1997 Italian Grand Prix

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1997 Italian Grand Prix
Race 13 of 17 in the 1997 Formula One World Championship
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Race details
Date7 September 1997
Location Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza, Italy
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 5.770 km (3.585 miles)
Distance 53 laps, 305.810 km (190.022 miles)
Weather Dry with temperatures reaching up to 29 °C (84 °F) [1]
Pole position
Driver Benetton-Renault
Time 1:22.990
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of Finland.svg Mika Häkkinen McLaren-Mercedes
Time 1:24.808 on lap 49
Podium
First McLaren-Mercedes
Second Benetton-Renault
Third Williams-Renault
Lap leaders
  • 1997 Italian Grand Prix

The 1997 Italian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza on 7 September 1997. It was the thirteenth round of the 1997 Formula One season. The 53-lap race was won by David Coulthard driving for McLaren after starting from sixth position on the grid. Jean Alesi finished second for Benetton after starting from pole position, while Heinz-Harald Frentzen finished third for Williams.

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Qualifying

Fisichella set the early pace in qualifying. Alesi got pole position on his second set of tyres. Frentzen moved into second late in the session. The rest of the top six was Fisichella third, Villeneuve fourth, Häkkinen fifth and Coulthard sixth. The Ferraris of Michael Schumacher and Eddie Irvine qualified ninth and tenth respectively.

Race

At the start Alesi led with Frentzen in second and Coulthard moving from sixth on the grid into third place. The top three stayed this way until lap 28 when Frentzen pitted. On lap 32 Alesi and Coulthard pitted together, when Coulthard moved ahead of Alesi courtesy of a faster pit-stop. This left Mika Häkkinen in the lead until he pitted a couple of laps later. Coulthard took the lead on lap 34 when Michael Schumacher pitted. The top three after Michael Schumacher pitted was Coulthard first, Alesi second and Frentzen third. Häkkinen was fourth until he got a puncture on lap 36. The top six after Häkkinen's puncture was Coulthard first, Alesi second, Frentzen third, Fisichella fourth, Villeneuve fifth and Michael Schumacher in sixth. The top six stayed in that order for the rest of the race and was won by Coulthard by just under two seconds. This was the only race of the season where neither Jacques Villeneuve nor Michael Schumacher was on the podium.

Post-race

David Coulthard dedicated his win in this race to Princess Diana, who had been killed in a road accident the week before. [2]

Classification

Qualifying

PosNoDriverConstructorTimeGap
17 Flag of France.svg Jean Alesi Benetton-Renault 1:22.990
24 Flag of Germany.svg Heinz-Harald Frentzen Williams-Renault 1:23.042+0.052
312 Flag of Italy.svg Giancarlo Fisichella Jordan-Peugeot 1:23.066+0.076
43 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jacques Villeneuve Williams-Renault 1:23.231+0.241
59 Flag of Finland.svg Mika Häkkinen McLaren-Mercedes 1:23.340+0.350
610 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg David Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes 1:23.347+0.357
78 Flag of Austria.svg Gerhard Berger Benetton-Renault 1:23.443+0.453
811 Flag of Germany.svg Ralf Schumacher Jordan-Peugeot 1:23.603+0.613
95 Flag of Germany.svg Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1:23.624+0.634
106 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Eddie Irvine Ferrari 1:23.891+0.901
1122 Flag of Brazil.svg Rubens Barrichello Stewart-Ford 1:24.177+1.187
1216 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Johnny Herbert Sauber-Petronas 1:24.242+1.252
1323 Flag of Denmark.svg Jan Magnussen Stewart-Ford 1:24.394+1.404
141 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Damon Hill Arrows-Yamaha 1:24.482+1.492
1515 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Shinji Nakano Prost-Mugen-Honda 1:24.553+1.563
1614 Flag of Italy.svg Jarno Trulli Prost-Mugen-Honda 1:24.567+1.577
172 Flag of Brazil.svg Pedro Diniz Arrows-Yamaha 1:24.639+1.649
1817 Flag of Italy.svg Gianni Morbidelli Sauber-Petronas 1:24.735+1.745
1919 Flag of Finland.svg Mika Salo Tyrrell-Ford 1:25.693+2.703
2018 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jos Verstappen Tyrrell-Ford 1:25.845+2.855
2120 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Ukyo Katayama Minardi-Hart 1:26.655+3.665
2221 Flag of Brazil.svg Tarso Marques Minardi-Hart 1:27.677+4.687
107% time: 1:28.799
Source: [3]

Race

PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
110 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg David Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes 531:17:04.609610
27 Flag of France.svg Jean Alesi Benetton-Renault 53+1.93716
34 Flag of Germany.svg Heinz-Harald Frentzen Williams-Renault 53+4.34324
412 Flag of Italy.svg Giancarlo Fisichella Jordan-Peugeot 53+5.87133
53 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jacques Villeneuve Williams-Renault 53+6.41642
65 Flag of Germany.svg Michael Schumacher Ferrari 53+11.48191
78 Flag of Austria.svg Gerhard Berger Benetton-Renault 53+12.4717 
86 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Eddie Irvine Ferrari 53+17.63910 
99 Flag of Finland.svg Mika Häkkinen McLaren-Mercedes 53+49.3735 
1014 Flag of Italy.svg Jarno Trulli Prost-Mugen-Honda 53+1:02.70616 
1115 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Shinji Nakano Prost-Mugen-Honda 53+1:03.32715 
1217 Flag of Italy.svg Gianni Morbidelli Sauber-Petronas 52+1 lap18 
1322 Flag of Brazil.svg Rubens Barrichello Stewart-Ford 52+1 lap11 
1421 Flag of Brazil.svg Tarso Marques Minardi-Hart 50+3 laps22 
Ret1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Damon Hill Arrows-Yamaha 46Engine14 
Ret11 Flag of Germany.svg Ralf Schumacher Jordan-Peugeot 39Collision8 
Ret16 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Johnny Herbert Sauber-Petronas 38Collision12 
Ret19 Flag of Finland.svg Mika Salo Tyrrell-Ford 33Engine19 
Ret23 Flag of Denmark.svg Jan Magnussen Stewart-Ford 31Transmission13 
Ret18 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jos Verstappen Tyrrell-Ford 12Gearbox20 
Ret20 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Ukyo Katayama Minardi-Hart 8Loose wheel21 
Ret2 Flag of Brazil.svg Pedro Diniz Arrows-Yamaha 4Suspension17 
Source: [4]

Championship standings after the race

References

  1. "Italian Grand Prix Weather Information". Weather Underground. Retrieved 2014-09-09.
  2. "Italian Grand Prix Review". atlasf1.autosport.com. 1997-09-10. Retrieved 2009-12-15.
  3. "Italy 1997 - Qualifications". StatsF1. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
  4. "1997 Italian Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 29 October 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  5. 1 2 "Italy 1997 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
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