Pit Lane F1
1997 Season - Round 16 - 1997-10-12
Michael Schumacher won the 1997 Japanese Grand Prix for Ferrari, with Heinz-Harald Frentzen (Williams) second and Eddie Irvine (Ferrari) third. The win came from P2 on the grid. Pole had been claimed by Jacques Villeneuve (Williams), who could not convert it into the win.
Jos Verstappen (Tyrrell) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P21 on the grid to P13 at the flag — a 8-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 10 drivers failing to finish.
22 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1997 Japanese Grand Prix, completing round 16 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 | 2 | Finished | 10 | |
| 2 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 6 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 3 | Finished | 4 |
| 4 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 4 | Finished | 3 |
| 5 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 7 | Finished | 2 |
| 6 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 8 | Finished | 1 |
| 7 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 9 | Finished | 0 |
| 8 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 5 | Finished | 0 |
| 9 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 13 | Finished | 0 |
| 10 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 11 | Engine | 0 |
| 11 | Damon Hill | Arrows | 17 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 12 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 16 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 13 | Jos Verstappen | Tyrrell | 21 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 14 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1 | Disqualified | 0 |
| 15 | Tarso Marques | Minardi | 20 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 16 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 22 | Engine | 0 |
| 17 | Olivier Panis | Prost | 10 | Engine | 0 |
| 18 | Shinji Nakano | Prost | 15 | Wheel bearing | 0 |
| 19 | Ukyo Katayama | Minardi | 19 | Engine | 0 |
| 20 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 12 | Spun off | 0 |
| 21 | Jan Magnussen | Stewart | 14 | Spun off | 0 |
| 22 | Gianni Morbidelli | Sauber | 0 | Injury | 0 |
