1997 Grand Prix of Europe
26 October - Jerez: 318.816 km (4.428 km x 72 laps)
Pole position: Jacques Villenueve, Williams-Renault, 1:21.072
Results:
1 Mika Häkkinen McLaren-Mercedes 1:38.57.772
2 David Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes - 1.654
3 Jacques Villeneuve Williams-Renault - 1.802
4 Gerhard Berger Benetton-Renault - 1.919
5 Eddie Irvine Ferrari - 3.789
6 Heinz-Harald Frentzen Williams-Renault - 4.537
7 Olivier Panis Prost-Mugen Honda - 1:07.145
8 Johnny Herbert Sauber-Petronas - 1:12.960
9 Jan Magnussen Stewart-Ford - 1:17.487
10 Shinji Nakano Prost-Mugen Honda - 1:18.215
11 Giancarlo Fisichella Jordan-Peugeot - 1 lap
12 Mika Salo Tyrrell-Ford - 1 lap
13 Jean Alesi Benetton-Renault - 1 lap
14 Norbert Fontana Sauber-Petronas - 1 lap
15 Tarso Marques Minardi-Hart - 1 lap
16 Jos Verstappen Tyrrell-Ford - 1 lap
17 Ukyo Katayama Minardi-Hart - 1 lap
Fastest Lap: Heinz-Harald Frentzen, Willimas-Renault, 1:23.135
Retirements:
Damon Hill Arrows-Yamaha 46 laps Transmission
Michael Schumacher Ferrari 46 laps Collision with Villeneuve
Ralf Schumacher Jordan-Peugeot 41 laps Water leak
Rubens Barrichello Stewart-Ford 17 laps Gearbox
Pedro- Paulo Diniz Arrows-Yamaha 10 laps Spun out
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Starting Grid
Michael Schumacher Jacques Villeneuve
Ferrari F310B #5 Williams FW19-Renault #3
1:21.072 1:21.072
Damon Hill Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Arrows A18-Yamaha #1 Williams FW19-Renault #4
1:21.130 1:21.072
Mika Häkkinen David Coulthard
McLaren MP4/12-Mercedes #9 McLaren MP4/12-Mercedes #10
1:21.476 1:21.369
Gerhard Berger Eddie Irvine
Benetton B197-Renault #8 Ferrari F310B #6
1:21.656 1:21.610
Jean Alesi Olivier Panis
Benetton B197-Renault #7 Prost JS45-Mugen Honda #14
1:22.011 1:21.735
Rubens Barrichello Jan Magnussen
Prost JS45-Mugen Honda #14 Stewart SF1-Ford #23
1:22.222 1:22.617
Johnny Herbert Pedro-Paulo Diniz
Sauber C16-Petronas #16 Arrows A18-Yamaha #2
1:22.263 1:22.234
Ralf Schumacher Shinji Nakano
Jordan 1979-Peugeot #11 Prost JS45-Mugen Honda #15
1:22.740 1:22.351
Norbert Fontana Giancarlo Fisichella
Sauber C16-Petronas #17 Jordan 197-Peugeot #12
1:23.281 1:22.804
Tarso Marques Ukyo Katayama
Minardi M197-Hart #21 Minardi M197-Hart #20
1:23.854 1:23.409
Jos Verstappen Mika Salo
Tyrrell 025-Ford #18 Tyrrell 025-Ford #19
1:24.301 1:24.222