Pit Lane F1
1997 Season - Round 10 - 1997-07-27
Gerhard Berger won the 1997 German Grand Prix from pole position, leading Michael Schumacher (Ferrari) and Mika Häkkinen (McLaren) home for Benetton.
Shinji Nakano (Prost) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P17 on the grid to P7 at the flag — a 10-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 11 drivers failing to finish.
22 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1997 German Grand Prix, completing round 10 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 1 | Finished | 10 | |
| 2 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 4 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 3 | Finished | 4 |
| 4 | Jarno Trulli | Prost | 11 | Finished | 3 |
| 5 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 7 | Finished | 2 |
| 6 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 6 | Finished | 1 |
| 7 | Shinji Nakano | Prost | 17 | Finished | 0 |
| 8 | Damon Hill | Arrows | 13 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 9 | Norberto Fontana | Sauber | 18 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 10 | Jos Verstappen | Tyrrell | 20 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 11 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 2 | +5 Laps | 0 |
| 12 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 12 | Engine | 0 |
| 13 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 19 | Clutch | 0 |
| 14 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 9 | Spun off | 0 |
| 15 | Jan Magnussen | Stewart | 15 | Engine | 0 |
| 16 | Ukyo Katayama | Minardi | 22 | Out of fuel | 0 |
| 17 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 14 | Accident | 0 |
| 18 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 16 | Accident | 0 |
| 19 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 8 | Transmission | 0 |
| 20 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 5 | Collision | 0 |
| 21 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 10 | Collision | 0 |
| 22 | Tarso Marques | Minardi | 21 | Gearbox | 0 |
