Season 1997 · Round 9

British Grand Prix

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1997-07-13 · Silverstone Circuit · UK · British Grand Prix · 59Lap · 303.260km
3 Jacques Villeneuve
Williams 1:28:01.665
Team win 10pt P1 · P21
7 Jean Alesi
Benetton +10.205
Team win 10pt P2 · P3 2-3
8 Alexander Wurz
Benetton +11.296
Fastest Lap
—
DNF
11
Mika Häkkinen L52 Jan Magnussen L50 Jos Verstappen L45 Eddie Irvine L44 Mika Salo L44 Johnny Herbert L42 Michael Schumacher L38 Rubens Barrichello L37 Pedro Diniz L29 Heinz-Harald Frentzen L0 +1
Tyre usage Race Control
Storylines · This Grand Prix & circuit
Most wins at this GP
Jim Clark 5 wins
Alain Prost 5 wins
Pole-to-win rate 22/61 36.1%
Most DNFs · all-time P13
Most SC/VSC · all-time P1
Closest finish · all-time P34
Most lead changes · all-time P4
Circuit Info
Silverstone Circuit Silverstone, UK
59Lap 303.260km 61 races held (1950–) Lap record 1:18.739 · Michael Schumacher (2004)
Track layout in detail →
Records Watch · Active drivers ranked at this Grand Prix
Starts
P3 Rubens Barrichello 19 starts · → Lewis Hamilton -1
P5 Michael Schumacher 18 starts · → Kimi Räikkönen -1
P9 David Coulthard 15 starts · → Jenson Button -2
Race Trace · position by lap
standing start SG 1 6 11 16 21 26 31 36 41 46 51 56 Villeneuve VIL Villeneuve VIL Alesi ALE Alesi ALE Wurz WUR Wurz WUR Coulthard COU Coulthard COU Schumacher SCH Schumacher SCH Hill HIL Hill HIL Fisichella FIS Fisichella FIS Trulli TRU Trulli TRU Fontana FON Fontana FON Marques MAR Marques MAR Nakano · stopped L57 · classified P11 Nakano NAK Nakano NAK Häkkinen · retired L52 Häkkinen HÄK Häkkinen HÄK Magnussen · retired L50 Magnussen MAG Magnussen MAG Verstappen · retired L45 Verstappen VER Verstappen VER Irvine · retired L44 Irvine IRV Irvine IRV Salo · retired L44 Salo SAL Salo SAL Herbert · retired L42 Herbert HER Herbert HER Schumacher · retired L38 Schumacher MSC Schumacher MSC Barrichello · retired L37 Barrichello BAR Barrichello BAR Diniz · retired L29 Diniz DIN Diniz DIN Frentzen · retired L0 Frentzen FRE Frentzen FRE Katayama · retired L0 Katayama KAT Katayama KAT
SG Starting grid car stopped position at each lap (1996+)
PosDriverTeamGridLapTime / StatusPoints
1 3 Jacques Villeneuve Williams 1 59 1:28:01.665 10
2 7 Jean Alesi Benetton 11 59 +10.205 6
3 8 Alexander Wurz Benetton 8 59 +11.296 4
4 10 David Coulthard McLaren 6 59 +31.229 3
5 11 Ralf Schumacher Jordan 5 59 +31.880 2
6 1 Damon Hill Arrows 12 59 +1:13.552 1
7 12 Giancarlo Fisichella Jordan 10 58 +1 Lap
8 14 Jarno Trulli Prost 13 58 +1 Lap
9 17 Norberto Fontana Sauber 14 58 +1 Lap
10 21 Tarso Marques Minardi 21 58 +1 Lap
11 15 Shinji Nakano Prost 15 57 Engine
R 9 Mika Häkkinen McLaren 3 52 Engine
R 23 Jan Magnussen Stewart 16 50 Engine
R 18 Jos Verstappen Tyrrell 20 45 Engine
R 6 Eddie Irvine Ferrari 7 44 Halfshaft
R 19 Mika Salo Tyrrell 18 44 Engine
R 16 Johnny Herbert Sauber 9 42 Electrical
R 5 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 4 38 Wheel
R 22 Rubens Barrichello Stewart 22 37 Engine
R 2 Pedro Diniz Arrows 17 29 Engine
R 4 Heinz-Harald Frentzen Williams 2 0 Collision
R 20 Ukyo Katayama Minardi 19 0 Spun off
PosDriverTeamQ1Q2Q3Gap to pole
1 3 Jacques Villeneuve Williams 1:21.598 — — POLE Q1
2 4 Heinz-Harald Frentzen Williams 1:21.732 — — +0.134 Q1
3 9 Mika Häkkinen McLaren 1:21.797 — — +0.199 Q1
