Grand Prix of Monaco 1997 - Monte Carlo


Monaco circuit (GIF 2K)

Date 11-May-1997
Track name Monte Carlo Circuit
Track length 3.367 km
Full distance 78 laps (= 262.626 km)
Race distance 62 laps (= 208.692 km)
1994 racelap record Michael Schumacher (GER), Benetton B194-Ford V8, 1:21.076 (=147.772 km/h)
at track length of 3.328 km
1997 racelap record Michael Schumacher (GER), Ferrari F310B V10, 1:53.315 (= 106.937 km/h)
Weather rain, cool, cloudy
Spectators 120,000 People



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




Free practice sessions on Thursday
P Driver Team Time
1 Johnny Herbert Sauber-Petronas 1:21.188
2 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1:21.330
3 Jacques Villeneuve Williams-Renault 1:21.445
4 Giancarlo Fisichella Jordan-Peugeot 1:21.463
5 Gerhard Berger Benetton-Renault 1:21.573
6 Mika Hakkinen McLaren-Mercedes 1:21.675
7 Heinz-Harald Frentzen Williams-Renault 1:21.885
8 Ralf Schumacher Jordan-Peugeot 1:21.939
9 Damon Hill Arrows-Yamaha 1:21.962
10 Jean Alesi Benetton-Renault 1:21.573
11 David Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes 1:22.020
12 Eddie Irvine Ferrari 1:22.072
13 Rubens Barrichello Stewart-Ford 1:22.370
14 Nicola Larini Sauber-Petronas 1:22.383
15 Pedro Paulo Diniz Arrows-Yamaha 1:22.622
16 Jos Verstappen Tyrrell-Ford 1:23.056
17 Olivier Panis Prost-Mugen-Honda 1:23.096
18 Mika Salo Tyrrell-Ford 1:23.483
19 Jan Magnussen Stewart-Ford 1:23.810
20 Jarno Trulli Minardi-Hart 1:25.178
21 Shinji Nakano Prost-Mugen-Honda 1:25.530
22 Ukyo Katayama Minardi-Hart 1:39.353




Free practice sessions on Saturday
P Driver Team Time Topspeed
1 Heinz-Harald Frentzen Williams-Renault 1:18.370 255.9 km/h (1)
2 Giancarlo Fisichella Jordan-Peugeot 1:18.560 254.7 km/h (4)
3 Jacques Villeneuve Williams-Renault 1:18.612 255.9 km/h (1)
4 Mika Hakkinen McLaren-Mercedes 1:18.748 252.9 km/h (8)
5 Jean Alesi Benetton-Renault 1:18.950 255.3 km/h (3)
6 David Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes 1:19.192 253.5 km/h (6)
7 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1:19.265 254.7 km/h (4)
8 Ralf Schumacher Jordan-Peugeot 1:19.380 253.5 km/h (6)
9 Eddie Irvine Ferrari 1:19.563 252.3 km/h (9)
10 Gerhard Berger Benetton-Renault 1:19.788 250.5 km/h (13)
11 Pedro Paulo Diniz Arrows-Yamaha 1:19.947 247.7 km/h (17)
12 Damon Hill Arrows-Yamaha 1:20.287 247.7 km/h (17)
13 Rubens Barrichello Stewart-Ford 1:20.338 250.5 km/h (13)
14 Nicola Larini Sauber-Petronas 1:20.459 249.4 km/h (16)
15 Mika Salo Tyrrell-Ford 1:20.516 246.5 km/h (19)
16 Jan Magnussen Stewart-Ford 1:20.764 250.5 km/h (13)
17 Johnny Herbert Sauber-Petronas 1:20.976 251.7 km/h (10)
19 Jos Verstappen Tyrrell-Ford 1:21.124 244.8 km/h (20)
19 Jarno Trulli Minardi-Hart 1:21.849 244.8 km/h (20)
20 Shinji Nakano Prost-Mugen-Honda 1:21.923 251.1 km/h (11)
21 Olivier Panis Prost-Mugen-Honda 1:22.008 251.1 km/h (11)
22 Ukyo Katayama Minardi-Hart 1:22.076 244.3 km/h (22)




