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Grosser Preis von Österreich 1997
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THE HISTORICAL RECORD
Profile & context
Event date: 21 Sep 1997
- Name
- Grosser Preis von Österreich 1997
PROVENANCE
Sources behind this page
F1DB
v2026.17.0 · races/611
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 Österreich 1997 · Red Bull Ring
Technical formula: Formula 1. World Championship membership is separate from technical regulations.
1997 Formula 1 World Championship · round 14
Race classification
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1:27:35.999 · 71 laps · renault | 10 |
| 2 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 1:27:38.908 · 71 laps · mercedes | 6 |
| 3 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 1:27:39.961 · 71 laps · renault | 4 |
| 4 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 1:27:48.126 · 71 laps · peugeot | 3 |
| 5 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 1:28:07.858 · 71 laps · peugeot | 2 |
| 6 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:28:09.409 · 71 laps · ferrari | 1 |
| 7 | Damon Hill | Arrows | 1:28:13.206 · 71 laps · yamaha | Unknown / not applicable |
| 8 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 1:28:25.056 · 71 laps · petronas | Unknown / not applicable |
| 9 | Gianni Morbidelli | Sauber | 1:28:42.454 · 71 laps · petronas | Unknown / not applicable |
| 10 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | Time not recorded · 70 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| 11 | Ukyo Katayama | Minardi | Time not recorded · 69 laps · hart | Unknown / not applicable |
| 12 | Jos Verstappen | Tyrrell | Time not recorded · 69 laps · ford | Unknown / not applicable |
| 13 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | Suspension · Time not recorded · 67 laps · yamaha | Unknown / not applicable |
| 14 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | Spun off · Time not recorded · 64 laps · ford | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Jarno Trulli | Prost | Engine · Time not recorded · 58 laps · mugen-honda | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Jan Magnussen | Stewart | Engine · Time not recorded · 58 laps · ford | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Shinji Nakano | Prost | Engine · Time not recorded · 57 laps · mugen-honda | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | Gearbox · Time not recorded · 48 laps · ford | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | Collision damage · Time not recorded · 38 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Jean Alesi | Benetton | Collision · Time not recorded · 37 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | Engine · Time not recorded · 1 laps · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
| EX | Tarso Marques | Minardi | Car underweight · Time not recorded · hart | Unknown / not applicable |
Qualifying
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1:10.304 · 12 laps · renault | |
| 2 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1:10.398 · 12 laps · mercedes | |
| 3 | Jarno Trulli | Prost | 1:10.511 · 12 laps · mugen-honda | |
| 4 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 1:10.670 · 11 laps · renault | |
| 5 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 1:10.700 · 12 laps · ford | |
| 6 | Jan Magnussen | Stewart | 1:10.893 · 12 laps · ford | |
| 7 | Damon Hill | Arrows | 1:11.025 · 10 laps · yamaha | |
| 8 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 1:11.051 · 11 laps · ferrari | |
| 9 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:11.056 · 11 laps · ferrari | |
| 10 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 1:11.076 · 12 laps · mercedes | |
| 11 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 1:11.186 · 12 laps · peugeot | |
| 12 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 1:11.210 · 10 laps · petronas | |
