Argentine Grand Prix 1997

Juan y Oscar Gálvez
Buenos Aires
13 April 1997
72 laps
306.6 km
4.259 km a lap

P1Jacques Villeneuve Williams1:52:01.715
P2Eddie Irvine Ferrari+0.979
P3Ralf Schumacher Jordan+12.089

Pole positionJacques VilleneuveWilliams · 1:24.473
Fastest lapGerhard Berger1:27.981 · lap 63
Winner started fromP1on the grid

Result

Pos	Driver	No.	Team · engine	Grid	Laps	Time / reason	Points
1	Jacques Villeneuve	3	Williams · Renault	1	72	1:52:01.715	10
2	Eddie Irvine	6	Ferrari	7	72	+0.979	6
3	Ralf Schumacher	11	Jordan · Peugeot	6	72	+12.089	4
4	Johnny Herbert	16	Sauber · Petronas	8	72	+29.919	3
5	Mika Häkkinen	9	McLaren · Mercedes	17	72	+30.351	2
6	Gerhard Bergerfastest lap	8	Benetton · Renault	12	72	+31.393	1
7	Jean Alesi	7	Benetton · Renault	11	72	+46.359
8	Mika Salo	19	Tyrrell · Ford	19	71	+1 lap
9	Jarno Trulli	21	Minardi · Hart	18	71	+1 lap
10	Jan Magnussen	23	Stewart · Ford	15	66	Engine
DNF	Nicola Larini	17	Sauber · Petronas	14	63	Spun off
DNF	Pedro Diniz	2	Arrows · Yamaha	22	50	Engine
DNF	Shinji Nakano	15	Prost · Mugen-Honda	20	49	Engine
DNF	Jos Verstappen	18	Tyrrell · Ford	16	43	Engine
DNF	Ukyo Katayama	20	Minardi · Hart	21	37	Spun off
DNF	Damon Hill	1	Arrows · Yamaha	13	33	Engine
DNF	Giancarlo Fisichella	12	Jordan · Peugeot	9	24	Collision
DNF	Rubens Barrichello	22	Stewart · Ford	5	24	Hydraulics
DNF	Olivier Panis	14	Prost · Mugen-Honda	3	18	Electrical
DNF	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	4	Williams · Renault	2	5	Clutch
DNF	Michael Schumacher	5	Ferrari	4	0	Collision
DNF	David Coulthard	10	McLaren · Mercedes	10	0	Collision

A number in the first column means classified. DNF, DNQ and DNS stand for retirement, did not qualify and did not start. ‘shared’ marks a car that two drivers shared between them – permitted in the 1950s, and both were classified.

Lap by lap

The running order on every lap. A line that stops is a car that stopped.

Laps led: Jacques Villeneuve 66, Eddie Irvine 6. Lap data from Jolpica-F1; it exists from 1996 on.

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Driver	Grid	Lap 18	Lap 36	Lap 54	Finish	Laps led
Jacques Villeneuve	1	1	1	1	1	66
Eddie Irvine	7	3	2	2	2	6
Ralf Schumacher	6	6	5	3	3
Johnny Herbert	8	5	3	4	4
Mika Häkkinen	17	9	4	5	5
Gerhard Berger	12	13	6	7	6
Jean Alesi	11	12	7	6	7
Mika Salo	19	15	11	10	8
Jarno Trulli	18	17	10	9	9
Jan Magnussen	15	14	9	8	10
Nicola Larini	14	16	12	11	out
Pedro Diniz	22	7	15	–	out
Shinji Nakano	20	18	14	–	out
Jos Verstappen	16	8	8	–	out
Ukyo Katayama	21	19	13	–	out
Damon Hill	13	11	–	–	out
Giancarlo Fisichella	9	4	–	–	out
Rubens Barrichello	5	10	–	–	out
Olivier Panis	3	2	–	–	out
Heinz-Harald Frentzen	2	–	–	–	out

Gap to the leader

How far behind each driver was as every lap ended – the margins the running order hides.

Seconds behind the leader as each lap ends, from the lap times. A line that flattens out together with the others is a safety car; a sudden step down is a pit stop. Gaps beyond 100 seconds run off the bottom edge. This is the gap on the road: time penalties given after the flag are not in it.

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Driver	Lap 18	Lap 36	Lap 54	Last lap
Jacques Villeneuve	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Eddie Irvine	+19.2	+11.1	+22.3	+1.0
Ralf Schumacher	+25.4	+24.8	+27.3	+12.1
Johnny Herbert	+23.2	+13.8	+35.2	+29.9
Mika Häkkinen	+44.9	+21.4	+39.4	+30.4
Gerhard Berger	+49.6	+33.7	+47.0	+31.4
Jean Alesi	+47.9	+48.2	+45.4	+46.4
Mika Salo	+58.6	+83.8	+128.5	+146.1
Jarno Trulli	+68.7	+79.5	+125.1	+176.0
Jan Magnussen	+53.5	+63.6	+96.5	+111.7
Nicola Larini	+61.4	+92.9	+209.5	out
Pedro Diniz	+43.7	+125.7	–	out
Shinji Nakano	+69.6	+101.1	–	out
Jos Verstappen	+44.1	+54.1	–	out
Ukyo Katayama	+73.5	+99.5	–	out
Damon Hill	+47.2	–	–	out
Giancarlo Fisichella	+22.9	–	–	out
Rubens Barrichello	+45.4	–	–	out
Olivier Panis	+7.1	–	–	out
Heinz-Harald Frentzen	–	–	–	out

