1997 Luxembourg Grand Prix

15th round of the 1997 Formula One season F1 Germany Luxembourg 28 September 1997 Circuit Nürburgring-1995-GP.svg The Nürburgring in its 1997 configuration Grosser Preis von Luxemburg 1997 15 17 Nürburgring, Nürburg, Germany Permanent racing facility 2.831 4.556 67 between 189.663 and 189.665 between 305.233 and 305.236Based on the time/speed of the winner and the 2nd place finisher, as shown during the official TV broadcast (1:31:27.843 / 200.232 km/h, and +11.770 / 199.804 km/h, respectively), which by bracketing the speed rounded to 3 decimal places by +/- 0.001 km/h gets this range for the official race distance. (Note that bracketing by -0/+0.001 km/h, which is consistent with the usual practice for officially provided timing to always round down the calculated average speeds, gives an even tighter range of "between 305.235 and 305.236".) Partially cloudy, mild and dry Finland Mika Häkkinen McLaren-Mercedes 1:16.602 Germany Heinz-Harald Frentzen Williams-Renault 1:18.805 32 Canada Jacques Villeneuve Williams-Renault France Jean Alesi Benetton-Renault Germany Heinz-Harald Frentzen Williams-Renault LUX 1997 Austrian Grand Prix 1997 Japanese Grand Prix The 1997 Luxembourg Grand Prix (formally the Grosser Preis von Luxemburg 1997)https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1997/races/668/luxembourg/race-result.html Luxembourg Formula1.com 20 November 2021 was a Formula One motor race held at the Nürburgring, Nürburg, Germany on 28 September 1997. It was the fifteenth race of the 1997 Formula One World Championship. The 67-lap race was won by Canadian Jacques Villeneuve, driving a Williams-Renault. Frenchman Jean Alesi finished second in a Benetton-Renault, with Villeneuve's German teammate Heinz-Harald Frentzen third. Although Villeneuve went on to win the 1997 Drivers' Championship, this turned out to be his 11th and final Formula One victory; 2026, it is also the last win for a Canadian driver. It was the last victory for the Williams team until the 2001 San Marino Grand Prix, the last victory for a Renault engine until Fernando Alonso won the 2003 Hungarian Grand Prix, the last 1–2 finish between Renault-powered drivers until the 2006 Malaysian Grand Prix, and the last race where all Renault-powered drivers stood on the podium together until the 2010 Monaco Grand Prix. It was also the last win for a non-European Formula One driver until Rubens Barrichello won the 2000 German. Qualifying report Qualifying saw Mika Häkkinen take pole position in the McLaren-Mercedes - the first-ever for the Finnish driver, the first for McLaren since the 1993 Australian Grand Prix, and the first for Mercedes (as an engine supplier or constructor) since the 1955 Italian Grand Prix.Grand Prix Results: Luxembourg GP, 1997 http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/rr612.html Grandprix.com 11 December 2013 Villeneuve was alongside on the front row, while his Williams teammate Heinz-Harald Frentzen shared the second row with Giancarlo Fisichella in the Jordan. Michael Schumacher, leading Villeneuve in the Drivers' Championship by one point, was fifth in his Ferrari, sharing the third row with David Coulthard in the second McLaren. The top ten was completed by Gerhard Berger in the Benetton, Ralf Schumacher in the second Jordan, Rubens Barrichello in the Stewart, and Jean Alesi in the second Benetton. Qualifying classification Pos No Driver Constructor Time