The Brazilian Grand Prix 1997 was the 2nd round of the 1997 F1 season, and took place at the Autódromo José Carlos Pace in São Paulo, Brazil, on March 30th.
Jacques Villeneuve won the race from the pole, followed by Gerhard Berger, and Olivier Panis completing the podium.
Final results
Race evolution
Pit Stops
Unfortunately we do not have pit stops information for this race.
Strategy
Unfortunately we do not have strategy information for this race..
Incidents
There were some incidents during the race, with 6 drivers who didn't manage to cross the finish line.
These included, Damon Hill, who suffered an engine malfunction on lap 68, Ralf Schumacher, who suffered from electrical problems on lap 52, Rubens Barrichello, and Pedro Diniz, both suffered a suspension problem, and Jan Magnussen, who had to retire due to an accident on lap 0.
Engine
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Damon HillLap 68
Electrical
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Ralf SchumacherLap 52
Suspension
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Rubens BarrichelloLap 16
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Pedro DinizLap 15
Accident
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Jan MagnussenLap 0
Qualifying
From 1996 to 2002 the grid order was decided in a single qualifying session which would last 1 hour. During this time each driver had a maximun of 12 laps to set their best time.
This time around, Jacques Villeneuve managed to secure the pole position with a time of 1:16.004 seconds, 0.59 seconds faster than Michael Schumacher, who completed the first line of the grid.