Qualifying

Pos	Driver	Team	Time	Gap
1	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	1:24.473
2	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	1:25.271	+0.798
3	Olivier Panis	Prost	1:25.491	+1.018
4	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:25.773	+1.300
5	Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	1:25.942	+1.469
6	Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	1:26.218	+1.745
7	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1:26.327	+1.854
8	Johnny Herbert	Sauber	1:26.564	+2.091
9	Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan	1:26.619	+2.146
10	David Coulthard	McLaren	1:26.799	+2.326
11	Jean Alesi	Benetton	1:27.076	+2.603
12	Gerhard Berger	Benetton	1:27.259	+2.786
13	Damon Hill	Arrows	1:27.281	+2.808
14	Nicola Larini	Sauber	1:27.690	+3.217
15	Jan Magnussen	Stewart	1:28.035	+3.562
16	Jos Verstappen	Tyrrell	1:28.094	+3.621
17	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:28.135	+3.662
18	Jarno Trulli	Minardi	1:28.160	+3.687
19	Mika Salo	Tyrrell	1:28.224	+3.751
20	Shinji Nakano	Prost	1:28.366	+3.893
21	Ukyo Katayama	Minardi	1:28.413	+3.940
22	Pedro Diniz	Arrows	1:28.969	+4.496

Pit stops

Time from entering to leaving the pit lane, not the stationary time.

Driver	Stops	On laps	Fastest
Jos Verstappen	1	23	24.255 s
Mika Häkkinen	1	40	26.021 s
Ralf Schumacher	1	34	27.987 s
Jarno Trulli	1	38	28.339 s
Gerhard Berger	1	36	28.826 s
Jean Alesi	1	35	30.318 s
Pedro Diniz	1	33	1:13.985 s
Eddie Irvine	2	23, 44	24.353 s
Johnny Herbert	2	21, 39	24.493 s
Mika Salo	2	27, 44	26.501 s
Rubens Barrichello	2	1, 21	26.523 s
Shinji Nakano	2	26, 48	27.719 s
Nicola Larini	2	25, 47	54.712 s
Jacques Villeneuve	3	21, 38, 56	24.240 s
Jan Magnussen	3	2, 24, 46	26.610 s

Every stop, lap by lap (25)

Lap	Driver	Stop	Time
1	Rubens Barrichello	1	32.750 s
2	Jan Magnussen	1	32.686 s
21	Johnny Herbert	1	24.493 s
21	Jacques Villeneuve	1	24.565 s
21	Rubens Barrichello	2	26.523 s
23	Jos Verstappen	1	24.255 s
23	Eddie Irvine	1	24.353 s
24	Jan Magnussen	2	26.610 s
25	Nicola Larini	1	54.712 s
26	Shinji Nakano	1	27.719 s
27	Mika Salo	1	36.334 s
33	Pedro Diniz	1	1:13.985 s
34	Ralf Schumacher	1	27.987 s
35	Jean Alesi	1	30.318 s
36	Gerhard Berger	1	28.826 s
38	Jacques Villeneuve	2	24.929 s
38	Jarno Trulli	1	28.339 s
39	Johnny Herbert	2	26.076 s
40	Mika Häkkinen	1	26.021 s
44	Eddie Irvine	2	26.262 s
44	Mika Salo	2	26.501 s
46	Jan Magnussen	3	27.538 s
47	Nicola Larini	2	1:47.681 s
48	Shinji Nakano	2	28.898 s
56	Jacques Villeneuve	3	24.240 s

Fastest laps

Each driver's quickest lap of the race.

Pos	Driver	Lap	Time	Gap
1	Gerhard Berger	63	1:27.981
2	Jacques Villeneuve	54	1:28.028	+0.047
3	Ralf Schumacher	56	1:28.382	+0.401
4	Nicola Larini	46	1:28.410	+0.429
5	Eddie Irvine	63	1:28.473	+0.492
6	Jean Alesi	33	1:28.827	+0.846
7	Mika Häkkinen	58	1:29.076	+1.095
8	Olivier Panis	8	1:29.090	+1.109
9	Johnny Herbert	62	1:29.296	+1.315
10	Jos Verstappen	43	1:29.541	+1.560

Championship after this race

The official standings after round 3. Arrows show the change against the round before.

The whole season

Drivers' championship after round 3
Pos	Driver	Points	Change
1	Jacques Villeneuve	20
2	David Coulthard	10	▼1
3	Gerhard Berger	10
4	Mika Häkkinen	9	▲1
5	Michael Schumacher	8	▼1
6	Eddie Irvine	6
7	Olivier Panis	6	▼1
8	Ralf Schumacher	4
9	Johnny Herbert	3
10	Jean Alesi	1	▼3

Constructors' championship after round 3
Pos	Team	Points	Change
1	Williams	20	▲1
2	McLaren	19	▼1
3	Ferrari	14	▲1
4	Benetton	11	▼1
5	Prost	6
6	Jordan	4
7	Sauber	4	▼1