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The German Grand Prix 1997 was the 10th round of the 1997 F1 season, and took place at the Hockenheimring in Hockenheim, Germany, on July 27th.

Gerhard Berger won the race from the pole, followed by Michael Schumacher, and Mika Häkkinen completing the podium.

Final results

1
-
Gerhard Berger
Benetton
1:20:59.046
Finished
2
2
MSC
Michael Schumacher
Ferrari
+17.527
Finished
3
-
Mika Häkkinen
McLaren
+24.770
Finished
4
7
TRU
Jarno Trulli
Prost
+27.165
Finished
5
2
SCH
Ralf Schumacher
Jordan
+29.995
Finished
6
-
Jean Alesi
Benetton
+34.717
Finished
7
10
Shinji Nakano
Prost
+1:19.722
Finished
8
5
Damon Hill
Arrows
+1 Lap
9
9
Norberto Fontana
Sauber
+1 Lap
10
10
Jos Verstappen
Tyrrell
+1 Lap
11
9
FIS
Giancarlo Fisichella
Jordan
+5 Laps
12
-
BAR
Rubens Barrichello
Stewart
Engine
13
6
Mika Salo
Tyrrell
Clutch
14
5
VIL
Jacques Villeneuve
Williams
Spun off
15
-
MAG
Jan Magnussen
Stewart
Engine
16
6
Ukyo Katayama
Minardi
Out of fuel
17
3
Johnny Herbert
Sauber
Accident
18
2
Pedro Diniz
Arrows
Accident
19
11
COU
David Coulthard
McLaren
Transmission
20
15
Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Williams
Collision
21
11
Eddie Irvine
Ferrari
Collision
22
1
Tarso Marques
Minardi
Gearbox
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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, Rubens Barrichello, and Jan Magnussen, both suffered an engine malfunction, Mika Salo, who had a problem with the clutch on lap 33, Jacques Villeneuve, who lost control and spun off the track on lap 33, Ukyo Katayama, who run out of fuel on lap 23, Johnny Herbert, and Pedro Diniz, both had to retire due to an accident, David Coulthard, who had a transmission problem on lap 1, Heinz-Harald Frentzen, and Eddie Irvine, both retired dure to damage caused by a collision with other cars, and Tarso Marques, who experienced issues with the gearbox on lap 0.

Engine

  • Rubens Barrichello
    Lap 33
  • Jan Magnussen
    Lap 27

Clutch

  • Mika Salo
    Lap 33

Spun off

  • Jacques Villeneuve
    Lap 33

Out of fuel

  • Ukyo Katayama
    Lap 23

Accident

  • Johnny Herbert
    Lap 8
  • Pedro Diniz
    Lap 8

Transmission

  • David Coulthard
    Lap 1

Collision

  • Heinz-Harald Frentzen
    Lap 1
  • Eddie Irvine
    Lap 1

Gearbox

  • Tarso Marques
    Lap 0

Qualifying

#1
#2
FIS
#3
#4
MSC
#5
#6
#7
SCH
#8
COU
#9
VIL
#10
#11
TRU
#12
BAR
#13
#14
#15
MAG
#16
#17
#18
#19
#20
#21
#22

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, Gerhard Berger managed to secure the pole position with a time of 1:41.873 seconds, 0.023 seconds faster than Giancarlo Fisichella, who completed the first line of the grid.

Times table

  • Gerhard Berger
    1:41.873
  • Giancarlo Fisichella
    1:41.896
    + 0.023
    + 0.023
  • Mika Häkkinen
    1:42.034
    + 0.138
    + 0.161
  • Michael Schumacher
    1:42.181
    + 0.147
    + 0.308
  • Heinz-Harald Frentzen
    1:42.421
    + 0.24
    + 0.548
  • Jean Alesi
    1:42.493
    + 0.072
    + 0.62
  • Ralf Schumacher
    1:42.498
    + 0.005
    + 0.625
  • David Coulthard
    1:42.687
    + 0.189
    + 0.814
  • Jacques Villeneuve
    1:42.967
    + 0.28
    + 1.094
  • Eddie Irvine
    1:43.209
    + 0.242
    + 1.336
  • Jarno Trulli
    1:43.226
    + 0.017
    + 1.353
  • Rubens Barrichello
    1:43.272
    + 0.046
    + 1.399
  • Damon Hill
    1:43.361
    + 0.089
    + 1.488
  • Johnny Herbert
    1:43.660
    + 0.299
    + 1.787
  • Jan Magnussen
    1:43.927
    + 0.267
    + 2.054
  • Pedro Diniz
    1:44.069
    + 0.142
    + 2.196
  • Shinji Nakano
    1:44.112
    + 0.043
    + 2.239
  • Norberto Fontana
    1:44.552
    + 0.44
    + 2.679
  • Mika Salo
    1:45.372
    + 0.82
    + 3.499
  • Jos Verstappen
    1:45.811
    + 0.439
    + 3.938
  • Tarso Marques
    1:45.942
    + 0.131
    + 4.069
  • Ukyo Katayama
    1:46.499
    + 0.557
    + 4.626