1997 Brazilian Grand Prix

Round

2/17

Date

Mar 30, 1997 at 00:00 CET

Location

São Paulo, Brazil

Circuit

Autódromo José Carlos Pace

Circuit length

4.292 m (15 turns)

Race distance

309.024 km (72 laps)

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Villeneuve

Winner

1:36:06.990

Winning time

Villeneuve

Pole position

Villeneuve

Fastest lap

1:18.397

Fastest lap time

Results

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time/Retired	Grid	Laps	Points
1	#3 Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	1:36:06.990	1st	72	10
2	#8 Gerhard Berger	Benetton	+4.190	3rd	72	6
3	#14 Olivier Panis	Prost	+15.870	5th	72	4
4	#9 Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	+33.033	4th	72	3
5	#5 Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	+33.731	2nd	72	2
6	#7 Jean Alesi	Benetton	+34.020	6th	72	1
7	#16 Johnny Herbert	Sauber	+50.912	13th	72
8	#12 Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan	+1:00.639	7th	72
9	#4 Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	+1:15.402	8th	72
10	#10 David Coulthard	McLaren	+1 lap	12th	71
11	#17 Nicola Larini	Sauber	+1 lap	19th	71
12	#21 Jarno Trulli	Minardi	+1 lap	17th	71
13	#19 Mika Salo	Tyrrell	+1 lap	22nd	71
14	#15 Shinji Nakano	Prost	+1 lap	15th	71
15	#18 Jos Verstappen	Tyrrell	+2 laps	21st	70
16	#6 Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	+2 laps	14th	70
17	#1 Damon Hill	Arrows	Engine	9th	68
18	#20 Ukyo Katayama	Minardi	+5 laps	18th	67
DNF	#11 Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	Electrical	10th	52
DNF	#22 Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	Suspension	11th	16
DNF	#2 Pedro Diniz	Arrows	Suspension	16th	15
DNS	#23 Jan Magnussen	Stewart	Collision	20th

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Laps
1	#3 Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	1:17.421		14
2	#9 Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:17.642	+0.221	11
3	#14 Olivier Panis	Prost	1:17.800	+0.379	14
4	#16 Johnny Herbert	Sauber	1:17.843	+0.422	18
5	#4 Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	1:17.866	+0.445	15
6	#1 Damon Hill	Arrows	1:17.973	+0.552	15
7	#7 Jean Alesi	Benetton	1:18.034	+0.613	12
8	#10 David Coulthard	McLaren	1:18.313	+0.892	14
9	#5 Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:18.316	+0.895	17
10	#8 Gerhard Berger	Benetton	1:18.358	+0.937	10
11	#12 Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan	1:18.563	+1.142	17
12	#11 Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	1:18.630	+1.209	16
13	#22 Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	1:18.743	+1.322	16
14	#6 Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1:18.879	+1.458	11
15	#19 Mika Salo	Tyrrell	1:19.088	+1.667	15
16	#21 Jarno Trulli	Minardi	1:19.102	+1.681	20
17	#20 Ukyo Katayama	Minardi	1:19.218	+1.797	11
18	#23 Jan Magnussen	Stewart	1:19.282	+1.861	12
19	#17 Nicola Larini	Sauber	1:19.401	+1.980	14
20	#15 Shinji Nakano	Prost	1:19.406	+1.985	15
21	#2 Pedro Diniz	Arrows	1:19.664	+2.243	12
22	#18 Jos Verstappen	Tyrrell	1:19.690	+2.269	14

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Laps
1	#3 Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	1:16.004		9
2	#5 Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:16.594	+0.590	11
3	#8 Gerhard Berger	Benetton	1:16.644	+0.640	10
4	#9 Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:16.692	+0.688	10
5	#14 Olivier Panis	Prost	1:16.756	+0.752	12
6	#7 Jean Alesi	Benetton	1:16.757	+0.753	10
7	#12 Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan	1:16.912	+0.908	10
8	#4 Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	1:16.924	+0.920	10
9	#1 Damon Hill	Arrows	1:17.090	+1.086	12
10	#11 Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	1:17.175	+1.171	11
11	#22 Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	1:17.259	+1.255	12
12	#10 David Coulthard	McLaren	1:17.262	+1.258	11
13	#16 Johnny Herbert	Sauber	1:17.409	+1.405	12
14	#6 Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1:17.527	+1.523	11
15	#15 Shinji Nakano	Prost	1:17.999	+1.995	10
16	#2 Pedro Diniz	Arrows	1:18.095	+2.091	12
17	#21 Jarno Trulli	Minardi	1:18.336	+2.332	12
18	#20 Ukyo Katayama	Minardi	1:18.557	+2.553	11
19	#17 Nicola Larini	Sauber	1:18.644	+2.640	11
20	#23 Jan Magnussen	Stewart	1:18.773	+2.769	12
21	#18 Jos Verstappen	Tyrrell	1:18.885	+2.881	11
22	#19 Mika Salo	Tyrrell	1:19.274	+3.270	9

