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1997 Japanese Grand Prix
Round
16/17
Date
Oct 12, 1997 at 00:00
Location
Suzuka, Japan
Circuit
Circuit length
5.864 m
Race distance
310.792 km
Schumacher
Winner
1:29:48.446
Winning time
Villeneuve
Pole position
Frentzen
Fastest lap
1:38.942
Fastest lap time
Results
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Time/Retired | Grid | Laps | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #5 Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:29:48.446 | 2nd | 53 | 10 |
| 2 | #4 Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | +1.378 | 6th | 53 | 6 |
| 3 | #6 Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | +26.384 | 3rd | 53 | 4 |
| 4 | #9 Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | +27.129 | 4th | 53 | 3 |
| 5 | #7 Jean Alesi | Benetton | +40.403 | 7th | 53 | 2 |
| 6 | #16 Johnny Herbert | Sauber | +41.630 | 8th | 53 | 1 |
| 7 | #12 Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | +56.825 | 9th | 53 | |
| 8 | #8 Gerhard Berger | Benetton | +1:00.429 | 5th | 53 | |
| 9 | #11 Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | +1:22.036 | 13th | 53 | |
| 10 | #10 David Coulthard | McLaren | Engine | 11th | 52 | |
| 12 | #1 Damon Hill | Arrows | +1 lap | 17th | 52 | |
| 13 | #2 Pedro Diniz | Arrows | +1 lap | 16th | 52 | |
| 14 | #18 Jos Verstappen | Tyrrell | +1 lap | 21st | 52 | |
| DNF | #21 Tarso Marques | Minardi | Gearbox | 20th | 46 | |
| DNF | #19 Mika Salo | Tyrrell | Engine | 22nd | 46 | |
| DNF | #14 Olivier Panis | Prost | Engine | 10th | 36 | |
| DNF | #15 Shinji Nakano | Prost | Wheel bearing | 15th | 22 | |
| DNF | #20 Ukyo Katayama | Minardi | Engine | 19th | 8 | |
| DNF | #22 Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | Spun off | 12th | 6 | |
| DNF | #23 Jan Magnussen | Stewart | Spun off | 14th | 3 | |
| DSQ | #3 Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | Ignored yellow flags in practice | 1st | 53 | |
| DNS | #17 Gianni Morbidelli | Sauber | Injury | 18th |
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #9 Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1:38.113 | 12 | |
| 2 | #11 Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 1:38.547 | +0.434 | 14 |
| 3 | #4 Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 1:39.084 | +0.971 | 10 |
| 4 | #5 Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:39.163 | +1.050 | 12 |
| 5 | #6 Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 1:39.233 | +1.120 | 13 |
| 6 | #14 Olivier Panis | Prost | 1:39.370 | +1.257 | 13 |
| 7 | #16 Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 1:39.418 | +1.305 | 13 |
| 8 | #15 Shinji Nakano | Prost | 1:39.553 | +1.440 | 13 |
| 9 | #10 David Coulthard | McLaren | 1:39.784 | +1.671 | 10 |
| 10 | #3 Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1:40.061 | +1.948 | 13 |
| 11 | #1 Damon Hill | Arrows | 1:40.227 | +2.114 | 11 |
| 12 | #12 Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 1:40.312 | +2.199 | 13 |
| 13 | #23 Jan Magnussen | Stewart | 1:40.345 | +2.232 | 11 |
| 14 | #2 Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 1:40.576 | +2.463 | 13 |
| 15 | #8 Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 1:40.685 | +2.572 | 12 |
| 16 | #21 Tarso Marques | Minardi | 1:41.480 | +3.367 | 15 |
| 17 | #20 Ukyo Katayama | Minardi | 1:41.685 | +3.572 | 11 |
| 18 | #22 Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 1:41.983 | +3.870 | 14 |
| 19 | #19 Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 1:42.021 | +3.908 | 13 |
| 20 | #18 Jos Verstappen | Tyrrell | 1:42.835 | +4.722 | 10 |
| 21 | #7 Jean Alesi | Benetton | 1:44.098 | +5.985 | 6 |
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #3 Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1:36.071 | 10 | |
| 2 | #5 Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:36.133 | +0.062 | 6 |
| 3 | #6 Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 1:36.466 | +0.395 | 10 |
| 4 | #9 Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1:36.469 | +0.398 | 10 |
| 5 | #8 Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 1:36.561 | +0.490 | 11 |
| 6 | #4 Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 1:36.628 | +0.557 | 12 |
| 7 | #7 Jean Alesi | Benetton | 1:36.682 | +0.611 | 6 |
| 8 | #16 Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 1:36.906 | +0.835 | 11 |
