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1997 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

PosNoDriverTeamGridLapsTime / statusFLPts
1 5 MSCMichael Schumacher Ferrari 1 72 1:38:50.492 1:17.910 10
2 4 FREHeinz-Harald Frentzen Williams 2 72 +23.537 6
3 6 IRVEddie Irvine Ferrari 5 72 +74.801 4
4 3 VILJacques Villeneuve Williams 4 72 +81.784 3
5 7 ALEJean Alesi Benetton 8 72 +82.735 2
6 11 SCHRalf Schumacher Jordan 3 72 +89.871 1
7 10 COUDavid Coulthard McLaren 9 71 Collision 0
8 16 HERJohnny Herbert Sauber 14 71 +1 Lap 0
9 12 FISGiancarlo Fisichella Jordan 11 71 +1 Lap 0
10 14 TRUJarno Trulli Prost 6 70 +2 Laps 0
11 20 KATUkyo Katayama Minardi 21 70 +2 Laps 0
12 1 HILDamon Hill Arrows 17 69 +3 Laps 0
R 19 SALMika Salo Tyrrell 19 61 Electrical 0
R 8 WURAlexander Wurz Benetton 7 60 Spun off 0
R 2 DINPedro Diniz Arrows 16 58 Spun off 0
R 17 FONNorberto Fontana Sauber 20 40 Spun off 0
R 22 BARRubens Barrichello Stewart 13q12 36 Engine 0
R 23 MAGJan Magnussen Stewart 15 33 Brakes 0
R 9 HAKMika Häkkinen McLaren 10 18 Engine 0
R 18 VERJos Verstappen Tyrrell 18 15 Spun off 0
R 15 NAKShinji Nakano Prost 12q13 7 Spun off 0
R 21 MARTarso Marques Minardi 22 5 Engine 0

Grid differs from qualifying for 2 drivers: Rubens Barrichello qualified 12th, started 13th; Shinji Nakano qualified 13th, started 12th. The data records the positions, not the reason; such gaps come from grid penalties, car or engine changes, or pit-lane starts. The small "q" number in the Grid column is the qualifying position.

Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.

Lap chart

12345678910111213141516171819202122 Lap 1Lap 18Lap 36Lap 54Lap 72 Damon Hill: pit stop on lap 1Pedro Diniz: pit stop on lap 12Norberto Fontana: pit stop on lap 15Ukyo Katayama: pit stop on lap 18Michael Schumacher: pit stop on lap 22Jean Alesi: pit stop on lap 22David Coulthard: pit stop on lap 23Heinz-Harald Frentzen: pit stop on lap 23Eddie Irvine: pit stop on lap 23Mika Salo: pit stop on lap 23Alexander Wurz: pit stop on lap 24Rubens Barrichello: pit stop on lap 25Ralf Schumacher: pit stop on lap 25Jacques Villeneuve: pit stop on lap 25Jarno Trulli: pit stop on lap 30Jan Magnussen: pit stop on lap 30Norberto Fontana: pit stop on lap 33Giancarlo Fisichella: pit stop on lap 35Johnny Herbert: pit stop on lap 38Norberto Fontana: pit stop on lap 38Damon Hill: pit stop on lap 40Eddie Irvine: pit stop on lap 44Michael Schumacher: pit stop on lap 46Ukyo Katayama: pit stop on lap 47Heinz-Harald Frentzen: pit stop on lap 48David Coulthard: pit stop on lap 50Mika Salo: pit stop on lap 50Alexander Wurz: pit stop on lap 51Jarno Trulli: pit stop on lap 52Jacques Villeneuve: pit stop on lap 52Pedro Diniz: pit stop on lap 52Ralf Schumacher: pit stop on lap 53Jean Alesi: pit stop on lap 53Damon Hill: pit stop on lap 58Johnny Herbert: pit stop on lap 59Ukyo Katayama: pit stop on lap 59David Coulthard: pit stop on lap 61Ralf Schumacher: pit stop on lap 61Jean Alesi: pit stop on lap 63Giancarlo Fisichella: pit stop on lap 64Jacques Villeneuve: pit stop on lap 67Eddie Irvine: pit stop on lap 67 HILDINVILFREMSCIRVALEWURHAKCOUSCHFISTRUNAKHERFONVERSALKATMARBARMAG
Position at the end of each lap, from first to last. A line that ends early is a retirement. Rings are pit stops. Hover or tap the chart to see every driver's position on that lap.

