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1997 British Grand Prix

1997 British Grand Prix
FieldValue
TypeF1
CountryUnited Kingdom
Grand PrixBritish
ImageSilverstone_Circuit_1997_to_1998.png
CaptionSilverstone Circuit in its 1997 configuration
Date13 July
Year1997
Race_No9
Season_No17
Official nameL RAC British Grand Prix
LocationSilverstone Circuit, Silverstone, Northamptonshire and Buckinghamshire, England
CoursePermanent racing facility
Course_mi3.194
Course_km5.140
Distance_laps59
Distance_mi188.437
Distance_km303.260
Scheduled_laps60
Scheduled_mi191.631
Scheduled_km308.400
WeatherSunny, Dry Track
Pole_DriverCanada Jacques Villeneuve
Pole_TeamWilliams-Renault
Pole_Time1:21.598
Fast_DriverGermany Michael Schumacher
Fast_TeamFerrari
Fast_Time1:24.480
Fast_Lap34
First_DriverCanada Jacques Villeneuve
First_TeamWilliams-Renault
Second_DriverFrance Jean Alesi
Second_TeamBenetton-Renault
Third_DriverAustria Alexander Wurz
Third_TeamBenetton-Renault
Lapchart
Previous_round1997 French Grand PrixNext_round=1997 German Grand Prix

The 1997 British Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Silverstone on 13 July 1997. It was the ninth round of the 1997 Formula One World Championship. Williams' Jacques Villeneuve won the race despite being stuck in the pit lane for half a minute during his first stop due to a wheel nut problem.

Two previous leaders retired from the race due to mechanical failures. Michael Schumacher led by over 40 seconds before a wheel bearing failure caused retirement. Mika Häkkinen seemed set for his first win but his engine blew while he was holding off Villeneuve, having made one stop to the Canadian's two. Further back, Alexander Wurz scored his first podium finish in his third Grand Prix, also briefly leading the race during the pitstops. David Coulthard ran 3rd early on, but faded with braking problems. Schumacher's teammate Eddie Irvine was close behind Villeneuve when both made their second stop, but his car failed as he exited the pits. Defending champion Damon Hill finally scored his first points for Arrows after a late retirement for Shinji Nakano.

Heinz-Harald Frentzen had a disastrous run: he stalled on the grid with the race about to begin, forcing the race start to be aborted and making him start from the back of the grid. Then, on the first lap, Jos Verstappen crashed into the back of his Williams car at Becketts, ending the German's race immediately.

This race marked the 100th Grand Prix victory for the Williams team, who garnered considerable media attention during the weekend with the "Ro?" branding on their cars.

Background

The struggles of Sauber to find a suitable team mate to Johnny Herbert in 1997 continued as Peter Sauber's attempts to replace the struggling Norberto Fontana for the Silverstone round ultimately failed as Martin Brundle rejected the chance of a one-off drive with the Swiss team opting to stick to commentating on the race with Murray Walker for ITV on UK television instead apparently citing the fact he had never done any testing in Saubers' C16 car as the main reason to reject offer.

