Season 1997 · Round 4
San Marino Grand Prix
Fastest Lap
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DNF
10
L53
L40
L38
L32
L18
L17
L11
L11
L4
L2
Storylines · This Grand Prix & circuit
Most wins at this GP
Michael Schumacher
active
7 wins
Pole-to-win rate 11/32
34.4%
Most DNFs · all-time P30
1986 San Marino Grand Prix
16 cars
Most SC/VSC · all-time P14
Closest finish · all-time P13
2005 San Marino Grand Prix
0.215s
Circuit Info
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari
Imola, Italy
Records Watch · Active drivers ranked at this Grand Prix
P1 Michael Schumacher
7 wins
· GP #1
P4 Damon Hill
2 wins
· → Ayrton Senna -1
P6 David Coulthard
1 wins
· → Damon Hill -1
P2 Michael Schumacher
5
· → Ayrton Senna -3
P3 Mika Häkkinen
2
· → Michael Schumacher -3
P3 David Coulthard
2
· → Michael Schumacher -3
P1 Michael Schumacher
12
· GP #1
P3 Gerhard Berger
5
· → Alain Prost -1
P5 Rubens Barrichello
4
· → Ayrton Senna -1
P1 Michael Schumacher
2
· GP #1
P1 Michael Schumacher
15 starts
· GP #1
P2 Rubens Barrichello
14 starts
· → Michael Schumacher -1
P4 Gerhard Berger
13 starts
· → Rubens Barrichello -1
Race Trace · position by lap
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Lap | Time / Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 2 | 62 | 1:31:00.673 | 10 |
| 2 | 5 Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 3 | 62 | +1.237 | 6 |
| 3 | 6 Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 9 | 62 | +1:18.343 | 4 |
| 4 | 12 Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 6 | 62 | +1:23.388 | 3 |
| 5 | 7 Jean Alesi | Benetton | 14 | 61 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | 9 Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 8 | 61 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | 17 Nicola Larini | Sauber | 12 | 61 | +1 Lap | |
| 8 | 14 Olivier Panis | Prost | 4 | 61 | +1 Lap | |
| 9 | 19 Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 19 | 60 | +2 Laps | |
| 10 | 18 Jos Verstappen | Tyrrell | 21 | 60 | +2 Laps | |
| 11 | 20 Ukyo Katayama | Minardi | 22 | 59 | +3 Laps | |
| R | 2 Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 17 | 53 | Gearbox | |
| R | 3 Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1 | 40 | Gearbox | |
| R | 10 David Coulthard | McLaren | 10 | 38 | Engine | |
| R | 22 Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 13 | 32 | Engine | |
| R | 16 Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 7 | 18 | Electrical | |
| R | 11 Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 5 | 17 | Transmission | |
| R | 15 Shinji Nakano | Prost | 18 | 11 | Collision | |
| R | 1 Damon Hill | Arrows | 15 | 11 | Collision | |
| R | 8 Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 11 | 4 | Spun off | |
| R | 23 Jan Magnussen | Stewart | 16 | 2 | Spun off | |
| W | 14 Jarno Trulli | Minardi | 20 | 0 | Gearbox |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap to pole |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1:23.303 | — | — | POLE Q1 |
| 2 | 4 Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 1:23.646 | — | — | +0.343 Q1 |
| 3 | 5 Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:23.955 | — | — | +0.652 Q1 |
| 4 | 14 Olivier Panis | Prost | 1:24.075 | — | — | +0.772 Q1 |
| 5 | 11 Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 1:24.081 | — | — | +0.778 Q1 |
| 6 | 12 Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 1:24.596 | — | — | +1.293 Q1 |
| 7 | 16 Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 1:24.723 | — | — | +1.420 Q1 |
| 8 | 9 Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1:24.812 | — | — | +1.509 Q1 |
| 9 | 6 Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 1:24.862 | — | — | +1.559 Q1 |
| 10 | 10 David Coulthard | McLaren | 1:25.077 | — | — | +1.774 Q1 |
| 11 | 8 Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 1:25.371 | — | — | +2.068 Q1 |
| 12 | 17 Nicola Larini | Sauber | 1:25.554 | — | — | +2.251 Q1 |
| 13 | 22 Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 1:25.579 | — | — | +2.276 Q1 |
| 14 | 7 Jean Alesi | Benetton | 1:25.729 | — | — | +2.426 Q1 |
| 15 | 1 Damon Hill | Arrows | 1:25.743 | — | — | +2.440 Q1 |
| 16 | 23 Jan Magnussen | Stewart | 1:26.192 | — | — | +2.889 Q1 |
| 17 | 2 Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 1:26.253 | — | — | +2.950 Q1 |
| 18 | 15 Shinji Nakano | Prost | 1:26.712 | — | — | +3.409 Q1 |
| 19 | 19 Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 1:26.852 | — | — | +3.549 Q1 |
| 20 | 14 Jarno Trulli | Minardi | 1:26.960 | — | — | +3.657 Q1 |
| 21 | 18 Jos Verstappen | Tyrrell | 1:27.428 | — | — | +4.125 Q1 |
| 22 | 20 Ukyo Katayama | Minardi | 1:28.727 | — | — | +5.424 Q1 |
Starting grid
Official
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.
| # | Driver | Lap time | Lap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 Heinz-Harald Frentzen | 1:25.531 | L42 |
| 2 | 5 Michael Schumacher | 1:25.537 | L61 |
| 3 | 4 Heinz-Harald Frentzen | 1:25.772 | L25 |
| 4 | 4 Heinz-Harald Frentzen | 1:25.890 | L37 |
| 5 | 5 Michael Schumacher | 1:25.922 | L62 |
| 6 | 5 Michael Schumacher | 1:25.981 | L38 |
| 7 | 4 Heinz-Harald Frentzen | 1:25.986 | L30 |
| 8 | 4 Heinz-Harald Frentzen | 1:25.996 | L60 |
| 9 | 3 Jacques Villeneuve | 1:25.997 | L21 |
| 10 | 5 Michael Schumacher | 1:26.035 | L58 |
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
Most positions lost
Olivier Panis −7
Eddie Irvine −4
Giancarlo Fisichella −4
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
Data sources: Jolpica-F1 (Ergast compatible API) · weather·Race Control OpenF1 (2023+) · Last fetched: 2026-09-05 14:15