1997 Italian Grand Prix

Round

13/17

Date

Sep 7, 1997 at 00:00 CEST

Location

Monza, Italy

Circuit

Autodromo Nazionale Monza

Circuit length

5.77 m (11 turns)

Race distance

305.81 km (53 laps)

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Coulthard

Winner

1:17:04.609

Winning time

Alesi

Pole position

Häkkinen

Fastest lap

1:24.808

Fastest lap time

Results

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time/Retired	Grid	Laps	Points
1	#10 David Coulthard	McLaren	1:17:04.609	6th	53	10
2	#7 Jean Alesi	Benetton	+1.937	1st	53	6
3	#4 Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	+4.343	2nd	53	4
4	#12 Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan	+5.871	3rd	53	3
5	#3 Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	+6.416	4th	53	2
6	#5 Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	+11.481	9th	53	1
7	#8 Gerhard Berger	Benetton	+12.471	7th	53
8	#6 Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	+17.639	10th	53
9	#9 Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	+49.373	5th	53
10	#14 Jarno Trulli	Prost	+1:02.706	16th	53
11	#15 Shinji Nakano	Prost	+1:03.327	15th	53
12	#17 Gianni Morbidelli	Sauber	+1 lap	18th	52
13	#22 Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	+1 lap	11th	52
14	#21 Tarso Marques	Minardi	+3 laps	22nd	50
DNF	#1 Damon Hill	Arrows	Engine	14th	46
DNF	#11 Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	Collision	8th	39
DNF	#16 Johnny Herbert	Sauber	Collision	12th	38
DNF	#19 Mika Salo	Tyrrell	Engine	19th	33
DNF	#23 Jan Magnussen	Stewart	Transmission	13th	31
DNF	#18 Jos Verstappen	Tyrrell	Gearbox	20th	12
DNF	#20 Ukyo Katayama	Minardi	Loose wheel	21st	8
DNF	#2 Pedro Diniz	Arrows	Suspension	17th	4

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Laps
1	#9 Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:24.234		12
2	#11 Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	1:24.937	+0.703	16
3	#10 David Coulthard	McLaren	1:25.093	+0.859	14
4	#12 Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan	1:25.118	+0.884	16
5	#14 Jarno Trulli	Prost	1:25.493	+1.259	13
6	#15 Shinji Nakano	Prost	1:25.608	+1.374	16
7	#3 Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	1:25.683	+1.449	14
8	#7 Jean Alesi	Benetton	1:25.836	+1.602	8
9	#22 Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	1:25.860	+1.626	13
10	#4 Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	1:25.962	+1.728	12
11	#8 Gerhard Berger	Benetton	1:26.028	+1.794	8
12	#19 Mika Salo	Tyrrell	1:26.037	+1.803	14
13	#16 Johnny Herbert	Sauber	1:26.115	+1.881	12
14	#5 Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:26.228	+1.994	13
15	#1 Damon Hill	Arrows	1:26.364	+2.130	14
16	#2 Pedro Diniz	Arrows	1:26.511	+2.277	14
17	#6 Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1:26.907	+2.673	12
18	#17 Gianni Morbidelli	Sauber	1:27.012	+2.778	11
19	#23 Jan Magnussen	Stewart	1:27.343	+3.109	6
20	#18 Jos Verstappen	Tyrrell	1:27.496	+3.262	12
21	#20 Ukyo Katayama	Minardi	1:28.279	+4.045	13
22	#21 Tarso Marques	Minardi	1:38.060	+13.826	3

