Pit Lane F1
Round 2 qualifying — Q1, Q2 and Q3 timing - 1997-03-30
Jacques Villeneuve (Williams) took pole for the 1997 Brazilian Grand Prix with a 1:16.004 lap.
Michael Schumacher (Ferrari) joined the front row, 0.590s shy of pole, with Gerhard Berger (Benetton) third on the grid. Ralf Schumacher (Jordan) was the slowest into Q3 in P10, while Rubens Barrichello (Stewart) missed the cut by 0.084s.
Q3 was settled inside 1.171s — pole to P10 — with Ralf Schumacher (Jordan) closing the top ten.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1:16.004 | — | — | 1:16.004 |
| 2 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:16.594 | — | — | +0.590 |
| 3 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 1:16.644 | — | — | +0.640 |
| 4 | Mika Häkkinen |
| McLaren |
| 1:16.692 |
| — |
| — |
| +0.688 |
| 5 | Olivier Panis | Prost | 1:16.756 | — | — | +0.752 |
| 6 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 1:16.757 | — | — | +0.753 |
| 7 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 1:16.912 | — | — | +0.908 |
| 8 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 1:16.971 | — | — | +0.967 |
| 9 | Damon Hill | Arrows | 1:17.090 | — | — | +1.086 |
| 10 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 1:17.175 | — | — | +1.171 |
| 11 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 1:17.259 | — | — | +1.255 |
| 12 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 1:17.262 | — | — | +1.258 |
| 13 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 1:17.409 | — | — | +1.405 |
| 14 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 1:17.527 | — | — | +1.523 |
| 15 | Shinji Nakano | Prost | 1:17.999 | — | — | +1.995 |
| 16 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 1:18.095 | — | — | +2.091 |
| 17 | Jarno Trulli | Minardi | 1:18.336 | — | — | +2.332 |
| 18 | Ukyo Katayama | Minardi | 1:18.557 | — | — | +2.553 |
| 19 | Nicola Larini | Sauber | 1:18.644 | — | — | +2.640 |
| 20 | Jan Magnussen | Stewart | 1:18.773 | — | — | +2.769 |
| 21 | Jos Verstappen | Tyrrell | 1:18.885 | — | — | +2.881 |
| 22 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 1:19.274 | — | — | +3.270 |