1997 Luxembourg Grand Prix

Round

15/17

Date

Sep 28, 1997 at 00:00 CEST

Location

Nürburg, Germany

Circuit

Nürburgring

Circuit length

4.556 m (12 turns)

Race distance

305.252 km (67 laps)

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Villeneuve

Winner

1:31:27.843

Winning time

Häkkinen

Pole position

Frentzen

Fastest lap

1:18.805

Fastest lap time

Results

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time/Retired	Grid	Laps	Points
1	#3 Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	1:31:27.843	2nd	67	10
2	#7 Jean Alesi	Benetton	+11.770	10th	67	6
3	#4 Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	+13.480	3rd	67	4
4	#8 Gerhard Berger	Benetton	+16.416	7th	67	3
5	#2 Pedro Diniz	Arrows	+43.147	15th	67	2
6	#14 Olivier Panis	Prost	+43.750	11th	67	1
7	#16 Johnny Herbert	Sauber	+44.354	16th	67
8	#1 Damon Hill	Arrows	+44.777	13th	67
9	#17 Gianni Morbidelli	Sauber	+1 lap	19th	66
10	#19 Mika Salo	Tyrrell	+1 lap	20th	66
DNF	#18 Jos Verstappen	Tyrrell	Spun off	21st	50
DNF	#9 Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	Engine	1st	43
DNF	#22 Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	Gearbox	9th	43
DNF	#10 David Coulthard	McLaren	Engine	6th	42
DNF	#23 Jan Magnussen	Stewart	Halfshaft	12th	40
DNF	#6 Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	Engine	14th	22
DNF	#15 Shinji Nakano	Prost	Engine	17th	16
DNF	#5 Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	Suspension	5th	2
DNF	#21 Tarso Marques	Minardi	Engine	18th	1
DNF	#20 Ukyo Katayama	Minardi	Collision	22nd	1
DNF	#11 Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	Collision	8th	0
DNF	#12 Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan	Collision	4th	0

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Laps
1	#9 Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:17.959		11
2	#10 David Coulthard	McLaren	1:19.088	+1.129	17
3	#12 Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan	1:19.490	+1.531	17
4	#4 Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	1:19.493	+1.534	14
5	#5 Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:19.512	+1.553	13
6	#3 Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	1:19.548	+1.589	12
7	#11 Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	1:19.569	+1.610	17
8	#16 Johnny Herbert	Sauber	1:19.754	+1.795	17
9	#7 Jean Alesi	Benetton	1:19.918	+1.959	15
10	#14 Olivier Panis	Prost	1:19.970	+2.011	16
11	#6 Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1:20.011	+2.052	13
12	#1 Damon Hill	Arrows	1:20.051	+2.092	14
13	#8 Gerhard Berger	Benetton	1:20.121	+2.162	14
14	#17 Gianni Morbidelli	Sauber	1:20.291	+2.332	13
15	#22 Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	1:20.377	+2.418	14
16	#23 Jan Magnussen	Stewart	1:20.463	+2.504	16
17	#2 Pedro Diniz	Arrows	1:20.558	+2.599	13
18	#20 Ukyo Katayama	Minardi	1:21.251	+3.292	12
19	#19 Mika Salo	Tyrrell	1:21.391	+3.432	16
20	#21 Tarso Marques	Minardi	1:21.477	+3.518	16
21	#18 Jos Verstappen	Tyrrell	1:21.695	+3.736	13
22	#15 Shinji Nakano	Prost	1:28.017	+10.058	3

