1997 German Grand Prix

Circuit: HockenheimringHockenheim, Germany
Winner: Gerhard BergerBenetton
Pole: Gerhard Berger
Fastest lap: Gerhard Berger
Entries: 2211 classified

Classification

Classification
Pos	Driver	Constructor	Chassis	Grid	Laps	Out	Points	FL
1	Gerhard Berger	Benetton	B197	1	45	Finished	10	fastest lap
2	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	F310B	4	45	Finished	6
3	Mika Hakkinen	McLaren	MP4/12	3	45	Finished	4
4	Jarno Trulli	Prost Grand Prix	JS45	11	45	Finished	3
5	Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	197	7	45	Finished	2
6	Jean Alesi	Benetton	B197	6	45	Finished	1
7	Shinji Nakano	Prost Grand Prix	JS45	17	45	Finished	0
8	Damon Hill	Arrows	A18	13	44	Finished	0
9	Norberto Fontana	Sauber	C16	18	44	Finished	0
10	Jos Verstappen	Tyrrell	21	20	44	Finished	0
11	Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan	197	2	40	Radiator	0
DNF	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	FW19	9	33	Spun off	0
DNF	Rubens Barrichello	Stewart Grand Prix	SF01	12	33	Engine	0
DNF	Mika Salo	Tyrrell	21	19	33	Clutch	0
DNF	Jan Magnussen	Stewart Grand Prix	SF01	15	27	Engine	0
DNF	Ukyo Katayama	Minardi	M197	22	23	Out of fuel	0
DNF	Johnny Herbert	Sauber	C16	14	8	Collision	0
DNF	Pedro Diniz	Arrows	A18	16	8	Collision	0
DNF	David Coulthard	McLaren	MP4/12	8	1	Transmission	0
DNF	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	FW19	5	1	Collision	0
DNF	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	F310B	10	1	Collision	0
DNF	Tarso Marques	Minardi	M197	21	0	Gearbox	0

Grid to flag

Lines run from grid slot to result, ending at the last lap completed. A dashed line ending in a cross is a driver not classified. Nothing between is recorded, so a crossing is not an overtake at that lap.

Grid to flag
Driver	Grid	Result	Laps
Gerhard Berger	1	1	45
Michael Schumacher	4	2	45
Mika Hakkinen	3	3	45
Jarno Trulli	11	4	45
Ralf Schumacher	7	5	45
Jean Alesi	6	6	45
Shinji Nakano	17	7	45
Damon Hill	13	8	44
Norberto Fontana	18	9	44
Jos Verstappen	20	10	44
Giancarlo Fisichella	2	11	40
Jacques Villeneuve	9	DNF	33
Rubens Barrichello	12	DNF	33
Mika Salo	19	DNF	33
Jan Magnussen	15	DNF	27
Ukyo Katayama	22	DNF	23
Johnny Herbert	14	DNF	8
Pedro Diniz	16	DNF	8
David Coulthard	8	DNF	1
Heinz-Harald Frentzen	5	DNF	1
Eddie Irvine	10	DNF	1
Tarso Marques	21	DNF	0

Qualifying

Qualifying
Pos	Driver	Constructor	No.	Time	Gap	Interval
1	Gerhard Berger	Benetton	8	1:41.873	—	—
2	Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan	12	1:41.896	+0.023	+0.023
3	Mika Hakkinen	McLaren	9	1:42.034	+0.161	+0.138
4	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	5	1:42.181	+0.308	+0.147
5	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	4	1:42.421	+0.548	+0.240
6	Jean Alesi	Benetton	7	1:42.493	+0.620	+0.072
7	Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	11	1:42.498	+0.625	+0.005
8	David Coulthard	McLaren	10	1:42.687	+0.814	+0.189
9	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	3	1:42.967	+1.094	+0.280
10	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	6	1:43.209	+1.336	+0.242
11	Jarno Trulli	Prost Grand Prix	14	1:43.226	+1.353	+0.017
12	Rubens Barrichello	Stewart Grand Prix	22	1:43.272	+1.399	+0.046
13	Damon Hill	Arrows	1	1:43.361	+1.488	+0.089
14	Johnny Herbert	Sauber	16	1:43.660	+1.787	+0.299
15	Jan Magnussen	Stewart Grand Prix	23	1:43.927	+2.054	+0.267
16	Pedro Diniz	Arrows	2	1:44.069	+2.196	+0.142
17	Shinji Nakano	Prost Grand Prix	15	1:44.112	+2.239	+0.043
18	Norberto Fontana	Sauber	17	1:44.552	+2.679	+0.440
19	Mika Salo	Tyrrell	19	1:45.372	+3.499	+0.820
20	Jos Verstappen	Tyrrell	18	1:45.811	+3.938	+0.439
21	Tarso Marques	Minardi	21	1:45.942	+4.069	+0.131
22	Ukyo Katayama	Minardi	20	1:46.499	+4.626	+0.557

Before knock-out qualifying arrived in 2006 there is one time per driver; from 2006, the best lap of each of the three sessions.

