Race · Round 8 of 17 · 29 June 1997

1997 French Grand Prix

Michael Schumacher won for Ferrari from pole at Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours. 10 of the starters were not classified.

Circuit: Circuit de Nevers Magny-CoursMagny-Cours, France
Winner: Michael SchumacherFerrari
Pole: Michael Schumacher
Fastest lap: Michael Schumacher
Entries: 2212 classified

Classification

Classification
Pos	Driver	Constructor	Chassis	Grid	Laps	Out	Points	FL
1	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	F310B	1	72	Finished	10	fastest lap
2	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	FW19	2	72	Finished	6
3	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	F310B	5	72	Finished	4
4	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	FW19	4	72	Finished	3
5	Jean Alesi	Benetton	B197	8	72	Finished	2
6	Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	197	3	72	Finished	1
7	David Coulthard	McLaren	MP4/12	9	71	Collision	0
8	Johnny Herbert	Sauber	C16	14	71	Finished	0
9	Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan	197	11	71	Finished	0
10	Jarno Trulli	Prost Grand Prix	JS45	6	70	Finished	0
11	Ukyo Katayama	Minardi	M197	21	70	Finished	0
12	Damon Hill	Arrows	A18	17	69	Finished	0
DNF	Mika Salo	Tyrrell	21	19	61	Electrical	0
DNF	Alexander Wurz	Benetton	B197	7	60	Spun off	0
DNF	Pedro Diniz	Arrows	A18	16	58	Spun off	0
DNF	Norberto Fontana	Sauber	C16	20	40	Spun off	0
DNF	Rubens Barrichello	Stewart Grand Prix	SF01	13	36	Engine	0
DNF	Jan Magnussen	Stewart Grand Prix	SF01	15	33	Brakes	0
DNF	Mika Hakkinen	McLaren	MP4/12	10	18	Engine	0
DNF	Jos Verstappen	Tyrrell	21	18	15	Spun off	0
DNF	Shinji Nakano	Prost Grand Prix	JS45	12	7	Spun off	0
DNF	Tarso Marques	Minardi	M197	22	5	Engine	0

F1DB layout magny-cours-2 · 4.25 km · 15 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
Michael Schumacher	1	1	72
Heinz-Harald Frentzen	2	2	72
Eddie Irvine	5	3	72
Jacques Villeneuve	4	4	72
Jean Alesi	8	5	72
Ralf Schumacher	3	6	72
David Coulthard	9	7	71
Johnny Herbert	14	8	71
Giancarlo Fisichella	11	9	71
Jarno Trulli	6	10	70
Ukyo Katayama	21	11	70
Damon Hill	17	12	69
Mika Salo	19	DNF	61
Alexander Wurz	7	DNF	60
Pedro Diniz	16	DNF	58
Norberto Fontana	20	DNF	40
Rubens Barrichello	13	DNF	36
Jan Magnussen	15	DNF	33
Mika Hakkinen	10	DNF	18
Jos Verstappen	18	DNF	15
Shinji Nakano	12	DNF	7
Tarso Marques	22	DNF	5

Qualifying

Qualifying
Pos	Driver	Constructor	No.	Time	Gap	Interval
1	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	5	1:14.548	—	—
2	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	4	1:14.749	+0.201	+0.201
3	Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	11	1:14.755	+0.207	+0.006
4	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	3	1:14.800	+0.252	+0.045
5	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	6	1:14.860	+0.312	+0.060
6	Jarno Trulli	Prost Grand Prix	14	1:14.957	+0.409	+0.097
7	Alexander Wurz	Benetton	8	1:14.986	+0.438	+0.029
8	Jean Alesi	Benetton	7	1:15.228	+0.680	+0.242
9	David Coulthard	McLaren	10	1:15.270	+0.722	+0.042
10	Mika Hakkinen	McLaren	9	1:15.339	+0.791	+0.069
11	Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan	12	1:15.453	+0.905	+0.114
12	Shinji Nakano	Prost Grand Prix	15	1:15.857	+1.309	+0.404
13	Rubens Barrichello	Stewart Grand Prix	22	1:15.876	+1.328	+0.019
14	Johnny Herbert	Sauber	16	1:16.018	+1.470	+0.142
15	Jan Magnussen	Stewart Grand Prix	23	1:16.149	+1.601	+0.131
16	Pedro Diniz	Arrows	2	1:16.536	+1.988	+0.387
17	Damon Hill	Arrows	1	1:16.729	+2.181	+0.193
18	Jos Verstappen	Tyrrell	18	1:16.941	+2.393	+0.212
19	Mika Salo	Tyrrell	19	1:17.256	+2.708	+0.315
20	Norberto Fontana	Sauber	17	1:17.538	+2.990	+0.282
21	Ukyo Katayama	Minardi	20	1:17.563	+3.015	+0.025
22	Tarso Marques	Minardi	21	1:18.280	+3.732	+0.717

