Brazilian Grand Prix
Round 2 of 1997
Circuit
Autódromo José Carlos Pace
São Paulo
Country
Brazil
Date
Mar 30, 1997
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Race Results
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Grid | Laps | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacques Villeneuve VIL | Williams | 1 | 72 | 1:36:06.990 | 10 |
| 2 | Gerhard Berger N/A | Benetton | 3 | 72 | +4.190 | 6 |
| 3 | Olivier Panis N/A | Prost | 5 | 72 | +15.870 | 4 |
| 4 | Mika Häkkinen N/A | McLaren | 4 | 72 | +33.033 | 3 |
| 5 | Michael Schumacher MSC | Ferrari | 2 | 72 | +33.731 | 2 |
| 6 | Jean Alesi N/A | Benetton | 6 | 72 | +34.020 | 1 |
| 7 | Johnny Herbert N/A | Sauber | 13 | 72 | +50.912 | 0 |
| 8 | Giancarlo Fisichella FIS | Jordan | 7 | 72 | +1:00.639 | 0 |
| 9 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen N/A | Williams | 8 | 72 | +1:15.402 | 0 |
| 10 | David Coulthard COU | McLaren | 12 | 71 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 11 | Nicola Larini N/A | Sauber | 19 | 71 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 12 | Jarno Trulli TRU | Minardi | 17 | 71 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 13 | Mika Salo N/A | Tyrrell | 22 | 71 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 14 | Shinji Nakano N/A | Prost | 15 | 71 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 15 | Jos Verstappen N/A | Tyrrell | 21 | 70 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 16 | Eddie Irvine N/A | Ferrari | 14 | 70 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 17 | Damon Hill N/A | Arrows | 9 | 68 | Engine | 0 |
| 18 | Ukyo Katayama N/A | Minardi | 18 | 67 | +5 Laps | 0 |
| 19 | Ralf Schumacher SCH | Jordan | 10 | 52 | Electrical | 0 |
| 20 | Rubens Barrichello BAR | Stewart | 11 | 16 | Suspension | 0 |
| 21 | Pedro Diniz N/A | Arrows | 16 | 15 | Suspension | 0 |
| 22 | Jan Magnussen MAG | Stewart | 20 | 0 | Accident | 0 |
Qualifying Results
| Pos | Driver | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacques Villeneuve VIL | 1:16.004 | — | — |
| 2 | Michael Schumacher MSC | 1:16.594 | — | — |
| 3 | Gerhard Berger N/A | 1:16.644 | — | — |
| 4 | Mika Häkkinen N/A | 1:16.692 | — | — |
| 5 | Olivier Panis N/A | 1:16.756 | — | — |
| 6 | Jean Alesi N/A | 1:16.757 | — | — |
| 7 | Giancarlo Fisichella FIS | 1:16.912 | — | — |
| 8 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen N/A | 1:16.971 | — | — |
| 9 | Damon Hill N/A | 1:17.090 | — | — |
| 10 | Ralf Schumacher SCH | 1:17.175 | — | — |
| 11 | Rubens Barrichello BAR | 1:17.259 | — | — |
| 12 | David Coulthard COU | 1:17.262 | — | — |
| 13 | Johnny Herbert N/A | 1:17.409 | — | — |
| 14 | Eddie Irvine N/A | 1:17.527 | — | — |
| 15 | Shinji Nakano N/A | 1:17.999 | — | — |
| 16 | Pedro Diniz N/A | 1:18.095 | — | — |
| 17 | Jarno Trulli TRU | 1:18.336 | — | — |
| 18 | Ukyo Katayama N/A | 1:18.557 | — | — |
| 19 | Nicola Larini N/A | 1:18.644 | — | — |
| 20 | Jan Magnussen MAG | 1:18.773 | — | — |
Race Summary
- Round: 2 of 1997
- Circuit: Autódromo José Carlos Pace — São Paulo, Brazil
- Date: Mar 30, 1997
- Winner: Jacques Villeneuve (Williams), started P1.
- Pole position: Jacques Villeneuve (1:16.004)
- Podium: 1. Jacques Villeneuve, 2. Gerhard Berger, 3. Olivier Panis
- Classified finishers: 18