Season 1997 · Round 2

Brazilian Grand Prix

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1997-03-30 · Autódromo José Carlos Pace · Brazil · Brazilian Grand Prix · 72Lap · 309.024km
3 Jacques Villeneuve
Williams 1:36:06.990
Team win 10pt P1 · P9
8 Gerhard Berger
Benetton +4.190
14 Olivier Panis
Prost +15.870
Fastest Lap
—
DNF
4
Ralf Schumacher L52 Rubens Barrichello L16 Pedro Diniz L15 Jan Magnussen L0
Tyre usage Race Control
Storylines · This Grand Prix & circuit
Most wins at this GP
Alain Prost 6 wins
Michael Schumacher active 4 wins
Pole-to-win rate 19/42 45.2%
Most DNFs · all-time P30
Most SC/VSC · all-time P6
Closest finish · all-time P48
Most lead changes · all-time P12
Circuit Info
Autódromo José Carlos Pace São Paulo, Brazil
72Lap 309.024km 43 races held (1973–) Lap record 1:10.540 · Valtteri Bottas (2018)
Track layout in detail →
Records Watch · Active drivers ranked at this Grand Prix
Wins
P2 Michael Schumacher 4 wins · → Alain Prost -2
P5 Mika Häkkinen 2 wins · → Sebastian Vettel -1
P15 Damon Hill 1 wins · → Nico Rosberg -1
Starts
P1 Rubens Barrichello 19 starts · GP #1
P2 Michael Schumacher 18 starts · → Rubens Barrichello -1
P7 Jarno Trulli 15 starts · → Kimi Räikkönen -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 Berger BER Berger BER Panis PAN Panis PAN Häkkinen HÄK Häkkinen HÄK Schumacher MSC Schumacher MSC Alesi ALE Alesi ALE Herbert HER Herbert HER Fisichella FIS Fisichella FIS Frentzen FRE Frentzen FRE Coulthard COU Coulthard COU Larini LAR Larini LAR Trulli TRU Trulli TRU Salo SAL Salo SAL Nakano NAK Nakano NAK Verstappen VER Verstappen VER Irvine IRV Irvine IRV Hill · stopped L68 · classified P17 Hill HIL Hill HIL Katayama KAT Katayama KAT Schumacher · retired L52 Schumacher SCH Schumacher SCH Barrichello · retired L16 Barrichello BAR Barrichello BAR Diniz · retired L15 Diniz DIN Diniz DIN Magnussen · retired L0 Magnussen MAG Magnussen MAG
SG Starting grid car stopped position at each lap (1996+)
PosDriverTeamGridLapTime / StatusPoints
1 3 Jacques Villeneuve Williams 1 72 1:36:06.990 10
2 8 Gerhard Berger Benetton 3 72 +4.190 6
3 14 Olivier Panis Prost 5 72 +15.870 4
4 9 Mika Häkkinen McLaren 4 72 +33.033 3
5 5 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 2 72 +33.731 2
6 7 Jean Alesi Benetton 6 72 +34.020 1
7 16 Johnny Herbert Sauber 13 72 +50.912
8 12 Giancarlo Fisichella Jordan 7 72 +1:00.639
9 4 Heinz-Harald Frentzen Williams 8 72 +1:15.402
10 10 David Coulthard McLaren 12 71 +1 Lap
11 17 Nicola Larini Sauber 19 71 +1 Lap
12 14 Jarno Trulli Minardi 17 71 +1 Lap
13 19 Mika Salo Tyrrell 22 71 +1 Lap
14 15 Shinji Nakano Prost 15 71 +1 Lap
15 18 Jos Verstappen Tyrrell 21 70 +2 Laps
16 6 Eddie Irvine Ferrari 14 70 +2 Laps
17 1 Damon Hill Arrows 9 68 Engine
