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1997 San Marino Grand Prix
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | F1 | |
| Country | Italy | |
| Grand Prix | San Marino | |
| Race_No | 4 | |
| Season_No | 17 | |
| Year | 1997 | |
| Image | Imola.svg | |
| Official name | XVII Gran Premio di San Marino | |
| Date | 27 April | |
| Location | Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola, Emilia-Romagna, Italy | |
| Course | Permanent Racing Facility | |
| Course_mi | 3.065 | |
| Course_km | 4.930 | |
| Distance_laps | 62 | |
| Distance_mi | 190.030 | |
| Distance_km | 305.660 | |
| Weather | Cloudy, Dry, 17 °C | |
| Pole_Country | Canada | |
| Pole_Driver | Jacques Villeneuve | |
| Pole_Team | Williams-Renault | |
| Pole_Time | 1:23.303 | |
| Fast_Country | Germany | |
| Fast_Driver | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | |
| Fast_Team | Williams-Renault | |
| Fast_Time | 1:25.531 | |
| Fast_Lap | 42 | |
| First_Country | Germany | |
| First_Driver | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | |
| First_Team | Williams-Renault | |
| Second_Country | Germany | |
| Second_Driver | Michael Schumacher | |
| Second_Team | Ferrari | |
| Third_Country | United Kingdom | |
| Third_Driver | Eddie Irvine | |
| Third_Team | Ferrari | |
| Lapchart | ||
| Previous_round | 1997 Argentine Grand Prix | Next_round=1997 Monaco Grand Prix |
The 1997 San Marino Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Italy on 27 April 1997. It was the fourth race of the 1997 Formula One season. The 62-lap race was won by Williams driver Heinz-Harald Frentzen after he started from second position. Michael Schumacher finished second for the Ferrari team with his teammate Eddie Irvine third.
Summary
Pre-race
In the early practice sessions the Ferrari and Benetton teams dominated, with a large majority of the field experiencing some sort of problem with their car, or going off. One of the drivers was David Coulthard, who had a major off in the Saturday morning session, destroying the car. However, the Williams soon regained the top spot in the later sessions.
Qualifying
Jacques Villeneuve made it four pole positions in a row after once again taking pole. His teammate joined him on the front row, followed by Michael Schumacher, another strong performance by Olivier Panis, and in fifth Michael's younger brother Ralf.
Race
Heinz-Harald Frentzen took his maiden Formula One win driving for Williams after he held off a late charge from Michael Schumacher.http://atlasf1.autosport.com/99/san/preview/schot.html Jacques Villeneuve retired from third place with a gearbox failure.
Gerhard Berger started his 200th grand prix, however it ended in disappointment when he spun off early on.
Classification
Qualifying
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | [107% time](107-time) : 1:29.134 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Canada Jacques Villeneuve | Williams-Renault | 1:23.303 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Germany Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams-Renault | 1:23.646 | +0.343 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Germany Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:23.955 | +0.652 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | France Olivier Panis | Prost-Mugen-Honda | 1:24.075 | +0.772 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Germany Ralf Schumacher | Jordan-Peugeot | 1:24.081 | +0.778 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Italy Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan-Peugeot | 1:24.596 | +1.293 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | United Kingdom Johnny Herbert | Sauber-Petronas | 1:24.723 | +1.420 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Finland Mika Häkkinen | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:24.812 | +1.509 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | United Kingdom Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 1:24.862 | +1.558 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | United Kingdom David Coulthard | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:25.077 | +1.774 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Austria Gerhard Berger | Benetton-Renault | 1:25.371 | +2.068 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | Italy Nicola Larini | Sauber-Petronas | 1:25.554 | +2.241 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | Brazil Rubens Barrichello | Stewart-Ford | 1:25.579 | +2.276 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | France Jean Alesi | Benetton-Renault | 1:25.729 | +2.426 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | United Kingdom Damon Hill | Arrows-Yamaha | 1:25.743 | +2.440 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | Denmark Jan Magnussen | Stewart-Ford | 1:26.192 | +2.889 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Brazil Pedro Diniz | Arrows-Yamaha | 1:26.253 | +2.950 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Japan Shinji Nakano | Prost-Mugen-Honda | 1:26.712 | +3.409 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | Finland Mika Salo | Tyrrell-Ford | 1:26.852 | +3.549 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 21 | Italy Jarno Trulli | Minardi-Hart | 1:26.960 | +3.657 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | Netherlands Jos Verstappen | Tyrrell-Ford | 1:27.428 | +4.125 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | Japan Ukyo Katayama | Minardi-Hart | 1:28.727 | +5.424 |
Race
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | DNS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Germany **Heinz-Harald Frentzen** | **Williams-Renault** | 62 | 1:31:00.673 | 2 | **10** | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Germany **Michael Schumacher** | **Ferrari** | 62 | +1.237 | 3 | **6** | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | UK **Eddie Irvine** | **Ferrari** | 62 | +1:18.343 | 9 | **4** | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Italy **Giancarlo Fisichella** | **Jordan-Peugeot** | 62 | +1:23.388 | 6 | **3** | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | France **Jean Alesi** | **Benetton-Renault** | 61 | +1 lap | 14 | **2** | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Finland **Mika Häkkinen** | **McLaren-Mercedes** | 61 | +1 lap | 8 | **1** | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | Italy Nicola Larini | Sauber-Petronas | 61 | +1 lap | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | France Olivier Panis | Prost-Mugen-Honda | 61 | +1 lap | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | Finland Mika Salo | Tyrrell-Ford | 60 | +2 laps | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | Netherlands Jos Verstappen | Tyrrell-Ford | 60 | +2 laps | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | Japan Ukyo Katayama | Minardi-Hart | 59 | +3 laps | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Brazil Pedro Diniz | Arrows-Yamaha | 53 | Gearbox | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Canada Jacques Villeneuve | Williams-Renault | 40 | Gearbox | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | UK David Coulthard | McLaren-Mercedes | 38 | Engine | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | Brazil Rubens Barrichello | Stewart-Ford | 32 | Engine | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | UK Johnny Herbert | Sauber-Petronas | 18 | Electrical | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Germany Ralf Schumacher | Jordan-Peugeot | 17 | Transmission | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Japan Shinji Nakano | Prost-Mugen-Honda | 11 | Collision | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | UK Damon Hill | Arrows-Yamaha | 11 | Collision | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Austria Gerhard Berger | Benetton-Renault | 4 | Spun off | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | Denmark Jan Magnussen | Stewart-Ford | 2 | Spun off | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 21 | Italy Jarno Trulli | Minardi-Hart | 0 | Gearbox | 20 |
Championship standings after the race
;Drivers' Championship standings
| Pos | Driver | Points | Source: |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada Jacques Villeneuve | 20 | |
| 2 | Germany Michael Schumacher | 14 | |
| 3 | Germany Heinz-Harald Frentzen | 10 | |
| 4 | UK David Coulthard | 10 | |
| 5 | UK Eddie Irvine | 10 |
;Constructors' Championship standings
| Pos | Constructor | Points | Source: |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UK Williams-Renault | 30 | |
| 2 | Italy Ferrari | 24 | |
| 3 | UK McLaren-Mercedes | 20 | |
| 4 | Italy Benetton-Renault | 13 | |
| 5 | Ireland Jordan-Peugeot | 7 |
- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
Race Details:
Year_of_race = 1997 | Previous_year's_race = 1996 San Marino Grand Prix | Next_year's_race = 1998 San Marino Grand Prix
References
- "1997 San Marino GP Qual". Chicane F1.
- "1997 San Marino Grand Prix". formula1.com.
- "1997 San Marino GP Race". Chicane F1.
- "San Marino 1997 - Championship • STATS F1".
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