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Laps
1	#7 Jean Alesi	Benetton	1:22.990		10
2	#4 Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	1:23.042	+0.052	11
3	#12 Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan	1:23.066	+0.076	12
4	#3 Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	1:23.231	+0.241	11
5	#9 Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:23.340	+0.350	10
6	#10 David Coulthard	McLaren	1:23.347	+0.357	11
7	#8 Gerhard Berger	Benetton	1:23.443	+0.453	11
8	#11 Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	1:23.603	+0.613	11
9	#5 Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:23.624	+0.634	12
10	#6 Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1:23.891	+0.901	12
11	#22 Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	1:24.177	+1.187	11
12	#16 Johnny Herbert	Sauber	1:24.242	+1.252	11
13	#23 Jan Magnussen	Stewart	1:24.394	+1.404	11
14	#1 Damon Hill	Arrows	1:24.482	+1.492	12
15	#15 Shinji Nakano	Prost	1:24.553	+1.563	11
16	#14 Jarno Trulli	Prost	1:24.567	+1.577	12
17	#2 Pedro Diniz	Arrows	1:24.639	+1.649	12
18	#17 Gianni Morbidelli	Sauber	1:24.735	+1.745	11
19	#19 Mika Salo	Tyrrell	1:25.693	+2.703	8
20	#18 Jos Verstappen	Tyrrell	1:25.845	+2.855	12
21	#20 Ukyo Katayama	Minardi	1:26.655	+3.665	10
22	#21 Tarso Marques	Minardi	1:27.677	+4.687	10

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Laps
1	#3 Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	1:23.194		25
2	#7 Jean Alesi	Benetton	1:23.262	+0.068	23
3	#12 Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan	1:23.329	+0.135	22
4	#9 Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:23.346	+0.152	10
5	#11 Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	1:23.387	+0.193	16
6	#10 David Coulthard	McLaren	1:23.434	+0.240	19
7	#4 Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	1:23.658	+0.464	28
8	#5 Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:23.815	+0.621	21
9	#8 Gerhard Berger	Benetton	1:23.898	+0.704	27
10	#6 Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1:24.236	+1.042	25
11	#16 Johnny Herbert	Sauber	1:24.316	+1.122	22
12	#22 Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	1:24.379	+1.185	20
13	#23 Jan Magnussen	Stewart	1:24.436	+1.242	21
14	#14 Jarno Trulli	Prost	1:24.749	+1.555	9
15	#1 Damon Hill	Arrows	1:24.892	+1.698	17
16	#15 Shinji Nakano	Prost	1:25.034	+1.840	27
17	#2 Pedro Diniz	Arrows	1:25.243	+2.049	15
18	#17 Gianni Morbidelli	Sauber	1:25.391	+2.197	28
19	#19 Mika Salo	Tyrrell	1:25.561	+2.367	22
20	#18 Jos Verstappen	Tyrrell	1:25.925	+2.731	24
21	#20 Ukyo Katayama	Minardi	1:26.709	+3.515	23
22	#21 Tarso Marques	Minardi	1:27.929	+4.735	27

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Laps
1	#4 Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	1:23.991		27
2	#3 Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	1:24.837	+0.846	28
3	#7 Jean Alesi	Benetton	1:24.847	+0.856	24
4	#10 David Coulthard	McLaren	1:25.050	+1.059	21
5	#12 Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan	1:25.050	+1.059	27
6	#9 Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:25.096	+1.105	21
7	#14 Jarno Trulli	Prost	1:25.317	+1.326	29
8	#6 Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1:25.340	+1.349	25
9	#11 Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	1:25.422	+1.431	29
10	#23 Jan Magnussen	Stewart	1:25.488	+1.497	23
11	#8 Gerhard Berger	Benetton	1:25.559	+1.568	27
12	#16 Johnny Herbert	Sauber	1:25.845	+1.854	30
13	#5 Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:26.224	+2.233	19
14	#2 Pedro Diniz	Arrows	1:26.246	+2.255	29
15	#22 Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	1:26.421	+2.430	26
16	#1 Damon Hill	Arrows	1:26.502	+2.511	29
17	#19 Mika Salo	Tyrrell	1:26.608	+2.617	23
18	#17 Gianni Morbidelli	Sauber	1:26.696	+2.705	30
19	#15 Shinji Nakano	Prost	1:26.727	+2.736	30
20	#18 Jos Verstappen	Tyrrell	1:26.755	+2.764	26
21	#20 Ukyo Katayama	Minardi	1:26.891	+2.900	24
22	#21 Tarso Marques	Minardi	1:28.388	+4.397	17

