Gridpedia1997 Brazilian Grand Prix
- Date
- 30 Mar 1997
- Circuit
- Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo, Brazil
- Round
- 2 of 17
- Winner
- Jacques Villeneuve (Williams)
- Pole position
- Jacques Villeneuve (1:16.004)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | VILJacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1 | 72 | 1:36:06.990 | 1:18.397 | 10 |
| 2 | 8 | BERGerhard Berger | Benetton | 3 | 72 | +4.190 | 6 | |
| 3 | 14 | PANOlivier Panis | Prost | 5 | 72 | +15.870 | 4 | |
| 4 | 9 | HAKMika Häkkinen | McLaren | 4 | 72 | +33.033 | 3 | |
| 5 | 5 | MSCMichael Schumacher | Ferrari | 2 | 72 | +33.731 | 2 | |
| 6 | 7 | ALEJean Alesi | Benetton | 6 | 72 | +34.020 | 1 | |
| 7 | 16 | HERJohnny Herbert | Sauber | 13 | 72 | +50.912 | 0 | |
| 8 | 12 | FISGiancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 7 | 72 | +0.639 | 0 | |
| 9 | 4 | FREHeinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 8 | 72 | +15.402 | 0 | |
| 10 | 10 | COUDavid Coulthard | McLaren | 12 | 71 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 11 | 17 | LARNicola Larini | Sauber | 19 | 71 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 12 | 21 | TRUJarno Trulli | Minardi | 17 | 71 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 13 | 19 | SALMika Salo | Tyrrell | 22 | 71 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 14 | 15 | NAKShinji Nakano | Prost | 15 | 71 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 15 | 18 | VERJos Verstappen | Tyrrell | 21 | 70 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 16 | 6 | IRVEddie Irvine | Ferrari | 14 | 70 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 17 | 1 | HILDamon Hill | Arrows | 9 | 68 | Engine | 0 | |
| 18 | 20 | KATUkyo Katayama | Minardi | 18 | 67 | +5 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 11 | SCHRalf Schumacher | Jordan | 10 | 52 | Electrical | 0 | |
| R | 22 | BARRubens Barrichello | Stewart | 11 | 16 | Suspension | 0 | |
| R | 2 | DINPedro Diniz | Arrows | 16 | 15 | Suspension | 0 | |
| R | 23 | MAGJan Magnussen | Stewart | 20 | 0 | Accident | 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
- Jacques Villeneuve: 2 stops (laps 26, 45), stints of 26, 19, 27 laps
- 2nd
- Gerhard Berger: 2 stops (laps 22, 48), stints of 22, 26, 24 laps
- 3rd
- Olivier Panis: 1 stop (lap 35), stints of 35, 37 laps
- Finishers
- 1 stop: 5 · 2 stops: 12 · 3 or more: 1
- First stops
- median lap 24 of 72
Pit stops
| Driver | Stops | Laps (pit-lane time) | Stints (laps; bar length is the share of the race distance) |
|---|---|---|---|
| VILJacques Villeneuve | 2 | 26 (30.3 s), 45 (30.5 s) | 261927 |
| BERGerhard Berger | 2 | 22 (31.0 s), 48 (31.5 s) | 222624 |
| PANOlivier Panis | 1 | 35 (32.7 s) | 3537 |
| HAKMika Häkkinen | 2 | 24 (28.3 s), 39 (30.6 s) | 241533 |
| MSCMichael Schumacher | 2 | 26 (28.8 s), 45 (30.0 s) | 261927 |
| ALEJean Alesi | 2 | 23 (30.1 s), 46 (31.2 s) | 232326 |
| HERJohnny Herbert | 2 | 17 (28.7 s), 41 (31.6 s) | 172431 |
| FISGiancarlo Fisichella | 2 | 25 (32.4 s), 44 (31.9 s) | 251928 |
| FREHeinz-Harald Frentzen | 1 | 28 (30.8 s) | 2844 |
| COUDavid Coulthard | 2 | 21 (28.7 s), 40 (32.7 s) | 211931 |
| LARNicola Larini | 2 | 22 (29.8 s), 45 (33.0 s) | 222326 |
| TRUJarno Trulli | 1 | 35 (33.3 s) | 3536 |
| SALMika Salo | 2 | 18 (30.2 s), 43 (29.5 s) | 182528 |
| NAKShinji Nakano | 1 | 37 (59.1 s) | 3734 |
| VERJos Verstappen | 2 | 20 (31.6 s), 46 (29.8 s) | 202624 |
| IRVEddie Irvine | 2 | 24 (28.5 s), 35 (69.7 s) | 241135 |
| HILDamon Hill | 1 | 38 (35.5 s) | 3830 |
| KATUkyo Katayama | 3 | 6 (117.1 s), 23 (31.6 s), 44 (30.9 s) | 6172123 |
| SCHRalf Schumacher | 2 | 26 (30.6 s), 39 (46.9 s) | 261313 |
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 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1:16.004 | fastest Q1 | ||
| 2 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:16.594 | +0.590 Q1 | ||
| 3 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 1:16.644 | +0.640 Q1 | ||
| 4 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1:16.692 | +0.688 Q1 | ||
| 5 | Olivier Panis | Prost | 1:16.756 | +0.752 Q1 | ||
| 6 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 1:16.757 | +0.753 Q1 | ||
| 7 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 1:16.912 | +0.908 Q1 | ||
| 8 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 1:16.971 | +0.967 Q1 | ||
| 9 | Damon Hill | Arrows | 1:17.090 | +1.086 Q1 | ||
| 10 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 1:17.175 | +1.171 Q1 | ||
| 11 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 1:17.259 | +1.255 Q1 | ||
| 12 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 1:17.262 | +1.258 Q1 | ||
| 13 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 1:17.409 | +1.405 Q1 | ||
| 14 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 1:17.527 | +1.523 Q1 | ||
| 15 | Shinji Nakano | Prost | 1:17.999 | +1.995 Q1 | ||
| 16 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 1:18.095 | +2.091 Q1 | ||
| 17 | Jarno Trulli | Minardi | 1:18.336 | +2.332 Q1 | ||
| 18 | Ukyo Katayama | Minardi | 1:18.557 | +2.553 Q1 | ||
| 19 | Nicola Larini | Sauber | 1:18.644 | +2.640 Q1 | ||
| 20 | Jan Magnussen | Stewart | 1:18.773 | +2.769 Q1 | ||
| 21 | Jos Verstappen | Tyrrell | 1:18.885 | +2.881 Q1 | ||
| 22 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 1:19.274 | +3.270 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 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 1 | 10 |
| 2 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1 | 10 |
| 3 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 0 | 9 |
| 4 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 0 | 8 |
| 5 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 0 | 7 |
| 6 | Olivier Panis | Prost | 0 | 6 |
| 7 | Nicola Larini | Sauber | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Shinji Nakano | Prost | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 0 | 0 |