Gran Premio Marlboro de España 1997

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Explore the recorded classification, qualifying and championship context from this weekend.

Time TBA

Race

1997-05-25 · time TBA

Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya

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Race classification

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Race classification · shared drives and nonstarters retained
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	Race · 1:30:35.896 · 64 laps	10
2	Olivier Panis	Prost	Race · 1:30:41.700 · 64 laps	6
3	Jean Alesi	Benetton	Race · 1:30:48.430 · 64 laps	4
4	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	Race · 1:30:53.875 · 64 laps	3
5	Johnny Herbert	Sauber	Race · 1:31:03.882 · 64 laps	2
6	David Coulthard	McLaren	Race · 1:31:05.640 · 64 laps	1
7	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	Race · 1:31:24.681 · 64 laps	Unknown / not applicable
8	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	Race · 1:31:40.035 · 64 laps	Unknown / not applicable
9	Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan	Fastest lap · Race · 1:31:40.663 · 64 laps	Unknown / not applicable
10	Gerhard Berger	Benetton	Race · 1:31:41.566 · 64 laps	Unknown / not applicable
11	Jos Verstappen	Tyrrell	Race · Time not recorded · 63 laps	Unknown / not applicable
12	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	Race · Time not recorded · 63 laps	Unknown / not applicable
13	Jan Magnussen	Stewart	Race · Time not recorded · 63 laps	Unknown / not applicable
14	Gianni Morbidelli	Sauber	Race · Time not recorded · 62 laps	Unknown / not applicable
15	Jarno Trulli	Minardi	Race · Time not recorded · 62 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Pedro Diniz	Arrows	Race · Engine · Time not recorded · 53 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	Race · Engine · Time not recorded · 50 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	Race · Engine · Time not recorded · 37 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Mika Salo	Tyrrell	Race · Puncture · Time not recorded · 35 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Shinji Nakano	Prost	Race · Gearbox · Time not recorded · 34 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Damon Hill	Arrows	Race · Engine · Time not recorded · 18 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Ukyo Katayama	Minardi	Race · Gearbox · Time not recorded · 11 laps	Unknown / not applicable

Recorded competitors & entries

Competitors below are evidenced by this weekend's retained race or qualifying observations; this is not an inferred future entry list.

