1997 San Marino Grand Prix

Round

4/17

Date

Apr 27, 1997 at 00:00 CEST

Location

Imola, Italy

Circuit

Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari

Circuit length

4.93 m (22 turns)

Race distance

305.66 km (62 laps)

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Frentzen

Winner

1:31:00.673

Winning time

Villeneuve

Pole position

Frentzen

Fastest lap

1:25.531

Fastest lap time

Results

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time/Retired	Grid	Laps	Points
1	#4 Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	1:31:00.673	2nd	62	10
2	#5 Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	+1.237	3rd	62	6
3	#6 Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	+1:18.343	9th	62	4
4	#12 Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan	+1:23.388	6th	62	3
5	#7 Jean Alesi	Benetton	+1 lap	14th	61	2
6	#9 Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	+1 lap	8th	61	1
7	#17 Nicola Larini	Sauber	+1 lap	12th	61
8	#14 Olivier Panis	Prost	+1 lap	4th	61
9	#19 Mika Salo	Tyrrell	+2 laps	19th	60
10	#18 Jos Verstappen	Tyrrell	+2 laps	21st	60
11	#20 Ukyo Katayama	Minardi	+3 laps	22nd	59
DNF	#2 Pedro Diniz	Arrows	Gearbox	17th	53
DNF	#3 Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	Gearbox	1st	40
DNF	#10 David Coulthard	McLaren	Engine	10th	38
DNF	#22 Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	Engine	13th	32
DNF	#16 Johnny Herbert	Sauber	Electrical	7th	18
DNF	#11 Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	Transmission	5th	17
DNF	#15 Shinji Nakano	Prost	Collision	18th	11
DNF	#1 Damon Hill	Arrows	Collision	15th	11
DNF	#8 Gerhard Berger	Benetton	Spun off	11th	4
DNF	#23 Jan Magnussen	Stewart	Spun off	16th	2
DNS	#21 Jarno Trulli	Minardi		20th

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Laps
1	#4 Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	1:48.505		11
2	#6 Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1:48.528	+0.023	10
3	#14 Olivier Panis	Prost	1:48.547	+0.042	13
4	#10 David Coulthard	McLaren	1:48.605	+0.100	12
5	#5 Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:49.160	+0.655	12
6	#11 Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	1:50.483	+1.978	11
7	#23 Jan Magnussen	Stewart	1:50.556	+2.051	11
8	#3 Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	1:50.727	+2.222	10
9	#22 Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	1:50.754	+2.249	7
10	#12 Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan	1:50.807	+2.302	13
11	#1 Damon Hill	Arrows	1:50.824	+2.319	9
12	#20 Ukyo Katayama	Minardi	1:50.994	+2.489	11
13	#18 Jos Verstappen	Tyrrell	1:51.094	+2.589	12
14	#7 Jean Alesi	Benetton	1:51.315	+2.810	12
15	#9 Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:51.772	+3.267	11
16	#16 Johnny Herbert	Sauber	1:51.904	+3.399	11
17	#17 Nicola Larini	Sauber	1:51.953	+3.448	10
18	#2 Pedro Diniz	Arrows	1:52.171	+3.666	10
19	#15 Shinji Nakano	Prost	1:52.581	+4.076	8
20	#8 Gerhard Berger	Benetton	1:52.927	+4.422	11
21	#19 Mika Salo	Tyrrell	1:53.344	+4.839	13
22	#21 Jarno Trulli	Minardi	1:53.771	+5.266	11

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Laps
1	#3 Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	1:23.303		11
2	#4 Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	1:23.646	+0.343	12
3	#5 Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:23.955	+0.652	11
4	#14 Olivier Panis	Prost	1:24.075	+0.772	12
5	#11 Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	1:24.081	+0.778	11
6	#12 Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan	1:24.596	+1.293	11
7	#16 Johnny Herbert	Sauber	1:24.723	+1.420	12
8	#9 Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:24.812	+1.509	12
9	#6 Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1:24.861	+1.558	12
10	#10 David Coulthard	McLaren	1:25.077	+1.774	12
11	#8 Gerhard Berger	Benetton	1:25.371	+2.068	11
12	#17 Nicola Larini	Sauber	1:25.544	+2.241	11
13	#22 Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	1:25.579	+2.276	12
14	#7 Jean Alesi	Benetton	1:25.729	+2.426	10
15	#1 Damon Hill	Arrows	1:25.743	+2.440	11
16	#23 Jan Magnussen	Stewart	1:26.192	+2.889	8
17	#2 Pedro Diniz	Arrows	1:26.253	+2.950	11
18	#15 Shinji Nakano	Prost	1:26.712	+3.409	12
19	#19 Mika Salo	Tyrrell	1:26.852	+3.549	12
20	#21 Jarno Trulli	Minardi	1:26.960	+3.657	12
21	#18 Jos Verstappen	Tyrrell	1:27.428	+4.125	10
22	#20 Ukyo Katayama	Minardi	1:28.727	+5.424	11

