Season 1997 · Round 13

Italian Grand Prix

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1997-09-07 · Autodromo Nazionale di Monza · Italy · Italian Grand Prix · 53Lap · 305.810km
10 David Coulthard
McLaren 1:17:04.609
Team win 10pt P1 · P9
7 Jean Alesi
Benetton +1.937
4 Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Williams +4.343
Fastest Lap
—
DNF
8
Damon Hill L46 Ralf Schumacher L39 Johnny Herbert L38 Mika Salo L33 Jan Magnussen L31 Jos Verstappen L12 Ukyo Katayama L8 Pedro Diniz L4
Tyre usage Race Control
Storylines · This Grand Prix & circuit
Most wins at this GP
Michael Schumacher active 5 wins
Nelson Piquet 4 wins
Pole-to-win rate 26/75 34.7%
Most DNFs · all-time P2
Closest finish · all-time P1
Circuit Info
53Lap 305.810km 76 races held (1950–) Lap record 1:20.901 · Lando Norris (2025)
Track layout in detail →
Records Watch · Active drivers ranked at this Grand Prix
Wins
P1 Michael Schumacher 5 wins · GP #1
P4 Rubens Barrichello 3 wins · → Nelson Piquet -1
P11 Damon Hill 2 wins · → Sebastian Vettel -1
Starts
P2 Rubens Barrichello 19 starts · → Fernando Alonso -3
P5 Michael Schumacher 17 starts · → Kimi Räikkönen -1
P10 David Coulthard 15 starts · → Sebastian Vettel -1
Race Trace · position by lap
standing start SG 1 5 9 13 17 21 25 29 33 37 41 45 49 53 Coulthard COU Coulthard COU Alesi ALE Alesi ALE Frentzen FRE Frentzen FRE Fisichella FIS Fisichella FIS Villeneuve VIL Villeneuve VIL Schumacher MSC Schumacher MSC Berger BER Berger BER Irvine IRV Irvine IRV Häkkinen HÄK Häkkinen HÄK Trulli TRU Trulli TRU Nakano NAK Nakano NAK Morbidelli MOR Morbidelli MOR Barrichello BAR Barrichello BAR Marques MAR Marques MAR Hill · retired L46 Hill HIL Hill HIL Schumacher · retired L39 Schumacher SCH Schumacher SCH Herbert · retired L38 Herbert HER Herbert HER Salo · retired L33 Salo SAL Salo SAL Magnussen · retired L31 Magnussen MAG Magnussen MAG Verstappen · retired L12 Verstappen VER Verstappen VER Katayama · retired L8 Katayama KAT Katayama KAT Diniz · retired L4 Diniz DIN Diniz DIN
SG Starting grid car stopped position at each lap (1996+)
PosDriverTeamGridLapTime / StatusPoints
1 10 David Coulthard McLaren 6 53 1:17:04.609 10
2 7 Jean Alesi Benetton 1 53 +1.937 6
3 4 Heinz-Harald Frentzen Williams 2 53 +4.343 4
4 12 Giancarlo Fisichella Jordan 3 53 +5.871 3
5 3 Jacques Villeneuve Williams 4 53 +6.416 2
6 5 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 9 53 +11.481 1
7 8 Gerhard Berger Benetton 7 53 +12.471
8 6 Eddie Irvine Ferrari 10 53 +17.639
9 9 Mika Häkkinen McLaren 5 53 +49.373
10 14 Jarno Trulli Prost 16 53 +1:02.706
11 15 Shinji Nakano Prost 15 53 +1:03.327
12 17 Gianni Morbidelli Sauber 18 52 +1 Lap
13 22 Rubens Barrichello Stewart 11 52 +1 Lap
14 21 Tarso Marques Minardi 22 50 +3 Laps
R 1 Damon Hill Arrows 14 46 Engine
R 11 Ralf Schumacher Jordan 8 39 Collision
R 16 Johnny Herbert Sauber 12 38 Collision
R 19 Mika Salo Tyrrell 19 33 Engine
R 23 Jan Magnussen Stewart 13 31 Transmission
R 18 Jos Verstappen Tyrrell 20 12 Gearbox
R 20 Ukyo Katayama Minardi 21 8 Spun off
R 2 Pedro Diniz Arrows 17 4 Suspension
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2003 onwards.
Starting grid
Official
1
7 Jean Alesi
2
4 Heinz-Harald Frentzen
3
12 Giancarlo Fisichella
4
3 Jacques Villeneuve
5
9 Mika Häkkinen
6
10 David Coulthard
7
8 Gerhard Berger
8
11 Ralf Schumacher
9
5 Michael Schumacher
10
6 Eddie Irvine
11
22 Rubens Barrichello
12
16 Johnny Herbert
13
23 Jan Magnussen
14
1 Damon Hill
15
15 Shinji Nakano
16
14 Jarno Trulli
17
2 Pedro Diniz
18
17 Gianni Morbidelli
19
19 Mika Salo
20
18 Jos Verstappen
21
20 Ukyo Katayama
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 9 Mika Häkkinen 1:24.808 L49
2 9 Mika Häkkinen 1:24.866 L41
3 9 Mika Häkkinen 1:24.869 L45
4 9 Mika Häkkinen 1:24.932 L42
5 9 Mika Häkkinen 1:24.954 L50
6 9 Mika Häkkinen 1:25.085 L40
7 9 Mika Häkkinen 1:25.333 L51
8 9 Mika Häkkinen 1:25.346 L33
9 9 Mika Häkkinen 1:25.347 L48
10 9 Mika Häkkinen 1:25.442 L52
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
9
Mika Häkkinen
+10
P5→P9
15
Shinji Nakano
+9
P15→P11
17
Gianni Morbidelli
+8
P18→P12
21
Tarso Marques
+8
P22→P14
5
Michael Schumacher
+7
P9→P6
3
Jacques Villeneuve
+6
P4→P5
8
Gerhard Berger
+6
P7→P7
1
Damon Hill
+6
P14→P—
Most positions lost
Mika Häkkinen −13 Ralf Schumacher −7 Heinz-Harald Frentzen −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