1997 European Grand Prix

Round

17/17

Date

Oct 26, 1997 at 00:00 CEST

Location

Jerez de la Frontera, Spain

Circuit

Circuito de Jerez

Circuit length

4.428 m (15 turns)

Race distance

305.532 km (69 laps)

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Häkkinen

Winner

1:38:57.771

Winning time

Villeneuve

Pole position

Frentzen

Fastest lap

1:23.135

Fastest lap time

Results

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time/Retired	Grid	Laps	Points
1	#9 Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:38:57.771	5th	69	10
2	#10 David Coulthard	McLaren	+1.654	6th	69	6
3	#3 Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	+1.803	1st	69	4
4	#8 Gerhard Berger	Benetton	+1.919	8th	69	3
5	#6 Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	+3.789	7th	69	2
6	#4 Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	+4.537	3rd	69	1
7	#14 Olivier Panis	Prost	+1:07.145	9th	69
8	#16 Johnny Herbert	Sauber	+1:12.961	14th	69
9	#23 Jan Magnussen	Stewart	+1:17.487	11th	69
10	#15 Shinji Nakano	Prost	+1:18.215	15th	69
11	#12 Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan	+1 lap	17th	68
12	#19 Mika Salo	Tyrrell	+1 lap	21st	68
13	#7 Jean Alesi	Benetton	+1 lap	10th	68
14	#17 Norberto Fontana	Sauber	+1 lap	18th	68
15	#21 Tarso Marques	Minardi	+1 lap	20th	68
16	#18 Jos Verstappen	Tyrrell	+1 lap	22nd	68
17	#20 Ukyo Katayama	Minardi	+1 lap	19th	68
DNF	#5 Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	Collision	2nd	47
DNF	#1 Damon Hill	Arrows	Gearbox	4th	47
DNF	#11 Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	Water leak	16th	44
DNF	#22 Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	Gearbox	12th	30
DNF	#2 Pedro Diniz	Arrows	Spun off	13th	11

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Laps
1	#9 Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:23.016		14
2	#8 Gerhard Berger	Benetton	1:23.160	+0.144	13
3	#14 Olivier Panis	Prost	1:23.166	+0.150	18
4	#10 David Coulthard	McLaren	1:23.359	+0.343	12
5	#3 Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	1:23.849	+0.833	13
6	#16 Johnny Herbert	Sauber	1:24.012	+0.996	14
7	#5 Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:24.063	+1.047	16
8	#4 Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	1:24.089	+1.073	15
9	#15 Shinji Nakano	Prost	1:24.125	+1.109	15
10	#1 Damon Hill	Arrows	1:24.231	+1.215	11
11	#23 Jan Magnussen	Stewart	1:24.309	+1.293	12
12	#11 Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	1:24.386	+1.370	17
13	#7 Jean Alesi	Benetton	1:24.540	+1.524	10
14	#6 Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1:24.560	+1.544	15
15	#17 Norberto Fontana	Sauber	1:24.795	+1.779	7
16	#2 Pedro Diniz	Arrows	1:25.103	+2.087	12
17	#20 Ukyo Katayama	Minardi	1:25.159	+2.143	15
18	#22 Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	1:25.275	+2.259	13
19	#12 Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan	1:25.377	+2.361	16
20	#19 Mika Salo	Tyrrell	1:25.419	+2.403	15
21	#21 Tarso Marques	Minardi	1:25.707	+2.691	12
22	#18 Jos Verstappen	Tyrrell	1:26.307	+3.291	12

