Gridpedia1997 German Grand Prix
- Date
- 27 Jul 1997
- Circuit
- Hockenheimring, Hockenheim, Germany
- Round
- 10 of 17
- Winner
- Gerhard Berger (Benetton)
- Pole position
- Gerhard Berger (1:41.873)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | BERGerhard Berger | Benetton | 1 | 45 | 1:20:59.046 | 1:45.747 | 10 |
| 2 | 5 | MSCMichael Schumacher | Ferrari | 4 | 45 | +17.527 | 6 | |
| 3 | 9 | HAKMika Häkkinen | McLaren | 3 | 45 | +24.770 | 4 | |
| 4 | 14 | TRUJarno Trulli | Prost | 11 | 45 | +27.165 | 3 | |
| 5 | 11 | SCHRalf Schumacher | Jordan | 7 | 45 | +29.995 | 2 | |
| 6 | 7 | ALEJean Alesi | Benetton | 6 | 45 | +34.717 | 1 | |
| 7 | 15 | NAKShinji Nakano | Prost | 17 | 45 | +79.722 | 0 | |
| 8 | 1 | HILDamon Hill | Arrows | 13 | 44 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 9 | 17 | FONNorberto Fontana | Sauber | 18 | 44 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 10 | 18 | VERJos Verstappen | Tyrrell | 20 | 44 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 11 | 12 | FISGiancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 2 | 40 | +5 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 22 | BARRubens Barrichello | Stewart | 12 | 33 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 19 | SALMika Salo | Tyrrell | 19 | 33 | Clutch | 0 | |
| R | 3 | VILJacques Villeneuve | Williams | 9 | 33 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 23 | MAGJan Magnussen | Stewart | 15 | 27 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 20 | KATUkyo Katayama | Minardi | 22 | 23 | Out of fuel | 0 | |
| R | 16 | HERJohnny Herbert | Sauber | 14 | 8 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 2 | DINPedro Diniz | Arrows | 16 | 8 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 10 | COUDavid Coulthard | McLaren | 8 | 1 | Transmission | 0 | |
| R | 4 | FREHeinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 5 | 1 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 6 | IRVEddie Irvine | Ferrari | 10 | 1 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 21 | MARTarso Marques | Minardi | 21 | 0 | Gearbox | 0 |
Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.
Lap chart
Race history: gap to the leader
How the race was won
- Winner
- Gerhard Berger: 2 stops (laps 17, 34), stints of 17, 17, 11 laps
- 2nd
- Michael Schumacher: 2 stops (laps 22, 40), stints of 22, 18, 5 laps
- 3rd
- Mika Häkkinen: 1 stop (lap 21), stints of 21, 24 laps
- Finishers
- 1 stop: 6 · 2 stops: 5
- First stops
- median lap 22 of 45
Pit stops
| Driver | Stops | Laps (pit-lane time) | Stints (laps; bar length is the share of the race distance) |
|---|---|---|---|
| BERGerhard Berger | 2 | 17 (28.6 s), 34 (26.7 s) | 171711 |
| MSCMichael Schumacher | 2 | 22 (29.5 s), 40 (26.0 s) | 22185 |
| HAKMika Häkkinen | 1 | 21 (29.7 s) | 2124 |
| TRUJarno Trulli | 1 | 24 (31.1 s) | 2421 |
| SCHRalf Schumacher | 1 | 22 (33.5 s) | 2223 |
| ALEJean Alesi | 2 | 16 (28.3 s), 30 (29.3 s) | 161415 |
| NAKShinji Nakano | 1 | 22 (31.4 s) | 2223 |
| HILDamon Hill | 2 | 11 (30.2 s), 25 (29.8 s) | 111419 |
| FONNorberto Fontana | 1 | 25 (29.8 s) | 2519 |
| VERJos Verstappen | 1 | 20 (29.6 s) | 2024 |
| FISGiancarlo Fisichella | 2 | 24 (29.5 s), 39 (32.5 s) | 2415 |
| BARRubens Barrichello | 2 | 18 (27.9 s), 30 (28.8 s) | 18123 |
| SALMika Salo | 1 | 23 (30.4 s) | 2310 |
| VILJacques Villeneuve | 1 | 21 (30.2 s) | 2112 |
| MAGJan Magnussen | 1 | 17 (28.5 s) | 1710 |
| COUDavid Coulthard | 1 | 1 (34.1 s) |
Pit-lane time: pit entry to pit exit. Tyre changes under a red flag are not counted.
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 1:41.873 | fastest Q1 | ||
| 2 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 1:41.896 | +0.023 Q1 | ||
| 3 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1:42.034 | +0.161 Q1 | ||
| 4 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:42.181 | +0.308 Q1 | ||
| 5 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 1:42.421 | +0.548 Q1 | ||
| 6 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 1:42.493 | +0.620 Q1 | ||
| 7 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 1:42.498 | +0.625 Q1 | ||
| 8 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 1:42.687 | +0.814 Q1 | ||
| 9 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1:42.967 | +1.094 Q1 | ||
| 10 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 1:43.209 | +1.336 Q1 | ||
| 11 | Jarno Trulli | Prost | 1:43.226 | +1.353 Q1 | ||
| 12 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 1:43.272 | +1.399 Q1 | ||
| 13 | Damon Hill | Arrows | 1:43.361 | +1.488 Q1 | ||
| 14 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 1:43.660 | +1.787 Q1 | ||
| 15 | Jan Magnussen | Stewart | 1:43.927 | +2.054 Q1 | ||
| 16 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 1:44.069 | +2.196 Q1 | ||
| 17 | Shinji Nakano | Prost | 1:44.112 | +2.239 Q1 | ||
| 18 | Norberto Fontana | Sauber | 1:44.552 | +2.679 Q1 | ||
| 19 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 1:45.372 | +3.499 Q1 | ||
| 20 | Jos Verstappen | Tyrrell | 1:45.811 | +3.938 Q1 | ||
| 21 | Tarso Marques | Minardi | 1:45.942 | +4.069 Q1 | ||
| 22 | Ukyo Katayama | Minardi | 1:46.499 | +4.626 Q1 |
Gap: the driver's best time in any session (session named), in seconds behind the fastest time of qualifying. That is usually the pole time; when a session gets slower (rain, for example), an earlier session's time can be faster. The bar is full at 3 seconds; larger gaps are cut off.
Standings after this race
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 3 | 53 |
| 2 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 4 | 43 |
| 3 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 0 | 22 |
| 4 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 1 | 20 |
| 5 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 1 | 19 |
| 6 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 0 | 18 |
| 7 | Olivier Panis | 0 | 15 | |
| 8 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 1 | 14 |
| 9 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 0 | 14 |
| 10 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 0 | 9 |