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Brazilian Grand Prix 1997

Round 2 of 17  · 30 March 1997  · José Carlos Pace  · 72 laps

Fastest Lap Jacques Villeneuve 1:18.397 (lap 28)

Race Result

Pos Driver Team Grid Time / Gap Pts
1 VIL Jacques Villeneuve FL Williams 1 1:36:06.990 10
2 BER Gerhard Berger Benetton 3 +4.190 6
3 PAN Olivier Panis Prost 5 +15.870 4
4 HAK Mika Häkkinen McLaren 4 +33.033 3
5 MSC Michael Schumacher Ferrari 2 +33.731 2
6 ALE Jean Alesi Benetton 6 +34.020 1
7 HER Johnny Herbert Sauber 13 +50.912
8 FIS Giancarlo Fisichella Jordan 7 +1:00.639
9 FRE Heinz-Harald Frentzen Williams 8 +1:15.402
10 COU David Coulthard McLaren 12 +1 lap
11 LAR Nicola Larini Sauber 19 +1 lap
12 TRU Jarno Trulli Minardi 17 +1 lap
13 SAL Mika Salo Tyrrell 22 +1 lap
14 NAK Shinji Nakano Prost 15 +1 lap
15 VER Jos Verstappen Tyrrell 21 +2 laps
16 IRV Eddie Irvine Ferrari 14 +2 laps
17 HIL Damon Hill Arrows 9 Engine
18 KAT Ukyo Katayama Minardi 18 +5 laps
DNF RSC Ralf Schumacher Jordan 10 Electrical
DNF BAR Rubens Barrichello Stewart 11 Suspension
DNF DIN Pedro Diniz Arrows 16 Suspension
DNS MAG Jan Magnussen Stewart 20 Collision

Qualifying — One-session

Pos Driver Team Time
1 VIL Jacques Villeneuve Williams 1:16.004
2 MSC Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1:16.594
3 BER Gerhard Berger Benetton 1:16.644
4 HAK Mika Häkkinen McLaren 1:16.692
5 PAN Olivier Panis Prost 1:16.756
6 ALE Jean Alesi Benetton 1:16.757
7 FIS Giancarlo Fisichella Jordan 1:16.912
8 FRE Heinz-Harald Frentzen Williams 1:16.924
9 HIL Damon Hill Arrows 1:17.090
10 RSC Ralf Schumacher Jordan 1:17.175
11 BAR Rubens Barrichello Stewart 1:17.259
12 COU David Coulthard McLaren 1:17.262
13 HER Johnny Herbert Sauber 1:17.409
14 IRV Eddie Irvine Ferrari 1:17.527
15 NAK Shinji Nakano Prost 1:17.999
16 DIN Pedro Diniz Arrows 1:18.095
17 TRU Jarno Trulli Minardi 1:18.336
18 KAT Ukyo Katayama Minardi 1:18.557
19 LAR Nicola Larini Sauber 1:18.644
20 MAG Jan Magnussen Stewart 1:18.773
21 VER Jos Verstappen Tyrrell 1:18.885
22 SAL Mika Salo Tyrrell 1:19.274