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Laps
1	#3 Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	1:21.072		11
2	#5 Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:21.072	+0.000	11
3	#4 Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	1:21.072	+0.000	12
4	#1 Damon Hill	Arrows	1:21.130	+0.058	12
5	#9 Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:21.369	+0.297	11
6	#10 David Coulthard	McLaren	1:21.476	+0.404	10
7	#6 Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1:21.610	+0.538	11
8	#8 Gerhard Berger	Benetton	1:21.656	+0.584	11
9	#14 Olivier Panis	Prost	1:21.735	+0.663	11
10	#7 Jean Alesi	Benetton	1:22.011	+0.939	11
11	#23 Jan Magnussen	Stewart	1:22.167	+1.095	11
12	#22 Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	1:22.222	+1.150	12
13	#2 Pedro Diniz	Arrows	1:22.234	+1.162	11
14	#16 Johnny Herbert	Sauber	1:22.263	+1.191	12
15	#15 Shinji Nakano	Prost	1:22.351	+1.279	12
16	#11 Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	1:22.740	+1.668	11
17	#12 Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan	1:22.804	+1.732	12
18	#17 Norberto Fontana	Sauber	1:23.281	+2.209	12
19	#20 Ukyo Katayama	Minardi	1:23.409	+2.337	12
20	#21 Tarso Marques	Minardi	1:23.854	+2.782	12
21	#19 Mika Salo	Tyrrell	1:24.222	+3.150	9
22	#18 Jos Verstappen	Tyrrell	1:24.301	+3.229	12

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Laps
1	#10 David Coulthard	McLaren	1:20.738		22
2	#9 Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:20.856	+0.118	20
3	#4 Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	1:21.263	+0.525	26
4	#14 Olivier Panis	Prost	1:21.364	+0.626	26
5	#8 Gerhard Berger	Benetton	1:21.525	+0.787	21
6	#3 Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	1:21.593	+0.855	23
7	#23 Jan Magnussen	Stewart	1:21.605	+0.867	24
8	#15 Shinji Nakano	Prost	1:21.671	+0.933	28
9	#1 Damon Hill	Arrows	1:21.780	+1.042	30
10	#7 Jean Alesi	Benetton	1:21.814	+1.076	10
11	#11 Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	1:21.881	+1.143	28
12	#16 Johnny Herbert	Sauber	1:22.065	+1.327	28
13	#22 Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	1:22.117	+1.379	21
14	#5 Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:22.120	+1.382	29
15	#17 Norberto Fontana	Sauber	1:22.404	+1.666	30
16	#12 Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan	1:22.438	+1.700	30
17	#20 Ukyo Katayama	Minardi	1:22.512	+1.774	19
18	#2 Pedro Diniz	Arrows	1:22.750	+2.012	27
19	#6 Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1:22.820	+2.082	29
20	#21 Tarso Marques	Minardi	1:23.369	+2.631	28
21	#18 Jos Verstappen	Tyrrell	1:23.742	+3.004	27
22	#19 Mika Salo	Tyrrell	1:24.429	+3.691	27

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Laps
1	#14 Olivier Panis	Prost	1:22.735		28
2	#1 Damon Hill	Arrows	1:22.898	+0.163	29
3	#3 Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	1:22.922	+0.187	29
4	#22 Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	1:22.964	+0.229	26
5	#9 Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:23.024	+0.289	20
6	#4 Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	1:23.124	+0.389	30
7	#7 Jean Alesi	Benetton	1:23.174	+0.439	21
8	#10 David Coulthard	McLaren	1:23.440	+0.705	15
9	#5 Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:23.532	+0.797	24
10	#11 Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	1:23.678	+0.943	22
11	#23 Jan Magnussen	Stewart	1:23.685	+0.950	20
12	#6 Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1:23.695	+0.960	25
13	#8 Gerhard Berger	Benetton	1:23.923	+1.188	22
14	#12 Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan	1:24.263	+1.528	25
15	#20 Ukyo Katayama	Minardi	1:24.329	+1.594	23
16	#16 Johnny Herbert	Sauber	1:24.507	+1.772	29
17	#15 Shinji Nakano	Prost	1:24.735	+2.000	28
18	#2 Pedro Diniz	Arrows	1:24.797	+2.062	28
19	#19 Mika Salo	Tyrrell	1:25.025	+2.290	25
20	#17 Norberto Fontana	Sauber	1:25.134	+2.399	28
21	#18 Jos Verstappen	Tyrrell	1:25.327	+2.592	20
22	#21 Tarso Marques	Minardi	1:26.816	+4.081	9

