Japanese Grand Prix 1997 Results

Round 16 · Suzuka

Japanese Grand Prix

Suzuka Circuit · Japan

Race results

Japanese Grand Prix Race results
Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	Pos +/-	Laps	Leader gap	Stops	Pts
01	Michael SchumacherM. Schumacher	Ferrari	2	1	53	Leader	2	10
02	Heinz-Harald FrentzenH. Frentzen	Williams	6	4	53	+1.378	2	6
03	Eddie IrvineE. Irvine	Ferrari	3	—	53	+26.384	2	4
04	Mika HäkkinenM. Häkkinen	McLaren	4	—	53	+27.129	2	3
05	Jean AlesiJ. Alesi	Benetton	7	2	53	+40.403	3	2
06	Johnny HerbertJ. Herbert	Sauber	8	2	53	+41.630	2	1
07	Giancarlo FisichellaG. Fisichella	Jordan	9	2	53	+56.825	2	0
08	Gerhard BergerG. Berger	Benetton	5	3	53	+1:00.429	3	0
09	Ralf SchumacherR. Schumacher	Jordan	13	4	53	+1:22.036	2	0
10	David CoulthardD. Coulthard	McLaren	11	1	52	Engine	2	0
12	Damon HillD. Hill	Arrows	17	5	52	+1 lap	2	0
13	Pedro DinizP. Diniz	Arrows	16	3	52	+1 lap	2	0
14	Jos VerstappenJ. Verstappen	Tyrrell	21	7	52	+1 lap	2	0
DNF	Tarso MarquesT. Marques	Minardi	20	6	46	Gearbox	2	0
DNF	Mika SaloM. Salo	Tyrrell	22	7	46	Engine	2	0
DNF	Olivier PanisO. Panis	Prost	10	6	36	Engine	2	0
DNF	Shinji NakanoS. Nakano	Prost	15	2	22	Wheel bearing	1	0
DNF	Ukyo KatayamaU. Katayama	Minardi	19	1	8	Engine	0	0
DNF	Rubens BarrichelloR. Barrichello	Stewart	12	7	6	Spun off	0	0
DNF	Jan MagnussenJ. Magnussen	Stewart	14	6	3	Spun off	0	0
DSQ	Jacques VilleneuveJ. Villeneuve	Williams	1	20	53	Ignored yellow flags in practice	2	0
DNS	Gianni MorbidelliG. Morbidelli	Sauber	18	4	0	Injury	0	0

Round 16 · Suzuka

Suzuka Circuit · Japan

Race results

Japanese Grand Prix Race results
Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	Pos +/-	Laps	Leader gap	Stops	Pts
01	Michael SchumacherM. Schumacher	Ferrari	2	1	53	Leader	2	10
02	Heinz-Harald FrentzenH. Frentzen	Williams	6	4	53	+1.378	2	6
03	Eddie IrvineE. Irvine	Ferrari	3	—	53	+26.384	2	4
04	Mika HäkkinenM. Häkkinen	McLaren	4	—	53	+27.129	2	3
05	Jean AlesiJ. Alesi	Benetton	7	2	53	+40.403	3	2
06	Johnny HerbertJ. Herbert	Sauber	8	2	53	+41.630	2	1
07	Giancarlo FisichellaG. Fisichella	Jordan	9	2	53	+56.825	2	0
08	Gerhard BergerG. Berger	Benetton	5	3	53	+1:00.429	3	0
09	Ralf SchumacherR. Schumacher	Jordan	13	4	53	+1:22.036	2	0
10	David CoulthardD. Coulthard	McLaren	11	1	52	Engine	2	0
12	Damon HillD. Hill	Arrows	17	5	52	+1 lap	2	0
13	Pedro DinizP. Diniz	Arrows	16	3	52	+1 lap	2	0
14	Jos VerstappenJ. Verstappen	Tyrrell	21	7	52	+1 lap	2	0
DNF	Tarso MarquesT. Marques	Minardi	20	6	46	Gearbox	2	0
DNF	Mika SaloM. Salo	Tyrrell	22	7	46	Engine	2	0
DNF	Olivier PanisO. Panis	Prost	10	6	36	Engine	2	0
DNF	Shinji NakanoS. Nakano	Prost	15	2	22	Wheel bearing	1	0
DNF	Ukyo KatayamaU. Katayama	Minardi	19	1	8	Engine	0	0
DNF	Rubens BarrichelloR. Barrichello	Stewart	12	7	6	Spun off	0	0
DNF	Jan MagnussenJ. Magnussen	Stewart	14	6	3	Spun off	0	0
DSQ	Jacques VilleneuveJ. Villeneuve	Williams	1	20	53	Ignored yellow flags in practice	2	0
DNS	Gianni MorbidelliG. Morbidelli	Sauber	18	4	0	Injury	0	0

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Championship impact

Heinz-Harald Frentzen1:38.942

Recorded on lap 48.

P1Michael Schumacher1+1078 pts after race

P3Heinz-Harald Frentzen+641 pts after race

P7Eddie Irvine1+422 pts after race

P9Mika Häkkinen1+317 pts after race

P4Jean Alesi+236 pts after race

P2Ferrari+14100 pts after race

P1Williams+6118 pts after race

P4McLaren+347 pts after race

P3Benetton+264 pts after race

P7Sauber+116 pts after race