Jacques Villeneuve · Williams

Olivier Panis · Prost

Jean Alesi · Benetton

Michael Schumacher · Ferrari

Johnny Herbert · Sauber

David Coulthard · McLaren

Mika Häkkinen · McLaren

Heinz-Harald Frentzen · Williams

Giancarlo Fisichella · Jordan

Gerhard Berger · Benetton

Jos Verstappen · Tyrrell

Eddie Irvine · Ferrari

Jan Magnussen · Stewart

Gianni Morbidelli · Sauber

Jarno Trulli · Minardi

Pedro Diniz · Arrows

Ralf Schumacher · Jordan

Rubens Barrichello · Stewart

Mika Salo · Tyrrell

Shinji Nakano · Prost

Damon Hill · Arrows

Ukyo Katayama · Minardi

Qualifying & starting grid

Qualifying classification

Qualifying order; original formats preserved
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	Qualifying · 1:16.525 · 12 laps
2	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	Qualifying · 1:16.791 · 11 laps
3	David Coulthard	McLaren	Qualifying · 1:17.521 · 12 laps
4	Jean Alesi	Benetton	Qualifying · 1:17.717 · 11 laps
5	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	Qualifying · 1:17.737 · 11 laps
6	Gerhard Berger	Benetton	Qualifying · 1:18.041 · 11 laps
7	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	Qualifying · 1:18.313 · 11 laps
8	Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan	Qualifying · 1:18.385 · 10 laps
9	Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	Qualifying · 1:18.423 · 11 laps
10	Johnny Herbert	Sauber	Qualifying · 1:18.494 · 12 laps
11	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	Qualifying · 1:18.873 · 12 laps
12	Olivier Panis	Prost	Qualifying · 1:19.157 · 12 laps
13	Gianni Morbidelli	Sauber	Qualifying · 1:19.323 · 12 laps
14	Mika Salo	Tyrrell	Qualifying · 1:20.079 · 10 laps
15	Damon Hill	Arrows	Qualifying · 1:20.089 · 11 laps
16	Shinji Nakano	Prost	Qualifying · 1:20.103 · 12 laps
17	Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	Qualifying · 1:20.255 · 12 laps
18	Jarno Trulli	Minardi	Qualifying · 1:20.452 · 11 laps
19	Jos Verstappen	Tyrrell	Qualifying · 1:20.582 · 12 laps
20	Ukyo Katayama	Minardi	Qualifying · 1:20.672 · 12 laps
21	Pedro Diniz	Arrows	Qualifying · 1:21.029 · 12 laps
22	Jan Magnussen	Stewart	Qualifying · 1:21.060 · 12 laps

Starting grid

Official recorded grid; pole awards are separate
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	Starting grid · 1:16.525
2	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	Starting grid · 1:16.791
3	David Coulthard	McLaren	Starting grid · 1:17.521
4	Jean Alesi	Benetton	Starting grid · 1:17.717
5	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	Starting grid · 1:17.737
6	Gerhard Berger	Benetton	Starting grid · 1:18.041
7	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	Starting grid · 1:18.313
8	Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan	Starting grid · 1:18.385
9	Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	Starting grid · 1:18.423
10	Johnny Herbert	Sauber	Starting grid · 1:18.494
11	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	Starting grid · 1:18.873
12	Olivier Panis	Prost	Starting grid · 1:19.157
13	Gianni Morbidelli	Sauber	Starting grid · 1:19.323
14	Mika Salo	Tyrrell	Starting grid · 1:20.079
15	Damon Hill	Arrows	Starting grid · 1:20.089
16	Shinji Nakano	Prost	Starting grid · 1:20.103
17	Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	Starting grid · 1:20.255
18	Jarno Trulli	Minardi	Starting grid · 1:20.452
19	Jos Verstappen	Tyrrell	Starting grid · 1:20.582
20	Ukyo Katayama	Minardi	Starting grid · 1:20.672
21	Pedro Diniz	Arrows	Starting grid · 1:21.029
22	Jan Magnussen	Stewart	Starting grid · 1:21.060

Practice & warm-up results

Practice 1

Practice 1
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Jean Alesi	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:19.566 · 19 laps
2	Jacques Villeneuve	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:19.766 · 27 laps
3	Ralf Schumacher	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:20.198 · 22 laps
4	Giancarlo Fisichella	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:20.537 · 23 laps
5	Gerhard Berger	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:20.933 · 21 laps
6	David Coulthard	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:21.312 · 18 laps
7	Michael Schumacher	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:21.319 · 14 laps
8	Johnny Herbert	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:21.379 · 13 laps
9	Mika Häkkinen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:21.421 · 15 laps
10	Eddie Irvine	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:21.423 · 13 laps
11	Olivier Panis	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:21.636 · 30 laps
12	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:21.887 · 26 laps
13	Jan Magnussen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:22.839 · 22 laps
14	Mika Salo	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:22.849 · 29 laps
15	Ukyo Katayama	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:22.892 · 29 laps
16	Shinji Nakano	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:23.191 · 30 laps
17	Jos Verstappen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:23.209 · 24 laps
18	Rubens Barrichello	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:23.246 · 27 laps
19	Gianni Morbidelli	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:23.451 · 16 laps
20	Damon Hill	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:23.592 · 31 laps
21	Pedro Diniz	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:25.049 · 12 laps
22	Jarno Trulli	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:25.064 · 9 laps

