1997 Belgian Grand Prix

Round

12/17

Date

Aug 24, 1997 at 00:00 CEST

Location

Spa, Belgium

Circuit

Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps

Circuit length

6.968 m (19 turns)

Race distance

306.592 km (44 laps)

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Schumacher

Winner

1:33:46.717

Winning time

Villeneuve

Pole position

Villeneuve

Fastest lap

1:52.692

Fastest lap time

Results

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time/Retired	Grid	Laps	Points
1	#5 Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:33:46.717	3rd	44	10
2	#12 Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan	+26.753	4th	44	6
3	#4 Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	+32.147	7th	44	4
4	#16 Johnny Herbert	Sauber	+39.025	11th	44	3
5	#3 Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	+42.103	1st	44	2
6	#8 Gerhard Berger	Benetton	+1:03.741	15th	44	1
7	#2 Pedro Diniz	Arrows	+1:25.931	8th	44
8	#7 Jean Alesi	Benetton	+1:42.008	2nd	44
9	#17 Gianni Morbidelli	Sauber	+1:42.582	13th	44
10	#6 Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	Collision	17th	43
11	#19 Mika Salo	Tyrrell	+1 lap	19th	43
12	#23 Jan Magnussen	Stewart	+1 lap	18th	43
13	#1 Damon Hill	Arrows	Wheel nut	9th	42
14	#20 Ukyo Katayama	Minardi	Engine	20th	42
15	#14 Jarno Trulli	Prost	+2 laps	14th	42
DNF	#18 Jos Verstappen	Tyrrell	Spun off	21st	25
DNF	#11 Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	Spun off	6th	21
DNF	#10 David Coulthard	McLaren	Spun off	10th	19
DNF	#21 Tarso Marques	Minardi	Spun off	22nd	18
DNF	#22 Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	Steering	12th	8
DNF	#15 Shinji Nakano	Prost	Electrical	16th	5
DSQ	#9 Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	Illegal fuel	5th	44

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Laps
1	#3 Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	1:52.415		11
2	#11 Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	1:52.619	+0.204	12
3	#16 Johnny Herbert	Sauber	1:52.628	+0.213	13
4	#7 Jean Alesi	Benetton	1:52.837	+0.422	12
5	#1 Damon Hill	Arrows	1:53.365	+0.950	9
6	#8 Gerhard Berger	Benetton	1:53.531	+1.116	12
7	#2 Pedro Diniz	Arrows	1:53.557	+1.142	11
8	#14 Jarno Trulli	Prost	1:53.760	+1.345	15
9	#4 Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	1:53.777	+1.362	10
10	#10 David Coulthard	McLaren	1:53.846	+1.431	10
11	#12 Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan	1:53.999	+1.584	13
12	#9 Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:54.282	+1.867	10
13	#17 Gianni Morbidelli	Sauber	1:54.448	+2.033	13
14	#20 Ukyo Katayama	Minardi	1:54.570	+2.155	10
15	#5 Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:54.593	+2.178	14
16	#21 Tarso Marques	Minardi	1:54.868	+2.453	10
17	#18 Jos Verstappen	Tyrrell	1:54.895	+2.480	7
18	#15 Shinji Nakano	Prost	1:55.202	+2.787	9
19	#19 Mika Salo	Tyrrell	1:55.588	+3.173	10
20	#23 Jan Magnussen	Stewart	1:55.695	+3.280	7
21	#6 Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1:55.993	+3.578	11
22	#22 Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	1:56.062	+3.647	13

