Race · Round 14 of 17 · 21 September 1997

1997 Austrian Grand Prix

Jacques Villeneuve won for Williams from pole at Red Bull Ring. 7 of the starters were not classified.

Circuit: Red Bull RingSpielberg, Austria
Winner: Jacques VilleneuveWilliams
Pole: Jacques Villeneuve
Fastest lap: Jacques Villeneuve
Entries: 2214 classified

Classification

Classification
Pos	Driver	Constructor	Chassis	Grid	Laps	Out	Points	FL
1	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	FW19	1	71	Finished	10	fastest lap
2	David Coulthard	McLaren	MP4/12	10	71	Finished	6
3	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	FW19	4	71	Finished	4
4	Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan	197	14	71	Finished	3
5	Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	197	11	71	Finished	2
6	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	F310B	9	71	Finished	1
7	Damon Hill	Arrows	A18	7	71	Finished	0
8	Johnny Herbert	Sauber	C16	12	71	Finished	0
9	Gianni Morbidelli	Sauber	C16	13	71	Finished	0
10	Gerhard Berger	Benetton	B197	18	70	Finished	0
11	Ukyo Katayama	Minardi	M197	19	69	Finished	0
12	Jos Verstappen	Tyrrell	21	20	69	Finished	0
13	Pedro Diniz	Arrows	A18	17	67	Suspension	0
14	Rubens Barrichello	Stewart Grand Prix	SF01	5	64	Spun off	0
DNF	Jarno Trulli	Prost Grand Prix	JS45	3	58	Engine	0
DNF	Jan Magnussen	Stewart Grand Prix	SF01	6	58	Engine	0
DNF	Shinji Nakano	Prost Grand Prix	JS45	16	57	Engine	0
DNF	Mika Salo	Tyrrell	21	21	48	Gearbox	0
DNF	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	F310B	8	38	Collision damage	0
DNF	Jean Alesi	Benetton	B197	15	37	Collision	0
DNF	Mika Hakkinen	McLaren	MP4/12	2	1	Engine	0
EX	Tarso Marques	Minardi	M197	—	—	Car underweight	0

F1DB layout spielberg-3 · 4.326 km · 10 turns, F1DB’s figures
F1DB, CC BY 4.0 · drawn by Jules Roy
The outline is F1DB’s, for every layout; the trace is OpenStreetMap’s, where it exists.

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
Jacques Villeneuve	1	1	71
David Coulthard	10	2	71
Heinz-Harald Frentzen	4	3	71
Giancarlo Fisichella	14	4	71
Ralf Schumacher	11	5	71
Michael Schumacher	9	6	71
Damon Hill	7	7	71
Johnny Herbert	12	8	71
Gianni Morbidelli	13	9	71
Gerhard Berger	18	10	70
Ukyo Katayama	19	11	69
Jos Verstappen	20	12	69
Pedro Diniz	17	13	67
Rubens Barrichello	5	14	64
Jarno Trulli	3	DNF	58
Jan Magnussen	6	DNF	58
Shinji Nakano	16	DNF	57
Mika Salo	21	DNF	48
Eddie Irvine	8	DNF	38
Jean Alesi	15	DNF	37
Mika Hakkinen	2	DNF	1

Qualifying

Qualifying
Pos	Driver	Constructor	No.	Time	Gap	Interval
1	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	3	1:10.304	—	—
2	Mika Hakkinen	McLaren	9	1:10.398	+0.094	+0.094
3	Jarno Trulli	Prost Grand Prix	14	1:10.511	+0.207	+0.113
4	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	4	1:10.670	+0.366	+0.159
5	Rubens Barrichello	Stewart Grand Prix	22	1:10.700	+0.396	+0.030
6	Jan Magnussen	Stewart Grand Prix	23	1:10.893	+0.589	+0.193
7	Damon Hill	Arrows	1	1:11.025	+0.721	+0.132
8	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	6	1:11.051	+0.747	+0.026
9	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	5	1:11.056	+0.752	+0.005
10	David Coulthard	McLaren	10	1:11.076	+0.772	+0.020
11	Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	11	1:11.186	+0.882	+0.110
12	Johnny Herbert	Sauber	16	1:11.210	+0.906	+0.024
13	Gianni Morbidelli	Sauber	17	1:11.261	+0.957	+0.051
14	Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan	12	1:11.299	+0.995	+0.038
15	Jean Alesi	Benetton	7	1:11.382	+1.078	+0.083
16	Shinji Nakano	Prost Grand Prix	15	1:11.596	+1.292	+0.214
17	Pedro Diniz	Arrows	2	1:11.615	+1.311	+0.019
18	Gerhard Berger	Benetton	8	1:11.620	+1.316	+0.005
19	Ukyo Katayama	Minardi	20	1:12.036	+1.732	+0.416
20	Jos Verstappen	Tyrrell	18	1:12.230	+1.926	+0.194
21	Tarso Marques	Minardi	21	1:12.304	+2.000	+0.074
22	Mika Salo	Tyrrell	19	1:14.246	+3.942	+1.942

