Luxembourg Grand Prix 1997

Nürburgring
Nürburg
28 September 1997
67 laps
305.3 km
4.556 km a lap

P1Jacques Villeneuve Williams1:31:27.843
P2Jean Alesi Benetton+11.770
P3Heinz-Harald Frentzen Williams+13.480

Pole positionMika HäkkinenMcLaren · 1:16.602
Fastest lapHeinz-Harald Frentzen1:18.805 · lap 32
Winner started fromP2on the grid

Result

Pos	Driver	No.	Team · engine	Grid	Laps	Time / reason	Points
1	Jacques Villeneuve	3	Williams · Renault	2	67	1:31:27.843	10
2	Jean Alesi	7	Benetton · Renault	10	67	+11.770	6
3	Heinz-Harald Frentzenfastest lap	4	Williams · Renault	3	67	+13.480	4
4	Gerhard Berger	8	Benetton · Renault	7	67	+16.416	3
5	Pedro Diniz	2	Arrows · Yamaha	15	67	+43.147	2
6	Olivier Panis	14	Prost · Mugen-Honda	11	67	+43.750	1
7	Johnny Herbert	16	Sauber · Petronas	16	67	+44.354
8	Damon Hill	1	Arrows · Yamaha	13	67	+44.777
9	Gianni Morbidelli	17	Sauber · Petronas	19	66	+1 lap
10	Mika Salo	19	Tyrrell · Ford	20	66	+1 lap
DNF	Jos Verstappen	18	Tyrrell · Ford	21	50	Spun off
DNF	Mika Häkkinen	9	McLaren · Mercedes	1	43	Engine
DNF	Rubens Barrichello	22	Stewart · Ford	9	43	Gearbox
DNF	David Coulthard	10	McLaren · Mercedes	6	42	Engine
DNF	Jan Magnussen	23	Stewart · Ford	12	40	Halfshaft
DNF	Eddie Irvine	6	Ferrari	14	22	Engine
DNF	Shinji Nakano	15	Prost · Mugen-Honda	17	16	Engine
DNF	Michael Schumacher	5	Ferrari	5	2	Suspension
DNF	Tarso Marques	21	Minardi · Hart	18	1	Engine
DNF	Ukyo Katayama	20	Minardi · Hart	22	1	Collision
DNF	Ralf Schumacher	11	Jordan · Peugeot	8	0	Collision
DNF	Giancarlo Fisichella	12	Jordan · Peugeot	4	0	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: Mika Häkkinen 40, Jacques Villeneuve 24, David Coulthard 3. Lap data from Jolpica-F1; it exists from 1996 on.

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Driver	Grid	Lap 17	Lap 34	Lap 50	Finish	Laps led
Jacques Villeneuve	2	3	3	1	1	24
Jean Alesi	10	5	8	2	2
Heinz-Harald Frentzen	3	10	11	3	3
Gerhard Berger	7	8	10	4	4
Pedro Diniz	15	9	7	5	5
Olivier Panis	11	11	9	6	6
Johnny Herbert	16	16	12	7	7
Damon Hill	13	7	6	8	8
Gianni Morbidelli	19	13	13	9	9
Mika Salo	20	14	14	10	10
Jos Verstappen	21	15	15	11	out
Mika Häkkinen	1	1	1	–	out	40
Rubens Barrichello	9	4	4	–	out
David Coulthard	6	2	2	–	out	3
Jan Magnussen	12	6	5	–	out
Eddie Irvine	14	12	–	–	out
Shinji Nakano	17	–	–	–	out
Michael Schumacher	5	–	–	–	out
Tarso Marques	18	–	–	–	out
Ukyo Katayama	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 100 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 17	Lap 34	Lap 50	Last lap
Jacques Villeneuve	+12.4	+16.0	0.0	0.0
Jean Alesi	+28.6	+45.9	+33.4	+11.8
Heinz-Harald Frentzen	+43.5	+54.9	+34.0	+13.5
Gerhard Berger	+40.8	+53.1	+36.1	+16.4
Pedro Diniz	+43.0	+45.1	+44.7	+43.1
Olivier Panis	+44.2	+46.5	+45.5	+43.8
Johnny Herbert	+63.6	+66.1	+48.6	+44.4
Damon Hill	+39.6	+41.7	+59.9	+44.8
Gianni Morbidelli	+52.1	+72.1	+97.6	+111.3
Mika Salo	+58.2	+98.5	+108.8	+138.8
Jos Verstappen	+62.8	+105.8	+123.2	out
Mika Häkkinen	0.0	0.0	–	out
Rubens Barrichello	+28.0	+22.1	–	out
David Coulthard	+10.5	+11.7	–	out
Jan Magnussen	+39.0	+41.5	–	out
Eddie Irvine	+44.9	–	–	out
Shinji Nakano	–	–	–	out
Michael Schumacher	–	–	–	out
Tarso Marques	–	–	–	out
Ukyo Katayama	–	–	–	out