Qualifying session - starting grid
1. Heinz-Harald Frentzen (GER)
Williams FW19-Renault V10
1:18.216
2. Michael Schumacher (GER)
Ferrari F310B V10
1:18.235
3. Jacques Villeneuve (CDN)
Williams FW19-Renault V10
1:18.583
4. Giancarlo Fisichella (ITA)
Jordan 197-Peugeot V10
1:18.665
5. David Coulthard (GB)
McLaren MP4/12-Mercedes V10
1:18.779
6. Ralf Schumacher (GER)
Jordan 197-Peugeot V10
1:18.943
7. Johnny Herbert (GB)
Sauber C16-Petronas V10
1:19.105
8. Mika Hakkinen (FIN)
McLaren MP4/12-Mercedes V10
1:19.119
9. Jean Alesi (F)
Benetton B197-Renault V10
1:19.263
10. Rubens Barrichello (BR)
Stewart SF1-Ford Zetec-R V10
1:19.295
11. Nicola Larini (ITA)
Sauber C16-Petronas V10
1:19.468
12. Olivier Panis (F)
Prost JS45-Mugen Honda V10
1:19.626
13. Damon Hill (GB)
TWR Arrows A18-Yamaha V10
1:19.674
14. Mika Salo (FIN)
Tyrrell 025-Ford ED4 V8
1:19.694
15. Eddie Irvine (GB)
Ferrari F310B V10
1:19.723
16. Pedro Paulo Diniz (BR)
TWR Arrows A18-Yamaha V10
1:19.860
17. Gerhard Berger (A)
Benetton B197-Renault V10
1:20.199
18. Jarno Trulli (ITA)
Minardi M197-Hart V8
1:20.349
19. Jan Magnussen (DAN)
Stewart SF1-Ford Zetec-R V10
1:20.516
20. Ukyo Katayama (J)
Minardi M197-Hart V8
1:20.606
21. Shinji Nakano (J)
Prost JS45-Mugen Honda V10
1:20.961
22. Jos Verstappen (NL)
Tyrrell 025-Ford ED4 V8
1:21.290




Warmup session on Sunday
P Driver Team Time
1 Mika Hakkinen McLaren-Mercedes 1:21.480
2 Jacques Villeneuve Williams-Renault 1:21.657
3 Olivier Panis Prost-Mugen-Honda 1:21.683
4 Heinz-Harald Frentzen Williams-Renault 1:21.794
5 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1:21.843
6 David Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes 1:22.141
7 Johnny Herbert Sauber-Petronas 1:22.233
8 Giancarlo Fisichella Jordan-Peugeot 1:22.555
9 Gerhard Berger Benetton-Renault 1:22.974
10 Ukyo Katayama Minardi-Hart 1:22.982
11 Eddie Irvine Ferrari 1:23.322
12 Jos Verstappen Tyrrell-Ford 1:23.334
13 Jean Alesi Benetton-Renault 1:23.349
14 Mika Salo Tyrrell-Ford 1:23.380
15 Ralf Schumacher Jordan-Peugeot 1:23.442
16 Rubens Barrichello Stewart-Ford 1:23.453
17 Damon Hill Arrows-Yamaha 1:23.561
18 Pedro Paulo Diniz Arrows-Yamaha 1:23.776
19 Jarno Trulli Minardi-Hart 1:23.875
20 Nicola Larini Sauber-Petronas 1:23.875
21 Jan Magnussen Stewart-Ford 1:24.035
22 Shinji Nakano Prost-Mugen-Honda 1:24.656




Race results
P Driver Team Time/Gap to P1 Gap
1. M. Schumacher Ferrari +2:00:05.654  
2. Barrichello Stewart-Ford +53.306 (+53.306)
3. Irvine Ferrari +1.22.108 (+28.802)
4. Panis Prost-Mugen-Honda +1:44.402 (+22.298)
5. Salo Tyrrell-Ford +1 lap (+1 lap)
6. Fisichella Jordan-Peugeot +1 lap (+6.961)
7. Magnussen Stewart-Ford +1 lap (+27.311)
8. Verstappen Tyrrell-Ford +2 laps (+1 lap)
9. Beregr Benetton-Renault +2 laps (+23.964)
10. Katayama Minardi-Hart +2 laps (+1:05.451)




Retirements
Lap Driver Team Pos. Reason
1 Diniz Arrows-Yamaha 22 accident
2 Hill Arrows-Yamaha 13 accident
2 Hakkinen McLaren-Mercedes 10 crashed into Alesi
2 Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes 7 spin
8 Trulli Minardi-Hart 15 accident
10 Herbert Sauber-Petronas 5 accident
11 R. Schumacher Jordan-Peugeot 3 spin
17 Villeneuve Williams-Renault 12 suspension failure after accident
17 Alesi Benetton-Renault 7 spin
25 Larini Sauber-Petronas 13 spin, accident
37 Nakano Prost-Mugen-Honda 11 accident
39 Frentzen Williams-Renault 9 accident




Fastest Racelaps
P Driver Team Laptime Lap
1 M. Schumacher Ferrari 1:53.315
2 R. Schumacher Jordan-Peugeot 1:53.430
3 Barrichello Stewart-Ford 1:53.495
4 Frentzen Williams-Renault 1:53.504
5 Irvine Ferrari 1:54.202
6 Fisichella Jordan-Peugeot 1:54.806
7 Salo Tyrrell-Ford 1:54.968
8 Verstappen Tyrrell-Ford 1:55.045
9 Villeneuve Williams-Renault 1:55.218
10 Magnussen Stewart-Ford 1:55.303
11 Panis Prost-Mugen-Honda 1:55.309
12 Alesi Benetton-Renault 1:55.451
13 Herbert Sauber-Petronas 1:55.840
14 Berger Benetton-Renault 1:55.841
15 Katayama Minardi-Hart 1:56.101
16 Nakano Prost-Mugen-Honda 1:56.906
17 Larini Sauber-Petronas 1:56.940
18 Trulli Minardi-Hart 2:00.038
19 Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes 2:11.201
20 Hakkinen McLaren-Mercedes 2:15.786
21 Hill Arrows-Yamaha 2:17.648




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