Season 1997 · Round 6

Spanish Grand Prix

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1997-05-25 · Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya · Spain · Spanish Grand Prix · 64Lap · 302.469km
3 Jacques Villeneuve
Williams 1:30:35.896
Team win 10pt P1 · P8
14 Olivier Panis
Prost +5.804
7 Jean Alesi
Benetton +12.534
Fastest Lap
—
DNF
7
Pedro Diniz L53 Ralf Schumacher L50 Rubens Barrichello L37 Mika Salo L35 Shinji Nakano L34 Damon Hill L17 Ukyo Katayama L11
Tyre usage Race Control
Storylines · This Grand Prix & circuit
Most wins at this GP
Michael Schumacher active 6 wins
Pole-to-win rate 25/36 69.4%
Most SC/VSC · all-time P14
Most lead changes · all-time P12
Circuit Info
64Lap 302.469km 36 races held (1991–) Lap record 1:15.641 · Giancarlo Fisichella (2005)
Track layout in detail →
Records Watch · Active drivers ranked at this Grand Prix
Wins
P1 Michael Schumacher 6 wins · GP #1
P4 Mika Häkkinen 3 wins · → Max Verstappen -1
P13 Damon Hill 1 wins · → Kimi Räikkönen -1
Starts
P2 Michael Schumacher 19 starts · → Fernando Alonso -3
P2 Rubens Barrichello 19 starts · → Fernando Alonso -3
P7 David Coulthard 15 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 Villeneuve VIL Villeneuve VIL Panis PAN Panis PAN Alesi ALE Alesi ALE Schumacher MSC Schumacher MSC Herbert HER Herbert HER Coulthard COU Coulthard COU Häkkinen HÄK Häkkinen HÄK Frentzen FRE Frentzen FRE Fisichella FIS Fisichella FIS Berger BER Berger BER Verstappen VER Verstappen VER Irvine IRV Irvine IRV Magnussen MAG Magnussen MAG Morbidelli MOR Morbidelli MOR Trulli TRU Trulli TRU Diniz · retired L53 Diniz DIN Diniz DIN Schumacher · retired L50 Schumacher SCH Schumacher SCH Barrichello · retired L37 Barrichello BAR Barrichello BAR Salo · retired L35 Salo SAL Salo SAL Nakano · retired L34 Nakano NAK Nakano NAK Hill · retired L17 Hill HIL Hill HIL Katayama · retired L11 Katayama KAT Katayama KAT
SG Starting grid car stopped position at each lap (1996+)
PosDriverTeamGridLapTime / StatusPoints
1 3 Jacques Villeneuve Williams 1 64 1:30:35.896 10
2 14 Olivier Panis Prost 12 64 +5.804 6
3 7 Jean Alesi Benetton 4 64 +12.534 4
4 5 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 7 64 +17.979 3
5 16 Johnny Herbert Sauber 10 64 +27.986 2
6 10 David Coulthard McLaren 3 64 +29.744 1
7 9 Mika Häkkinen McLaren 5 64 +48.785
8 4 Heinz-Harald Frentzen Williams 2 64 +1:04.139
9 12 Giancarlo Fisichella Jordan 8 64 +1:04.767
10 8 Gerhard Berger Benetton 6 64 +1:05.670
11 18 Jos Verstappen Tyrrell 19 63 +1 Lap
12 6 Eddie Irvine Ferrari 11 63 +1 Lap
13 23 Jan Magnussen Stewart 22 63 +1 Lap
14 17 Gianni Morbidelli Sauber 13 62 +2 Laps
15 14 Jarno Trulli Minardi 18 62 +2 Laps
R 2 Pedro Diniz Arrows 21 53 Engine
