Grand Prix of Belgium 1997 - Spa-Francorchamps


Spa-Francorchamps circuit (GIF 2K)

Date 22-Aug-1997
Track name Spa-Francorchamps
Track length 6.968 km
Full distance 44 laps (= 306.592 km)
1993 racelap record Alain Prost (F), Williams FW15C-Renault V10, 1:51.095 (= 225.99 km/h)
1996 racelap record Gerhard Berger (AUT), Benetton B196-Renault V10, 1:53.067 (= km/h)
1997 racelap record Jacques Villeneuve (CDN), Williams FW19-Renault V10 RS9, 1:52.692 (= 222.596 km/h)
Weather warm, cloudy, first rain then drying up
Spectators 80,000 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
Ps Driver Nat Team-Engine & Tyres Laptime Gap
1Gerhard BergerAUTBenetton-Renault Goodyear2:06.802 
2Jean AlesiFBenetton-Renault Goodyear2:07.371+0.569
3Rubens BarrichelloBRZStewart-Ford Bridgestone2:08.238+1.436
4Damon HillGBRArrows-Yamaha Bridgestone2:08.372+1.570
5Michael SchumacherDFerrari Goodyear2:09.272+2.470
6David CoulthardGBRMcLaren-Mercedes Goodyear2:09.288+2.486
7Johnny HerbertGBRSauber-Petronas Goodyear2:09.772+2.970
8Jarno TrulliIProst-Mugen Bridgestone2:09.772+2.970
9Pedro DinizBRZArrows-Yamaha Bridgestone2:10.153+3.351
10Ukyo KatayamaJPNMinardi-Hart Bridgestone2:10.231+3.429
11Shinji NakanoJPNProst-Mugen Bridgestone2:10.272+3.470
12Mika HakkinenFINMcLaren-Mercedes Goodyear2:10.413+3.611
13Heinz-Harald FrentzenDWilliams-Renault Goodyear2:10.914+4.112
14Eddie IrvineGBRFerrari Goodyear2:10.993+4.191
15Giancarlo FisichellaIJordan-Peugeot Goodyear2:11.093+4.291
16Gianni MorbidelliISauber-Petronas Goodyear2:11.262+4.460
17Jacques VilleneuveCDNWilliams-Renault Goodyear2:11.706+4.904
18Tarso MarquesBRZMinardi-Hart Bridgestone2:11.778+4.976
19Jan MagnussenDENStewart-Ford Bridgestone2:12.545+5.743
20Ralf SchumacherDJordan-Peugeot Goodyear2:12.750+5.948
21Mika SaloFINTyrrell-Ford Goodyear2:13.256+6.454
22Jos VerstappenHOLTyrrell-Ford Goodyear2:14.048+7.246
107% Time = 2:15.678




2nd free practice session on Saturday
Weather conditions: dry, cloudy
Ps Driver Nat Team-Engine & Tyres Laptime Gap
1Jacques VilleneuveCDNWilliams-Renault Goodyear1:50.407 
2Jean AlesiFBenetton-Renault Goodyear1:50.947+0.540
3Heinz-Harald FrentzenDWilliams-Renault Goodyear1:51.179+0.772
4Giancarlo FisichellaIJordan-Peugeot Goodyear1:51.625+1.218
5Gerhard BergerAUTBenetton-Renault Goodyear1:52.057+1.650
6Damon HillGBRArrows-Yamaha Bridgestone1:52.402+1.995
7Michael SchumacherDFerrari Goodyear1:52.562+2.155
8David CoulthardGBRMcLaren-Mercedes Goodyear1:52.604+2.197
9Ralf SchumacherDJordan-Peugeot Goodyear1:52.682+2.275
10Rubens BarrichelloBRZStewart-Ford Bridgestone1:52.688+2.281
11Mika SaloFINTyrrell-Ford Goodyear1:53.929+3.522
12Johnny HerbertGBRSauber-Petronas Goodyear1:53.977+3.570
13Ukyo KatayamaJPNMinardi-Hart Bridgestone1:54.150+3.743
14Shinji NakanoJPNProst-Mugen Bridgestone1:54.299+3.892
15Gianni MorbidelliISauber-Petronas Goodyear1:54.310+3.903
16Tarso MarquesBRZMinardi-Hart Bridgestone1:54.521+4.114
17Jan MagnussenDENStewart-Ford Bridgestone1:54.608+4.201
18Jos VerstappenHOLTyrrell-Ford Goodyear1:54.799+4.392
19Jarno TrulliIProst-Mugen Bridgestone1:55.895+5.488
20Pedro DinizBRZArrows-Yamaha Bridgestone1:56.360+5.953
21Mika HakkinenFINMcLaren-Mercedes Goodyear2:06.429+16.022
22Eddie IrvineGBRFerrari Goodyear2:07.786+17.379
107% Time = 1:58.135




