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Grand Prix de Monaco 1997

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THE HISTORICAL RECORD

Profile & context

Event date: 11 May 1997

Name
Grand Prix de Monaco 1997
PROVENANCE

Sources behind this page

F1DB

v2026.17.0 · races/602

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

Grand Prix de Monaco 1997 · Circuit de Monaco

Technical formula: Formula 1. World Championship membership is separate from technical regulations.

1997 Formula 1 World Championship · round 5

Race classification

Source participant rows: shared cars and nonstarters retained
PositionDriverConstructorRecorded detailsPoints
1Michael SchumacherFerrari2:00:05.654 · 62 laps · ferrari10
2Rubens BarrichelloStewart2:00:58.960 · 62 laps · ford6
3Eddie IrvineFerrari2:01:27.762 · 62 laps · ferrari4
4Olivier PanisProst2:01:50.056 · 62 laps · mugen-honda3
5Mika SaloTyrrellTime not recorded · 61 laps · ford2
6Giancarlo FisichellaJordanTime not recorded · 61 laps · peugeot1
7Jan MagnussenStewartTime not recorded · 61 laps · fordUnknown / not applicable
8Jos VerstappenTyrrellTime not recorded · 60 laps · fordUnknown / not applicable
9Gerhard BergerBenettonTime not recorded · 60 laps · renaultUnknown / not applicable
10Ukyo KatayamaMinardiTime not recorded · 60 laps · hartUnknown / not applicable
DNFHeinz-Harald FrentzenWilliamsAccident · Time not recorded · 39 laps · renaultUnknown / not applicable
DNFShinji NakanoProstAccident · Time not recorded · 36 laps · mugen-hondaUnknown / not applicable
DNFNicola LariniSauberAccident · Time not recorded · 24 laps · petronasUnknown / not applicable
DNFJean AlesiBenettonSpun off · Time not recorded · 16 laps · renaultUnknown / not applicable
DNFJacques VilleneuveWilliamsAccident damage · Time not recorded · 16 laps · renaultUnknown / not applicable
DNFRalf SchumacherJordanAccident · Time not recorded · 10 laps · peugeotUnknown / not applicable
DNFJohnny HerbertSauberAccident · Time not recorded · 9 laps · petronasUnknown / not applicable
DNFJarno TrulliMinardiAccident · Time not recorded · 7 laps · hartUnknown / not applicable
DNFDavid CoulthardMcLarenAccident · Time not recorded · 1 laps · mercedesUnknown / not applicable
DNFMika HäkkinenMcLarenCollision · Time not recorded · 1 laps · mercedesUnknown / not applicable
DNFDamon HillArrowsCollision · Time not recorded · 1 laps · yamahaUnknown / not applicable
DNFPedro DinizArrowsSpun off · Time not recorded · 0 laps · yamahaUnknown / not applicable

Qualifying

Recorded qualifying order; Q1/Q2/Q3 and earlier formats remain distinct in original evidence
PositionDriverConstructorRecorded detailsPoints
1Heinz-Harald FrentzenWilliams1:18.216 · 12 laps · renault
2Michael SchumacherFerrari1:18.235 · 11 laps · ferrari
3Jacques VilleneuveWilliams1:18.583 · 11 laps · renault
4Giancarlo FisichellaJordan1:18.665 · 12 laps · peugeot
5David CoulthardMcLaren1:18.779 · 12 laps · mercedes
6Ralf SchumacherJordan1:18.943 · 11 laps · peugeot
7Johnny HerbertSauber1:19.105 · 12 laps · petronas
8Mika HäkkinenMcLaren1:19.119 · 12 laps · mercedes
9Jean AlesiBenetton1:19.263 · 9 laps · renault
10Rubens BarrichelloStewart1:19.295 · 12 laps · ford
11Nicola LariniSauber1:19.468 · 12 laps · petronas
12Olivier PanisProst1:19.626 · 12 laps · mugen-honda
13Damon HillArrows1:19.674 · 12 laps · yamaha
14Mika SaloTyrrell1:19.694 · 12 laps · ford
15Eddie IrvineFerrari1:19.723 · 12 laps · ferrari
16Pedro DinizArrows1:19.860 · 12 laps · yamaha
17Gerhard BergerBenetton1:20.199 · 11 laps · renault
18Jarno TrulliMinardi1:20.349 · 12 laps · hart
19Jan MagnussenStewart1:20.516 · 11 laps · ford
20Ukyo KatayamaMinardi1:20.606 · 12 laps · hart
21Shinji NakanoProst1:20.961 · 12 laps · mugen-honda
22Jos VerstappenTyrrell1:21.290 · 11 laps · ford

Starting grid

Recorded grid; pole awards are not inferred from starting position
PositionDriverConstructorRecorded detailsPoints
1Heinz-Harald FrentzenWilliams1:18.216 · renault
2Michael SchumacherFerrari1:18.235 · ferrari
3Jacques VilleneuveWilliams1:18.583 · renault
4Giancarlo FisichellaJordan1:18.665 · peugeot
5David CoulthardMcLaren1:18.779 · mercedes
6Ralf SchumacherJordan1:18.943 · peugeot
7Johnny HerbertSauber1:19.105 · petronas
8Mika HäkkinenMcLaren1:19.119 · mercedes
9Jean AlesiBenetton1:19.263 · renault
10Rubens BarrichelloStewart1:19.295 · ford
11Nicola LariniSauber1:19.468 · petronas
12Olivier PanisProst1:19.626 · mugen-honda
13Damon HillArrows1:19.674 · yamaha
14Mika SaloTyrrell1:19.694 · ford
15Eddie IrvineFerrari1:19.723 · ferrari
16Pedro DinizArrows1:19.860 · yamaha
17Gerhard BergerBenetton1:20.199 · renault
18Jarno TrulliMinardi1:20.349 · hart
19Jan MagnussenStewart1:20.516 · ford
20Ukyo KatayamaMinardi1:20.606 · hart
21Shinji NakanoProst1:20.961 · mugen-honda
22Jos VerstappenTyrrell1:21.290 · ford