Gap 1 9 FIN Mika Häkkinen McLaren-Mercedes 1:16.602 2 3 CAN Jacques Villeneuve Williams-Renault 1:16.691 +0.089 3 4 DEU Heinz-Harald Frentzen Williams-Renault 1:16.741 +0.139 4 12 ITA Giancarlo Fisichella Jordan-Peugeot 1:17.289 +0.687 5 5 DEU Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1:17.385 +0.783 6 10 GBR David Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes 1:17.387 +0.785 7 8 AUT Gerhard Berger Benetton-Renault 1:17.587 +0.985 8 11 DEU Ralf Schumacher Jordan-Peugeot 1:17.595 +0.993 9 22 BRA Rubens Barrichello Stewart-Ford 1:17.614 +1.012 10 7 FRA Jean Alesi Benetton-Renault 1:17.620 +1.018 11 14 FRA Olivier Panis Prost-Mugen-Honda 1:17.650 +1.048 12 23 DEN Jan Magnussen Stewart-Ford 1:17.722 +1.120 13 1 GBR Damon Hill Arrows-Yamaha 1:17.795 +1.193 14 6 GBR Eddie Irvine Ferrari 1:17.855 +1.253 15 2 BRA Pedro Diniz Arrows-Yamaha 1:18.128 +1.526 16 16 GBR Johnny Herbert Sauber-Petronas 1:18.303 +1.701 17 15 JPN 1947 Shinji Nakano Prost-Mugen-Honda 1:18.699 +2.097 18 21 BRA Tarso Marques Minardi-Hart 1:19.347 +2.745 19 17 ITA Gianni Morbidelli Sauber-Petronas 1:19.490 +2.888 20 19 FIN Mika Salo Tyrrell-Ford 1:19.526 +2.924 21 18 NED Jos Verstappen Tyrrell-Ford 1:19.531 +2.929 22 20 JPN 1947 Ukyo Katayama Minardi-Hart 1:20.615 +4.013107% time: 1:21.964 Source:http://www.statsf1.com/en/1997/luxembourg/qualification.aspx Luxembourg 1997 - Qualifications StatsF1 27 March 2016 Race report At the start, Häkkinen led away while teammate Coulthard jumped from sixth to second, ahead of Villeneuve. Meanwhile, Michael Schumacher moved alongside Fisichella, while Ralf Schumacher made a fast start to be alongside both cars going into the first corner. However, Ralf squeezed his Jordan teammate Fisichella for room, leaving the Italian driver with nowhere to go. The resultant collision saw Ralf's car launch into the air, and come down on top of Michael's Ferrari. Also involved was the Minardi of Ukyo Katayama, who was unsighted by the dust and ploughed into Fisichella's car. Ralf, Fisichella and Katayama all retired immediately, while Michael continued for two laps before pulling into the pits with suspension damage. With Frentzen dropping back after banging wheels with Villeneuve and knocking off his ignition switch, and Berger cutting the first corner to avoid the aforementioned collision, Barrichello and Alesi moved into fourth and fifth respectively, followed by Jan Magnussen in the second Stewart. The top six remained unchanged until the first round of pit stops, during which Alesi was leapfrogged by Magnussen and Damon Hill in the Arrows. At half-distance, Häkkinen led Coulthard by around 12 seconds, with Villeneuve four seconds behind the Scottish driver. Then, at the start of lap 43, Coulthard's engine blew. Häkkinen suffered the same failure moments later, putting Villeneuve in the lead. Both Stewarts also retired at around this time, Magnussen suffering a driveshaft failure and Barrichello's gearbox breaking, while Hill had stalled during his pit stop. This left all four Renault-powered cars in the top four, with Alesi second, Frentzen third and Berger fourth, while Pedro Diniz moved into fifth in the second Arrows, just ahead of the Prost of Olivier Panis, in his first race back after breaking his legs in Canada. Villeneuve eventually took the chequered flag 11.7 seconds ahead of Alesi, with Frentzen a further 1.7 seconds back. Berger finished three seconds behind Frentzen, but 