Pit Lane F1
1997 Season - Round 6 - 1997-05-25
Jacques Villeneuve won the 1997 Spanish Grand Prix from pole position, leading Olivier Panis (Prost) and Jean Alesi (Benetton) home for Williams.
Olivier Panis (Prost) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P12 on the grid to P2 at the flag — a 10-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 7 drivers failing to finish.
22 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1997 Spanish Grand Prix, completing round 6 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1 | Finished | 10 | |
| 2 | Olivier Panis | Prost | 12 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 4 | Finished | 4 |
| 4 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 7 | Finished | 3 |
| 5 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 10 | Finished | 2 |
| 6 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 3 | Finished | 1 |
| 7 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 5 | Finished | 0 |
| 8 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 2 | Finished | 0 |
| 9 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 8 | Finished | 0 |
| 10 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 6 | Finished | 0 |
| 11 | Jos Verstappen | Tyrrell | 19 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 12 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 11 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 13 | Jan Magnussen | Stewart | 22 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 14 | Gianni Morbidelli | Sauber | 13 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 15 | Jarno Trulli | Minardi | 18 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 16 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 21 | Engine | 0 |
| 17 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 9 | Engine | 0 |
| 18 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 17 | Engine | 0 |
| 19 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 14 | Puncture | 0 |
| 20 | Shinji Nakano | Prost | 16 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 21 | Damon Hill | Arrows | 15 | Engine | 0 |
| 22 | Ukyo Katayama | Minardi | 20 | Gearbox | 0 |
