Japan

Japanese Grand Prix 1997

12 October 1997

Suzuka Circuit, Japan

Location
Suzuka, Japan
Laps
53
Fastest time

1:30.983
Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes (2019)

Previous winners
  • 2019Valtteri BottasMercedes
  • 2018Lewis HamiltonMercedes
  • 2017Lewis HamiltonMercedes
  • 2016Nico RosbergMercedes
  • 2015Lewis HamiltonMercedes

Qualifying

#DriverTeamQ1Q2Q3
Jacques VilleneuveWilliams
Michael SchumacherFerrari
Heinz-Harald FrentzenWilliams
Eddie IrvineFerrari
Mika HäkkinenMcLaren
Jean AlesiBenetton
Johnny HerbertSauber
Giancarlo FisichellaJordan
Gerhard BergerBenetton
Ralf SchumacherJordan
David CoulthardMcLaren
Damon HillArrows
Pedro DinizArrows
Jos VerstappenTyrrell
Tarso MarquesMinardi
Mika SaloTyrrell
Olivier PanisProst
Shinji NakanoProst
Ukyo KatayamaMinardi
Rubens BarrichelloStewart
Jan MagnussenStewart
Gianni MorbidelliSauber

12th

pole

Jacques Villeneuve

107th

pole

Williams

Starting Grid

  1. 1

    Jacques Villeneuve

    Williams

    No time set

  2. 2

    Michael Schumacher

    Ferrari

    No time set

  3. 3

    Eddie Irvine

    Ferrari

    No time set

  4. 4

    Mika Häkkinen

    McLaren

    No time set

  5. 5

    Gerhard Berger

    Benetton

    No time set

  6. 6

    Heinz-Harald Frentzen

    Williams

    No time set

  7. 7

    Jean Alesi

    Benetton

    No time set

  8. 8

    Johnny Herbert

    Sauber

    No time set

  9. 9

    Giancarlo Fisichella

    Jordan

    No time set

  10. 10

    Olivier Panis

    Prost

    No time set

  11. 11

    David Coulthard

    McLaren

    No time set

  12. 12

    Rubens Barrichello

    Stewart

    No time set

  13. 13

    Ralf Schumacher

    Jordan

    No time set

  14. 14

    Jan Magnussen

    Stewart

    No time set

  15. 15

    Shinji Nakano

    Prost

    No time set

  16. 16

    Pedro Diniz

    Arrows

    No time set

  17. 17

    Damon Hill

    Arrows

    No time set

  18. 19

    Ukyo Katayama

    Minardi

    No time set

  19. 20

    Tarso Marques

    Minardi

    No time set

  20. 21

    Jos Verstappen

    Tyrrell

    No time set

  21. 22

    Mika Salo

    Tyrrell

    No time set

  22. PIT

    Gianni Morbidelli

    Sauber

    No time set

As it happened

Laps Lead

  • Jacques Villeneuve 6 laps
  • Heinz-Harald Frentzen 5 laps
  • Michael Schumacher 25 laps
  • Eddie Irvine 17 laps

Results

1+1 Michael Schumacher Ferrari53 laps1:29:48.44610pts
2+4 Heinz-Harald Frentzen Williams53 laps+1.3786pts
30 Eddie Irvine Ferrari53 laps+26.3844pts
40 Mika Häkkinen McLaren53 laps+27.1293pts
5+2 Jean Alesi Benetton53 laps+40.4032pts
6+2 Johnny Herbert Sauber53 laps+41.6301pts
7+2 Giancarlo Fisichella Jordan53 laps+56.825
8-3 Gerhard Berger Benetton53 laps+1:00.429
9+4 Ralf Schumacher Jordan53 laps+1:22.036
10+1 David Coulthard McLaren52 laps
11+6 Damon Hill Arrows52 laps
12+4 Pedro Diniz Arrows52 laps
13+8 Jos Verstappen Tyrrell52 laps
D- Jacques Villeneuve Williams53 laps
R- Tarso Marques Minardi46 laps
R- Mika Salo Tyrrell46 laps
R- Olivier Panis Prost36 laps
R- Shinji Nakano Prost22 laps
R- Ukyo Katayama Minardi8 laps
R- Rubens Barrichello Stewart6 laps
R- Jan Magnussen Stewart3 laps
W- Gianni Morbidelli Sauber0 laps

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