| 9 | #12 Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 1:36.917 | +0.846 | 11 |
| 10 | #14 Olivier Panis | Prost | 1:37.073 | +1.002 | 10 |
| 11 | #10 David Coulthard | McLaren | 1:37.095 | +1.024 | 11 |
| 12 | #22 Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 1:37.343 | +1.272 | 11 |
| 13 | #11 Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 1:37.443 | +1.372 | 11 |
| 14 | #23 Jan Magnussen | Stewart | 1:37.480 | +1.409 | 10 |
| 15 | #15 Shinji Nakano | Prost | 1:37.588 | +1.517 | 10 |
| 16 | #2 Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 1:37.853 | +1.782 | 10 |
| 17 | #1 Damon Hill | Arrows | 1:38.022 | +1.951 | 12 |
| 18 | #17 Gianni Morbidelli | Sauber | 1:38.556 | +2.485 | 10 |
| 19 | #20 Ukyo Katayama | Minardi | 1:38.983 | +2.912 | 12 |
| 20 | #21 Tarso Marques | Minardi | 1:39.678 | +3.607 | 11 |
| 21 | #18 Jos Verstappen | Tyrrell | 1:40.259 | +4.188 | 11 |
| 22 | #19 Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 1:40.529 | +4.458 | 9 |
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #11 Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 1:37.372 | 22 | |
| 2 | #9 Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1:37.481 | +0.109 | 23 |
| 3 | #12 Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 1:37.649 | +0.277 | 28 |
| 4 | #4 Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 1:37.755 | +0.383 | 22 |
| 5 | #3 Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1:37.758 | +0.386 | 25 |
| 6 | #7 Jean Alesi | Benetton | 1:37.905 | +0.533 | 23 |
| 7 | #16 Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 1:37.929 | +0.557 | 23 |
| 8 | #8 Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 1:38.147 | +0.775 | 25 |
| 9 | #15 Shinji Nakano | Prost | 1:38.343 | +0.971 | 21 |
| 10 | #5 Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:38.403 | +1.031 | 20 |
| 11 | #1 Damon Hill | Arrows | 1:38.514 | +1.142 | 27 |
| 12 | #22 Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 1:38.723 | +1.351 | 23 |
| 13 | #14 Olivier Panis | Prost | 1:38.816 | +1.444 | 22 |
| 14 | #6 Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 1:38.910 | +1.538 | 23 |
| 15 | #23 Jan Magnussen | Stewart | 1:38.947 | +1.575 | 15 |
| 16 | #10 David Coulthard | McLaren | 1:39.537 | +2.165 | 16 |
| 17 | #17 Gianni Morbidelli | Sauber | 1:39.546 | +2.174 | 23 |
| 18 | #2 Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 1:39.702 | +2.330 | 28 |
| 19 | #20 Ukyo Katayama | Minardi | 1:39.995 | +2.623 | 21 |
| 20 | #19 Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 1:40.905 | +3.533 | 15 |
| 21 | #21 Tarso Marques | Minardi | 1:41.348 | +3.976 | 26 |
| 22 | #18 Jos Verstappen | Tyrrell | 1:41.370 | +3.998 | 18 |
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #6 Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 1:38.903 | 30 | |
| 2 | #11 Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 1:38.911 | +0.008 | 28 |
| 3 | #14 Olivier Panis | Prost | 1:38.941 | +0.038 | 26 |
| 4 | #4 Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 1:39.398 | +0.495 | 26 |
| 5 | #7 Jean Alesi | Benetton | 1:39.454 | +0.551 | 19 |
| 6 | #16 Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 1:39.840 | +0.937 | 22 |
| 7 | #1 Damon Hill | Arrows | 1:39.898 | +0.995 | 27 |
| 8 | #10 David Coulthard | McLaren | 1:39.945 | +1.042 | 23 |
| 9 | #8 Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 1:40.422 | +1.519 | 25 |
| 10 | #5 Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:40.460 | +1.557 | 22 |
| 11 | #3 Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1:40.616 | +1.713 | 27 |
| 12 | #15 Shinji Nakano | Prost | 1:40.653 | +1.750 | 19 |
| 13 | #12 Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 1:40.720 | +1.817 | 27 |
| 14 | #9 Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1:40.724 | +1.821 | 13 |
| 15 | #22 Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 1:40.937 | +2.034 | 29 |
| 16 | #20 Ukyo Katayama | Minardi | 1:41.158 | +2.255 | 20 |
| 17 | #23 Jan Magnussen | Stewart | 1:42.000 | +3.097 | 26 |
| 18 | #18 Jos Verstappen | Tyrrell | 1:42.290 | +3.387 | 27 |
| 19 | #19 Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 1:42.587 | +3.684 | 28 |
| 20 | #2 Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 1:42.893 | +3.990 | 17 |
| 21 | #17 Gianni Morbidelli | Sauber | 1:44.736 | +5.833 | 14 |
