1997 Italian Grand Prix

F1 Italy Italian 7 September 1997 Monza 1995-1999.png 13 17 Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza, Italy Permanent racing facility 3.585 5.770 53 190.022 305.810 Dry with temperatures reaching up to 29 C FItalian Grand Prix Weather Information Weather Underground http://classic.wunderground.com/history/airport/LIML/1997/9/7/DailyHistory.html?req_city=Monza&req_state=&req_statename=Italy 2014-09-09 France Jean Alesi Benetton-Renault 1:22.990 Finland Mika Häkkinen McLaren-Mercedes 1:24.808 49 UK David Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes France Jean Alesi Benetton-Renault Germany Heinz-Harald Frentzen Williams-Renault ITA 1997 Belgian Grand Prix 1997 Austrian Grand Prix The 1997 Italian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza on 7 September 1997. It was the thirteenth round of the 1997 Formula One season. The 53-lap race was won by David Coulthard driving for McLaren after starting from sixth position on the grid. Jean Alesi finished second for Benetton after starting from pole position, while Heinz-Harald Frentzen finished third for Williams. Report Qualifying Fisichella set the early pace in qualifying. Alesi got pole position on his second set of tyres. Frentzen moved into second late in the session. The rest of the top six was Fisichella third, Villeneuve fourth, Häkkinen fifth and Coulthard sixth. The Ferraris of Michael Schumacher and Eddie Irvine qualified ninth and tenth respectively. Race At the start Alesi led with Frentzen in second and Coulthard moving from sixth on the grid into third place. The top three stayed this way until lap 28 when Frentzen pitted. On lap 32 Alesi and Coulthard pitted together, when Coulthard moved ahead of Alesi courtesy of a faster pit-stop. This left Mika Häkkinen in the lead until he pitted a couple of laps later. Coulthard took the lead on lap 34 when Michael Schumacher pitted. The top three after Michael Schumacher pitted were Coulthard first, Alesi second and Frentzen third. Häkkinen was fourth until he got a puncture on lap 36. The top six after Häkkinen's puncture were Coulthard first, Alesi second, Frentzen third, Fisichella fourth, Villeneuve fifth and Michael Schumacher in sixth. The top six stayed in that order for the rest of the race, which was won by Coulthard by just under two seconds. This was the only race of the season where neither Jacques Villeneuve nor Michael Schumacher was on the podium. Post-race David Coulthard dedicated his win in this race to Princess Diana, who had been killed in a road accident the week before.Italian Grand Prix Review atlasf1.autosport.com https://atlasf1.autosport.com/97/ita/galvin.html 1997-09-10 2009-12-15 Classification Qualifying Pos No Driver Constructor Time Gap 1 7 FRA Jean Alesi Benetton-Renault 1:22.990 2 4 DEU Heinz-Harald Frentzen Williams-Renault 1:23.042 +0.052 3 12 ITA Giancarlo Fisichella Jordan-Peugeot 1:23.066 +0.076 4 3 CAN Jacques Villeneuve Williams-Renault 1:23.231 +0.241 5 9 FIN Mika Häkkinen McLaren-Mercedes 1:23.340 +0.350 6 10 GBR David Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes 1:23.347 +0.357 7 8 AUT Gerhard Berger Benetton-Renault 1:23.443 +0.453 8 11 DEU Ralf Schumacher Jordan-Peugeot 1:23.603 +0.613 9 5 DEU Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1:23.624 +0.634 10 6 GBR Eddie Irvine