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Lap
1	#4 Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	1:23.135		30
2	#8 Gerhard Berger	Benetton	1:23.361	+0.226	31
3	#5 Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:23.692	+0.557	42
4	#3 Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	1:23.906	+0.771	42
5	#14 Olivier Panis	Prost	1:23.941	+0.806	45
6	#7 Jean Alesi	Benetton	1:23.975	+0.840	27
7	#10 David Coulthard	McLaren	1:24.006	+0.871	27
8	#9 Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:24.072	+0.937	28
9	#6 Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1:24.266	+1.131	37
10	#1 Damon Hill	Arrows	1:24.274	+1.139	40
11	#15 Shinji Nakano	Prost	1:24.679	+1.544	45
12	#17 Norberto Fontana	Sauber	1:25.154	+2.019	32
13	#16 Johnny Herbert	Sauber	1:25.159	+2.024	30
14	#19 Mika Salo	Tyrrell	1:25.237	+2.102	37
15	#23 Jan Magnussen	Stewart	1:25.370	+2.235	31
16	#12 Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan	1:25.434	+2.299	45
17	#11 Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	1:25.895	+2.760	34
18	#21 Tarso Marques	Minardi	1:25.947	+2.812	55
19	#22 Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	1:26.169	+3.034	13
20	#20 Ukyo Katayama	Minardi	1:26.215	+3.080	27
21	#18 Jos Verstappen	Tyrrell	1:26.369	+3.234	40
22	#2 Pedro Diniz	Arrows	1:26.434	+3.299	3

Standings

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Wins	Podiums	Points	Gap
1	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	7	8	81
DSQ	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	5	8	78	-3
2	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	1	7	42	-39
3	David Coulthard	McLaren	2	4	36	-45
4	Jean Alesi	Benetton	0	5	36	-45
5	Gerhard Berger	Benetton	1	2	27	-54
6	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1	3	27	-54
7	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	0	5	24	-57
8	Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan	0	2	20	-61
9	Olivier Panis	Prost	0	2	16	-65
10	Johnny Herbert	Sauber	0	1	15	-66
11	Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	0	1	13	-68
12	Damon Hill	Arrows	0	1	7	-74
13	Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	0	1	6	-75
14	Alexander Wurz	Benetton	0	1	4	-77
15	Jarno Trulli	Prost	0	0	3	-78
16	Mika Salo	Tyrrell	0	0	2	-79
17	Pedro Diniz	Arrows	0	0	2	-79
18	Shinji Nakano	Prost	0	0	2	-79
19	Nicola Larini	Sauber	0	0	1	-80

Pos.	Constructor	Engine	Wins	Podiums	Points	Gap
1	Williams	Renault	8	15	123
2	Ferrari	Ferrari	5	13	102	-21
3	Benetton	Renault	1	8	67	-56
4	McLaren	Mercedes	3	7	63	-60
5	Jordan	Peugeot	0	3	33	-90
6	Prost	Mugen-Honda	0	2	21	-102
7	Sauber	Petronas	0	1	16	-107
8	Arrows	Yamaha	0	1	9	-114
9	Stewart	Ford	0	1	6	-117
10	Tyrrell	Ford	0	0	2	-121

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The 1997 European Grand Prix started Oct 26, 1997 on Circuito de Jerez in Jerez de la Frontera, Spain. Jacques Villeneuve started from pole position with Michael Schumacher next to him. Heinz-Harald Frentzen started from third place.

In 1 hour, 38 minutes and 57 seconds Mika Häkkinen finished the race in first place.The podium was completed with David Coulthard in second and Jacques Villeneuve in third place.

After the 1997 European Grand Prix, Jacques Villeneuve is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 81 points. Villeneuve is 39 points ahead of Heinz-Harald Frentzen.