Argentine Grand Prix
CIRCUIT
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez
RACE DATE
13 Apr 1997
STATUS
Results published
Explore results, starting grids, drivers and constructor data from the 1997 Argentine Grand Prix.
WINNERVilleneuveP1 → P1
RACE LAPS72
BIGGEST GAIN+12Häkkinen
FASTEST LAP—Not recorded
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Change | Laps | Status / time | Points | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1 | 0 | 72 | 1:52:01.715Finished | 10 | — |
| 2 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 7 | +5 | 72 | +0.979Finished | 6 | — |
| 3 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 6 | +3 | 72 | +12.089Finished | 4 | — |
| 4 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 8 | +4 | 72 | +29.919Finished | 3 | — |
| 5 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 17 | +12 | 72 | +30.351Finished | 2 | — |
| 6 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 12 | +6 | 72 | +31.393Finished | 1 | — |
| 7 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 11 | +4 | 72 | +46.359Finished | 0 | — |
| 8 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 19 | +11 | 71 | +1 Lap | 0 | — |
| 9 | Jarno Trulli | Minardi | 18 | +9 | 71 | +1 Lap | 0 | — |
| 10 | Jan Magnussen | Stewart | 15 | +5 | 66 | Engine | 0 | — |
| R | Nicola Larini | Sauber | 14 | +3 | 63 | Spun off | 0 | — |
| R | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 22 | +10 | 50 | Engine | 0 | — |
| R | Shinji Nakano | Prost | 20 | +7 | 49 | Engine | 0 | — |
| R | Jos Verstappen | Tyrrell | 16 | +2 | 43 | Engine | 0 | — |
| R | Ukyo Katayama | Minardi | 21 | +6 | 37 | Spun off | 0 | — |
| R | Damon Hill | Arrows | 13 | -3 | 33 | Engine | 0 | — |
| R | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 9 | -8 | 24 | Collision | 0 | — |
| R | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 5 | -13 | 24 | Hydraulics | 0 | — |
| R | Olivier Panis | Prost | 3 | -16 | 18 | Electrical | 0 | — |
| R | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 2 | -18 | 5 | Clutch | 0 | — |
| R | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 4 | -17 | 0 | Collision | 0 | — |
| R | David Coulthard | McLaren | 10 | -12 | 0 | Collision | 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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