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Laps
1	#3 Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	1:49.450		11
2	#7 Jean Alesi	Benetton	1:49.759	+0.309	11
3	#5 Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:50.293	+0.843	11
4	#12 Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan	1:50.470	+1.020	12
5	#9 Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:50.503	+1.053	11
6	#11 Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	1:50.520	+1.070	10
7	#4 Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	1:50.656	+1.206	11
8	#2 Pedro Diniz	Arrows	1:50.853	+1.403	12
9	#1 Damon Hill	Arrows	1:50.970	+1.520	12
10	#10 David Coulthard	McLaren	1:51.410	+1.960	9
11	#16 Johnny Herbert	Sauber	1:51.725	+2.275	11
12	#22 Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	1:51.916	+2.466	12
13	#17 Gianni Morbidelli	Sauber	1:52.094	+2.644	7
14	#14 Jarno Trulli	Prost	1:52.274	+2.824	12
15	#8 Gerhard Berger	Benetton	1:52.391	+2.941	11
16	#15 Shinji Nakano	Prost	1:52.749	+3.299	11
17	#6 Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1:52.793	+3.343	11
18	#23 Jan Magnussen	Stewart	1:52.886	+3.436	11
19	#19 Mika Salo	Tyrrell	1:52.897	+3.447	11
20	#20 Ukyo Katayama	Minardi	1:53.544	+4.094	10
21	#18 Jos Verstappen	Tyrrell	1:53.725	+4.275	7
22	#21 Tarso Marques	Minardi	1:54.505	+5.055	12

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Laps
1	#3 Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	1:50.407		25
2	#7 Jean Alesi	Benetton	1:50.947	+0.540	21
3	#4 Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	1:51.179	+0.772	23
4	#12 Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan	1:51.625	+1.218	24
5	#8 Gerhard Berger	Benetton	1:52.057	+1.650	21
6	#1 Damon Hill	Arrows	1:52.402	+1.995	20
7	#5 Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:52.562	+2.155	17
8	#10 David Coulthard	McLaren	1:52.604	+2.197	20
9	#11 Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	1:52.682	+2.275	26
10	#22 Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	1:52.688	+2.281	19
11	#19 Mika Salo	Tyrrell	1:53.929	+3.522	27
12	#16 Johnny Herbert	Sauber	1:53.977	+3.570	20
13	#20 Ukyo Katayama	Minardi	1:54.150	+3.743	16
14	#15 Shinji Nakano	Prost	1:54.299	+3.892	21
15	#17 Gianni Morbidelli	Sauber	1:54.310	+3.903	16
16	#21 Tarso Marques	Minardi	1:54.521	+4.114	16
17	#23 Jan Magnussen	Stewart	1:54.608	+4.201	19
18	#18 Jos Verstappen	Tyrrell	1:54.799	+4.392	24
19	#14 Jarno Trulli	Prost	1:55.895	+5.488	15
20	#2 Pedro Diniz	Arrows	1:56.360	+5.953	12
21	#9 Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	2:06.429	+16.022	7
22	#6 Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	2:07.786	+17.379	13

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Laps
1	#8 Gerhard Berger	Benetton	2:06.802		14
2	#7 Jean Alesi	Benetton	2:07.371	+0.569	8
3	#22 Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	2:08.238	+1.436	21
4	#1 Damon Hill	Arrows	2:08.372	+1.570	23
5	#5 Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	2:09.272	+2.470	21
6	#10 David Coulthard	McLaren	2:09.288	+2.486	15
7	#16 Johnny Herbert	Sauber	2:09.772	+2.970	18
8	#14 Jarno Trulli	Prost	2:09.772	+2.970	24
9	#2 Pedro Diniz	Arrows	2:10.153	+3.351	16
10	#20 Ukyo Katayama	Minardi	2:10.231	+3.429	20
11	#15 Shinji Nakano	Prost	2:10.272	+3.470	24
12	#9 Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	2:10.413	+3.611	14
13	#4 Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	2:10.914	+4.112	18
14	#6 Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	2:10.993	+4.191	17
15	#12 Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan	2:11.093	+4.291	16
16	#17 Gianni Morbidelli	Sauber	2:11.262	+4.460	18
17	#3 Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	2:11.706	+4.904	25
18	#21 Tarso Marques	Minardi	2:11.778	+4.976	17
19	#23 Jan Magnussen	Stewart	2:12.545	+5.743	22
20	#11 Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	2:12.750	+5.948	14
21	#19 Mika Salo	Tyrrell	2:13.256	+6.454	15
22	#18 Jos Verstappen	Tyrrell	2:14.048	+7.246	14

