Published evidence
Grosser Preis von Luxemburg 1997
A historical profile with source-linked evidence. Further research is in progress.
THE HISTORICAL RECORD
Profile & context
Event date: 28 Sep 1997
- Name
- Grosser Preis von Luxemburg 1997
PROVENANCE
Sources behind this page
F1DB
v2026.17.0 · races/612
Original reference ↗Historical source & scope
F1DB v2026.17.0 · CC BY 4.0. Normalisation, links and calculations by MotorPedia. Original source observations retained.
Source-reported facts are not independent historical confirmation. Missing times and points remain unknown; source-rounded points retain their published precision. Constructor, entrant and team identities are kept distinct.
Recorded qualifying format: ONE_SESSION
Grand Prix context
Grosser Preis von Luxemburg 1997 · Nürburgring
Technical formula: Formula 1. World Championship membership is separate from technical regulations.
1997 Formula 1 World Championship · round 15
Race classification
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1:31:27.843 · 67 laps · renault | 10 |
| 2 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 1:31:39.613 · 67 laps · renault | 6 |
| 3 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 1:31:41.323 · 67 laps · renault | 4 |
| 4 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 1:31:44.259 · 67 laps · renault | 3 |
| 5 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 1:32:10.990 · 67 laps · yamaha | 2 |
| 6 | Olivier Panis | Prost | 1:32:11.593 · 67 laps · mugen-honda | 1 |
| 7 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 1:32:12.197 · 67 laps · petronas | Unknown / not applicable |
| 8 | Damon Hill | Arrows | 1:32:12.620 · 67 laps · yamaha | Unknown / not applicable |
| 9 | Gianni Morbidelli | Sauber | Time not recorded · 66 laps · petronas | Unknown / not applicable |
| 10 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | Time not recorded · 66 laps · ford | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Jos Verstappen | Tyrrell | Spun off · Time not recorded · 50 laps · ford | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | Engine · Time not recorded · 43 laps · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | Gearbox · Time not recorded · 43 laps · ford | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | David Coulthard | McLaren | Engine · Time not recorded · 42 laps · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Jan Magnussen | Stewart | Halfshaft · Time not recorded · 40 laps · ford | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | Engine · Time not recorded · 22 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Shinji Nakano | Prost | Engine · Time not recorded · 16 laps · mugen-honda | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | Suspension · Time not recorded · 2 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Tarso Marques | Minardi | Engine · Time not recorded · 1 laps · hart | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Ukyo Katayama | Minardi | Collision · Time not recorded · 1 laps · hart | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | Collision · Time not recorded · 0 laps · peugeot | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | Collision · Time not recorded · 0 laps · peugeot | Unknown / not applicable |
Qualifying
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1:16.602 · 11 laps · mercedes | |
| 2 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1:16.691 · 10 laps · renault | |
| 3 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 1:16.741 · 12 laps · renault | |
| 4 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 1:17.289 · 11 laps · peugeot | |
| 5 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:17.385 · 11 laps · ferrari | |
| 6 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 1:17.387 · 12 laps · mercedes | |
| 7 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 1:17.587 · 9 laps · renault | |
| 8 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 1:17.595 · 11 laps · peugeot | |
| 9 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 1:17.614 · 12 laps · ford | |
| 10 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 1:17.620 · 11 laps · renault | |
| 11 | Olivier Panis | Prost | 1:17.650 · 11 laps · mugen-honda | |
| 12 | Jan Magnussen | Stewart | 1:17.722 · 11 laps · ford | |
| 13 | Damon Hill | Arrows | 1:17.795 · 12 laps · yamaha | |
| 14 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 1:17.855 · 12 laps · ferrari | |