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Laps
1	#4 Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	1:23.477		27
2	#3 Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	1:23.739	+0.262	25
3	#12 Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan	1:24.325	+0.848	29
4	#14 Olivier Panis	Prost	1:24.586	+1.109	29
5	#11 Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	1:24.626	+1.149	29
6	#6 Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1:24.719	+1.242	26
7	#16 Johnny Herbert	Sauber	1:24.766	+1.289	30
8	#9 Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:24.980	+1.503	28
9	#5 Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:24.982	+1.505	27
10	#8 Gerhard Berger	Benetton	1:25.027	+1.550	26
11	#7 Jean Alesi	Benetton	1:25.586	+2.109	22
12	#22 Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	1:25.586	+2.109	21
13	#17 Nicola Larini	Sauber	1:25.650	+2.173	24
14	#23 Jan Magnussen	Stewart	1:25.791	+2.314	27
15	#1 Damon Hill	Arrows	1:26.034	+2.557	26
16	#10 David Coulthard	McLaren	1:26.226	+2.749	12
17	#19 Mika Salo	Tyrrell	1:27.004	+3.527	25
18	#2 Pedro Diniz	Arrows	1:27.042	+3.565	23
19	#18 Jos Verstappen	Tyrrell	1:27.383	+3.906	25
20	#15 Shinji Nakano	Prost	1:27.709	+4.232	17
21	#21 Jarno Trulli	Minardi	1:27.970	+4.493	26

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Laps
1	#6 Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1:25.981		25
2	#5 Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:25.997	+0.016	28
3	#8 Gerhard Berger	Benetton	1:26.259	+0.278	25
4	#7 Jean Alesi	Benetton	1:26.382	+0.401	30
5	#3 Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	1:26.499	+0.518	25
6	#10 David Coulthard	McLaren	1:26.549	+0.568	29
7	#4 Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	1:26.600	+0.619	28
8	#22 Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	1:26.679	+0.698	25
9	#14 Olivier Panis	Prost	1:26.779	+0.798	28
10	#17 Nicola Larini	Sauber	1:26.831	+0.850	29
11	#16 Johnny Herbert	Sauber	1:26.842	+0.861	29
12	#9 Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:27.184	+1.203	19
13	#1 Damon Hill	Arrows	1:27.334	+1.353	26
14	#12 Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan	1:27.612	+1.631	9
15	#11 Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	1:28.091	+2.110	13
16	#23 Jan Magnussen	Stewart	1:28.177	+2.196	25
17	#15 Shinji Nakano	Prost	1:29.021	+3.040	30
18	#19 Mika Salo	Tyrrell	1:29.087	+3.106	23
19	#2 Pedro Diniz	Arrows	1:29.117	+3.136	21
20	#18 Jos Verstappen	Tyrrell	1:29.736	+3.755	17
21	#20 Ukyo Katayama	Minardi	1:29.974	+3.993	16
22	#21 Jarno Trulli	Minardi	1:30.820	+4.839	17

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Lap
1	#4 Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	1:25.531		42
2	#5 Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:25.537	+0.006	61
3	#3 Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	1:25.997	+0.466	21
4	#10 David Coulthard	McLaren	1:26.067	+0.536	33
5	#12 Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan	1:26.620	+1.089	23
6	#17 Nicola Larini	Sauber	1:26.753	+1.222	43
7	#9 Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:26.791	+1.260	29
8	#6 Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1:26.811	+1.280	45
9	#7 Jean Alesi	Benetton	1:27.091	+1.560	30
10	#11 Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	1:27.217	+1.686	17
11	#16 Johnny Herbert	Sauber	1:27.594	+2.063	17
12	#22 Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	1:27.741	+2.210	28
13	#2 Pedro Diniz	Arrows	1:27.793	+2.262	45
14	#14 Olivier Panis	Prost	1:28.064	+2.533	27
15	#19 Mika Salo	Tyrrell	1:28.189	+2.658	32
16	#18 Jos Verstappen	Tyrrell	1:28.886	+3.355	54
17	#1 Damon Hill	Arrows	1:29.237	+3.706	8
18	#20 Ukyo Katayama	Minardi	1:29.554	+4.023	59
19	#15 Shinji Nakano	Prost	1:30.554	+5.023	11
20	#8 Gerhard Berger	Benetton	1:33.513	+7.982	4
21	#23 Jan Magnussen	Stewart	1:36.710	+11.179	2

