Grande Prêmio do Brasil 1997

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

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Race

1997-03-30 · time TBA

Autódromo José Carlos Pace

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Race classification

Understand the points ↗

Race classification · shared drives and nonstarters retained
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	Fastest lap · Race · 1:36:06.990 · 72 laps	10
2	Gerhard Berger	Benetton	Race · 1:36:11.180 · 72 laps	6
3	Olivier Panis	Prost	Race · 1:36:22.860 · 72 laps	4
4	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	Race · 1:36:40.023 · 72 laps	3
5	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	Race · 1:36:40.721 · 72 laps	2
6	Jean Alesi	Benetton	Race · 1:36:41.010 · 72 laps	1
7	Johnny Herbert	Sauber	Race · 1:36:57.902 · 72 laps	Unknown / not applicable
8	Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan	Race · 1:37:07.629 · 72 laps	Unknown / not applicable
9	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	Race · 1:37:22.392 · 72 laps	Unknown / not applicable
10	David Coulthard	McLaren	Race · Time not recorded · 71 laps	Unknown / not applicable
11	Nicola Larini	Sauber	Race · Time not recorded · 71 laps	Unknown / not applicable
12	Jarno Trulli	Minardi	Race · Time not recorded · 71 laps	Unknown / not applicable
13	Mika Salo	Tyrrell	Race · Time not recorded · 71 laps	Unknown / not applicable
14	Shinji Nakano	Prost	Race · Time not recorded · 71 laps	Unknown / not applicable
15	Jos Verstappen	Tyrrell	Race · Time not recorded · 70 laps	Unknown / not applicable
16	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	Race · Time not recorded · 70 laps	Unknown / not applicable
17	Damon Hill	Arrows	Race · Engine · Time not recorded · 68 laps	Unknown / not applicable
18	Ukyo Katayama	Minardi	Race · Time not recorded · 67 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	Race · Electrical · Time not recorded · 52 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	Race · Suspension · Time not recorded · 16 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Pedro Diniz	Arrows	Race · Suspension · Time not recorded · 15 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNS	Jan Magnussen	Stewart	Race · Collision · Time not recorded	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

Gerhard Berger · Benetton

Olivier Panis · Prost

Mika Häkkinen · McLaren

Michael Schumacher · Ferrari

Jean Alesi · Benetton

Johnny Herbert · Sauber

Giancarlo Fisichella · Jordan

Heinz-Harald Frentzen · Williams

David Coulthard · McLaren

Nicola Larini · Sauber

Jarno Trulli · Minardi

Mika Salo · Tyrrell

Shinji Nakano · Prost

Jos Verstappen · Tyrrell

Eddie Irvine · Ferrari

Damon Hill · Arrows

Ukyo Katayama · Minardi

Ralf Schumacher · Jordan

Rubens Barrichello · Stewart

Pedro Diniz · Arrows

Jan Magnussen · Stewart

Qualifying & starting grid

Qualifying classification

Qualifying order; original formats preserved
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	Qualifying · 1:16.004 · 9 laps
2	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	Qualifying · 1:16.594 · 11 laps
3	Gerhard Berger	Benetton	Qualifying · 1:16.644 · 10 laps
4	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	Qualifying · 1:16.692 · 10 laps
5	Olivier Panis	Prost	Qualifying · 1:16.756 · 12 laps
6	Jean Alesi	Benetton	Qualifying · 1:16.757 · 10 laps
7	Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan	Qualifying · 1:16.912 · 10 laps
8	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	Qualifying · 1:16.924 · 10 laps
9	Damon Hill	Arrows	Qualifying · 1:17.090 · 12 laps
10	Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	Qualifying · 1:17.175 · 11 laps
11	Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	Qualifying · 1:17.259 · 12 laps
12	David Coulthard	McLaren	Qualifying · 1:17.262 · 11 laps
13	Johnny Herbert	Sauber	Qualifying · 1:17.409 · 12 laps
14	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	Qualifying · 1:17.527 · 11 laps
15	Shinji Nakano	Prost	Qualifying · 1:17.999 · 10 laps
16	Pedro Diniz	Arrows	Qualifying · 1:18.095 · 12 laps
17	Jarno Trulli	Minardi	Qualifying · 1:18.336 · 12 laps
18	Ukyo Katayama	Minardi	Qualifying · 1:18.557 · 11 laps
19	Nicola Larini	Sauber	Qualifying · 1:18.644 · 11 laps
20	Jan Magnussen	Stewart	Qualifying · 1:18.773 · 12 laps
21	Jos Verstappen	Tyrrell	Qualifying · 1:18.885 · 11 laps
22	Mika Salo	Tyrrell	Qualifying · 1:19.274 · 9 laps