Ferrari 1:23.891 +0.901 11 22 BRA Rubens Barrichello Stewart-Ford 1:24.177 +1.187 12 16 GBR Johnny Herbert Sauber-Petronas 1:24.242 +1.252 13 23 DNK Jan Magnussen Stewart-Ford 1:24.394 +1.404 14 1 GBR Damon Hill Arrows-Yamaha 1:24.482 +1.492 15 15 JPN 1947 Shinji Nakano Prost-Mugen-Honda 1:24.553 +1.563 16 14 ITA Jarno Trulli Prost-Mugen-Honda 1:24.567 +1.577 17 2 BRA Pedro Diniz Arrows-Yamaha 1:24.639 +1.649 18 17 ITA Gianni Morbidelli Sauber-Petronas 1:24.735 +1.745 19 19 FIN Mika Salo Tyrrell-Ford 1:25.693 +2.703 20 18 NLD Jos Verstappen Tyrrell-Ford 1:25.845 +2.855 21 20 JPN 1947 Ukyo Katayama Minardi-Hart 1:26.655 +3.665 22 21 BRA Tarso Marques Minardi-Hart 1:27.677 +4.687107% time: 1:28.799 Source:http://www.statsf1.com/en/1997/italie/qualification.aspx Italy 1997 - Qualifications StatsF1 27 March 2016 Race Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 10 GBR David Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes 53 1:17:04.609 6 10 2 7 FRA Jean Alesi Benetton-Renault 53 +1.937 1 6 3 4 DEU Heinz-Harald Frentzen Williams-Renault 53 +4.343 2 4 4 12 ITA Giancarlo Fisichella Jordan-Peugeot 53 +5.871 3 3 5 3 CAN Jacques Villeneuve Williams-Renault 53 +6.416 4 2 6 5 DEU Michael Schumacher Ferrari 53 +11.481 9 1 7 8 AUT Gerhard Berger Benetton-Renault 53 +12.471 7   8 6 GBR Eddie Irvine Ferrari 53 +17.639 10   9 9 FIN Mika Häkkinen McLaren-Mercedes 53 +49.373 5   10 14 ITA Jarno Trulli Prost-Mugen-Honda 53 +1:02.706 16   11 15 JPN 1947 Shinji Nakano Prost-Mugen-Honda 53 +1:03.327 15   12 17 ITA Gianni Morbidelli Sauber-Petronas 52 +1 lap 18   13 22 BRA Rubens Barrichello Stewart-Ford 52 +1 lap 11   14 21 BRA Tarso Marques Minardi-Hart 50 +3 laps 22   Ret Retired 1 GBR Damon Hill Arrows-Yamaha 46 Engine 14   Ret Retired 11 DEU Ralf Schumacher Jordan-Peugeot 39 Collision 8   Ret Retired 16 GBR Johnny Herbert Sauber-Petronas 38 Collision 12   Ret Retired 19 FIN Mika Salo Tyrrell-Ford 33 Engine 19   Ret Retired 23 DNK Jan Magnussen Stewart-Ford 31 Transmission 13   Ret Retired 18 NLD Jos Verstappen Tyrrell-Ford 12 Gearbox 20   Ret Retired 20 JPN 1947 Ukyo Katayama Minardi-Hart 8 Loose wheel 21   Ret Retired 2 BRA Pedro Diniz Arrows-Yamaha 4 Suspension 17  Source:http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1997/159/ 1997 Italian Grand Prix formula1.com https://web.archive.org/web/20141029035038/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1997/159/ 29 October 2014 24 December 2015 Championship standings after the race Bold text indicates who still has a theoretical chance of becoming World Champion. Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Germany Michael Schumacher 67 2 Canada Jacques Villeneuve 57 3 France Jean Alesi 28 4 Germany Heinz-Harald Frentzen 27 5 UK David Coulthard 24Source:https://www.statsf1.com/en/1997/italie/championnat.aspx Italy 1997 - Championship • STATS F1 www.statsf1.com 18 March 2019 Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Italy Ferrari 85 2 UK Williams-Renault 84 3 Italy Benetton-Renault 53 4 UK McLaren-Mercedes 38 5 Ireland Jordan-Peugeot 28Source: Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. References External links Italian Grand Prix 1997 1997 Belgian Grand Prix 1997 Austrian Grand Prix 1996 Italian Grand Prix 1998 Italian Grand Prix Italian Grand Prix Category:Italian Grand Prix Grand Prix Italian Grand Prix