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1997 FUJI TELEVISION JAPANESE GRAND PRIX
| Official Name | 1997 Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix |
|---|---|
| Circuit | Suzuka |
| Date | October 12 |
| Pole | Jacques Villeneuve 01:36.071 |
| Fastest Lap | Heinz-Harald Frentzen 01:38.942 |
| Podium | 1st Michael Schumacher (25) , 2nd Heinz-Harald Frentzen (5) , 3rd Eddie Irvine (17) |
| GP Number | 613 |
| Round | 16 |
| Weather | Sunny |
| Prev race | Grosser Preis von Luxemburg September 28 |
| Next race | Grand Prix of Europe October 26 |
| P | N | Driver | Team | Car | Engine | Tyre | Time | Laps | FL | Led | Gr | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 |  Michael Schumacher |
Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro |  Ferrari F310B [178] |
Ferrari 046/2 V10 3.0 | Goodyear | 01:29:48.446 | 53 |
01:39.268 |
25 |
2 |
10 |
|
| 2 | 4 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen |
Rothmans Williams Renault |  Williams FW19 [5] |
Renault RS9A V10 3.0 | Goodyear | 01:29:49.824 | 53 |
01:38.942 |
5 |
6 |
6 |
|
| 3 | 6 | Eddie Irvine |
Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro | Ferrari F310B [180] |
Ferrari 046/2 V10 3.0 | Goodyear | 01:30:14.830 | 53 |
01:39.935 |
17 |
3 |
4 |
|
| 4 | 9 |  Mika Häkkinen |
West McLaren Mercedes | McLaren MP4/12 [4] |
Mercedes FO110F V10 3.0 | Goodyear | 01:30:15.575 | 53 |
01:40.151 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
|
| 5 | 7 |  Jean Alesi |
Mild Seven Benetton Renault | Benetton B197 [2] |
Renault RS9A V10 3.0 | Goodyear | 01:30:28.849 | 53 |
01:39.381 |
0 |
7 |
2 |
|
| 6 | 16 | Johnny Herbert |
Red Bull Sauber Petronas |  Sauber C16 [7] |
Petronas SPE-01 V10 3.0 | Goodyear | 01:30:30.076 | 53 |
01:40.266 |
0 |
8 |
1 |
|
| 7 | 12 | Giancarlo Fisichella |
B&H Total Jordan Peugeot |  Jordan 197 [5] |
Peugeot A14 V10 3.0 | Goodyear | 01:30:45.271 | 53 |
01:40.217 |
0 |
9 |
0 |
|
| 8 | 8 |  Gerhard Berger |
Mild Seven Benetton Renault | Benetton B197 [4] |
Renault RS9A V10 3.0 | Goodyear | 01:30:48.875 | 53 |
01:39.998 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
|
| 9 | 11 | Ralf Schumacher |
B&H Total Jordan Peugeot | Jordan 197 [6] |
Peugeot A14 V10 3.0 | Goodyear | 01:31:10.482 | 53 |
01:39.737 |
0 |
13 |
0 |
|
| 10 | 10 | David Coulthard |
West McLaren Mercedes | McLaren MP4/12 [6] |
Mercedes FO110F V10 3.0 | Goodyear | Engine | 52 |
01:39.771 |
0 |
11 |
0 |
|
| 11 | 1 | Damon Hill |
Danka Arrows Yamaha | Arrows A18 [5] |
Yamaha OX11A/D V10 3.0 | Bridgestone | +1 lap | 52 |
01:41.419 |
0 |
17 |
0 |
|
| 12 | 2 |  Pedro Diniz |
Danka Arrows Yamaha | Arrows A18 [4] |
Yamaha OX11A/D V10 3.0 | Bridgestone | +1 lap | 52 |
01:41.611 |
0 |
16 |
0 |
|
| 13 | 18 |  Jos Verstappen |
Tyrrell | Tyrrell 025 [4] |
Ford Cosworth ED5 V8 3.0 | Goodyear | +1 lap | 52 |
01:43.051 |
0 |
21 |
0 |
|
| DSQ | 3 |  Jacques Villeneuve |
Rothmans Williams Renault | Williams FW19 [4] |
Renault RS9A V10 3.0 | Goodyear | Disqualified | 53 |
01:40.163 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
|
| DNF | 21 | Tarso Marques |
Minardi Team | Minardi M197 [2] |
Hart 830 AV7 V8 3.0 | Bridgestone | Gearbox | 46 |
01:42.699 |
0 |
20 |
0 |
|
| DNF | 19 | Mika Salo |
Tyrrell | Tyrrell 025 [5] |
Ford Cosworth ED5 V8 3.0 | Goodyear | Engine | 46 |
01:42.996 |
0 |
22 |
0 |
|
| DNF | 14 | Olivier Panis |
Prost Gauloises Blondes | Prost JS45 [3] |
Mugen Honda MF-301HB V10 3.0 | Bridgestone | Engine | 36 |
01:40.430 |
0 |
10 |
0 |
|
| DNF | 15 |  Shinji Nakano |
Prost Gauloises Blondes | Prost JS45 [2] |
Mugen Honda MF-301HB V10 3.0 | Bridgestone | Wheel bearing | 22 |
01:41.608 |
0 |
15 |
0 |
|
| DNF | 20 | Ukyo Katayama |
