France

French Grand Prix 1997

29 June 1997

Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, France

Location
Magny Cours, France
Laps
72
Fastest time

1:15.377
Michael Schumacher, Ferrari (2004)

Previous winners
  • 2008Felipe MassaFerrari
  • 2007Kimi RäikkönenFerrari
  • 2006Michael SchumacherFerrari
  • 2005Fernando AlonsoRenault
  • 2004Michael SchumacherFerrari

Qualifying

#DriverTeamQ1Q2Q3
1Michael SchumacherFerrari1:14.548
2Heinz-Harald FrentzenWilliams1:14.749
3Ralf SchumacherJordan1:14.755
4Jacques VilleneuveWilliams1:14.800
5Eddie IrvineFerrari1:14.860
6Jarno TrulliProst1:14.957
7Alexander WurzBenetton1:14.986
8Jean AlesiBenetton1:15.228
9David CoulthardMcLaren1:15.270
10Mika HäkkinenMcLaren1:15.339
11Giancarlo FisichellaJordan1:15.453
12Rubens BarrichelloStewart1:15.876
13Shinji NakanoProst1:15.876
14Johnny HerbertSauber1:16.018
15Jan MagnussenStewart1:16.149
16Pedro DinizArrows1:16.536
17Damon HillArrows1:16.729
18Jos VerstappenTyrrell1:16.941
19Mika SaloTyrrell1:17.256
20Norberto FontanaSauber1:17.538
21Ukyo KatayamaMinardi1:17.563
22Tarso MarquesMinardi1:18.280

16th

pole

Michael Schumacher

2nd

consecutive pole

Michael Schumacher

125th

pole

Ferrari

Starting Grid

  1. 1

    Michael Schumacher

    Ferrari

    1:14.548

  2. 2

    Heinz-Harald Frentzen

    Williams

    1:14.749

  3. 3

    Ralf Schumacher

    Jordan

    1:14.755

  4. 4

    Jacques Villeneuve

    Williams

    1:14.800

  5. 5

    Eddie Irvine

    Ferrari

    1:14.860

  6. 6

    Jarno Trulli

    Prost

    1:14.957

  7. 7

    Alexander Wurz

    Benetton

    1:14.986

  8. 8

    Jean Alesi

    Benetton

    1:15.228

  9. 9

    David Coulthard

    McLaren

    1:15.270

  10. 10

    Mika Häkkinen

    McLaren

    1:15.339

  11. 11

    Giancarlo Fisichella

    Jordan

    1:15.453

  12. 12

    Shinji Nakano

    Prost

    1:15.876

  13. 13

    Rubens Barrichello

    Stewart

    1:15.876 PEN 1 places

  14. 14

    Johnny Herbert

    Sauber

    1:16.018

  15. 15

    Jan Magnussen

    Stewart

    1:16.149

  16. 16

    Pedro Diniz

    Arrows

    1:16.536

  17. 17

    Damon Hill

    Arrows

    1:16.729

  18. 18

    Jos Verstappen

    Tyrrell

    1:16.941

  19. 19

    Mika Salo

    Tyrrell

    1:17.256

  20. 20

    Norberto Fontana

    Sauber

    1:17.538

  21. 21

    Ukyo Katayama

    Minardi

    1:17.563

  22. 22

    Tarso Marques

    Minardi

    1:18.280

As it happened

Laps Lead

  • Heinz-Harald Frentzen 2 laps
  • Michael Schumacher 70 laps

Results

10 Michael Schumacher Ferrari72 laps1:38:50.49210pts
20 Heinz-Harald Frentzen Williams72 laps+23.5376pts
3+2 Eddie Irvine Ferrari72 laps+1:14.8014pts
40 Jacques Villeneuve Williams72 laps+1:21.7843pts
5+3 Jean Alesi Benetton72 laps+1:22.7352pts
6-3 Ralf Schumacher Jordan72 laps+1:29.8711pts
7+2 David Coulthard McLaren71 laps
8+6 Johnny Herbert Sauber71 laps
9+2 Giancarlo Fisichella Jordan71 laps
10-4 Jarno Trulli Prost70 laps
11+10 Ukyo Katayama Minardi70 laps
12+5 Damon Hill Arrows69 laps
R- Mika Salo Tyrrell61 laps
R- Alexander Wurz Benetton60 laps
R- Pedro Diniz Arrows58 laps
R- Norberto Fontana Sauber40 laps
R- Rubens Barrichello Stewart36 laps
R- Jan Magnussen Stewart33 laps
R- Mika Häkkinen McLaren18 laps
R- Jos Verstappen Tyrrell15 laps
R- Shinji Nakano Prost7 laps
R- Tarso Marques Minardi5 laps

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