Japanese Grand Prix
CIRCUIT
Suzuka Circuit
RACE DATE
12 Oct 1997
STATUS
Results published
Explore results, starting grids, drivers and constructor data from the 1997 Japanese Grand Prix.
WINNERSchumacherP2 → P1
RACE LAPS53
BIGGEST GAIN+8Verstappen
FASTEST LAP—Not recorded
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Change | Laps | Status / time | Points | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 2 | +1 | 53 | 1:29:48.446Finished | 10 | — |
| 2 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 6 | +4 | 53 | +1.378Finished | 6 | — |
| 3 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 3 | 0 | 53 | +26.384Finished | 4 | — |
| 4 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 4 | 0 | 53 | +27.129Finished | 3 | — |
| 5 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 7 | +2 | 53 | +40.403Finished | 2 | — |
| 6 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 8 | +2 | 53 | +41.630Finished | 1 | — |
| 7 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 9 | +2 | 53 | +56.825Finished | 0 | — |
| 8 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 5 | -3 | 53 | +1:00.429Finished | 0 | — |
| 9 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 13 | +4 | 53 | +1:22.036Finished | 0 | — |
| 10 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 11 | +1 | 52 | Engine | 0 | — |
| 11 | Damon Hill | Arrows | 17 | +6 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | — |
| 12 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 16 | +4 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | — |
| 13 | Jos Verstappen | Tyrrell | 21 | +8 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | — |
| D | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1 | — | 53 | Disqualified | 0 | — |
| R | Tarso Marques | Minardi | 20 | +5 | 46 | Gearbox | 0 | — |
| R | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 22 | +6 | 46 | Engine | 0 | — |
| R | Olivier Panis | Prost | 10 | -7 | 36 | Engine | 0 | — |
| R | Shinji Nakano | Prost | 15 | -3 | 22 | Wheel bearing | 0 | — |
| R | Ukyo Katayama | Minardi | 19 | 0 | 8 | Engine | 0 | — |
| R | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 12 | -8 | 6 | Spun off | 0 | — |
| R | Jan Magnussen | Stewart | 14 | -7 | 3 | Spun off | 0 | — |
| W | Gianni Morbidelli | Sauber | PIT / — | — | 0 | Injury | 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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