Grand Prix of Luxembourg 1997 - Nürburgring / Germany


Nürburgring circuit (GIF 1K)

Date 28-Sep-1997
Track name Nürburgring
Track length 4.556 km
Full distance 67 laps (=305.252 km)
1995 racelap record Michael Schumacher (D), Benetton B195-Renault V10, 1:21.180 (=202.039 km/h)
1996 racelap record Damon Hill (GB), Williams FW18-Renault V10, 1:21.363
1997 racelap record Heinz-Harald Frentzen (D), Williams FW19-Renault V10 RS9A, 1:18.805 (= 208.128 km/h)
Weather dry, warm, cloudy
Spectators 120,000 People



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




2nd free practice session on Friday
Weather conditions: dry
PsDriverNatTeam-Engine & TyresLaptimeGap
1Mika HakkinenFINMcLaren-Mercedes Goodyear1:17.998 
2Rubens BarrichelloBRZStewart-Ford Bridgestone1:18.339+0.341
3Gerhard BergerAUTBenetton-Renault Goodyear1:18.434+0.436
4Ralf SchumacherDJordan-Peugeot Goodyear1:18.713+0.715
5Jean AlesiFBenetton-Renault Goodyear1:18.794+0.796
6David CoulthardGBRMcLaren-Mercedes Goodyear1:18.912+0.914
7Heinz-Harald FrentzenDWilliams-Renault Goodyear1:18.926+0.928
8Michael SchumacherDFerrari Goodyear1:18.954+0.956
9Giancarlo FisichellaIJordan-Peugeot Goodyear1:19.034+1.036
10Damon HillGBRArrows-Yamaha Bridgestone1:19.091+1.093
11Olivier PanisIProst-Mugen Bridgestone1:19.412+1.414
12Jacques VilleneuveCDNWilliams-Renault Goodyear1:19.640+1.642
13Eddie IrvineGBRFerrari Goodyear1:19.708+1.711
14Pedro DinizBRZArrows-Yamaha Bridgestone1:19.750+1.752
15Shinji NakanoJPNProst-Mugen Bridgestone1:20.073+2.075
16Johnny HerbertGBRSauber-Petronas Goodyear1:20.373+2.375
17Jan MagnussenDENStewart-Ford Bridgestone1:20.592+2.594
18Jos VerstappenHOLTyrrell-Ford Goodyear1:20.947+2.949
19Mika SaloFINTyrrell-Ford Goodyear1:21.118+3.120
20Gianni MorbidelliISauber-Petronas Goodyear1:21.387+3.389
21Tarso MarquesBRZMinardi-Hart Bridgestone1:21.424+3.426
22Ukyo KatayamaJPNMinardi-Hart Bridgestone1:38.344+10.346
107% Time = 1:23.457




2nd free practice session on Saturday
Weather conditions: dry
PsDriverNatTeam-Engine & TyresLaptimeGap
1Heinz-Harald FrentzenDWilliams-Renault Goodyear1:17.158 
2Mika HakkinenFINMcLaren-Mercedes Goodyear1:17.220+0.062
3Giancarlo FisichellaIJordan-Peugeot Goodyear1:17.390+0.232
4Jacques VilleneuveCDNWilliams-Renault Goodyear1:17.395+0.237
5Michael SchumacherDFerrari Goodyear1:17.567+0.409
6Rubens BarrichelloBRZStewart-Ford Bridgestone1:17.778+0.620
7Gerhard BergerAUTBenetton-Renault Goodyear1:17.778+0.620
8David CoulthardGBRMcLaren-Mercedes Goodyear1:17.884+0.726
9Ralf SchumacherDJordan-Peugeot Goodyear1:17.948+0.790
10Johnny HerbertGBRSauber-Petronas Goodyear1:17.953+0.795
11Olivier PanisIProst-Mugen Bridgestone1:18.106+0.948
12Jan MagnussenDENStewart-Ford Bridgestone1:18.167+1.009
13Damon HillGBRArrows-Yamaha Bridgestone1:18.180+1.022
14Jean AlesiFBenetton-Renault Goodyear1:18.233+1.075
15Pedro DinizBRZArrows-Yamaha Bridgestone1:18.788+1.630
16Shinji NakanoJPNProst-Mugen Bridgestone1:19.031+1.873
17Eddie IrvineGBRFerrari Goodyear1:19.139+1.981
18Mika SaloFINTyrrell-Ford Goodyear1:19.490+2.332
19Tarso MarquesBRZMinardi-Hart Bridgestone1:19.609+2.451
20Ukyo KatayamaJPNMinardi-Hart Bridgestone1:19.883+2.725
21Jos VerstappenHOLTyrrell-Ford Goodyear1:20.064+2.906
22Gianni MorbidelliISauber-Petronas Goodyear1:20.256+3.098
107% Time = 1:22.559