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Laps
1	#3 Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	1:16.030		26
2	#9 Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:16.205	+0.175	27
3	#8 Gerhard Berger	Benetton	1:16.517	+0.487	28
4	#7 Jean Alesi	Benetton	1:16.588	+0.558	26
5	#4 Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	1:16.611	+0.581	25
6	#5 Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:16.720	+0.690	30
7	#10 David Coulthard	McLaren	1:16.820	+0.790	27
8	#11 Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	1:16.833	+0.803	13
9	#22 Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	1:17.148	+1.118	25
10	#12 Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan	1:17.192	+1.162	30
11	#1 Damon Hill	Arrows	1:17.490	+1.460	28
12	#16 Johnny Herbert	Sauber	1:17.587	+1.557	26
13	#6 Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1:17.635	+1.605	28
14	#2 Pedro Diniz	Arrows	1:17.795	+1.765	30
15	#17 Nicola Larini	Sauber	1:17.934	+1.904	25
16	#21 Jarno Trulli	Minardi	1:18.043	+2.013	21
17	#14 Olivier Panis	Prost	1:18.069	+2.039	14
18	#19 Mika Salo	Tyrrell	1:18.161	+2.131	27
19	#15 Shinji Nakano	Prost	1:18.283	+2.253	24
20	#20 Ukyo Katayama	Minardi	1:18.316	+2.286	24
21	#18 Jos Verstappen	Tyrrell	1:18.473	+2.443	29
22	#23 Jan Magnussen	Stewart	1:18.630	+2.600	23

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Laps
1	#4 Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	1:17.506		29
2	#3 Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	1:17.829	+0.323	30
3	#7 Jean Alesi	Benetton	1:18.000	+0.494	27
4	#16 Johnny Herbert	Sauber	1:18.261	+0.755	30
5	#8 Gerhard Berger	Benetton	1:18.437	+0.931	22
6	#11 Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	1:18.479	+0.973	30
7	#5 Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:18.488	+0.982	30
8	#10 David Coulthard	McLaren	1:18.818	+1.312	28
9	#1 Damon Hill	Arrows	1:18.978	+1.472	27
10	#9 Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:19.271	+1.765	23
11	#12 Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan	1:19.326	+1.820	30
12	#14 Olivier Panis	Prost	1:19.408	+1.902	30
13	#19 Mika Salo	Tyrrell	1:19.546	+2.040	30
14	#2 Pedro Diniz	Arrows	1:19.573	+2.067	27
15	#22 Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	1:19.613	+2.107	25
16	#20 Ukyo Katayama	Minardi	1:19.963	+2.457	25
17	#18 Jos Verstappen	Tyrrell	1:20.076	+2.570	29
18	#15 Shinji Nakano	Prost	1:20.520	+3.014	30
19	#21 Jarno Trulli	Minardi	1:20.521	+3.015	29
20	#6 Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1:20.787	+3.281	14
21	#17 Nicola Larini	Sauber	1:21.120	+3.614	16
22	#23 Jan Magnussen	Stewart	1:21.864	+4.358	20

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Lap
1	#3 Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	1:18.397		28
2	#11 Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	1:18.441	+0.044	29
3	#8 Gerhard Berger	Benetton	1:18.509	+0.112	25
4	#12 Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan	1:18.611	+0.214	39
5	#9 Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:18.649	+0.252	34
6	#4 Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	1:18.707	+0.310	30
7	#17 Nicola Larini	Sauber	1:18.730	+0.333	48
8	#7 Jean Alesi	Benetton	1:18.754	+0.357	25
9	#5 Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:18.773	+0.376	44
10	#10 David Coulthard	McLaren	1:18.925	+0.528	35
11	#16 Johnny Herbert	Sauber	1:19.008	+0.611	19
12	#14 Olivier Panis	Prost	1:19.094	+0.697	57
13	#6 Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1:19.275	+0.878	41
14	#15 Shinji Nakano	Prost	1:19.657	+1.260	39
15	#1 Damon Hill	Arrows	1:19.910	+1.513	41
16	#20 Ukyo Katayama	Minardi	1:19.960	+1.563	42
17	#21 Jarno Trulli	Minardi	1:20.105	+1.708	55
18	#18 Jos Verstappen	Tyrrell	1:20.274	+1.877	43
19	#19 Mika Salo	Tyrrell	1:20.376	+1.979	61
20	#2 Pedro Diniz	Arrows	1:20.406	+2.009	10
21	#22 Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	1:20.788	+2.391	14

Standings

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Wins	Podiums	Points	Gap
1	David Coulthard	McLaren	1	1	10
2	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	1	1	10	0
3	Gerhard Berger	Benetton	0	1	9	-1
4	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	0	1	8	-2
5	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	0	1	7	-3
6	Olivier Panis	Prost	0	1	6	-4
7	Nicola Larini	Sauber	0	0	1	-9
8	Jean Alesi	Benetton	0	0	1	-9

Pos.	Constructor	Engine	Wins	Podiums	Points	Gap
1	McLaren	Mercedes	1	2	17
2	Williams	Renault	1	1	10	-7
3	Benetton	Renault	0	1	10	-7
4	Ferrari	Ferrari	0	1	8	-9
5	Prost	Mugen-Honda	0	1	6	-11
6	Sauber	Petronas	0	0	1	-16

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The 1997 Brazilian Grand Prix started Mar 30, 1997 on Autódromo José Carlos Pace in São Paulo, Brazil. Jacques Villeneuve started from pole position with Michael Schumacher next to him. Gerhard Berger started from third place.

In 1 hour, 36 minutes and 06 seconds Jacques Villeneuve finished the race in first place.The podium was completed with Gerhard Berger in second and Olivier Panis in third place.

After the 1997 Brazilian Grand Prix, David Coulthard is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 10 points. Coulthard is 0 points ahead of Jacques Villeneuve.