The 1997 Brazilian Grand Prix was Round 2 of the 1997 FIA Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held in Interlagos, Brazil on Sunday, 30 March 1997. Jacques Villeneuve started on pole position in the Williams Renault and was the race winner.
1997 Grande Prêmio Do Brasil Race Result
Pos. | No. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Chassis | Tyre | Laps | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Speed | Points |
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1 | 3 | Jacques Villeneuve | Canada | Williams Renault | FW19 | Goodyear | 72 | 1:36:06.990 | - | - | 1:18.397 | 28 | 192.905 | 10 |
2 | 8 | Gerhard Berger | Austria | Benetton Renault | B197 | Goodyear | 72 | 1:36:11.180 | +4.190 | +4.190 | 1:18.509 | 25 | 192.765 | 6 |
3 | 14 | Olivier Panis | France | Prost Mugen Honda | JS45 | Bridgestone | 72 | 1:36:22.860 | +15.870 | +11.680 | 1:19.094 | 57 | 192.376 | 4 |
4 | 9 | Mika Häkkinen | Finland | McLaren Mercedes | MP4-12 | Goodyear | 72 | 1:36:40.023 | +33.033 | +17.163 | 1:18.649 | 34 | 191.807 | 3 |
5 | 5 | Michael Schumacher | Germany | Ferrari | F310B | Goodyear | 72 | 1:36:40.721 | +33.731 | +0.698 | 1:18.773 | 44 | 191.784 | 2 |
6 | 7 | Jean Alesi | France | Benetton Renault | B197 | Goodyear | 72 | 1:36:41.010 | +34.020 | +0.289 | 1:18.754 | 25 | 191.774 | 1 |
7 | 16 | Johnny Herbert | Great Britain | Sauber Petronas | C16 | Goodyear | 72 | 1:36:57.902 | +50.912 | +16.892 | 1:19.008 | 19 | 191.217 | |
8 | 12 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Italy | Jordan Peugeot | 197 | Goodyear | 72 | 1:37:07.629 | +1:00.639 | +9.727 | 1:18.611 | 39 | 190.898 | |
9 | 4 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Germany | Williams Renault | FW19 | Goodyear | 72 | 1:37:22.392 | +1:15.402 | +14.763 | 1:18.707 | 30 | 190.416 | |
10 | 10 | David Coulthard | Great Britain | McLaren Mercedes | MP4-12 | Goodyear | 71 | 1:36:10.800 | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:18.925 | 35 | 190.101 | |
11 | 17 | Nicola Larini | Italy | Sauber Petronas | C16 | Goodyear | 71 | 1:36:17.642 | 1 lap | +6.842 | 1:18.730 | 48 | 189.875 | |
12 | 21 | Jarno Trulli | Italy | Minardi Hart | M197 | Bridgestone | 71 | 1:36:54.101 | 1 lap | +36.459 | 1:20.105 | 55 | 188.685 | |
13 | 19 | Mika Salo | Finland | Tyrrell Ford | 025 | Goodyear | 71 | 1:37:20.538 | 1 lap | +26.437 | 1:20.376 | 61 | 187.831 | |
14 | 15 | Shinji Nakano | Japan | Prost Mugen Honda | JS45 | Bridgestone | 71 | 1:37:25.224 | 1 lap | +4.686 | 1:19.657 | 39 | 187.680 | |
15 | 18 | Jos Verstappen | Netherlands | Tyrrell Ford | 025 | Goodyear | 70 | 1:36:15.893 | 2 laps | 1 lap | 1:20.274 | 43 | 187.258 | |
16 | 6 | Eddie Irvine | Great Britain | Ferrari | F310B | Goodyear | 70 | 1:36:20.559 | 2 laps | +4.666 | 1:19.275 | 41 | 187.107 | |
17 | 1 | Damon Hill | Great Britain | Arrows Yamaha | A18 | Bridgestone | 68 | 1:32:35.466 | 4 laps | 2 laps | 1:19.910 | 41 | 189.125 | |
18 | 20 | Ukyo Katayama | Japan | Minardi Hart | M197 | Bridgestone | 67 | 1:36:17.303 | 5 laps | 1 lap | 1:19.960 | 42 | 179.189 | |
DNF | 11 | Ralf Schumacher | Germany | Jordan Peugeot | 197 | Goodyear | 52 | 1:10:45.935 | 1:18.441 | 29 | 189.230 | |||
DNF | 22 | Rubens Barrichello | Brazil | Stewart Ford | SF1 | Bridgestone | 16 | 22:00.575 | 1:20.788 | 14 | 187.205 | |||
DNF | 2 | Pedro Diniz | Brazil | Arrows Yamaha | A18 | Bridgestone | 15 | 20:32.682 | 1:20.406 | 10 | 188.019 | |||
DNS | 23 | Jan Magnussen | Denmark | Stewart Ford | SF1 | Bridgestone |