Qualifying session - starting grid
Weather conditions: dry, sunny
ROW 1
1
Mika Hakkinen
1:16.602
2
Jacques Villeneuve
1:16.691
 
ROW 2
3
Heinz-Harald Frentzen
1:16.741
4
Giancarlo Fisichella
1:17.289
 
ROW 3
5
Michael Schumacher
1:17.385
6
David Coulthard
1:17.387
 
ROW 4
7
Gerhard Berger
1:17.587
8
Ralf Schumacher
1:17.595
 
ROW 5
9
Rubens Barrichello
1:17.614
10
Jean Alesi
1:17.620
 
ROW 6
11
Olivier Panis
1:17.650
12
Jan Magnussen
1:17.722
 
ROW 7
13
Damon Hill
1:17.795
14
Eddie Irvine
1:17.855
 
ROW 8
15
Pedro Diniz
1:18.128
16
Johnny Herbert
1:18.303
 
ROW 9
17
Shinji Nakano
1:18.699
18
Tarso Marques
1:19.347
 
ROW 10
19
Gianni Morbidelli
1:19.490
20
Mika Salo
1:19.526
 
ROW 11
21
Jos Verstappen
1:19.531
22
Ukyo Katayama
1:20.615
 
107% Time = 1:21.964




Warmup session on Sunday
Weather conditions: dry
PsDriverNatTeam-Engine & TyresLaptimeGap
1Mika HakkinenFINMcLaren-Mercedes Goodyear1:17.959 
2David CoulthardGBRMcLaren-Mercedes Goodyear1:19.088+1.129
3Giancarlo FisichellaIJordan-Peugeot Goodyear1:19.490+1.531
4Heinz-Harald FrentzenDWilliams-Renault Goodyear1:19.493+1.534
5Michael SchumacherDFerrari Goodyear1:19.512+1.553
6Jacques VilleneuveCDNWilliams-Renault Goodyear1:19.548+1.589
7Ralf SchumacherDJordan-Peugeot Goodyear1:19.569+1.610
8Johnny HerbertGBRSauber-Petronas Goodyear1:19.754+1.795
9Jean AlesiFBenetton-Renault Goodyear1:19.918+1.959
10Olivier PanisIProst-Mugen Bridgestone1:19.970+2.011
11Eddie IrvineGBRFerrari Goodyear1:20.011+2.052
12Damon HillGBRArrows-Yamaha Bridgestone1:20.051+2.092
13Gerhard BergerAUTBenetton-Renault Goodyear1:20.121+2.162
14Gianni MorbidelliISauber-Petronas Goodyear1:20.291+2.332
15Rubens BarrichelloBRZStewart-Ford Bridgestone1:20.377+2.418
16Jan MagnussenDENStewart-Ford Bridgestone1:20.463+2.504
17Pedro DinizBRZArrows-Yamaha Bridgestone1:20.558+2.599
18Ukyo KatayamaJPNMinardi-Hart Bridgestone1:21.251+3.292
19Mika SaloFINTyrrell-Ford Goodyear1:21.391+3.432
20Tarso MarquesBRZMinardi-Hart Bridgestone1:21.477+3.518
21Jos VerstappenHOLTyrrell-Ford Goodyear1:21.695+3.736
22Shinji NakanoJPNProst-Mugen Bridgestone1:28.017+10.058
107% Time = 1:23.416




