Pit Lane F1
1997 Season - Round 13 - 1997-09-07
David Coulthard won the 1997 Italian Grand Prix for McLaren, with Jean Alesi (Benetton) second and Heinz-Harald Frentzen (Williams) third. The win came from P6 on the grid. Pole had been claimed by Jean Alesi (Benetton), who could not convert it into the win.
Tarso Marques (Minardi) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P22 on the grid to P14 at the flag — a 8-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 8 drivers failing to finish.
22 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1997 Italian Grand Prix, completing round 13 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 6 | Finished | 10 | |
| 2 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 1 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 2 | Finished | 4 |
| 4 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 3 | Finished | 3 |
| 5 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 4 | Finished | 2 |
| 6 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 9 | Finished | 1 |
| 7 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 7 | Finished | 0 |
| 8 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 10 | Finished | 0 |
| 9 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 5 | Finished | 0 |
| 10 | Jarno Trulli | Prost | 16 | Finished | 0 |
| 11 | Shinji Nakano | Prost | 15 | Finished | 0 |
| 12 | Gianni Morbidelli | Sauber | 18 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 13 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 11 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 14 | Tarso Marques | Minardi | 22 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 15 | Damon Hill | Arrows | 14 | Engine | 0 |
| 16 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 8 | Collision | 0 |
| 17 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 12 | Collision | 0 |
| 18 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 19 | Engine | 0 |
| 19 | Jan Magnussen | Stewart | 13 | Transmission | 0 |
| 20 | Jos Verstappen | Tyrrell | 20 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 21 | Ukyo Katayama | Minardi | 21 | Spun off | 0 |
| 22 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 17 | Suspension | 0 |