Practice 2

Practice 2
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:17.457 · 21 laps
2	Jacques Villeneuve	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:17.664 · 27 laps
3	David Coulthard	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:18.056 · 22 laps
4	Jean Alesi	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:18.476 · 18 laps
5	Johnny Herbert	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:18.692 · 28 laps
6	Michael Schumacher	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:18.734 · 16 laps
7	Mika Häkkinen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:18.757 · 22 laps
8	Giancarlo Fisichella	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:18.901 · 25 laps
9	Gerhard Berger	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:19.213 · 23 laps
10	Ralf Schumacher	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:19.419 · 26 laps
11	Gianni Morbidelli	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:20.151 · 27 laps
12	Rubens Barrichello	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:20.336 · 22 laps
13	Olivier Panis	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:20.412 · 25 laps
14	Shinji Nakano	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:20.561 · 27 laps
15	Jan Magnussen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:20.602 · 27 laps
16	Damon Hill	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:20.768 · 30 laps
17	Ukyo Katayama	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:20.829 · 23 laps
18	Mika Salo	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:20.849 · 22 laps
19	Eddie Irvine	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:20.907 · 10 laps
20	Pedro Diniz	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:21.365 · 26 laps
21	Jarno Trulli	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:21.582 · 29 laps
22	Jos Verstappen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:21.599 · 26 laps

Warm-up

Warm-up
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Jacques Villeneuve	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:19.961 · 12 laps
2	Ralf Schumacher	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:20.276 · 15 laps
3	Mika Häkkinen	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:20.296 · 14 laps
4	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:20.335 · 13 laps
5	Jean Alesi	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:20.697 · 14 laps
6	Giancarlo Fisichella	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:20.814 · 16 laps
7	David Coulthard	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:20.823 · 15 laps
8	Olivier Panis	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:20.852 · 18 laps
9	Gerhard Berger	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:21.150 · 12 laps
10	Michael Schumacher	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:21.302 · 14 laps
11	Gianni Morbidelli	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:21.484 · 13 laps
12	Shinji Nakano	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:21.937 · 16 laps
13	Johnny Herbert	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:22.019 · 14 laps
14	Eddie Irvine	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:22.327 · 11 laps
15	Damon Hill	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:22.499 · 14 laps
16	Pedro Diniz	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:23.057 · 15 laps
17	Ukyo Katayama	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:23.259 · 13 laps
18	Jan Magnussen	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:23.439 · 13 laps
19	Mika Salo	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:23.549 · 11 laps
20	Rubens Barrichello	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:23.613 · 11 laps
21	Jos Verstappen	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:23.686 · 5 laps
22	Jarno Trulli	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:23.748 · 12 laps

Fastest laps, pit stops & penalties

Fastest laps

Recorded fastest laps; awards eligibility is separate
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan	Fastest laps · 1:22.242
2	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	Fastest laps · 1:22.295
3	David Coulthard	McLaren	Fastest laps · 1:22.340
4	Olivier Panis	Prost	Fastest laps · 1:22.422
5	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	Fastest laps · 1:22.534
6	Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	Fastest laps · 1:22.784
7	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	Fastest laps · 1:22.839
8	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	Fastest laps · 1:22.841
9	Jean Alesi	Benetton	Fastest laps · 1:23.096
10	Gerhard Berger	Benetton	Fastest laps · 1:23.106
11	Johnny Herbert	Sauber	Fastest laps · 1:23.178
12	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	Fastest laps · 1:23.241
13	Shinji Nakano	Prost	Fastest laps · 1:23.516
14	Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	Fastest laps · 1:23.564
15	Pedro Diniz	Arrows	Fastest laps · 1:23.716
16	Damon Hill	Arrows	Fastest laps · 1:23.761
17	Jarno Trulli	Minardi	Fastest laps · 1:24.213
18	Jos Verstappen	Tyrrell	Fastest laps · 1:24.517
19	Gianni Morbidelli	Sauber	Fastest laps · 1:24.647
20	Mika Salo	Tyrrell	Fastest laps · 1:24.775
21	Jan Magnussen	Stewart	Fastest laps · 1:25.300
22	Ukyo Katayama	Minardi	Fastest laps · 1:26.273

