Gridpedia1997 Spanish Grand Prix
- Date
- 25 May 1997
- Circuit
- Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló, Spain
- Round
- 6 of 17
- Winner
- Jacques Villeneuve (Williams)
- Pole position
- Jacques Villeneuve (1:16.525)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | VILJacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1 | 64 | 1:30:35.896 | 10 | |
| 2 | 14 | PANOlivier Panis | Prost | 12 | 64 | +5.804 | 6 | |
| 3 | 7 | ALEJean Alesi | Benetton | 4 | 64 | +12.534 | 4 | |
| 4 | 5 | MSCMichael Schumacher | Ferrari | 7 | 64 | +17.979 | 3 | |
| 5 | 16 | HERJohnny Herbert | Sauber | 10 | 64 | +27.986 | 2 | |
| 6 | 10 | COUDavid Coulthard | McLaren | 3 | 64 | +29.744 | 1 | |
| 7 | 9 | HAKMika Häkkinen | McLaren | 5 | 64 | +48.785 | 0 | |
| 8 | 4 | FREHeinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 2 | 64 | +64.139 | 0 | |
| 9 | 12 | FISGiancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 8 | 64 | +64.767 | 1:22.242 | 0 |
| 10 | 8 | BERGerhard Berger | Benetton | 6 | 64 | +65.670 | 0 | |
| 11 | 18 | VERJos Verstappen | Tyrrell | 19 | 63 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 12 | 6 | IRVEddie Irvine | Ferrari | 11 | 63 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 13 | 23 | MAGJan Magnussen | Stewart | 22 | 63 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 14 | 17 | MORGianni Morbidelli | Sauber | 13 | 62 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 15 | 21 | TRUJarno Trulli | Minardi | 18 | 62 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 2 | DINPedro Diniz | Arrows | 21 | 53 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 11 | SCHRalf Schumacher | Jordan | 9 | 50 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 22 | BARRubens Barrichello | Stewart | 17 | 37 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 19 | SALMika Salo | Tyrrell | 14 | 35 | Puncture | 0 | |
| R | 15 | NAKShinji Nakano | Prost | 16 | 34 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 1 | HILDamon Hill | Arrows | 15 | 17 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 20 | KATUkyo Katayama | Minardi | 20 | 11 | 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
- Jacques Villeneuve: 2 stops (laps 20, 45), stints of 20, 25, 19 laps
- 2nd
- Olivier Panis: 2 stops (laps 25, 44), stints of 25, 19, 20 laps
- 3rd
- Jean Alesi: 2 stops (laps 21, 43), stints of 21, 22, 21 laps
- Finishers
- 2 stops: 5 · 3 or more: 10
- First stops
- median lap 17 of 64
Pit stops
| Driver | Stops | Laps (pit-lane time) | Stints (laps; bar length is the share of the race distance) |
|---|---|---|---|
| VILJacques Villeneuve | 2 | 20 (26.7 s), 45 (26.6 s) | 202519 |
| PANOlivier Panis | 2 | 25 (26.5 s), 44 (25.7 s) | 251920 |
| ALEJean Alesi | 2 | 21 (27.3 s), 43 (26.7 s) | 212221 |
| MSCMichael Schumacher | 3 | 14 (25.2 s), 30 (23.2 s), 46 (24.8 s) | 14161618 |
| HERJohnny Herbert | 3 | 15 (25.1 s), 33 (24.1 s), 49 (24.3 s) | 15181615 |
| COUDavid Coulthard | 3 | 14 (23.2 s), 29 (25.8 s), 40 (24.2 s) | 14151124 |
| HAKMika Häkkinen | 3 | 15 (23.6 s), 27 (28.6 s), 44 (25.5 s) | 15121720 |
| FREHeinz-Harald Frentzen | 3 | 16 (26.3 s), 26 (26.2 s), 39 (25.5 s) | 16101325 |
| FISGiancarlo Fisichella | 3 | 18 (25.2 s), 32 (25.5 s), 52 (30.3 s) | 18142012 |
| BERGerhard Berger | 3 | 14 (27.4 s), 29 (25.6 s), 40 (25.1 s) | 14151124 |
| VERJos Verstappen | 2 | 21 (25.5 s), 41 (25.1 s) | 212022 |
| IRVEddie Irvine | 4 | 19 (26.1 s), 28 (24.8 s), 49 (24.2 s), 59 (28.9 s) | 19921104 |
| MAGJan Magnussen | 2 | 17 (30.7 s), 38 (31.2 s) | 172125 |
| MORGianni Morbidelli | 3 | 10 (31.4 s), 22 (26.6 s), 41 (60.8 s) | 10121921 |
| TRUJarno Trulli | 3 | 21 (28.1 s), 31 (38.2 s), 43 (26.5 s) | 21101219 |
| DINPedro Diniz | 2 | 22 (29.1 s), 42 (29.6 s) | 222011 |
| SCHRalf Schumacher | 3 | 12 (27.2 s), 25 (26.6 s), 46 (26.2 s) | 1213214 |
| BARRubens Barrichello | 1 | 21 (28.6 s) | 2116 |
| SALMika Salo | 1 | 13 (34.0 s) | 1322 |
| NAKShinji Nakano | 1 | 22 (30.5 s) | 2212 |
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 | 1:16.525 | fastest Q1 | ||
| 2 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 1:16.791 | +0.266 Q1 | ||
| 3 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 1:17.521 | +0.996 Q1 | ||
| 4 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 1:17.717 | +1.192 Q1 | ||
| 5 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1:17.737 | +1.212 Q1 | ||
| 6 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 1:18.041 | +1.516 Q1 | ||
| 7 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:18.313 | +1.788 Q1 | ||
| 8 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 1:18.385 | +1.860 Q1 | ||
| 9 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 1:18.423 | +1.898 Q1 | ||
| 10 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 1:18.494 | +1.969 Q1 | ||
| 11 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 1:18.873 | +2.348 Q1 | ||
| 12 | Olivier Panis | Prost | 1:19.157 | +2.632 Q1 | ||
| 13 | Gianni Morbidelli | Sauber | 1:19.323 | +2.798 Q1 | ||
| 14 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 1:20.079 | +3.554 Q1 | ||
| 15 | Damon Hill | Arrows | 1:20.089 | +3.564 Q1 | ||
| 16 | Shinji Nakano | Prost | 1:20.103 | +3.578 Q1 | ||
| 17 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 1:20.255 | +3.730 Q1 | ||
| 18 | Jarno Trulli | Minardi | 1:20.452 | +3.927 Q1 | ||
| 19 | Jos Verstappen | Tyrrell | 1:20.582 | +4.057 Q1 | ||
| 20 | Ukyo Katayama | Minardi | 1:20.672 | +4.147 Q1 | ||
| 21 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 1:21.029 | +4.504 Q1 | ||
| 22 | Jan Magnussen | Stewart | 1:21.060 | +4.535 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 | 3 | 30 |
| 2 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1 | 27 |
| 3 | Olivier Panis | Prost | 0 | 15 |
| 4 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 0 | 14 |
| 5 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 1 | 11 |
| 6 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 1 | 10 |
| 7 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 0 | 10 |
| 8 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 0 | 10 |
| 9 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 0 | 7 |
| 10 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 0 | 6 |