Gridpedia1997 Canadian Grand Prix
- Date
- 15 Jun 1997
- Circuit
- Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal, Canada
- Round
- 7 of 17
- Winner
- Michael Schumacher (Ferrari)
- Pole position
- Michael Schumacher (1:18.095)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | MSCMichael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1 | 54 | 1:17:40.646 | 10 | |
| 2 | 7 | ALEJean Alesi | Benetton | 8 | 54 | +2.565 | 6 | |
| 3 | 12 | FISGiancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 6 | 54 | +3.219 | 4 | |
| 4 | 4 | FREHeinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 4 | 54 | +3.768 | 3 | |
| 5 | 16 | HERJohnny Herbert | Sauber | 13 | 54 | +4.716 | 2 | |
| 6 | 15 | NAKShinji Nakano | Prost | 19 | 54 | +36.701 | 1 | |
| 7 | 10 | COUDavid Coulthard | McLaren | 5 | 54 | +37.753 | 1:19.635 | 0 |
| 8 | 2 | DINPedro Diniz | Arrows | 16 | 53 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 9 | 1 | HILDamon Hill | Arrows | 15 | 53 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 10 | 17 | MORGianni Morbidelli | Sauber | 18 | 53 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 11 | 14 | PANOlivier Panis | Prost | 10 | 51 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 19 | SALMika Salo | Tyrrell | 17 | 46 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 18 | VERJos Verstappen | Tyrrell | 14 | 42 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 8 | WURAlexander Wurz | Benetton | 11 | 35 | Transmission | 0 | |
| R | 22 | BARRubens Barrichello | Stewart | 3 | 33 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 21 | TRUJarno Trulli | Minardi | 20 | 32 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 11 | SCHRalf Schumacher | Jordan | 7 | 14 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 20 | KATUkyo Katayama | Minardi | 22 | 5 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 3 | VILJacques Villeneuve | Williams | 2 | 1 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 9 | HAKMika Häkkinen | McLaren | 9 | 0 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 6 | IRVEddie Irvine | Ferrari | 12 | 0 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 23 | MAGJan Magnussen | Stewart | 21 | 0 | Spun off | 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
- Michael Schumacher: 3 stops (laps 28, 44, 51), stints of 28, 16, 7, 3 laps
- 2nd
- Jean Alesi: 2 stops (laps 25, 47), stints of 25, 22, 7 laps
- 3rd
- Giancarlo Fisichella: 2 stops (laps 25, 45), stints of 25, 20, 9 laps
- Finishers
- 1 stop: 2 · 2 stops: 5 · 3 or more: 4
- First stops
- median lap 28 of 54
Pit stops
| Driver | Stops | Laps (pit-lane time) | Stints (laps; bar length is the share of the race distance) |
|---|---|---|---|
| MSCMichael Schumacher | 3 | 28 (25.2 s), 44 (26.9 s), 51 (24.2 s) | 281673 |
| ALEJean Alesi | 2 | 25 (27.4 s), 47 (28.0 s) | 25227 |
| FISGiancarlo Fisichella | 2 | 25 (30.3 s), 45 (27.0 s) | 25209 |
| FREHeinz-Harald Frentzen | 3 | 10 (25.4 s), 32 (25.2 s), 51 (26.1 s) | 1022193 |
| HERJohnny Herbert | 2 | 37 (28.5 s), 43 (27.9 s) | 37611 |
| NAKShinji Nakano | 1 | 37 (30.5 s) | 3717 |
| COUDavid Coulthard | 2 | 40 (28.0 s), 52 (131.8 s) | 4012 |
| DINPedro Diniz | 1 | 36 (32.0 s) | 3617 |
| HILDamon Hill | 3 | 4 (34.0 s), 8 (33.2 s), 40 (29.4 s) | 443213 |
| MORGianni Morbidelli | 2 | 33 (31.1 s), 43 (27.2 s) | 331010 |
| PANOlivier Panis | 3 | 1 (33.3 s), 19 (25.8 s), 43 (26.9 s) | 18248 |
| SALMika Salo | 2 | 26 (25.6 s), 37 (25.7 s) | 26119 |
| VERJos Verstappen | 1 | 24 (25.1 s) | 2418 |
| WURAlexander Wurz | 1 | 26 (26.8 s) | 269 |
| BARRubens Barrichello | 2 | 24 (26.5 s), 29 (29.1 s) | 2454 |
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 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:18.095 | fastest Q1 | ||
| 2 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1:18.108 | +0.013 Q1 | ||
| 3 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 1:18.388 | +0.293 Q1 | ||
| 4 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 1:18.464 | +0.369 Q1 | ||
| 5 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 1:18.466 | +0.371 Q1 | ||
| 6 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 1:18.750 | +0.655 Q1 | ||
| 7 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 1:18.869 | +0.774 Q1 | ||
| 8 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 1:18.899 | +0.804 Q1 | ||
| 9 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1:18.916 | +0.821 Q1 | ||
| 10 | Olivier Panis | Prost | 1:19.034 | +0.939 Q1 | ||
| 11 | Alexander Wurz | Benetton | 1:19.286 | +1.191 Q1 | ||
| 12 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 1:19.503 | +1.408 Q1 | ||
| 13 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 1:19.622 | +1.527 Q1 | ||
| 14 | Jos Verstappen | Tyrrell | 1:20.102 | +2.007 Q1 | ||
| 15 | Damon Hill | Arrows | 1:20.129 | +2.034 Q1 | ||
| 16 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 1:20.175 | +2.080 Q1 | ||
| 17 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 1:20.336 | +2.241 Q1 | ||
| 18 | Gianni Morbidelli | Sauber | 1:20.357 | +2.262 Q1 | ||
| 19 | Shinji Nakano | Prost | 1:20.370 | +2.275 Q1 | ||
| 20 | Jarno Trulli | Minardi | 1:20.370 | +2.275 Q1 | ||
| 21 | Jan Magnussen | Stewart | 1:20.491 | +2.396 Q1 | ||
| 22 | Ukyo Katayama | Minardi | 1:21.034 | +2.939 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 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 2 | 37 |
| 2 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 3 | 30 |
| 3 | Olivier Panis | Prost | 0 | 15 |
| 4 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 0 | 14 |
| 5 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 1 | 13 |
| 6 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 0 | 13 |
| 7 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 1 | 11 |
| 8 | Gerhard Berger | 0 | 10 | |
| 9 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 0 | 10 |
| 10 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 0 | 8 |