The Garagiste.

Broadcast Age  ·  Round 8

French Grand Prix

1997  ·  Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours  ·  29 June 1997  ·  72 laps

  1. 1st Michael Schumacher Ferrari · 01:38:50.492
  2. 2nd Heinz-Harald Frentzen Williams · +23.537
  3. 3rd Eddie Irvine Ferrari · +1:14.801

Scroll · the race, moment by moment

01 Lights Out

Michael Schumacher

Ferrari  —  Pole position

02 Lap 58

Pedro Diniz

Retirement Arrows  —  Spun off

03 Lap 60

Alexander Wurz

Retirement Benetton  —  Spun off

04 Lap 61

Mika Salo

Retirement Tyrrell  —  Electrical

05 On the Charge

Ukyo Katayama

Minardi  —  P21 → P11

06 Victory

Michael Schumacher

Ferrari  —  Won from P1

The result

Classification

#DriverTeamGridLapsTime / RetirementPts
1 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1 72 01:38:50.492 10
2 Heinz-Harald Frentzen Williams 2 72 +23.537 6
3 Eddie Irvine Ferrari 5 72 +1:14.801 4
4 Jacques Villeneuve Williams 4 72 +1:21.784 3
5 Jean Alesi Benetton 8 72 +1:22.735 2
6 Ralf Schumacher Jordan 3 72 +1:29.871 1
7 David Coulthard McLaren 9 71 Collision
8 Johnny Herbert Sauber 14 71 +1 Lap
9 Giancarlo Fisichella Jordan 11 71 +1 Lap
10 Jarno Trulli Prost 6 70 +2 Laps
11 Ukyo Katayama Minardi 21 70 +2 Laps
12 Damon Hill Arrows 17 69 +3 Laps
13 Mika Salo Tyrrell 19 61 Electrical
14 Alexander Wurz Benetton 7 60 Spun off
15 Pedro Diniz Arrows 16 58 Spun off
16 Norberto Fontana Sauber 20 40 Spun off
17 Rubens Barrichello Stewart 13 36 Engine
18 Jan Magnussen Stewart 15 33 Brakes
19 Mika Häkkinen McLaren 10 18 Engine
20 Jos Verstappen Tyrrell 18 15 Spun off
21 Shinji Nakano Prost 12 7 Spun off
22 Tarso Marques Minardi 22 5 Engine

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