Belgian Grand Prix 1997

Spa-Francorchamps
Spa
24 August 1997
44 laps
306.6 km
6.940 km a lap

Pole positionJacques VilleneuveWilliams · 1:49.450
Fastest lapJacques Villeneuve1:52.692 · lap 43
Winner started fromP3on the grid

Result

Pos	Driver	No.	Team · engine	Grid	Laps	Time / reason	Points
1	Michael Schumacher	5	Ferrari	3	44	1:33:46.717	10
2	Giancarlo Fisichella	12	Jordan · Peugeot	4	44	+26.753	6
3	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	4	Williams · Renault	7	44	+32.147	4
4	Johnny Herbert	16	Sauber · Petronas	11	44	+39.025	3
5	Jacques Villeneuvefastest lap	3	Williams · Renault	1	44	+42.103	2
6	Gerhard Berger	8	Benetton · Renault	15	44	+1:03.741	1
7	Pedro Diniz	2	Arrows · Yamaha	8	44	+1:25.931
8	Jean Alesi	7	Benetton · Renault	2	44	+1:42.008
9	Gianni Morbidelli	17	Sauber · Petronas	13	44	+1:42.582
10	Eddie Irvine	6	Ferrari	17	43	Collision
11	Mika Salo	19	Tyrrell · Ford	19	43	+1 lap
12	Jan Magnussen	23	Stewart · Ford	18	43	+1 lap
13	Damon Hill	1	Arrows · Yamaha	9	42	Wheel nut
14	Ukyo Katayama	20	Minardi · Hart	20	42	Engine
15	Jarno Trulli	14	Prost · Mugen-Honda	–	42	+2 laps
DNF	Jos Verstappen	18	Tyrrell · Ford	21	25	Spun off
DNF	Ralf Schumacher	11	Jordan · Peugeot	–	21	Spun off
DNF	David Coulthard	10	McLaren · Mercedes	10	19	Spun off
DNF	Tarso Marques	21	Minardi · Hart	22	18	Spun off
DNF	Rubens Barrichello	22	Stewart · Ford	12	8	Steering
DNF	Shinji Nakano	15	Prost · Mugen-Honda	16	5	Electrical
DSQ	Mika Häkkinen	9	McLaren · Mercedes	5	44	+30.856

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: Michael Schumacher 40, Jacques Villeneuve 4. Lap data from Jolpica-F1; it exists from 1996 on.

Show as a table

Driver	Grid	Lap 11	Lap 22	Lap 33	Finish	Laps led
Michael Schumacher	3	1	1	1	1	40
Giancarlo Fisichella	4	9	3	2	2
Heinz-Harald Frentzen	7	15	5	4	3
Johnny Herbert	11	4	6	5	4
Jacques Villeneuve	1	11	8	8	5	4
Gerhard Berger	15	14	7	7	6
Pedro Diniz	8	3	11	9	7
Jean Alesi	2	10	2	6	8
Gianni Morbidelli	13	7	14	11	9
Eddie Irvine	17	17	10	10	10
Mika Salo	19	18	12	12	11
Jan Magnussen	18	5	13	13	12
Damon Hill	9	13	16	14	13
Ukyo Katayama	20	16	15	15	14
Jarno Trulli	–	20	17	16	15
Jos Verstappen	21	8	9	–	out
Ralf Schumacher	–	19	–	–	out
David Coulthard	10	6	–	–	out
Tarso Marques	22	12	–	–	out
Rubens Barrichello	12	–	–	–	out
Shinji Nakano	16	–	–	–	out
Mika Häkkinen	5	2	4	3	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 120 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 11	Lap 22	Lap 33	Last lap
Michael Schumacher	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Giancarlo Fisichella	+72.2	+58.1	+43.6	+26.8
Heinz-Harald Frentzen	+86.3	+60.0	+54.9	+32.1
Johnny Herbert	+61.7	+64.0	+58.3	+39.0
Jacques Villeneuve	+79.5	+79.6	+67.4	+42.1
Gerhard Berger	+86.2	+65.8	+67.2	+63.7
Pedro Diniz	+57.2	+94.2	+71.3	+85.9
Jean Alesi	+72.3	+39.5	+65.2	+102.0
Gianni Morbidelli	+67.6	+112.1	+89.8	+102.6
Eddie Irvine	+96.9	+88.4	+81.7	+79.9
Mika Salo	+109.6	+95.3	+106.3	+119.6
Jan Magnussen	+65.4	+111.2	+125.2	+130.8
Damon Hill	+81.8	+152.1	+134.1	+150.3
Ukyo Katayama	+87.8	+151.2	+174.4	+198.3
Jarno Trulli	+258.6	+297.0	+311.9	+311.0
Jos Verstappen	+71.2	+86.9	–	out
Ralf Schumacher	+123.0	–	–	out
David Coulthard	+67.5	–	–	out
Tarso Marques	+81.6	–	–	out
Rubens Barrichello	–	–	–	out
Shinji Nakano	–	–	–	out
Mika Häkkinen	+47.6	+59.2	+50.5	out

