25 May 1997 Spanish Grand Prix
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The 1997 Spanish Grand Prix was Round 6 of the 1997 FIA Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held at the Circuit di Catalunya, Spain on Sunday, 25 May 1997. Jacques Villeneuve started on pole position in the Williams Renault and was the race winner.
Gran Premio Marlboro De España 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 | 64 | 1:30:35.896 | - | - | 1:22.534 | 9 | 200.314 | 10 |
| 2 | 14 | Olivier Panis | France | Prost Mugen Honda | JS45 | Bridgestone | 64 | 1:30:41.700 | +5.804 | +5.804 | 1:22.422 | 29 | 200.100 | 6 |
| 3 | 7 | Jean Alesi | France | Benetton Renault | B197 | Goodyear | 64 | 1:30:48.430 | +12.534 | +6.730 | 1:23.096 | 20 | 199.853 | 4 |
| 4 | 5 | Michael Schumacher | Germany | Ferrari | F310B | Goodyear | 64 | 1:30:53.875 | +17.979 | +5.445 | 1:22.295 | 44 | 199.654 | 3 |
| 5 | 16 | Johnny Herbert | Great Britain | Sauber Petronas | C16 | Goodyear | 64 | 1:31:03.882 | +27.986 | +10.007 | 1:23.178 | 54 | 199.288 | 2 |
| 6 | 10 | David Coulthard | Great Britain | McLaren Mercedes | MP4-12 | Goodyear | 64 | 1:31:05.640 | +29.744 | +1.758 | 1:22.340 | 22 | 199.224 | 1 |
| 7 | 9 | Mika Häkkinen | Finland | McLaren Mercedes | MP4-12 | Goodyear | 64 | 1:31:24.681 | +48.785 | +19.041 | 1:23.241 | 30 | 198.532 | |
| 8 | 4 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Germany | Williams Renault | FW19 | Goodyear | 64 | 1:31:40.035 | +1:04.139 | +15.354 | 1:22.841 | 54 | 197.978 | |
| 9 | 12 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Italy | Jordan Peugeot | 197 | Goodyear | 64 | 1:31:40.663 | +1:04.767 | +0.628 | 1:22.242 | 20 | 197.955 | |
| 10 | 8 | Gerhard Berger | Austria | Benetton Renault | B197 | Goodyear | 64 | 1:31:41.566 | +1:05.670 | +0.903 | 1:23.106 | 42 | 197.923 | |
| 11 | 18 | Jos Verstappen | Netherlands | Tyrrell Ford | 025 | Goodyear | 63 | 1:31:03.478 | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:24.517 | 43 | 196.187 | |
| 12 | 6 | Eddie Irvine | Great Britain | Ferrari | F310B | Goodyear | 63 | 1:31:25.313 | 1 lap | +21.835 | 1:22.839 | 30 | 195.406 | |
| 13 | 23 | Jan Magnussen | Denmark | Stewart Ford | SF1 | Bridgestone | 63 | 1:31:58.723 | 1 lap | +33.410 | 1:25.300 | 40 | 194.223 | |
| 14 | 17 | Gianni Morbidelli | Italy | Sauber Petronas | C16 | Goodyear | 62 | 1:30:50.087 | 2 laps | 1 lap | 1:24.647 | 24 | 193.546 | |
| 15 | 21 | Jarno Trulli | Italy | Minardi Hart | M197 | Bridgestone | 62 | 1:30:59.358 | 2 laps | +9.271 | 1:24.213 | 45 | 193.218 | |
| DNF | 2 | Pedro Diniz | Brazil | Arrows Yamaha | A18 | Bridgestone | 53 | 1:16:48.173 | 1:23.716 | 24 | 195.665 | |||
| DNF | 11 | Ralf Schumacher | Germany | Jordan Peugeot | 197 | Goodyear | 50 | 1:12:23.767 | 1:22.784 | 14 | 195.820 | |||
| DNF | 22 | Rubens Barrichello | Brazil | Stewart Ford | SF1 | Bridgestone | 37 | 53:23.962 | 1:23.564 | 23 | 196.421 | |||
| DNF | 19 | Mika Salo | Finland | Tyrrell Ford | 025 | Goodyear | 35 | 51:33.456 | 1:24.775 | 4 | 192.433 | |||
| DNF | 15 | Shinji Nakano | Japan | Prost Mugen Honda | JS45 | Bridgestone | 34 | 49:23.758 | 1:23.516 | 21 | 195.111 | |||
| DNF | 1 | Damon Hill | Great Britain | Arrows Yamaha | A18 | Bridgestone | 17 | 24:24.130 | 1:23.761 | 12 | 197.325 | |||
| DNF | 20 | Ukyo Katayama | Japan | Minardi Hart | M197 | Bridgestone | 11 | 16:23.606 | 1:26.273 | 4 | 189.899 |