1997 French Grand Prix

F1 France French 29 June 1997 Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours (1992-2002).svg LXXXIII French Grand Prix 8 17 Circuit de NeversMagny-Cours, France Permanent racing facility 2.641 4.250Derived based on the identical race distance and number of laps in 1998 French Grand Prix 72 190.024 305.814Calculated based on the race classification shown during TV broadcast Dry at first, rain in closing stages Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1:14.548 Germany Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1:17.910 37 Germany Michael Schumacher Ferrari Germany Heinz-Harald Frentzen Williams-Renault Germany Eddie Irvine Ferrari United Kingdom FRA 1997 Canadian Grand Prix 1997 British Grand Prix The 1997 French Grand Prix (formally the LXXXIII French Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race held at Circuit de Nevers, Magny-Cours, France on 29 June 1997. It was the eighth race of the 1997 Formula One World Championship. The 72-lap race was won from pole position by Ferrari driver Michael Schumacher, with teammate Eddie Irvine finishing third, and Heinz-Harald Frentzen achieving second in a Williams-Renault. This was Schumacher's third win of the season and second in succession. As a result, Schumacher had a 14-point lead in the Drivers' Championship over Jacques Villeneuve, who finished fourth in the other Williams-Renault. Qualifying Qualifying report Michael Schumacher achieved his second pole position in a row, meanwhile Jacques Villeneuve managed to take his worst qualifying position in the season so far. Jarno Trulli took his best qualifying position ever on his first race for Prost, Alexander Wurz outqualified teammate Jean Alesi on his only second start for Benetton and Pedro Diniz outqualified teammate 1996 World Champion Damon Hill for the first time in the season. Norberto Fontana made his first appearance for Sauber, becoming the first Argentine driver to star a Formula One race since Oscar Larrauri in 1988 Australian Grand Prix. On last spot Tarso Marques came back to the grid for Minardi. Qualifying classification Pos No Driver Constructor Time Gap 1 5 Germany Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1:14.548 2 4 Germany Heinz-Harald Frentzen Williams-Renault 1:14.749 +0.201 3 11 Germany Ralf Schumacher Jordan-Peugeot 1:14.755 +0.207 4 3 Canada Jacques Villeneuve Williams-Renault 1:14.800 +0.252 5 6 UK Eddie Irvine Ferrari 1:14.860 +0.312 6 14 Italy Jarno Trulli Prost-Mugen-Honda 1:14.957 +0.409 7 8 Austria Alexander Wurz Benetton-Renault 1:14.986 +0.438 8 7 France Jean Alesi Benetton-Renault 1:15.228 +0.680 9 10 UK David Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes 1:15.270 +0.722 10 9 Finland Mika Häkkinen McLaren-Mercedes 1:15.339 +0.791 11 12 Italy Giancarlo Fisichella Jordan-Peugeot 1:15.453 +0.905 12 15 Japan 1947 Shinji Nakano Prost-Mugen-Honda 1:15.857 +1.309 13 22 Brazil Rubens Barrichello Stewart-Ford 1:15.876 +1.328 14 16 UK Johnny Herbert Sauber-Petronas 1:16.018 +1.470 15 23 Denmark Jan Magnussen Stewart-Ford 1:16.149 +1.601 16 2 Brazil Pedro Diniz Arrows-Yamaha 1:16.536 +1.988 17 1 UK Damon Hill Arrows-Yamaha 1:16.729 +2.181 18 18 the Netherlands Jos Verstappen Tyrrell-Ford 1:16.941 +2.393 19 19 Finland Mika Salo Tyrrell-Ford 1:17.256 +2.708 20 17 Argentina Norberto Fontana Sauber-Petronas 1:17.538 +2.990 21 20 Japan 1947 Ukyo Katayama Minardi-Hart 1:17.563 +3.015 22 21 Brazil Tarso Marques Minardi-Hart 1:18.280 +3.732107% time: 1:19.766Source:http://www.statsf1.com/en/1997/france/qualification.aspx France 1997 - Qualifications • STATS F1 F1 STATS www.statsf1.com en 13 October 2018 Race Race report At the beginning of the race, Michael Schumacher started from the pole position, followed closely by Frentzen in a Williams car. Damon Hill experienced difficulty from the outset, as he lost his wing at the first corner due to going off the track. Both McLaren drivers jumped from the fifth row to 6th (David Coulthard) and 7th (Mika Häkkinen), passing the Benetton