Grand Prix of Germany 1997 - Hockenheim


Hockenheimring circuit (GIF 2K)

Date 27-Jul-1997
Track name Hockenheimring
Track length 6.823 km
Full distance 45 laps (= 307.035 km)
1992 racelap record Riccardo Patrese (I), Williams FW14-Renault V10, 1:41.590 (= 241.524 km/h)
1997 racelap record Gerhard Berger (A), Benetton B197-Renault V10, 1:45.747 (= 232.278 km/h)
Weather warm, cloudy
Spectators 120,000 People



Friday: 2nd free practice session
Saturday: 2nd free practice sessions
Saturday: qualifying session
Sunday: warmup session
Sunday: race results
Sunday: fastest racelaps




2nd free practice session on Friday
Weather conditions: wet, changeable
Ps Driver Nat Team-Engine & Tyres Laptime Gap
1 Ralf Schumacher D Jordan-Peugeot Goodyear 1:46.196  
2 Michael Schumacher D Ferrari Goodyear 1:46.322 +0.126
3 Johnny Herbert GBR Sauber-Petronas Goodyear 1:46.517 +0.321
4 Rubens Barrichello BRZ Stewart-Ford Bridgestone 1:46.526 +0.330
5 Noberto Fontana ARG Sauber-Petronas Goodyear 1:46.706 +0.510
6 Pedro Diniz BRZ Arrows-Yamaha Bridgestone 1:46.873 +0.677
7 Shinji Nakano JPN Prost-Mugen Bridgestone 1:47.143 +0.947
8 Mika Hakkinen FIN McLaren-Mercedes Goodyear 1:47.386 +1.190
9 Damon Hill GBR Arrows-Yamaha Bridgestone 1:47.542 +1.346
10 Eddie Irvine GBR Ferrari Goodyear 1:47.594 +1.398
11 Jos Verstappen HOL Tyrrell-Ford Goodyear 1:47.720 +1.524
12 Jan Magnussen DEN Stewart-Ford Bridgestone 1:47.769 +1.573
13 Jarno Trulli I Prost-Mugen Bridgestone 1:47.784 +1.588
14 Gerhard Berger AUT Benetton-Renault Goodyear 1:47.887 +1.691
15 Jean Alesi F Benetton-Renault Goodyear 1:48.455 +2.259
16 Jacques Villeneuve CDN Williams-Renault Goodyear 1:48.638 +2.442
17 David Coulthard GBR McLaren-Mercedes Goodyear 1:48.648 +2.452
18 Heinz-Harald Frentzen D Williams-Renault Goodyear 1:48.958 +2.762
19 Giancarlo Fisichella I Jordan-Peugeot Goodyear 1:49.010 +2.814
20 Tarso Marques BRZ Minardi-Hart Bridgestone 1:49.563 +3.367
21 Mika Salo FIN Tyrrell-Ford Goodyear 1:49.831 +3.635
22 Ukyo Katayama JPN Minardi-Hart Bridgestone 1:51.058 +4.862
107% Time = 1:53.630




2nd free practice session on Saturday
Weather conditions: dry
Ps Driver Nat Team-Engine & Tyres Laptime Gap
1 Ralf Schumacher D Jordan-Peugeot Goodyear 1:42.987  
2 Mika Hakkinen FIN McLaren-Mercedes Goodyear 1:42.989 +0.002
3 Jean Alesi F Benetton-Renault Goodyear 1:43.257 +0.270
4 Giancarlo Fisichella I Jordan-Peugeot Goodyear 1:43.349 +0.362
5 Gerhard Berger AUT Benetton-Renault Goodyear 1:43.428 +0.441
6 David Coulthard GBR McLaren-Mercedes Goodyear 1:43.579 +0.592
7 Michael Schumacher D Ferrari Goodyear 1:43.628 +0.641
8 Heinz-Harald Frentzen D Williams-Renault Goodyear 1:43.646 +0.659
9 Rubens Barrichello BRZ Stewart-Ford Bridgestone 1:44.096 +1.109
10 Jacques Villeneuve CDN Williams-Renault Goodyear 1:44.291 +1.304
11 Jarno Trulli I Prost-Mugen Bridgestone 1:44.328 +1.341
12 Shinji Nakano JPN Prost-Mugen Bridgestone 1:44.741 +1.754
13 Damon Hill GBR Arrows-Yamaha Bridgestone 1:44.875 +1.888
14 Noberto Fontana ARG Sauber-Petronas Goodyear 1:44.927 +1.940
15 Eddie Irvine GBR Ferrari Goodyear 1:44.988 +2.001
16 Johnny Herbert GBR Sauber-Petronas Goodyear 1:45.082 +2.095
17 Jan Magnussen DEN Stewart-Ford Bridgestone 1:45.446 +2.459
18 Pedro Diniz BRZ Arrows-Yamaha Bridgestone 1:45.454 +2.467
19 Mika Salo FIN Tyrrell-Ford Goodyear 1:45.983 +2.996
20 Jos Verstappen HOL Tyrrell-Ford Goodyear 1:46.548 +3.561
21 Ukyo Katayama JPN Minardi-Hart Bridgestone 1:46.569 +3.582
22 Tarso Marques BRZ Minardi-Hart Bridgestone 1:46.800 +3.813
107% Time = 1:50.196




Qualifying session - starting grid
Weather conditions: dry
ROW 1
1
Gerhard Berger
1:41.873
2
Giancarlo Fisichella
1:41.896
 