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Lap
1	#3 Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	1:52.692		43
2	#16 Johnny Herbert	Sauber	1:53.615	+0.923	44
3	#8 Gerhard Berger	Benetton	1:53.649	+0.957	43
4	#2 Pedro Diniz	Arrows	1:53.652	+0.960	42
5	#4 Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	1:53.874	+1.182	43
6	#1 Damon Hill	Arrows	1:54.074	+1.382	41
7	#9 Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:54.175	+1.483	43
8	#12 Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan	1:54.688	+1.996	39
9	#17 Gianni Morbidelli	Sauber	1:54.818	+2.126	39
10	#14 Jarno Trulli	Prost	1:55.152	+2.460	37
11	#6 Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1:55.290	+2.598	29
12	#5 Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:55.340	+2.648	41
13	#7 Jean Alesi	Benetton	1:55.348	+2.656	30
14	#20 Ukyo Katayama	Minardi	1:55.413	+2.721	41
15	#23 Jan Magnussen	Stewart	1:55.726	+3.034	41
16	#19 Mika Salo	Tyrrell	1:56.919	+4.227	43
17	#11 Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	1:57.784	+5.092	16
18	#10 David Coulthard	McLaren	1:59.169	+6.477	16
19	#18 Jos Verstappen	Tyrrell	1:59.409	+6.717	16
20	#21 Tarso Marques	Minardi	2:02.753	+10.061	16
21	#22 Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	2:16.804	+24.112	5
22	#15 Shinji Nakano	Prost	2:19.161	+26.469	5

Standings

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Wins	Podiums	Points	Gap
1	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	4	7	66
2	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	5	5	55	-11
3	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	1	3	23	-43
4	Jean Alesi	Benetton	0	3	22	-44
5	Gerhard Berger	Benetton	1	2	21	-45
6	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	0	4	18	-48
7	Olivier Panis	Prost	0	2	15	-51
8	David Coulthard	McLaren	1	1	14	-52
9	Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan	0	2	14	-52
10	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	0	2	14	-52
11	Johnny Herbert	Sauber	0	1	14	-52
12	Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	0	1	11	-55
13	Damon Hill	Arrows	0	1	7	-59
14	Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	0	1	6	-60
15	Alexander Wurz	Benetton	0	1	4	-62
16	Jarno Trulli	Prost	0	0	3	-63
17	Mika Salo	Tyrrell	0	0	2	-64
18	Shinji Nakano	Prost	0	0	2	-64
19	Nicola Larini	Sauber	0	0	1	-65

Pos.	Constructor	Engine	Wins	Podiums	Points	Gap
1	Ferrari	Ferrari	4	11	84
2	Williams	Renault	6	8	78	-6
3	Benetton	Renault	1	6	47	-37
4	McLaren	Mercedes	1	3	28	-56
5	Jordan	Peugeot	0	3	25	-59
6	Prost	Mugen-Honda	0	2	20	-64
7	Sauber	Petronas	0	1	15	-69
8	Arrows	Yamaha	0	1	7	-77
9	Stewart	Ford	0	1	6	-78
10	Tyrrell	Ford	0	0	2	-82

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The 1997 Belgian Grand Prix started Aug 24, 1997 on Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in Spa, Belgium. Jacques Villeneuve started from pole position with Jean Alesi next to him. Michael Schumacher started from third place.

In 1 hour, 33 minutes and 46 seconds Michael Schumacher finished the race in first place.The podium was completed with Giancarlo Fisichella in second and Heinz-Harald Frentzen in third place.

After the 1997 Belgian Grand Prix, Michael Schumacher is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 66 points. Schumacher is 11 points ahead of Jacques Villeneuve.