Starting grid

Official recorded grid; pole awards are separate
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	Starting grid · 1:16.004
2	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	Starting grid · 1:16.594
3	Gerhard Berger	Benetton	Starting grid · 1:16.644
4	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	Starting grid · 1:16.692
5	Olivier Panis	Prost	Starting grid · 1:16.756
6	Jean Alesi	Benetton	Starting grid · 1:16.757
7	Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan	Starting grid · 1:16.912
8	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	Starting grid · 1:16.971
9	Damon Hill	Arrows	Starting grid · 1:17.090
10	Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	Starting grid · 1:17.175
11	Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	Starting grid · 1:17.259
12	David Coulthard	McLaren	Starting grid · 1:17.262
13	Johnny Herbert	Sauber	Starting grid · 1:17.409
14	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	Starting grid · 1:17.527
15	Shinji Nakano	Prost	Starting grid · 1:17.999
16	Pedro Diniz	Arrows	Starting grid · 1:18.095
17	Jarno Trulli	Minardi	Starting grid · 1:18.336
18	Ukyo Katayama	Minardi	Starting grid · 1:18.557
19	Nicola Larini	Sauber	Starting grid · 1:18.644
20	Jan Magnussen	Stewart	Starting grid · 1:18.773
21	Jos Verstappen	Tyrrell	Starting grid · 1:18.885
22	Mika Salo	Tyrrell	Starting grid · 1:19.274

Practice & warm-up results

Practice 1

Practice 1
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:17.506 · 29 laps
2	Jacques Villeneuve	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:17.829 · 30 laps
3	Jean Alesi	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:18.000 · 27 laps
4	Johnny Herbert	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:18.261 · 30 laps
5	Gerhard Berger	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:18.437 · 22 laps
6	Ralf Schumacher	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:18.479 · 30 laps
7	Michael Schumacher	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:18.488 · 30 laps
8	David Coulthard	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:18.818 · 28 laps
9	Damon Hill	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:18.978 · 27 laps
10	Mika Häkkinen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:19.271 · 23 laps
11	Giancarlo Fisichella	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:19.326 · 30 laps
12	Olivier Panis	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:19.408 · 30 laps
13	Mika Salo	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:19.546 · 30 laps
14	Pedro Diniz	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:19.573 · 27 laps
15	Rubens Barrichello	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:19.613 · 25 laps
16	Ukyo Katayama	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:19.963 · 25 laps
17	Jos Verstappen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:20.076 · 29 laps
18	Shinji Nakano	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:20.520 · 30 laps
19	Jarno Trulli	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:20.521 · 29 laps
20	Eddie Irvine	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:20.787 · 14 laps
21	Nicola Larini	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:21.120 · 16 laps
22	Jan Magnussen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:21.864 · 20 laps

Practice 2

Practice 2
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Jacques Villeneuve	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:16.030 · 26 laps
2	Mika Häkkinen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:16.205 · 27 laps
3	Gerhard Berger	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:16.517 · 28 laps
4	Jean Alesi	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:16.588 · 26 laps
5	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:16.611 · 25 laps
6	Michael Schumacher	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:16.720 · 30 laps
7	David Coulthard	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:16.820 · 27 laps
8	Ralf Schumacher	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:16.833 · 13 laps
9	Rubens Barrichello	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:17.148 · 25 laps
10	Giancarlo Fisichella	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:17.192 · 30 laps
11	Damon Hill	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:17.490 · 28 laps
12	Johnny Herbert	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:17.587 · 26 laps
13	Eddie Irvine	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:17.635 · 28 laps
14	Pedro Diniz	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:17.795 · 30 laps
15	Nicola Larini	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:17.934 · 25 laps
16	Jarno Trulli	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:18.043 · 21 laps
17	Olivier Panis	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:18.069 · 14 laps
18	Mika Salo	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:18.161 · 27 laps
19	Shinji Nakano	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:18.283 · 24 laps
20	Ukyo Katayama	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:18.316 · 24 laps
21	Jos Verstappen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:18.473 · 29 laps
22	Jan Magnussen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:18.630 · 23 laps

