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1997 Belgian Grand Prix

Date
24 Aug 1997
Circuit
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Spa, Belgium
Round
12 of 17
Winner
Michael Schumacher (Ferrari)

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Race classification

PosNoDriverTeamGridLapsTime / statusFLPts
1 5 MSCMichael Schumacher Ferrari 3 44 1:33:46.717 10
2 12 FISGiancarlo Fisichella Jordan 4 44 +26.753 6
3 4 FREHeinz-Harald Frentzen Williams 7 44 +32.147 4
4 16 HERJohnny Herbert Sauber 11 44 +39.025 3
5 3 VILJacques Villeneuve Williams 1 44 +42.103 1:52.692 2
6 8 BERGerhard Berger Benetton 15 44 +63.741 1
7 2 DINPedro Diniz Arrows 8 44 +85.931 0
8 7 ALEJean Alesi Benetton 2 44 +102.008 0
9 17 MORGianni Morbidelli Sauber 13 44 +102.582 0
10 6 IRVEddie Irvine Ferrari 17 43 +1 Lap 0
11 19 SALMika Salo Tyrrell 19 43 +1 Lap 0
12 23 MAGJan Magnussen Stewart 18 43 +1 Lap 0
13 1 HILDamon Hill Arrows 9 42 +2 Laps 0
14 20 KATUkyo Katayama Minardi 20 42 +2 Laps 0
15 14 TRUJarno Trulli Prost 14 42 +2 Laps 0
D 9 HAKMika Häkkinen McLaren 5 44 Disqualified 0
R 18 VERJos Verstappen Tyrrell 21 25 Spun off 0
R 11 SCHRalf Schumacher Jordan 6 21 Spun off 0
R 10 COUDavid Coulthard McLaren 10 19 Spun off 0
R 21 MARTarso Marques Minardi 22 18 Spun off 0
R 22 BARRubens Barrichello Stewart 12 8 Steering 0
R 15 NAKShinji Nakano Prost 16 5 Electrical 0

Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.

Lap chart

Safety car, laps 1 to 4 12345678910111213141516171819202122 Lap 1Lap 11Lap 22Lap 33Lap 44 Jacques Villeneuve: pit stop on lap 6Jean Alesi: pit stop on lap 7Heinz-Harald Frentzen: pit stop on lap 8Eddie Irvine: pit stop on lap 8Mika Salo: pit stop on lap 9Gerhard Berger: pit stop on lap 9Jarno Trulli: pit stop on lap 10Giancarlo Fisichella: pit stop on lap 10Damon Hill: pit stop on lap 10David Coulthard: pit stop on lap 11Ralf Schumacher: pit stop on lap 11Jacques Villeneuve: pit stop on lap 11Jos Verstappen: pit stop on lap 11Johnny Herbert: pit stop on lap 11Ukyo Katayama: pit stop on lap 11Mika Häkkinen: pit stop on lap 12Tarso Marques: pit stop on lap 12Pedro Diniz: pit stop on lap 12Gianni Morbidelli: pit stop on lap 12Jan Magnussen: pit stop on lap 13Michael Schumacher: pit stop on lap 14Damon Hill: pit stop on lap 16Jean Alesi: pit stop on lap 23Heinz-Harald Frentzen: pit stop on lap 24Gerhard Berger: pit stop on lap 24Michael Schumacher: pit stop on lap 29Mika Häkkinen: pit stop on lap 29Mika Salo: pit stop on lap 29Ukyo Katayama: pit stop on lap 29Jarno Trulli: pit stop on lap 30Eddie Irvine: pit stop on lap 30Jan Magnussen: pit stop on lap 30Giancarlo Fisichella: pit stop on lap 31Jacques Villeneuve: pit stop on lap 31Johnny Herbert: pit stop on lap 31Jean Alesi: pit stop on lap 32Pedro Diniz: pit stop on lap 33Damon Hill: pit stop on lap 34Gerhard Berger: pit stop on lap 34Gianni Morbidelli: pit stop on lap 34Jean Alesi: pit stop on lap 38 HILDINVILFREMSCIRVALEBERHAKCOUSCHFISTRUNAKHERMORVERSALKATMARBARMAG
Position at the end of each lap, from first to last. A line that ends early is a retirement. Rings are pit stops. Shaded bands are safety-car periods. Hover or tap the chart to see every driver's position on that lap.

