Season 1997 · Round 7

Canadian Grand Prix

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1997-06-15 · Circuit Gilles Villeneuve · Canada · Canadian Grand Prix · 54Lap · 238.734km
5 Michael Schumacher
Ferrari 1:17:40.646
Team win 10pt P1 · P21
7 Jean Alesi
Benetton +2.565
12 Giancarlo Fisichella
Jordan +3.219
Fastest Lap
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DNF
11
Mika Salo L46 Jos Verstappen L42 Alexander Wurz L35 Rubens Barrichello L33 Jarno Trulli L32 Ralf Schumacher L14 Ukyo Katayama L5 Jacques Villeneuve L1 Mika Häkkinen L0 Eddie Irvine L0 +1
Tyre usage Race Control
Storylines · This Grand Prix & circuit
Most wins at this GP
Michael Schumacher active 7 wins
Pole-to-win rate 22/45 48.9%
Most SC/VSC · all-time P6
Closest finish · all-time P8
Most lead changes · all-time P12
Circuit Info
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve Montreal, Canada
54Lap 238.734km 45 races held (1978–) Lap record 1:13.078 · Valtteri Bottas (2019)
Track layout in detail →
Records Watch · Active drivers ranked at this Grand Prix
Wins
P1 Michael Schumacher 7 wins · GP #1
P10 Gerhard Berger 1 wins · → Sebastian Vettel -1
P10 Jean Alesi 1 wins · → Sebastian Vettel -1
Starts
P2 Michael Schumacher 18 starts · → Fernando Alonso -3
P2 Rubens Barrichello 18 starts · → Fernando Alonso -3
P8 David Coulthard 15 starts · → Kimi Räikkönen -1
Race Trace · position by lap
standing start SG 1 5 9 13 17 21 25 29 33 37 41 45 49 53 Schumacher MSC Schumacher MSC Alesi ALE Alesi ALE Fisichella FIS Fisichella FIS Frentzen FRE Frentzen FRE Herbert HER Herbert HER Nakano NAK Nakano NAK Coulthard COU Coulthard COU Diniz DIN Diniz DIN Hill HIL Hill HIL Morbidelli MOR Morbidelli MOR Panis · stopped L51 · classified P11 Panis PAN Panis PAN Salo · retired L46 Salo SAL Salo SAL Verstappen · retired L42 Verstappen VER Verstappen VER Wurz · retired L35 Wurz WUR Wurz WUR Barrichello · retired L33 Barrichello BAR Barrichello BAR Trulli · retired L32 Trulli TRU Trulli TRU Schumacher · retired L14 Schumacher SCH Schumacher SCH Katayama · retired L5 Katayama KAT Katayama KAT Villeneuve · retired L1 Villeneuve VIL Villeneuve VIL Häkkinen · retired L0 Häkkinen HÄK Häkkinen HÄK Irvine · retired L0 Irvine IRV Irvine IRV Magnussen · retired L0 Magnussen MAG Magnussen MAG
SG Starting grid car stopped position at each lap (1996+)
PosDriverTeamGridLapTime / StatusPoints
1 5 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1 54 1:17:40.646 10
2 7 Jean Alesi Benetton 8 54 +2.565 6
3 12 Giancarlo Fisichella Jordan 6 54 +3.219 4
4 4 Heinz-Harald Frentzen Williams 4 54 +3.768 3
5 16 Johnny Herbert Sauber 13 54 +4.716 2
6 15 Shinji Nakano Prost 19 54 +36.701 1
7 10 David Coulthard McLaren 5 54 +37.753
8 2 Pedro Diniz Arrows 16 53 +1 Lap
9 1 Damon Hill Arrows 15 53 +1 Lap
10 17 Gianni Morbidelli Sauber 18 53 +1 Lap
11 14 Olivier Panis Prost 10 51 Spun off
