The Canadian Grand Prix 1997 was the 7th round of the 1997 F1 season, and took place at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal, Canada, on June 15th.
Michael Schumacher won the race from the pole, followed by Jean Alesi, and Giancarlo Fisichella 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
The reace did not end without incidents... 12 drivers out of the original 22 who started did not managed to cross the finish line.
These included, Olivier Panis, Ukyo Katayama, and Jan Magnussen, all of whom lost control and spun off the track, Mika Salo, Jarno Trulli, and Mika Häkkinen, all of whom suffered an engine malfunction, Jos Verstappen, and Rubens Barrichello, both experienced issues with the gearbox, Alexander Wurz, who had a transmission problem on lap 35, and Ralf Schumacher, Jacques Villeneuve, and Eddie Irvine, all of whom had to retire due to an accident.
Spun off
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Olivier PanisLap 51
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Ukyo KatayamaLap 5
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Jan MagnussenLap 0
Engine
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Mika SaloLap 46
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Jarno TrulliLap 32
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Mika HäkkinenLap 0
Gearbox
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Jos VerstappenLap 42
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Rubens BarrichelloLap 33
Transmission
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Alexander WurzLap 35
Accident
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Ralf SchumacherLap 14
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Jacques VilleneuveLap 1
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Eddie IrvineLap 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, Michael Schumacher managed to secure the pole position with a time of 1:18.095 seconds, 0.013 seconds faster than Jacques Villeneuve, who completed the first line of the grid.