The Garagiste.

Broadcast Age  ·  Round 6

Spanish Grand Prix

1997  ·  Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya  ·  25 May 1997  ·  64 laps

  1. 1st Jacques Villeneuve Williams · 01:30:35.896
  2. 2nd Olivier Panis Prost · +5.804
  3. 3rd Jean Alesi Benetton · +12.534

Scroll · the race, moment by moment

01 Lights Out

Jacques Villeneuve

Williams  —  Pole position

02 Lap 50

Ralf Schumacher

Retirement Jordan  —  Engine

03 Lap 53

Pedro Diniz

Retirement Arrows  —  Engine

04 On the Charge

Olivier Panis

Prost  —  P12 → P2

05 Victory

Jacques Villeneuve

Williams  —  Won from P1

The result

Classification

#DriverTeamGridLapsTime / RetirementPts
1 Jacques Villeneuve Williams 1 64 01:30:35.896 10
2 Olivier Panis Prost 12 64 +5.804 6
3 Jean Alesi Benetton 4 64 +12.534 4
4 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 7 64 +17.979 3
5 Johnny Herbert Sauber 10 64 +27.986 2
6 David Coulthard McLaren 3 64 +29.744 1
7 Mika Häkkinen McLaren 5 64 +48.785
8 Heinz-Harald Frentzen Williams 2 64 +1:04.139
9 Giancarlo Fisichella Jordan 8 64 +1:04.767
10 Gerhard Berger Benetton 6 64 +1:05.670
11 Jos Verstappen Tyrrell 19 63 +1 Lap
12 Eddie Irvine Ferrari 11 63 +1 Lap
13 Jan Magnussen Stewart 22 63 +1 Lap
14 Gianni Morbidelli Sauber 13 62 +2 Laps
15 Jarno Trulli Minardi 18 62 +2 Laps
16 Pedro Diniz Arrows 21 53 Engine
17 Ralf Schumacher Jordan 9 50 Engine
18 Rubens Barrichello Stewart 17 37 Engine
19 Mika Salo Tyrrell 14 35 Puncture
20 Shinji Nakano Prost 16 34 Gearbox
21 Damon Hill Arrows 15 17 Engine
22 Ukyo Katayama Minardi 20 11 Gearbox

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