Season 1997 · Round 15

Luxembourg Grand Prix

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1997-09-28 · Nürburgring · Germany · Luxembourg Grand Prix · 67Lap
3 Jacques Villeneuve
Williams 1:31:27.843
Team win 14pt P1 · P3 1-3
7 Jean Alesi
Benetton +11.770
4 Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Williams +13.480
Fastest Lap
—
DNF
12
Jos Verstappen L50 Mika Häkkinen L43 Rubens Barrichello L43 David Coulthard L42 Jan Magnussen L40 Eddie Irvine L22 Shinji Nakano L16 Michael Schumacher L2 Tarso Marques L1 Ukyo Katayama L1 +2
Tyre usage Race Control
Storylines · This Grand Prix & circuit
Pole-to-win rate 15/41 36.6%
Most DNFs · all-time P5
Closest finish · all-time P21
Most lead changes · all-time P4
Circuit Info
Nürburgring Nürburg, Germany
67Lap 41 races held (1951–) Lap record 1:18.354 · Juan Pablo Montoya (2001)
Records Watch · Active drivers ranked at this Grand Prix
Wins
P1 Mika Häkkinen 1 wins · GP #1
P1 Jacques Villeneuve 1 wins · GP #1
Pole Position
P1 Mika Häkkinen 1 · GP #1
P1 Michael Schumacher 1 · GP #1
Podiums
P1 Jean Alesi 1 · GP #1
P1 Mika Häkkinen 1 · GP #1
P1 Michael Schumacher 1 · GP #1
Starts
P1 Jean Alesi 2 starts · GP #1
P1 Johnny Herbert 2 starts · GP #1
P1 Mika Häkkinen 2 starts · GP #1
Race Trace · position by lap
standing start SG 1 6 11 16 21 26 31 36 41 46 51 56 61 66 Villeneuve VIL Villeneuve VIL Alesi ALE Alesi ALE Frentzen FRE Frentzen FRE Berger BER Berger BER Diniz DIN Diniz DIN Panis PAN Panis PAN Herbert HER Herbert HER Hill HIL Hill HIL Morbidelli MOR Morbidelli MOR Salo SAL Salo SAL Verstappen · retired L50 Verstappen VER Verstappen VER Häkkinen · retired L43 Häkkinen HÄK Häkkinen HÄK Barrichello · retired L43 Barrichello BAR Barrichello BAR Coulthard · retired L42 Coulthard COU Coulthard COU Magnussen · retired L40 Magnussen MAG Magnussen MAG Irvine · retired L22 Irvine IRV Irvine IRV Nakano · retired L16 Nakano NAK Nakano NAK Schumacher · retired L2 Schumacher MSC Schumacher MSC Marques · retired L1 Marques MAR Marques MAR Katayama · retired L1 Katayama KAT Katayama KAT Fisichella · retired L0 Fisichella FIS Fisichella FIS Schumacher · retired L0 Schumacher SCH Schumacher SCH
SG Starting grid car stopped position at each lap (1996+)
PosDriverTeamGridLapTime / StatusPoints
1 3 Jacques Villeneuve Williams 2 67 1:31:27.843 10
2 7 Jean Alesi Benetton 10 67 +11.770 6
3 4 Heinz-Harald Frentzen Williams 3 67 +13.480 4
4 8 Gerhard Berger Benetton 7 67 +16.416 3
5 2 Pedro Diniz Arrows 15 67 +43.147 2
6 14 Olivier Panis Prost 11 67 +43.750 1
7 16 Johnny Herbert Sauber 16 67 +44.354
8 1 Damon Hill Arrows 13 67 +44.777
9 17 Gianni Morbidelli Sauber 19 66 +1 Lap
10 19 Mika Salo Tyrrell 20 66 +1 Lap
R 18 Jos Verstappen Tyrrell 21 50 Spun off
R 9 Mika Häkkinen McLaren 1 43 Engine
R 22 Rubens Barrichello Stewart 9 43 Gearbox
R 10 David Coulthard McLaren 6 42 Engine
R 23 Jan Magnussen Stewart 12 40 Halfshaft
R 6 Eddie Irvine Ferrari 14 22 Engine
R 15 Shinji Nakano Prost 17 16 Engine
R 5 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 5 2 Suspension
R 21 Tarso Marques Minardi 18 1 Engine
R 20 Ukyo Katayama Minardi 22 1 Collision
R 12 Giancarlo Fisichella Jordan 4 0 Collision
R 11 Ralf Schumacher Jordan 8 0 Collision
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2003 onwards.
Starting grid
Official
1
9 Mika Häkkinen
2
3 Jacques Villeneuve
3
4 Heinz-Harald Frentzen
4
12 Giancarlo Fisichella
5
5 Michael Schumacher
6
10 David Coulthard
7
8 Gerhard Berger
8
11 Ralf Schumacher
9
22 Rubens Barrichello
10
7 Jean Alesi
11
14 Olivier Panis
12
23 Jan Magnussen
13
1 Damon Hill
14
6 Eddie Irvine
15
2 Pedro Diniz
16
16 Johnny Herbert
17
15 Shinji Nakano
18
21 Tarso Marques
19
17 Gianni Morbidelli
20
19 Mika Salo
21
18 Jos Verstappen
22
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.
#DriverLap timeLap
1 4 Heinz-Harald Frentzen 1:18.805 L32
2 4 Heinz-Harald Frentzen 1:19.558 L46
3 9 Mika Häkkinen 1:19.576 L27
4 4 Heinz-Harald Frentzen 1:19.578 L33
5 7 Jean Alesi 1:19.716 L65
6 4 Heinz-Harald Frentzen 1:19.719 L34
7 9 Mika Häkkinen 1:19.824 L13
8 3 Jacques Villeneuve 1:19.838 L31
9 9 Mika Häkkinen 1:19.844 L15
10 4 Heinz-Harald Frentzen 1:19.902 L35
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
8
Gerhard Berger
+18
P7→P4
4
Heinz-Harald Frentzen
+15
P3→P3
17
Gianni Morbidelli
+15
P19→P9
7
Jean Alesi
+12
P10→P2
14
Olivier Panis
+11
P11→P6
16
Johnny Herbert
+10
P16→P7
18
Jos Verstappen
+10
P21→P—
19
Mika Salo
+9
P20→P10
Most positions lost
Jan Magnussen −10 Jean Alesi −9 Johnny Herbert −8
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