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 | VILJacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1 | 72 | 1:52:01.715 | 10 | |
| 2 | 6 | IRVEddie Irvine | Ferrari | 7 | 72 | +0.979 | 6 | |
| 3 | 11 | SCHRalf Schumacher | Jordan | 6 | 72 | +12.089 | 4 | |
| 4 | 16 | HERJohnny Herbert | Sauber | 8 | 72 | +29.919 | 3 | |
| 5 | 9 | HAKMika Häkkinen | McLaren | 17 | 72 | +30.351 | 2 | |
| 6 | 8 | BERGerhard Berger | Benetton | 12 | 72 | +31.393 | 1:27.981 | 1 |
| 7 | 7 | ALEJean Alesi | Benetton | 11 | 72 | +46.359 | 0 | |
| 8 | 19 | SALMika Salo | Tyrrell | 19 | 71 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 9 | 21 | TRUJarno Trulli | Minardi | 18 | 71 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 10 | 23 | MAGJan Magnussen | Stewart | 15 | 66 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 17 | LARNicola Larini | Sauber | 14 | 63 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 2 | DINPedro Diniz | Arrows | 22 | 50 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 15 | NAKShinji Nakano | Prost | 20 | 49 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 18 | VERJos Verstappen | Tyrrell | 16 | 43 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 20 | KATUkyo Katayama | Minardi | 21 | 37 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 1 | HILDamon Hill | Arrows | 13 | 33 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 12 | FISGiancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 9 | 24 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 22 | BARRubens Barrichello | Stewart | 5 | 24 | Hydraulics | 0 | |
| R | 14 | PANOlivier Panis | Prost | 3 | 18 | Electrical | 0 | |
| R | 4 | FREHeinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 2 | 5 | Clutch | 0 | |
| R | 5 | MSCMichael Schumacher | Ferrari | 4 | 0 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 10 | COUDavid Coulthard | McLaren | 10 | 0 | Collision | 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: 3 stops (laps 21, 38, 56), stints of 21, 17, 18, 16 laps
- 2nd
- Eddie Irvine: 2 stops (laps 23, 44), stints of 23, 21, 28 laps
- 3rd
- Ralf Schumacher: 1 stop (lap 34), stints of 34, 38 laps
- Finishers
- 1 stop: 5 · 2 stops: 3 · 3 or more: 2
- First stops
- median lap 31 of 72
Pit stops
| Driver | Stops | Laps (pit-lane time) | Stints (laps; bar length is the share of the race distance) |
|---|---|---|---|
| VILJacques Villeneuve | 3 | 21 (24.6 s), 38 (24.9 s), 56 (24.2 s) | 21171816 |
| IRVEddie Irvine | 2 | 23 (24.4 s), 44 (26.3 s) | 232128 |
| SCHRalf Schumacher | 1 | 34 (28.0 s) | 3438 |
| HERJohnny Herbert | 2 | 21 (24.5 s), 39 (26.1 s) | 211833 |
| HAKMika Häkkinen | 1 | 40 (26.0 s) | 4032 |
| BERGerhard Berger | 1 | 36 (28.8 s) | 3636 |
| ALEJean Alesi | 1 | 35 (30.3 s) | 3537 |
| SALMika Salo | 2 | 27 (36.3 s), 44 (26.5 s) | 271727 |
| TRUJarno Trulli | 1 | 38 (28.3 s) | 3833 |
| MAGJan Magnussen | 3 | 2 (32.7 s), 24 (26.6 s), 46 (27.5 s) | 222220 |
| LARNicola Larini | 2 | 25 (54.7 s), 47 (107.7 s) | 252216 |
| DINPedro Diniz | 1 | 33 (74.0 s) | 3317 |
| NAKShinji Nakano | 2 | 26 (27.7 s), 48 (28.9 s) | 2622 |
| VERJos Verstappen | 1 | 23 (24.3 s) | 2320 |
| BARRubens Barrichello | 2 | 1 (32.8 s), 21 (26.5 s) | 203 |
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 | 1:24.473 | fastest Q1 | ||
| 2 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 1:25.271 | +0.798 Q1 | ||
| 3 | Olivier Panis | Prost | 1:25.491 | +1.018 Q1 | ||
| 4 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:25.773 | +1.300 Q1 | ||
| 5 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 1:25.942 | +1.469 Q1 | ||
| 6 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 1:26.218 | +1.745 Q1 | ||
| 7 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 1:26.327 | +1.854 Q1 | ||
| 8 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 1:26.564 | +2.091 Q1 | ||
| 9 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 1:26.619 | +2.146 Q1 | ||
| 10 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 1:26.799 | +2.326 Q1 | ||
| 11 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 1:27.076 | +2.603 Q1 | ||
| 12 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 1:27.259 | +2.786 Q1 | ||
| 13 | Damon Hill | Arrows | 1:27.281 | +2.808 Q1 | ||
| 14 | Nicola Larini | Sauber | 1:27.690 | +3.217 Q1 | ||
| 15 | Jan Magnussen | Stewart | 1:28.035 | +3.562 Q1 | ||
| 16 | Jos Verstappen | Tyrrell | 1:28.094 | +3.621 Q1 | ||
| 17 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1:28.135 | +3.662 Q1 | ||
| 18 | Jarno Trulli | Minardi | 1:28.160 | +3.687 Q1 | ||
| 19 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 1:28.224 | +3.751 Q1 | ||
| 20 | Shinji Nakano | Prost | 1:28.366 | +3.893 Q1 | ||
| 21 | Ukyo Katayama | Minardi | 1:28.413 | +3.940 Q1 | ||
| 22 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 1:28.696 | +4.223 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 | 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 |