Qualifying

Pos	Driver	Team	Time	Gap
1	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	1:49.450
2	Jean Alesi	Benetton	1:49.759	+0.309
3	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:50.293	+0.843
4	Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan	1:50.470	+1.020
5	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:50.503	+1.053
6	Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	1:50.520	+1.070
7	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	1:50.656	+1.206
8	Pedro Diniz	Arrows	1:50.853	+1.403
9	Damon Hill	Arrows	1:50.970	+1.520
10	David Coulthard	McLaren	1:51.410	+1.960
11	Johnny Herbert	Sauber	1:51.725	+2.275
12	Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	1:51.916	+2.466
13	Gianni Morbidelli	Sauber	1:52.094	+2.644
14	Jarno Trulli	Prost	1:52.274	+2.824
15	Gerhard Berger	Benetton	1:52.391	+2.941
16	Shinji Nakano	Prost	1:52.749	+3.299
17	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1:52.793	+3.343
18	Jan Magnussen	Stewart	1:52.886	+3.436
19	Mika Salo	Tyrrell	1:52.897	+3.447
20	Ukyo Katayama	Minardi	1:53.544	+4.094
21	Jos Verstappen	Tyrrell	1:53.725	+4.275
22	Tarso Marques	Minardi	1:54.505	+5.055

Pit stops

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

Driver	Stops	On laps	Fastest
David Coulthard	1	11	29.365 s
Tarso Marques	1	12	31.686 s
Jos Verstappen	1	11	31.889 s
Ralf Schumacher	1	11	32.267 s
Gianni Morbidelli	2	12, 34	29.016 s
Johnny Herbert	2	11, 31	29.458 s
Giancarlo Fisichella	2	10, 31	29.509 s
Mika Häkkinen	2	12, 29	29.954 s
Jarno Trulli	2	10, 30	30.138 s
Eddie Irvine	2	8, 30	30.168 s
Jan Magnussen	2	13, 30	30.281 s
Michael Schumacher	2	14, 29	30.615 s
Ukyo Katayama	2	11, 29	31.202 s
Pedro Diniz	2	12, 33	31.908 s
Mika Salo	2	9, 29	31.954 s
Heinz-Harald Frentzen	2	8, 24	32.017 s
Gerhard Berger	3	9, 24, 34	27.346 s
Jacques Villeneuve	3	6, 11, 31	30.391 s
Damon Hill	3	10, 16, 34	30.888 s
Jean Alesi	4	7, 23, 32, 38	28.206 s

Every stop, lap by lap (41)

Lap	Driver	Stop	Time
6	Jacques Villeneuve	1	33.789 s
7	Jean Alesi	1	33.457 s
8	Eddie Irvine	1	30.868 s
8	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	1	33.106 s
9	Gerhard Berger	1	31.865 s
9	Mika Salo	1	34.937 s
10	Jarno Trulli	1	32.551 s
10	Damon Hill	1	33.567 s
10	Giancarlo Fisichella	1	35.226 s
11	David Coulthard	1	29.365 s
11	Jacques Villeneuve	2	31.396 s
11	Jos Verstappen	1	31.889 s
11	Ralf Schumacher	1	32.267 s
11	Johnny Herbert	1	33.361 s
11	Ukyo Katayama	1	46.954 s
12	Mika Häkkinen	1	29.954 s
12	Gianni Morbidelli	1	31.371 s
12	Tarso Marques	1	31.686 s
12	Pedro Diniz	1	40.757 s
13	Jan Magnussen	1	41.139 s
14	Michael Schumacher	1	31.704 s
16	Damon Hill	2	32.360 s
23	Jean Alesi	2	31.889 s
24	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	2	32.017 s
24	Gerhard Berger	2	34.233 s
29	Mika Häkkinen	2	30.117 s
29	Michael Schumacher	2	30.615 s
29	Ukyo Katayama	2	31.202 s
29	Mika Salo	2	31.954 s
30	Jarno Trulli	2	30.138 s
30	Eddie Irvine	2	30.168 s
30	Jan Magnussen	2	30.281 s
31	Johnny Herbert	2	29.458 s
31	Giancarlo Fisichella	2	29.509 s
31	Jacques Villeneuve	3	30.391 s
32	Jean Alesi	3	32.566 s
33	Pedro Diniz	2	31.908 s
34	Gerhard Berger	3	27.346 s
34	Gianni Morbidelli	2	29.016 s
34	Damon Hill	3	30.888 s
38	Jean Alesi	4	28.206 s

Fastest laps

Each driver's quickest lap of the race.

Pos	Driver	Lap	Time	Gap
1	Jacques Villeneuve	43	1:52.692
2	Johnny Herbert	44	1:53.615	+0.923
3	Gerhard Berger	43	1:53.649	+0.957
4	Pedro Diniz	42	1:53.652	+0.960
5	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	43	1:53.874	+1.182
6	Damon Hill	41	1:54.074	+1.382
7	Mika Häkkinen	43	1:54.175	+1.483
8	Giancarlo Fisichella	39	1:54.688	+1.996
9	Gianni Morbidelli	39	1:54.818	+2.126
10	Jarno Trulli	37	1:55.152	+2.460

Championship after this race

The official standings after round 12. Arrows show the change against the round before.

The whole season

Drivers' championship after round 12
Pos	Driver	Points	Change
1	Michael Schumacher	66
2	Jacques Villeneuve	55
3	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	23	▲2
4	Jean Alesi	22	▼1
5	Gerhard Berger	21	▼1
6	Eddie Irvine	18
7	Olivier Panis	15
8	David Coulthard	14
9	Giancarlo Fisichella	14	▲3
10	Mika Häkkinen	14	▼1

Constructors' championship after round 12
Pos	Team	Points	Change
1	Ferrari	84
2	Williams	78
3	Benetton	47
4	McLaren	28
5	Jordan	25	▲1
6	Prost	20	▼1
7	Sauber	15
8	Arrows	7
9	Stewart	6
10	Tyrrell	2