Race history: gap to the leader

+0.0 s+100.0 s+200.0 s Lap 1Lap 11Lap 21Lap 31Lap 42Lap 52Lap 62Lap 72 Damon Hill: pit stop on lap 1, 45.5 s in the pit lanePedro Diniz: pit stop on lap 12, 58.6 s in the pit laneNorberto Fontana: pit stop on lap 15, 25.4 s in the pit laneUkyo Katayama: pit stop on lap 18, 26.8 s in the pit laneMichael Schumacher: pit stop on lap 22, 26.0 s in the pit laneJean Alesi: pit stop on lap 22, 29.5 s in the pit laneDavid Coulthard: pit stop on lap 23, 26.2 s in the pit laneHeinz-Harald Frentzen: pit stop on lap 23, 28.9 s in the pit laneEddie Irvine: pit stop on lap 23, 26.7 s in the pit laneMika Salo: pit stop on lap 23, 25.1 s in the pit laneAlexander Wurz: pit stop on lap 24, 26.1 s in the pit laneRubens Barrichello: pit stop on lap 25, 26.4 s in the pit laneRalf Schumacher: pit stop on lap 25, 26.9 s in the pit laneJacques Villeneuve: pit stop on lap 25, 25.8 s in the pit laneJarno Trulli: pit stop on lap 30, 25.6 s in the pit laneJan Magnussen: pit stop on lap 30, 26.3 s in the pit laneNorberto Fontana: pit stop on lap 33, 29.5 s in the pit laneGiancarlo Fisichella: pit stop on lap 35, 28.5 s in the pit laneJohnny Herbert: pit stop on lap 38, 29.0 s in the pit laneNorberto Fontana: pit stop on lap 38, 57.9 s in the pit laneDamon Hill: pit stop on lap 40, 36.4 s in the pit laneEddie Irvine: pit stop on lap 44, 27.4 s in the pit laneMichael Schumacher: pit stop on lap 46, 26.9 s in the pit laneUkyo Katayama: pit stop on lap 47, 28.1 s in the pit laneHeinz-Harald Frentzen: pit stop on lap 48, 25.6 s in the pit laneDavid Coulthard: pit stop on lap 50, 25.3 s in the pit laneMika Salo: pit stop on lap 50, 25.9 s in the pit laneAlexander Wurz: pit stop on lap 51, 37.9 s in the pit laneJarno Trulli: pit stop on lap 52, 26.5 s in the pit laneJacques Villeneuve: pit stop on lap 52, 25.3 s in the pit lanePedro Diniz: pit stop on lap 52, 29.9 s in the pit laneRalf Schumacher: pit stop on lap 53, 25.4 s in the pit laneJean Alesi: pit stop on lap 53, 28.5 s in the pit laneDamon Hill: pit stop on lap 58, 48.8 s in the pit laneJohnny Herbert: pit stop on lap 59, 24.8 s in the pit laneUkyo Katayama: pit stop on lap 59, 26.3 s in the pit laneDavid Coulthard: pit stop on lap 61, 24.8 s in the pit laneRalf Schumacher: pit stop on lap 61, 26.2 s in the pit laneJean Alesi: pit stop on lap 63, 25.2 s in the pit laneGiancarlo Fisichella: pit stop on lap 64, 26.1 s in the pit laneJacques Villeneuve: pit stop on lap 67, 26.2 s in the pit laneEddie Irvine: pit stop on lap 67, 25.6 s in the pit lane HILDINVILFREMSCIRVALEWURHAKCOUSCHFISTRUNAKHERFONVERSALKATMARBARMAG
Seconds behind the leader after each lap, from cumulative lap times. Rings are pit stops; shaded bands are safety-car periods. Drivers more than 229 seconds behind run along the bottom edge. Hover or tap for a lap.

