San Marino Grand Prix
Gran Premio di San Marino 1997
Podium
MSCFerrari
2
FREWilliams
1
IRVFerrari
3
Key facts
WinnerFRE1:31:00.673 from P2
PoleVIL1:23.303
Fastest lapFRE1:25.531 on lap 42
Pit stops24recorded stops
Finishers11 / 22classified
Race result
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | +/- | Laps | Time / gap | Pts | Fastest lap | Stops |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FREHeinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 2 | ▲1 | 62 | 1:31:00.673 | 10 | 1:25.531 | 2 |
| 2 | MSCMichael Schumacher | Ferrari | 3 | ▲1 | 62 | +1.237s | 6 | 1:25.537 | 2 |
| 3 | IRVEddie Irvine | Ferrari | 9 | ▲6 | 62 | +78.343s | 4 | 1:26.811 | 2 |
| 4 | FISGiancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 6 | ▲2 | 62 | +83.388s | 3 | 1:26.620 | 2 |
| 5 | ALEJean Alesi | Benetton | 14 | ▲9 | 61 | +1 lap | 2 | 1:27.091 | 1 |
| 6 | HAKMika Häkkinen | McLaren | 8 | ▲2 | 61 | +1 lap | 1 | 1:26.791 | 1 |
| 7 | LARNicola Larini | Sauber | 12 | ▲5 | 61 | +1 lap | 1:26.753 | 4 | |
| 8 | PANOlivier Panis | Prost | 4 | ▼4 | 61 | +1 lap | 1:28.064 | 2 | |
| 9 | SALMika Salo | Tyrrell | 19 | ▲10 | 60 | +2 laps | 1:28.189 | 1 | |
| 10 | VERJos Verstappen | Tyrrell | 21 | ▲11 | 60 | +2 laps | 1:28.886 | 1 | |
| 11 | KATUkyo Katayama | Minardi | 22 | ▲11 | 59 | +3 laps | 1:29.554 | 1 | |
| DNF | DINPedro Diniz | Arrows | 17 | 53 | Gearbox | 1:27.793 | 3 | ||
| DNF | VILJacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1 | 40 | Gearbox | 1:25.997 | 1 | ||
| DNF | COUDavid Coulthard | McLaren | 10 | 38 | Engine | 1:26.067 | 1 | ||
| DNF | BARRubens Barrichello | Stewart | 13 | 32 | Engine | 1:27.741 | |||
| DNF | HERJohnny Herbert | Sauber | 7 | 18 | Electrical | 1:27.594 | |||
| DNF | RSCRalf Schumacher | Jordan | 5 | 17 | Transmission | 1:27.217 | |||
| DNF | NAKShinji Nakano | Prost | 18 | 11 | Collision | 1:30.554 | |||
| DNF | HILDamon Hill | Arrows | 15 | 11 | Collision | 1:29.237 | |||
| DNF | BERGerhard Berger | Benetton | 11 | 4 | Spun off | 1:33.513 | |||
| DNF | MAGJan Magnussen | Stewart | 16 | 2 | Spun off | 1:36.710 | |||
| DNS | TRUJarno Trulli | Minardi | 20 | 0 | Gearbox | – |
Fastest pit stops
| # | Driver | Lap | Pit lane |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LAR | 54 | 11.6s |
| 2 | LAR | 34 | 11.8s |
| 3 | DIN | 40 | 14.2s |
| 4 | MSC | 45 | 21.2s |
| 5 | PAN | 20 | 22.3s |
| 6 | IRV | 46 | 22.4s |
| 7 | FRE | 44 | 22.4s |
| 8 | FIS | 44 | 22.7s |
| 9 | FIS | 25 | 22.8s |
| 10 | MSC | 24 | 23.6s |
| 11 | IRV | 25 | 23.8s |
| 12 | SAL | 33 | 24.2s |
Time from pit entry to pit exit. 24 stops in total.
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap to pole |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VILJacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1:23.303 | |
| 2 | FREHeinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 1:23.646 | +0.343s |
| 3 | MSCMichael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:23.955 | +0.652s |
| 4 | PANOlivier Panis | Prost | 1:24.075 | +0.772s |
| 5 | RSCRalf Schumacher | Jordan | 1:24.081 | +0.778s |
| 6 | FISGiancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 1:24.596 | +1.293s |
| 7 | HERJohnny Herbert | Sauber | 1:24.723 | +1.420s |
| 8 | HAKMika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1:24.812 | +1.509s |
| 9 | IRVEddie Irvine | Ferrari | 1:24.861 | +1.558s |
| 10 | COUDavid Coulthard | McLaren | 1:25.077 | +1.774s |
| 11 | BERGerhard Berger | Benetton | 1:25.371 | +2.068s |
| 12 | LARNicola Larini | Sauber | 1:25.544 | +2.241s |
| 13 | BARRubens Barrichello | Stewart | 1:25.579 | +2.276s |
| 14 | ALEJean Alesi | Benetton | 1:25.729 | +2.426s |
| 15 | HILDamon Hill | Arrows | 1:25.743 | +2.440s |
| 16 | MAGJan Magnussen | Stewart | 1:26.192 | +2.889s |
| 17 | DINPedro Diniz | Arrows | 1:26.253 | +2.950s |
| 18 | NAKShinji Nakano | Prost | 1:26.712 | +3.409s |
| 19 | SALMika Salo | Tyrrell | 1:26.852 | +3.549s |
| 20 | TRUJarno Trulli | Minardi | 1:26.960 | +3.657s |
| 21 | VERJos Verstappen | Tyrrell | 1:27.428 | +4.125s |
| 22 | KATUkyo Katayama | Minardi | 1:28.727 | +5.424s |
Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari
Previous winners here
| 1996 | Damon Hill | Williams |
| 1995 | Damon Hill | Williams |
| 1994 | Michael Schumacher | Benetton |
| 1993 | Alain Prost | Williams |
| 1992 | Nigel Mansell | Williams |
| 1991 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren |
| 1990 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams |
| 1989 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren |
| 1988 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren |
| 1987 | Nigel Mansell | Williams |
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