European Grand Prix
CIRCUIT
Circuito de Jerez
RACE DATE
26 Oct 1997
STATUS
Results published
Explore results, starting grids, drivers and constructor data from the 1997 European Grand Prix.
WINNERHäkkinenP5 → P1
RACE LAPS69
BIGGEST GAIN+9Salo
FASTEST LAP—Not recorded
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Change | Laps | Status / time | Points | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 5 | +4 | 69 | 1:38:57.771Finished | 10 | — |
| 2 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 6 | +4 | 69 | +1.654Finished | 6 | — |
| 3 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1 | -2 | 69 | +1.803Finished | 4 | — |
| 4 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 8 | +4 | 69 | +1.919Finished | 3 | — |
| 5 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 7 | +2 | 69 | +3.789Finished | 2 | — |
| 6 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 3 | -3 | 69 | +4.537Finished | 1 | — |
| 7 | Olivier Panis | Prost | 9 | +2 | 69 | +1:07.145Finished | 0 | — |
| 8 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 14 | +6 | 69 | +1:12.961Finished | 0 | — |
| 9 | Jan Magnussen | Stewart | 11 | +2 | 69 | +1:17.487Finished | 0 | — |
| 10 | Shinji Nakano | Prost | 15 | +5 | 69 | +1:18.215Finished | 0 | — |
| 11 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 17 | +6 | 68 | +1 Lap | 0 | — |
| 12 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 21 | +9 | 68 | +1 Lap | 0 | — |
| 13 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 10 | -3 | 68 | +1 Lap | 0 | — |
| 14 | Norberto Fontana | Sauber | 18 | +4 | 68 | +1 Lap | 0 | — |
| 15 | Tarso Marques | Minardi | 20 | +5 | 68 | +1 Lap | 0 | — |
| 16 | Jos Verstappen | Tyrrell | 22 | +6 | 68 | +1 Lap | 0 | — |
| 17 | Ukyo Katayama | Minardi | 19 | +2 | 68 | +1 Lap | 0 | — |
| R | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 2 | -16 | 47 | Collision | 0 | — |
| R | Damon Hill | Arrows | 4 | -15 | 47 | Gearbox | 0 | — |
| R | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 16 | -4 | 44 | Water leak | 0 | — |
| R | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 12 | -9 | 30 | Gearbox | 0 | — |
| R | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 13 | -9 | 11 | Spun off | 0 | — |
Change = grid − classified position. Pit-lane / unknown grids, non-starters and disqualifications have no position-change value.
The race, lap by lap.
POSITION / LAPFollow up to six drivers. Pit stops are marked on the timeline. Lap timing coverage depends on the season and session.
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