Grand Prix of San Marino 1997 - Imola


Imola circuit (GIF 2K)

Date 27-Apr-1997
Track name Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari
Track length 4.892 km
Full distance 62 laps (= 303.304 km)
1996 racelap record Damon Hill (GBR), Williams FW18-Renault V10 RS8, 1:28.931 (=198.032 km/h)
1997 racelap record Heinz-Harald Frentzen (GER), Williams FW19-Renault V10 RS9, 1:25.531 (= 207.503 km/h)
Weather dry, cool, cloudy
Spectators 90,000 People



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




Free practice sessions on Friday
P Driver Team Time
1 Eddie Irvine Ferrari 1:25.981
2 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1:25.997
3 Gerhard Berger Benetton-Renault 1:26.259
4 Jean Alesi Benetton-Renault 1:26.382
5 Jacques Villeneuve Williams-Renault 1:26.499
6 David Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes 1:26.549
7 Heinz-Harald Frentzen Williams-Renault 1:26.600
8 Rubens Barrichello Stewart-Ford 1:26.679
9 Olivier Panis Prost-Mugen-Honda 1:26.779
10 Nicola Larini Sauber-Petronas 1:26.831
11 Johnny Herbert Sauber-Petronas 1:26.842
12 Mika Hakkinen McLaren-Mercedes 1:27.184
13 Damon Hill Arrows-Yamaha 1:27.334
14 Giancarlo Fisichella Jordan-Peugeot 1:27.612
15 Ralf Schumacher Jordan-Peugeot 1:28.091
16 Jan Magnussen Stewart-Ford 1:28.177
17 Shinji Nakano Prost-Mugen-Honda 1:29.021
18 Mika Salo Tyrrell-Ford 1:29.087
19 Pedro Paulo Diniz Arrows-Yamaha 1:29.117
20 Jos Verstappen Tyrrell-Ford 1:29.736
21 Ukyo Katayama Minardi-Hart 1:29.974
19 Jarno Trulli Minardi-Hart 1:30.820




Free practice sessions on Saturday
P Driver Team Time Topspeed
1 Heinz-Harald Frentzen Williams-Renault 1:23.477 260.2 km/h (6)
2 Jacques Villeneuve Williams-Renault 1:23.739 261.5 km/h (1)
3 Giancarlo Fisichella Jordan-Peugeot 1:24.325 261.5 km/h (1)
4 Olivier Panis Prost-Mugen-Honda 1:25.486 260.8 km/h (3)
5 Ralf Schumacher Jordan-Peugeot 1:24.626 260.8 km/h (3)
6 Eddie Irvine Ferrari 1:24.719 260.8 km/h (3)
7 Johnny Herbert Sauber-Petronas 1:24.766 258.3 km/h (9)
8 Mika Hakkinen McLaren-Mercedes 1:24.980 260.2 km/h (6)
9 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1:24.982 258.3 km/h (9)
10 Gerhard Berger Benetton-Renault 1:25.027 257.1 km/h (12)
11 Jean Alesi Benetton-Renault 1:25.586 257.1 km/h (12)
12 Rubens Barrichello Stewart-Ford 1:25.586 255.9 km/h (16)
13 Nicola Larini Sauber-Petronas 1:25.650 257.1 km/h (12)
14 Jan Magnussen Stewart-Ford 1:25.791 254.1 km/h (17)
15 Damon Hill Arrows-Yamaha 1:26.034 256.5 km/h (15)
16 David Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes 1:26.226 257.7 km/h (11)
17 Mika Salo Tyrrell-Ford 1:27.004 252.9 km/h (19)
18 Pedro Paulo Diniz Arrows-Yamaha 1:27.042 254.1 km/h (17)
19 Jos Verstappen Tyrrell-Ford 1:27.383 249.4 km/h (20)
20 Shinji Nakano Prost-Mugen-Honda 1:27.709 259.6 km/h (8)
21 Jarno Trulli Minardi-Hart 1:27.970 246.5 km/h (20)
22 Ukyo Katayama Minardi-Hart   244.3 km/h (21)




Qualifying session - starting grid
1. Jacques Villeneuve (CDN)
Williams FW19-Renault V10
1:23.393
2. Heinz-Harald Frentzen (GER)
Williams FW19-Renault V10
1:23.646
3. Michael Schumacher (GER)
Ferrari F310B V10
1:23.955
4. Olivier Panis (F)
Prost JS45-Mugen Honda V10
1:24.075
5. Ralf Schumacher (GER)
Jordan 197-Peugeot V10
1:24.081
6. Giancarlo Fisichella (ITA)
Jordan 197-Peugeot V10
1:24.596
7. Johnny Herbert (GB)
Sauber C16-Petronas V10
1:24.723
8. Mika Hakkinen (FIN)
McLaren MP4/12-Mercedes V10
1:24.812
9. Eddie Irvine (GB)
Ferrari F310B V10
1:24.861
10. David Coulthard (GB)
McLaren MP4/12-Mercedes V10
1:25.077
11. Gerhard Berger (A)
Benetton B197-Renault V10
1:25.371
12. Nicola Larini (ITA)
Sauber C16-Petronas V10
1:25.544
13. Rubens Barrichello (BR)
Stewart SF1-Ford Zetec-R V10
1:25.579
14. Jean Alesi (F)
Benetton B197-Renault V10
1:25.729
15. Damon Hill (GB)
TWR Arrows A18-Yamaha V10
1:25.743
16. Jan Magnussen (DAN)
Stewart SF1-Ford Zetec-R V10
1:26.192
17. Pedro Paulo Diniz (BR)
TWR Arrows A18-Yamaha V10
1:26.253
18. Shinji Nakano (J)
Prost JS45-Mugen Honda V10
1:26.712
19. Mika Salo (FIN)
Tyrrell 025-Ford ED4 V8
1:26.852
20. Jarno Trulli (ITA)
Minardi M197-Hart V8
1:26.960
21. Jos Verstappen (NL)
Tyrrell 025-Ford ED4 V8
1:27.428
22. Ukyo Katayama (J)
Minardi M197-Hart V8
1:28.727




