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1997 Japanese Grand Prix

Date
12 Oct 1997
Circuit
Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka, Japan
Round
16 of 17
Winner
Michael Schumacher (Ferrari)

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Race classification

PosNoDriverTeamGridLapsTime / statusFLPts
1 5 MSCMichael Schumacher Ferrari 2 53 1:29:48.446 10
2 4 FREHeinz-Harald Frentzen Williams 6 53 +1.378 1:38.942 6
3 6 IRVEddie Irvine Ferrari 3 53 +26.384 4
4 9 HAKMika Häkkinen McLaren 4 53 +27.129 3
5 7 ALEJean Alesi Benetton 7 53 +40.403 2
6 16 HERJohnny Herbert Sauber 8 53 +41.630 1
7 12 FISGiancarlo Fisichella Jordan 9 53 +56.825 0
8 8 BERGerhard Berger Benetton 5 53 +60.429 0
9 11 SCHRalf Schumacher Jordan 13 53 +82.036 0
10 10 COUDavid Coulthard McLaren 11 52 Engine 0
11 1 HILDamon Hill Arrows 17 52 +1 Lap 0
12 2 DINPedro Diniz Arrows 16 52 +1 Lap 0
13 18 VERJos Verstappen Tyrrell 21 52 +1 Lap 0
D 3 VILJacques Villeneuve Williams 1 53 Disqualified 0
R 21 MARTarso Marques Minardi 20 46 Gearbox 0
R 19 SALMika Salo Tyrrell 22 46 Engine 0
R 14 PANOlivier Panis Prost 10 36 Engine 0
R 15 NAKShinji Nakano Prost 15 22 Wheel bearing 0
R 20 KATUkyo Katayama Minardi 19 8 Engine 0
R 22 BARRubens Barrichello Stewart 12 6 Spun off 0
R 23 MAGJan Magnussen Stewart 14 3 Spun off 0
W 17 MORGianni Morbidelli Sauber PL 0 Injury 0

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

Lap chart

123456789101112131415161718192021 Lap 1Lap 13Lap 27Lap 40Lap 53 Mika Häkkinen: pit stop on lap 13Gerhard Berger: pit stop on lap 13David Coulthard: pit stop on lap 14Jean Alesi: pit stop on lap 14Olivier Panis: pit stop on lap 15Jos Verstappen: pit stop on lap 16Eddie Irvine: pit stop on lap 16Damon Hill: pit stop on lap 17Shinji Nakano: pit stop on lap 17Michael Schumacher: pit stop on lap 18Tarso Marques: pit stop on lap 18Mika Salo: pit stop on lap 18Pedro Diniz: pit stop on lap 19Jacques Villeneuve: pit stop on lap 20Johnny Herbert: pit stop on lap 20Giancarlo Fisichella: pit stop on lap 21Heinz-Harald Frentzen: pit stop on lap 21Ralf Schumacher: pit stop on lap 22Gerhard Berger: pit stop on lap 26Jean Alesi: pit stop on lap 27Jacques Villeneuve: pit stop on lap 30Mika Häkkinen: pit stop on lap 30Mika Salo: pit stop on lap 31Olivier Panis: pit stop on lap 32Eddie Irvine: pit stop on lap 32Michael Schumacher: pit stop on lap 33Jos Verstappen: pit stop on lap 33Pedro Diniz: pit stop on lap 34David Coulthard: pit stop on lap 35Tarso Marques: pit stop on lap 36Damon Hill: pit stop on lap 36Giancarlo Fisichella: pit stop on lap 37Heinz-Harald Frentzen: pit stop on lap 37Johnny Herbert: pit stop on lap 37Ralf Schumacher: pit stop on lap 38Gerhard Berger: pit stop on lap 39Jean Alesi: pit stop on lap 40 HILDINVILFREMSCIRVALEBERHAKCOUSCHFISPANNAKHERVERSALKATMARBARMAG
Position at the end of each lap, from first to last. A line that ends early is a retirement. Rings are pit stops. Hover or tap the chart to see every driver's position on that lap.

