The Garagiste.

Broadcast Age  ·  Round 14

Austrian Grand Prix

1997  ·  Red Bull Ring  ·  21 September 1997  ·  71 laps

  1. 1st Jacques Villeneuve Williams · 01:27:35.999
  2. 2nd David Coulthard McLaren · +2.909
  3. 3rd Heinz-Harald Frentzen Williams · +3.962

Scroll · the race, moment by moment

01 Lights Out

Jacques Villeneuve

Williams  —  Pole position

02 Lap 1

Mika Häkkinen

Retirement McLaren  —  Engine

03 Lap 57

Shinji Nakano

Retirement Prost  —  Engine

04 Lap 58

Jarno Trulli

Retirement Prost  —  Engine

05 Lap 58

Jan Magnussen

Retirement Stewart  —  Engine

06 On the Charge

Giancarlo Fisichella

Jordan  —  P14 → P4

07 Victory

Jacques Villeneuve

Williams  —  Won from P1

The result

Classification

#DriverTeamGridLapsTime / RetirementPts
1 Jacques Villeneuve Williams 1 71 01:27:35.999 10
2 David Coulthard McLaren 10 71 +2.909 6
3 Heinz-Harald Frentzen Williams 4 71 +3.962 4
4 Giancarlo Fisichella Jordan 14 71 +12.127 3
5 Ralf Schumacher Jordan 11 71 +31.859 2
6 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 9 71 +33.41 1
7 Damon Hill Arrows 7 71 +37.207
8 Johnny Herbert Sauber 12 71 +49.057
9 Gianni Morbidelli Sauber 13 71 +1:06.455
10 Gerhard Berger Benetton 18 70 +1 Lap
11 Ukyo Katayama Minardi 19 69 +2 Laps
12 Jos Verstappen Tyrrell 20 69 +2 Laps
13 Pedro Diniz Arrows 17 67 +4 Laps
14 Rubens Barrichello Stewart 5 64 Spun off
15 Jarno Trulli Prost 3 58 Engine
16 Jan Magnussen Stewart 6 58 Engine
17 Shinji Nakano Prost 16 57 Engine
18 Mika Salo Tyrrell 21 48 Gearbox
19 Eddie Irvine Ferrari 8 38 Collision
20 Jean Alesi Benetton 15 37 Collision
21 Mika Häkkinen McLaren 2 1 Engine
22 Tarso Marques Minardi 0 Underweight

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