1997 British Grand Prix

1997 British Grand Prix
1997 British Grand Prix
Race 9 of 17 in the 1997 Formula One World Championship
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	Silverstone Circuit in its 1997 configuration
Race details
Date	13 July 1997
Official name	L RAC British Grand Prix
Location	Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, Northamptonshire and Buckinghamshire, England
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	5.140 km (3.194 miles)
Distance	59 laps, 303.260 km (188.437 miles)
Scheduled distance	60 laps, 308.400 km (191.631 miles)
Weather	Sunny, Dry Track
Pole position
Driver	Jacques Villeneuve ;
Time	1:21.598
Fastest lap
Driver	Michael Schumacher
Time	1:24.480 on lap 34
Podium
First	Jacques Villeneuve ;
Second	Jean Alesi ;
Third	Alexander Wurz ;
	Lap leaders ;

Last updated March 30, 2024

The 1997 British Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Silverstone on 13 July 1997. It was the ninth round of the 1997 Formula One season. Jacques Villeneuve won the race despite being stuck in the pitlane for half a minute during his first pitstop, after a wheelnut problem. This race marked the 100th Grand Prix victory for Williams as a constructor.^[1]

Two previous leaders retired from the race due to mechanical failures. Michael Schumacher led by over 40 seconds before a wheel bearing failure caused retirement. Mika Häkkinen seemed set for his first win but his engine blew while he was holding off Villeneuve, having made one stop to the Canadian's two.

Further back, Alexander Wurz scored his first podium finish in his third Grand Prix, also briefly leading the race during the pitstops. David Coulthard ran 3rd early on, but faded with braking problems. Schumacher's team-mate Eddie Irvine was close behind Villeneuve when both made their second pitstop, but his car failed as he exited the pits. The race was a disaster for Heinz-Harald Frentzen. He stalled on the grid with the race about to begin, forcing the race start to be aborted and having him to start from the back of the grid. Then on the first lap Jos Verstappen crashed into the back of his Williams car at Becketts' corner ending the German's race immediately.

Damon Hill finally scored his first points for the Arrows team after a late retirement for Shinji Nakano.

As of 2023, this was the last time that a Williams driver had won at Silverstone.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Grid
1	3	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams-Renault	1:21.598		1
2	4	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams-Renault	1:21.732	+0.134	2
3	9	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren-Mercedes	1:21.797	+0.199	3
4	5	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:21.977	+0.379	4
5	11	Ralf Schumacher	Jordan-Peugeot	1:22.277	+0.679	5
6	10	David Coulthard	McLaren-Mercedes	1:22.279	+0.681	6
7	6	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1:22.342	+0.744	7
8	8	Alexander Wurz	Benetton-Renault	1:22.344	+0.746	8
9	16	Johnny Herbert	Sauber-Petronas	1:22.368	+0.770	9
10	12	Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan-Peugeot	1:22.371	+0.773	10
11	7	Jean Alesi	Benetton-Renault	1:22.392	+0.794	11
12	1	Damon Hill	Arrows-Yamaha	1:23.271	+1.673	12
13	14	Jarno Trulli	Prost-Mugen-Honda	1:23.366	+1.768	13
14	17	Norberto Fontana	Sauber-Petronas	1:23.790	+2.192	22 ¹
15	15	Shinji Nakano	Prost-Mugen-Honda	1:23.887	+2.289	14
16	23	Jan Magnussen	Stewart-Ford	1:24.067	+2.469	15
17	2	Pedro Diniz	Arrows-Yamaha	1:24.239	+2.641	16
18	19	Mika Salo	Tyrrell-Ford	1:24.478	+2.880	17
19	20	Ukyo Katayama	Minardi-Hart	1:24.553	+2.955	18
20	18	Jos Verstappen	Tyrrell-Ford	1:25.010	+3.412	19
21	21	Tarso Marques	Minardi-Hart	1:25.154	+3.556	20
22	22	Rubens Barrichello	Stewart-Ford	1:25.525	+3.927	21
107% time: 1:27.310
Source: ^[2]^[3]

Notes

^1 – Norberto Fontana was relegated to the back of the grid.^[3]

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	3	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams-Renault	59	1:28:01.665	1	10
2	7	Jean Alesi	Benetton-Renault	59	+10.205	11	6
3	8	Alexander Wurz	Benetton-Renault	59	+11.296	8	4
4	10	David Coulthard	McLaren-Mercedes	59	+31.229	6	3
5	11	Ralf Schumacher	Jordan-Peugeot	59	+31.880	5	2
6	1	Damon Hill	Arrows-Yamaha	59	+1:13.552	12	1
7	12	Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan-Peugeot	58	+1 lap	10
8	14	Jarno Trulli	Prost-Mugen-Honda	58	+1 lap	13
9	17	Norberto Fontana	Sauber-Petronas	58	+1 lap	22
10	21	Tarso Marques	Minardi-Hart	58	+1 lap	20
11	15	Shinji Nakano	Prost-Mugen-Honda	57	Engine	14
Ret	9	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren-Mercedes	52	Engine	3
Ret	23	Jan Magnussen	Stewart-Ford	50	Engine	15
Ret	18	Jos Verstappen	Tyrrell-Ford	45	Engine	19
Ret	6	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	44	Halfshaft	7
Ret	19	Mika Salo	Tyrrell-Ford	44	Engine	17
Ret	16	Johnny Herbert	Sauber-Petronas	42	Electrical	9
Ret	5	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	38	Wheel bearing	4
Ret	22	Rubens Barrichello	Stewart-Ford	37	Engine	21
Ret	2	Pedro Diniz	Arrows-Yamaha	29	Engine	16
Ret	4	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams-Renault	0	Collision	2
Ret	20	Ukyo Katayama	Minardi-Hart	0	Accident/spun off	18
Source:^[4]

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings

Pos	Driver	Points
1	Michael Schumacher	47
2	Jacques Villeneuve	43
3	Jean Alesi	21
4	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	19
5	Eddie Irvine	18
Source: ^[5]

Constructors' Championship standings

Pos	Constructor	Points
1	Ferrari	65
2	Williams-Renault	62
3	Benetton-Renault	35
4	McLaren-Mercedes	24
5	Prost-Mugen-Honda	16
Source: ^[5]

Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

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[1] Walsh, Fergal (19 June 2023). "Where F1 teams claimed their 100th grand prix win". Motorsport Week. Retrieved 29 March 2024.

[2] F1, STATS. "Britain 1997 - Qualifications • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 13 October 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[:0-3] 1 2 F1, STATS. "Britain 1997 - Starting grid • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 13 October 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[formula1.com-4] "1997 British Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 29 October 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2015.

[champ-5] 1 2 "Britain 1997 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 14 March 2019.

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