Qualifying

Pos	Driver	Team	Time	Gap
1	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:16.602
2	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	1:16.691	+0.089
3	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	1:16.741	+0.139
4	Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan	1:17.289	+0.687
5	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:17.385	+0.783
6	David Coulthard	McLaren	1:17.387	+0.785
7	Gerhard Berger	Benetton	1:17.587	+0.985
8	Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	1:17.595	+0.993
9	Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	1:17.614	+1.012
10	Jean Alesi	Benetton	1:17.620	+1.018
11	Olivier Panis	Prost	1:17.650	+1.048
12	Jan Magnussen	Stewart	1:17.722	+1.120
13	Damon Hill	Arrows	1:17.795	+1.193
14	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1:17.855	+1.253
15	Pedro Diniz	Arrows	1:18.128	+1.526
16	Johnny Herbert	Sauber	1:18.303	+1.701
17	Shinji Nakano	Prost	1:18.699	+2.097
18	Tarso Marques	Minardi	1:19.347	+2.745
19	Gianni Morbidelli	Sauber	1:19.490	+2.888
20	Mika Salo	Tyrrell	1:19.526	+2.924
21	Jos Verstappen	Tyrrell	1:19.531	+2.929
22	Ukyo Katayama	Minardi	1:20.615	+4.013

Pit stops

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

Driver	Stops	On laps	Fastest
David Coulthard	1	31	26.197 s
Mika Häkkinen	1	28	27.598 s
Olivier Panis	1	40	30.440 s
Pedro Diniz	1	39	30.522 s
Rubens Barrichello	1	37	30.898 s
Jan Magnussen	1	39	32.656 s
Damon Hill	1	36	56.103 s
Heinz-Harald Frentzen	2	30, 47	27.760 s
Johnny Herbert	2	16, 42	27.929 s
Jacques Villeneuve	2	28, 49	28.165 s
Jos Verstappen	2	24, 40	28.203 s
Gerhard Berger	2	21, 45	28.461 s
Gianni Morbidelli	2	23, 40	28.675 s
Mika Salo	2	22, 42	28.916 s
Jean Alesi	2	20, 44	28.955 s

Every stop, lap by lap (23)

Lap	Driver	Stop	Time
16	Johnny Herbert	1	28.606 s
20	Jean Alesi	1	30.013 s
21	Gerhard Berger	1	29.513 s
22	Mika Salo	1	30.953 s
23	Gianni Morbidelli	1	28.675 s
24	Jos Verstappen	1	28.203 s
28	Mika Häkkinen	1	27.598 s
28	Jacques Villeneuve	1	28.829 s
30	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	1	27.760 s
31	David Coulthard	1	26.197 s
36	Damon Hill	1	56.103 s
37	Rubens Barrichello	1	30.898 s
39	Pedro Diniz	1	30.522 s
39	Jan Magnussen	1	32.656 s
40	Olivier Panis	1	30.440 s
40	Jos Verstappen	2	31.608 s
40	Gianni Morbidelli	2	52.135 s
42	Johnny Herbert	2	27.929 s
42	Mika Salo	2	28.916 s
44	Jean Alesi	2	28.955 s
45	Gerhard Berger	2	28.461 s
47	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	2	28.740 s
49	Jacques Villeneuve	2	28.165 s

Fastest laps

Each driver's quickest lap of the race.

Pos	Driver	Lap	Time	Gap
1	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	32	1:18.805
2	Mika Häkkinen	27	1:19.576	+0.771
3	Jean Alesi	65	1:19.716	+0.911
4	Jacques Villeneuve	31	1:19.838	+1.033
5	David Coulthard	23	1:19.920	+1.115
6	Gerhard Berger	61	1:19.996	+1.191
7	Damon Hill	64	1:20.407	+1.602
8	Johnny Herbert	33	1:20.518	+1.713
9	Rubens Barrichello	25	1:20.737	+1.932
10	Gianni Morbidelli	31	1:20.865	+2.060

Championship after this race

The official standings after round 15. Arrows show the change against the round before.

The whole season

Drivers' championship after round 15
Pos	Driver	Points	Change
1	Jacques Villeneuve	77	▲1
2	Michael Schumacher	68	▼1
3	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	35
4	Jean Alesi	34	▲1
5	David Coulthard	30	▼1
6	Gerhard Berger	24
7	Giancarlo Fisichella	20
8	Eddie Irvine	18
9	Olivier Panis	16
10	Mika Häkkinen	14

Constructors' championship after round 15
Pos	Team	Points
1	Williams	112
2	Ferrari	86
3	Benetton	62
4	McLaren	44
5	Jordan	33
6	Prost	21
7	Sauber	15
8	Arrows	9
9	Stewart	6
10	Tyrrell	2