French Grand Prix 1997

Magny-Cours
Nevers
29 June 1997
72 laps
306 km
4.250 km a lap

Pole positionMichael SchumacherFerrari · 1:14.548
Fastest lapMichael Schumacher1:17.910 · lap 37
Winner started fromP1on the grid

Result

Pos	Driver	No.	Team · engine	Grid	Laps	Time / reason	Points
1	Michael Schumacherfastest lap	5	Ferrari	1	72	1:38:50.492	10
2	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	4	Williams · Renault	2	72	+23.537	6
3	Eddie Irvine	6	Ferrari	5	72	+1:14.801	4
4	Jacques Villeneuve	3	Williams · Renault	4	72	+1:21.784	3
5	Jean Alesi	7	Benetton · Renault	8	72	+1:22.735	2
6	Ralf Schumacher	11	Jordan · Peugeot	3	72	+1:29.871	1
7	David Coulthard	10	McLaren · Mercedes	9	71	Collision
8	Johnny Herbert	16	Sauber · Petronas	14	71	+1 lap
9	Giancarlo Fisichella	12	Jordan · Peugeot	11	71	+1 lap
10	Jarno Trulli	14	Prost · Mugen-Honda	6	70	+2 laps
11	Ukyo Katayama	20	Minardi · Hart	21	70	+2 laps
12	Damon Hill	1	Arrows · Yamaha	17	69	+3 laps
DNF	Mika Salo	19	Tyrrell · Ford	19	61	Electrical
DNF	Alexander Wurz	8	Benetton · Renault	7	60	Spun off
DNF	Pedro Diniz	2	Arrows · Yamaha	16	58	Spun off
DNF	Norberto Fontana	17	Sauber · Petronas	20	40	Spun off
DNF	Rubens Barrichello	22	Stewart · Ford	13	36	Engine
DNF	Jan Magnussen	23	Stewart · Ford	15	33	Brakes
DNF	Mika Häkkinen	9	McLaren · Mercedes	10	18	Engine
DNF	Jos Verstappen	18	Tyrrell · Ford	18	15	Spun off
DNF	Shinji Nakano	15	Prost · Mugen-Honda	12	7	Spun off
DNF	Tarso Marques	21	Minardi · Hart	22	5	Engine

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 70, Heinz-Harald Frentzen 2. Lap data from Jolpica-F1; it exists from 1996 on.

Show as a table

Driver	Grid	Lap 18	Lap 36	Lap 54	Finish	Laps led
Michael Schumacher	1	1	1	1	1	70
Heinz-Harald Frentzen	2	2	2	2	2	2
Eddie Irvine	5	3	3	3	3
Jacques Villeneuve	4	4	4	4	4
Jean Alesi	8	9	8	7	5
Ralf Schumacher	3	5	5	6	6
David Coulthard	9	6	6	5	7
Johnny Herbert	14	12	11	11	8
Giancarlo Fisichella	11	11	10	9	9
Jarno Trulli	6	8	9	10	10
Ukyo Katayama	21	16	14	13	11
Damon Hill	17	19	16	14	12
Mika Salo	19	15	13	12	out
Alexander Wurz	7	10	7	8	out
Pedro Diniz	16	18	15	15	out
Norberto Fontana	20	17	17	–	out
Rubens Barrichello	13	14	12	–	out
Jan Magnussen	15	13	–	–	out
Mika Häkkinen	10	7	–	–	out
Jos Verstappen	18	–	–	–	out
Shinji Nakano	12	–	–	–	out
Tarso Marques	22	–	–	–	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.

Show as a table

Driver	Lap 18	Lap 36	Lap 54	Last lap
Michael Schumacher	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Heinz-Harald Frentzen	+8.1	+13.8	+28.4	+23.5
Eddie Irvine	+18.3	+31.9	+58.4	+74.8
Jacques Villeneuve	+23.1	+37.7	+69.7	+81.8
Jean Alesi	+44.2	+63.4	+99.5	+82.7
Ralf Schumacher	+35.3	+54.7	+91.1	+89.9
David Coulthard	+36.1	+57.3	+89.0	+77.1
Johnny Herbert	+66.3	+93.2	+149.2	+132.4
Giancarlo Fisichella	+56.1	+82.1	+107.7	+172.7
Jarno Trulli	+43.3	+67.3	+126.8	+207.8
Ukyo Katayama	+81.6	+121.0	+184.4	+243.3
Damon Hill	+152.6	+176.3	+235.0	+280.3
Mika Salo	+76.3	+114.5	+173.2	out
Alexander Wurz	+44.8	+58.4	+102.3	out
Pedro Diniz	+144.8	+168.7	+244.8	out
Norberto Fontana	+118.7	+197.9	–	out
Rubens Barrichello	+71.7	+103.2	–	out
Jan Magnussen	+71.0	–	–	out
Mika Häkkinen	+37.3	–	–	out
Jos Verstappen	–	–	–	out
Shinji Nakano	–	–	–	out
Tarso Marques	–	–	–	out