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
Jacques Villeneuve	1	71	1	40
David Coulthard	2	71	1	43
Heinz-Harald Frentzen	3	71	1	42
Giancarlo Fisichella	4	71	1	45
Ralf Schumacher	5	71	1	42
Michael Schumacher	6	71	2	42, 50
Damon Hill	7	71	1	39
Johnny Herbert	8	71	1	40
Gianni Morbidelli	9	71	1	42
Gerhard Berger	10	70	1	32
Ukyo Katayama	11	69	2	26, 49
Jos Verstappen	12	69	2	17, 50
Pedro Diniz	13	67	1	33
Rubens Barrichello	14	64	2	28, 50
Jarno Trulli	DNF	58	1	37
Jan Magnussen	DNF	58	2	26, 47
Shinji Nakano	DNF	57	1	34
Mika Salo	DNF	48	1	36
Eddie Irvine	DNF	38	0	None recorded
Jean Alesi	DNF	37	1	36
Mika Hakkinen	DNF	1	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
Jacques Villeneuve · David Coulthard	1 · 10	1 · 2	40 · 43	Jacques Villeneuve	Kept their order
Heinz-Harald Frentzen · David Coulthard	4 · 10	3 · 2	42 · 43	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Swapped places
Michael Schumacher · David Coulthard	9 · 10	6 · 2	42 · 43	Michael Schumacher	Swapped places
David Coulthard · Ralf Schumacher	10 · 11	2 · 5	43 · 42	Ralf Schumacher	Kept their order
Heinz-Harald Frentzen · Giancarlo Fisichella	4 · 14	3 · 4	42 · 45	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Kept their order
Heinz-Harald Frentzen · Rubens Barrichello	4 · 5	3 · 14	42 · 28	Rubens Barrichello	Kept their order
Ralf Schumacher · Giancarlo Fisichella	11 · 14	5 · 4	42 · 45	Ralf Schumacher	Swapped places
Gianni Morbidelli · Giancarlo Fisichella	13 · 14	9 · 4	42 · 45	Gianni Morbidelli	Swapped places
Michael Schumacher · Ralf Schumacher	9 · 11	6 · 5	42 · 42	Same lap	Swapped places
Ralf Schumacher · Johnny Herbert	11 · 12	5 · 8	42 · 40	Johnny Herbert	Kept their order
Damon Hill · Michael Schumacher	7 · 9	7 · 6	39 · 42	Damon Hill	Swapped places
Damon Hill · Johnny Herbert	7 · 12	7 · 8	39 · 40	Damon Hill	Kept their order
Johnny Herbert · Gianni Morbidelli	12 · 13	8 · 9	40 · 42	Johnny Herbert	Kept their order
Gianni Morbidelli · Gerhard Berger	13 · 18	9 · 10	42 · 32	Gerhard Berger	Kept their order
Pedro Diniz · Gerhard Berger	17 · 18	13 · 10	33 · 32	Gerhard Berger	Swapped places
Gerhard Berger · Ukyo Katayama	18 · 19	10 · 11	32 · 26	Ukyo Katayama	Kept their order
Ukyo Katayama · Jos Verstappen	19 · 20	11 · 12	26 · 17	Jos Verstappen	Kept their order
Pedro Diniz · Jos Verstappen	17 · 20	13 · 12	33 · 17	Jos Verstappen	Swapped places
Rubens Barrichello · Pedro Diniz	5 · 17	14 · 13	28 · 33	Rubens Barrichello	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	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	4	1:11.527	—	—	30
2	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	3	1:11.638	+0.111	+0.111	26
3	Rubens Barrichello	Stewart Grand Prix	22	1:11.798	+0.271	+0.160	29
4	Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan	12	1:11.899	+0.372	+0.101	30
5	Mika Hakkinen	McLaren	9	1:11.902	+0.375	+0.003	15
6	David Coulthard	McLaren	10	1:11.967	+0.440	+0.065	30
7	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	5	1:12.265	+0.738	+0.298	30
8	Gerhard Berger	Benetton	8	1:12.283	+0.756	+0.018	29
9	Pedro Diniz	Arrows	2	1:12.519	+0.992	+0.236	30
10	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	6	1:12.548	+1.021	+0.029	29
11	Damon Hill	Arrows	1	1:12.614	+1.087	+0.066	24
12	Johnny Herbert	Sauber	16	1:12.751	+1.224	+0.137	30
13	Jean Alesi	Benetton	7	1:12.820	+1.293	+0.069	29
14	Jarno Trulli	Prost Grand Prix	14	1:12.935	+1.408	+0.115	30
15	Gianni Morbidelli	Sauber	17	1:12.966	+1.439	+0.031	24
16	Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	11	1:13.041	+1.514	+0.075	26
17	Shinji Nakano	Prost Grand Prix	15	1:13.280	+1.753	+0.239	29
18	Jan Magnussen	Stewart Grand Prix	23	1:13.286	+1.759	+0.006	17
19	Ukyo Katayama	Minardi	20	1:13.348	+1.821	+0.062	30
20	Mika Salo	Tyrrell	19	1:14.079	+2.552	+0.731	30
21	Jos Verstappen	Tyrrell	18	1:14.188	+2.661	+0.109	30
22	Tarso Marques	Minardi	21	1:14.739	+3.212	+0.551	25