ROW 2
3
Mika Hakkinen
1:42.034
4
Michael Schumacher
1:42.181
 
ROW 3
5
Heinz-Harald Frentzen
1:42.421
6
Jean Alesi
1:42.493
 
ROW 4
7
Ralf Schumacher
1:42.498
8
David Coulthard
1:42.687
 
ROW 5
9
Jacques Villeneuve
1:42.967
10
Eddie Irvine
1:43.209
 
ROW 6
11
Jarno Trulli
1:43.226
12
Rubens Barrichello
1:43.272
 
ROW 7
13
Damon Hill
1:43.361
14
Johnny Herbert
1:43.660
 
ROW 8
15
Jan Magnussen
1:43.927
16
Pedro Diniz
1:44.069
 
ROW 9
17
Shinji Nakano
1:44.112
18
Noberto Fontana
1:44.552
 
ROW 10
19
Mika Salo
1:45.372
20
Jos Verstappen
1:45.811
 
ROW 11
21
Tarso Marques
1:45.942
22
Ukyo Katayama
1:46.499
 
107% Time = 1:49.004




Warmup session on Sunday
Weather conditions: wet, drying up
Ps Driver Nat Team-Engine & Tyres Laptime Gap
1 Jacques Villeneuve CDN Williams-Renault Goodyear 1:45.006  
2 Damon Hill GBR Arrows-Yamaha Bridgestone 1:45.347 +0.341
3 Giancarlo Fisichella I Jordan-Peugeot Goodyear 1:45.403 +0.397
4 Heinz-Harald Frentzen D Williams-Renault Goodyear 1:45.483 +0.477
5 Gerhard Berger AUT Benetton-Renault Goodyear 1:45.497 +0.491
6 Ralf Schumacher D Jordan-Peugeot Goodyear 1:45.782 +0.776
7 David Coulthard GBR McLaren-Mercedes Goodyear 1:46.138 +1.132
8 Mika Hakkinen FIN McLaren-Mercedes Goodyear 1:46.258 +1.252
9 Noberto Fontana ARG Sauber-Petronas Goodyear 1:46.376 +1.370
10 Jean Alesi F Benetton-Renault Goodyear 1:46.448 +1.442
11 Pedro Diniz BRZ Arrows-Yamaha Bridgestone 1:46.477 +1.471
12 Jarno Trulli I Prost-Mugen Bridgestone 1:46.560 +1.554
13 Shinji Nakano JPN Prost-Mugen Bridgestone 1:46.655 +1.649
14 Michael Schumacher D Ferrari Goodyear 1:46.662 +1.656
15 Rubens Barrichello BRZ Stewart-Ford Bridgestone 1:46.797 +1.791
16 Johnny Herbert GBR Sauber-Petronas Goodyear 1:46.919 +1.913
17 Eddie Irvine GBR Ferrari Goodyear 1:47.502 +2.496
18 Tarso Marques BRZ Minardi-Hart Bridgestone 1:47.775 +2.769
19 Mika Salo FIN Tyrrell-Ford Goodyear 1:48.420 +3.414
20 Jos Verstappen HOL Tyrrell-Ford Goodyear 1:49.418 +4.412
21 Jan Magnussen DEN Stewart-Ford Bridgestone 1:50.058 +5.052
22 Ukyo Katayama JPN Minardi-Hart Bridgestone 1:50.614 +5.608
107% Time = 1:52.356




Race results
Weather conditions: dry
Pos Driver Nat Team Laps Status Time
1 Gerhard Berger AUT Benetton-Renault 45 Winner 1h20m59.046s
2 Michael Schumacher D Ferrari 45 Running +0:17.527
3 Mika Hakkinen FIN McLaren-Mercedes 45 Running +0:24.770
4 Jarno Trulli I Prost-Mugen 45 Running +0:27.165
5 Ralf Schumacher D Jordan-Peugeot 45 Running +0:29.995
6 Jean Alesi F Benetton-Renault 45 Running +0:34.717
7 Shinji Nakano JPN Prost-Mugen 45 Running +1:19.722
8 Damon Hill GBR Arrows-Yamaha 44 Running -1 laps
9 Noberto Fontana ARG Sauber-Petronas 44 Running -1 laps
10 Jos Verstappen HOL Tyrrell-Ford 44 Running -1 laps
11 Giancarlo Fisichella I Jordan-Peugeot 41 Retired -4 laps
12 Jacques Villeneuve CDN Williams-Renault 33 Retired -12 laps
13 Rubens Barrichello BRZ Stewart-Ford 33 Retired -12 laps
14 Mika Salo FIN Tyrrell-Ford 33 Retired -12 laps
15 Jan Magnussen DEN Stewart-Ford 28 Retired -17 laps
16 Ukyo Katayama JPN Minardi-Hart 24 Retired -21 laps
17 Johnny Herbert GBR Sauber-Petronas 9 Retired -36 laps
18 Pedro Diniz BRZ Arrows-Yamaha 9 Retired -36 laps
19 David Coulthard GBR McLaren-Mercedes 2 Retired -43 laps
20 Heinz-Harald Frentzen D Williams-Renault 2 Retired -43 laps
21 Eddie Irvine GBR Ferrari 1 Retired -44 laps
22 Tarso Marques BRZ Minardi-Hart 0 Retired -45 laps




Fastest Racelaps
Pos Driver Nat Team Laptime




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