| 13 | Gianni Morbidelli | Sauber | 1:11.261 · 12 laps · petronas | |
| 14 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 1:11.299 · 12 laps · peugeot | |
| 15 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 1:11.382 · 11 laps · renault | |
| 16 | Shinji Nakano | Prost | 1:11.596 · 11 laps · mugen-honda | |
| 17 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 1:11.615 · 7 laps · yamaha | |
| 18 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 1:11.620 · 11 laps · renault | |
| 19 | Ukyo Katayama | Minardi | 1:12.036 · 12 laps · hart | |
| 20 | Jos Verstappen | Tyrrell | 1:12.230 · 12 laps · ford | |
| 21 | Tarso Marques | Minardi | 1:12.304 · 12 laps · hart | |
| 22 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 1:14.246 · 6 laps · ford |
Starting grid
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1:10.304 · renault | |
| 2 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1:10.398 · mercedes | |
| 3 | Jarno Trulli | Prost | 1:10.511 · mugen-honda | |
| 4 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 1:10.670 · renault | |
| 5 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 1:10.700 · ford | |
| 6 | Jan Magnussen | Stewart | 1:10.893 · ford | |
| 7 | Damon Hill | Arrows | 1:11.025 · yamaha | |
| 8 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 1:11.051 · ferrari | |
| 9 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:11.056 · ferrari | |
| 10 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 1:11.076 · mercedes | |
| 11 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 1:11.186 · peugeot | |
| 12 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 1:11.210 · petronas | |
| 13 | Gianni Morbidelli | Sauber | 1:11.261 · petronas | |
| 14 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 1:11.299 · peugeot | |
| 15 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 1:11.382 · renault | |
| 16 | Shinji Nakano | Prost | 1:11.596 · mugen-honda | |
| 17 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 1:11.615 · yamaha | |
| 18 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 1:11.620 · renault | |
| 19 | Ukyo Katayama | Minardi | 1:12.036 · hart | |
| 20 | Jos Verstappen | Tyrrell | 1:12.230 · ford | |
| 21 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 1:14.246 · ford |
Championship progression
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Schumacher | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 68 |
| 2 | Jacques Villeneuve | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 67 |
| 3 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 31 |
| 4 | David Coulthard | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 30 |
| 5 | Jean Alesi | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 28 |
| 6 | Gerhard Berger | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 21 |
| 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 | 15 |
| 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 |
| 18 | Shinji Nakano | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 2 |
| 19 | 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 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | 1 | 1:11.527 |
| freePractice1Results | Jacques Villeneuve | 2 | 1:11.638 |
| freePractice1Results | Rubens Barrichello | 3 | 1:11.798 |
| freePractice1Results | Giancarlo Fisichella | 4 | 1:11.899 |
| freePractice1Results | Mika Häkkinen | 5 | 1:11.902 |
| freePractice1Results | David Coulthard | 6 | 1:11.967 |
| freePractice1Results | Michael Schumacher | 7 | 1:12.265 |
| freePractice1Results | Gerhard Berger | 8 | 1:12.283 |
| freePractice1Results | Pedro Diniz | 9 | 1:12.519 |
| freePractice1Results | Eddie Irvine | 10 | 1:12.548 |
| freePractice1Results | Damon Hill | 11 | 1:12.614 |
| freePractice1Results | Johnny Herbert | 12 | 1:12.751 |
| freePractice1Results | Jean Alesi | 13 | 1:12.820 |
| freePractice1Results | Jarno Trulli | 14 | 1:12.935 |
| freePractice1Results | Gianni Morbidelli | 15 | 1:12.966 |
