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French Grand Prix 1997

Round 8 of 17  · 29 June 1997  · Magny-Cours  · 72 laps

Fastest Lap Michael Schumacher 1:17.910 (lap 37)

Race Result

Pos Driver Team Grid Time / Gap Pts
1 MSC Michael Schumacher FL Ferrari 1 1:38:50.492 10
2 FRE Heinz-Harald Frentzen Williams 2 +23.537 6
3 IRV Eddie Irvine Ferrari 5 +1:14.801 4
4 VIL Jacques Villeneuve Williams 4 +1:21.784 3
5 ALE Jean Alesi Benetton 8 +1:22.735 2
6 RSC Ralf Schumacher Jordan 3 +1:29.871 1
7 COU David Coulthard McLaren 9 Collision —
8 HER Johnny Herbert Sauber 14 +1 lap —
9 FIS Giancarlo Fisichella Jordan 11 +1 lap —
10 TRU Jarno Trulli Prost 6 +2 laps —
11 KAT Ukyo Katayama Minardi 21 +2 laps —
12 HIL Damon Hill Arrows 17 +3 laps —
DNF SAL Mika Salo Tyrrell 19 Electrical —
DNF WUR Alexander Wurz Benetton 7 Spun off —
DNF DIN Pedro Diniz Arrows 16 Spun off —
DNF FON Norberto Fontana Sauber 20 Spun off —
DNF BAR Rubens Barrichello Stewart 13 Engine —
DNF MAG Jan Magnussen Stewart 15 Brakes —
DNF HAK Mika Häkkinen McLaren 10 Engine —
DNF VER Jos Verstappen Tyrrell 18 Spun off —
DNF NAK Shinji Nakano Prost 12 Spun off —
DNF MAR Tarso Marques Minardi 22 Engine —

Qualifying — One-session

Pos Driver Team Time
1 MSC Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1:14.548
2 FRE Heinz-Harald Frentzen Williams 1:14.749
3 RSC Ralf Schumacher Jordan 1:14.755
4 VIL Jacques Villeneuve Williams 1:14.800
5 IRV Eddie Irvine Ferrari 1:14.860
6 TRU Jarno Trulli Prost 1:14.957
7 WUR Alexander Wurz Benetton 1:14.986
8 ALE Jean Alesi Benetton 1:15.228
9 COU David Coulthard McLaren 1:15.270
10 HAK Mika Häkkinen McLaren 1:15.339
11 FIS Giancarlo Fisichella Jordan 1:15.453
12 NAK Shinji Nakano Prost 1:15.857
13 BAR Rubens Barrichello Stewart 1:15.876
14 HER Johnny Herbert Sauber 1:16.018
15 MAG Jan Magnussen Stewart 1:16.149
16 DIN Pedro Diniz Arrows 1:16.536
17 HIL Damon Hill Arrows 1:16.729
18 VER Jos Verstappen Tyrrell 1:16.941
19 SAL Mika Salo Tyrrell 1:17.256
20 FON Norberto Fontana Sauber 1:17.538
21 KAT Ukyo Katayama Minardi 1:17.563
22 MAR Tarso Marques Minardi 1:18.280