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1997 Germany Grand Prix in Formula 1 at the Hockenheim circuit. Full information

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1997 Germany Grand Prix

1997 Germany Grand Prix is 607th Formula 1 Grand Prix. Passed at the Hockenheim circuit. Gerhard Berger won the pole position and this race. This was his 10th victory. Michael Schumacher and Mika Hakkinen also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 45 laps (307 km).

Previous Grand Prix: 1997 Britain Grand Prix
Next Grand Prix: 1997 Hungary Grand Prix

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1997 Germany Grand Prix

27th victory for the Benetton team
10th victory for the Gerhard Berger
48th podium for the Gerhard Berger
52nd podium for the Michael Schumacher
15th podium for the Mika Hakkinen

1997 Germany Grand Prix

Benetton B197 - 1997 Germany Grand Prix winner

1997 Germany Grand Prix results

Position	Name	Points	Result	Lap	Team
1	Gerhard Berger	10.00	1h 20m 59.046s ( 227.478 km/h )	45	Mild Seven Benetton Renault
2	Michael Schumacher	6.00	1h 21m 16.573s ( +17.527s )	45	Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro
3	Mika Hakkinen	4.00	1h 21m 23.816s ( +24.770s )	45	West McLaren Mercedes
4	Jarno Trulli	3.00	1h 21m 26.211s ( +27.165s )	45	Prost Gauloises Blondes
5	Ralf Schumacher	2.00	1h 21m 29.041s ( +29.995s )	45	B&H Total Jordan Peugeot
6	Jean Alesi	1.00	1h 21m 33.763s ( +34.717s )	45	Mild Seven Benetton Renault
7	Shinji Nakano	0	1h 22m 18.768s ( +1m 19.722s )	45	Prost Gauloises Blondes
8	Damon Hill	0		44	Danka Arrows Yamaha
9	Norberto Fontana	0		44	Red Bull Sauber Petronas
10	Jos Verstappen	0		44	PIAA Tyrrell
11	Giancarlo Fisichella	0	Puncture	40	B&H Total Jordan Peugeot
ab	Jacques Villeneuve	0	Accident	33	Rothmans Williams Renault
ab	Mika Salo	0	Clutch	33	PIAA Tyrrell
ab	Rubens Barrichello	0	Engine	33	HSBC Malaysia Stewart Ford
ab	Jan Magnussen	0	Engine	27	HSBC Malaysia Stewart Ford
ab	Ukyo Katayama	0	Out of fuel	23	Minardi F1 Team
ab	Pedro Diniz	0	Collision	8	Danka Arrows Yamaha
ab	Johnny Herbert	0	Collision	8	Red Bull Sauber Petronas
ab	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	0	Collision	1	Rothmans Williams Renault
ab	Eddie Irvine	0	Collision	1	Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro
ab	David Coulthard	0	Collision	1	West McLaren Mercedes
ab	Tarso Marques	0	Transmission	0	Minardi F1 Team

Qualifying Results for the 1997 Germany Grand Prix on the Hockenheim circuit

Position	Name	Result	Team
1	Gerhard Berger	1'41''873	Mild Seven Benetton Renault
2	Giancarlo Fisichella	1'41''896	B&H Total Jordan Peugeot
3	Mika Hakkinen	1'42''034	West McLaren Mercedes
4	Michael Schumacher	1'42''181	Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro
5	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	1'42''421	Rothmans Williams Renault
6	Jean Alesi	1'42''493	Mild Seven Benetton Renault
7	Ralf Schumacher	1'42''498	B&H Total Jordan Peugeot
8	David Coulthard	1'42''687	West McLaren Mercedes
9	Jacques Villeneuve	1'42''967	Rothmans Williams Renault
10	Eddie Irvine	1'43''209	Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro
11	Jarno Trulli	1'43''226	Prost Gauloises Blondes
12	Rubens Barrichello	1'43''272	HSBC Malaysia Stewart Ford
13	Damon Hill	1'43''361	Danka Arrows Yamaha
14	Johnny Herbert	1'43''660	Red Bull Sauber Petronas
15	Jan Magnussen	1'43''927	HSBC Malaysia Stewart Ford
16	Pedro Diniz	1'44''069	Danka Arrows Yamaha
17	Shinji Nakano	1'44''112	Prost Gauloises Blondes
18	Norberto Fontana	1'44''552	Red Bull Sauber Petronas
19	Mika Salo	1'45''372	PIAA Tyrrell
20	Jos Verstappen	1'45''811	PIAA Tyrrell
21	Tarso Marques	1'45''942	Minardi F1 Team
22	Ukyo Katayama	1'46''499	Minardi F1 Team