Brazilian Grand Prix 1997

José Carlos Pace
São Paulo
30 March 1997
72 laps
309 km
4.309 km a lap

P1Jacques Villeneuve Williams1:36:06.990
P2Gerhard Berger Benetton+4.190
P3Olivier Panis Prost+15.870

Pole positionJacques VilleneuveWilliams · 1:16.004
Fastest lapJacques Villeneuve1:18.397 · lap 28
Winner started fromP1on the grid

Result

Pos	Driver	No.	Team · engine	Grid	Laps	Time / reason	Points
1	Jacques Villeneuvefastest lap	3	Williams · Renault	1	72	1:36:06.990	10
2	Gerhard Berger	8	Benetton · Renault	3	72	+4.190	6
3	Olivier Panis	14	Prost · Mugen-Honda	5	72	+15.870	4
4	Mika Häkkinen	9	McLaren · Mercedes	4	72	+33.033	3
5	Michael Schumacher	5	Ferrari	2	72	+33.731	2
6	Jean Alesi	7	Benetton · Renault	6	72	+34.020	1
7	Johnny Herbert	16	Sauber · Petronas	13	72	+50.912
8	Giancarlo Fisichella	12	Jordan · Peugeot	7	72	+1:00.639
9	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	4	Williams · Renault	8	72	+1:15.402
10	David Coulthard	10	McLaren · Mercedes	12	71	+1 lap
11	Nicola Larini	17	Sauber · Petronas	19	71	+1 lap
12	Jarno Trulli	21	Minardi · Hart	17	71	+1 lap
13	Mika Salo	19	Tyrrell · Ford	22	71	+1 lap
14	Shinji Nakano	15	Prost · Mugen-Honda	15	71	+1 lap
15	Jos Verstappen	18	Tyrrell · Ford	21	70	+2 laps
16	Eddie Irvine	6	Ferrari	14	70	+2 laps
17	Damon Hill	1	Arrows · Yamaha	9	68	Engine
18	Ukyo Katayama	20	Minardi · Hart	18	67	+5 laps
DNF	Ralf Schumacher	11	Jordan · Peugeot	10	52	Electrical
DNF	Rubens Barrichello	22	Stewart · Ford	11	16	Suspension
DNF	Pedro Diniz	2	Arrows · Yamaha	16	15	Suspension
DNS	Jan Magnussen	23	Stewart · Ford	20		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 69, Gerhard Berger 3. 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	69
Gerhard Berger	3	2	2	2	2	3
Olivier Panis	5	6	7	3	3
Mika Häkkinen	4	4	3	4	4
Michael Schumacher	2	3	5	5	5
Jean Alesi	6	5	6	6	6
Johnny Herbert	13	18	8	7	7
Giancarlo Fisichella	7	9	12	9	8
Heinz-Harald Frentzen	8	11	11	8	9
David Coulthard	12	8	9	11	10
Nicola Larini	19	12	13	12	11
Jarno Trulli	17	15	16	13	12
Mika Salo	22	17	15	14	13
Shinji Nakano	15	14	14	15	14
Jos Verstappen	21	16	17	16	15
Eddie Irvine	14	13	18	17	16
Damon Hill	9	7	4	10	17
Ukyo Katayama	18	19	19	18	18
Ralf Schumacher	10	10	10	–	out
Rubens Barrichello	11	–	–	–	out
Pedro Diniz	16	–	–	–	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 80 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
Gerhard Berger	+8.6	+13.5	+8.6	+4.2
Olivier Panis	+20.5	+39.4	+18.2	+15.9
Mika Häkkinen	+17.8	+26.8	+28.6	+33.0
Michael Schumacher	+16.4	+34.0	+34.0	+33.7
Jean Alesi	+18.2	+34.4	+37.8	+34.0
Johnny Herbert	+60.9	+43.6	+51.8	+50.9
Giancarlo Fisichella	+33.7	+56.9	+62.6	+60.6
Heinz-Harald Frentzen	+35.1	+52.2	+59.7	+75.4
David Coulthard	+33.7	+46.6	+67.5	+85.1
Nicola Larini	+40.7	+65.1	+82.3	+92.0
Jarno Trulli	+50.7	+100.7	+99.7	+128.4
Mika Salo	+60.5	+97.8	+127.7	+154.9
Shinji Nakano	+50.0	+67.8	+142.2	+159.6
Jos Verstappen	+57.2	+109.9	+144.6	+170.3
Eddie Irvine	+45.2	+142.3	+158.2	+174.9
Damon Hill	+32.7	+33.6	+67.2	+109.8
Ukyo Katayama	+329.3	+361.9	+390.7	+410.8
Ralf Schumacher	+34.6	+49.3	–	out
Rubens Barrichello	–	–	–	out
Pedro Diniz	–	–	–	out