Qualifying session - starting grid
Weather conditions: hot, dry, sunny
ROW 1
1
Jacques Villeneuve
1:49.450
2
Jean Alesi
1:49.759
 
ROW 2
3
Michael Schumacher
1:50.293
4
Giancarlo Fisichella
1:50.470
 
ROW 3
5
Mika Hakkinen
1:50.503
6
Ralf Schumacher
1:50.520
 
ROW 4
7
Heinz-Harald Frentzen
1:50.656
8
Pedro Diniz
1:50.853
 
ROW 5
9
Damon Hill
1:50.970
10
David Coulthard
1:51.410
 
ROW 6
11
Johnny Herbert
1:51.725
12
Rubens Barrichello
1:51.916
 
ROW 7
13
Gianni Morbidelli
1:52.094
14
Jarno Trulli
1:52.274
 
ROW 8
15
Gerhard Berger
1:52.391
16
Shinji Nakano
1:52.749
 
ROW 9
17
Eddie Irvine
1:52.793
18
Jan Magnussen
1:52.886
 
ROW 10
19
Mika Salo
1:52.897
20
Ukyo Katayama
1:53.544
 
ROW 11
21
Jos Verstappen
1:53.725
22
Tarso Marques
1:55.207
 
107% Time = 1:57.112




Warmup session on Sunday
Weather conditions: dry
Ps Driver Nat Team-Engine & Tyres Laptime Gap
1Jacques VilleneuveCDNWilliams-Renault Goodyear1:52.415 
2Ralf SchumacherDJordan-Peugeot Goodyear1:52.619+0.204
3Johnny HerbertGBRSauber-Petronas Goodyear1:52.628+0.213
4Jean AlesiFBenetton-Renault Goodyear1:52.837+0.422
5Damon HillGBRArrows-Yamaha Bridgestone1:53.365+0.950
6Gerhard BergerAUTBenetton-Renault Goodyear1:53.531+1.116
7Pedro DinizBRZArrows-Yamaha Bridgestone1:53.557+1.142
8Jarno TrulliIProst-Mugen Bridgestone1:53.760+1.345
9Heinz-Harald FrentzenDWilliams-Renault Goodyear1:53.777+1.362
10David CoulthardGBRMcLaren-Mercedes Goodyear1:53.846+1.431
11Giancarlo FisichellaIJordan-Peugeot Goodyear1:53.999+1.584
12Mika HakkinenFINMcLaren-Mercedes Goodyear1:54.282+1.867
13Gianni MorbidelliISauber-Petronas Goodyear1:54.448+2.033
14Ukyo KatayamaJPNMinardi-Hart Bridgestone1:54.570+2.155
15Michael SchumacherDFerrari Goodyear1:54.593+2.178
16Tarso MarquesBRZMinardi-Hart Bridgestone1:54.868+2.453
17Jos VerstappenHOLTyrrell-Ford Goodyear1:54.895+2.480
18Shinji NakanoJPNProst-Mugen Bridgestone1:55.202+2.787
19Mika SaloFINTyrrell-Ford Goodyear1:55.588+3.173
20Jan MagnussenDENStewart-Ford Bridgestone1:55.695+3.280
21Eddie IrvineGBRFerrari Goodyear1:55.993+3.578
22Rubens BarrichelloBRZStewart-Ford Bridgestone1:56.062+3.647
107% Time = 2:00.284




