Season 1997 · Round 14

Austrian Grand Prix

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1997-09-21 · Red Bull Ring · Austria · Austrian Grand Prix · 71Lap · 306.933km
3 Jacques Villeneuve
Williams 1:27:35.999
Team win 14pt P1 · P3 1-3
10 David Coulthard
McLaren +2.909
4 Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Williams +3.962
Fastest Lap
—
DNF
7
Jarno Trulli L58 Jan Magnussen L58 Shinji Nakano L57 Mika Salo L48 Eddie Irvine L38 Jean Alesi L37 Mika Häkkinen L1
Tyre usage Race Control
Storylines · This Grand Prix & circuit
Most wins at this GP
Pole-to-win rate 16/40 40%
Most DNFs · all-time P13
Most SC/VSC · all-time P14
Closest finish · all-time P4
Most lead changes · all-time P25
Circuit Info
Red Bull Ring Spielberg, Austria
71Lap 306.933km 40 races held (1970–) Lap record 1:05.619 · Carlos Sainz (2020)
Track layout in detail →
Records Watch · Active drivers ranked at this Grand Prix
Wins
P3 Mika Häkkinen 2 wins · → Alain Prost -1
P3 Michael Schumacher 2 wins · → Alain Prost -1
P10 Eddie Irvine 1 wins · → Nico Rosberg -1
Starts
P34 Rubens Barrichello 7 starts · → Alain Prost -1
P34 David Coulthard 7 starts · → Alain Prost -1
P34 Heinz-Harald Frentzen 7 starts · → Alain Prost -1
Race Trace · position by lap
standing start SG 1 7 13 19 25 31 37 43 49 55 61 67 Villeneuve VIL Villeneuve VIL Coulthard COU Coulthard COU Frentzen FRE Frentzen FRE Fisichella FIS Fisichella FIS Schumacher SCH Schumacher SCH Schumacher MSC Schumacher MSC Hill HIL Hill HIL Herbert HER Herbert HER Morbidelli MOR Morbidelli MOR Berger BER Berger BER Katayama KAT Katayama KAT Verstappen VER Verstappen VER Diniz DIN Diniz DIN Barrichello · stopped L64 · classified P14 Barrichello BAR Barrichello BAR Trulli · retired L58 Trulli TRU Trulli TRU Magnussen · retired L58 Magnussen MAG Magnussen MAG Nakano · retired L57 Nakano NAK Nakano NAK Salo · retired L48 Salo SAL Salo SAL Irvine · retired L38 Irvine IRV Irvine IRV Alesi · retired L37 Alesi ALE Alesi ALE Häkkinen · retired L1 Häkkinen HÄK Häkkinen HÄK
SG Starting grid car stopped position at each lap (1996+)
PosDriverTeamGridLapTime / StatusPoints
1 3 Jacques Villeneuve Williams 1 71 1:27:35.999 10
2 10 David Coulthard McLaren 10 71 +2.909 6
3 4 Heinz-Harald Frentzen Williams 4 71 +3.962 4
4 12 Giancarlo Fisichella Jordan 14 71 +12.127 3
5 11 Ralf Schumacher Jordan 11 71 +31.859 2
6 5 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 9 71 +33.410 1
7 1 Damon Hill Arrows 7 71 +37.207
8 16 Johnny Herbert Sauber 12 71 +49.057
9 17 Gianni Morbidelli Sauber 13 71 +1:06.455
10 8 Gerhard Berger Benetton 18 70 +1 Lap
11 20 Ukyo Katayama Minardi 19 69 +2 Laps
12 18 Jos Verstappen Tyrrell 20 69 +2 Laps
13 2 Pedro Diniz Arrows 17 67 +4 Laps
14 22 Rubens Barrichello Stewart 5 64 Spun off
R 14 Jarno Trulli Prost 3 58 Engine
R 23 Jan Magnussen Stewart 6 58 Engine
R 15 Shinji Nakano Prost 16 57 Engine
R 19 Mika Salo Tyrrell 21 48 Gearbox
R 6 Eddie Irvine Ferrari 8 38 Collision
R 7 Jean Alesi Benetton 15 37 Collision
R 9 Mika Häkkinen McLaren 2 1 Engine
D 21 Tarso Marques Minardi 0 0 Underweight
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2003 onwards.
Starting grid
Official
1
3 Jacques Villeneuve
2
9 Mika Häkkinen
3
14 Jarno Trulli
4
4 Heinz-Harald Frentzen
5
22 Rubens Barrichello
6
23 Jan Magnussen
7
1 Damon Hill
8
6 Eddie Irvine
9
5 Michael Schumacher
10
10 David Coulthard
11
11 Ralf Schumacher
12
16 Johnny Herbert
13
17 Gianni Morbidelli
14
12 Giancarlo Fisichella
15
7 Jean Alesi
16
15 Shinji Nakano
17
2 Pedro Diniz
18
8 Gerhard Berger
19
20 Ukyo Katayama
20
18 Jos Verstappen
21
19 Mika Salo
PIT
21 Tarso Marques pit lane start
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 1:11.814 L36
2 3 Jacques Villeneuve 1:11.934 L34
3 3 Jacques Villeneuve 1:12.109 L33
4 3 Jacques Villeneuve 1:12.114 L70
5 5 Michael Schumacher 1:12.169 L71
6 3 Jacques Villeneuve 1:12.196 L28
7 10 David Coulthard 1:12.207 L65
8 4 Heinz-Harald Frentzen 1:12.223 L55
9 3 Jacques Villeneuve 1:12.249 L69
10 3 Jacques Villeneuve 1:12.263 L30
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
12
Giancarlo Fisichella
+14
P14→P4
8
Gerhard Berger
+12
P18→P10
10
David Coulthard
+11
P10→P2
5
Michael Schumacher
+10
P9→P6
16
Johnny Herbert
+10
P12→P8
2
Pedro Diniz
+10
P17→P13
4
Heinz-Harald Frentzen
+9
P4→P3
18
Jos Verstappen
+9
P20→P12
Most positions lost
Jan Magnussen −15 Rubens Barrichello −13 Michael Schumacher −10
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