Pit Lane F1
1997 Season - Round 11 - 1997-08-10
Jacques Villeneuve won the 1997 Hungarian Grand Prix for Williams, with Damon Hill (Arrows) second and Johnny Herbert (Sauber) third. The win came from P2 on the grid. Pole had been claimed by Michael Schumacher (Ferrari), who could not convert it into the win.
Shinji Nakano (Prost) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P16 on the grid to P6 at the flag — a 10-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 10 drivers failing to finish.
22 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1997 Hungarian Grand Prix, completing round 11 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 2 | Finished | 10 | |
| 2 | Damon Hill | Arrows | 3 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 10 | Finished | 4 |
| 4 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1 | Finished | 3 |
| 5 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 14 | Finished | 2 |
| 6 | Shinji Nakano | Prost | 16 | Finished | 1 |
| 7 | Jarno Trulli | Prost | 12 | Finished | 0 |
| 8 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 7 | Finished | 0 |
| 9 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 5 | Spun off | 0 |
| 10 | Ukyo Katayama | Minardi | 20 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 11 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 9 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 12 | Tarso Marques | Minardi | 22 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 13 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 21 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 14 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 8 | Electrical | 0 |
| 15 | Jos Verstappen | Tyrrell | 18 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 16 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 19 | Electrical | 0 |
| 17 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 13 | Spun off | 0 |
| 18 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 6 | Fuel | 0 |
| 19 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 11 | Engine | 0 |
| 20 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 4 | Hydraulics | 0 |
| 21 | Gianni Morbidelli | Sauber | 15 | Engine | 0 |
| 22 | Jan Magnussen | Stewart | 17 | Accident | 0 |