4 5 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1:21.977 — — +0.379 Q1
5 11 Ralf Schumacher Jordan 1:22.277 — — +0.679 Q1
6 10 David Coulthard McLaren 1:22.279 — — +0.681 Q1
7 6 Eddie Irvine Ferrari 1:22.342 — — +0.744 Q1
8 8 Alexander Wurz Benetton 1:22.344 — — +0.746 Q1
9 16 Johnny Herbert Sauber 1:22.368 — — +0.770 Q1
10 12 Giancarlo Fisichella Jordan 1:22.371 — — +0.773 Q1
11 7 Jean Alesi Benetton 1:22.392 — — +0.794 Q1
12 1 Damon Hill Arrows 1:23.271 — — +1.673 Q1
13 14 Jarno Trulli Prost 1:23.366 — — +1.768 Q1
14 15 Shinji Nakano Prost 1:23.887 — — +2.289 Q1
15 23 Jan Magnussen Stewart 1:24.067 — — +2.469 Q1
16 2 Pedro Diniz Arrows 1:24.239 — — +2.641 Q1
17 19 Mika Salo Tyrrell 1:24.478 — — +2.880 Q1
18 20 Ukyo Katayama Minardi 1:24.553 — — +2.955 Q1
19 18 Jos Verstappen Tyrrell 1:25.010 — — +3.412 Q1
20 21 Tarso Marques Minardi 1:25.154 — — +3.556 Q1
21 22 Rubens Barrichello Stewart 1:25.525 — — +3.927 Q1
22 17 Norberto Fontana Sauber — —
Starting grid
Official
1
3 Jacques Villeneuve
2
4 Heinz-Harald Frentzen
3
9 Mika Häkkinen
4
5 Michael Schumacher
5
11 Ralf Schumacher
6
10 David Coulthard
7
6 Eddie Irvine
8
8 Alexander Wurz
9
16 Johnny Herbert
10
12 Giancarlo Fisichella
11
7 Jean Alesi
12
1 Damon Hill
13
14 Jarno Trulli
14
17 Norberto Fontana ▲8
15
15 Shinji Nakano ▼1
16
23 Jan Magnussen ▼1
17
2 Pedro Diniz ▼1
18
19 Mika Salo ▼1
19
20 Ukyo Katayama ▼1
20
18 Jos Verstappen ▼1
21
21 Tarso Marques ▼1
22
22 Rubens Barrichello ▼1
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 5 Michael Schumacher 1:24.475 L34
2 5 Michael Schumacher 1:24.607 L36
3 5 Michael Schumacher 1:24.674 L35
4 3 Jacques Villeneuve 1:25.082 L42
5 3 Jacques Villeneuve 1:25.106 L41
6 6 Eddie Irvine 1:25.236 L43
7 3 Jacques Villeneuve 1:25.285 L46
8 3 Jacques Villeneuve 1:25.322 L25
9 3 Jacques Villeneuve 1:25.360 L43
10 6 Eddie Irvine 1:25.384 L42
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
+18
P14→P9
7
Jean Alesi
+13
P11→P2
1
Damon Hill
+13
P12→P6
14
Jarno Trulli
+13
P13→P8
21
Tarso Marques
+13
P21→P10
23
Jan Magnussen
+13
P16→P—
19
Mika Salo
+12
P18→P—
8
Alexander Wurz
+11
P8→P3
Most positions lost
Johnny Herbert −22 Jan Magnussen −11 Ralf Schumacher −10
Race · Sum of lap-by-lap positions gained on track — start lap and own pit laps excluded. Race lap data 1996+.
DriverTypeLapServedIssuedReason
20 Ukyo Katayama Grid penalty ▼1 (P18 → P19)
▼1 (P18 → P19)
22 Rubens Barrichello Grid penalty ▼1 (P21 → P22)
▼1 (P21 → P22)
19 Mika Salo Grid penalty ▼1 (P17 → P18)
▼1 (P17 → P18)
18 Jos Verstappen Grid penalty ▼1 (P19 → P20)
▼1 (P19 → P20)
2 Pedro Diniz Grid penalty ▼1 (P16 → P17)
▼1 (P16 → P17)
23 Jan Magnussen Grid penalty ▼1 (P15 → P16)
▼1 (P15 → P16)
21 Tarso Marques Grid penalty ▼1 (P20 → P21)
▼1 (P20 → P21)
15 Shinji Nakano Grid penalty ▼1 (P14 → P15)
▼1 (P14 → P15)
Lap = lap the penalty was issued · Served = lap it was served in the pits (blank means it was added to the race time instead)
Time, drive-through and stop-go penalties come from race control messages (OpenF1, 2023+). Grid penalties never appear there — the stewards publish them as documents after the session — so they are worked back from the starting grid against the qualifying classification, which gives places actually lost rather than the figure written in the decision.
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