German Grand Prix 1997

Hockenheimring
Hockenheim
27 July 1997
45 laps
307 km
6.815 km a lap

Pole positionGerhard BergerBenetton · 1:41.873
Fastest lapGerhard Berger1:45.747 · lap 9
Winner started fromP1on the grid

Result

Pos	Driver	No.	Team · engine	Grid	Laps	Time / reason	Points
1	Gerhard Bergerfastest lap	8	Benetton · Renault	1	45	1:20:59.046	10
2	Michael Schumacher	5	Ferrari	4	45	+17.527	6
3	Mika Häkkinen	9	McLaren · Mercedes	3	45	+24.770	4
4	Jarno Trulli	14	Prost · Mugen-Honda	11	45	+27.165	3
5	Ralf Schumacher	11	Jordan · Peugeot	7	45	+29.995	2
6	Jean Alesi	7	Benetton · Renault	6	45	+34.717	1
7	Shinji Nakano	15	Prost · Mugen-Honda	17	45	+1:19.722
8	Damon Hill	1	Arrows · Yamaha	13	44	+1 lap
9	Norberto Fontana	17	Sauber · Petronas	18	44	+1 lap
10	Jos Verstappen	18	Tyrrell · Ford	20	44	+1 lap
11	Giancarlo Fisichella	12	Jordan · Peugeot	2	40	Radiator
DNF	Jacques Villeneuve	3	Williams · Renault	9	33	Spun off
DNF	Rubens Barrichello	22	Stewart · Ford	12	33	Engine
DNF	Mika Salo	19	Tyrrell · Ford	19	33	Clutch
DNF	Jan Magnussen	23	Stewart · Ford	15	27	Engine
DNF	Ukyo Katayama	20	Minardi · Hart	22	23	Out of fuel
DNF	Johnny Herbert	16	Sauber · Petronas	14	8	Collision
DNF	Pedro Diniz	2	Arrows · Yamaha	16	8	Collision
DNF	David Coulthard	10	McLaren · Mercedes	8	1	Transmission
DNF	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	4	Williams · Renault	5	1	Collision
DNF	Eddie Irvine	6	Ferrari	10	1	Collision
DNF	Tarso Marques	21	Minardi · Hart	21	0	Gearbox

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: Gerhard Berger 38, Giancarlo Fisichella 7. Lap data from Jolpica-F1; it exists from 1996 on.

Show as a table

Driver	Grid	Lap 11	Lap 23	Lap 34	Finish	Laps led
Gerhard Berger	1	1	2	1	1	38
Michael Schumacher	4	3	5	3	2
Mika Häkkinen	3	4	6	4	3
Jarno Trulli	11	7	3	5	4
Ralf Schumacher	7	8	8	6	5
Jean Alesi	6	5	4	7	6
Shinji Nakano	17	13	10	8	7
Damon Hill	13	10	12	9	8
Norberto Fontana	18	12	13	10	9
Jos Verstappen	20	15	16	11	10
Giancarlo Fisichella	2	2	1	2	11	7
Jacques Villeneuve	9	6	7	–	out
Rubens Barrichello	12	9	9	–	out
Mika Salo	19	14	15	–	out
Jan Magnussen	15	11	11	–	out
Ukyo Katayama	22	16	14	–	out
Johnny Herbert	14	–	–	–	out
Pedro Diniz	16	–	–	–	out
David Coulthard	8	–	–	–	out
Heinz-Harald Frentzen	5	–	–	–	out
Eddie Irvine	10	–	–	–	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.

Show as a table

Driver	Lap 11	Lap 23	Lap 34	Last lap
Gerhard Berger	0.0	+8.6	0.0	0.0
Michael Schumacher	+10.3	+27.4	+23.5	+17.5
Mika Häkkinen	+14.1	+41.8	+44.7	+24.8
Jarno Trulli	+21.3	+21.4	+48.2	+27.2
Ralf Schumacher	+22.2	+49.2	+48.8	+30.0
Jean Alesi	+15.1	+26.7	+49.2	+34.7
Shinji Nakano	+44.0	+81.5	+91.2	+79.7
Damon Hill	+36.6	+87.1	+120.0	+121.2
Norberto Fontana	+43.1	+89.3	+133.4	+130.8
Jos Verstappen	+55.5	+123.1	+161.5	+177.8
Giancarlo Fisichella	+9.5	0.0	+15.8	+59.6
Jacques Villeneuve	+20.7	+45.6	–	out
Rubens Barrichello	+29.4	+53.8	–	out
Mika Salo	+50.7	+93.5	–	out
Jan Magnussen	+40.9	+86.5	–	out
Ukyo Katayama	+56.6	+91.1	–	out
Johnny Herbert	–	–	–	out
Pedro Diniz	–	–	–	out
David Coulthard	–	–	–	out
Heinz-Harald Frentzen	–	–	–	out
Eddie Irvine	–	–	–	out