Race results
Weather conditions: dry
PosDriverNatTeamLapsStatusTime
1Jacques VilleneuveCDNWilliams-Renault67Winner1:31:27.843
2Jean AlesiFBenetton-Renault67Running+11.770
3Heinz-Harald FrentzenDWilliams-Renault67Running+13.480
4Gerhard BergerAUTBenetton-Renault67Running+16.416
5Pedro DinizBRZArrows-Yamaha67Running+43.147
6Olivier PanisIProst-Mugen67Running+43.750
7Johnny HerbertGBRSauber-Petronas67Running+44.354
8Damon HillGBRArrows-Yamaha67Running+44.777
9Gianni MorbidelliISauber-Petronas66Running-1 lap
10Mika SaloFINTyrrell-Ford66Running-1 lap
12Jos VerstappenHOLTyrrell-Ford50Retired - spin-17 laps
14Rubens BarrichelloBRZStewart-Ford53Retired - mechanical problem-24 laps
21Mika HakkinenFINMcLaren-Mercedes53Retired - engine failure-24 laps
2David CoulthardGBRMcLaren-Mercedes52Retired - engine failure-25 laps
15Jan MagnussenDENStewart-Ford40Retired - mechanical problem-12 laps
19Eddie IrvineGBRFerrari22Retired - mechanical problem-33 laps
17Shinji NakanoJPNProst-Mugen16Retired - engine failure-51 laps
6Michael SchumacherDFerrari71Retired - collision with R. Schumacher-65 laps
11Ukyo KatayamaJPNMinardi-Hart1Retired - crash-66 laps
29Tarso MarquesBRZMinardi-Hart1Retired - engine failure-66 laps
4Giancarlo FisichellaIJordan-Peugeot0Retired - collision with R. Schumacher-67 laps
5Ralf SchumacherDJordan-Peugeot0Retired - collision with Fisichalla and M. Schumacher-67 laps
Fastest Lap: Heinz-Harald Frentzen 1:18.805




Fastest Racelaps
PosDriverNatTeamLaptime
1Heinz-Harald FrentzenD Williams-Renault1:18.805
2Mika HakkinenFIN McLaren-Mercedes1:19.576
3Jean AlesiF Benetton-Renault1:19.716
4Jacques VilleneuveCDN Williams-Renault1:19.838
5David CoulthardGBR McLaren-Mercedes1:19.920
6Gerhard BergerA Benetton-Renault1:19.996
7Damon HillGBR Arrows-Yamaha1:20.407
8Johnny HerbertGBR Sauber-Petronas1:20.518
9Rubens BarrichelloBRZ Stewart-Ford1:20.737
10MorbidelliI Sauber-Petronas1:20.865
11Olivier PanisI Prost-Mugen-Honda1:21.086
12Pedro DinizBRZ Arrows-Yamaha1:21.262
13Jan MagnussenDEN Stewart-Ford1:21.448
14Eddie IrvineGBR Ferrari1:21.793
15Shinji NakanoJ Prost-Mugen-Honda1:21.969
16Mika SaloFIN Tyrrell-Ford1:21.996
17Jos VerstappenHOL Tyrrell-Ford1:22.455
18Michael SchumacherD Ferrari1:29.314
19Tarso MarquesBRZ Minardi-Hart1:36.826
20Ukyo KatayamaJ Minardi-Hart3:00.630
-Giancarlo FisichellaI Jordan-Peugeot-:--.---
-Ralf SchumacherD Jordan-Peugeot-:--.---




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