| freePractice1Results | Ralf Schumacher | 16 | 1:13.041 |
| freePractice1Results | Shinji Nakano | 17 | 1:13.280 |
| freePractice1Results | Jan Magnussen | 18 | 1:13.286 |
| freePractice1Results | Ukyo Katayama | 19 | 1:13.348 |
| freePractice1Results | Mika Salo | 20 | 1:14.079 |
| freePractice1Results | Jos Verstappen | 21 | 1:14.188 |
| freePractice1Results | Tarso Marques | 22 | 1:14.739 |
| freePractice2Results | Pedro Diniz | 1 | 1:10.782 |
| freePractice2Results | Jan Magnussen | 2 | 1:10.785 |
| freePractice2Results | Jacques Villeneuve | 3 | 1:10.798 |
| freePractice2Results | Jarno Trulli | 4 | 1:10.815 |
| freePractice2Results | Eddie Irvine | 5 | 1:10.824 |
| freePractice2Results | Mika Häkkinen | 6 | 1:10.872 |
| freePractice2Results | Michael Schumacher | 7 | 1:11.018 |
| freePractice2Results | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | 8 | 1:11.300 |
| freePractice2Results | Jean Alesi | 9 | 1:11.346 |
| freePractice2Results | Rubens Barrichello | 10 | 1:11.387 |
| freePractice2Results | Damon Hill | 11 | 1:11.471 |
| freePractice2Results | Johnny Herbert | 12 | 1:11.513 |
| freePractice2Results | Shinji Nakano | 13 | 1:11.698 |
| freePractice2Results | David Coulthard | 14 | 1:11.752 |
| freePractice2Results | Giancarlo Fisichella | 15 | 1:11.927 |
| freePractice2Results | Ralf Schumacher | 16 | 1:11.933 |
| freePractice2Results | Gerhard Berger | 17 | 1:12.109 |
| freePractice2Results | Ukyo Katayama | 18 | 1:12.285 |
| freePractice2Results | Gianni Morbidelli | 19 | 1:12.561 |
| freePractice2Results | Tarso Marques | 20 | 1:13.038 |
| freePractice2Results | Jos Verstappen | 21 | 1:13.187 |
| freePractice2Results | Mika Salo | 22 | 1:13.574 |
| warmingUpResults | Mika Häkkinen | 1 | 1:12.803 |
| warmingUpResults | Jarno Trulli | 2 | 1:12.868 |
| warmingUpResults | Michael Schumacher | 3 | 1:13.173 |
| warmingUpResults | Giancarlo Fisichella | 4 | 1:13.224 |
| warmingUpResults | David Coulthard | 5 | 1:13.227 |
| warmingUpResults | Rubens Barrichello | 6 | 1:13.509 |
| warmingUpResults | Ralf Schumacher | 7 | 1:13.510 |
| warmingUpResults | Gianni Morbidelli | 8 | 1:13.603 |
| warmingUpResults | Eddie Irvine | 9 | 1:13.621 |
| warmingUpResults | Pedro Diniz | 10 | 1:13.625 |
| warmingUpResults | Johnny Herbert | 11 | 1:13.692 |
| warmingUpResults | Jacques Villeneuve | 12 | 1:13.695 |
| warmingUpResults | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | 13 | 1:13.755 |
| warmingUpResults | Damon Hill | 14 | 1:13.929 |
| warmingUpResults | Gerhard Berger | 15 | 1:14.276 |
| warmingUpResults | Shinji Nakano | 16 | 1:14.466 |
| warmingUpResults | Jos Verstappen | 17 | 1:14.766 |
| warmingUpResults | Jean Alesi | 18 | 1:15.266 |
| warmingUpResults | Mika Salo | 19 | 1:15.340 |
| warmingUpResults | Jan Magnussen | 20 | 1:15.894 |
| warmingUpResults | Ukyo Katayama | 21 | 1:17.435 |
Recorded pit stops
F1DB source observations, bounded to 120 rows; coverage is not independently exhaustive.
| Driver | Stop | Lap | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jos Verstappen | 1 | 17 | 26.487 |
| Jan Magnussen | 1 | 26 | 26.859 |
| Ukyo Katayama | 1 | 26 | 27.933 |
| Rubens Barrichello | 1 | 28 | 26.157 |
| Gerhard Berger | 1 | 32 | 31.040 |
| Pedro Diniz | 1 | 33 | 30.398 |
| Shinji Nakano | 1 | 34 | 29.786 |
| Jean Alesi | 1 | 36 | 28.395 |
| Mika Salo | 1 | 36 | 28.047 |
| Jarno Trulli | 1 | 37 | 27.537 |
| Damon Hill | 1 | 39 | 30.112 |
| Jacques Villeneuve | 1 | 40 | 27.933 |
| Johnny Herbert | 1 | 40 | 31.416 |
| Michael Schumacher | 1 | 42 | 28.193 |
| Heinz-Harald Frentzen | 1 | 42 | 26.649 |
| Ralf Schumacher | 1 | 42 | 32.141 |
| Gianni Morbidelli | 1 | 42 | 28.916 |
| David Coulthard | 1 | 43 | 26.483 |
| Giancarlo Fisichella | 1 | 45 | 26.368 |
| Jan Magnussen | 2 | 47 | 27.524 |
| Michael Schumacher | 2 | 50 | 28.980 |
| Rubens Barrichello | 2 | 50 | 27.292 |
| Ukyo Katayama | 2 | 49 | 27.279 |
| Jos Verstappen | 2 | 50 | 25.734 |