Pit Lane F1
1997 Season - Round 17 - 1997-10-26
Mika Häkkinen won the 1997 European Grand Prix for McLaren, with David Coulthard (McLaren) second and Jacques Villeneuve (Williams) third. The win came from P5 on the grid. Pole had been claimed by Jacques Villeneuve (Williams), who could not convert it into the win.
Mika Salo (Tyrrell) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P21 on the grid to P12 at the flag — a 9-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 5 drivers failing to finish.
22 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1997 European Grand Prix, completing round 17 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 5 | Finished | 10 | |
| 2 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 6 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1 | Finished | 4 |
| 4 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 8 | Finished | 3 |
| 5 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 7 | Finished | 2 |
| 6 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 3 | Finished | 1 |
| 7 | Olivier Panis | Prost | 9 | Finished | 0 |
| 8 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 14 | Finished | 0 |
| 9 | Jan Magnussen | Stewart | 11 | Finished | 0 |
| 10 | Shinji Nakano | Prost | 15 | Finished | 0 |
| 11 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 17 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 12 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 21 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 13 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 10 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 14 | Norberto Fontana | Sauber | 18 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 15 | Tarso Marques | Minardi | 20 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 16 | Jos Verstappen | Tyrrell | 22 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 17 | Ukyo Katayama | Minardi | 19 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 18 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 2 | Collision | 0 |
| 19 | Damon Hill | Arrows | 4 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 20 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 16 | Water leak | 0 |
| 21 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 12 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 22 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 13 | Spun off | 0 |