How the race was won

Winner
Michael Schumacher: 2 stops (laps 22, 46), stints of 22, 24, 26 laps
2nd
Heinz-Harald Frentzen: 2 stops (laps 23, 48), stints of 23, 25, 24 laps
3rd
Eddie Irvine: 3 stops (laps 23, 44, 67), stints of 23, 21, 23, 5 laps
Finishers
2 stops: 5 · 3 or more: 7
First stops
median lap 23 of 72

Pit stops

DriverStopsLaps (pit-lane time)Stints (laps; bar length is the share of the race distance)
MSCMichael Schumacher222 (26.0 s), 46 (26.9 s)
222426
FREHeinz-Harald Frentzen223 (28.9 s), 48 (25.6 s)
232524
IRVEddie Irvine323 (26.7 s), 44 (27.4 s), 67 (25.6 s)
2321235
VILJacques Villeneuve325 (25.8 s), 52 (25.3 s), 67 (26.2 s)
2527155
ALEJean Alesi322 (29.5 s), 53 (28.5 s), 63 (25.2 s)
2231109
SCHRalf Schumacher325 (26.9 s), 53 (25.4 s), 61 (26.2 s)
2528811
COUDavid Coulthard323 (26.2 s), 50 (25.3 s), 61 (24.8 s)
23271110
HERJohnny Herbert238 (29.0 s), 59 (24.8 s)
382112
FISGiancarlo Fisichella235 (28.5 s), 64 (26.1 s)
35297
TRUJarno Trulli230 (25.6 s), 52 (26.5 s)
302218
KATUkyo Katayama318 (26.8 s), 47 (28.1 s), 59 (26.3 s)
18291211
HILDamon Hill31 (45.5 s), 40 (36.4 s), 58 (48.8 s)
391811
SALMika Salo223 (25.1 s), 50 (25.9 s)
232711
WURAlexander Wurz224 (26.1 s), 51 (37.9 s)
24279
DINPedro Diniz212 (58.6 s), 52 (29.9 s)
12406
FONNorberto Fontana315 (25.4 s), 33 (29.5 s), 38 (57.9 s)
15185
BARRubens Barrichello125 (26.4 s)
2511
MAGJan Magnussen130 (26.3 s)
303

Pit-lane time: pit entry to pit exit. Tyre changes under a red flag are not counted.

Qualifying

PosDriverTeamQ1Q2Q3Gap
1Michael SchumacherFerrari1:14.548fastest Q1
2Heinz-Harald FrentzenWilliams1:14.749+0.201 Q1
3Ralf SchumacherJordan1:14.755+0.207 Q1
4Jacques VilleneuveWilliams1:14.800+0.252 Q1
5Eddie IrvineFerrari1:14.860+0.312 Q1
6Jarno TrulliProst1:14.957+0.409 Q1
7Alexander WurzBenetton1:14.986+0.438 Q1
8Jean AlesiBenetton1:15.228+0.680 Q1
9David CoulthardMcLaren1:15.270+0.722 Q1
10Mika HäkkinenMcLaren1:15.339+0.791 Q1
11Giancarlo FisichellaJordan1:15.453+0.905 Q1
12Rubens BarrichelloStewart1:15.876+1.328 Q1
13Shinji NakanoProst1:15.876+1.328 Q1
14Johnny HerbertSauber1:16.018+1.470 Q1
15Jan MagnussenStewart1:16.149+1.601 Q1
16Pedro DinizArrows1:16.536+1.988 Q1
17Damon HillArrows1:16.729+2.181 Q1
18Jos VerstappenTyrrell1:16.941+2.393 Q1
19Mika SaloTyrrell1:17.256+2.708 Q1
20Norberto FontanaSauber1:17.538+2.990 Q1
21Ukyo KatayamaMinardi1:17.563+3.015 Q1
22Tarso MarquesMinardi1:18.280+3.732 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

PosDriverTeamWinsPoints
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

Constructors

PosConstructorWinsPoints
1 Ferrari 3 65
2 Williams 4 52
3 Benetton 0 25
4 McLaren 1 21
5 Prost 0 16
6 Jordan 0 13
7 Sauber 0 8
8 Stewart 0 6
9 Tyrrell 0 2
10 Arrows 0 0

Full 1997 standings