Grand Prix of Argentina 1997 - Buenos Aires


Buenos Aires circuit (GIF 2K)

Date 13-Apr-1997
Track name Autodromo Oscar Galvez
Track length 4.259 km / 2.667 mi
Full distance 72 laps (= 306.684 km / 190.059 mi)
1996 racelap record Jean Alesi (FRA), Benetton B196-Renault V10 RS8, 1:29.413
1997 racelap record Gerhard Berger (AUT), Benetton B197-Renault V10 RS9, 1:27.981 (= 174.269 km/h)
Weather dry, warm, cloudy
Spectators 70,000 People



Friday practice sessions
Saturday practice sessions
Qualifying session
Warmup session
Race results
Retirements
Fastest racelaps




Free practice sessions on Friday
P Driver Time
1 Jacques Villeneuve 1:25.755
2 Rubens Barrichello 1:26.693
3 Olivier Panis 1:26.983
4 Gerhard Berger 1:27.017
5 Michael Schumacher 1:27.052
6 Giancarlo Fisichella 1:27.129
7 Heinz-Harald Frentzen 1:27.169
8 Johnny Herbert 1:27.702
9 Ralf Schumacher 1:27.823
10 Jean Alesi 1:27.979
11 Eddie Irvine 1:28.137
12 David Coulthard 1:28.163
13 Damon Hill 1:28.932
14 Nicola Larini 1:29.153
15 Jos Verstappen 1:29.302
16 Mika Hakkinen 1:29.426
17 Mika Salo 1:29.893
18 Shinji Nakano 1:30.069
19 Jan Magnussen 1:30.376
20 Ukyo Katayama 1:30.546




Free practice sessions on Saturday
P Driver Time Topspeed
1 Heinz-Harald Frentzen 1:24.874 248.2 km/h (2)




Qualifying session - starting grid
1. Jacques Villeneuve (CDN)
Williams FW19-Renault V10
1:24.473
2. Heinz-Harald Frentzen (GER)
Williams FW19-Renault V10
1:25.271
3. Olivier Panis (F)
Prost JS45-Mugen Honda V10
1:25.491
4. Michael Schumacher (GER)
Ferrari F310B V10
1:25.773
5. Rubens Barrichello (BR)
Stewart SF1-Ford Zetec-R V10
1:25.942
6. Ralf Schumacher (GER)
Jordan 197-Peugeot V10
1:26.218
7. Eddie Irvine (GB)
Ferrari F310B V10
1:26.327
8. Johnny Herbert (GB)
Sauber C16-Petronas V10
1:26.564
9. Giancarlo Fisichella (ITA)
Jordan 197-Peugeot V10
1:26.619
10. David Coulthard (GB)
McLaren MP4/12-Mercedes V10
1:26.799
11. Jean Alesi (F)
Benetton B197-Renault V10
1:16.757
12. Gerhard Berger (A)
Benetton B197-Renault V10
1:27.259
13. Damon Hill (GB)
TWR Arrows A18-Yamaha V10
1:27.231
14. Nicola Larini (ITA)
Sauber C16-Petronas V10
1:27.690
15. Jan Magnussen (DAN)
Stewart SF1-Ford Zetec-R V10
1:28.035
16. Jos Verstappen (NL)
Tyrrell 025-Ford ED V8
1:.
17. Mika Hakkinen (FIN)
McLaren MP4/12-Mercedes V10
1:28.135
18. Jarno Trulli (ITA)
Minardi M197-Hart V8
1:28.160
19. Mika Salo (FIN)
Tyrrell 025-Ford ED V8
1:28.224
20. Shinji Nakano (J)
Prost JS45-Mugen Honda V10
1:28.366
21. Ukyo Katayama (J)
Minardi M197-Hart V8
1:28.413
22. Pedro Paulo Diniz (BR)
TWR Arrows A18-Yamaha V10
1:28.969




Warmup session on Sunday
P Driver Time
1 Jacques Villeneuve 1:24.425
2 Heinz-Harald Frentzen 1:27.438
3 Rubens Barrichello 1:27.605
4 Giancarlo Fisichella 1:27.748
5 Olivier Panis 1:27.824
6 Jean Alesi 1:27.941
7 Michael Schumacher 1:27.957
8 Nicola Larini 1:28.052
9 Ralf Schumacher 1:28.252
10 David Coulthard 1:28.451
11 Johnny Herbert 1:28.459
12 Mika Hakkinen 1:28.464
13 Eddie Irvine 1:28.601
14 Damon Hill 1:28.737
15 Jarno Trulli 1:28.842
16 Gerhard Berger 1:29.083
17 Jos Verstappen 1:29.269
18 Pedro Paulo Diniz 1:29.341
19 Shinji Nakano 1:29.490
20 Jan Magnussen 1:29.508
21 Ukyo Katayama 1:29.920
22 Mika Salo 1:30.045




Race results
1. Villeneuve 1:52:01.715 (= 164.155 km/h)
2. Irvine +0.979 (+0.979)
3. R. Schumacher +12.089 (+11.110)
4. Herbert +29.919 (+17.830)
5. Hakkinen +30.351 (+0.432)
6. Berger +31.393 (+1.042)
7. Alesi +46.359 (+14.966)
8. Salo +1 lap (+1 lap)
9. Trulli +1 lap (+29.924)
10. Magnussen +6 lap ()




Retirements
Lap Driver Pos. Reason
1 Coulthard 10 Collision with R. Schumacher
1 M. Schumacher 5 Collision with Barrichello
5 Frentzen 2 clutch, gearbox sensor
19 Panis 2 engine
25 Barrichello 15 engine
25 Fisichella 2 collision with R. Schumacher
34 Hill 8 engine
38 Katayama 13 spin
44 Verstappen 7 engine
50 Nakano 11 engine
51 Diniz 11 gearbox
64 Larini 11 collision with Magnussen
67 Magnussen 8 spin




Fastest Racelaps
P Driver Laptime Lap
1 Berger 1:27.981
2 Villeneuve 1:28.028
3 R. Schumacher 1:28.382
4 Larini 1:28.410
5 Irvine 1:28.473
6 Alesi 1:28.827
7 Hakkinen 1:29.076
8 Panis 1:29.090
9 Herbert 1:29.296
10 Verstappen 1:29.541
11 Magnussen 1:29.834
12 Nakano 1:29.865
13 Barrichello 1:29.913
14 Salo 1:29.931
15 Fisichella 1:30.278
16 Trulli 1:30.593
17 Hill 1:30.649
18 Diniz 1:31.111
19 Frentzen 1:31.832
20 Katayama 1:31.869




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