1997 Canadian Grand Prix

Round

7/17

Date

Jun 15, 1997 at 00:00 CEST

Location

Montreal, Canada

Circuit

Circuit Gilles Villeneuve

Circuit length

4.421 m (13 turns)

Race distance

238.734 km (54 laps)

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Schumacher

Winner

1:17:40.646

Winning time

Schumacher

Pole position

Coulthard

Fastest lap

1:19.635

Fastest lap time

Results

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time/Retired	Grid	Laps	Points
1	#5 Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:17:40.646	1st	54	10
2	#7 Jean Alesi	Benetton	+2.565	8th	54	6
3	#12 Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan	+3.219	6th	54	4
4	#4 Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	+3.768	4th	54	3
5	#16 Johnny Herbert	Sauber	+4.716	13th	54	2
6	#15 Shinji Nakano	Prost	+36.701	19th	54	1
7	#10 David Coulthard	McLaren	+37.753	5th	54
8	#2 Pedro Diniz	Arrows	+1 lap	16th	53
9	#1 Damon Hill	Arrows	+1 lap	15th	53
10	#17 Gianni Morbidelli	Sauber	+1 lap	18th	53
11	#14 Olivier Panis	Prost	Accident	10th	51
DNF	#19 Mika Salo	Tyrrell	Engine	17th	46
DNF	#18 Jos Verstappen	Tyrrell	Gearbox	14th	42
DNF	#8 Alexander Wurz	Benetton	Transmission	11th	35
DNF	#22 Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	Gearbox	3rd	33
DNF	#21 Jarno Trulli	Minardi	Engine	20th	32
DNF	#11 Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	Accident	7th	14
DNF	#20 Ukyo Katayama	Minardi	Throttle	22nd	5
DNF	#3 Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	Accident	2nd	1
DNF	#6 Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	Collision	12th	0
DNF	#9 Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	Collision	9th	0
DNF	#23 Jan Magnussen	Stewart	Accident	21st	0

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Laps
1	#14 Olivier Panis	Prost	1:19.477		19
2	#10 David Coulthard	McLaren	1:19.594	+0.117	17
3	#12 Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan	1:19.645	+0.168	18
4	#7 Jean Alesi	Benetton	1:19.727	+0.250	15
5	#9 Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:19.829	+0.352	16
6	#11 Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	1:19.854	+0.377	18
7	#3 Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	1:19.940	+0.463	11
8	#16 Johnny Herbert	Sauber	1:20.457	+0.980	15
9	#5 Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:20.489	+1.012	13
10	#4 Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	1:20.507	+1.030	15
11	#19 Mika Salo	Tyrrell	1:20.863	+1.386	14
12	#23 Jan Magnussen	Stewart	1:20.903	+1.426	10
13	#22 Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	1:20.929	+1.452	11
14	#8 Alexander Wurz	Benetton	1:20.989	+1.512	17
15	#18 Jos Verstappen	Tyrrell	1:21.005	+1.528	13
16	#6 Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1:21.469	+1.992	15
17	#21 Jarno Trulli	Minardi	1:21.516	+2.039	12
18	#17 Gianni Morbidelli	Sauber	1:21.802	+2.325	15
19	#15 Shinji Nakano	Prost	1:21.850	+2.373	17
20	#2 Pedro Diniz	Arrows	1:22.110	+2.633	14
21	#20 Ukyo Katayama	Minardi	1:22.359	+2.882	13
22	#1 Damon Hill	Arrows	1:22.721	+3.244	14

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Laps
1	#5 Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:18.095		11
2	#3 Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	1:18.108	+0.013	12
3	#22 Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	1:18.388	+0.293	12
4	#4 Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	1:18.464	+0.369	11
5	#10 David Coulthard	McLaren	1:18.466	+0.371	8
6	#12 Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan	1:18.750	+0.655	12
7	#11 Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	1:18.869	+0.774	11
8	#7 Jean Alesi	Benetton	1:18.899	+0.804	10
9	#9 Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:18.916	+0.821	9
10	#14 Olivier Panis	Prost	1:19.034	+0.939	11
11	#8 Alexander Wurz	Benetton	1:19.286	+1.191	10
12	#6 Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1:19.503	+1.408	12
13	#16 Johnny Herbert	Sauber	1:19.622	+1.527	11
14	#18 Jos Verstappen	Tyrrell	1:20.102	+2.007	10
15	#1 Damon Hill	Arrows	1:20.129	+2.034	12
16	#2 Pedro Diniz	Arrows	1:20.175	+2.080	12
17	#19 Mika Salo	Tyrrell	1:20.336	+2.241	10
18	#17 Gianni Morbidelli	Sauber	1:20.357	+2.262	12
19	#15 Shinji Nakano	Prost	1:20.370	+2.275	12
20	#21 Jarno Trulli	Minardi	1:20.370	+2.275	10
21	#23 Jan Magnussen	Stewart	1:20.491	+2.396	9
22	#20 Ukyo Katayama	Minardi	1:21.034	+2.939	11