Championship progression

Driver standings after this championship round
PositionDriverConstructorRecorded detailsPoints
1Michael SchumacherNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded24
2Jacques VilleneuveNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded20
3Eddie IrvineNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded14
4David CoulthardNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded10
4Heinz-Harald FrentzenNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded10
6Gerhard BergerNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded10
7Mika HäkkinenNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded10
8Olivier PanisNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded9
9Rubens BarrichelloNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded6
10Ralf SchumacherNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded4
11Giancarlo FisichellaNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded4
12Johnny HerbertNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded3
13Jean AlesiNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded3
14Mika SaloNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded2
15Nicola LariniNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded1

Practice & warm-up observations

Original F1DB session observations; bounded to 120 rows. Missing times remain unknown. Not qualifying or race classifications.

SessionDriverPositionTime
freePractice1ResultsJohnny Herbert11:21.188
freePractice1ResultsMichael Schumacher21:21.330
freePractice1ResultsJacques Villeneuve31:21.445
freePractice1ResultsGiancarlo Fisichella41:21.463
freePractice1ResultsGerhard Berger51:21.573
freePractice1ResultsMika Häkkinen61:21.675
freePractice1ResultsHeinz-Harald Frentzen71:21.885
freePractice1ResultsRalf Schumacher81:21.939
freePractice1ResultsDamon Hill91:21.962
freePractice1ResultsJean Alesi101:22.010
freePractice1ResultsDavid Coulthard111:22.020
freePractice1ResultsEddie Irvine121:22.072
freePractice1ResultsRubens Barrichello131:22.370
freePractice1ResultsNicola Larini141:22.383
freePractice1ResultsPedro Diniz151:22.622
freePractice1ResultsJos Verstappen161:23.056
freePractice1ResultsOlivier Panis171:23.096
freePractice1ResultsMika Salo181:23.483
freePractice1ResultsJan Magnussen191:23.810
freePractice1ResultsJarno Trulli201:25.178
freePractice1ResultsShinji Nakano211:25.530
freePractice1ResultsUkyo Katayama221:39.353
freePractice2ResultsHeinz-Harald Frentzen11:18.370
freePractice2ResultsGiancarlo Fisichella21:18.560
freePractice2ResultsJacques Villeneuve31:18.612
freePractice2ResultsMika Häkkinen41:18.748
freePractice2ResultsJean Alesi51:18.950
freePractice2ResultsDavid Coulthard61:19.192
freePractice2ResultsMichael Schumacher71:19.265
freePractice2ResultsRalf Schumacher81:19.380
freePractice2ResultsEddie Irvine91:19.563
freePractice2ResultsGerhard Berger101:19.788
freePractice2ResultsPedro Diniz111:19.947
freePractice2ResultsDamon Hill121:20.287
freePractice2ResultsRubens Barrichello131:20.338
freePractice2ResultsNicola Larini141:20.459
freePractice2ResultsMika Salo151:20.516
freePractice2ResultsJan Magnussen161:20.764
freePractice2ResultsJohnny Herbert171:20.976
freePractice2ResultsJos Verstappen181:21.124
freePractice2ResultsJarno Trulli191:21.849
freePractice2ResultsShinji Nakano201:21.923
freePractice2ResultsOlivier Panis211:22.008
freePractice2ResultsUkyo Katayama221:22.076
warmingUpResultsMika Häkkinen11:21.480
warmingUpResultsJacques Villeneuve21:21.657
warmingUpResultsOlivier Panis31:21.683
warmingUpResultsHeinz-Harald Frentzen41:21.794
warmingUpResultsMichael Schumacher51:21.843
warmingUpResultsDavid Coulthard61:22.141
warmingUpResultsJohnny Herbert71:22.233
warmingUpResultsGiancarlo Fisichella81:22.555
warmingUpResultsGerhard Berger91:22.974
warmingUpResultsUkyo Katayama101:22.982
warmingUpResultsEddie Irvine111:23.322
warmingUpResultsJos Verstappen121:23.334
warmingUpResultsJean Alesi131:23.349
warmingUpResultsMika Salo141:23.380
warmingUpResultsRalf Schumacher151:23.442
warmingUpResultsRubens Barrichello161:23.453
warmingUpResultsDamon Hill171:23.561
warmingUpResultsPedro Diniz181:23.776
warmingUpResultsJarno Trulli191:23.875
warmingUpResultsNicola Larini201:23.958
warmingUpResultsJan Magnussen211:24.035
warmingUpResultsShinji Nakano221:24.656

Recorded pit stops

F1DB source observations, bounded to 120 rows; coverage is not independently exhaustive.

DriverStopLapTime
Jacques Villeneuve1326.946
Nicola Larini1429.613
Heinz-Harald Frentzen1526.038
Nicola Larini272:43.941
Gerhard Berger11036.851
Michael Schumacher13228.054
Giancarlo Fisichella13527.403
Olivier Panis13727.495
Heinz-Harald Frentzen23726.684
Rubens Barrichello13928.192
Ukyo Katayama14031.675
Jos Verstappen14126.774
Eddie Irvine14527.023
Jan Magnussen14528.580
Jan Magnussen24633.406

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