Italian Grand Prix 1997

Monza
7 September 1997
53 laps
305.8 km
5.800 km a lap

Pole positionJean AlesiBenetton · 1:22.990
Fastest lapMika Häkkinen1:24.808 · lap 49
Winner started fromP6on the grid

Result

Pos	Driver	No.	Team · engine	Grid	Laps	Time / reason	Points
1	David Coulthard	10	McLaren · Mercedes	6	53	1:17:04.609	10
2	Jean Alesi	7	Benetton · Renault	1	53	+1.937	6
3	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	4	Williams · Renault	2	53	+4.343	4
4	Giancarlo Fisichella	12	Jordan · Peugeot	3	53	+5.871	3
5	Jacques Villeneuve	3	Williams · Renault	4	53	+6.416	2
6	Michael Schumacher	5	Ferrari	9	53	+11.481	1
7	Gerhard Berger	8	Benetton · Renault	7	53	+12.471
8	Eddie Irvine	6	Ferrari	10	53	+17.639
9	Mika Häkkinenfastest lap	9	McLaren · Mercedes	5	53	+49.373
10	Jarno Trulli	14	Prost · Mugen-Honda	16	53	+1:02.706
11	Shinji Nakano	15	Prost · Mugen-Honda	15	53	+1:03.327
12	Gianni Morbidelli	17	Sauber · Petronas	18	52	+1 lap
13	Rubens Barrichello	22	Stewart · Ford	11	52	+1 lap
14	Tarso Marques	21	Minardi · Hart	22	50	+3 laps
DNF	Damon Hill	1	Arrows · Yamaha	14	46	Engine
DNF	Ralf Schumacher	11	Jordan · Peugeot	8	39	Collision
DNF	Johnny Herbert	16	Sauber · Petronas	12	38	Collision
DNF	Mika Salo	19	Tyrrell · Ford	19	33	Engine
DNF	Jan Magnussen	23	Stewart · Ford	13	31	Transmission
DNF	Jos Verstappen	18	Tyrrell · Ford	20	12	Gearbox
DNF	Ukyo Katayama	20	Minardi · Hart	21	8	Loose wheel
DNF	Pedro Diniz	2	Arrows · Yamaha	17	4	Suspension

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: Jean Alesi 31, David Coulthard 19, Mika Häkkinen 2, Michael Schumacher 1. Lap data from Jolpica-F1; it exists from 1996 on.

Show as a table

Driver	Grid	Lap 13	Lap 27	Lap 40	Finish	Laps led
David Coulthard	6	3	3	1	1	19
Jean Alesi	1	1	1	2	2	31
Heinz-Harald Frentzen	2	2	2	3	3
Giancarlo Fisichella	3	4	4	4	4
Jacques Villeneuve	4	5	5	5	5
Michael Schumacher	9	7	7	6	6	1
Gerhard Berger	7	8	8	7	7
Eddie Irvine	10	9	9	8	8
Mika Häkkinen	5	6	6	12	9	2
Jarno Trulli	16	12	12	10	10
Shinji Nakano	15	17	14	11	11
Gianni Morbidelli	18	18	15	13	12
Rubens Barrichello	11	15	17	14	13
Tarso Marques	22	19	19	15	14
Damon Hill	14	14	13	9	out
Ralf Schumacher	8	11	11	–	out
Johnny Herbert	12	10	10	–	out
Mika Salo	19	16	18	–	out
Jan Magnussen	13	13	16	–	out
Jos Verstappen	20	–	–	–	out
Ukyo Katayama	21	–	–	–	out
Pedro Diniz	17	–	–	–	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 40 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 13	Lap 27	Lap 40	Last lap
David Coulthard	+3.6	+0.8	0.0	0.0
Jean Alesi	0.0	0.0	+3.5	+1.9
Heinz-Harald Frentzen	+3.0	+0.3	+6.1	+4.3
Giancarlo Fisichella	+7.4	+5.3	+7.7	+5.9
Jacques Villeneuve	+8.5	+6.1	+8.4	+6.4
Michael Schumacher	+12.7	+17.2	+15.7	+11.5
Gerhard Berger	+13.0	+18.1	+17.8	+12.5
Eddie Irvine	+17.1	+23.0	+21.8	+17.6
Mika Häkkinen	+9.0	+6.7	+63.1	+49.4
Jarno Trulli	+20.2	+34.7	+51.4	+62.7
Shinji Nakano	+28.1	+46.3	+56.7	+63.3
Gianni Morbidelli	+28.9	+49.3	+76.5	+96.8
Rubens Barrichello	+24.5	+72.1	+106.6	+137.5
Tarso Marques	+54.5	+163.3	+231.3	+290.1
Damon Hill	+22.7	+38.9	+50.1	out
Ralf Schumacher	+18.5	+26.8	–	out
Johnny Herbert	+18.2	+26.2	–	out
Mika Salo	+27.5	+76.3	–	out
Jan Magnussen	+21.9	+64.8	–	out
Jos Verstappen	–	–	–	out
Ukyo Katayama	–	–	–	out
Pedro Diniz	–	–	–	out

