F1/1997/Round 16

πŸ‡―πŸ‡΅ Japan Β· Round 16 Β· 1997

Japanese Grand Prix

Suzuka Circuit Β· Sunday, 12 October 1997 Β· 5.807 km/lap Β· 18 turns

Winner

Schumacher

Time

1:29:48.446

FL

β€”

DNFs

10

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Position changes β€” lap by lap

Each driver's race position across every lap. Top 15 shown for readability.

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Lap time evolution

Per-driver lap times with pit stop markers. Toggle drivers below. Top 6 finishers pre-selected.

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Race results

PosDriverTeamGridLapsTime / StatusPts
1MSCMichael SchumacherFerrari253Finished10
2FREHeinz-Harald FrentzenWilliams653Finished6
3IRVEddie IrvineFerrari353Finished4
4HΓ„KMika HΓ€kkinenMcLaren453Finished3
5ALEJean AlesiBenetton753Finished2
6HERJohnny HerbertSauber853Finished1
7FISGiancarlo FisichellaJordan953Finished0
8BERGerhard BergerBenetton553Finished0
9SCHRalf SchumacherJordan1353Finished0
10COUDavid CoulthardMcLaren1152DNF β€” Engine0
11HILDamon HillArrows1752+1 Lap0
12DINPedro DinizArrows1652+1 Lap0
13VERJos VerstappenTyrrell2152+1 Lap0
DVILJacques VilleneuveWilliams153DNF β€” Disqualified0
RMARTarso MarquesMinardi2046DNF β€” Gearbox0
RSALMika SaloTyrrell2246DNF β€” Engine0
RPANOlivier PanisProst1036DNF β€” Engine0
RNAKShinji NakanoProst1522DNF β€” Wheel bearing0
RKATUkyo KatayamaMinardi198DNF β€” Engine0
RBARRubens BarrichelloStewart126DNF β€” Spun off0
RMAGJan MagnussenStewart143DNF β€” Spun off0
WMORGianni MorbidelliSauber00DNF β€” Injury0

Retirements

D. Coulthard

McLaren

Lap 52 β€” Engine

J. Villeneuve

Williams

Lap 53 β€” Disqualified

T. Marques

Minardi

Lap 46 β€” Gearbox

M. Salo

Tyrrell

Lap 46 β€” Engine

O. Panis

Prost

Lap 36 β€” Engine

S. Nakano

Prost

Lap 22 β€” Wheel bearing

U. Katayama

Minardi

Lap 8 β€” Engine

R. Barrichello

Stewart

Lap 6 β€” Spun off

J. Magnussen

Stewart

Lap 3 β€” Spun off

G. Morbidelli

Sauber

Lap 0 β€” Injury