R 19 Mika Salo Tyrrell 17 46 Engine
R 18 Jos Verstappen Tyrrell 14 42 Gearbox
R 8 Alexander Wurz Benetton 11 35 Transmission
R 22 Rubens Barrichello Stewart 3 33 Gearbox
R 14 Jarno Trulli Minardi 20 32 Engine
R 11 Ralf Schumacher Jordan 7 14 Accident
R 20 Ukyo Katayama Minardi 22 5 Spun off
R 3 Jacques Villeneuve Williams 2 1 Accident
R 9 Mika Häkkinen McLaren 9 0 Engine
R 6 Eddie Irvine Ferrari 12 0 Accident
R 23 Jan Magnussen Stewart 21 0 Spun off
PosDriverTeamQ1Q2Q3Gap to pole
1 5 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1:18.095 — — POLE Q1
2 3 Jacques Villeneuve Williams 1:18.108 — — +0.013 Q1
3 22 Rubens Barrichello Stewart 1:18.388 — — +0.293 Q1
4 4 Heinz-Harald Frentzen Williams 1:18.464 — — +0.369 Q1
5 10 David Coulthard McLaren 1:18.466 — — +0.371 Q1
6 12 Giancarlo Fisichella Jordan 1:18.750 — — +0.655 Q1
7 11 Ralf Schumacher Jordan 1:18.869 — — +0.774 Q1
8 7 Jean Alesi Benetton 1:18.899 — — +0.804 Q1
9 9 Mika Häkkinen McLaren 1:18.916 — — +0.821 Q1
10 14 Olivier Panis Prost 1:19.034 — — +0.939 Q1
11 8 Alexander Wurz Benetton 1:19.286 — — +1.191 Q1
12 6 Eddie Irvine Ferrari 1:19.503 — — +1.408 Q1
13 16 Johnny Herbert Sauber 1:19.622 — — +1.527 Q1
14 18 Jos Verstappen Tyrrell 1:20.102 — — +2.007 Q1
15 1 Damon Hill Arrows 1:20.129 — — +2.034 Q1
16 2 Pedro Diniz Arrows 1:20.175 — — +2.080 Q1
17 19 Mika Salo Tyrrell 1:20.336 — — +2.241 Q1
18 17 Gianni Morbidelli Sauber 1:20.357 — — +2.262 Q1
19 15 Shinji Nakano Prost 1:20.370 — — +2.275 Q1
20 14 Jarno Trulli Minardi 1:20.370 — — +2.275 Q1
21 23 Jan Magnussen Stewart 1:20.491 — — +2.396 Q1
22 20 Ukyo Katayama Minardi 1:21.034 — — +2.939 Q1
Starting grid
Official
1
5 Michael Schumacher
2
3 Jacques Villeneuve
3
22 Rubens Barrichello
4
4 Heinz-Harald Frentzen
5
10 David Coulthard
6
12 Giancarlo Fisichella
7
11 Ralf Schumacher
8
7 Jean Alesi
9
9 Mika Häkkinen
10
14 Olivier Panis
11
8 Alexander Wurz
12
6 Eddie Irvine
13
16 Johnny Herbert
14
18 Jos Verstappen
15
1 Damon Hill
16
2 Pedro Diniz
17
19 Mika Salo
18
17 Gianni Morbidelli
19
15 Shinji Nakano
20
14 Jarno Trulli
21
23 Jan Magnussen
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 10 David Coulthard 1:19.635 L37
2 10 David Coulthard 1:19.902 L28
3 10 David Coulthard 1:19.945 L27
4 4 Heinz-Harald Frentzen 1:19.997 L49
5 10 David Coulthard 1:20.079 L43
6 10 David Coulthard 1:20.099 L34
7 5 Michael Schumacher 1:20.171 L27
8 4 Heinz-Harald Frentzen 1:20.198 L50
9 5 Michael Schumacher 1:20.218 L26
10 5 Michael Schumacher 1:20.304 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
4
Heinz-Harald Frentzen
+18
P4→P4
14
Olivier Panis
+17
P10→P11
1
Damon Hill
+16
P15→P9
15
Shinji Nakano
+14
P19→P6
17
Gianni Morbidelli
+12
P18→P10
16
Johnny Herbert
+8
P13→P5
2
Pedro Diniz
+8
P16→P8
19
Mika Salo
+8
P17→P—
Most positions lost
Heinz-Harald Frentzen −16 Damon Hill −10 Rubens Barrichello −10
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