1997 Austrian Grand Prix

Round

14/17

Date

Sep 21, 1997 at 00:00 CEST

Location

Spielberg, Austria

Circuit

Red Bull Ring

Circuit length

4.326 m (9 turns)

Race distance

307.146 km (71 laps)

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Villeneuve

Winner

1:27:35.999

Winning time

Villeneuve

Pole position

Villeneuve

Fastest lap

1:11.814

Fastest lap time

Results

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time/Retired	Grid	Laps	Points
1	#3 Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	1:27:35.999	1st	71	10
2	#10 David Coulthard	McLaren	+2.909	10th	71	6
3	#4 Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	+3.962	4th	71	4
4	#12 Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan	+12.127	14th	71	3
5	#11 Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	+31.859	11th	71	2
6	#5 Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	+33.410	9th	71	1
7	#1 Damon Hill	Arrows	+37.207	7th	71
8	#16 Johnny Herbert	Sauber	+49.057	12th	71
9	#17 Gianni Morbidelli	Sauber	+1:06.455	13th	71
10	#8 Gerhard Berger	Benetton	+1 lap	18th	70
11	#20 Ukyo Katayama	Minardi	+2 laps	19th	69
12	#18 Jos Verstappen	Tyrrell	+2 laps	20th	69
13	#2 Pedro Diniz	Arrows	Suspension	17th	67
14	#22 Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	Spun off	5th	64
DNF	#14 Jarno Trulli	Prost	Engine	3rd	58
DNF	#23 Jan Magnussen	Stewart	Engine	6th	58
DNF	#15 Shinji Nakano	Prost	Engine	16th	57
DNF	#19 Mika Salo	Tyrrell	Gearbox	21st	48
DNF	#6 Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	Collision damage	8th	38
DNF	#7 Jean Alesi	Benetton	Collision	15th	37
DNF	#9 Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	Engine	2nd	1
EX	#21 Tarso Marques	Minardi	Car underweight

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Laps
1	#9 Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:12.803		18
2	#14 Jarno Trulli	Prost	1:12.868	+0.065	17
3	#5 Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:13.173	+0.370	18
4	#12 Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan	1:13.224	+0.421	19
5	#10 David Coulthard	McLaren	1:13.227	+0.424	16
6	#22 Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	1:13.509	+0.706	15
7	#11 Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	1:13.510	+0.707	21
8	#17 Gianni Morbidelli	Sauber	1:13.603	+0.800	17
9	#6 Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1:13.621	+0.818	18
10	#2 Pedro Diniz	Arrows	1:13.625	+0.822	8
11	#16 Johnny Herbert	Sauber	1:13.692	+0.889	19
12	#3 Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	1:13.695	+0.892	16
13	#4 Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	1:13.755	+0.952	15
14	#1 Damon Hill	Arrows	1:13.929	+1.126	16
15	#8 Gerhard Berger	Benetton	1:14.276	+1.473	14
16	#15 Shinji Nakano	Prost	1:14.466	+1.663	16
17	#18 Jos Verstappen	Tyrrell	1:14.766	+1.963	16
18	#7 Jean Alesi	Benetton	1:15.266	+2.463	12
19	#19 Mika Salo	Tyrrell	1:15.340	+2.537	15
20	#23 Jan Magnussen	Stewart	1:15.894	+3.091	10
21	#20 Ukyo Katayama	Minardi	1:17.435	+4.632	12

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Laps
1	#3 Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	1:10.304		12
2	#9 Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:10.398	+0.094	12
3	#14 Jarno Trulli	Prost	1:10.511	+0.207	12
4	#4 Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	1:10.670	+0.366	11
5	#22 Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	1:10.700	+0.396	12
6	#23 Jan Magnussen	Stewart	1:10.893	+0.589	12
7	#1 Damon Hill	Arrows	1:11.025	+0.721	10
8	#6 Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1:11.051	+0.747	11
9	#5 Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:11.056	+0.752	11
10	#10 David Coulthard	McLaren	1:11.076	+0.772	12
11	#11 Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	1:11.186	+0.882	12
12	#16 Johnny Herbert	Sauber	1:11.210	+0.906	10
13	#17 Gianni Morbidelli	Sauber	1:11.261	+0.957	12
14	#12 Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan	1:11.299	+0.995	12
15	#7 Jean Alesi	Benetton	1:11.382	+1.078	11
16	#15 Shinji Nakano	Prost	1:11.596	+1.292	11
17	#2 Pedro Diniz	Arrows	1:11.615	+1.311	7
18	#8 Gerhard Berger	Benetton	1:11.620	+1.316	11
19	#20 Ukyo Katayama	Minardi	1:12.036	+1.732	12
20	#18 Jos Verstappen	Tyrrell	1:12.230	+1.926	12
21	#21 Tarso Marques	Minardi	1:12.304	+2.000	12
22	#19 Mika Salo	Tyrrell	1:14.246	+3.942	6

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Laps
1	#2 Pedro Diniz	Arrows	1:10.782		30
2	#23 Jan Magnussen	Stewart	1:10.785	+0.003	27
3	#3 Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	1:10.798	+0.016	29
4	#14 Jarno Trulli	Prost	1:10.815	+0.033	30
5	#6 Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1:10.824	+0.042	30
6	#9 Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:10.872	+0.090	29
7	#5 Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:11.018	+0.236	26
8	#4 Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	1:11.300	+0.518	19
9	#7 Jean Alesi	Benetton	1:11.346	+0.564	30
10	#22 Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	1:11.387	+0.605	27
11	#1 Damon Hill	Arrows	1:11.471	+0.689	30
12	#16 Johnny Herbert	Sauber	1:11.513	+0.731	28
13	#15 Shinji Nakano	Prost	1:11.698	+0.916	30
14	#10 David Coulthard	McLaren	1:11.752	+0.970	21
15	#12 Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan	1:11.927	+1.145	30
16	#11 Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	1:11.933	+1.151	26
17	#8 Gerhard Berger	Benetton	1:12.109	+1.327	30
18	#20 Ukyo Katayama	Minardi	1:12.285	+1.503	30
19	#17 Gianni Morbidelli	Sauber	1:12.561	+1.779	30
20	#21 Tarso Marques	Minardi	1:13.038	+2.256	30
21	#18 Jos Verstappen	Tyrrell	1:13.187	+2.405	29
22	#19 Mika Salo	Tyrrell	1:13.574	+2.792	30

