Round 16 | Suzuka Circuit

1997 Japanese Grand Prix

Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka Circuit, 1997-10-12. Michael Schumacher won it for Ferrari. Podium: Michael Schumacher, Heinz-Harald Frentzen, Eddie Irvine.

Winner

Michael Schumacher

Ferrari

Pole

not available

Fastest lap

Heinz-Harald Frentzen

1:38.942

Circuit

Suzuka Circuit

Japan

Race result

Classification

PosDriverTeamGridLapsStatusPts
1 Ferrari 2 53 Finished 10.0
2 Williams 6 53 Finished 6.0
3 Ferrari 3 53 Finished 4.0
4 McLaren 4 53 Finished 3.0
5 Benetton 7 53 Finished 2.0
6 Sauber 8 53 Finished 1.0
7 Jordan 9 53 Finished 0.0
8 Benetton 5 53 Finished 0.0
9 Jordan 13 53 Finished 0.0
10 McLaren 11 52 Engine 0.0
11 Arrows 17 52 +1 Lap 0.0
12 Arrows 16 52 +1 Lap 0.0
13 Tyrrell 21 52 +1 Lap 0.0
D Williams 1 53 Disqualified 0.0
R Minardi 20 46 Gearbox 0.0
R Tyrrell 22 46 Engine 0.0
R Prost 10 36 Engine 0.0
R Prost 15 22 Wheel bearing 0.0
R Minardi 19 8 Engine 0.0
R Stewart 12 6 Spun off 0.0
R Stewart 14 3 Spun off 0.0
W Gianni Morbidelli Sauber 0 0 Injury 0.0

Grid movement

Movers

Grid 21 to P13 (+8)

Jos Verstappen

Tyrrell

Grid 17 to P11 (+6)

Damon Hill

Arrows

Grid 22 to P16 (+6)

Mika Salo

Tyrrell

Grid 20 to P15 (+5)

Tarso Marques

Minardi

Grid 6 to P2 (+4)

Heinz-Harald Frentzen

Williams

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