Season 1997 · Round 12

Belgian Grand Prix

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1997-08-24 · Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps · Belgium · Belgian Grand Prix · 44Lap · 306.592km
5 Michael Schumacher
Ferrari 1:33:46.717
Team win 10pt P1 · P10
12 Giancarlo Fisichella
Jordan +26.753
4 Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Williams +32.147
Fastest Lap
—
DNF
6
Jos Verstappen L25 Ralf Schumacher L21 David Coulthard L19 Tarso Marques L18 Rubens Barrichello L8 Shinji Nakano L5
Tyre usage Race Control
Storylines · This Grand Prix & circuit
Most wins at this GP
Michael Schumacher active 6 wins
Ayrton Senna 5 wins
Pole-to-win rate 22/59 37.3%
Most DNFs · all-time P30
Most SC/VSC · all-time P6
Most lead changes · all-time P4
Circuit Info
44Lap 306.592km 59 races held (1950–) Lap record 1:44.701 · Sergio Pérez (2024)
Track layout in detail →
Records Watch · Active drivers ranked at this Grand Prix
Wins
P1 Michael Schumacher 6 wins · GP #1
P6 Damon Hill 3 wins · → Kimi Räikkönen -1
P14 Mika Häkkinen 1 wins · → Alain Prost -1
Starts
P3 Rubens Barrichello 17 starts · → Lewis Hamilton -3
P6 Michael Schumacher 16 starts · → Kimi Räikkönen -1
P12 Gerhard Berger 13 starts · → Graham Hill -1
Race Trace · position by lap
standing start SG 1 5 9 13 17 21 25 29 33 37 41 Schumacher MSC Schumacher MSC Fisichella FIS Fisichella FIS Frentzen FRE Frentzen FRE Herbert HER Herbert HER Villeneuve VIL Villeneuve VIL Berger BER Berger BER Diniz DIN Diniz DIN Alesi ALE Alesi ALE Morbidelli MOR Morbidelli MOR Irvine IRV Irvine IRV Salo SAL Salo SAL Magnussen MAG Magnussen MAG Hill HIL Hill HIL Katayama KAT Katayama KAT Trulli TRU Trulli TRU Häkkinen HÄK Häkkinen HÄK Verstappen · retired L25 Verstappen VER Verstappen VER Schumacher · retired L21 Schumacher SCH Schumacher SCH Coulthard · retired L19 Coulthard COU Coulthard COU Marques · retired L18 Marques MAR Marques MAR Barrichello · retired L8 Barrichello BAR Barrichello BAR Nakano · retired L5 Nakano NAK Nakano NAK
SG Starting grid car stopped position at each lap (1996+)
PosDriverTeamGridLapTime / StatusPoints
1 5 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 3 44 1:33:46.717 10
2 12 Giancarlo Fisichella Jordan 4 44 +26.753 6
3 4 Heinz-Harald Frentzen Williams 7 44 +32.147 4
4 16 Johnny Herbert Sauber 11 44 +39.025 3
5 3 Jacques Villeneuve Williams 1 44 +42.103 2
6 8 Gerhard Berger Benetton 15 44 +1:03.741 1
7 2 Pedro Diniz Arrows 8 44 +1:25.931
8 7 Jean Alesi Benetton 2 44 +1:42.008
9 17 Gianni Morbidelli Sauber 13 44 +1:42.582
10 6 Eddie Irvine Ferrari 17 43 +1 Lap
11 19 Mika Salo Tyrrell 19 43 +1 Lap
12 23 Jan Magnussen Stewart 18 43 +1 Lap
13 1 Damon Hill Arrows 9 42 +2 Laps
14 20 Ukyo Katayama Minardi 20 42 +2 Laps
15 14 Jarno Trulli Prost 14 42 +2 Laps
D 9 Mika Häkkinen McLaren 5 44 Disqualified
R 18 Jos Verstappen Tyrrell 21 25 Spun off
R 11 Ralf Schumacher Jordan 6 21 Spun off
R 10 David Coulthard McLaren 10 19 Spun off
R 21 Tarso Marques Minardi 22 18 Spun off
R 22 Rubens Barrichello Stewart 12 8 Steering
R 15 Shinji Nakano Prost 16 5 Electrical
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2003 onwards.
Starting grid
Official
1
3 Jacques Villeneuve
2
7 Jean Alesi
3
5 Michael Schumacher
4
12 Giancarlo Fisichella
5
9 Mika Häkkinen
6
11 Ralf Schumacher
7
4 Heinz-Harald Frentzen
8
2 Pedro Diniz
9
1 Damon Hill
10
10 David Coulthard
11
16 Johnny Herbert
12
22 Rubens Barrichello
13
17 Gianni Morbidelli
14
14 Jarno Trulli
15
8 Gerhard Berger
16
15 Shinji Nakano
17
6 Eddie Irvine
18
23 Jan Magnussen
19
19 Mika Salo
20
20 Ukyo Katayama
21
18 Jos Verstappen
22
21 Tarso Marques
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.
#DriverLap timeLap
1 3 Jacques Villeneuve 1:52.692 L43
2 3 Jacques Villeneuve 1:52.714 L42
3 3 Jacques Villeneuve 1:52.960 L41
4 3 Jacques Villeneuve 1:53.314 L38
5 3 Jacques Villeneuve 1:53.514 L40
6 16 Johnny Herbert 1:53.615 L44
7 8 Gerhard Berger 1:53.649 L43
8 2 Pedro Diniz 1:53.652 L42
9 8 Gerhard Berger 1:53.679 L42
10 16 Johnny Herbert 1:53.691 L43
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
3
Jacques Villeneuve
+20
P1→P5
8
Gerhard Berger
+19
P15→P6
18
Jos Verstappen
+19
P21→P—
4
Heinz-Harald Frentzen
+16
P7→P3
7
Jean Alesi
+16
P2→P8
23
Jan Magnussen
+16
P18→P12
6
Eddie Irvine
+15
P17→P10
2
Pedro Diniz
+13
P8→P7
Most positions lost
Jacques Villeneuve −25 Jean Alesi −23 Damon Hill −17
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