18 20 Ukyo Katayama Minardi 18 67 +5 Laps
R 11 Ralf Schumacher Jordan 10 52 Electrical
R 22 Rubens Barrichello Stewart 11 16 Suspension
R 2 Pedro Diniz Arrows 16 15 Suspension
R 23 Jan Magnussen Stewart 20 0 Accident
PosDriverTeamQ1Q2Q3Gap to pole
1 3 Jacques Villeneuve Williams 1:16.004 — — POLE Q1
2 5 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1:16.594 — — +0.590 Q1
3 8 Gerhard Berger Benetton 1:16.644 — — +0.640 Q1
4 9 Mika Häkkinen McLaren 1:16.692 — — +0.688 Q1
5 14 Olivier Panis Prost 1:16.756 — — +0.752 Q1
6 7 Jean Alesi Benetton 1:16.757 — — +0.753 Q1
7 12 Giancarlo Fisichella Jordan 1:16.912 — — +0.908 Q1
8 4 Heinz-Harald Frentzen Williams 1:16.971 — — +0.967 Q1
9 1 Damon Hill Arrows 1:17.090 — — +1.086 Q1
10 11 Ralf Schumacher Jordan 1:17.175 — — +1.171 Q1
11 22 Rubens Barrichello Stewart 1:17.259 — — +1.255 Q1
12 10 David Coulthard McLaren 1:17.262 — — +1.258 Q1
13 16 Johnny Herbert Sauber 1:17.409 — — +1.405 Q1
14 6 Eddie Irvine Ferrari 1:17.527 — — +1.523 Q1
15 15 Shinji Nakano Prost 1:17.999 — — +1.995 Q1
16 2 Pedro Diniz Arrows 1:18.095 — — +2.091 Q1
17 14 Jarno Trulli Minardi 1:18.336 — — +2.332 Q1
18 20 Ukyo Katayama Minardi 1:18.557 — — +2.553 Q1
19 17 Nicola Larini Sauber 1:18.644 — — +2.640 Q1
20 23 Jan Magnussen Stewart 1:18.773 — — +2.769 Q1
21 18 Jos Verstappen Tyrrell 1:18.885 — — +2.881 Q1
22 19 Mika Salo Tyrrell 1:19.274 — — +3.270 Q1
Starting grid
Official
1
3 Jacques Villeneuve
2
5 Michael Schumacher
3
8 Gerhard Berger
4
9 Mika Häkkinen
5
14 Olivier Panis
6
7 Jean Alesi
7
12 Giancarlo Fisichella
8
4 Heinz-Harald Frentzen
9
1 Damon Hill
10
11 Ralf Schumacher
11
22 Rubens Barrichello
12
10 David Coulthard
13
16 Johnny Herbert
14
6 Eddie Irvine
15
15 Shinji Nakano
16
2 Pedro Diniz
17
14 Jarno Trulli
18
20 Ukyo Katayama
19
17 Nicola Larini
20
23 Jan Magnussen
21
18 Jos Verstappen
22
19 Mika Salo
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.
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#DriverLap timeLap
1 3 Jacques Villeneuve 1:18.397 L28
2 11 Ralf Schumacher 1:18.441 L29
3 3 Jacques Villeneuve 1:18.485 L41
4 3 Jacques Villeneuve 1:18.496 L47
5 8 Gerhard Berger 1:18.509 L25
6 3 Jacques Villeneuve 1:18.542 L37
7 8 Gerhard Berger 1:18.561 L52
8 3 Jacques Villeneuve 1:18.570 L39
9 3 Jacques Villeneuve 1:18.588 L30
10 3 Jacques Villeneuve 1:18.608 L34
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
16
Johnny Herbert
+15
P13→P7
4
Heinz-Harald Frentzen
+15
P8→P9
17
Nicola Larini
+15
P19→P11
12
Giancarlo Fisichella
+13
P7→P8
15
Shinji Nakano
+12
P15→P14
10
David Coulthard
+11
P12→P10
14
Jarno Trulli
+11
P17→P12
9
Mika Häkkinen
+10
P4→P4
Most positions lost
David Coulthard −13 Damon Hill −13 Giancarlo Fisichella −12
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