Warmup session on Sunday
P Driver Team Time
1 Heinz-Harald Frentzen Williams-Renault 1:48.505
2 Eddie Irvine Ferrari 1:48.528
3 Olivier Panis Prost-Mugen-Honda 1:48.547
4 David Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes 1:48.605
5 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1:49.160
6 Ralf Schumacher Jordan-Peugeot 1:50.483
7 Jan Magnussen Stewart-Ford 1:50.556
8 Jacques Villeneuve Williams-Renault 1:50.727
9 Rubens Barrichello Stewart-Ford 1:50.754
10 Giancarlo Fisichella Jordan-Peugeot 1:50.807
11 Damon Hill Arrows-Yamaha 1:50.824
12 Ukyo Katayama Minardi-Hart 1:50.994
13 Jos Verstappen Tyrrell-Ford 1:51.094
14 Jean Alesi Benetton-Renault 1:51.315
15 Mika Hakkinen McLaren-Mercedes 1:51.772
16 Johnny Herbert Sauber-Petronas 1:51.904
17 Nicola Larini Sauber-Petronas 1:51.953
18 Pedro Paulo Diniz Arrows-Yamaha 1:52.171
19 Shinji Nakano Prost-Mugen-Honda 1:52.581
20 Gerhard Berger Benetton-Renault 1:52.927
21 Mika Salo Tyrrell-Ford 1:53.344




Race results
P Driver Team Time/Gap to P1 Gap
1. Frentzen Williams-Renault 1:31.00.673  
2. M. Schumacher Ferrari +1.237 (+1.237)
3. Irvine Ferrari +1.18.343 (+1.17.106)
4. Fisichella Jordan-Peugeot +1:23.388 (+5.045)
5. Alesi Benetton-Renault +1 lap (+1 lap)
6. Hakkinen McLaren-Mercedes +1 lap (+0.473)
7. Larini Sauber-Petronas +1 lap (+20.860)
8. Panis Prost-Mugen-Honda +1 lap (+17.338)
9. Salo Tyrrell-Ford +2 laps (+1 lap)
10. Verstappen Tyrrell-Ford +2 laps (+6.607)
11. Katayama Minardi-Hart +3 laps (+1 lap)




Retirements
Lap Driver Team Pos. Reason
0 Trulli Minardi-Hart 20 gearbox
3 Magnussen Stewart-Ford 15 spin
5 Berger Benetton-Renault 18 spin, broken damper unit
12 Hill Arrows-Yamaha 18 lost front tyre after ramming Nakano
12 Nakano Prost-Mugen-Honda 17 rammed by Hill
18 R. Schumacher Jordan-Peugeot 4 driveshaft broken
19 Herbert Sauber-Petronas 4 engine electrics
33 Barrichello Stewart-Ford 9 engine failure
39 Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes 4 engine failure
41 Villeneuve Williams-Renault 3 gearbox
54 Diniz Arrows-Yamaha 11 gearbox




Fastest Racelaps
P Driver Team Laptime Lap
1 Frentzen Williams-Renault 1:25.531
2 M. Schumacher Ferrari 1:25.537
3 Villeneuve Williams-Renault 1:25.997
4 Hakkinen McLaren-Mercedes 1:26.067
5 Fisichella Jordan-Peugeot 1:26.620
6 Larini Sauber-Petronas 1:26.753
7 Hakkinen McLaren-Mercedes 1:26.791
8 Irvine Ferrari 1:26.811
9 Alesi Benetton-Renault 1:27.091
10 R. Schumacher Jordan-Peugeot 1:27.217
11 Herbert Sauber-Petronas 1:27.594
12 Barrichello Stewart-Ford 1:27.741
13 Diniz Arrows-Yamaha 1:27.793
14 Panis Prost-Mugen-Honda 1:28.064
15 Salo Tyrrell-Ford 1:28.189
16 Verstappen Tyrrell-Ford 1:28.886
17 Hill Arrows-Yamaha 1:29.237
18 Katayama Minardi-Hart 1:29.554
19 Nakano Prost-Mugen-Honda 1:30.554
20 Berger Benetton-Renault 1:33.513
21 Magnussen Stewart-Ford 1:36.710




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