1997 Grand Prix of Brazil
30 March - Interlagos: 309.024 km (4.292 km x 72 laps)
Pole position: Jacques Villeneuve, Williams-Renault, 1:16.004
Results:
1 Jacques Villeneuve Williams-Renault 1:36:9.990
2 Gerhard Berger Benetton-Renault - 4.190
3 Olivier Panis Prost-Mugen Honda - 15.870
4 Mika Häkkinen McLaren-Mercedes - 33.030
5 Michael Schumacher Ferrari - 33.730
6 Jean Alesi Benetton-Renault - 34.020
7 Johnny Herbert Sauber-Petronas - 50.910
8 Giancarlo Fisichella Jordan-Peugeot - 1:00.640
9 Heinz-Harald Frentzen Williams-Renault - 1:15.400
10 David Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes - 1 lap
11 Nicola Larini Sauber-Petronas - 1 lap
12 Jarno Trulli Minardi-Hart - 1 lap
13 Mika Salo Tyrrell-Ford - 1 lap
14 Shinji Nakano Prost-Mugen Honda - 1 lap
15 Jos Verstappen Tyrrell-Ford - 2 laps
16 Eddie Irvine Ferrari - 2 laps
17 Damon Hill Arrows-Yamaha - 3 laps (Not running at finish)
18 Ukyo Katayama Minardi-Hart - 5 laps
Fastest Lap: Jacques Villeneuve, Williams-Renault, 1:18.397
Retirements:
Pedro-Paulo Diniz Arrows-Yamaha 15 laps
Rubens Barrichello Stewart-Ford 16 laps
Ralf Schumacher Jordan-Peugeot 52 laps
Damon Hill Arrows-Yamaha 68 laps Oil fire
Did Not Start:
Jan Magnussen Stewart-Ford (Electrics, no spare car)
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Starting Grid
Jacques Villeneuve Michael Schumacher
Williams FW19-Renault #3 Ferrari F310B #5
1:16.004 1:16.594
Gerhard Berger Mika Häkkinen
Benetton B197-Renault #8 McLaren MP4/12-Mercedes #9
1:16.644 1:16.692
Olivier Panis Jean Alesi
Prost JS45-Mugen Honda #14 Benetton B197-Renault #7
1:16.756 1:16.757
Giancarlo Fisichella Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Jordan 197-Peugeot #12 Williams FW19-Renault #4
1:16.912 1:16.924
Damon Hill Ralf Schumacher
Arrows A18-Yamaha #1 Jordan 197-Peugeot #11
1:17.090 1:17.175
Rubens Barrichello David Coulthard
Stewart SF1-Ford #22 McLaren MP4/12-Mercedes #10
1:17.259 1:17.262
Johnny Herbert Eddie Irvin
Sauber C16-Petronas #16 Ferrari F310B # 6
1:17.409 1:17.527
Shinji Nakano Pedro-Paulo Diniz
Prost JS45-Mugen Honda #15 Arrows A18-Yamaha # 2
1:17.999 1:18.095
Jarno Trulli Ukyo Katayama
Minardi M197-Hart #21 Minardi M197-Hart #20
1:18.336 1:18.557
Nicloa Larini
Sauber C16-Petronas #17
1:18.644
Jos Verstappen Mika Salo
Tyrrell 025-Ford #18 Tyrrell 025-Ford #19
1:19.211 1:19.274
Did Not Start:
Jan Magnussen
Stewart SF1-Ford #23
1:18.773