Minardi Team | Minardi M197 [4] |
Hart 830 AV7 V8 3.0 | Bridgestone | Engine | 8 |
01:44.403 |
0 |
19 |
0 |
|
| DNF | 22 | Rubens Barrichello |
Stewart Ford | Stewart SF1 [4] |
Ford Cosworth VJ Zetec-R V10 3.0 | Bridgestone | Spun off | 6 |
01:43.883 |
0 |
12 |
0 |
|
| DNF | 23 |  Jan Magnussen |
Stewart Ford | Stewart SF1 [3] |
Ford Cosworth VJ Zetec-R V10 3.0 | Bridgestone | Spun off | 3 |
01:44.089 |
0 |
14 |
0 |
|
| DNS | 17 | Gianni Morbidelli |
Red Bull Sauber Petronas | Sauber C16 [6] |
Petronas SPE-01 V10 3.0 | Goodyear | Accident | 0 |
0 |
0 |
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| T | 7 | Jean Alesi |
Mild Seven Benetton Renault | Benetton B197 [3] |
Renault RS9A V10 3.0 | Goodyear | Practice | 0 |
0 |
0 |
|||
| T | 22 | Rubens Barrichello |
Stewart Ford | Stewart SF1 [1] |
Ford Cosworth VJ Zetec-R V10 3.0 | Bridgestone | Practice | 0 |
0 |
0 |
|||
| S | 1 |  - |
Danka Arrows Yamaha | Arrows A18 [3] |
Yamaha OX11A/D V10 3.0 | Bridgestone | Spare car | 0 |
0 |
0 |
|||
| S | 3 | - |
Rothmans Williams Renault | Williams FW19 [3] |
Renault RS9A V10 3.0 | Goodyear | Spare car | 0 |
0 |
0 |
|||
| S | 5 | - |
Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro | Ferrari F310B [179] |
Ferrari 046/2 V10 3.0 | Goodyear | Spare car | 0 |
0 |
0 |
|||
| S | 9 | - |
West McLaren Mercedes | McLaren MP4/12 [7] |
Mercedes FO110F V10 3.0 | Goodyear | Spare car | 0 |
0 |
0 |
|||
| S | 11 | - |
B&H Total Jordan Peugeot | Jordan 197 [1] |
Peugeot A14 V10 3.0 | Goodyear | Spare car | 0 |
0 |
0 |
|||
| S | 14 | - |
Prost Gauloises Blondes | Prost JS45 [1] |
Mugen Honda MF-301HB V10 3.0 | Bridgestone | Spare car | 0 |
0 |
0 |
|||
| S | 16 | - |
Red Bull Sauber Petronas | Sauber C16 [5] |
Petronas SPE-01 V10 3.0 | Goodyear | Spare car | 0 |
0 |
0 |
|||
| S | 19 | - |
Tyrrell | Tyrrell 025 [1] |
Ford Cosworth ED5 V8 3.0 | Goodyear | Spare car | 0 |
0 |
0 |
|||
| S | 20 | - |
Minardi Team | Minardi M197 [1] |
Hart 830 AV7 V8 3.0 | Bridgestone | Spare car | 0 |
0 |
0 |
|||
| Morbidelli suffered a serious accident in practice and did not participate in race. Villeneuve finished fifth, but was disqualified for ignoring yellow flags during practice. | |||||||||||||
| Pos | Driver | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 77 |
| 2 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 41 |
| 3 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 36 |
| 4 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 30 |
| 5 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 24 |
| 6 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 22 |
| 7 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 20 |
| 8 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 17 |
| 9 | Olivier Panis | Prost | 16 |
| 10 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 15 |
| 11 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 13 |
| 12 | Damon Hill | Arrows | 7 |
| 13 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 6 |
| 14 | Alexander Wurz | Benetton | 4 |
| 15 | Jarno Trulli | Minardi | 3 |
| Prost | |||
| 16 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 2 |
| 17 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 2 |
| 18 | Shinji Nakano | Prost | 2 |
| 19 | Nicola Larini | Sauber | 1 |
| NC | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 78 |
| Pos | Constructor | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Williams Renault |
118 |
| 2 | Ferrari |
100 |
| 3 | Benetton Renault |
64 |
| 4 | McLaren Mercedes |
47 |
| 5 | Jordan Peugeot |
33 |
| 6 | Prost Mugen Honda |
21 |
| 7 | Sauber Petronas |
16 |
| 8 | Arrows Yamaha |
9 |
| 9 | Stewart Ford Cosworth |
6 |
| 10 | Tyrrell Ford Cosworth |
2 |