15 Sep 1997 Luxembourg Grand Prix
Posted at 14:31h
in FIA Formula 1 World Championship
The 1997 Luxembourg Grand Prix was Round 15 of the 1997 FIA Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held at the Nürburgring, Germany on Sunday, 28 September 1997. Mika Häkkinen started on pole position in the McLaren Mercedes and Jacques Villeneuve was the race winner in the Williams Renault.
This race saw Olivier Panis return to action for the first time since he sustained fractures to both of his legs during the Canadian Grand Prix in June.
Grosser Preis Von Luxemburg 1997 Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Chassis | Tyre | Laps | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Speed | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Jacques Villeneuve | Canada | Williams Renault | FW19 | Goodyear | 67 | 1:31:27.843 | - | - | 1:19.838 | 31 | 200.232 | 10 |
| 2 | 7 | Jean Alesi | France | Benetton Renault | B197 | Goodyear | 67 | 1:31:39.613 | +11.770 | +11.770 | 1:19.716 | 65 | 199.804 | 6 |
| 3 | 4 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Germany | Williams Renault | FW19 | Goodyear | 67 | 1:31:41.323 | +13.480 | +1.710 | 1:18.805 | 32 | 199.742 | 4 |
| 4 | 8 | Gerhard Berger | Austria | Benetton Renault | B197 | Goodyear | 67 | 1:31:44.259 | +16.416 | +2.936 | 1:19.996 | 61 | 199.635 | 3 |
| 5 | 2 | Pedro Diniz | Brazil | Arrows Yamaha | A18 | Bridgestone | 67 | 1:32:10.990 | +43.147 | +26.731 | 1:21.262 | 25 | 198.670 | 2 |
| 6 | 14 | Olivier Panis | France | Prost Mugen Honda | JS45 | Bridgestone | 67 | 1:32:11.593 | +43.750 | +0.603 | 1:21.086 | 29 | 198.649 | 1 |
| 7 | 16 | Johnny Herbert | Great Britain | Sauber Petronas | C16 | Goodyear | 67 | 1:32:12.197 | +44.354 | +0.604 | 1:20.518 | 33 | 198.627 | |
| 8 | 1 | Damon Hill | Great Britain | Arrows Yamaha | A18 | Bridgestone | 67 | 1:32:12.620 | +44.777 | +0.423 | 1:20.407 | 64 | 198.612 | |
| 9 | 17 | Gianni Morbidelli | Italy | Sauber Petronas | C16 | Goodyear | 66 | 1:31:51.462 | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:20.865 | 31 | 196.398 | |
| 10 | 19 | Mika Salo | Finland | Tyrrell Ford | 025 | Goodyear | 66 | 1:32:18.927 | 1 lap | +27.465 | 1:21.996 | 26 | 195.424 | |
| DNF | 18 | Jos Verstappen | Netherlands | Tyrrell Ford | 025 | Goodyear | 50 | 1:10:20.569 | 1:22.455 | 30 | 194.291 | |||
| DNF | 9 | Mika Häkkinen | Finland | McLaren Mercedes | MP4-12 | Goodyear | 43 | 58:06.901 | 1:19.576 | 27 | 202.244 | |||
| DNF | 22 | Rubens Barrichello | Brazil | Stewart Ford | SF1 | Bridgestone | 43 | 59:00.058 | 1:20.737 | 25 | 199.207 | |||
| DNF | 10 | David Coulthard | Great Britain | McLaren Mercedes | MP4-12 | Goodyear | 42 | 56:57.476 | 1:19.920 | 23 | 201.554 | |||
| DNF | 23 | Jan Magnussen | Denmark | Stewart Ford | SF1 | Bridgestone | 40 | 55:54.353 | 1:21.448 | 32 | 195.567 | |||
| DNF | 6 | Eddie Irvine | Great Britain | Ferrari | F310B | Goodyear | 22 | 30:28.592 | 1:21.793 | 13 | 197.296 | |||
| DNF | 15 | Shinji Nakano | Japan | Prost Mugen Honda | JS45 | Bridgestone | 16 | 22:17.177 | 1:21.969 | 14 | 196.207 | |||
| DNF | 5 | Michael Schumacher | Germany | Ferrari | F310B | Goodyear | 2 | 3:04.143 | 1:29.314 | 2 | 177.807 | |||
| DNF | 21 | Tarso Marques | Brazil | Minardi Hart | M197 | Bridgestone | 1 | 1:36.826 | 1:36.826 | 1 | 168.760 | |||
| DNF | 20 | Ukyo Katayama | Japan | Minardi Hart | M197 | Bridgestone | 1 | 3:00.630 | 3:00.630 | 1 | 90.463 | |||
| DNF | 12 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Italy | Jordan Peugeot | 197 | Goodyear | ||||||||
| DNF | 11 | Ralf Schumacher | Germany | Jordan Peugeot | 197 | Goodyear |