| 15 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 1:18.128 · 11 laps · yamaha | |
| 16 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 1:18.303 · 10 laps · petronas | |
| 17 | Shinji Nakano | Prost | 1:18.699 · 12 laps · mugen-honda | |
| 18 | Tarso Marques | Minardi | 1:19.347 · 12 laps · hart | |
| 19 | Gianni Morbidelli | Sauber | 1:19.490 · 12 laps · petronas | |
| 20 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 1:19.526 · 12 laps · ford | |
| 21 | Jos Verstappen | Tyrrell | 1:19.531 · 12 laps · ford | |
| 22 | Ukyo Katayama | Minardi | 1:20.615 · 11 laps · hart |
Starting grid
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1:16.602 · mercedes | |
| 2 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1:16.691 · renault | |
| 3 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 1:16.741 · renault | |
| 4 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 1:17.289 · peugeot | |
| 5 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:17.385 · ferrari | |
| 6 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 1:17.387 · mercedes | |
| 7 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 1:17.587 · renault | |
| 8 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 1:17.595 · peugeot | |
| 9 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 1:17.614 · ford | |
| 10 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 1:17.620 · renault | |
| 11 | Olivier Panis | Prost | 1:17.650 · mugen-honda | |
| 12 | Jan Magnussen | Stewart | 1:17.722 · ford | |
| 13 | Damon Hill | Arrows | 1:17.795 · yamaha | |
| 14 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 1:17.855 · ferrari | |
| 15 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 1:18.128 · yamaha | |
| 16 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 1:18.303 · petronas | |
| 17 | Shinji Nakano | Prost | 1:18.699 · mugen-honda | |
| 18 | Tarso Marques | Minardi | 1:19.347 · hart | |
| 19 | Gianni Morbidelli | Sauber | 1:19.490 · petronas | |
| 20 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 1:19.526 · ford | |
| 21 | Jos Verstappen | Tyrrell | 1:19.531 · ford | |
| 22 | Ukyo Katayama | Minardi | 1:20.615 · hart |
Championship progression
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacques Villeneuve | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 77 |
| 2 | Michael Schumacher | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 68 |
| 3 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 35 |
| 4 | Jean Alesi | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 34 |
| 5 | David Coulthard | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 30 |
| 6 | Gerhard Berger | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 24 |
| 7 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 20 |
| 8 | Eddie Irvine | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 18 |
| 9 | Olivier Panis | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 16 |
| 10 | Mika Häkkinen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 14 |
| 11 | Johnny Herbert | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 14 |
| 12 | Ralf Schumacher | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 13 |
| 13 | Damon Hill | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 7 |
| 14 | Rubens Barrichello | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 6 |
| 15 | Alexander Wurz | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 4 |
| 16 | Jarno Trulli | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 3 |
| 17 | Mika Salo | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 2 |
| 17 | Pedro Diniz | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 2 |
| 19 | Shinji Nakano | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 2 |
| 20 | Nicola Larini | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 1 |
Practice & warm-up observations
Original F1DB session observations; bounded to 120 rows. Missing times remain unknown. Not qualifying or race classifications.
| Session | Driver | Position | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| freePractice1Results | Mika Häkkinen | 1 | 1:17.998 |
| freePractice1Results | Rubens Barrichello | 2 | 1:18.339 |
| freePractice1Results | Gerhard Berger | 3 | 1:18.434 |
| freePractice1Results | Ralf Schumacher | 4 | 1:18.713 |
| freePractice1Results | Jean Alesi | 5 | 1:18.794 |
| freePractice1Results | David Coulthard | 6 | 1:18.912 |
