1997 French Grand Prix Results

Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, Magny Cours

June 29, 1997

Round 8

Race Winner

Michael Schumacher

Ferrari

Circuit

Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours

Magny Cours, France

Fastest Race Lap

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No data

Fastest Qualifying

1:14.548

Michael Schumacher (Q1)

Qualifying Results

Grid positions for the race

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3
1		Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:14.548	-	1:14.548
2		Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	1:14.749	-	1:14.749
3		Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	1:14.755	-	1:14.755
4		Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	1:14.800	-	1:14.800
5		Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1:14.860	-	1:14.860
6		Jarno Trulli	Prost	1:14.957	-	1:14.957
7		Alexander Wurz	Benetton	1:14.986	-	1:14.986
8		Jean Alesi	Benetton	1:15.228	-	1:15.228
9		David Coulthard	McLaren	1:15.270	-	1:15.270
10		Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:15.339	-	1:15.339
11		Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan	1:15.453	-	1:15.453
12		Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	1:15.876	-	1:15.876
13		Shinji Nakano	Prost	1:15.876	-	1:15.876
14		Johnny Herbert	Sauber	1:16.018	-	1:16.018
15		Jan Magnussen	Stewart	1:16.149	-	1:16.149
16		Pedro Diniz	Arrows	1:16.536	-	1:16.536
17		Damon Hill	Arrows	1:16.729	-	1:16.729
18		Jos Verstappen	Tyrrell	1:16.941	-	1:16.941
19		Mika Salo	Tyrrell	1:17.256	-	1:17.256
20		Norberto Fontana	Sauber	1:17.538	-	1:17.538
21		Ukyo Katayama	Minardi	1:17.563	-	1:17.563
22		Tarso Marques	Minardi	1:18.280	-	1:18.280

Final Classification

Complete race results from the French Grand Prix

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Status	Pts
1		Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	72	1:38:50.492	10
2		Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	72	+23.537	6
3		Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	72	+1:14.801	4
4		Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	72	+1:21.784	3
5		Jean Alesi	Benetton	72	+1:22.735	2
6		Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	72	+1:29.871	1
7		David Coulthard	McLaren	71	Collision	0
8		Johnny Herbert	Sauber	71	+1 Lap	0
9		Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan	71	+1 Lap	0
10		Jarno Trulli	Prost	70	+2 Laps	0
11		Ukyo Katayama	Minardi	70	+2 Laps	0
12		Damon Hill	Arrows	69	+3 Laps	0
13		Mika Salo	Tyrrell	61	Electrical	0
14		Alexander Wurz	Benetton	60	Spun off	0
15		Pedro Diniz	Arrows	58	Spun off	0
16		Norberto Fontana	Sauber	40	Spun off	0
17		Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	36	Engine	0
18		Jan Magnussen	Stewart	33	Brakes	0
19		Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	18	Engine	0
20		Jos Verstappen	Tyrrell	15	Spun off	0
21		Shinji Nakano	Prost	7	Spun off	0
22		Tarso Marques	Minardi	5	Engine	0

Race Statistics

Circuit:Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours

Location:Magny Cours, France

Weather:Clear & Warm

Track Temperature:42°C

Points Awarded

Championship points awarded to top 10 finishers

25-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1 points system used