Gridpedia1997 French Grand Prix
- Date
- 29 Jun 1997
- Circuit
- Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, Magny Cours, France
- Round
- 8 of 17
- Winner
- Michael Schumacher (Ferrari)
- Pole position
- Michael Schumacher (1:14.548)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1 | 72 | 1:38:50.492 | 1:17.910 | 10 |
| 2 | 4 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 2 | 72 | +23.537 | 6 | |
| 3 | 6 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 5 | 72 | +74.801 | 4 | |
| 4 | 3 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 4 | 72 | +81.784 | 3 | |
| 5 | 7 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 8 | 72 | +82.735 | 2 | |
| 6 | 11 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 3 | 72 | +89.871 | 1 | |
| 7 | 10 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 9 | 71 | Collision | 0 | |
| 8 | 16 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 14 | 71 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 9 | 12 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 11 | 71 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 10 | 14 | Jarno Trulli | Prost | 6 | 70 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 11 | 20 | Ukyo Katayama | Minardi | 21 | 70 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 12 | 1 | Damon Hill | Arrows | 17 | 69 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 19 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 19 | 61 | Electrical | 0 | |
| R | 8 | Alexander Wurz | Benetton | 7 | 60 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 2 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 16 | 58 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 17 | Norberto Fontana | Sauber | 20 | 40 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 22 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 13 | 36 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 23 | Jan Magnussen | Stewart | 15 | 33 | Brakes | 0 | |
| R | 9 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 10 | 18 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 18 | Jos Verstappen | Tyrrell | 18 | 15 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 15 | Shinji Nakano | Prost | 12 | 7 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 21 | Tarso Marques | Minardi | 22 | 5 | Engine | 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 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:14.548 | ||
| 2 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 1:14.749 | ||
| 3 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 1:14.755 | ||
| 4 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1:14.800 | ||
| 5 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 1:14.860 | ||
| 6 | Jarno Trulli | Prost | 1:14.957 | ||
| 7 | Alexander Wurz | Benetton | 1:14.986 | ||
| 8 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 1:15.228 | ||
| 9 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 1:15.270 | ||
| 10 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1:15.339 | ||
| 11 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 1:15.453 | ||
| 12 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 1:15.876 | ||
| 13 | Shinji Nakano | Prost | 1:15.876 | ||
| 14 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 1:16.018 | ||
| 15 | Jan Magnussen | Stewart | 1:16.149 | ||
| 16 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 1:16.536 | ||
| 17 | Damon Hill | Arrows | 1:16.729 | ||
| 18 | Jos Verstappen | Tyrrell | 1:16.941 | ||
| 19 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 1:17.256 | ||
| 20 | Norberto Fontana | Sauber | 1:17.538 | ||
| 21 | Ukyo Katayama | Minardi | 1:17.563 | ||
| 22 | Tarso Marques | Minardi | 1:18.280 |
Standings after this race
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 3 | 47 |
| 2 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 3 | 33 |
| 3 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 1 | 19 |
| 4 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 0 | 18 |
| 5 | Olivier Panis | 0 | 15 | |
| 6 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 0 | 15 |
| 7 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 1 | 11 |
| 8 | Gerhard Berger | 0 | 10 | |
| 9 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 0 | 10 |
| 10 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 0 | 8 |