Qualifying

Pos	Driver	Team	Time	Gap
1	Gerhard Berger	Benetton	1:41.873
2	Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan	1:41.896	+0.023
3	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:42.034	+0.161
4	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:42.181	+0.308
5	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	1:42.421	+0.548
6	Jean Alesi	Benetton	1:42.493	+0.620
7	Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	1:42.498	+0.625
8	David Coulthard	McLaren	1:42.687	+0.814
9	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	1:42.967	+1.094
10	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1:43.209	+1.336
11	Jarno Trulli	Prost	1:43.226	+1.353
12	Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	1:43.272	+1.399
13	Damon Hill	Arrows	1:43.361	+1.488
14	Johnny Herbert	Sauber	1:43.660	+1.787
15	Jan Magnussen	Stewart	1:43.927	+2.054
16	Pedro Diniz	Arrows	1:44.069	+2.196
17	Shinji Nakano	Prost	1:44.112	+2.239
18	Norberto Fontana	Sauber	1:44.552	+2.679
19	Mika Salo	Tyrrell	1:45.372	+3.499
20	Jos Verstappen	Tyrrell	1:45.811	+3.938
21	Tarso Marques	Minardi	1:45.942	+4.069
22	Ukyo Katayama	Minardi	1:46.499	+4.626

Pit stops

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

Driver	Stops	On laps	Fastest
Jan Magnussen	1	17	28.484 s
Jos Verstappen	1	20	29.595 s
Mika Häkkinen	1	21	29.705 s
Norberto Fontana	1	25	29.788 s
Jacques Villeneuve	1	21	30.207 s
Mika Salo	1	23	30.443 s
Jarno Trulli	1	24	31.149 s
Shinji Nakano	1	22	31.392 s
Ralf Schumacher	1	22	33.523 s
David Coulthard	1	1	34.059 s
Michael Schumacher	2	22, 40	26.048 s
Gerhard Berger	2	17, 34	26.735 s
Rubens Barrichello	2	18, 30	27.911 s
Jean Alesi	2	16, 30	28.345 s
Giancarlo Fisichella	2	24, 39	29.478 s
Damon Hill	2	11, 25	29.784 s

Every stop, lap by lap (22)

Lap	Driver	Stop	Time
1	David Coulthard	1	34.059 s
11	Damon Hill	1	30.241 s
16	Jean Alesi	1	28.345 s
17	Jan Magnussen	1	28.484 s
17	Gerhard Berger	1	28.614 s
18	Rubens Barrichello	1	27.911 s
20	Jos Verstappen	1	29.595 s
21	Mika Häkkinen	1	29.705 s
21	Jacques Villeneuve	1	30.207 s
22	Michael Schumacher	1	29.522 s
22	Shinji Nakano	1	31.392 s
22	Ralf Schumacher	1	33.523 s
23	Mika Salo	1	30.443 s
24	Giancarlo Fisichella	1	29.478 s
24	Jarno Trulli	1	31.149 s
25	Damon Hill	2	29.784 s
25	Norberto Fontana	1	29.788 s
30	Rubens Barrichello	2	28.817 s
30	Jean Alesi	2	29.251 s
34	Gerhard Berger	2	26.735 s
39	Giancarlo Fisichella	2	32.519 s
40	Michael Schumacher	2	26.048 s

Fastest laps

Each driver's quickest lap of the race.

Pos	Driver	Lap	Time	Gap
1	Gerhard Berger	9	1:45.747
2	Jean Alesi	20	1:45.917	+0.170
3	Ralf Schumacher	24	1:46.127	+0.380
4	Giancarlo Fisichella	34	1:46.274	+0.527
5	Damon Hill	10	1:46.560	+0.813
6	Michael Schumacher	43	1:46.603	+0.856
7	Jarno Trulli	23	1:46.733	+0.986
8	Mika Häkkinen	9	1:46.831	+1.084
9	Jacques Villeneuve	24	1:47.044	+1.297
10	Rubens Barrichello	28	1:47.074	+1.327

Championship after this race

The official standings after round 10. Arrows show the change against the round before.

The whole season

Drivers' championship after round 10
Pos	Driver	Points	Change
1	Michael Schumacher	53
2	Jacques Villeneuve	43
3	Jean Alesi	22
4	Gerhard Berger	20	▲4
5	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	19	▼1
6	Eddie Irvine	18	▼1
7	Olivier Panis	15	▼1
8	David Coulthard	14	▼1
9	Mika Häkkinen	14
10	Ralf Schumacher	9	▲1

Constructors' championship after round 10
Pos	Team	Points
1	Ferrari	71
2	Williams	62
3	Benetton	46
4	McLaren	28
5	Prost	19
6	Jordan	17
7	Sauber	8
8	Stewart	6
9	Tyrrell	2
10	Arrows	1