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Lap
1	#9 Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:24.808		49
2	#4 Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	1:25.600	+0.792	47
3	#8 Gerhard Berger	Benetton	1:25.653	+0.845	47
4	#6 Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1:25.655	+0.847	53
5	#3 Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	1:25.715	+0.907	20
6	#5 Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:25.863	+1.055	47
7	#11 Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	1:25.909	+1.101	31
8	#12 Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan	1:25.960	+1.152	28
9	#10 David Coulthard	McLaren	1:25.975	+1.167	31
10	#7 Jean Alesi	Benetton	1:26.067	+1.259	52
11	#15 Shinji Nakano	Prost	1:26.383	+1.575	53
12	#16 Johnny Herbert	Sauber	1:26.572	+1.764	27
13	#14 Jarno Trulli	Prost	1:26.718	+1.910	44
14	#1 Damon Hill	Arrows	1:27.081	+2.273	27
15	#17 Gianni Morbidelli	Sauber	1:27.257	+2.449	26
16	#23 Jan Magnussen	Stewart	1:27.447	+2.639	21
17	#22 Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	1:27.571	+2.763	20
18	#19 Mika Salo	Tyrrell	1:28.004	+3.196	12
19	#18 Jos Verstappen	Tyrrell	1:28.227	+3.419	9
20	#2 Pedro Diniz	Arrows	1:28.569	+3.761	3
21	#21 Tarso Marques	Minardi	1:29.116	+4.308	7
22	#20 Ukyo Katayama	Minardi	1:29.133	+4.325	3

Standings

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Wins	Podiums	Points	Gap
1	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	4	7	67
2	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	5	5	57	-10
3	Jean Alesi	Benetton	0	4	28	-39
4	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	1	4	27	-40
5	David Coulthard	McLaren	2	2	24	-43
6	Gerhard Berger	Benetton	1	2	21	-46
7	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	0	4	18	-49
8	Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan	0	2	17	-50
9	Olivier Panis	Prost	0	2	15	-52
10	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	0	2	14	-53
11	Johnny Herbert	Sauber	0	1	14	-53
12	Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	0	1	11	-56
13	Damon Hill	Arrows	0	1	7	-60
14	Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	0	1	6	-61
15	Alexander Wurz	Benetton	0	1	4	-63
16	Jarno Trulli	Prost	0	0	3	-64
17	Mika Salo	Tyrrell	0	0	2	-65
18	Shinji Nakano	Prost	0	0	2	-65
19	Nicola Larini	Sauber	0	0	1	-66

Pos.	Constructor	Engine	Wins	Podiums	Points	Gap
1	Ferrari	Ferrari	4	11	85
2	Williams	Renault	6	9	84	-1
3	Benetton	Renault	1	7	53	-32
4	McLaren	Mercedes	2	4	38	-47
5	Jordan	Peugeot	0	3	28	-57
6	Prost	Mugen-Honda	0	2	20	-65
7	Sauber	Petronas	0	1	15	-70
8	Arrows	Yamaha	0	1	7	-78
9	Stewart	Ford	0	1	6	-79
10	Tyrrell	Ford	0	0	2	-83

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The 1997 Italian Grand Prix started Sep 7, 1997 on Autodromo Nazionale Monza in Monza, Italy. Jean Alesi started from pole position with Heinz-Harald Frentzen next to him. Giancarlo Fisichella started from third place.

In 1 hour, 17 minutes and 04 seconds David Coulthard finished the race in first place.The podium was completed with Jean Alesi in second and Heinz-Harald Frentzen in third place.

After the 1997 Italian Grand Prix, Michael Schumacher is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 67 points. Schumacher is 10 points ahead of Jacques Villeneuve.