1997 Argentine Grand Prix

Round

3/17

Date

Apr 13, 1997 at 00:00 CEST

Location

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Circuit

Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez

Circuit length

4.259 m (19 turns)

Race distance

306.648 km (72 laps)

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Villeneuve

Winner

1:52:01.715

Winning time

Villeneuve

Pole position

Berger

Fastest lap

1:27.981

Fastest lap time

Results

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time/Retired	Grid	Laps	Points
1	#3 Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	1:52:01.715	1st	72	10
2	#6 Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	+0.979	7th	72	6
3	#11 Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	+12.089	6th	72	4
4	#16 Johnny Herbert	Sauber	+29.919	8th	72	3
5	#9 Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	+30.351	17th	72	2
6	#8 Gerhard Berger	Benetton	+31.393	12th	72	1
7	#7 Jean Alesi	Benetton	+46.359	11th	72
8	#19 Mika Salo	Tyrrell	+1 lap	19th	71
9	#21 Jarno Trulli	Minardi	+1 lap	18th	71
10	#23 Jan Magnussen	Stewart	Engine	15th	66
DNF	#17 Nicola Larini	Sauber	Spun off	14th	63
DNF	#2 Pedro Diniz	Arrows	Engine	22nd	50
DNF	#15 Shinji Nakano	Prost	Engine	20th	49
DNF	#18 Jos Verstappen	Tyrrell	Engine	16th	43
DNF	#20 Ukyo Katayama	Minardi	Spun off	21st	37
DNF	#1 Damon Hill	Arrows	Engine	13th	33
DNF	#12 Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan	Collision	9th	24
DNF	#22 Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	Hydraulics	5th	24
DNF	#14 Olivier Panis	Prost	Electrical	3rd	18
DNF	#4 Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	Clutch	2nd	5
DNF	#5 Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	Collision	4th	0
DNF	#10 David Coulthard	McLaren	Collision	10th	0

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Laps
1	#3 Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	1:27.425		11
2	#4 Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	1:27.438	+0.013	9
3	#22 Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	1:27.605	+0.180	14
4	#12 Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan	1:27.748	+0.323	15
5	#14 Olivier Panis	Prost	1:27.824	+0.399	18
6	#7 Jean Alesi	Benetton	1:27.941	+0.516	14
7	#5 Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:27.957	+0.532	13
8	#17 Nicola Larini	Sauber	1:28.052	+0.627	11
9	#11 Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	1:28.252	+0.827	16
10	#10 David Coulthard	McLaren	1:28.451	+1.026	14
11	#16 Johnny Herbert	Sauber	1:28.459	+1.034	16
12	#9 Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:28.464	+1.039	14
13	#6 Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1:28.601	+1.176	10
14	#1 Damon Hill	Arrows	1:28.737	+1.312	14
15	#21 Jarno Trulli	Minardi	1:28.842	+1.417	15
16	#8 Gerhard Berger	Benetton	1:29.083	+1.658	11
17	#18 Jos Verstappen	Tyrrell	1:29.269	+1.844	15
18	#2 Pedro Diniz	Arrows	1:29.341	+1.916	15
19	#15 Shinji Nakano	Prost	1:29.490	+2.065	14
20	#23 Jan Magnussen	Stewart	1:29.508	+2.083	11
21	#20 Ukyo Katayama	Minardi	1:29.920	+2.495	14
22	#19 Mika Salo	Tyrrell	1:30.045	+2.620	12

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Laps
1	#3 Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	1:24.473		12
2	#4 Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	1:25.271	+0.798	12
3	#14 Olivier Panis	Prost	1:25.491	+1.018	11
4	#5 Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:25.773	+1.300	10
5	#22 Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	1:25.942	+1.469	12
6	#11 Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	1:26.218	+1.745	11
7	#6 Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1:26.327	+1.854	11
8	#16 Johnny Herbert	Sauber	1:26.564	+2.091	12
9	#12 Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan	1:26.619	+2.146	11
10	#10 David Coulthard	McLaren	1:26.799	+2.326	11
11	#7 Jean Alesi	Benetton	1:27.076	+2.603	12
12	#8 Gerhard Berger	Benetton	1:27.259	+2.786	10
13	#1 Damon Hill	Arrows	1:27.281	+2.808	12
14	#17 Nicola Larini	Sauber	1:27.690	+3.217	11
15	#23 Jan Magnussen	Stewart	1:28.035	+3.562	12
16	#18 Jos Verstappen	Tyrrell	1:28.094	+3.621	11
17	#9 Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:28.135	+3.662	9
18	#21 Jarno Trulli	Minardi	1:28.160	+3.687	12
19	#19 Mika Salo	Tyrrell	1:28.224	+3.751	11
20	#15 Shinji Nakano	Prost	1:28.366	+3.893	12
21	#20 Ukyo Katayama	Minardi	1:28.413	+3.940	12
22	#2 Pedro Diniz	Arrows	1:28.969	+4.496	12