Warm-up

Warm-up
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Jacques Villeneuve	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:17.421 · 14 laps
2	Mika Häkkinen	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:17.642 · 11 laps
3	Olivier Panis	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:17.800 · 14 laps
4	Johnny Herbert	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:17.843 · 18 laps
5	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:17.866 · 15 laps
6	Damon Hill	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:17.973 · 15 laps
7	Jean Alesi	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:18.034 · 12 laps
8	David Coulthard	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:18.313 · 14 laps
9	Michael Schumacher	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:18.316 · 17 laps
10	Gerhard Berger	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:18.358 · 10 laps
11	Giancarlo Fisichella	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:18.563 · 17 laps
12	Ralf Schumacher	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:18.630 · 16 laps
13	Rubens Barrichello	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:18.743 · 16 laps
14	Eddie Irvine	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:18.879 · 11 laps
15	Mika Salo	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:19.088 · 15 laps
16	Jarno Trulli	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:19.102 · 20 laps
17	Ukyo Katayama	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:19.218 · 11 laps
18	Jan Magnussen	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:19.282 · 12 laps
19	Nicola Larini	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:19.401 · 14 laps
20	Shinji Nakano	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:19.406 · 15 laps
21	Pedro Diniz	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:19.664 · 12 laps
22	Jos Verstappen	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:19.690 · 14 laps

Fastest laps, pit stops & penalties

Fastest laps

Recorded fastest laps; awards eligibility is separate
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	Fastest laps · 1:18.397
2	Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	Fastest laps · 1:18.441
3	Gerhard Berger	Benetton	Fastest laps · 1:18.509
4	Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan	Fastest laps · 1:18.611
5	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	Fastest laps · 1:18.649
6	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	Fastest laps · 1:18.707
7	Nicola Larini	Sauber	Fastest laps · 1:18.730
8	Jean Alesi	Benetton	Fastest laps · 1:18.754
9	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	Fastest laps · 1:18.773
10	David Coulthard	McLaren	Fastest laps · 1:18.925
11	Johnny Herbert	Sauber	Fastest laps · 1:19.008
12	Olivier Panis	Prost	Fastest laps · 1:19.094
13	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	Fastest laps · 1:19.275
14	Shinji Nakano	Prost	Fastest laps · 1:19.657
15	Damon Hill	Arrows	Fastest laps · 1:19.910
16	Ukyo Katayama	Minardi	Fastest laps · 1:19.960
17	Jarno Trulli	Minardi	Fastest laps · 1:20.105
18	Jos Verstappen	Tyrrell	Fastest laps · 1:20.274
19	Mika Salo	Tyrrell	Fastest laps · 1:20.376
20	Pedro Diniz	Arrows	Fastest laps · 1:20.406
21	Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	Fastest laps · 1:20.788

Recorded pit stops

Source pit-stop observations
Driver	Stop	Lap	Time
Ukyo Katayama	1	6	1:57.110
Johnny Herbert	1	17	28.698
Mika Salo	1	18	30.243
Jos Verstappen	1	20	31.643
David Coulthard	1	21	28.691
Gerhard Berger	1	22	31.041
Nicola Larini	1	22	29.824
Jean Alesi	1	23	30.065
Mika Häkkinen	1	24	28.256
Eddie Irvine	1	24	28.535
Giancarlo Fisichella	1	25	32.418
Jacques Villeneuve	1	26	30.345
Michael Schumacher	1	26	28.803
Ralf Schumacher	1	26	30.607
Ukyo Katayama	2	23	31.599
Heinz-Harald Frentzen	1	28	30.813
Olivier Panis	1	35	32.656
Jarno Trulli	1	35	33.333
Eddie Irvine	2	35	1:09.689
Shinji Nakano	1	37	59.124
Damon Hill	1	38	35.510
Mika Häkkinen	2	39	30.626
Ralf Schumacher	2	39	46.862
David Coulthard	2	40	32.736
Johnny Herbert	2	41	31.644
Mika Salo	2	43	29.542
Giancarlo Fisichella	2	44	31.925
Jacques Villeneuve	2	45	30.465
Michael Schumacher	2	45	30.041
Nicola Larini	2	45	32.984
Jean Alesi	2	46	31.191
Jos Verstappen	2	46	29.823
Gerhard Berger	2	48	31.508
Ukyo Katayama	3	44	30.884

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	David Coulthard	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	10
1	Jacques Villeneuve	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	10
3	Gerhard Berger	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	9
4	Michael Schumacher	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	8
5	Mika Häkkinen	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	7
6	Olivier Panis	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	6
7	Nicola Larini	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	1
7	Jean Alesi	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	McLaren Mercedes	Constructorstandings · Championship record	17
2	Williams Renault	Constructorstandings · Championship record	10
3	Benetton Renault	Constructorstandings · Championship record	10
4	Ferrari Ferrari	Constructorstandings · Championship record	8
5	Prost Mugen-Honda	Constructorstandings · Championship record	6
6	Sauber Petronas	Constructorstandings · Championship record	1

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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