27 seconds ahead of Diniz. The Brazilian driver held off Panis, who in turn held off Johnny Herbert in the Sauber and Hill for the final point. The win gave Villeneuve a nine-point lead over Michael Schumacher in the Drivers' Championship with two races left to run, while Williams extended their lead over Ferrari in the Constructors' Championship to 26 points, needing just six more for their ninth title. Race classification Pos No Driver Constructor Tyre Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 3 CAN Jacques Villeneuve Williams-Renault Goodyear 67 1:31:27.843 2 10 2 7 FRA Jean Alesi Benetton-Renault Goodyear 67 +11.770 10 6 3 4 DEU Heinz-Harald Frentzen Williams-Renault Goodyear 67 +13.480 3 4 4 8 AUT Gerhard Berger Benetton-Renault Goodyear 67 +16.416 7 3 5 2 BRA Pedro Diniz Arrows-Yamaha Bridgestone 67 +43.147 15 2 6 14 FRA Olivier Panis Prost-Mugen-Honda Bridgestone 67 +43.750 11 1 7 16 GBR Johnny Herbert Sauber-Petronas Goodyear 67 +44.354 16   8 1 GBR Damon Hill Arrows-Yamaha Bridgestone 67 +44.777 13   9 17 ITA Gianni Morbidelli Sauber-Petronas Goodyear 66 +1 lap 19   10 19 FIN Mika Salo Tyrrell-Ford Goodyear 66 +1 lap 20   Ret Retired 18 NED Jos Verstappen Tyrrell-Ford Goodyear 50 Spun off 21   Ret Retired 9 FIN Mika Häkkinen McLaren-Mercedes Goodyear 43 Engine 1   Ret Retired 22 BRA Rubens Barrichello Stewart-Ford Bridgestone 43 Gearbox 9   Ret Retired 10 GBR David Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes Goodyear 42 Engine 6   Ret Retired 23 DEN Jan Magnussen Stewart-Ford Bridgestone 40 Halfshaft 12   Ret Retired 6 GBR Eddie Irvine Ferrari Goodyear 22 Engine 14   Ret Retired 15 JPN 1947 Shinji Nakano Prost-Mugen-Honda Bridgestone 16 Engine 17   Ret Retired 5 DEU Michael Schumacher Ferrari Goodyear 2 Suspension/collision damage 5   Ret Retired 21 BRA Tarso Marques Minardi-Hart Bridgestone 1 Engine 18   Ret Retired 20 JPN 1947 Ukyo Katayama Minardi-Hart Bridgestone 1 Collision 22   Ret Retired 12 ITA Giancarlo Fisichella Jordan-Peugeot Goodyear 0 Collision 4   Ret Retired 11 DEU Ralf Schumacher Jordan-Peugeot Goodyear 0 Collision 8  Source:http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1997/161/ 1997 Luxembourg Grand Prix formula1.com https://web.archive.org/web/20141029040304/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1997/161/ 29 October 2014 24 December 2015https://gparchive.com/formula-1/1997-luxembourg-grand-prix/ 1997 Luxembourg Grand Prix - Race Results & History - GP Archive GPArchive.com 15 September 1997 27 November 2021 Championship standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Canada Jacques Villeneuve 77 2 Germany Michael Schumacher 68 3 GER Heinz-Harald Frentzen 35 4 France Jean Alesi 34 5 UK David Coulthard 30Source:https://www.statsf1.com/en/1997/luxembourg/championnat.aspx Luxembourg 1997 - Championship • STATS F1 www.statsf1.com 19 March 2019 Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 GBR Williams-Renault 112 2 Italy Ferrari 86 3 Italy Benetton-Renault 62 4 UK McLaren-Mercedes 44 5 Ireland Jordan-Peugeot 33Source: Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. References Luxembourg Grand Prix 1997 1997 Austrian Grand Prix 1997 Japanese Grand Prix 1952 Luxembourg Grand Prix Previous race at Nurburgring: 1996 European Grand Prix 1998 Luxembourg Grand Prix Luxembourg Grand Prix Category:Luxembourg Grand Prix Luxembourg Grand Prix, 1997 Category:Sport in Rhineland-Palatinate Luxembourg Grand Prix