Race results
Weather conditions: wet, drying up
Pos Driver Nat Team Laps Status Time
1Michael SchumacherDFerrari44Winner1h33m46.717s
2Giancarlo FisichellaIJordan-Peugeot44Running+0:26.753
3Heinz-Harald FrentzenDWilliams-Renault44Running+0:32.147
4Johnny HerbertGBRSauber-Petronas44Running+0:39.025
5Jacques VilleneuveCDNWilliams-Renault44Running+0:42.103
6Gerhard BergerAUTBenetton-Renault44Running+1:03.741
7Pedro DinizBRZArrows-Yamaha44Running+1:25.931
8Jean AlesiFBenetton-Renault44Running+1:42.008
9Gianni MorbidelliISauber-Petronas44Running+1:42.582
10Eddie IrvineGBRFerrari43Retired -collision with Diniz-1 laps
11Mika SaloFINTyrrell-Ford43Running-1 laps
12Jan MagnussenDENStewart-Ford43Running-1 laps
13Damon HillGBRArrows-Yamaha42Retired - loose tyre-2 laps
14Ukyo KatayamaJPNMinardi-Hart42Retired - engine failure-2 laps
15Jarno TrulliIProst-Mugen42Running-2 laps
16Jos VerstappenHOLTyrrell-Ford26Retired - spin-18 laps
17Ralf SchumacherDJordan-Peugeot22Retired - crash-22 laps
18David CoulthardGBRMcLaren-Mercedes20Retired - spin-24 laps
29Tarso MarquesBRZMinardi-Hart25Retired - spin-19 laps
20Rubens BarrichelloBRZStewart-Ford0Retired - collision with Frentzen-44 laps
21Shinji NakanoJPNProst-Mugen0Retired - electronics failure-44 laps
-Mika HakkinenFINMcLaren-Mercedes44Running - disqualified after race+0:30.856
Fastest Lap: Jacques Villeneuve 1:52.692




Fastest Racelaps
Pos Driver Nat Team Laptime
1 Jacques Villeneuve CDN Williams-Renault 1:52.692
2 Johnny Herbert GBR Sauber-Petronas 1:53.615
3 Gerhard Berger A Benetton-Renault 1:53.649
4 Pedro Diniz BRZ Arrows-Yamaha 1:53.642
5 Heinz-Harald Frentzen D Williams-Renault 1:53.874
6 Damon Hill GBR Arrows-Yamaha 1:54.074
7 Mika Hakkinen FIN McLaren-Mercedes 1:54.175
8 Giancarlo Fisichella I Jordan-Peugeot 1:54.688
9 Morbidelli I Sauber-Petronas 1:54.818
10 Jarno Trulli I Prost-Mugen-Honda 1:55.152
11 Eddie Irvine GBR Ferrari 1:55.290
12 Michael Schumacher D Ferrari 1:55.340
13 Jean Alesi F Benetton-Renault 1:55.348
14 Ukyo Katayama J Minardi-Hart 1:55.413
15 Jan Magnussen DEN Stewart-Ford 1:55.726
16 Mika Salo FIN Tyrrell-Ford 1:56.919
17 Ralf Schumacher D Jordan-Peugeot 1:57.784
18 David Coulthard GBR McLaren-Mercedes 1:59.169
19 Jos Verstappen HOL Tyrrell-Ford 1:59.409
20 Tarso Marques BRZ Minardi-Hart 2:02.763
21 Rubens Barrichello BRZ Stewart-Ford 2:16.804
22 Shinji Nakano J Prost-Mugen-Honda 2:19.161




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