Season 1997 · Round 10

German Grand Prix

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1997-07-27 · Hockenheimring · Germany · German Grand Prix · 45Lap · 307.035km

8 Gerhard Berger

Benetton 1:20:59.046

Team win 11pt P1 · P6

5 Michael Schumacher

Ferrari +17.527

9 Mika Häkkinen

McLaren +24.770

Fastest Lap

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DNF

Rubens Barrichello L33 Mika Salo L33 Jacques Villeneuve L33 Jan Magnussen L27 Ukyo Katayama L23 Johnny Herbert L8 Pedro Diniz L8 David Coulthard L1 Heinz-Harald Frentzen L1 Eddie Irvine L1 +1

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Storylines · This Grand Prix & circuit

Most wins at this GP

Michael Schumacher active 4 wins

Pole-to-win rate 18/37 48.6%

Most DNFs · all-time P5

1987 German Grand Prix 19 cars

Closest finish · all-time P33

1998 German Grand Prix 0.426s

Most lead changes · all-time P12

2004 German Grand Prix 8

Circuit Info

Hockenheimring Hockenheim, Germany

45Lap 307.035km 37 races held (1970–) Lap record 1:13.780 · Kimi Räikkönen (2004)

Records Watch · Active drivers ranked at this Grand Prix

Wins

P1 Michael Schumacher 4 wins · GP #1

P8 Gerhard Berger 2 wins · → Ayrton Senna -1

P15 Mika Häkkinen 1 wins · → Gerhard Berger -1

Pole Position

P8 Gerhard Berger 2 · → Ayrton Senna -1

P8 Mika Häkkinen 2 · → Ayrton Senna -1

P8 Michael Schumacher 2 · → Ayrton Senna -1

Podiums

P1 Michael Schumacher 7 · GP #1

P5 Gerhard Berger 5 · → Ayrton Senna -1

P9 David Coulthard 4 · → Gerhard Berger -1

Fastest Lap

P2 Michael Schumacher 2 · → Lewis Hamilton -1

Starts

P1 Rubens Barrichello 18 starts · GP #1

P2 Michael Schumacher 17 starts · → Rubens Barrichello -1

P6 David Coulthard 14 starts · → Jenson Button -1

Race Trace · position by lap

SG Starting grid car stopped position at each lap (1996+)

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	Lap	Time / Status	Points
1	8 Gerhard Berger	Benetton	1	45	1:20:59.046	10
2	5 Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	4	45	+17.527	6
3	9 Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	3	45	+24.770	4
4	14 Jarno Trulli	Prost	11	45	+27.165	3
5	11 Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	7	45	+29.995	2
6	7 Jean Alesi	Benetton	6	45	+34.717	1
7	15 Shinji Nakano	Prost	17	45	+1:19.722
8	1 Damon Hill	Arrows	13	44	+1 Lap
9	17 Norberto Fontana	Sauber	18	44	+1 Lap
10	18 Jos Verstappen	Tyrrell	20	44	+1 Lap
11	12 Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan	2	40	+5 Laps
R	22 Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	12	33	Engine
R	19 Mika Salo	Tyrrell	19	33	Clutch
R	3 Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	9	33	Spun off
R	23 Jan Magnussen	Stewart	15	27	Engine
R	20 Ukyo Katayama	Minardi	22	23	Out of fuel
R	16 Johnny Herbert	Sauber	14	8	Accident
R	2 Pedro Diniz	Arrows	16	8	Accident
R	10 David Coulthard	McLaren	8	1	Transmission
R	4 Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	5	1	Collision
R	6 Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	10	1	Collision
R	21 Tarso Marques	Minardi	21	0	Gearbox

