Argentine Grand Prix
Gran Premio Marlboro de Argentina 1997
Podium
IRVFerrari
2
VILWilliams
1
RSCJordan
3
Key facts
WinnerVIL1:52:01.715 from P1
PoleVIL1:24.473
Fastest lapBER1:27.981 on lap 63
Pit stops25recorded stops
Finishers10 / 22classified
Race result
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | +/- | Laps | Time / gap | Pts | Fastest lap | Stops |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VILJacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1 | – | 72 | 1:52:01.715 | 10 | 1:28.028 | 3 |
| 2 | IRVEddie Irvine | Ferrari | 7 | ▲5 | 72 | +0.979s | 6 | 1:28.473 | 2 |
| 3 | RSCRalf Schumacher | Jordan | 6 | ▲3 | 72 | +12.089s | 4 | 1:28.382 | 1 |
| 4 | HERJohnny Herbert | Sauber | 8 | ▲4 | 72 | +29.919s | 3 | 1:29.296 | 2 |
| 5 | HAKMika Häkkinen | McLaren | 17 | ▲12 | 72 | +30.351s | 2 | 1:29.076 | 1 |
| 6 | BERGerhard Berger | Benetton | 12 | ▲6 | 72 | +31.393s | 1 | 1:27.981 | 1 |
| 7 | ALEJean Alesi | Benetton | 11 | ▲4 | 72 | +46.359s | 1:28.827 | 1 | |
| 8 | SALMika Salo | Tyrrell | 19 | ▲11 | 71 | +1 lap | 1:29.931 | 2 | |
| 9 | TRUJarno Trulli | Minardi | 18 | ▲9 | 71 | +1 lap | 1:30.593 | 1 | |
| 10 | MAGJan Magnussen | Stewart | 15 | ▲5 | 66 | +6 laps | 1:29.834 | 3 | |
| DNF | LARNicola Larini | Sauber | 14 | 63 | Spun off | 1:28.410 | 2 | ||
| DNF | DINPedro Diniz | Arrows | 22 | 50 | Engine | 1:31.111 | 1 | ||
| DNF | NAKShinji Nakano | Prost | 20 | 49 | Engine | 1:29.865 | 2 | ||
| DNF | VERJos Verstappen | Tyrrell | 16 | 43 | Engine | 1:29.541 | 1 | ||
| DNF | KATUkyo Katayama | Minardi | 21 | 37 | Spun off | 1:31.869 | |||
| DNF | HILDamon Hill | Arrows | 13 | 33 | Engine | 1:30.649 | |||
| DNF | FISGiancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 9 | 24 | Collision | 1:30.278 | |||
| DNF | BARRubens Barrichello | Stewart | 5 | 24 | Hydraulics | 1:29.913 | 2 | ||
| DNF | PANOlivier Panis | Prost | 3 | 18 | Electrical | 1:29.090 | |||
| DNF | FREHeinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 2 | 5 | Clutch | 1:31.832 | |||
| DNF | MSCMichael Schumacher | Ferrari | 4 | 0 | Collision | – | |||
| DNF | COUDavid Coulthard | McLaren | 10 | 0 | Collision | – |
Fastest pit stops
| # | Driver | Lap | Pit lane |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VIL | 56 | 24.2s |
| 2 | VER | 23 | 24.3s |
| 3 | IRV | 23 | 24.4s |
| 4 | HER | 21 | 24.5s |
| 5 | VIL | 21 | 24.6s |
| 6 | VIL | 38 | 24.9s |
| 7 | HAK | 40 | 26.0s |
| 8 | HER | 39 | 26.1s |
| 9 | IRV | 44 | 26.3s |
| 10 | SAL | 44 | 26.5s |
| 11 | BAR | 21 | 26.5s |
| 12 | MAG | 24 | 26.6s |
Time from pit entry to pit exit. 25 stops in total.
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap to pole |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VILJacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1:24.473 | |
| 2 | FREHeinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 1:25.271 | +0.798s |
| 3 | PANOlivier Panis | Prost | 1:25.491 | +1.018s |
| 4 | MSCMichael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:25.773 | +1.300s |
| 5 | BARRubens Barrichello | Stewart | 1:25.942 | +1.469s |
| 6 | RSCRalf Schumacher | Jordan | 1:26.218 | +1.745s |
| 7 | IRVEddie Irvine | Ferrari | 1:26.327 | +1.854s |
| 8 | HERJohnny Herbert | Sauber | 1:26.564 | +2.091s |
| 9 | FISGiancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 1:26.619 | +2.146s |
| 10 | COUDavid Coulthard | McLaren | 1:26.799 | +2.326s |
| 11 | ALEJean Alesi | Benetton | 1:27.076 | +2.603s |
| 12 | BERGerhard Berger | Benetton | 1:27.259 | +2.786s |
| 13 | HILDamon Hill | Arrows | 1:27.281 | +2.808s |
| 14 | LARNicola Larini | Sauber | 1:27.690 | +3.217s |
| 15 | MAGJan Magnussen | Stewart | 1:28.035 | +3.562s |
| 16 | VERJos Verstappen | Tyrrell | 1:28.094 | +3.621s |
| 17 | HAKMika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1:28.135 | +3.662s |
| 18 | TRUJarno Trulli | Minardi | 1:28.160 | +3.687s |
| 19 | SALMika Salo | Tyrrell | 1:28.224 | +3.751s |
| 20 | NAKShinji Nakano | Prost | 1:28.366 | +3.893s |
| 21 | KATUkyo Katayama | Minardi | 1:28.413 | +3.940s |
| 22 | DINPedro Diniz | Arrows | 1:28.969 | +4.496s |
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez
Previous winners here
| 1996 | Damon Hill | Williams |
| 1995 | Damon Hill | Williams |
| 1981 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham |
| 1980 | Alan Jones | Williams |
| 1979 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier |
| 1978 | Mario Andretti | Lotus |
| 1977 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf |
| 1975 | Emerson Fittipaldi | McLaren |
| 1974 | Denny Hulme | McLaren |
| 1973 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus |
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