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Laps
1	#5 Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:18.034		28
2	#14 Olivier Panis	Prost	1:18.514	+0.480	26
3	#7 Jean Alesi	Benetton	1:18.563	+0.529	30
4	#12 Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan	1:18.651	+0.617	27
5	#6 Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1:18.829	+0.795	28
6	#22 Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	1:18.833	+0.799	19
7	#4 Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	1:18.871	+0.837	25
8	#16 Johnny Herbert	Sauber	1:18.883	+0.849	27
9	#3 Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	1:18.953	+0.919	25
10	#9 Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:19.053	+1.019	23
11	#10 David Coulthard	McLaren	1:19.087	+1.053	20
12	#8 Alexander Wurz	Benetton	1:19.189	+1.155	28
13	#17 Gianni Morbidelli	Sauber	1:19.366	+1.332	29
14	#11 Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	1:19.540	+1.506	29
15	#19 Mika Salo	Tyrrell	1:19.744	+1.710	26
16	#18 Jos Verstappen	Tyrrell	1:19.812	+1.778	25
17	#21 Jarno Trulli	Minardi	1:19.929	+1.895	28
18	#1 Damon Hill	Arrows	1:19.957	+1.923	30
19	#23 Jan Magnussen	Stewart	1:20.084	+2.050	18
20	#15 Shinji Nakano	Prost	1:20.089	+2.055	30
21	#2 Pedro Diniz	Arrows	1:20.366	+2.332	6
22	#20 Ukyo Katayama	Minardi	1:21.134	+3.100	26

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Laps
1	#4 Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	1:20.289		26
2	#12 Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan	1:20.416	+0.127	18
3	#3 Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	1:20.552	+0.263	26
4	#7 Jean Alesi	Benetton	1:20.624	+0.335	21
5	#14 Olivier Panis	Prost	1:20.727	+0.438	26
6	#16 Johnny Herbert	Sauber	1:20.876	+0.587	30
7	#11 Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	1:20.930	+0.641	22
8	#6 Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1:20.987	+0.698	23
9	#5 Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:21.201	+0.912	18
10	#22 Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	1:21.269	+0.980	27
11	#8 Alexander Wurz	Benetton	1:21.315	+1.026	29
12	#9 Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:21.372	+1.083	24
13	#17 Gianni Morbidelli	Sauber	1:21.415	+1.126	26
14	#10 David Coulthard	McLaren	1:21.468	+1.179	21
15	#2 Pedro Diniz	Arrows	1:21.777	+1.488	30
16	#19 Mika Salo	Tyrrell	1:21.848	+1.559	28
17	#1 Damon Hill	Arrows	1:22.460	+2.171	18
18	#18 Jos Verstappen	Tyrrell	1:22.550	+2.261	20
19	#20 Ukyo Katayama	Minardi	1:22.708	+2.419	26
20	#15 Shinji Nakano	Prost	1:22.930	+2.641	29
21	#23 Jan Magnussen	Stewart	1:23.826	+3.537	25
22	#21 Jarno Trulli	Minardi	1:24.131	+3.842	22

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Lap
1	#10 David Coulthard	McLaren	1:19.635		37
2	#4 Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	1:19.997	+0.362	49
3	#5 Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:20.171	+0.536	27
4	#7 Jean Alesi	Benetton	1:20.679	+1.044	50
5	#16 Johnny Herbert	Sauber	1:20.709	+1.074	33
6	#14 Olivier Panis	Prost	1:20.945	+1.310	47
7	#12 Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan	1:21.013	+1.378	27
8	#8 Alexander Wurz	Benetton	1:21.048	+1.413	25
9	#19 Mika Salo	Tyrrell	1:21.622	+1.987	24
10	#18 Jos Verstappen	Tyrrell	1:21.902	+2.267	21
11	#15 Shinji Nakano	Prost	1:22.077	+2.442	48
12	#22 Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	1:22.366	+2.731	26
13	#11 Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	1:22.372	+2.737	14
14	#2 Pedro Diniz	Arrows	1:22.434	+2.799	34
15	#1 Damon Hill	Arrows	1:22.435	+2.800	6
16	#17 Gianni Morbidelli	Sauber	1:22.659	+3.024	32
17	#21 Jarno Trulli	Minardi	1:22.712	+3.077	29
18	#20 Ukyo Katayama	Minardi	1:24.294	+4.659	5
19	#3 Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	1:28.356	+8.721	1

Standings

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Wins	Podiums	Points	Gap
1	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	2	4	37
2	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	3	3	30	-7
3	Olivier Panis	Prost	0	2	15	-22
4	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	0	3	14	-23
5	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	1	1	13	-24
6	Jean Alesi	Benetton	0	2	13	-24
7	David Coulthard	McLaren	1	1	11	-26
8	Gerhard Berger	Benetton	0	1	10	-27
9	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	0	1	10	-27
10	Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan	0	1	8	-29
11	Johnny Herbert	Sauber	0	0	7	-30
12	Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	0	1	6	-31
13	Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	0	1	4	-33
14	Mika Salo	Tyrrell	0	0	2	-35
15	Nicola Larini	Sauber	0	0	1	-36
16	Shinji Nakano	Prost	0	0	1	-36

Pos.	Constructor	Engine	Wins	Podiums	Points	Gap
1	Ferrari	Ferrari	2	7	51
2	Williams	Renault	4	4	43	-8
3	Benetton	Renault	0	3	23	-28
4	McLaren	Mercedes	1	2	21	-30
5	Prost	Mugen-Honda	0	2	16	-35
6	Jordan	Peugeot	0	2	12	-39
7	Sauber	Petronas	0	0	8	-43
8	Stewart	Ford	0	1	6	-45
9	Tyrrell	Ford	0	0	2	-49

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The 1997 Canadian Grand Prix started Jun 15, 1997 on Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal, Canada. Michael Schumacher started from pole position with Jacques Villeneuve next to him. Rubens Barrichello started from third place.

In 1 hour, 17 minutes and 40 seconds Michael Schumacher finished the race in first place.The podium was completed with Jean Alesi in second and Giancarlo Fisichella in third place.

After the 1997 Canadian Grand Prix, Michael Schumacher is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 37 points. Schumacher is 7 points ahead of Jacques Villeneuve.