Race history: gap to the leader

+0.0 s+50.0 s Lap 1Lap 8Lap 16Lap 23Lap 31Lap 38Lap 46Lap 53 Mika Häkkinen: pit stop on lap 13, 30.8 s in the pit laneGerhard Berger: pit stop on lap 13, 30.8 s in the pit laneDavid Coulthard: pit stop on lap 14, 30.8 s in the pit laneJean Alesi: pit stop on lap 14, 32.1 s in the pit laneOlivier Panis: pit stop on lap 15, 33.1 s in the pit laneJos Verstappen: pit stop on lap 16, 31.7 s in the pit laneEddie Irvine: pit stop on lap 16, 31.0 s in the pit laneDamon Hill: pit stop on lap 17, 33.1 s in the pit laneShinji Nakano: pit stop on lap 17, 31.4 s in the pit laneMichael Schumacher: pit stop on lap 18, 30.3 s in the pit laneTarso Marques: pit stop on lap 18, 32.2 s in the pit laneMika Salo: pit stop on lap 18, 31.6 s in the pit lanePedro Diniz: pit stop on lap 19, 31.9 s in the pit laneJacques Villeneuve: pit stop on lap 20, 29.9 s in the pit laneJohnny Herbert: pit stop on lap 20, 30.7 s in the pit laneGiancarlo Fisichella: pit stop on lap 21, 31.0 s in the pit laneHeinz-Harald Frentzen: pit stop on lap 21, 31.2 s in the pit laneRalf Schumacher: pit stop on lap 22, 34.5 s in the pit laneGerhard Berger: pit stop on lap 26, 31.6 s in the pit laneJean Alesi: pit stop on lap 27, 32.3 s in the pit laneJacques Villeneuve: pit stop on lap 30, 37.1 s in the pit laneMika Häkkinen: pit stop on lap 30, 31.7 s in the pit laneMika Salo: pit stop on lap 31, 30.6 s in the pit laneOlivier Panis: pit stop on lap 32, 36.5 s in the pit laneEddie Irvine: pit stop on lap 32, 32.4 s in the pit laneMichael Schumacher: pit stop on lap 33, 32.2 s in the pit laneJos Verstappen: pit stop on lap 33, 31.3 s in the pit lanePedro Diniz: pit stop on lap 34, 35.2 s in the pit laneDavid Coulthard: pit stop on lap 35, 30.7 s in the pit laneTarso Marques: pit stop on lap 36, 32.3 s in the pit laneDamon Hill: pit stop on lap 36, 33.4 s in the pit laneGiancarlo Fisichella: pit stop on lap 37, 30.8 s in the pit laneHeinz-Harald Frentzen: pit stop on lap 37, 30.0 s in the pit laneJohnny Herbert: pit stop on lap 37, 31.2 s in the pit laneRalf Schumacher: pit stop on lap 38, 40.4 s in the pit laneGerhard Berger: pit stop on lap 39, 30.7 s in the pit laneJean Alesi: pit stop on lap 40, 30.3 s in the pit lane HILDINVILFREMSCIRVALEBERHAKCOUSCHFISPANNAKHERVERSALKATMARBARMAG
Seconds behind the leader after each lap, from cumulative lap times. Rings are pit stops; shaded bands are safety-car periods. Drivers more than 91 seconds behind run along the bottom edge. Hover or tap for a lap.

How the race was won

Winner
Michael Schumacher: 2 stops (laps 18, 33), stints of 18, 15, 20 laps
2nd
Heinz-Harald Frentzen: 2 stops (laps 21, 37), stints of 21, 16, 16 laps
3rd
Eddie Irvine: 2 stops (laps 16, 32), stints of 16, 16, 21 laps
Finishers
2 stops: 11 · 3 or more: 2
First stops
median lap 17 of 53

Pit stops

DriverStopsLaps (pit-lane time)Stints (laps; bar length is the share of the race distance)
MSCMichael Schumacher218 (30.3 s), 33 (32.2 s)
181520
FREHeinz-Harald Frentzen221 (31.2 s), 37 (30.0 s)
211616
IRVEddie Irvine216 (31.0 s), 32 (32.4 s)
161621
HAKMika Häkkinen213 (30.8 s), 30 (31.7 s)
131723
ALEJean Alesi314 (32.1 s), 27 (32.3 s), 40 (30.3 s)
14131313
HERJohnny Herbert220 (30.7 s), 37 (31.2 s)
201716
FISGiancarlo Fisichella221 (31.0 s), 37 (30.8 s)
211616
BERGerhard Berger313 (30.8 s), 26 (31.6 s), 39 (30.7 s)
13131314
SCHRalf Schumacher222 (34.5 s), 38 (40.4 s)
221615
COUDavid Coulthard214 (30.8 s), 35 (30.7 s)
142117
HILDamon Hill217 (33.1 s), 36 (33.4 s)
171916
DINPedro Diniz219 (31.9 s), 34 (35.2 s)
191518
VERJos Verstappen216 (31.7 s), 33 (31.3 s)
161719
VILJacques Villeneuve220 (29.9 s), 30 (37.1 s)
201023
MARTarso Marques218 (32.2 s), 36 (32.3 s)
181810
SALMika Salo218 (31.6 s), 31 (30.6 s)
181315
PANOlivier Panis215 (33.1 s), 32 (36.5 s)
15174
NAKShinji Nakano117 (31.4 s)
175

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 5 78
2 Jacques Villeneuve Williams 7 77
3 Heinz-Harald Frentzen Williams 1 41
4 Jean Alesi Benetton 0 36
5 David Coulthard McLaren 2 30
6 Gerhard Berger Benetton 1 24
7 Eddie Irvine Ferrari 0 22
8 Giancarlo Fisichella Jordan 0 20
9 Mika Häkkinen McLaren 0 17
10 Olivier Panis Prost 0 16

Constructors

PosConstructorWinsPoints
1 Williams 8 118
2 Ferrari 5 100
3 Benetton 1 64
4 McLaren 2 47
5 Jordan 0 33
6 Prost 0 21
7 Sauber 0 16
8 Arrows 0 9
9 Stewart 0 6
10 Tyrrell 0 2

Full 1997 standings