1997 San Marino Grand Prix

1997 San Marino Grand Prix
Race details
Race 4 of 17 in the 1997 Formula One season

Date	27 April 1997
Official name	XVII Gran Premio di San Marino
Location	Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Course	Permanent Racing Facility
Course length	4.930 km (3.065 mi)
Distance	62 laps, 305.660 km (190.030 mi)
Weather	Cloudy, Dry, 17 °C
Pole position
Driver	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams-Renault
Time	1:23.303
Fastest lap
Driver	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams-Renault
Time	1:25.531 on lap 42
Podium
First	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams-Renault
Second	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari
Third	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari

The 1997 San Marino Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Italy on 27 April 1997. It was the fourth race of the 1997 Formula One season. The 62-lap race was won by Williams driver Heinz-Harald Frentzen after he started from second position. Michael Schumacher finished second for the Ferrari team with his teammate Eddie Irvine third.

Summary

Pre-race

In the early practice sessions the Ferrari and Benetton teams dominated, with a large majority of the field experiencing some sort of problem with their car, or going off. One of the drivers was David Coulthard, who had a major off in the Saturday morning session, destroying the car. However, the Williams soon regained the top spot in the later sessions.

Qualifying

Jacques Villeneuve made it four pole positions in a row after once again taking pole. His teammate joined him on the front row, followed by Michael Schumacher, another strong performance by Olivier Panis, and in fifth Michael's younger brother Ralf.

Race

Jacques Villeneuve driving in the San Marino Grand Prix

Heinz-Harald Frentzen took his maiden Formula One win driving for Williams after he held of a late charge from Michael Schumacher. Jacques Villeneuve retired from third place with a gearbox failure.

Gerhard Berger started his 200th grand prix, however it ended in disappointment when he spun off early on.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	3	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams-Renault	1:23.303
2	4	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams-Renault	1:23.646	+0.343
3	5	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:23.955	+0.652
4	14	Olivier Panis	Prost-Mugen-Honda	1:24.075	+0.772
5	11	Ralf Schumacher	Jordan-Peugeot	1:24.081	+0.778
6	12	Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan-Peugeot	1:24.596	+1.293
7	16	Johnny Herbert	Sauber-Petronas	1:24.723	+1.420
8	9	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren-Mercedes	1:24.812	+1.509
9	6	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1:24.862	+1.558
10	10	David Coulthard	McLaren-Mercedes	1:25.077	+1.774
11	8	Gerhard Berger	Benetton-Renault	1:25.371	+2.068
12	17	Nicola Larini	Sauber-Petronas	1:25.554	+2.241
13	22	Rubens Barrichello	Stewart-Ford	1:25.579	+2.276
14	7	Jean Alesi	Benetton-Renault	1:25.729	+2.426
15	1	Damon Hill	Arrows-Yamaha	1:25.743	+2.440
16	23	Jan Magnussen	Stewart-Ford	1:26.192	+2.889
17	2	Pedro Diniz	Arrows-Yamaha	1:26.253	+2.950
18	15	Shinji Nakano	Prost-Mugen-Honda	1:26.712	+3.409
19	19	Mika Salo	Tyrrell-Ford	1:26.852	+3.549
20	21	Jarno Trulli	Minardi-Hart	1:26.960	+3.657
21	18	Jos Verstappen	Tyrrell-Ford	1:27.428	+4.125
22	20	Ukyo Katayama	Minardi-Hart	1:28.727	+5.424
Source:^[1]

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	4	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams-Renault	62	1:31:00.673	2	10
2	5	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	62	+1.237	3	6
3	6	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	62	+1:18.343	9	4
4	12	Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan-Peugeot	62	+1:23.388	6	3
5	7	Jean Alesi	Benetton-Renault	61	+1 Lap	14	2
6	9	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren-Mercedes	61	+1 Lap	8	1
7	17	Nicola Larini	Sauber-Petronas	61	+1 Lap	12
8	14	Olivier Panis	Prost-Mugen-Honda	61	+1 Lap	4
9	19	Mika Salo	Tyrrell-Ford	60	+2 Laps	19
10	18	Jos Verstappen	Tyrrell-Ford	60	+2 Laps	21
11	20	Ukyo Katayama	Minardi-Hart	59	+3 Laps	22
Ret	2	Pedro Diniz	Arrows-Yamaha	53	Gearbox	17
Ret	3	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams-Renault	40	Gearbox	1
Ret	10	David Coulthard	McLaren-Mercedes	38	Engine	10
Ret	22	Rubens Barrichello	Stewart-Ford	32	Engine	13
Ret	16	Johnny Herbert	Sauber-Petronas	18	Electrical	7
Ret	11	Ralf Schumacher	Jordan-Peugeot	17	Transmission	5
Ret	15	Shinji Nakano	Prost-Mugen-Honda	11	Collision	18
Ret	1	Damon Hill	Arrows-Yamaha	11	Collision	15
Ret	8	Gerhard Berger	Benetton-Renault	4	Spun off	11
Ret	23	Jan Magnussen	Stewart-Ford	2	Spun off	16
DNS	21	Jarno Trulli	Minardi-Hart	0	Gearbox	20
Source:^[2]^[3]

Notes

First Win: Heinz-Harald Frentzen
First Points Finish: Giancarlo Fisichella
Milestones: Gerhard Berger 200th Race entry; Jacques Villeneuve 20th Race Entry

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings

Pos	Driver	Points
1	Jacques Villeneuve	20
2	Michael Schumacher	14
3	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	10
4	David Coulthard	10
5	Eddie Irvine	10

Constructors' Championship standings

Pos	Constructor	Points
1	Williams-Renault	30
2	Ferrari	24
3	McLaren-Mercedes	20
4	Benetton-Renault	13
5	Jordan-Peugeot	7

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

References

↑ "1997 San Marino GP Qual". Chicane F1. Retrieved 2007-08-08.
↑ "1997 San Marino Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 1 November 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
↑ "1997 San Marino GP Race". Chicane F1. Retrieved 2007-08-08.

Race Details: "1997 San Marino GP". Chicane F1. Retrieved 2007-08-06.

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