Pos	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Gap to pole
1	8 Gerhard Berger	Benetton	1:41.873	—	—	POLE Q1
2	12 Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan	1:41.896	—	—	+0.023 Q1
3	9 Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:42.034	—	—	+0.161 Q1
4	5 Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:42.181	—	—	+0.308 Q1
5	4 Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	1:42.421	—	—	+0.548 Q1
6	7 Jean Alesi	Benetton	1:42.493	—	—	+0.620 Q1
7	11 Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	1:42.498	—	—	+0.625 Q1
8	10 David Coulthard	McLaren	1:42.687	—	—	+0.814 Q1
9	3 Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	1:42.967	—	—	+1.094 Q1
10	6 Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1:43.209	—	—	+1.336 Q1
11	14 Jarno Trulli	Prost	1:43.226	—	—	+1.353 Q1
12	22 Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	1:43.272	—	—	+1.399 Q1
13	1 Damon Hill	Arrows	1:43.361	—	—	+1.488 Q1
14	16 Johnny Herbert	Sauber	1:43.660	—	—	+1.787 Q1
15	23 Jan Magnussen	Stewart	1:43.927	—	—	+2.054 Q1
16	2 Pedro Diniz	Arrows	1:44.069	—	—	+2.196 Q1
17	15 Shinji Nakano	Prost	1:44.112	—	—	+2.239 Q1
18	17 Norberto Fontana	Sauber	1:44.552	—	—	+2.679 Q1
19	19 Mika Salo	Tyrrell	1:45.372	—	—	+3.499 Q1
20	18 Jos Verstappen	Tyrrell	1:45.811	—	—	+3.938 Q1
21	21 Tarso Marques	Minardi	1:45.942	—	—	+4.069 Q1
22	20 Ukyo Katayama	Minardi	1:46.499	—	—	+4.626 Q1

Starting grid

Official

8 Gerhard Berger

12 Giancarlo Fisichella

9 Mika Häkkinen

5 Michael Schumacher

4 Heinz-Harald Frentzen

7 Jean Alesi

11 Ralf Schumacher

10 David Coulthard

3 Jacques Villeneuve

6 Eddie Irvine

14 Jarno Trulli

22 Rubens Barrichello

1 Damon Hill

16 Johnny Herbert

23 Jan Magnussen

2 Pedro Diniz

15 Shinji Nakano

17 Norberto Fontana

19 Mika Salo

18 Jos Verstappen

21 Tarso Marques

20 Ukyo Katayama

Final grid as classified, including any pit lane starts. Source: Jolpica-F1. The arrow compares the grid slot with the qualifying classification; hover a drop to see the stewards document behind it.

No data for this session.

#	Driver	Lap time	Lap
1	8 Gerhard Berger	1:45.747	L9
2	8 Gerhard Berger	1:45.793	L14
3	8 Gerhard Berger	1:45.887	L28
4	7 Jean Alesi	1:45.917	L20
5	8 Gerhard Berger	1:45.920	L11
6	8 Gerhard Berger	1:46.016	L26
7	7 Jean Alesi	1:46.083	L18
8	7 Jean Alesi	1:46.118	L19
9	8 Gerhard Berger	1:46.127	L33
10	11 Ralf Schumacher	1:46.127	L24

Top 10 fastest race laps — #1 is the fastest lap of the race(FL).

Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2012 onwards.

Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.

Most positions gained on track

Shinji Nakano

+10

P17→P7

Norberto Fontana

+10

P18→P9

P13→P8

P20→P10

P6→P6

P11→P4

P7→P5

P19→P—

Most positions lost

Jean Alesi −9 Damon Hill −6 Giancarlo Fisichella −6

Race · Sum of lap-by-lap positions gained on track — start lap and own pit laps excluded. Race lap data 1996+.

Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.

Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2019 onwards.

Record Basis · Calculation basis

Race order is the final classification(post-race penalties applied) · qualifying session data 2003+ · lap times 1996+ · pit stops 2012+ (pit-lane transit, not stationary time) · DNF = Finished(Finished·+N Laps) non-Finished statuses
Data sources: Jolpica-F1 (Ergast compatible API) · weather·Race Control OpenF1 (2023+) · Last fetched: 2026-09-05 14:15