Pit stops

Bars run in finishing order, ticked on each lap a driver stopped. An unticked bar may hide a stop: F1DB’s record has gaps. A cross is a driver not classified. Only the lap is recorded: not a stop’s length, tyres or gain.

Pit stops
Driver	Result	Laps	Stops recorded	Stopped on lap
Gerhard Berger	1	45	2	17, 34
Michael Schumacher	2	45	2	22, 40
Mika Hakkinen	3	45	1	21
Jarno Trulli	4	45	1	24
Ralf Schumacher	5	45	1	22
Jean Alesi	6	45	2	16, 30
Shinji Nakano	7	45	1	22
Damon Hill	8	44	2	11, 25
Norberto Fontana	9	44	1	25
Jos Verstappen	10	44	1	20
Giancarlo Fisichella	11	40	2	24, 39
Jacques Villeneuve	DNF	33	1	21
Rubens Barrichello	DNF	33	2	18, 30
Mika Salo	DNF	33	1	23
Jan Magnussen	DNF	27	1	17
Ukyo Katayama	DNF	23	0	None recorded
Johnny Herbert	DNF	8	0	None recorded
Pedro Diniz	DNF	8	0	None recorded
David Coulthard	DNF	1	1	1
Heinz-Harald Frentzen	DNF	1	0	None recorded
Eddie Irvine	DNF	1	0	None recorded
Tarso Marques	DNF	0	0	None recorded

Who stopped first, between neighbours

Who stopped first, between neighbours
Drivers, in grid order	Grid	Result	First recorded stop, lap	Stopped first	Grid to flag
Gerhard Berger · Michael Schumacher	1 · 4	1 · 2	17 · 22	Gerhard Berger	Kept their order
Gerhard Berger · Giancarlo Fisichella	1 · 2	1 · 11	17 · 24	Gerhard Berger	Kept their order
Mika Hakkinen · Michael Schumacher	3 · 4	3 · 2	21 · 22	Mika Hakkinen	Swapped places
Giancarlo Fisichella · Mika Hakkinen	2 · 3	11 · 3	24 · 21	Mika Hakkinen	Swapped places
Mika Hakkinen · Jarno Trulli	3 · 11	3 · 4	21 · 24	Mika Hakkinen	Kept their order
Ralf Schumacher · Jarno Trulli	7 · 11	5 · 4	22 · 24	Ralf Schumacher	Swapped places
Jean Alesi · Ralf Schumacher	6 · 7	6 · 5	16 · 22	Jean Alesi	Swapped places
Jean Alesi · Shinji Nakano	6 · 17	6 · 7	16 · 22	Jean Alesi	Kept their order
Damon Hill · Shinji Nakano	13 · 17	8 · 7	11 · 22	Damon Hill	Swapped places
Shinji Nakano · Norberto Fontana	17 · 18	7 · 9	22 · 25	Shinji Nakano	Kept their order
Damon Hill · Norberto Fontana	13 · 18	8 · 9	11 · 25	Damon Hill	Kept their order
Norberto Fontana · Jos Verstappen	18 · 20	9 · 10	25 · 20	Jos Verstappen	Kept their order
Giancarlo Fisichella · Jos Verstappen	2 · 20	11 · 10	24 · 20	Jos Verstappen	Swapped places

Pairs of classified drivers who started or finished next to each other, each with a stop recorded; the two names in a row are in grid order. Both are read from the stops F1DB records, which has gaps. It is the order things happened in and no more: with no stop duration and no lap times, the record cannot say whether stopping first won or lost a place.

Practice sessions Practice 1 · Practice 2 · Warm-up

Practice 1

Practice 1
Pos	Driver	Constructor	No.	Best lap	Gap	Interval	Laps
1	Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	11	1:46.196	—	—	7
2	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	5	1:46.322	+0.126	+0.126	12
3	Johnny Herbert	Sauber	16	1:46.517	+0.321	+0.195	22
4	Rubens Barrichello	Stewart Grand Prix	22	1:46.526	+0.330	+0.009	16
5	Norberto Fontana	Sauber	17	1:46.706	+0.510	+0.180	19
6	Pedro Diniz	Arrows	2	1:46.873	+0.677	+0.167	17
7	Shinji Nakano	Prost Grand Prix	15	1:47.143	+0.947	+0.270	19
8	Mika Hakkinen	McLaren	9	1:47.386	+1.190	+0.243	14
9	Damon Hill	Arrows	1	1:47.542	+1.346	+0.156	16
10	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	6	1:47.594	+1.398	+0.052	19
11	Jos Verstappen	Tyrrell	18	1:47.720	+1.524	+0.126	22
12	Jan Magnussen	Stewart Grand Prix	23	1:47.769	+1.573	+0.049	8
13	Jarno Trulli	Prost Grand Prix	14	1:47.784	+1.588	+0.015	24
14	Gerhard Berger	Benetton	8	1:47.887	+1.691	+0.103	18
15	Jean Alesi	Benetton	7	1:48.455	+2.259	+0.568	8
16	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	3	1:48.639	+2.443	+0.184	21
17	David Coulthard	McLaren	10	1:48.648	+2.452	+0.009	16
18	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	4	1:48.958	+2.762	+0.310	19
19	Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan	12	1:49.010	+2.814	+0.052	14
20	Tarso Marques	Minardi	21	1:49.563	+3.367	+0.553	18
21	Mika Salo	Tyrrell	19	1:49.831	+3.635	+0.268	17
22	Ukyo Katayama	Minardi	20	1:51.058	+4.862	+1.227	22

Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.

