1997 Grand Prix of France
29 June - Magny-Cours: 305.814 km (4.250 km x 72 laps)
Pole position: Michael Schumacher, Ferrari, 1:14.548
Results:
1 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1:38:50.492
2 Heinz-Harald Frentzen Williams-Renault - 23.537
3 Eddie Irvine Ferrari -1:14.801
4 Jacques Villeneuve Williams-Renault -1:21.784
5 Jean Alesi Benetton-Renault -1:22.735
6 Ralf Schumacher Jordan-Peugeot -1:29.871
7 David Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes - 1 lap
8 Johnny Herbert Sauber-Petronas - 1 lap
9 Giancarlo Fisichella Jordan-Peugeot - 1 lap
10 Jarno Trullis Prost-Mugen Honda - 2 laps
11 Ukyo Katayama Minardi-Hart - 2 laps
12 Damon Hill Arrows-Yamaha - 3 laps
Fastest Lap: Michael Schumacher, Ferrari, 1:17.910
Retirements:
Tarso Marques Minardi-Hart 4 laps Engine
Shinji Nakano Prost-Mugen Honda 6 laps Accident
Jos Verstappen Tyrrell-Ford 14 laps Throttle
Mika Häkkinen McLaren-Mercedes 17 laps Engine
Jan Magnussen Stewart-Ford 32 laps Brakes
Rubens Barrichello Stewart-Ford 33 laps Engine
Norbert Fontana Sauber-Petronas 39 laps Spun out
Pedro-Paulo Diniz Arrows-Yamaha 57 laps Spun out
Alexander Wurz Benetton-Renault 59 laps Spun out
Mika Salo Tyrrell-Ford 60 laps Engine
David Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes 71 laps Spun out
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Starting Grid
Michael Schumacher Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Ferrari F310B #5 Williams FW19-Renault #4
1:14.458 1:14.749
Ralf Schumacher Jacques Villeneuve
Jordan 197-Peugeot #11 Williams FW19-Renault #3
1:14.755 1:14.800
Eddie Irvine Jarno Trulli
Ferrari F310B # 6 Prost JS45-Mugen Honda #14
1:14.860 1:14.957
Alexander Wurz Jean Alesi
Benetton B197-Renault #8 Benetton B197-Renault #7
1:14.986 1:15.228
David Coulthard Mika Häkkine
McLaren MP4/12-Mercedes #10 McLaren MP4/12-Mercedes #9
1:15.270 1:15.339
Giancarlo Fisichella Shinji Nakano
Jordan 197-Peugeot #12 Prost JS45-Mugen Honda #15
1:15.453 1:15.857
Rubens Barrichello Johnny Herbert
Stewart SF1-Ford #22 Sauber C16-Petronas #16
1:15.876 1:16.018
Jan Magnussen Pedro-Paulo Diniz
Stewart SF1-Ford #23 Arrows A18-Yamaha #2
1:16.149 1:16.536
Damon Hill Jos Verstappen
Arrows A18-Yamaha # 1 Tyrrell 025-Ford #18
1:16.729 1:16.941
Mika Salo Norbert Fontana
Tyrrell 025-Ford #19 Sauber C16-Petronas #17
1:17.256 1:17.583
Ukyo Katayama Tarso Marques
Minardi M197-Hart #20 Minardi M197- Hart #21
1:17.563 1:18.280