| freePractice1Results | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | 7 | 1:18.926 |
| freePractice1Results | Michael Schumacher | 8 | 1:18.954 |
| freePractice1Results | Giancarlo Fisichella | 9 | 1:19.034 |
| freePractice1Results | Damon Hill | 10 | 1:19.091 |
| freePractice1Results | Olivier Panis | 11 | 1:19.412 |
| freePractice1Results | Jacques Villeneuve | 12 | 1:19.640 |
| freePractice1Results | Eddie Irvine | 13 | 1:19.708 |
| freePractice1Results | Pedro Diniz | 14 | 1:19.750 |
| freePractice1Results | Shinji Nakano | 15 | 1:20.073 |
| freePractice1Results | Johnny Herbert | 16 | 1:20.373 |
| freePractice1Results | Jan Magnussen | 17 | 1:20.592 |
| freePractice1Results | Jos Verstappen | 18 | 1:20.947 |
| freePractice1Results | Mika Salo | 19 | 1:21.118 |
| freePractice1Results | Gianni Morbidelli | 20 | 1:21.387 |
| freePractice1Results | Tarso Marques | 21 | 1:21.424 |
| freePractice1Results | Ukyo Katayama | 22 | 1:38.344 |
| freePractice2Results | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | 1 | 1:17.158 |
| freePractice2Results | Mika Häkkinen | 2 | 1:17.220 |
| freePractice2Results | Giancarlo Fisichella | 3 | 1:17.390 |
| freePractice2Results | Jacques Villeneuve | 4 | 1:17.395 |
| freePractice2Results | Michael Schumacher | 5 | 1:17.567 |
| freePractice2Results | Gerhard Berger | 6 | 1:17.778 |
| freePractice2Results | Rubens Barrichello | 7 | 1:17.778 |
| freePractice2Results | David Coulthard | 8 | 1:17.884 |
| freePractice2Results | Ralf Schumacher | 9 | 1:17.948 |
| freePractice2Results | Johnny Herbert | 10 | 1:17.953 |
| freePractice2Results | Olivier Panis | 11 | 1:18.106 |
| freePractice2Results | Jan Magnussen | 12 | 1:18.167 |
| freePractice2Results | Damon Hill | 13 | 1:18.180 |
| freePractice2Results | Jean Alesi | 14 | 1:18.233 |
| freePractice2Results | Pedro Diniz | 15 | 1:18.788 |
| freePractice2Results | Shinji Nakano | 16 | 1:19.031 |
| freePractice2Results | Eddie Irvine | 17 | 1:19.139 |
| freePractice2Results | Mika Salo | 18 | 1:19.490 |
| freePractice2Results | Tarso Marques | 19 | 1:19.609 |
| freePractice2Results | Ukyo Katayama | 20 | 1:19.883 |
| freePractice2Results | Jos Verstappen | 21 | 1:20.064 |
| freePractice2Results | Gianni Morbidelli | 22 | 1:20.256 |
| warmingUpResults | Mika Häkkinen | 1 | 1:17.959 |
| warmingUpResults | David Coulthard | 2 | 1:19.088 |
| warmingUpResults | Giancarlo Fisichella | 3 | 1:19.490 |
| warmingUpResults | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | 4 | 1:19.493 |
| warmingUpResults | Michael Schumacher | 5 | 1:19.512 |
| warmingUpResults | Jacques Villeneuve | 6 | 1:19.548 |
| warmingUpResults | Ralf Schumacher | 7 | 1:19.569 |
| warmingUpResults | Johnny Herbert | 8 | 1:19.754 |
| warmingUpResults | Jean Alesi | 9 | 1:19.918 |
| warmingUpResults | Olivier Panis | 10 | 1:19.970 |
| warmingUpResults | Eddie Irvine | 11 | 1:20.011 |
| warmingUpResults | Damon Hill | 12 | 1:20.051 |
| warmingUpResults | Gerhard Berger | 13 | 1:20.121 |
| warmingUpResults | Gianni Morbidelli | 14 | 1:20.291 |
| warmingUpResults | Rubens Barrichello | 15 | 1:20.377 |
| warmingUpResults | Jan Magnussen | 16 | 1:20.463 |
| warmingUpResults | Pedro Diniz | 17 | 1:20.558 |
| warmingUpResults | Ukyo Katayama | 18 | 1:21.251 |
| warmingUpResults | Mika Salo | 19 | 1:21.391 |
| warmingUpResults | Tarso Marques | 20 | 1:21.477 |
| warmingUpResults | Jos Verstappen | 21 | 1:21.695 |
| warmingUpResults | Shinji Nakano | 22 | 1:28.017 |
Recorded pit stops
F1DB source observations, bounded to 120 rows; coverage is not independently exhaustive.
| Driver | Stop | Lap | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Herbert | 1 | 16 | 28.606 |
| Jean Alesi | 1 | 20 | 30.013 |
| Gerhard Berger | 1 | 21 | 29.513 |
| Mika Salo | 1 | 22 | 30.953 |
| Gianni Morbidelli | 1 | 23 | 28.675 |
| Jos Verstappen | 1 | 24 | 28.203 |
| Mika Häkkinen | 1 | 28 | 27.598 |
| Jacques Villeneuve | 1 | 28 | 28.829 |
| Heinz-Harald Frentzen | 1 | 30 | 27.760 |
| David Coulthard | 1 | 31 | 26.197 |
| Damon Hill | 1 | 36 | 56.103 |
| Rubens Barrichello | 1 | 37 | 30.898 |
| Jan Magnussen | 1 | 39 | 32.656 |
| Pedro Diniz | 1 | 39 | 30.522 |
| Olivier Panis | 1 | 40 | 30.440 |
| Gianni Morbidelli | 2 | 40 | 52.135 |
| Jos Verstappen | 2 | 40 | 31.608 |
| Johnny Herbert | 2 | 42 | 27.929 |
| Mika Salo | 2 | 42 | 28.916 |
| Jean Alesi | 2 | 44 | 28.955 |
| Gerhard Berger | 2 | 45 | 28.461 |
| Heinz-Harald Frentzen | 2 | 47 | 28.740 |
| Jacques Villeneuve | 2 | 49 | 28.165 |