German Grand Prix
CIRCUIT
Hockenheimring
RACE DATE
27 Jul 1997
STATUS
Results published
Explore results, starting grids, drivers and constructor data from the 1997 German Grand Prix.
WINNERBergerP1 → P1
RACE LAPS45
BIGGEST GAIN+10Nakano
FASTEST LAP—Not recorded
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Change | Laps | Status / time | Points | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 1 | 0 | 45 | 1:20:59.046Finished | 10 | — |
| 2 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 4 | +2 | 45 | +17.527Finished | 6 | — |
| 3 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 3 | 0 | 45 | +24.770Finished | 4 | — |
| 4 | Jarno Trulli | Prost | 11 | +7 | 45 | +27.165Finished | 3 | — |
| 5 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 7 | +2 | 45 | +29.995Finished | 2 | — |
| 6 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 6 | 0 | 45 | +34.717Finished | 1 | — |
| 7 | Shinji Nakano | Prost | 17 | +10 | 45 | +1:19.722Finished | 0 | — |
| 8 | Damon Hill | Arrows | 13 | +5 | 44 | +1 Lap | 0 | — |
| 9 | Norberto Fontana | Sauber | 18 | +9 | 44 | +1 Lap | 0 | — |
| 10 | Jos Verstappen | Tyrrell | 20 | +10 | 44 | +1 Lap | 0 | — |
| 11 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 2 | -9 | 40 | +5 Laps | 0 | — |
| R | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 12 | 0 | 33 | Engine | 0 | — |
| R | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 19 | +6 | 33 | Clutch | 0 | — |
| R | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 9 | -5 | 33 | Spun off | 0 | — |
| R | Jan Magnussen | Stewart | 15 | 0 | 27 | Engine | 0 | — |
| R | Ukyo Katayama | Minardi | 22 | +6 | 23 | Out of fuel | 0 | — |
| R | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 14 | -3 | 8 | Accident | 0 | — |
| R | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 16 | -2 | 8 | Accident | 0 | — |
| R | David Coulthard | McLaren | 8 | -11 | 1 | Transmission | 0 | — |
| R | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 5 | -15 | 1 | Collision | 0 | — |
| R | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 10 | -11 | 1 | Collision | 0 | — |
| R | Tarso Marques | Minardi | 21 | -1 | 0 | Gearbox | 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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