Season 1997 · Round 17

European Grand Prix

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1997-10-26 · Circuito de Jerez · Spain · European Grand Prix · 69Lap · 305.532km
9 Mika Häkkinen
McLaren 1:38:57.771
Team win 16pt P1 · P2 1-2
10 David Coulthard
McLaren +1.654
3 Jacques Villeneuve
Williams +1.803
Fastest Lap
—
DNF
5
Michael Schumacher L47 Damon Hill L47 Ralf Schumacher L44 Rubens Barrichello L30 Pedro Diniz L11
Tyre usage Race Control
Storylines · This Grand Prix & circuit
Most wins at this GP
Michael Schumacher active 6 wins
Most DNFs · all-time P13
Closest finish · all-time P3
Most lead changes · all-time P25
Circuit Info
Circuito de Jerez Jerez de la Frontera, Spain
69Lap 305.532km 7 races held (1986–) Lap record 1:23.135 · Heinz-Harald Frentzen (1997)
Records Watch · Active drivers ranked at this Grand Prix
Wins
P1 Michael Schumacher 6 wins · GP #1
P3 Rubens Barrichello 2 wins · → Fernando Alonso -1
P5 Johnny Herbert 1 wins · → Sebastian Vettel -1
Starts
P1 Rubens Barrichello 18 starts · GP #1
P2 Michael Schumacher 15 starts · → Rubens Barrichello -3
P4 David Coulthard 13 starts · → Jenson Button -1
Race Trace · position by lap
standing start SG 1 6 11 16 21 26 31 36 41 46 51 56 61 66 Häkkinen HÄK Häkkinen HÄK Coulthard COU Coulthard COU Villeneuve VIL Villeneuve VIL Berger BER Berger BER Irvine IRV Irvine IRV Frentzen FRE Frentzen FRE Panis PAN Panis PAN Herbert HER Herbert HER Magnussen MAG Magnussen MAG Nakano NAK Nakano NAK Fisichella FIS Fisichella FIS Salo SAL Salo SAL Alesi ALE Alesi ALE Fontana FON Fontana FON Marques MAR Marques MAR Verstappen VER Verstappen VER Katayama KAT Katayama KAT Schumacher · retired L47 Schumacher MSC Schumacher MSC Hill · retired L47 Hill HIL Hill HIL Schumacher · retired L44 Schumacher SCH Schumacher SCH Barrichello · retired L30 Barrichello BAR Barrichello BAR Diniz · retired L11 Diniz DIN Diniz DIN
SG Starting grid car stopped position at each lap (1996+)
PosDriverTeamGridLapTime / StatusPoints
1 9 Mika Häkkinen McLaren 5 69 1:38:57.771 10
2 10 David Coulthard McLaren 6 69 +1.654 6
3 3 Jacques Villeneuve Williams 1 69 +1.803 4
4 8 Gerhard Berger Benetton 8 69 +1.919 3
5 6 Eddie Irvine Ferrari 7 69 +3.789 2
6 4 Heinz-Harald Frentzen Williams 3 69 +4.537 1
7 14 Olivier Panis Prost 9 69 +1:07.145
8 16 Johnny Herbert Sauber 14 69 +1:12.961
9 23 Jan Magnussen Stewart 11 69 +1:17.487
10 15 Shinji Nakano Prost 15 69 +1:18.215
11 12 Giancarlo Fisichella Jordan 17 68 +1 Lap
12 19 Mika Salo Tyrrell 21 68 +1 Lap
13 7 Jean Alesi Benetton 10 68 +1 Lap
14 17 Norberto Fontana Sauber 18 68 +1 Lap
15 21 Tarso Marques Minardi 20 68 +1 Lap
16 18 Jos Verstappen Tyrrell 22 68 +1 Lap
17 20 Ukyo Katayama Minardi 19 68 +1 Lap
R 5 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 2 47 Collision
R 1 Damon Hill Arrows 4 47 Gearbox
R 11 Ralf Schumacher Jordan 16 44 Water leak
R 22 Rubens Barrichello Stewart 12 30 Gearbox
R 2 Pedro Diniz Arrows 13 11 Spun off
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2003 onwards.
Starting grid
Official
1
3 Jacques Villeneuve
2
5 Michael Schumacher
3
4 Heinz-Harald Frentzen
4
1 Damon Hill
5
9 Mika Häkkinen
6
10 David Coulthard
7
6 Eddie Irvine
8
8 Gerhard Berger
9
14 Olivier Panis
10
7 Jean Alesi
11
23 Jan Magnussen
12
22 Rubens Barrichello
13
2 Pedro Diniz
14
16 Johnny Herbert
15
15 Shinji Nakano
16
11 Ralf Schumacher
17
12 Giancarlo Fisichella
18
17 Norberto Fontana
19
20 Ukyo Katayama
20
21 Tarso Marques
21
19 Mika Salo
22
18 Jos Verstappen
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 1:23.135 L30
2 8 Gerhard Berger 1:23.361 L31
3 5 Michael Schumacher 1:23.692 L42
4 3 Jacques Villeneuve 1:23.906 L42
5 8 Gerhard Berger 1:23.941 L39
6 14 Olivier Panis 1:23.941 L45
7 3 Jacques Villeneuve 1:23.972 L25
8 7 Jean Alesi 1:23.975 L27
9 5 Michael Schumacher 1:23.980 L41
10 8 Gerhard Berger 1:23.992 L32
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
17
Norberto Fontana
+16
P18→P14
14
Olivier Panis
+15
P9→P7
19
Mika Salo
+14
P21→P12
8
Gerhard Berger
+13
P8→P4
18
Jos Verstappen
+13
P22→P16
20
Ukyo Katayama
+13
P19→P17
15
Shinji Nakano
+11
P15→P10
12
Giancarlo Fisichella
+11
P17→P11
Most positions lost
Jos Verstappen −10 Olivier Panis −9 Mika Salo −9
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