Qualifying

Pos	Driver	Team	Time	Gap
1	Jean Alesi	Benetton	1:22.990
2	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	1:23.042	+0.052
3	Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan	1:23.066	+0.076
4	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	1:23.231	+0.241
5	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:23.340	+0.350
6	David Coulthard	McLaren	1:23.347	+0.357
7	Gerhard Berger	Benetton	1:23.443	+0.453
8	Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	1:23.603	+0.613
9	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:23.624	+0.634
10	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1:23.891	+0.901
11	Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	1:24.177	+1.187
12	Johnny Herbert	Sauber	1:24.242	+1.252
13	Jan Magnussen	Stewart	1:24.394	+1.404
14	Damon Hill	Arrows	1:24.482	+1.492
15	Shinji Nakano	Prost	1:24.553	+1.563
16	Jarno Trulli	Prost	1:24.567	+1.577
17	Pedro Diniz	Arrows	1:24.639	+1.649
18	Gianni Morbidelli	Sauber	1:24.735	+1.745
19	Mika Salo	Tyrrell	1:25.693	+2.703
20	Jos Verstappen	Tyrrell	1:25.845	+2.855
21	Ukyo Katayama	Minardi	1:26.655	+3.665
22	Tarso Marques	Minardi	1:27.677	+4.687

Fastest laps

Each driver's quickest lap of the race.

Pos	Driver	Lap	Time	Gap
1	Mika Häkkinen	49	1:24.808
2	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	47	1:25.600	+0.792
3	Gerhard Berger	47	1:25.653	+0.845
4	Eddie Irvine	53	1:25.655	+0.847
5	Jacques Villeneuve	20	1:25.715	+0.907
6	Michael Schumacher	47	1:25.863	+1.055
7	Ralf Schumacher	31	1:25.909	+1.101
8	Giancarlo Fisichella	28	1:25.960	+1.152
9	David Coulthard	31	1:25.975	+1.167
10	Jean Alesi	52	1:26.067	+1.259

Championship after this race

The official standings after round 13. Arrows show the change against the round before.

The whole season

Drivers' championship after round 13
Pos	Driver	Points	Change
1	Michael Schumacher	67
2	Jacques Villeneuve	57
3	Jean Alesi	28	▲1
4	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	27	▼1
5	David Coulthard	24	▲3
6	Gerhard Berger	21	▼1
7	Eddie Irvine	18	▼1
8	Giancarlo Fisichella	17	▲1
9	Olivier Panis	15	▼2
10	Mika Häkkinen	14

Constructors' championship after round 13
Pos	Team	Points
1	Ferrari	85
2	Williams	84
3	Benetton	53
4	McLaren	38
5	Jordan	28
6	Prost	20
7	Sauber	15
8	Arrows	7
9	Stewart	6
10	Tyrrell	2