Gridpedia1997 Argentine Grand Prix
- Date
- 13 Apr 1997
- Circuit
- Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Round
- 3 of 17
- Winner
- Jacques Villeneuve (Williams)
- Pole position
- Jacques Villeneuve (1:24.473)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1 | 72 | 1:52:01.715 | 10 | |
| 2 | 6 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 7 | 72 | +0.979 | 6 | |
| 3 | 11 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 6 | 72 | +12.089 | 4 | |
| 4 | 16 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 8 | 72 | +29.919 | 3 | |
| 5 | 9 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 17 | 72 | +30.351 | 2 | |
| 6 | 8 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 12 | 72 | +31.393 | 1:27.981 | 1 |
| 7 | 7 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 11 | 72 | +46.359 | 0 | |
| 8 | 19 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 19 | 71 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 9 | 21 | Jarno Trulli | Minardi | 18 | 71 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 10 | 23 | Jan Magnussen | Stewart | 15 | 66 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 17 | Nicola Larini | Sauber | 14 | 63 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 2 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 22 | 50 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 15 | Shinji Nakano | Prost | 20 | 49 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 18 | Jos Verstappen | Tyrrell | 16 | 43 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 20 | Ukyo Katayama | Minardi | 21 | 37 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 1 | Damon Hill | Arrows | 13 | 33 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 12 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 9 | 24 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 22 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 5 | 24 | Hydraulics | 0 | |
| R | 14 | Olivier Panis | Prost | 3 | 18 | Electrical | 0 | |
| R | 4 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 2 | 5 | Clutch | 0 | |
| R | 5 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 4 | 0 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 10 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 10 | 0 | Collision | 0 |
Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1:24.473 | ||
| 2 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 1:25.271 | ||
| 3 | Olivier Panis | Prost | 1:25.491 | ||
| 4 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:25.773 | ||
| 5 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 1:25.942 | ||
| 6 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 1:26.218 | ||
| 7 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 1:26.327 | ||
| 8 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 1:26.564 | ||
| 9 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 1:26.619 | ||
| 10 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 1:26.799 | ||
| 11 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 1:27.076 | ||
| 12 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 1:27.259 | ||
| 13 | Damon Hill | Arrows | 1:27.281 | ||
| 14 | Nicola Larini | Sauber | 1:27.690 | ||
| 15 | Jan Magnussen | Stewart | 1:28.035 | ||
| 16 | Jos Verstappen | Tyrrell | 1:28.094 | ||
| 17 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1:28.135 | ||
| 18 | Jarno Trulli | Minardi | 1:28.160 | ||
| 19 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 1:28.224 | ||
| 20 | Shinji Nakano | Prost | 1:28.366 | ||
| 21 | Ukyo Katayama | Minardi | 1:28.413 | ||
| 22 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 1:28.696 |
Standings after this race
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 2 | 20 |
| 2 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 1 | 10 |
| 3 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 0 | 10 |
| 4 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 0 | 9 |
| 5 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 0 | 8 |
| 6 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 0 | 6 |
| 7 | Olivier Panis | Prost | 0 | 6 |
| 8 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 0 | 1 |