Brazil

Brazilian Grand Prix 1997

30 March 1997

Autódromo José Carlos Pace, Brazil

Location
São Paulo, Brazil
Laps
72
Fastest time

1:10.540
Valtteri Bottas, Mercedes (2018)

Previous winners
  • 2019Max VerstappenRed Bull
  • 2018Lewis HamiltonMercedes
  • 2017Sebastian VettelFerrari
  • 2016Lewis HamiltonMercedes
  • 2015Nico RosbergMercedes

Qualifying

#DriverTeamQ1Q2Q3
1Jacques VilleneuveWilliams1:16.004
2Michael SchumacherFerrari1:16.594
3Gerhard BergerBenetton1:16.644
4Mika HäkkinenMcLaren1:16.692
5Olivier PanisProst1:16.756
6Jean AlesiBenetton1:16.757
7Giancarlo FisichellaJordan1:16.912
8Heinz-Harald FrentzenWilliams1:16.971
9Damon HillArrows1:17.090
10Ralf SchumacherJordan1:17.175
11Rubens BarrichelloStewart1:17.259
12David CoulthardMcLaren1:17.262
13Johnny HerbertSauber1:17.409
14Eddie IrvineFerrari1:17.527
15Shinji NakanoProst1:17.999
16Pedro DinizArrows1:18.095
17Jarno TrulliMinardi1:18.336
18Ukyo KatayamaMinardi1:18.557
19Nicola LariniSauber1:18.644
20Jan MagnussenStewart1:18.773
21Jos VerstappenTyrrell1:18.885
22Mika SaloTyrrell1:19.274

5th

pole

Jacques Villeneuve

3rd

consecutive pole

Jacques Villeneuve

99th

pole

Williams

2nd

consecutive pole

Williams

Starting Grid

  1. 1

    Jacques Villeneuve

    Williams

    1:16.004

  2. 2

    Michael Schumacher

    Ferrari

    1:16.594

  3. 3

    Gerhard Berger

    Benetton

    1:16.644

  4. 4

    Mika Häkkinen

    McLaren

    1:16.692

  5. 5

    Olivier Panis

    Prost

    1:16.756

  6. 6

    Jean Alesi

    Benetton

    1:16.757

  7. 7

    Giancarlo Fisichella

    Jordan

    1:16.912

  8. 8

    Heinz-Harald Frentzen

    Williams

    1:16.971

  9. 9

    Damon Hill

    Arrows

    1:17.090

  10. 10

    Ralf Schumacher

    Jordan

    1:17.175

  11. 11

    Rubens Barrichello

    Stewart

    1:17.259

  12. 12

    David Coulthard

    McLaren

    1:17.262

  13. 13

    Johnny Herbert

    Sauber

    1:17.409

  14. 14

    Eddie Irvine

    Ferrari

    1:17.527

  15. 15

    Shinji Nakano

    Prost

    1:17.999

  16. 16

    Pedro Diniz

    Arrows

    1:18.095

  17. 17

    Jarno Trulli

    Minardi

    1:18.336

  18. 18

    Ukyo Katayama

    Minardi

    1:18.557

  19. 19

    Nicola Larini

    Sauber

    1:18.644

  20. 20

    Jan Magnussen

    Stewart

    1:18.773

  21. 21

    Jos Verstappen

    Tyrrell

    1:18.885

  22. 22

    Mika Salo

    Tyrrell

    1:19.274

As it happened

Laps Lead

  • Jacques Villeneuve 69 laps
  • Gerhard Berger 3 laps

Results

10 Jacques Villeneuve Williams72 laps1:36:06.99010pts
2+1 Gerhard Berger Benetton72 laps+4.1906pts
3+2 Olivier Panis Prost72 laps+15.8704pts
40 Mika Häkkinen McLaren72 laps+33.0333pts
5-3 Michael Schumacher Ferrari72 laps+33.7312pts
60 Jean Alesi Benetton72 laps+34.0201pts
7+6 Johnny Herbert Sauber72 laps+50.912
8-1 Giancarlo Fisichella Jordan72 laps+1:00.639
9-1 Heinz-Harald Frentzen Williams72 laps+1:15.402
10+2 David Coulthard McLaren71 laps
11+8 Nicola Larini Sauber71 laps
12+5 Jarno Trulli Minardi71 laps
13+9 Mika Salo Tyrrell71 laps
14+1 Shinji Nakano Prost71 laps
15+6 Jos Verstappen Tyrrell70 laps
16-2 Eddie Irvine Ferrari70 laps
17-8 Damon Hill Arrows68 laps
180 Ukyo Katayama Minardi67 laps
R- Ralf Schumacher Jordan52 laps
R- Rubens Barrichello Stewart16 laps
R- Pedro Diniz Arrows15 laps
R- Jan Magnussen Stewart0 laps

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