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1997 French Grand Prix Results

· Round 8 of 17 · Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, Magny Cours, France · 72 laps · Wikipedia

Winner
M. Schumacher
Podium
Pole position
M. Schumacher
PosDriver+/-Time/StatusPts
1–1:38:50.49210
2
WilliamsH. Frentzen
–+23.5376
3
FerrariE. Irvine
▲2+1:14.8014
4–+1:21.7843
5
BenettonJ. Alesi
▲3+1:22.7352
6▼3+1:29.8711
7▲2Collision0
8▲6+1 Lap0
9▲2+1 Lap0
10▼4+2 Laps0
11▲10+2 Laps0
12
ArrowsD. Hill
▲5+3 Laps0
R
TyrrellM. Salo
–Electrical0
R
BenettonA. Wurz
–Spun off0
R
ArrowsP. Diniz
–Spun off0
R–Spun off0
R–Engine0
R–Brakes0
R–Engine0
R–Spun off0
R–Spun off0
R
MinardiT. Marques
–Engine0
PosDriverTime
1M. Schumacher1:14.548Fastest in Q1
2H. Frentzen1:14.749
34 places better than season qualifying average (P7.0)R. Schumacher1:14.755
4J. Villeneuve1:14.800
55 places better than season qualifying average (P9.5)E. Irvine1:14.860
610 places better than season qualifying average (P15.8)J. Trulli1:14.957
7A. Wurz1:14.986
8J. Alesi1:15.228
9D. Coulthard1:15.270
10M. Häkkinen1:15.339
11G. Fisichella1:15.453
12R. Barrichello1:15.876
13S. Nakano1:15.876
14J. Herbert1:16.018
15J. Magnussen1:16.149
16P. Diniz1:16.536
17D. Hill1:16.729
18J. Verstappen1:16.941
19M. Salo1:17.256
20N. Fontana1:17.538
21U. Katayama1:17.563
22T. Marques1:18.280

fastest lap of that session; ▲/▼ qualified at least 4 places better/worse than the driver’s season qualifying average.

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Axis starts at 81 s, not 0, so bar lengths exaggerate the differences. Compare the labelled values.

Only drivers who finished the race.

Extreme laps excluded (time over 1.5 × fastest lap).

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Axis starts at 81 s, not 0, so bar lengths exaggerate the differences. Compare the labelled values.

Only drivers who finished the race.

Extreme laps excluded (time over 1.5 × fastest lap).

Pit stop data is only available from 2011.