Qualifying

Pos	Driver	Team	Time	Gap
1	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:14.548
2	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	1:14.749	+0.201
3	Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	1:14.755	+0.207
4	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	1:14.800	+0.252
5	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1:14.860	+0.312
6	Jarno Trulli	Prost	1:14.957	+0.409
7	Alexander Wurz	Benetton	1:14.986	+0.438
8	Jean Alesi	Benetton	1:15.228	+0.680
9	David Coulthard	McLaren	1:15.270	+0.722
10	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:15.339	+0.791
11	Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan	1:15.453	+0.905
12	Shinji Nakano	Prost	1:15.857	+1.309
13	Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	1:15.876	+1.328
14	Johnny Herbert	Sauber	1:16.018	+1.470
15	Jan Magnussen	Stewart	1:16.149	+1.601
16	Pedro Diniz	Arrows	1:16.536	+1.988
17	Damon Hill	Arrows	1:16.729	+2.181
18	Jos Verstappen	Tyrrell	1:16.941	+2.393
19	Mika Salo	Tyrrell	1:17.256	+2.708
20	Norberto Fontana	Sauber	1:17.538	+2.990
21	Ukyo Katayama	Minardi	1:17.563	+3.015
22	Tarso Marques	Minardi	1:18.280	+3.732

Pit stops

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

Driver	Stops	On laps	Fastest
Jan Magnussen	1	30	26.331 s
Rubens Barrichello	1	25	26.400 s
Johnny Herbert	2	38, 59	24.830 s
Mika Salo	2	23, 50	25.143 s
Heinz-Harald Frentzen	2	23, 48	25.584 s
Jarno Trulli	2	30, 52	25.596 s
Michael Schumacher	2	22, 46	26.019 s
Alexander Wurz	2	24, 51	26.114 s
Giancarlo Fisichella	2	35, 64	26.150 s
Pedro Diniz	2	12, 52	29.913 s
David Coulthard	3	23, 50, 61	24.791 s
Jean Alesi	3	22, 53, 63	25.199 s
Jacques Villeneuve	3	25, 52, 67	25.263 s
Norberto Fontana	3	15, 33, 38	25.368 s
Ralf Schumacher	3	25, 53, 61	25.402 s
Eddie Irvine	3	23, 44, 67	25.624 s
Ukyo Katayama	3	18, 47, 59	26.262 s
Damon Hill	3	1, 40, 58	36.412 s

Every stop, lap by lap (42)

Lap	Driver	Stop	Time
1	Damon Hill	1	45.523 s
12	Pedro Diniz	1	58.620 s
15	Norberto Fontana	1	25.368 s
18	Ukyo Katayama	1	26.777 s
22	Michael Schumacher	1	26.019 s
22	Jean Alesi	1	29.547 s
23	Mika Salo	1	25.143 s
23	David Coulthard	1	26.217 s
23	Eddie Irvine	1	26.679 s
23	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	1	28.866 s
24	Alexander Wurz	1	26.114 s
25	Jacques Villeneuve	1	25.812 s
25	Rubens Barrichello	1	26.400 s
25	Ralf Schumacher	1	26.858 s
30	Jarno Trulli	1	25.596 s
30	Jan Magnussen	1	26.331 s
33	Norberto Fontana	2	29.538 s
35	Giancarlo Fisichella	1	28.517 s
38	Johnny Herbert	1	28.999 s
38	Norberto Fontana	3	57.876 s
40	Damon Hill	2	36.412 s
44	Eddie Irvine	2	27.370 s
46	Michael Schumacher	2	26.905 s
47	Ukyo Katayama	2	28.106 s
48	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	2	25.584 s
50	David Coulthard	2	25.258 s
50	Mika Salo	2	25.930 s
51	Alexander Wurz	2	37.876 s
52	Jacques Villeneuve	2	25.263 s
52	Jarno Trulli	2	26.521 s
52	Pedro Diniz	2	29.913 s
53	Ralf Schumacher	2	25.402 s
53	Jean Alesi	2	28.490 s
58	Damon Hill	3	48.789 s
59	Johnny Herbert	2	24.830 s
59	Ukyo Katayama	3	26.262 s
61	David Coulthard	3	24.791 s
61	Ralf Schumacher	3	26.173 s
63	Jean Alesi	3	25.199 s
64	Giancarlo Fisichella	2	26.150 s
67	Eddie Irvine	3	25.624 s
67	Jacques Villeneuve	3	26.193 s

Fastest laps

Each driver's quickest lap of the race.

Pos	Driver	Lap	Time	Gap
1	Michael Schumacher	37	1:17.910
2	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	46	1:18.136	+0.226
3	Jacques Villeneuve	27	1:18.649	+0.739
4	Alexander Wurz	35	1:18.684	+0.774
5	Rubens Barrichello	27	1:18.781	+0.871
6	Eddie Irvine	20	1:19.029	+1.119
7	Jean Alesi	27	1:19.055	+1.145
8	Ralf Schumacher	27	1:19.225	+1.315
9	Giancarlo Fisichella	34	1:19.225	+1.315
10	David Coulthard	37	1:19.317	+1.407

Championship after this race

The official standings after round 8. Arrows show the change against the round before.

The whole season

Drivers' championship after round 8
Pos	Driver	Points	Change
1	Michael Schumacher	47
2	Jacques Villeneuve	33
3	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	19	▲2
4	Eddie Irvine	18
5	Olivier Panis	15	▼2
6	Jean Alesi	15
7	David Coulthard	11
8	Gerhard Berger	10
9	Mika Häkkinen	10
10	Giancarlo Fisichella	8

Constructors' championship after round 8
Pos	Team	Points
1	Ferrari	65
2	Williams	52
3	Benetton	25
4	McLaren	21
5	Prost	16
6	Jordan	13
7	Sauber	8
8	Stewart	6
9	Tyrrell	2