Pit Lane F1
Round 7 qualifying — Q1, Q2 and Q3 timing - 1997-06-15
Michael Schumacher (Ferrari) took pole for the 1997 Canadian Grand Prix with a 1:18.095 lap.
Jacques Villeneuve (Williams) joined the front row, 0.013s shy of pole, with Rubens Barrichello (Stewart) third on the grid. Olivier Panis (Prost) was the slowest into Q3 in P10, while Alexander Wurz (Benetton) missed the cut by 0.252s.
Q3 was settled inside 0.939s — pole to P10 — with Olivier Panis (Prost) closing the top ten.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:18.095 | — | — | 1:18.095 |
| 2 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1:18.108 | — | — | +0.013 |
| 3 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 1:18.388 | — | — | +0.293 |
| 4 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen |
| Williams |
| 1:18.464 |
| — |
| — |
| +0.369 |
| 5 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 1:18.466 | — | — | +0.371 |
| 6 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 1:18.750 | — | — | +0.655 |
| 7 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 1:18.869 | — | — | +0.774 |
| 8 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 1:18.899 | — | — | +0.804 |
| 9 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1:18.916 | — | — | +0.821 |
| 10 | Olivier Panis | Prost | 1:19.034 | — | — | +0.939 |
| 11 | Alexander Wurz | Benetton | 1:19.286 | — | — | +1.191 |
| 12 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 1:19.503 | — | — | +1.408 |
| 13 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 1:19.622 | — | — | +1.527 |
| 14 | Jos Verstappen | Tyrrell | 1:20.102 | — | — | +2.007 |
| 15 | Damon Hill | Arrows | 1:20.129 | — | — | +2.034 |
| 16 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 1:20.175 | — | — | +2.080 |
| 17 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 1:20.336 | — | — | +2.241 |
| 18 | Gianni Morbidelli | Sauber | 1:20.357 | — | — | +2.262 |
| 19 | Shinji Nakano | Prost | 1:20.370 | — | — | +2.275 |
| 20 | Jarno Trulli | Minardi | 1:20.370 | — | — | +2.275 |
| 21 | Jan Magnussen | Stewart | 1:20.491 | — | — | +2.396 |
| 22 | Ukyo Katayama | Minardi | 1:21.034 | — | — | +2.939 |