French Grand Prix 1997 Results

Round 8 · Magny Cours

French Grand Prix

Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours · France

Race results

French Grand Prix Race results
Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	Pos +/-	Laps	Leader gap	Stops	Pts
01	Michael SchumacherM. Schumacher	Ferrari	1	—	72	Leader	2	10
02	Heinz-Harald FrentzenH. Frentzen	Williams	2	—	72	+23.537	2	6
03	Eddie IrvineE. Irvine	Ferrari	5	2	72	+1:14.801	3	4
04	Jacques VilleneuveJ. Villeneuve	Williams	4	—	72	+1:21.784	3	3
05	Jean AlesiJ. Alesi	Benetton	8	3	72	+1:22.735	3	2
06	Ralf SchumacherR. Schumacher	Jordan	3	3	72	+1:29.871	3	1
07	David CoulthardD. Coulthard	McLaren	9	2	71	Collision	3	0
08	Johnny HerbertJ. Herbert	Sauber	14	6	71	+1 lap	2	0
09	Giancarlo FisichellaG. Fisichella	Jordan	11	2	71	+1 lap	2	0
10	Jarno TrulliJ. Trulli	Prost	6	4	70	+2 laps	2	0
11	Ukyo KatayamaU. Katayama	Minardi	21	10	70	+2 laps	3	0
12	Damon HillD. Hill	Arrows	17	5	69	+3 laps	3	0
DNF	Mika SaloM. Salo	Tyrrell	19	6	61	Electrical	2	0
DNF	Alexander WurzA. Wurz	Benetton	7	7	60	Spun off	2	0
DNF	Pedro DinizP. Diniz	Arrows	16	1	58	Spun off	2	0
DNF	Norberto FontanaN. Fontana	Sauber	20	4	40	Spun off	3	0
DNF	Rubens BarrichelloR. Barrichello	Stewart	13	4	36	Engine	1	0
DNF	Jan MagnussenJ. Magnussen	Stewart	15	3	33	Brakes	1	0
DNF	Mika HäkkinenM. Häkkinen	McLaren	10	9	18	Engine	0	0
DNF	Jos VerstappenJ. Verstappen	Tyrrell	18	2	15	Spun off	0	0
DNF	Shinji NakanoS. Nakano	Prost	12	9	7	Spun off	0	0
DNF	Tarso MarquesT. Marques	Minardi	22	—	5	Engine	0	0

Round 8 · Magny Cours

Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours · France

Race results

French Grand Prix Race results
Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	Pos +/-	Laps	Leader gap	Stops	Pts
01	Michael SchumacherM. Schumacher	Ferrari	1	—	72	Leader	2	10
02	Heinz-Harald FrentzenH. Frentzen	Williams	2	—	72	+23.537	2	6
03	Eddie IrvineE. Irvine	Ferrari	5	2	72	+1:14.801	3	4
04	Jacques VilleneuveJ. Villeneuve	Williams	4	—	72	+1:21.784	3	3
05	Jean AlesiJ. Alesi	Benetton	8	3	72	+1:22.735	3	2
06	Ralf SchumacherR. Schumacher	Jordan	3	3	72	+1:29.871	3	1
07	David CoulthardD. Coulthard	McLaren	9	2	71	Collision	3	0
08	Johnny HerbertJ. Herbert	Sauber	14	6	71	+1 lap	2	0
09	Giancarlo FisichellaG. Fisichella	Jordan	11	2	71	+1 lap	2	0
10	Jarno TrulliJ. Trulli	Prost	6	4	70	+2 laps	2	0
11	Ukyo KatayamaU. Katayama	Minardi	21	10	70	+2 laps	3	0
12	Damon HillD. Hill	Arrows	17	5	69	+3 laps	3	0
DNF	Mika SaloM. Salo	Tyrrell	19	6	61	Electrical	2	0
DNF	Alexander WurzA. Wurz	Benetton	7	7	60	Spun off	2	0
DNF	Pedro DinizP. Diniz	Arrows	16	1	58	Spun off	2	0
DNF	Norberto FontanaN. Fontana	Sauber	20	4	40	Spun off	3	0
DNF	Rubens BarrichelloR. Barrichello	Stewart	13	4	36	Engine	1	0
DNF	Jan MagnussenJ. Magnussen	Stewart	15	3	33	Brakes	1	0
DNF	Mika HäkkinenM. Häkkinen	McLaren	10	9	18	Engine	0	0
DNF	Jos VerstappenJ. Verstappen	Tyrrell	18	2	15	Spun off	0	0
DNF	Shinji NakanoS. Nakano	Prost	12	9	7	Spun off	0	0
DNF	Tarso MarquesT. Marques	Minardi	22	—	5	Engine	0	0

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Championship impact

Michael Schumacher1:17.910

Recorded on lap 37.

P1Michael Schumacher+1047 pts after race

P3Heinz-Harald Frentzen2+619 pts after race

P4Eddie Irvine+418 pts after race

P2Jacques Villeneuve+333 pts after race

P6Jean Alesi+215 pts after race

P1Ferrari+1465 pts after race

P2Williams+952 pts after race

P3Benetton+225 pts after race

P6Jordan+113 pts after race