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Laps
1	#9 Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:16.602		11
2	#3 Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	1:16.691	+0.089	10
3	#4 Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	1:16.741	+0.139	12
4	#12 Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan	1:17.289	+0.687	11
5	#5 Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:17.385	+0.783	11
6	#10 David Coulthard	McLaren	1:17.387	+0.785	12
7	#8 Gerhard Berger	Benetton	1:17.587	+0.985	9
8	#11 Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	1:17.595	+0.993	11
9	#22 Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	1:17.614	+1.012	12
10	#7 Jean Alesi	Benetton	1:17.620	+1.018	11
11	#14 Olivier Panis	Prost	1:17.650	+1.048	11
12	#23 Jan Magnussen	Stewart	1:17.722	+1.120	11
13	#1 Damon Hill	Arrows	1:17.795	+1.193	12
14	#6 Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1:17.855	+1.253	12
15	#2 Pedro Diniz	Arrows	1:18.128	+1.526	11
16	#16 Johnny Herbert	Sauber	1:18.303	+1.701	10
17	#15 Shinji Nakano	Prost	1:18.699	+2.097	12
18	#21 Tarso Marques	Minardi	1:19.347	+2.745	12
19	#17 Gianni Morbidelli	Sauber	1:19.490	+2.888	12
20	#19 Mika Salo	Tyrrell	1:19.526	+2.924	12
21	#18 Jos Verstappen	Tyrrell	1:19.531	+2.929	12
22	#20 Ukyo Katayama	Minardi	1:20.615	+4.013	11

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Laps
1	#4 Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	1:17.158		30
2	#9 Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:17.220	+0.062	21
3	#12 Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan	1:17.390	+0.232	30
4	#3 Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	1:17.395	+0.237	26
5	#5 Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:17.567	+0.409	26
6	#8 Gerhard Berger	Benetton	1:17.778	+0.620	29
7	#22 Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	1:17.778	+0.620	30
8	#10 David Coulthard	McLaren	1:17.884	+0.726	12
9	#11 Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	1:17.948	+0.790	28
10	#16 Johnny Herbert	Sauber	1:17.953	+0.795	30
11	#14 Olivier Panis	Prost	1:18.106	+0.948	30
12	#23 Jan Magnussen	Stewart	1:18.167	+1.009	24
13	#1 Damon Hill	Arrows	1:18.180	+1.022	30
14	#7 Jean Alesi	Benetton	1:18.233	+1.075	23
15	#2 Pedro Diniz	Arrows	1:18.788	+1.630	29
16	#15 Shinji Nakano	Prost	1:19.031	+1.873	30
17	#6 Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1:19.139	+1.981	16
18	#19 Mika Salo	Tyrrell	1:19.490	+2.332	29
19	#21 Tarso Marques	Minardi	1:19.609	+2.451	29
20	#20 Ukyo Katayama	Minardi	1:19.883	+2.725	29
21	#18 Jos Verstappen	Tyrrell	1:20.064	+2.906	29
22	#17 Gianni Morbidelli	Sauber	1:20.256	+3.098	22

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Laps
1	#9 Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:17.998		27
2	#22 Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	1:18.339	+0.341	24
3	#8 Gerhard Berger	Benetton	1:18.434	+0.436	30
4	#11 Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	1:18.713	+0.715	20
5	#7 Jean Alesi	Benetton	1:18.794	+0.796	24
6	#10 David Coulthard	McLaren	1:18.912	+0.914	30
7	#4 Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	1:18.926	+0.928	29
8	#5 Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:18.954	+0.956	29
9	#12 Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan	1:19.034	+1.036	29
10	#1 Damon Hill	Arrows	1:19.091	+1.093	22
11	#14 Olivier Panis	Prost	1:19.412	+1.414	30
12	#3 Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	1:19.640	+1.642	30
13	#6 Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1:19.708	+1.710	23
14	#2 Pedro Diniz	Arrows	1:19.750	+1.752	14
15	#15 Shinji Nakano	Prost	1:20.073	+2.075	30
16	#16 Johnny Herbert	Sauber	1:20.373	+2.375	26
17	#23 Jan Magnussen	Stewart	1:20.592	+2.594	7
18	#18 Jos Verstappen	Tyrrell	1:20.947	+2.949	27
19	#19 Mika Salo	Tyrrell	1:21.118	+3.120	30
20	#17 Gianni Morbidelli	Sauber	1:21.387	+3.389	30
21	#21 Tarso Marques	Minardi	1:21.424	+3.426	26
22	#20 Ukyo Katayama	Minardi	1:38.344	+20.346	6