| 22 | #21 Tarso Marques | Minardi | 1:46.282 | +7.379 | 15 |
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap | Lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #4 Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 1:38.942 | 48 | |
| 2 | #5 Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:39.268 | +0.326 | 48 |
| 3 | #7 Jean Alesi | Benetton | 1:39.381 | +0.439 | 29 |
| 4 | #11 Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 1:39.737 | +0.795 | 46 |
| 5 | #10 David Coulthard | McLaren | 1:39.771 | +0.829 | 52 |
| 6 | #6 Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 1:39.935 | +0.993 | 15 |
| 7 | #8 Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 1:39.998 | +1.056 | 48 |
| 8 | #9 Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1:40.151 | +1.209 | 24 |
| 9 | #3 Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1:40.163 | +1.221 | 22 |
| 10 | #12 Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 1:40.217 | +1.275 | 45 |
| 11 | #16 Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 1:40.266 | +1.324 | 49 |
| 12 | #14 Olivier Panis | Prost | 1:40.430 | +1.488 | 34 |
| 13 | #1 Damon Hill | Arrows | 1:41.419 | +2.477 | 35 |
| 14 | #15 Shinji Nakano | Prost | 1:41.608 | +2.666 | 15 |
| 15 | #2 Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 1:41.611 | +2.669 | 33 |
| 16 | #21 Tarso Marques | Minardi | 1:42.699 | +3.757 | 34 |
| 17 | #19 Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 1:42.996 | +4.054 | 20 |
| 18 | #18 Jos Verstappen | Tyrrell | 1:43.051 | +4.109 | 49 |
| 19 | #22 Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 1:43.883 | +4.941 | 3 |
| 20 | #23 Jan Magnussen | Stewart | 1:44.089 | +5.147 | 3 |
| 21 | #20 Ukyo Katayama | Minardi | 1:44.403 | +5.461 | 5 |
Standings
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Wins | Podiums | Points | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 5 | 8 | 78 | |
| 2 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 7 | 7 | 77 | -1 |
| 3 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 1 | 7 | 41 | -37 |
| 4 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 0 | 5 | 36 | -42 |
| 5 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 2 | 3 | 30 | -48 |
| 6 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 1 | 2 | 24 | -54 |
| 7 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 0 | 5 | 22 | -56 |
| 8 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 0 | 2 | 20 | -58 |
| 9 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 0 | 2 | 17 | -61 |
| 10 | Olivier Panis | Prost | 0 | 2 | 16 | -62 |
| 11 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 0 | 1 | 15 | -63 |
| 12 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 0 | 1 | 13 | -65 |
| 13 | Damon Hill | Arrows | 0 | 1 | 7 | -71 |
| 14 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 0 | 1 | 6 | -72 |
| 15 | Alexander Wurz | Benetton | 0 | 1 | 4 | -74 |
| 16 | Jarno Trulli | Prost | 0 | 0 | 3 | -75 |
| 17 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 0 | 0 | 2 | -76 |
| 18 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 0 | 0 | 2 | -76 |
| 19 | Shinji Nakano | Prost | 0 | 0 | 2 | -76 |
| 20 | Nicola Larini | Sauber | 0 | 0 | 1 | -77 |
| Pos. | Constructor | Engine | Wins | Podiums | Points | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Williams | Renault | 8 | 14 | 118 | |
| 2 | Ferrari | Ferrari | 5 | 13 | 100 | -18 |
| 3 | Benetton | Renault | 1 | 8 | 64 | -54 |
| 4 | McLaren | Mercedes | 2 | 5 | 47 | -71 |
| 5 | Jordan | Peugeot | 0 | 3 | 33 | -85 |
| 6 | Prost | Mugen-Honda | 0 | 2 | 21 | -97 |
| 7 | Sauber | Petronas | 0 | 1 | 16 | -102 |
| 8 | Arrows | Yamaha | 0 | 1 | 9 | -109 |
| 9 | Stewart | Ford | 0 | 1 | 6 | -112 |
| 10 | Tyrrell | Ford | 0 | 0 | 2 | -116 |
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The 1997 Japanese Grand Prix started Oct 12, 1997 on Suzuka Circuit in Suzuka, Japan. Jacques Villeneuve started from pole position with Michael Schumacher next to him. Eddie Irvine started from third place.
In 1 hour, 29 minutes and 48 seconds Michael Schumacher finished the race in first place.The podium was completed with Heinz-Harald Frentzen in second and Eddie Irvine in third place.
After the 1997 Japanese Grand Prix, Michael Schumacher is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 78 points. Schumacher is 1 points ahead of Jacques Villeneuve.