Standings

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Wins	Podiums	Points	Gap
1	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	2	2	20
2	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	0	2	14	-6
3	David Coulthard	McLaren	1	1	10	-10
4	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	1	1	10	-10
5	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	0	2	10	-10
6	Gerhard Berger	Benetton	0	1	10	-10
7	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	0	1	10	-10
8	Olivier Panis	Prost	0	1	6	-14
9	Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	0	1	4	-16
10	Johnny Herbert	Sauber	0	0	3	-17
11	Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan	0	0	3	-17
12	Jean Alesi	Benetton	0	0	3	-17
13	Nicola Larini	Sauber	0	0	1	-19

Pos.	Constructor	Engine	Wins	Podiums	Points	Gap
1	Williams	Renault	3	3	30
2	Ferrari	Ferrari	0	4	24	-6
3	McLaren	Mercedes	1	2	20	-10
4	Benetton	Renault	0	1	13	-17
5	Jordan	Peugeot	0	1	7	-23
6	Prost	Mugen-Honda	0	1	6	-24
7	Sauber	Petronas	0	0	4	-26

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2004	#1 Michael Schumacher	Jenson Button	Juan Pablo Montoya	1:20.411 - Michael Schumacher	Jenson Button
2003	#1 Michael Schumacher	Kimi Räikkönen	Rubens Barrichello	1:22.491 - Michael Schumacher	Michael Schumacher
2002	#1 Michael Schumacher	Rubens Barrichello	Ralf Schumacher	1:24.170 - Rubens Barrichello	Michael Schumacher
2001	#5 Ralf Schumacher	David Coulthard	Rubens Barrichello	1:25.524 - Ralf Schumacher	David Coulthard
2000	#3 Michael Schumacher	Mika Häkkinen	David Coulthard	1:26.523 - Mika Häkkinen	Mika Häkkinen
1999	#3 Michael Schumacher	David Coulthard	Rubens Barrichello	1:28.547 - Michael Schumacher	Mika Häkkinen
1998	#7 David Coulthard	Michael Schumacher	Eddie Irvine	1:29.345 - Michael Schumacher	David Coulthard
1996	#5 Damon Hill	Michael Schumacher	Gerhard Berger	1:28.931 - Damon Hill	Michael Schumacher
1995	#5 Damon Hill	Jean Alesi	Gerhard Berger	1:29.568 - Gerhard Berger	Michael Schumacher
1994	#5 Michael Schumacher	Nicola Larini	Mika Häkkinen	1:24.335 - Damon Hill	Ayrton Senna
1993	#2 Alain Prost	Michael Schumacher	Martin Brundle	1:26.128 - Alain Prost	Alain Prost
1992	#5 Nigel Mansell	Riccardo Patrese	Ayrton Senna	1:26.100 - Riccardo Patrese	Nigel Mansell
1991	#1 Ayrton Senna	Gerhard Berger	JJ Lehto	1:26.531 - Gerhard Berger	Ayrton Senna
1990	#6 Riccardo Patrese	Gerhard Berger	Alessandro Nannini	1:27.156 - Alessandro Nannini	Ayrton Senna
1989	#1 Ayrton Senna	Alain Prost	Alessandro Nannini	1:26.795 - Alain Prost	Ayrton Senna
1988	#12 Ayrton Senna	Alain Prost	Nelson Piquet	1:29.685 - Alain Prost	Ayrton Senna
1987	#5 Nigel Mansell	Ayrton Senna	Michele Alboreto	1:29.246 - Teo Fabi	Ayrton Senna
1986	#1 Alain Prost	Nelson Piquet	Gerhard Berger	1:28.667 - Nelson Piquet	Ayrton Senna
1985	#11 Elio de Angelis	Thierry Boutsen	Patrick Tambay	1:30.961 - Michele Alboreto	Ayrton Senna
1984	#7 Alain Prost	René Arnoux	Elio de Angelis	1:33.275 - Nelson Piquet	Nelson Piquet
1983	#27 Patrick Tambay	Alain Prost	René Arnoux	1:34.437 - Riccardo Patrese	René Arnoux
1982	#28 Didier Pironi	Gilles Villeneuve	Michele Alboreto	1:35.036 - Didier Pironi	René Arnoux
1981	#5 Nelson Piquet	Riccardo Patrese	Carlos Reutemann	1:48.064 - Gilles Villeneuve	Gilles Villeneuve

The 1997 San Marino Grand Prix started Apr 27, 1997 on Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari in Imola, Italy. Jacques Villeneuve started from pole position with Heinz-Harald Frentzen next to him. Michael Schumacher started from third place.

In 1 hour, 31 minutes and 00 seconds Heinz-Harald Frentzen finished the race in first place.The podium was completed with Michael Schumacher in second and Eddie Irvine in third place.

After the 1997 San Marino Grand Prix, Jacques Villeneuve is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 20 points. Villeneuve is 6 points ahead of Michael Schumacher.