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	Pedro Diniz	Arrows	2	1:10.782	—	—	30
2	Jan Magnussen	Stewart Grand Prix	23	1:10.785	+0.003	+0.003	27
3	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	3	1:10.798	+0.016	+0.013	29
4	Jarno Trulli	Prost Grand Prix	14	1:10.815	+0.033	+0.017	30
5	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	6	1:10.824	+0.042	+0.009	30
6	Mika Hakkinen	McLaren	9	1:10.872	+0.090	+0.048	29
7	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	5	1:11.018	+0.236	+0.146	26
8	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	4	1:11.300	+0.518	+0.282	19
9	Jean Alesi	Benetton	7	1:11.346	+0.564	+0.046	30
10	Rubens Barrichello	Stewart Grand Prix	22	1:11.387	+0.605	+0.041	27
11	Damon Hill	Arrows	1	1:11.471	+0.689	+0.084	30
12	Johnny Herbert	Sauber	16	1:11.513	+0.731	+0.042	28
13	Shinji Nakano	Prost Grand Prix	15	1:11.698	+0.916	+0.185	30
14	David Coulthard	McLaren	10	1:11.752	+0.970	+0.054	21
15	Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan	12	1:11.927	+1.145	+0.175	30
16	Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	11	1:11.933	+1.151	+0.006	26
17	Gerhard Berger	Benetton	8	1:12.109	+1.327	+0.176	30
18	Ukyo Katayama	Minardi	20	1:12.285	+1.503	+0.176	30
19	Gianni Morbidelli	Sauber	17	1:12.561	+1.779	+0.276	30
20	Tarso Marques	Minardi	21	1:13.038	+2.256	+0.477	30
21	Jos Verstappen	Tyrrell	18	1:13.187	+2.405	+0.149	29
22	Mika Salo	Tyrrell	19	1:13.574	+2.792	+0.387	30

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	Mika Hakkinen	McLaren	9	1:12.803	—	—	18
2	Jarno Trulli	Prost Grand Prix	14	1:12.868	+0.065	+0.065	17
3	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	5	1:13.173	+0.370	+0.305	18
4	Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan	12	1:13.224	+0.421	+0.051	19
5	David Coulthard	McLaren	10	1:13.227	+0.424	+0.003	16
6	Rubens Barrichello	Stewart Grand Prix	22	1:13.509	+0.706	+0.282	15
7	Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	11	1:13.510	+0.707	+0.001	21
8	Gianni Morbidelli	Sauber	17	1:13.603	+0.800	+0.093	17
9	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	6	1:13.621	+0.818	+0.018	18
10	Pedro Diniz	Arrows	2	1:13.625	+0.822	+0.004	8
11	Johnny Herbert	Sauber	16	1:13.692	+0.889	+0.067	19
12	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	3	1:13.695	+0.892	+0.003	16
13	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	4	1:13.755	+0.952	+0.060	15
14	Damon Hill	Arrows	1	1:13.929	+1.126	+0.174	16
15	Gerhard Berger	Benetton	8	1:14.276	+1.473	+0.347	14
16	Shinji Nakano	Prost Grand Prix	15	1:14.466	+1.663	+0.190	16
17	Jos Verstappen	Tyrrell	18	1:14.766	+1.963	+0.300	16
18	Jean Alesi	Benetton	7	1:15.266	+2.463	+0.500	12
19	Mika Salo	Tyrrell	19	1:15.340	+2.537	+0.074	15
20	Jan Magnussen	Stewart Grand Prix	23	1:15.894	+3.091	+0.554	10
21	Ukyo Katayama	Minardi	20	1:17.435	+4.632	+1.541	12

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

The cars in this race

The photograph each car's Wikipedia article leads with, from Wikimedia Commons: taken wherever and whenever that was, not necessarily at this race.

A photograph marked unchecked has a file name that does not name the car it is shown for. Most are still the right car, filed under the driver rather than the machine — but nobody has confirmed these one by one.

5 more photographs

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

Where this comes from

Round: 14 of 1997
Grand Prix: Austrian Grand Prix
Dates: 21 Sep 1997
Layout raced: A1-Ring · 4.326 km · 9 turns
Format: Standard weekend
Constructor: Williams
Entrant: Williams-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.