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Laps
1	#4 Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	1:24.874		27
2	#3 Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	1:25.704	+0.830	30
3	#5 Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:26.359	+1.485	30
4	#11 Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	1:26.455	+1.581	29
5	#16 Johnny Herbert	Sauber	1:26.494	+1.620	28
6	#8 Gerhard Berger	Benetton	1:26.703	+1.829	25
7	#14 Olivier Panis	Prost	1:26.772	+1.898	30
8	#12 Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan	1:26.789	+1.915	29
9	#7 Jean Alesi	Benetton	1:26.835	+1.961	22
10	#22 Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	1:27.229	+2.355	23
11	#18 Jos Verstappen	Tyrrell	1:27.423	+2.549	27
12	#6 Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1:27.468	+2.594	25
13	#10 David Coulthard	McLaren	1:27.496	+2.622	30
14	#19 Mika Salo	Tyrrell	1:27.768	+2.894	28
15	#15 Shinji Nakano	Prost	1:27.885	+3.011	27
16	#9 Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:28.086	+3.212	25
17	#20 Ukyo Katayama	Minardi	1:28.600	+3.726	29
18	#1 Damon Hill	Arrows	1:28.654	+3.780	21
19	#23 Jan Magnussen	Stewart	1:28.710	+3.836	10
20	#2 Pedro Diniz	Arrows	1:28.853	+3.979	16
21	#17 Nicola Larini	Sauber	1:29.118	+4.244	11
22	#21 Jarno Trulli	Minardi	1:29.140	+4.266	29

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Laps
1	#3 Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	1:25.755		29
2	#22 Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	1:26.693	+0.938	24
3	#14 Olivier Panis	Prost	1:26.983	+1.228	23
4	#8 Gerhard Berger	Benetton	1:27.017	+1.262	30
5	#5 Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:27.052	+1.297	30
6	#12 Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan	1:27.129	+1.374	29
7	#4 Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	1:27.169	+1.414	30
8	#16 Johnny Herbert	Sauber	1:27.702	+1.947	24
9	#11 Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	1:27.823	+2.068	30
10	#7 Jean Alesi	Benetton	1:27.979	+2.224	22
11	#6 Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1:28.137	+2.382	28
12	#10 David Coulthard	McLaren	1:28.163	+2.408	27
13	#1 Damon Hill	Arrows	1:28.932	+3.177	26
14	#17 Nicola Larini	Sauber	1:29.153	+3.398	29
15	#18 Jos Verstappen	Tyrrell	1:29.302	+3.547	29
16	#9 Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:29.426	+3.671	27
17	#19 Mika Salo	Tyrrell	1:29.893	+4.138	20
18	#15 Shinji Nakano	Prost	1:30.069	+4.314	30
19	#23 Jan Magnussen	Stewart	1:30.376	+4.621	30
20	#20 Ukyo Katayama	Minardi	1:30.546	+4.791	10
21	#2 Pedro Diniz	Arrows	1:30.727	+4.972	22
22	#21 Jarno Trulli	Minardi	1:31.269	+5.514	14

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Lap
1	#8 Gerhard Berger	Benetton	1:27.981		63
2	#3 Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	1:28.028	+0.047	54
3	#11 Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	1:28.382	+0.401	56
4	#17 Nicola Larini	Sauber	1:28.410	+0.429	46
5	#6 Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1:28.473	+0.492	63
6	#7 Jean Alesi	Benetton	1:28.827	+0.846	33
7	#9 Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:29.076	+1.095	58
8	#14 Olivier Panis	Prost	1:29.090	+1.109	8
9	#16 Johnny Herbert	Sauber	1:29.296	+1.315	62
10	#18 Jos Verstappen	Tyrrell	1:29.541	+1.560	43
11	#23 Jan Magnussen	Stewart	1:29.834	+1.853	48
12	#15 Shinji Nakano	Prost	1:29.865	+1.884	40
13	#22 Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	1:29.913	+1.932	23
14	#19 Mika Salo	Tyrrell	1:29.931	+1.950	62
15	#12 Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan	1:30.278	+2.297	19
16	#21 Jarno Trulli	Minardi	1:30.593	+2.612	53
17	#1 Damon Hill	Arrows	1:30.649	+2.668	23
18	#2 Pedro Diniz	Arrows	1:31.111	+3.130	42
19	#4 Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	1:31.832	+3.851	5
20	#20 Ukyo Katayama	Minardi	1:31.869	+3.888	29