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Lap
1	#4 Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	1:18.805		32
2	#9 Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:19.576	+0.771	27
3	#7 Jean Alesi	Benetton	1:19.716	+0.911	65
4	#3 Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	1:19.838	+1.033	31
5	#10 David Coulthard	McLaren	1:19.920	+1.115	23
6	#8 Gerhard Berger	Benetton	1:19.996	+1.191	61
7	#1 Damon Hill	Arrows	1:20.407	+1.602	64
8	#16 Johnny Herbert	Sauber	1:20.518	+1.713	33
9	#22 Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	1:20.737	+1.932	25
10	#17 Gianni Morbidelli	Sauber	1:20.865	+2.060	31
11	#14 Olivier Panis	Prost	1:21.086	+2.281	29
12	#2 Pedro Diniz	Arrows	1:21.262	+2.457	25
13	#23 Jan Magnussen	Stewart	1:21.448	+2.643	32
14	#6 Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1:21.793	+2.988	13
15	#15 Shinji Nakano	Prost	1:21.969	+3.164	14
16	#19 Mika Salo	Tyrrell	1:21.996	+3.191	26
17	#18 Jos Verstappen	Tyrrell	1:22.455	+3.650	30
18	#5 Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:29.314	+10.509	2
19	#21 Tarso Marques	Minardi	1:36.826	+18.021	1
20	#20 Ukyo Katayama	Minardi	3:00.630	+1:41.825	1

Standings

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Wins	Podiums	Points	Gap
1	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	7	7	77
2	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	4	7	68	-9
3	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	1	6	35	-42
4	Jean Alesi	Benetton	0	5	34	-43
5	David Coulthard	McLaren	2	3	30	-47
6	Gerhard Berger	Benetton	1	2	24	-53
7	Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan	0	2	20	-57
8	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	0	4	18	-59
9	Olivier Panis	Prost	0	2	16	-61
10	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	0	2	14	-63
11	Johnny Herbert	Sauber	0	1	14	-63
12	Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	0	1	13	-64
13	Damon Hill	Arrows	0	1	7	-70
14	Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	0	1	6	-71
15	Alexander Wurz	Benetton	0	1	4	-73
16	Jarno Trulli	Prost	0	0	3	-74
17	Mika Salo	Tyrrell	0	0	2	-75
18	Pedro Diniz	Arrows	0	0	2	-75
19	Shinji Nakano	Prost	0	0	2	-75
20	Nicola Larini	Sauber	0	0	1	-76

Pos.	Constructor	Engine	Wins	Podiums	Points	Gap
1	Williams	Renault	8	13	112
2	Ferrari	Ferrari	4	11	86	-26
3	Benetton	Renault	1	8	62	-50
4	McLaren	Mercedes	2	5	44	-68
5	Jordan	Peugeot	0	3	33	-79
6	Prost	Mugen-Honda	0	2	21	-91
7	Sauber	Petronas	0	1	15	-97
8	Arrows	Yamaha	0	1	9	-103
9	Stewart	Ford	0	1	6	-106
10	Tyrrell	Ford	0	0	2	-110

More Luxembourg GP

Year	Winner	2nd	3rd	Fastest lap	Pole position
1998	#8 Mika Häkkinen	Michael Schumacher	David Coulthard	1:20.450 - Mika Häkkinen	Michael Schumacher

The 1997 Luxembourg Grand Prix started Sep 28, 1997 on Nürburgring in Nürburg, Germany. Mika Häkkinen started from pole position with Jacques Villeneuve next to him. Heinz-Harald Frentzen started from third place.

In 1 hour, 31 minutes and 27 seconds Jacques Villeneuve 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 Luxembourg Grand Prix, Jacques Villeneuve is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 77 points. Villeneuve is 9 points ahead of Michael Schumacher.