Race history: gap to the leader

Safety car, laps 1 to 4 +0.0 s+50.0 s+100.0 s Lap 1Lap 7Lap 13Lap 19Lap 26Lap 32Lap 38Lap 44 Jacques Villeneuve: pit stop on lap 6, 33.8 s in the pit laneJean Alesi: pit stop on lap 7, 33.5 s in the pit laneHeinz-Harald Frentzen: pit stop on lap 8, 33.1 s in the pit laneEddie Irvine: pit stop on lap 8, 30.9 s in the pit laneMika Salo: pit stop on lap 9, 34.9 s in the pit laneGerhard Berger: pit stop on lap 9, 31.9 s in the pit laneJarno Trulli: pit stop on lap 10, 32.6 s in the pit laneGiancarlo Fisichella: pit stop on lap 10, 35.2 s in the pit laneDamon Hill: pit stop on lap 10, 33.6 s in the pit laneDavid Coulthard: pit stop on lap 11, 29.4 s in the pit laneRalf Schumacher: pit stop on lap 11, 32.3 s in the pit laneJacques Villeneuve: pit stop on lap 11, 31.4 s in the pit laneJos Verstappen: pit stop on lap 11, 31.9 s in the pit laneJohnny Herbert: pit stop on lap 11, 33.4 s in the pit laneUkyo Katayama: pit stop on lap 11, 47.0 s in the pit laneMika Häkkinen: pit stop on lap 12, 30.0 s in the pit laneTarso Marques: pit stop on lap 12, 31.7 s in the pit lanePedro Diniz: pit stop on lap 12, 40.8 s in the pit laneGianni Morbidelli: pit stop on lap 12, 31.4 s in the pit laneJan Magnussen: pit stop on lap 13, 41.1 s in the pit laneMichael Schumacher: pit stop on lap 14, 31.7 s in the pit laneDamon Hill: pit stop on lap 16, 32.4 s in the pit laneJean Alesi: pit stop on lap 23, 31.9 s in the pit laneHeinz-Harald Frentzen: pit stop on lap 24, 32.0 s in the pit laneGerhard Berger: pit stop on lap 24, 34.2 s in the pit laneMichael Schumacher: pit stop on lap 29, 30.6 s in the pit laneMika Häkkinen: pit stop on lap 29, 30.1 s in the pit laneMika Salo: pit stop on lap 29, 32.0 s in the pit laneUkyo Katayama: pit stop on lap 29, 31.2 s in the pit laneJarno Trulli: pit stop on lap 30, 30.1 s in the pit laneEddie Irvine: pit stop on lap 30, 30.2 s in the pit laneJan Magnussen: pit stop on lap 30, 30.3 s in the pit laneGiancarlo Fisichella: pit stop on lap 31, 29.5 s in the pit laneJacques Villeneuve: pit stop on lap 31, 30.4 s in the pit laneJohnny Herbert: pit stop on lap 31, 29.5 s in the pit laneJean Alesi: pit stop on lap 32, 32.6 s in the pit lanePedro Diniz: pit stop on lap 33, 31.9 s in the pit laneDamon Hill: pit stop on lap 34, 30.9 s in the pit laneGerhard Berger: pit stop on lap 34, 27.3 s in the pit laneGianni Morbidelli: pit stop on lap 34, 29.0 s in the pit laneJean Alesi: pit stop on lap 38, 28.2 s in the pit lane HILDINVILFREMSCIRVALEBERHAKCOUSCHFISTRUNAKHERMORVERSALKATMARBARMAG
Seconds behind the leader after each lap, from cumulative lap times. Rings are pit stops; shaded bands are safety-car periods. Drivers more than 113 seconds behind run along the bottom edge. Hover or tap for a lap.

How the race was won

Winner
Michael Schumacher: 2 stops (laps 14, 29), stints of 14, 15, 15 laps
2nd
Giancarlo Fisichella: 2 stops (laps 10, 31), stints of 10, 21, 13 laps
3rd
Heinz-Harald Frentzen: 2 stops (laps 8, 24), stints of 8, 16, 20 laps
Finishers
2 stops: 11 · 3 or more: 4
First stops
median lap 10 of 44

Pit stops

DriverStopsLaps (pit-lane time)Stints (laps; bar length is the share of the race distance)
MSCMichael Schumacher214 (31.7 s), 29 (30.6 s)
141515
FISGiancarlo Fisichella210 (35.2 s), 31 (29.5 s)
102113
FREHeinz-Harald Frentzen28 (33.1 s), 24 (32.0 s)
81620
HERJohnny Herbert211 (33.4 s), 31 (29.5 s)
112013
VILJacques Villeneuve36 (33.8 s), 11 (31.4 s), 31 (30.4 s)
652013
BERGerhard Berger39 (31.9 s), 24 (34.2 s), 34 (27.3 s)
9151010
DINPedro Diniz212 (40.8 s), 33 (31.9 s)
122111
ALEJean Alesi47 (33.5 s), 23 (31.9 s), 32 (32.6 s), 38 (28.2 s)
716966
MORGianni Morbidelli212 (31.4 s), 34 (29.0 s)
122210
IRVEddie Irvine28 (30.9 s), 30 (30.2 s)
82213
SALMika Salo29 (34.9 s), 29 (32.0 s)
92014
MAGJan Magnussen213 (41.1 s), 30 (30.3 s)
131713
HILDamon Hill310 (33.6 s), 16 (32.4 s), 34 (30.9 s)
106188
KATUkyo Katayama211 (47.0 s), 29 (31.2 s)
111813
TRUJarno Trulli210 (32.6 s), 30 (30.1 s)
102012
HAKMika Häkkinen212 (30.0 s), 29 (30.1 s)
121715
VERJos Verstappen111 (31.9 s)
1114
SCHRalf Schumacher111 (32.3 s)
1110
COUDavid Coulthard111 (29.4 s)
118
MARTarso Marques112 (31.7 s)
126

Pit-lane time: pit entry to pit exit. Tyre changes under a red flag are not counted.

Standings after this race

Drivers

PosDriverTeamWinsPoints
1 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 4 66
2 Jacques Villeneuve Williams 5 55
3 Heinz-Harald Frentzen Williams 1 23
4 Jean Alesi Benetton 0 22
5 Gerhard Berger Benetton 1 21
6 Eddie Irvine Ferrari 0 18
7 Olivier Panis 0 15
8 David Coulthard McLaren 1 14
9 Giancarlo Fisichella Jordan 0 14
10 Mika Häkkinen McLaren 0 14

Constructors

PosConstructorWinsPoints
1 Ferrari 4 84
2 Williams 6 78
3 Benetton 1 47
4 McLaren 1 28
5 Jordan 0 25
6 Prost 0 20
7 Sauber 0 15
8 Arrows 0 7
9 Stewart 0 6
10 Tyrrell 0 2

Full 1997 standings