Standings

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Wins	Podiums	Points	Gap
1	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	2	2	20
2	David Coulthard	McLaren	1	1	10	-10
3	Gerhard Berger	Benetton	0	1	10	-10
4	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	0	1	9	-11
5	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	0	1	8	-12
6	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	0	1	6	-14
7	Olivier Panis	Prost	0	1	6	-14
8	Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	0	1	4	-16
9	Johnny Herbert	Sauber	0	0	3	-17
10	Nicola Larini	Sauber	0	0	1	-19
11	Jean Alesi	Benetton	0	0	1	-19

Pos.	Constructor	Engine	Wins	Podiums	Points	Gap
1	Williams	Renault	2	2	20
2	McLaren	Mercedes	1	2	19	-1
3	Ferrari	Ferrari	0	2	14	-6
4	Benetton	Renault	0	1	11	-9
5	Prost	Mugen-Honda	0	1	6	-14
6	Jordan	Peugeot	0	1	4	-16
7	Sauber	Petronas	0	0	4	-16

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1998	#3 Michael Schumacher	Mika Häkkinen	Eddie Irvine	1:28.179 - Alexander Wurz	David Coulthard
1996	#5 Damon Hill	Jacques Villeneuve	Jean Alesi	1:29.413 - Jean Alesi	Damon Hill
1995	#5 Damon Hill	Jean Alesi	Michael Schumacher	1:30.522 - Michael Schumacher	David Coulthard
1981	#5 Nelson Piquet	Carlos Reutemann	Alain Prost	1:45.287 - Nelson Piquet	Nelson Piquet
1980	#27 Alan Jones	Nelson Piquet	Keke Rosberg	1:50.450 - Alan Jones	Alan Jones
1979	#26 Jacques Laffite	Carlos Reutemann	John Watson	1:46.910 - Jacques Laffite	Jacques Laffite
1978	#5 Mario Andretti	Niki Lauda	Patrick Depailler	1:49.760 - Gilles Villeneuve	Mario Andretti
1977	#20 Jody Scheckter	Carlos Pace	Carlos Reutemann	1:51.060 - James Hunt	James Hunt
1975	#1 Emerson Fittipaldi	James Hunt	Carlos Reutemann	1:50.910 - James Hunt	Jean-Pierre Jarier
1974	#6 Denny Hulme	Niki Lauda	Clay Regazzoni	1:52.100 - Clay Regazzoni	Ronnie Peterson
1973	#2 Emerson Fittipaldi	François Cevert	Jackie Stewart	1:11.220 - Emerson Fittipaldi	Clay Regazzoni
1972	#21 Jackie Stewart	Denny Hulme	Jacky Ickx	1:13.660 - Jackie Stewart	Carlos Reutemann
1960	#16 Bruce McLaren	Cliff Allison	Maurice Trintignant	1:38.900 - Stirling Moss	Stirling Moss
1958	#14 Stirling Moss	Luigi Musso	Mike Hawthorn	1:41.800 - Juan Manuel Fangio	Juan Manuel Fangio
1957	#2 Juan Manuel Fangio	Jean Behra	Carlos Menditéguy	1:44.700 - Stirling Moss	Stirling Moss
1956	#34 Luigi Musso	Jean Behra	Mike Hawthorn	1:45.300 - Juan Manuel Fangio	Juan Manuel Fangio
1955	#2 Juan Manuel Fangio	José Froilán González	Nino Farina	1:48.300 - Juan Manuel Fangio	José Froilán González
1954	#2 Juan Manuel Fangio	Nino Farina	José Froilán González	1:48.200 - José Froilán González	Nino Farina
1953	#10 Alberto Ascari	Luigi Villoresi	José Froilán González	1:48.400 - Alberto Ascari	Alberto Ascari

The 1997 Argentine Grand Prix started Apr 13, 1997 on Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Jacques Villeneuve started from pole position with Heinz-Harald Frentzen next to him. Olivier Panis started from third place.

In 1 hour, 52 minutes and 01 seconds Jacques Villeneuve finished the race in first place.The podium was completed with Eddie Irvine in second and Ralf Schumacher in third place.

After the 1997 Argentine Grand Prix, Jacques Villeneuve is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 20 points. Villeneuve is 10 points ahead of David Coulthard.