R 11 Ralf Schumacher Jordan 9 50 Engine
R 22 Rubens Barrichello Stewart 17 37 Engine
R 19 Mika Salo Tyrrell 14 35 Puncture
R 15 Shinji Nakano Prost 16 34 Gearbox
R 1 Damon Hill Arrows 15 17 Engine
R 20 Ukyo Katayama Minardi 20 11 Gearbox
PosDriverTeamQ1Q2Q3Gap to pole
1 3 Jacques Villeneuve Williams 1:16.525 — — POLE Q1
2 4 Heinz-Harald Frentzen Williams 1:16.791 — — +0.266 Q1
3 10 David Coulthard McLaren 1:17.521 — — +0.996 Q1
4 7 Jean Alesi Benetton 1:17.717 — — +1.192 Q1
5 9 Mika Häkkinen McLaren 1:17.737 — — +1.212 Q1
6 8 Gerhard Berger Benetton 1:18.041 — — +1.516 Q1
7 5 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1:18.313 — — +1.788 Q1
8 12 Giancarlo Fisichella Jordan 1:18.385 — — +1.860 Q1
9 11 Ralf Schumacher Jordan 1:18.423 — — +1.898 Q1
10 16 Johnny Herbert Sauber 1:18.494 — — +1.969 Q1
11 6 Eddie Irvine Ferrari 1:18.873 — — +2.348 Q1
12 14 Olivier Panis Prost 1:19.157 — — +2.632 Q1
13 17 Gianni Morbidelli Sauber 1:19.323 — — +2.798 Q1
14 19 Mika Salo Tyrrell 1:20.079 — — +3.554 Q1
15 1 Damon Hill Arrows 1:20.089 — — +3.564 Q1
16 15 Shinji Nakano Prost 1:20.103 — — +3.578 Q1
17 22 Rubens Barrichello Stewart 1:20.255 — — +3.730 Q1
18 14 Jarno Trulli Minardi 1:20.452 — — +3.927 Q1
19 18 Jos Verstappen Tyrrell 1:20.582 — — +4.057 Q1
20 20 Ukyo Katayama Minardi 1:20.672 — — +4.147 Q1
21 2 Pedro Diniz Arrows 1:21.029 — — +4.504 Q1
22 23 Jan Magnussen Stewart 1:21.060 — — +4.535 Q1
Starting grid
Official
1
3 Jacques Villeneuve
2
4 Heinz-Harald Frentzen
3
10 David Coulthard
4
7 Jean Alesi
5
9 Mika Häkkinen
6
8 Gerhard Berger
7
5 Michael Schumacher
8
12 Giancarlo Fisichella
9
11 Ralf Schumacher
10
16 Johnny Herbert
11
6 Eddie Irvine
12
14 Olivier Panis
13
17 Gianni Morbidelli
14
19 Mika Salo
15
1 Damon Hill
16
15 Shinji Nakano
17
22 Rubens Barrichello
18
14 Jarno Trulli
19
18 Jos Verstappen
20
20 Ukyo Katayama
21
2 Pedro Diniz
22
23 Jan Magnussen
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 12 Giancarlo Fisichella 1:22.242 L20
2 5 Michael Schumacher 1:22.295 L44
3 10 David Coulthard 1:22.340 L22
4 10 David Coulthard 1:22.374 L23
5 14 Olivier Panis 1:22.422 L29
6 14 Olivier Panis 1:22.425 L41
7 5 Michael Schumacher 1:22.456 L43
8 14 Olivier Panis 1:22.472 L23
9 14 Olivier Panis 1:22.493 L43
10 3 Jacques Villeneuve 1:22.534 L9
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
14
Olivier Panis
+17
P12→P2
11
Ralf Schumacher
+17
P9→P—
6
Eddie Irvine
+16
P11→P12
5
Michael Schumacher
+14
P7→P4
2
Pedro Diniz
+14
P21→P—
12
Giancarlo Fisichella
+13
P8→P9
8
Gerhard Berger
+13
P6→P10
18
Jos Verstappen
+13
P19→P11
Most positions lost
Michael Schumacher −16 Eddie Irvine −16 Gerhard Berger −15
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