The Garagiste.

Broadcast Age  ·  Round 16

Japanese Grand Prix

1997  ·  Suzuka Circuit  ·  12 October 1997  ·  53 laps

  1. 1st Michael Schumacher Ferrari · 01:29:48.446
  2. 2nd Heinz-Harald Frentzen Williams · +1.378
  3. 3rd Eddie Irvine Ferrari · +26.384

Scroll · the race, moment by moment

01 Lights Out

Jacques Villeneuve

Williams  —  Pole position

02 Lap 46

Tarso Marques

Retirement Minardi  —  Gearbox

03 Lap 46

Mika Salo

Retirement Tyrrell  —  Engine

04 Lap 53

Jacques Villeneuve

Retirement Williams  —  Disqualified

05 On the Charge

Jos Verstappen

Tyrrell  —  P21 → P13

06 Victory

Michael Schumacher

Ferrari  —  Won from P2

The result

Classification

#DriverTeamGridLapsTime / RetirementPts
1 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 2 53 01:29:48.446 10
2 Heinz-Harald Frentzen Williams 6 53 +1.378 6
3 Eddie Irvine Ferrari 3 53 +26.384 4
4 Mika Häkkinen McLaren 4 53 +27.129 3
5 Jean Alesi Benetton 7 53 +40.403 2
6 Johnny Herbert Sauber 8 53 +41.63 1
7 Giancarlo Fisichella Jordan 9 53 +56.825
8 Gerhard Berger Benetton 5 53 +1:00.429
9 Ralf Schumacher Jordan 13 53 +1:22.036
10 David Coulthard McLaren 11 52 Engine
11 Damon Hill Arrows 17 52 +1 Lap
12 Pedro Diniz Arrows 16 52 +1 Lap
13 Jos Verstappen Tyrrell 21 52 +1 Lap
14 Jacques Villeneuve Williams 1 53 Disqualified
15 Tarso Marques Minardi 20 46 Gearbox
16 Mika Salo Tyrrell 22 46 Engine
17 Olivier Panis Prost 10 36 Engine
18 Shinji Nakano Prost 15 22 Wheel bearing
19 Ukyo Katayama Minardi 19 8 Engine
20 Rubens Barrichello Stewart 12 6 Spun off
21 Jan Magnussen Stewart 14 3 Spun off
22 Gianni Morbidelli Sauber 0 Injury

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