Gridpedia1997 San Marino Grand Prix
- Date
- 27 Apr 1997
- Circuit
- Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola, Italy
- Round
- 4 of 17
- Winner
- Heinz-Harald Frentzen (Williams)
- Pole position
- Jacques Villeneuve (1:23.303)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | FREHeinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 2 | 62 | 1:31:00.673 | 1:25.531 | 10 |
| 2 | 5 | MSCMichael Schumacher | Ferrari | 3 | 62 | +1.237 | 6 | |
| 3 | 6 | IRVEddie Irvine | Ferrari | 9 | 62 | +78.343 | 4 | |
| 4 | 12 | FISGiancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 6 | 62 | +83.388 | 3 | |
| 5 | 7 | ALEJean Alesi | Benetton | 14 | 61 | +1 Lap | 2 | |
| 6 | 9 | HAKMika Häkkinen | McLaren | 8 | 61 | +1 Lap | 1 | |
| 7 | 17 | LARNicola Larini | Sauber | 12 | 61 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 8 | 14 | PANOlivier Panis | Prost | 4 | 61 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 9 | 19 | SALMika Salo | Tyrrell | 19 | 60 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 10 | 18 | VERJos Verstappen | Tyrrell | 21 | 60 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 11 | 20 | KATUkyo Katayama | Minardi | 22 | 59 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 2 | DINPedro Diniz | Arrows | 17 | 53 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 3 | VILJacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1 | 40 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 10 | COUDavid Coulthard | McLaren | 10 | 38 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 22 | BARRubens Barrichello | Stewart | 13 | 32 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 16 | HERJohnny Herbert | Sauber | 7 | 18 | Electrical | 0 | |
| R | 11 | SCHRalf Schumacher | Jordan | 5 | 17 | Transmission | 0 | |
| R | 15 | NAKShinji Nakano | Prost | 18 | 11 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 1 | HILDamon Hill | Arrows | 15 | 11 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 8 | BERGerhard Berger | Benetton | 11 | 4 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 23 | MAGJan Magnussen | Stewart | 16 | 2 | Spun off | 0 | |
| W | 21 | TRUJarno Trulli | Minardi | 20 | 0 | Gearbox | 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
- Heinz-Harald Frentzen: 2 stops (laps 27, 44), stints of 27, 17, 18 laps
- 2nd
- Michael Schumacher: 2 stops (laps 24, 45), stints of 24, 21, 17 laps
- 3rd
- Eddie Irvine: 2 stops (laps 25, 46), stints of 25, 21, 16 laps
- Finishers
- 1 stop: 5 · 2 stops: 5 · 3 or more: 1
- First stops
- median lap 27 of 62
Pit stops
| Driver | Stops | Laps (pit-lane time) | Stints (laps; bar length is the share of the race distance) |
|---|---|---|---|
| FREHeinz-Harald Frentzen | 2 | 27 (25.2 s), 44 (22.4 s) | 271718 |
| MSCMichael Schumacher | 2 | 24 (23.6 s), 45 (21.2 s) | 242117 |
| IRVEddie Irvine | 2 | 25 (23.8 s), 46 (22.4 s) | 252116 |
| FISGiancarlo Fisichella | 2 | 25 (22.8 s), 44 (22.7 s) | 251918 |
| ALEJean Alesi | 1 | 33 (27.4 s) | 3328 |
| HAKMika Häkkinen | 1 | 35 (26.5 s) | 3526 |
| LARNicola Larini | 4 | 25 (24.2 s), 34 (11.8 s), 44 (24.4 s), 54 (11.6 s) | 25910107 |
| PANOlivier Panis | 2 | 20 (22.3 s), 34 (24.7 s) | 201427 |
| SALMika Salo | 1 | 33 (24.2 s) | 3327 |
| VERJos Verstappen | 1 | 31 (26.2 s) | 3129 |
| KATUkyo Katayama | 1 | 32 (54.4 s) | 3227 |
| DINPedro Diniz | 3 | 18 (26.7 s), 40 (14.2 s), 41 (27.6 s) | 182212 |
| VILJacques Villeneuve | 1 | 26 (25.3 s) | 2614 |
| COUDavid Coulthard | 1 | 35 (25.7 s) | 353 |
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 | 1:23.303 | fastest Q1 | ||
| 2 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 1:23.646 | +0.343 Q1 | ||
| 3 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:23.955 | +0.652 Q1 | ||
| 4 | Olivier Panis | Prost | 1:24.075 | +0.772 Q1 | ||
| 5 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 1:24.081 | +0.778 Q1 | ||
| 6 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 1:24.596 | +1.293 Q1 | ||
| 7 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 1:24.723 | +1.420 Q1 | ||
| 8 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1:24.812 | +1.509 Q1 | ||
| 9 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 1:24.862 | +1.559 Q1 | ||
| 10 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 1:25.077 | +1.774 Q1 | ||
| 11 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 1:25.371 | +2.068 Q1 | ||
| 12 | Nicola Larini | Sauber | 1:25.554 | +2.251 Q1 | ||
| 13 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 1:25.579 | +2.276 Q1 | ||
| 14 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 1:25.729 | +2.426 Q1 | ||
| 15 | Damon Hill | Arrows | 1:25.743 | +2.440 Q1 | ||
| 16 | Jan Magnussen | Stewart | 1:26.192 | +2.889 Q1 | ||
| 17 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 1:26.253 | +2.950 Q1 | ||
| 18 | Shinji Nakano | Prost | 1:26.712 | +3.409 Q1 | ||
| 19 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 1:26.852 | +3.549 Q1 | ||
| 20 | Jarno Trulli | Minardi | 1:26.960 | +3.657 Q1 | ||
| 21 | Jos Verstappen | Tyrrell | 1:27.428 | +4.125 Q1 | ||
| 22 | Ukyo Katayama | Minardi | 1:28.727 | +5.424 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 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 0 | 14 |
| 3 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 1 | 10 |
| 4 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 1 | 10 |
| 5 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 0 | 10 |
| 6 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 0 | 10 |
| 7 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 0 | 10 |
| 8 | Olivier Panis | Prost | 0 | 6 |
| 9 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 0 | 3 |