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
Michael Schumacher	1	72	2	22, 46
Heinz-Harald Frentzen	2	72	2	23, 48
Eddie Irvine	3	72	3	23, 44, 67
Jacques Villeneuve	4	72	3	25, 52, 67
Jean Alesi	5	72	3	22, 53, 63
Ralf Schumacher	6	72	3	25, 53, 61
David Coulthard	7	71	3	23, 50, 61
Johnny Herbert	8	71	2	38, 59
Giancarlo Fisichella	9	71	2	35, 64
Jarno Trulli	10	70	2	30, 52
Ukyo Katayama	11	70	3	18, 47, 59
Damon Hill	12	69	3	1, 40, 58
Mika Salo	DNF	61	2	23, 50
Alexander Wurz	DNF	60	2	24, 51
Pedro Diniz	DNF	58	2	12, 52
Norberto Fontana	DNF	40	3	15, 33, 38
Rubens Barrichello	DNF	36	1	25
Jan Magnussen	DNF	33	1	30
Mika Hakkinen	DNF	18	0	None recorded
Jos Verstappen	DNF	15	0	None recorded
Shinji Nakano	DNF	7	0	None recorded
Tarso Marques	DNF	5	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
Michael Schumacher · Heinz-Harald Frentzen	1 · 2	1 · 2	22 · 23	Michael Schumacher	Kept their order
Heinz-Harald Frentzen · Eddie Irvine	2 · 5	2 · 3	23 · 23	Same lap	Kept their order
Heinz-Harald Frentzen · Ralf Schumacher	2 · 3	2 · 6	23 · 25	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Kept their order
Jacques Villeneuve · Eddie Irvine	4 · 5	4 · 3	25 · 23	Eddie Irvine	Swapped places
Eddie Irvine · Jarno Trulli	5 · 6	3 · 10	23 · 30	Eddie Irvine	Kept their order
Ralf Schumacher · Jacques Villeneuve	3 · 4	6 · 4	25 · 25	Same lap	Swapped places
Jacques Villeneuve · Jean Alesi	4 · 8	4 · 5	25 · 22	Jean Alesi	Kept their order
Ralf Schumacher · Jean Alesi	3 · 8	6 · 5	25 · 22	Jean Alesi	Swapped places
Jean Alesi · David Coulthard	8 · 9	5 · 7	22 · 23	Jean Alesi	Kept their order
Ralf Schumacher · David Coulthard	3 · 9	6 · 7	25 · 23	David Coulthard	Kept their order
David Coulthard · Johnny Herbert	9 · 14	7 · 8	23 · 38	David Coulthard	Kept their order
Giancarlo Fisichella · Johnny Herbert	11 · 14	9 · 8	35 · 38	Giancarlo Fisichella	Swapped places
Jarno Trulli · Giancarlo Fisichella	6 · 11	10 · 9	30 · 35	Jarno Trulli	Swapped places
Jarno Trulli · Ukyo Katayama	6 · 21	10 · 11	30 · 18	Ukyo Katayama	Kept their order
Damon Hill · Ukyo Katayama	17 · 21	12 · 11	1 · 18	Damon Hill	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	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	5	1:18.339	—	—	20
2	Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan	12	1:19.838	+1.499	+1.499	30
3	Mika Hakkinen	McLaren	9	1:20.014	+1.675	+0.176	23
4	Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	11	1:20.020	+1.681	+0.006	23
5	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	3	1:20.225	+1.886	+0.205	30
6	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	4	1:20.469	+2.130	+0.244	28
7	Jos Verstappen	Tyrrell	18	1:21.512	+3.173	+1.043	23
8	Jean Alesi	Benetton	7	1:21.742	+3.403	+0.230	15
9	Johnny Herbert	Sauber	16	1:22.206	+3.867	+0.464	25
10	Rubens Barrichello	Stewart Grand Prix	22	1:23.232	+4.893	+1.026	26
11	Ukyo Katayama	Minardi	20	1:23.469	+5.130	+0.237	30
12	Shinji Nakano	Prost Grand Prix	15	1:23.839	+5.500	+0.370	29
13	Damon Hill	Arrows	1	1:24.494	+6.155	+0.655	30
14	Tarso Marques	Minardi	21	1:24.535	+6.196	+0.041	30
15	Mika Salo	Tyrrell	19	1:25.449	+7.110	+0.914	30
16	Pedro Diniz	Arrows	2	1:26.108	+7.769	+0.659	26
17	David Coulthard	McLaren	10	1:27.460	+9.121	+1.352	25
18	Norberto Fontana	Sauber	17	1:27.905	+9.566	+0.445	30
19	Jarno Trulli	Prost Grand Prix	14	1:29.600	+11.261	+1.695	29
20	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	6	1:31.193	+12.854	+1.593	17
21	Alexander Wurz	Benetton	8	1:31.943	+13.604	+0.750	17
22	Jan Magnussen	Stewart Grand Prix	23	1:34.357	+16.018	+2.414	13

