The Spanish Grand Prix 1997 was the 6th round of the 1997 F1 season, and took place at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in Montmeló, Spain, on May 25th.
Jacques Villeneuve won the race from the pole, followed by Olivier Panis, and Jean Alesi 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 7 drivers who didn't manage to cross the finish line.
These included, Pedro Diniz, Ralf Schumacher, Rubens Barrichello, and Damon Hill, all of whom suffered an engine malfunction, Mika Salo, who had a puncture that could not be repaired on lap 35, and Shinji Nakano, and Ukyo Katayama, both experienced issues with the gearbox.
Engine
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Pedro DinizLap 53
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Ralf SchumacherLap 50
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Rubens BarrichelloLap 37
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Damon HillLap 17
Puncture
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Mika SaloLap 35
Gearbox
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Shinji NakanoLap 34
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Ukyo KatayamaLap 11
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 1:16.525 seconds, with his teammate Heinz-Harald Frentzen rigth behind him at 0.266 seconds, helping Williams score a one-two and monopolize the first line of the grid.