Argentina

Argentine Grand Prix 1997

13 April 1997

Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez, Argentina

Location
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Laps
72
Previous winners
  • 1998Michael SchumacherFerrari
  • 1996Damon HillWilliams
  • 1995Damon HillWilliams
  • 1981Nelson PiquetBrabham
  • 1980Alan JonesWilliams

Qualifying

#DriverTeamQ1Q2Q3
1Jacques VilleneuveWilliams1:24.473
2Heinz-Harald FrentzenWilliams1:25.271
3Olivier PanisProst1:25.491
4Michael SchumacherFerrari1:25.773
5Rubens BarrichelloStewart1:25.942
6Ralf SchumacherJordan1:26.218
7Eddie IrvineFerrari1:26.327
8Johnny HerbertSauber1:26.564
9Giancarlo FisichellaJordan1:26.619
10David CoulthardMcLaren1:26.799
11Jean AlesiBenetton1:27.076
12Gerhard BergerBenetton1:27.259
13Damon HillArrows1:27.281
14Nicola LariniSauber1:27.690
15Jan MagnussenStewart1:28.035
16Jos VerstappenTyrrell1:28.094
17Mika HäkkinenMcLaren1:28.135
18Jarno TrulliMinardi1:28.160
19Mika SaloTyrrell1:28.224
20Shinji NakanoProst1:28.366
21Ukyo KatayamaMinardi1:28.413
22Pedro DinizArrows1:28.696

6th

pole

Jacques Villeneuve

4th

consecutive pole

Jacques Villeneuve

100th

pole

Williams

Starting Grid

  1. 1

    Jacques Villeneuve

    Williams

    1:24.473

  2. 2

    Heinz-Harald Frentzen

    Williams

    1:25.271

  3. 3

    Olivier Panis

    Prost

    1:25.491

  4. 4

    Michael Schumacher

    Ferrari

    1:25.773

  5. 5

    Rubens Barrichello

    Stewart

    1:25.942

  6. 6

    Ralf Schumacher

    Jordan

    1:26.218

  7. 7

    Eddie Irvine

    Ferrari

    1:26.327

  8. 8

    Johnny Herbert

    Sauber

    1:26.564

  9. 9

    Giancarlo Fisichella

    Jordan

    1:26.619

  10. 10

    David Coulthard

    McLaren

    1:26.799

  11. 11

    Jean Alesi

    Benetton

    1:27.076

  12. 12

    Gerhard Berger

    Benetton

    1:27.259

  13. 13

    Damon Hill

    Arrows

    1:27.281

  14. 14

    Nicola Larini

    Sauber

    1:27.690

  15. 15

    Jan Magnussen

    Stewart

    1:28.035

  16. 16

    Jos Verstappen

    Tyrrell

    1:28.094

  17. 17

    Mika Häkkinen

    McLaren

    1:28.135

  18. 18

    Jarno Trulli

    Minardi

    1:28.160

  19. 19

    Mika Salo

    Tyrrell

    1:28.224

  20. 20

    Shinji Nakano

    Prost

    1:28.366

  21. 21

    Ukyo Katayama

    Minardi

    1:28.413

  22. 22

    Pedro Diniz

    Arrows

    1:28.696

As it happened

Laps Lead

  • Jacques Villeneuve 66 laps
  • Eddie Irvine 6 laps

Results

10 Jacques Villeneuve Williams72 laps1:52:01.71510pts
2+5 Eddie Irvine Ferrari72 laps+0.9796pts
3+3 Ralf Schumacher Jordan72 laps+12.0894pts
4+4 Johnny Herbert Sauber72 laps+29.9193pts
5+12 Mika Häkkinen McLaren72 laps+30.3512pts
6+6 Gerhard Berger Benetton72 laps+31.3931pts
7+4 Jean Alesi Benetton72 laps+46.359
8+11 Mika Salo Tyrrell71 laps
9+9 Jarno Trulli Minardi71 laps
10+5 Jan Magnussen Stewart66 laps
R- Nicola Larini Sauber63 laps
R- Pedro Diniz Arrows50 laps
R- Shinji Nakano Prost49 laps
R- Jos Verstappen Tyrrell43 laps
R- Ukyo Katayama Minardi37 laps
R- Damon Hill Arrows33 laps
R- Rubens Barrichello Stewart24 laps
R- Giancarlo Fisichella Jordan24 laps
R- Olivier Panis Prost18 laps
R- Heinz-Harald Frentzen Williams5 laps
R- Michael Schumacher Ferrari0 laps
R- David Coulthard McLaren0 laps

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