Practice 2

Practice 2
Pos	Driver	Constructor	No.	Best lap	Gap	Interval	Laps
1	Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	11	1:42.987	—	—	26
2	Mika Hakkinen	McLaren	9	1:42.989	+0.002	+0.002	22
3	Jean Alesi	Benetton	7	1:43.257	+0.270	+0.268	19
4	Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan	12	1:43.349	+0.362	+0.092	24
5	Gerhard Berger	Benetton	8	1:43.428	+0.441	+0.079	21
6	David Coulthard	McLaren	10	1:43.579	+0.592	+0.151	20
7	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	5	1:43.628	+0.641	+0.049	26
8	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	4	1:43.646	+0.659	+0.018	26
9	Rubens Barrichello	Stewart Grand Prix	22	1:44.096	+1.109	+0.450	19
10	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	3	1:44.291	+1.304	+0.195	22
11	Jarno Trulli	Prost Grand Prix	14	1:44.328	+1.341	+0.037	30
12	Shinji Nakano	Prost Grand Prix	15	1:44.741	+1.754	+0.413	28
13	Damon Hill	Arrows	1	1:44.875	+1.888	+0.134	13
14	Norberto Fontana	Sauber	17	1:44.927	+1.940	+0.052	30
15	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	6	1:44.988	+2.001	+0.061	20
16	Johnny Herbert	Sauber	16	1:45.082	+2.095	+0.094	17
17	Jan Magnussen	Stewart Grand Prix	23	1:45.446	+2.459	+0.364	22
18	Pedro Diniz	Arrows	2	1:45.454	+2.467	+0.008	20
19	Mika Salo	Tyrrell	19	1:45.983	+2.996	+0.529	25
20	Jos Verstappen	Tyrrell	18	1:46.548	+3.561	+0.565	28
21	Ukyo Katayama	Minardi	20	1:46.569	+3.582	+0.021	25
22	Tarso Marques	Minardi	21	1:46.800	+3.813	+0.231	17

Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.

Warm-up

Warm-up
Pos	Driver	Constructor	No.	Best lap	Gap	Interval	Laps
1	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	3	1:45.006	—	—	11
2	Damon Hill	Arrows	1	1:45.347	+0.341	+0.341	9
3	Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan	12	1:45.403	+0.397	+0.056	13
4	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	4	1:45.483	+0.477	+0.080	12
5	Gerhard Berger	Benetton	8	1:45.497	+0.491	+0.014	11
6	Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	11	1:45.782	+0.776	+0.285	12
7	David Coulthard	McLaren	10	1:46.138	+1.132	+0.356	10
8	Mika Hakkinen	McLaren	9	1:46.258	+1.252	+0.120	12
9	Norberto Fontana	Sauber	17	1:46.376	+1.370	+0.118	13
10	Jean Alesi	Benetton	7	1:46.448	+1.442	+0.072	12
11	Pedro Diniz	Arrows	2	1:46.477	+1.471	+0.029	12
12	Jarno Trulli	Prost Grand Prix	14	1:46.560	+1.554	+0.083	14
13	Shinji Nakano	Prost Grand Prix	15	1:46.655	+1.649	+0.095	12
14	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	5	1:46.662	+1.656	+0.007	13
15	Rubens Barrichello	Stewart Grand Prix	22	1:46.797	+1.791	+0.135	9
16	Johnny Herbert	Sauber	16	1:46.919	+1.913	+0.122	13
17	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	6	1:47.502	+2.496	+0.583	12
18	Tarso Marques	Minardi	21	1:47.775	+2.769	+0.273	13
19	Mika Salo	Tyrrell	19	1:48.420	+3.414	+0.645	11
20	Jos Verstappen	Tyrrell	18	1:49.418	+4.412	+0.998	10
21	Jan Magnussen	Stewart Grand Prix	23	1:50.058	+5.052	+0.640	6
22	Ukyo Katayama	Minardi	20	1:50.614	+5.608	+0.556	13

Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.

Photographs from this race

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The cars in this race

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Minardi M197
Minardi M197 · Andrea borsari · CC BY-SA 4.0

Where this comes from

Round: 10 of 1997
Grand Prix: German Grand Prix
Dates: 27 Jul 1997
Layout raced: Forest circuit, third chicane · 6.823 km · 16 turns
Format: Standard weekend
Constructor: Benetton
Entrant: Benetton-Renault
Confidence: reference

The layout raced and its figures are this register’s, from its own sources; the figures under the race’s drawing are F1DB’s, and at some circuits the two disagree.