DEU) Michael Schumacher (Ferrari)4
19(FRA) Jean Alesi (Benetton)3
20(ITA) Jarno Trulli (Minardi, Prost)3
21(FRA) Olivier Panis (Prost)3
22(ITA) Nicola Larini (Sauber)2
23(AUT) Alexander Wurz (Benetton)2
24(AUT) Gerhard Berger (Benetton)1
25(ARG) Norberto Fontana (Sauber)1
26(ITA) Gianni Morbidelli (Sauber)1
← 1996 Constructors 1998 →

Notes

  • Jarno Trulli retired from two races for Minardi and one race for Prost.

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