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1997 Japanese Grand Prix

Round
16/17
Date
Oct 12, 1997 at 00:00 CEST
Location
Suzuka, Japan
Circuit
Suzuka Circuit
Circuit length
5.864 m
Race distance
310.792 km (53 laps)
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

Driver 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.