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Laps
1	#4 Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	1:11.527		30
2	#3 Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	1:11.638	+0.111	26
3	#22 Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	1:11.798	+0.271	29
4	#12 Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan	1:11.899	+0.372	30
5	#9 Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:11.902	+0.375	15
6	#10 David Coulthard	McLaren	1:11.967	+0.440	30
7	#5 Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:12.265	+0.738	30
8	#8 Gerhard Berger	Benetton	1:12.283	+0.756	29
9	#2 Pedro Diniz	Arrows	1:12.519	+0.992	30
10	#6 Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1:12.548	+1.021	29
11	#1 Damon Hill	Arrows	1:12.614	+1.087	24
12	#16 Johnny Herbert	Sauber	1:12.751	+1.224	30
13	#7 Jean Alesi	Benetton	1:12.820	+1.293	29
14	#14 Jarno Trulli	Prost	1:12.935	+1.408	30
15	#17 Gianni Morbidelli	Sauber	1:12.966	+1.439	24
16	#11 Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	1:13.041	+1.514	26
17	#15 Shinji Nakano	Prost	1:13.280	+1.753	29
18	#23 Jan Magnussen	Stewart	1:13.286	+1.759	17
19	#20 Ukyo Katayama	Minardi	1:13.348	+1.821	30
20	#19 Mika Salo	Tyrrell	1:14.079	+2.552	30
21	#18 Jos Verstappen	Tyrrell	1:14.188	+2.661	30
22	#21 Tarso Marques	Minardi	1:14.739	+3.212	25

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Lap
1	#3 Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	1:11.814		36
2	#5 Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:12.169	+0.355	71
3	#10 David Coulthard	McLaren	1:12.207	+0.393	65
4	#4 Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	1:12.223	+0.409	55
5	#12 Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan	1:12.375	+0.561	64
6	#22 Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	1:12.535	+0.721	55
7	#16 Johnny Herbert	Sauber	1:12.574	+0.760	34
8	#14 Jarno Trulli	Prost	1:12.598	+0.784	30
9	#23 Jan Magnussen	Stewart	1:12.605	+0.791	38
10	#8 Gerhard Berger	Benetton	1:12.624	+0.810	66
11	#6 Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1:12.704	+0.890	35
12	#17 Gianni Morbidelli	Sauber	1:12.826	+1.012	71
13	#11 Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	1:12.862	+1.048	65
14	#1 Damon Hill	Arrows	1:12.903	+1.089	53
15	#7 Jean Alesi	Benetton	1:12.953	+1.139	29
16	#15 Shinji Nakano	Prost	1:13.010	+1.196	57
17	#2 Pedro Diniz	Arrows	1:13.074	+1.260	63
18	#18 Jos Verstappen	Tyrrell	1:13.708	+1.894	69
19	#19 Mika Salo	Tyrrell	1:13.862	+2.048	34
20	#20 Ukyo Katayama	Minardi	1:14.394	+2.580	63
21	#9 Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:31.574	+19.760	1

Standings

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Wins	Podiums	Points	Gap
1	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	4	7	68
2	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	6	6	67	-1
3	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	1	5	31	-37
4	David Coulthard	McLaren	2	3	30	-38
5	Jean Alesi	Benetton	0	4	28	-40
6	Gerhard Berger	Benetton	1	2	21	-47
7	Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan	0	2	20	-48
8	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	0	4	18	-50
9	Olivier Panis	Prost	0	2	15	-53
10	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	0	2	14	-54
11	Johnny Herbert	Sauber	0	1	14	-54
12	Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	0	1	13	-55
13	Damon Hill	Arrows	0	1	7	-61
14	Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	0	1	6	-62
15	Alexander Wurz	Benetton	0	1	4	-64
16	Jarno Trulli	Prost	0	0	3	-65
17	Mika Salo	Tyrrell	0	0	2	-66
18	Shinji Nakano	Prost	0	0	2	-66
19	Nicola Larini	Sauber	0	0	1	-67

Pos.	Constructor	Engine	Wins	Podiums	Points	Gap
1	Williams	Renault	7	11	98
2	Ferrari	Ferrari	4	11	86	-12
3	Benetton	Renault	1	7	53	-45
4	McLaren	Mercedes	2	5	44	-54
5	Jordan	Peugeot	0	3	33	-65
6	Prost	Mugen-Honda	0	2	20	-78
7	Sauber	Petronas	0	1	15	-83
8	Arrows	Yamaha	0	1	7	-91
9	Stewart	Ford	0	1	6	-92
10	Tyrrell	Ford	0	0	2	-96

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The 1997 Austrian Grand Prix started Sep 21, 1997 on Red Bull Ring in Spielberg, Austria. Jacques Villeneuve started from pole position with Mika Häkkinen next to him. Jarno Trulli started from third place.

In 1 hour, 27 minutes and 35 seconds Jacques Villeneuve finished the race in first place.The podium was completed with David Coulthard in second and Heinz-Harald Frentzen in third place.

After the 1997 Austrian Grand Prix, Michael Schumacher is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 68 points. Schumacher is 1 points ahead of Jacques Villeneuve.