French Grand Prix
CIRCUIT
Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours
RACE DATE
29 Jun 1997
STATUS
Results published
Explore results, starting grids, drivers and constructor data from the 1997 French Grand Prix.
WINNERSchumacherP1 → P1
RACE LAPS72
BIGGEST GAIN+10Katayama
FASTEST LAP—Not recorded
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Change | Laps | Status / time | Points | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1 | 0 | 72 | 1:38:50.492Finished | 10 | — |
| 2 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 2 | 0 | 72 | +23.537Finished | 6 | — |
| 3 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 5 | +2 | 72 | +1:14.801Finished | 4 | — |
| 4 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 4 | 0 | 72 | +1:21.784Finished | 3 | — |
| 5 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 8 | +3 | 72 | +1:22.735Finished | 2 | — |
| 6 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 3 | -3 | 72 | +1:29.871Finished | 1 | — |
| 7 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 9 | +2 | 71 | Collision | 0 | — |
| 8 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 14 | +6 | 71 | +1 Lap | 0 | — |
| 9 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 11 | +2 | 71 | +1 Lap | 0 | — |
| 10 | Jarno Trulli | Prost | 6 | -4 | 70 | +2 Laps | 0 | — |
| 11 | Ukyo Katayama | Minardi | 21 | +10 | 70 | +2 Laps | 0 | — |
| 12 | Damon Hill | Arrows | 17 | +5 | 69 | +3 Laps | 0 | — |
| R | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 19 | +6 | 61 | Electrical | 0 | — |
| R | Alexander Wurz | Benetton | 7 | -7 | 60 | Spun off | 0 | — |
| R | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 16 | +1 | 58 | Spun off | 0 | — |
| R | Norberto Fontana | Sauber | 20 | +4 | 40 | Spun off | 0 | — |
| R | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 13 | -4 | 36 | Engine | 0 | — |
| R | Jan Magnussen | Stewart | 15 | -3 | 33 | Brakes | 0 | — |
| R | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 10 | -9 | 18 | Engine | 0 | — |
| R | Jos Verstappen | Tyrrell | 18 | -2 | 15 | Spun off | 0 | — |
| R | Shinji Nakano | Prost | 12 | -9 | 7 | Spun off | 0 | — |
| R | Tarso Marques | Minardi | 22 | 0 | 5 | Engine | 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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