Recorded pit stops

Source pit-stop observations
Driver	Stop	Lap	Time
Gianni Morbidelli	1	10	31.388
Ralf Schumacher	1	12	27.197
Mika Salo	1	13	34.016
David Coulthard	1	14	23.217
Michael Schumacher	1	14	25.224
Gerhard Berger	1	14	27.399
Mika Häkkinen	1	15	23.567
Johnny Herbert	1	15	25.059
Heinz-Harald Frentzen	1	16	26.252
Jan Magnussen	1	17	30.693
Giancarlo Fisichella	1	18	25.187
Eddie Irvine	1	19	26.094
Jacques Villeneuve	1	20	26.700
Jean Alesi	1	21	27.288
Jos Verstappen	1	21	25.485
Rubens Barrichello	1	21	28.615
Jarno Trulli	1	21	28.075
Shinji Nakano	1	22	30.492
Pedro Diniz	1	22	29.129
Gianni Morbidelli	2	22	26.593
Olivier Panis	1	25	26.492
Ralf Schumacher	2	25	26.621
Heinz-Harald Frentzen	2	26	26.155
Mika Häkkinen	2	27	28.644
Eddie Irvine	2	28	24.824
David Coulthard	2	29	25.827
Gerhard Berger	2	29	25.625
Michael Schumacher	2	30	23.249
Jarno Trulli	2	31	38.167
Giancarlo Fisichella	2	32	25.491
Johnny Herbert	2	33	24.142
Jan Magnussen	2	38	31.176
Heinz-Harald Frentzen	3	39	25.509
David Coulthard	3	40	24.183
Gerhard Berger	3	40	25.147
Jos Verstappen	2	41	25.073
Gianni Morbidelli	3	41	1:00.841
Pedro Diniz	2	42	29.555
Jean Alesi	2	43	26.723
Olivier Panis	2	44	25.677
Mika Häkkinen	3	44	25.477
Jacques Villeneuve	2	45	26.614
Jarno Trulli	3	43	26.538
Michael Schumacher	3	46	24.801
Ralf Schumacher	3	46	26.212
Johnny Herbert	3	49	24.296
Eddie Irvine	3	49	24.167
Giancarlo Fisichella	3	52	30.294
Eddie Irvine	4	59	28.893

Recorded time penalties

Grid penalties, where recorded, are shown with the starting grid above.

No separately recorded time penalty is available. This does not certify a penalty-free event or reconstruct steward decisions.

The championship picture

Driver standings after this round

Source-reported retained championship points
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Jacques Villeneuve	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	30
2	Michael Schumacher	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	27
3	Olivier Panis	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	15
4	Eddie Irvine	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	14
5	David Coulthard	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	11
6	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	10
7	Gerhard Berger	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	10
8	Mika Häkkinen	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	10
9	Jean Alesi	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	7
10	Rubens Barrichello	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	6
11	Johnny Herbert	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	5
12	Ralf Schumacher	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	4
13	Giancarlo Fisichella	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	4
14	Mika Salo	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	2
15	Nicola Larini	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	1

Constructor standings after this round

Source-reported constructor/engine championship points
Position	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Ferrari Ferrari	Constructorstandings · Championship record	41
2	Williams Renault	Constructorstandings · Championship record	40
3	McLaren Mercedes	Constructorstandings · Championship record	21
4	Benetton Renault	Constructorstandings · Championship record	17
5	Prost Mugen-Honda	Constructorstandings · Championship record	15
6	Jordan Peugeot	Constructorstandings · Championship record	8
7	Stewart Ford	Constructorstandings · Championship record	6
8	Sauber Petronas	Constructorstandings · Championship record	6
9	Tyrrell Ford	Constructorstandings · Championship record	2

Retained championship scores, sprint points and race-only totals are different measures. No title-clinching scenario is inferred.

The circuit, beyond this weekend

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