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	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	3	1:14.596	—	—	19
2	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	4	1:14.987	+0.391	+0.391	20
3	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	6	1:15.184	+0.588	+0.197	22
4	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	5	1:15.313	+0.717	+0.129	22
5	David Coulthard	McLaren	10	1:15.443	+0.847	+0.130	26
6	Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan	12	1:15.452	+0.856	+0.009	29
7	Shinji Nakano	Prost Grand Prix	15	1:15.858	+1.262	+0.406	29
8	Alexander Wurz	Benetton	8	1:15.885	+1.289	+0.027	20
9	Jarno Trulli	Prost Grand Prix	14	1:16.162	+1.566	+0.277	28
10	Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	11	1:16.232	+1.636	+0.070	14
11	Mika Hakkinen	McLaren	9	1:16.243	+1.647	+0.011	24
12	Jean Alesi	Benetton	7	1:16.320	+1.724	+0.077	13
13	Johnny Herbert	Sauber	16	1:16.523	+1.927	+0.203	30
14	Rubens Barrichello	Stewart Grand Prix	22	1:16.609	+2.013	+0.086	21
15	Jos Verstappen	Tyrrell	18	1:16.941	+2.345	+0.332	26
16	Jan Magnussen	Stewart Grand Prix	23	1:17.008	+2.412	+0.067	14
17	Mika Salo	Tyrrell	19	1:17.085	+2.489	+0.077	29
18	Pedro Diniz	Arrows	2	1:17.174	+2.578	+0.089	28
19	Norberto Fontana	Sauber	17	1:17.263	+2.667	+0.089	28
20	Damon Hill	Arrows	1	1:17.280	+2.684	+0.017	26
21	Tarso Marques	Minardi	21	1:18.109	+3.513	+0.829	27
22	Ukyo Katayama	Minardi	20	1:19.469	+4.873	+1.360	7

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	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	6	1:30.456	—	—	13
2	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	5	1:31.613	+1.157	+1.157	11
3	Rubens Barrichello	Stewart Grand Prix	22	1:31.986	+1.530	+0.373	15
4	Mika Hakkinen	McLaren	9	1:32.307	+1.851	+0.321	13
5	David Coulthard	McLaren	10	1:32.369	+1.913	+0.062	12
6	Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	11	1:32.573	+2.117	+0.204	14
7	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	3	1:32.916	+2.460	+0.343	13
8	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	4	1:33.314	+2.858	+0.398	13
9	Alexander Wurz	Benetton	8	1:33.789	+3.333	+0.475	14
10	Norberto Fontana	Sauber	17	1:33.910	+3.454	+0.121	13
11	Jan Magnussen	Stewart Grand Prix	23	1:33.972	+3.516	+0.062	8
12	Damon Hill	Arrows	1	1:34.061	+3.605	+0.089	13
13	Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan	12	1:34.284	+3.828	+0.223	4
14	Johnny Herbert	Sauber	16	1:34.425	+3.969	+0.141	13
15	Jarno Trulli	Prost Grand Prix	14	1:34.514	+4.058	+0.089	16
16	Jean Alesi	Benetton	7	1:34.697	+4.241	+0.183	13
17	Tarso Marques	Minardi	21	1:34.786	+4.330	+0.089	9
18	Mika Salo	Tyrrell	19	1:35.174	+4.718	+0.388	11
19	Ukyo Katayama	Minardi	20	1:35.569	+5.113	+0.395	12
20	Shinji Nakano	Prost Grand Prix	15	1:35.929	+5.473	+0.360	12
21	Pedro Diniz	Arrows	2	1:36.257	+5.801	+0.328	11
22	Jos Verstappen	Tyrrell	18	1:37.212	+6.756	+0.955	11

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: 8 of 1997
Grand Prix: French Grand Prix
Dates: 29 Jun 1997
Layout raced: —
Format: Standard weekend
Constructor: Ferrari
Entrant: Ferrari
Confidence: reference

No layout is recorded for this round: this register has no layout timeline for the circuit, and a blank here is better than a guess.