The Garagiste.

Broadcast Age  ·  Round 17

European Grand Prix

1997  ·  Circuito de Jerez  ·  26 October 1997  ·  69 laps

  1. 1st Mika Häkkinen McLaren · 01:38:57.771
  2. 2nd David Coulthard McLaren · +1.654
  3. 3rd Jacques Villeneuve Williams · +1.803

Scroll · the race, moment by moment

01 Lights Out

Jacques Villeneuve

Williams  —  Pole position

02 Lap 47

Michael Schumacher

Retirement Ferrari  —  Collision

03 Lap 47

Damon Hill

Retirement Arrows  —  Gearbox

04 On the Charge

Mika Salo

Tyrrell  —  P21 → P12

05 Victory

Mika Häkkinen

McLaren  —  Won from P5

The result

Classification

#DriverTeamGridLapsTime / RetirementPts
1 Mika Häkkinen McLaren 5 69 01:38:57.771 10
2 David Coulthard McLaren 6 69 +1.654 6
3 Jacques Villeneuve Williams 1 69 +1.803 4
4 Gerhard Berger Benetton 8 69 +1.919 3
5 Eddie Irvine Ferrari 7 69 +3.789 2
6 Heinz-Harald Frentzen Williams 3 69 +4.537 1
7 Olivier Panis Prost 9 69 +1:07.145
8 Johnny Herbert Sauber 14 69 +1:12.961
9 Jan Magnussen Stewart 11 69 +1:17.487
10 Shinji Nakano Prost 15 69 +1:18.215
11 Giancarlo Fisichella Jordan 17 68 +1 Lap
12 Mika Salo Tyrrell 21 68 +1 Lap
13 Jean Alesi Benetton 10 68 +1 Lap
14 Norberto Fontana Sauber 18 68 +1 Lap
15 Tarso Marques Minardi 20 68 +1 Lap
16 Jos Verstappen Tyrrell 22 68 +1 Lap
17 Ukyo Katayama Minardi 19 68 +1 Lap
18 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 2 47 Collision
19 Damon Hill Arrows 4 47 Gearbox
20 Ralf Schumacher Jordan 16 44 Water leak
21 Rubens Barrichello Stewart 12 30 Gearbox
22 Pedro Diniz Arrows 13 11 Spun off

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