The Italian Grand Prix 1997 was the 13th round of the 1997 F1 season, and took place at the Autodromo Nazionale di Monza in Monza, Italy, on September 7th.

David Coulthard won the race after starting in the 6th position, followed by Jean Alesi, who originally had the pole position, and Heinz-Harald Frentzen completing the podium.

Final results

1
5
COU
David Coulthard
McLaren
1:17:04.609
Finished
2
1
Jean Alesi
Benetton
+1.937
Finished
3
1
Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Williams
+4.343
Finished
4
1
FIS
Giancarlo Fisichella
Jordan
+5.871
Finished
5
1
VIL
Jacques Villeneuve
Williams
+6.416
Finished
6
3
MSC
Michael Schumacher
Ferrari
+11.481
Finished
7
-
Gerhard Berger
Benetton
+12.471
Finished
8
2
Eddie Irvine
Ferrari
+17.639
Finished
9
4
Mika Häkkinen
McLaren
+49.373
Finished
10
6
TRU
Jarno Trulli
Prost
+1:02.706
Finished
11
4
Shinji Nakano
Prost
+1:03.327
Finished
12
6
Gianni Morbidelli
Sauber
+1 Lap
13
2
BAR
Rubens Barrichello
Stewart
+1 Lap
14
8
Tarso Marques
Minardi
+3 Laps
15
1
Damon Hill
Arrows
Engine
16
8
SCH
Ralf Schumacher
Jordan
Collision
17
5
Johnny Herbert
Sauber
Collision
18
1
Mika Salo
Tyrrell
Engine
19
6
MAG
Jan Magnussen
Stewart
Transmission
20
-
Jos Verstappen
Tyrrell
Gearbox
21
-
Ukyo Katayama
Minardi
Spun off
22
5
Pedro Diniz
Arrows
Suspension
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Race evolution

Pit Stops

Unfortunately we do not have pit stops information for this race.

Strategy

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Incidents

The reace did not end without incidents... 8 drivers out of the original 22 who started did not managed to cross the finish line.

These included, Damon Hill, and Mika Salo, both suffered an engine malfunction, Ralf Schumacher, and Johnny Herbert, both retired dure to damage caused by a collision with other cars, Jan Magnussen, who had a transmission problem on lap 31, Jos Verstappen, who experienced issues with the gearbox on lap 12, Ukyo Katayama, who lost control and spun off the track on lap 8, and Pedro Diniz, who suffered a suspension problem on lap 4.

Engine

  • Damon Hill
    Lap 46
  • Mika Salo
    Lap 33

Collision

  • Ralf Schumacher
    Lap 39
  • Johnny Herbert
    Lap 38

Transmission

  • Jan Magnussen
    Lap 31

Gearbox

  • Jos Verstappen
    Lap 12

Spun off

  • Ukyo Katayama
    Lap 8

Suspension

  • Pedro Diniz
    Lap 4

Qualifying

We do not have qualifying data for this race.