The Garagiste.

Broadcast Age  ·  Round 12

Belgian Grand Prix

1997  ·  Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps  ·  24 August 1997  ·  44 laps

  1. 1st Michael Schumacher Ferrari · 01:33:46.717
  2. 2nd Giancarlo Fisichella Jordan · +26.753
  3. 3rd Heinz-Harald Frentzen Williams · +32.147

Scroll · the race, moment by moment

01 Lights Out

Jacques Villeneuve

Williams  —  Pole position

02 Lap 21

Ralf Schumacher

Retirement Jordan  —  Spun off

03 Lap 44

Mika Häkkinen

Retirement McLaren  —  Disqualified

04 On the Charge

Gerhard Berger

Benetton  —  P15 → P6

05 Victory

Michael Schumacher

Ferrari  —  Won from P3

The result

Classification

#DriverTeamGridLapsTime / RetirementPts
1 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 3 44 01:33:46.717 10
2 Giancarlo Fisichella Jordan 4 44 +26.753 6
3 Heinz-Harald Frentzen Williams 7 44 +32.147 4
4 Johnny Herbert Sauber 11 44 +39.025 3
5 Jacques Villeneuve Williams 1 44 +42.103 2
6 Gerhard Berger Benetton 15 44 +1:03.741 1
7 Pedro Diniz Arrows 8 44 +1:25.931
8 Jean Alesi Benetton 2 44 +1:42.008
9 Gianni Morbidelli Sauber 13 44 +1:42.582
10 Eddie Irvine Ferrari 17 43 +1 Lap
11 Mika Salo Tyrrell 19 43 +1 Lap
12 Jan Magnussen Stewart 18 43 +1 Lap
13 Damon Hill Arrows 9 42 +2 Laps
14 Ukyo Katayama Minardi 20 42 +2 Laps
15 Jarno Trulli Prost 14 42 +2 Laps
16 Mika Häkkinen McLaren 5 44 Disqualified
17 Jos Verstappen Tyrrell 21 25 Spun off
18 Ralf Schumacher Jordan 6 21 Spun off
19 David Coulthard McLaren 10 19 Spun off
20 Tarso Marques Minardi 22 18 Spun off
21 Rubens Barrichello Stewart 12 8 Steering
22 Shinji Nakano Prost 16 5 Electrical

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