drivers and Jarno Trulli. On lap 5 Tarso Marques ended his comeback race at Minardi with an engine failure on the finishing line. A tough weekend continued at Arrows, as Diniz tangled with Jos Verstappen at the Adelaide Hairpin and lost his front wing, spending more than twenty seconds in the pits and dropping to the back of the field. The race proceeded without significant incident until the latter stages when a nearby thunderstorm brought rain to the circuit. Some drivers opted to pit for wet tyres, while others remained on their dry tyres. Under these challenging conditions, multiple drivers, including Michael Schumacher, experienced spins. Despite his spin, Schumacher was able to maintain his lead. Ultimately, Michael Schumacher finished ahead of Frentzen by a considerable margin. During the race's conclusion, an intense battle took place among Ralf Schumacher, David Coulthard, and Jean Alesi. Concurrently, Jacques Villeneuve was striving to overtake Eddie Irvine for the final spot on the podium. Ralf Schumacher encountered a spin, which cost him sixth place. However, as noted in the race records, Michael Schumacher (having lapped his brother) permitted Ralf to pass him at the final corner. Commentator Murray Walker deemed this move unwise at the time. On the last lap, Alesi forced Coulthard off the track, resulting in Coulthard losing fifth place. Consequently, Ralf Schumacher secured the final point, as he had managed to unlap himself. In the race's closing moments, Villeneuve caught up to Irvine. Attempting an ambitious maneuver at the final corner, Villeneuve spun off the track but managed to rejoin the race and fend off Alesi at the finish line. Race classification Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 5 Germany Michael Schumacher Ferrari 72 1:38:50.492 1 10 2 4 Germany Heinz-Harald Frentzen Williams-Renault 72 +23.537 2 6 3 6 UK Eddie Irvine Ferrari 72 +1:14.801 5 4 4 3 Canada Jacques Villeneuve Williams-Renault 72 +1:21.784 4 3 5 7 France Jean Alesi Benetton-Renault 72 +1:22.735 8 2 6 11 Germany Ralf Schumacher Jordan-Peugeot 72 +1:29.871 3 1 7 10 UK David Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes 71 Collision 9   8 16 UK Johnny Herbert Sauber-Petronas 71 +1 lap 14   9 12 Italy Giancarlo Fisichella Jordan-Peugeot 71 +1 lap 11   10 14 Italy Jarno Trulli Prost-Mugen-Honda 70 +2 laps 6   11 20 Japan 1947 Ukyo Katayama Minardi-Hart 70 +2 laps 21   12 1 UK Damon Hill Arrows-Yamaha 69 +3 laps 17   Ret Retired 19 Finland Mika Salo Tyrrell-Ford 61 Electrical 19   Ret Retired 8 Austria Alexander Wurz Benetton-Renault 60 Spun off 7   Ret Retired 2 Brazil Pedro Diniz Arrows-Yamaha 58 Spun off 16   Ret Retired 17 Argentina Norberto Fontana Sauber-Petronas 40 Spun off 20   Ret Retired 22 Brazil Rubens Barrichello Stewart-Ford 36 Engine 13   Ret Retired 23 Denmark Jan Magnussen Stewart-Ford 33 Brakes 15   Ret Retired 9 Finland Mika Häkkinen McLaren-Mercedes 18 Engine 10   Ret Retired 18 Netherlands Jos Verstappen Tyrrell-Ford 15 Spun off 18   Ret Retired 15 Japan 1947 Shinji Nakano Prost-Mugen-Honda 7 Spun off 12   Ret Retired 21 Brazil Tarso Marques Minardi-Hart 5 Engine 22  Source:http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1997/154/ 1997 French Grand Prix formula1.com https://web.archive.org/web/20141029040134/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1997/154/ 29 October 2014 24 December 2015 Championship standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Germany Michael Schumacher 47 2 Canada Jacques Villeneuve 33 3 Germany Heinz-Harald Frentzen 19 4 UK Eddie Irvine 18 5 France Olivier Panis 15Source:https://www.statsf1.com/en/1997/france/championnat.aspx France 1997 - Championship • STATS F1 www.statsf1.com 17 March 2019 Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Italy Ferrari 65 2 UK Williams-Renault 52 3 Italy Benetton-Renault 25 4 UK McLaren-Mercedes 21 5 France Prost-Mugen-Honda 16Source: Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. 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