1997 European Grand Prix

The European Grand Prix 1997 was the 17th round of the 1997 F1 season, and took place at the Circuito de Jerez in Jerez de la Frontera, Spain, on October 26th.

Mika Häkkinen won the race after starting in the 5th position, followed by David Coulthard, and Jacques Villeneuve, who originally had the pole position, completing the podium.

Final results

Race evolution

Pit Stops

Strategy

Unfortunately we do not have strategy information for this race..

Incidents

There were some incidents during the race, with 5 drivers who didn't manage to cross the finish line.

These included, Michael Schumacher, who retired dure to damage caused by a collision with other cars on lap 47, Damon Hill, and Rubens Barrichello, both experienced issues with the gearbox, Ralf Schumacher, who suffered a water leak on lap 44, and Pedro Diniz, who lost control and spun off the track on lap 11.

Qualifying