Pit Lane F1
1997 Season - Round 12 - 1997-08-24
Michael Schumacher won the 1997 Belgian Grand Prix for Ferrari, with Giancarlo Fisichella (Jordan) second and Heinz-Harald Frentzen (Williams) third. The win came from P3 on the grid. Pole had been claimed by Jacques Villeneuve (Williams), who could not convert it into the win.
Gerhard Berger (Benetton) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P15 on the grid to P6 at the flag — a 9-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 7 drivers failing to finish.
22 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1997 Belgian Grand Prix, completing round 12 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 3 | Finished | 10 | |
| 2 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 4 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 7 | Finished | 4 |
| 4 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 11 | Finished | 3 |
| 5 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1 | Finished | 2 |
| 6 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 15 | Finished | 1 |
| 7 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 8 | Finished | 0 |
| 8 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 2 | Finished | 0 |
| 9 | Gianni Morbidelli | Sauber | 13 | Finished | 0 |
| 10 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 17 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 11 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 19 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 12 | Jan Magnussen | Stewart | 18 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 13 | Damon Hill | Arrows | 9 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 14 | Ukyo Katayama | Minardi | 20 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 15 | Jarno Trulli | Prost | 14 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 16 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 5 | Disqualified | 0 |
| 17 | Jos Verstappen | Tyrrell | 21 | Spun off | 0 |
| 18 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 6 | Spun off | 0 |
| 19 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 10 | Spun off | 0 |
| 20 | Tarso Marques | Minardi | 22 | Spun off | 0 |
| 21 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 12 | Steering | 0 |
| 22 | Shinji Nakano | Prost | 16 | Electrical | 0 |