Classification

Qualifying

PosNoDriverConstructorTimeGapGrid12345678910111213141516171819202122[107% time](107-time): 1:27.310Source:
3Canada Jacques VilleneuveWilliams-Renault1:21.5981
4Germany Heinz-Harald FrentzenWilliams-Renault1:21.732+0.1342
9Finland Mika HäkkinenMcLaren-Mercedes1:21.797+0.1993
5Germany Michael SchumacherFerrari1:21.977+0.3794
11Germany Ralf SchumacherJordan-Peugeot1:22.277+0.6795
10United Kingdom David CoulthardMcLaren-Mercedes1:22.279+0.6816
6United Kingdom Eddie IrvineFerrari1:22.342+0.7447
8Austria Alexander WurzBenetton-Renault1:22.344+0.7468
16United Kingdom Johnny HerbertSauber-Petronas1:22.368+0.7709
12Italy Giancarlo FisichellaJordan-Peugeot1:22.371+0.77310
7France Jean AlesiBenetton-Renault1:22.392+0.79411
1United Kingdom Damon HillArrows-Yamaha1:23.271+1.67312
14Italy Jarno TrulliProst-Mugen-Honda1:23.366+1.76813
17Argentina Norberto FontanaSauber-Petronas1:23.790+2.19222
15Japan Shinji NakanoProst-Mugen-Honda1:23.887+2.28914
23Denmark Jan MagnussenStewart-Ford1:24.067+2.46915
2Brazil Pedro DinizArrows-Yamaha1:24.239+2.64116
19Finland Mika SaloTyrrell-Ford1:24.478+2.88017
20Japan Ukyo KatayamaMinardi-Hart1:24.553+2.95518
18Netherlands Jos VerstappenTyrrell-Ford1:25.010+3.41219
21Brazil Tarso MarquesMinardi-Hart1:25.154+3.55620
22Brazil Rubens BarrichelloStewart-Ford1:25.525+3.92721

;Notes

  • – Norberto Fontana was relegated to the back of the grid.
Damon Hill driving the Arrows A18 during the Grand Prix

Race

PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints1234567891011RetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRet
3Canada **Jacques Villeneuve****Williams-Renault**591:28:01.6651**10**
7France **Jean Alesi****Benetton-Renault**59+10.20511**6**
8Austria **Alexander Wurz****Benetton-Renault**59+11.2968**4**
10UK **David Coulthard****McLaren-Mercedes**59+31.2296**3**
11Germany **Ralf Schumacher****Jordan-Peugeot**59+31.8805**2**
1UK **Damon Hill****Arrows-Yamaha**59+1:13.55212**1**
12Italy Giancarlo FisichellaJordan-Peugeot58+1 lap10
14Italy Jarno TrulliProst-Mugen-Honda58+1 lap13
17Argentina Norberto FontanaSauber-Petronas58+1 lap22
21Brazil Tarso MarquesMinardi-Hart58+1 lap20
15Japan Shinji NakanoProst-Mugen-Honda57Engine14
9Finland Mika HäkkinenMcLaren-Mercedes52Engine3
23Denmark Jan MagnussenStewart-Ford50Engine15
18Netherlands Jos VerstappenTyrrell-Ford45Engine19
6UK Eddie IrvineFerrari44Halfshaft7
19Finland Mika SaloTyrrell-Ford44Engine17
16UK Johnny HerbertSauber-Petronas42Electrical9
5Germany Michael SchumacherFerrari38Wheel bearing4
22Brazil Rubens BarrichelloStewart-Ford37Engine21
2Brazil Pedro DinizArrows-Yamaha29Engine16
4Germany Heinz-Harald FrentzenWilliams-Renault0Collision2
20Japan Ukyo KatayamaMinardi-Hart0Accident/spun off18

Championship standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings

PosDriverPointsSource:
1Germany Michael Schumacher47
2Canada Jacques Villeneuve43
3France Jean Alesi21
4Germany Heinz-Harald Frentzen19
5UK Eddie Irvine18

;Constructors' Championship standings

PosConstructorPointsSource:
1Italy Ferrari65
2UK Williams-Renault62
3Italy Benetton-Renault35
4UK McLaren-Mercedes24
5France Prost-Mugen-Honda16
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

Year_of_race = 1997 | Previous_year's_race = 1996 British Grand Prix | Next_year's_race = 1998 British Grand Prix

References

  1. Walsh, Fergal. (19 June 2023). "Where F1 teams claimed their 100th grand prix win".
  2. https://www.grandprix.com/news/wurz-for-sauber.html
  3. F1, STATS. "Britain 1997 - Qualifications • STATS F1".
  4. F1, STATS. "Britain 1997 - Starting grid • STATS F1".
  5. "1997 British Grand Prix". formula1.com.
  6. "Britain 1997 - Championship • STATS F1".
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