The Garagiste.

Broadcast Age  ·  Round 13

Italian Grand Prix

1997  ·  Autodromo Nazionale di Monza  ·  7 September 1997  ·  53 laps

  1. 1st David Coulthard McLaren · 01:17:04.609
  2. 2nd Jean Alesi Benetton · +1.937
  3. 3rd Heinz-Harald Frentzen Williams · +4.343

Scroll · the race, moment by moment

01 Lights Out

Jean Alesi

Benetton  —  Pole position

02 Lap 38

Johnny Herbert

Retirement Sauber  —  Collision

03 Lap 39

Ralf Schumacher

Retirement Jordan  —  Collision

04 Lap 46

Damon Hill

Retirement Arrows  —  Engine

05 On the Charge

Tarso Marques

Minardi  —  P22 → P14

06 Victory

David Coulthard

McLaren  —  Won from P6

The result

Classification

#DriverTeamGridLapsTime / RetirementPts
1 David Coulthard McLaren 6 53 01:17:04.609 10
2 Jean Alesi Benetton 1 53 +1.937 6
3 Heinz-Harald Frentzen Williams 2 53 +4.343 4
4 Giancarlo Fisichella Jordan 3 53 +5.871 3
5 Jacques Villeneuve Williams 4 53 +6.416 2
6 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 9 53 +11.481 1
7 Gerhard Berger Benetton 7 53 +12.471
8 Eddie Irvine Ferrari 10 53 +17.639
9 Mika Häkkinen McLaren 5 53 +49.373
10 Jarno Trulli Prost 16 53 +1:02.706
11 Shinji Nakano Prost 15 53 +1:03.327
12 Gianni Morbidelli Sauber 18 52 +1 Lap
13 Rubens Barrichello Stewart 11 52 +1 Lap
14 Tarso Marques Minardi 22 50 +3 Laps
15 Damon Hill Arrows 14 46 Engine
16 Ralf Schumacher Jordan 8 39 Collision
17 Johnny Herbert Sauber 12 38 Collision
18 Mika Salo Tyrrell 19 33 Engine
19 Jan Magnussen Stewart 13 31 Transmission
20 Jos Verstappen Tyrrell 20 12 Gearbox
21 Ukyo Katayama Minardi 21 8 Spun off
22 Pedro Diniz Arrows 17 4 Suspension

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