Qualifying

Pos	Driver	Team	Time	Gap
1	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	1:16.004
2	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:16.594	+0.590
3	Gerhard Berger	Benetton	1:16.644	+0.640
4	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:16.692	+0.688
5	Olivier Panis	Prost	1:16.756	+0.752
6	Jean Alesi	Benetton	1:16.757	+0.753
7	Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan	1:16.912	+0.908
8	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	1:16.924	+0.920
9	Damon Hill	Arrows	1:17.090	+1.086
10	Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	1:17.175	+1.171
11	Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	1:17.259	+1.255
12	David Coulthard	McLaren	1:17.262	+1.258
13	Johnny Herbert	Sauber	1:17.409	+1.405
14	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1:17.527	+1.523
15	Shinji Nakano	Prost	1:17.999	+1.995
16	Pedro Diniz	Arrows	1:18.095	+2.091
17	Jarno Trulli	Minardi	1:18.336	+2.332
18	Ukyo Katayama	Minardi	1:18.557	+2.553
19	Nicola Larini	Sauber	1:18.644	+2.640
20	Jan Magnussen	Stewart	1:18.773	+2.769
21	Jos Verstappen	Tyrrell	1:18.885	+2.881
22	Mika Salo	Tyrrell	1:19.274	+3.270

Pit stops

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

Driver	Stops	On laps	Fastest
Heinz-Harald Frentzen	1	28	30.813 s
Olivier Panis	1	35	32.656 s
Jarno Trulli	1	35	33.333 s
Damon Hill	1	38	35.510 s
Shinji Nakano	1	37	59.124 s
Mika Häkkinen	2	24, 39	28.256 s
Eddie Irvine	2	24, 35	28.535 s
David Coulthard	2	21, 40	28.691 s
Johnny Herbert	2	17, 41	28.698 s
Michael Schumacher	2	26, 45	28.803 s
Mika Salo	2	18, 43	29.542 s
Jos Verstappen	2	20, 46	29.823 s
Nicola Larini	2	22, 45	29.824 s
Jean Alesi	2	23, 46	30.065 s
Jacques Villeneuve	2	26, 45	30.345 s
Ralf Schumacher	2	26, 39	30.607 s
Gerhard Berger	2	22, 48	31.041 s
Giancarlo Fisichella	2	25, 44	31.925 s
Ukyo Katayama	3	6, 23, 44	30.884 s

Every stop, lap by lap (34)

Lap	Driver	Stop	Time
6	Ukyo Katayama	1	1:57.110 s
17	Johnny Herbert	1	28.698 s
18	Mika Salo	1	30.243 s
20	Jos Verstappen	1	31.643 s
21	David Coulthard	1	28.691 s
22	Nicola Larini	1	29.824 s
22	Gerhard Berger	1	31.041 s
23	Jean Alesi	1	30.065 s
23	Ukyo Katayama	2	31.599 s
24	Mika Häkkinen	1	28.256 s
24	Eddie Irvine	1	28.535 s
25	Giancarlo Fisichella	1	32.418 s
26	Michael Schumacher	1	28.803 s
26	Jacques Villeneuve	1	30.345 s
26	Ralf Schumacher	1	30.607 s
28	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	1	30.813 s
35	Olivier Panis	1	32.656 s
35	Jarno Trulli	1	33.333 s
35	Eddie Irvine	2	1:09.689 s
37	Shinji Nakano	1	59.124 s
38	Damon Hill	1	35.510 s
39	Mika Häkkinen	2	30.626 s
39	Ralf Schumacher	2	46.862 s
40	David Coulthard	2	32.736 s
41	Johnny Herbert	2	31.644 s
43	Mika Salo	2	29.542 s
44	Ukyo Katayama	3	30.884 s
44	Giancarlo Fisichella	2	31.925 s
45	Michael Schumacher	2	30.041 s
45	Jacques Villeneuve	2	30.465 s
45	Nicola Larini	2	32.984 s
46	Jos Verstappen	2	29.823 s
46	Jean Alesi	2	31.191 s
48	Gerhard Berger	2	31.508 s

Fastest laps

Each driver's quickest lap of the race.

Pos	Driver	Lap	Time	Gap
1	Jacques Villeneuve	28	1:18.397
2	Ralf Schumacher	29	1:18.441	+0.044
3	Gerhard Berger	25	1:18.509	+0.112
4	Giancarlo Fisichella	39	1:18.611	+0.214
5	Mika Häkkinen	34	1:18.649	+0.252
6	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	30	1:18.707	+0.310
7	Nicola Larini	48	1:18.730	+0.333
8	Jean Alesi	25	1:18.754	+0.357
9	Michael Schumacher	44	1:18.773	+0.376
10	David Coulthard	35	1:18.925	+0.528

Championship after this race

The official standings after round 2. Arrows show the change against the round before.

The whole season

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

Constructors' championship after round 2
Pos	Team	Points	Change
1	McLaren	17
2	Williams	10
3	Benetton	10
4	Ferrari	8	▼2
5	Prost	6	▼1
6	Sauber	1	▼1