The Garagiste.

Broadcast Age  ·  Round 10

German Grand Prix

1997  ·  Hockenheimring  ·  27 July 1997  ·  45 laps

  1. 1st Gerhard Berger Benetton · 01:20:59.046
  2. 2nd Michael Schumacher Ferrari · +17.527
  3. 3rd Mika Häkkinen McLaren · +24.77

Scroll · the race, moment by moment

01 Lights Out

Gerhard Berger

Benetton  —  Pole position

02 Lap 1

Heinz-Harald Frentzen

Retirement Williams  —  Collision

03 Lap 33

Jacques Villeneuve

Retirement Williams  —  Spun off

04 Lap 33

Rubens Barrichello

Retirement Stewart  —  Engine

05 Lap 33

Mika Salo

Retirement Tyrrell  —  Clutch

06 On the Charge

Shinji Nakano

Prost  —  P17 → P7

07 Victory

Gerhard Berger

Benetton  —  Won from P1

The result

Classification

#DriverTeamGridLapsTime / RetirementPts
1 Gerhard Berger Benetton 1 45 01:20:59.046 10
2 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 4 45 +17.527 6
3 Mika Häkkinen McLaren 3 45 +24.77 4
4 Jarno Trulli Prost 11 45 +27.165 3
5 Ralf Schumacher Jordan 7 45 +29.995 2
6 Jean Alesi Benetton 6 45 +34.717 1
7 Shinji Nakano Prost 17 45 +1:19.722
8 Damon Hill Arrows 13 44 +1 Lap
9 Norberto Fontana Sauber 18 44 +1 Lap
10 Jos Verstappen Tyrrell 20 44 +1 Lap
11 Giancarlo Fisichella Jordan 2 40 +5 Laps
12 Rubens Barrichello Stewart 12 33 Engine
13 Mika Salo Tyrrell 19 33 Clutch
14 Jacques Villeneuve Williams 9 33 Spun off
15 Jan Magnussen Stewart 15 27 Engine
16 Ukyo Katayama Minardi 22 23 Out of fuel
17 Johnny Herbert Sauber 14 8 Accident
18 Pedro Diniz Arrows 16 8 Accident
19 David Coulthard McLaren 8 1 Transmission
20 Heinz-Harald Frentzen Williams 5 1 Collision
21 Eddie Irvine Ferrari 10 1 Collision
22 Tarso Marques Minardi 21 0 Gearbox

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