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1997 Italy Grand Prix in Formula 1 at the Monza circuit. Full information

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1997 Italy Grand Prix

1997 Italy Grand Prix is 610th Formula 1 Grand Prix. Passed at the Monza circuit. Jean Alesi won the pole position, David Coulthard won this race. This was his 3rd victory. Jean Alesi and Heinz-Harald Frentzen also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 53 laps (306 km).

Previous Grand Prix: 1997 Belgium Grand Prix
Next Grand Prix: 1997 Austria Grand Prix

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1997 Italy Grand Prix

106th victory for the McLaren team
3rd victory for the David Coulthard
13th podium for the David Coulthard
30th podium for the Jean Alesi
5th podium for the Heinz-Harald Frentzen

1997 Italy Grand Prix

McLaren MP4/12 - 1997 Italy Grand Prix winner

1997 Italy Grand Prix results

Position	Name	Points	Result	Lap	Team
1	David Coulthard	10.00	1h 17m 04.609s ( 238.056 km/h )	53	West McLaren Mercedes
2	Jean Alesi	6.00	1h 17m 06.546s ( +01.937s )	53	Mild Seven Benetton Renault
3	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	4.00	1h 17m 08.952s ( +04.343s )	53	Rothmans Williams Renault
4	Giancarlo Fisichella	3.00	1h 17m 10.480s ( +05.871s )	53	B&H Total Jordan Peugeot
5	Jacques Villeneuve	2.00	1h 17m 11.025s ( +06.416s )	53	Rothmans Williams Renault
6	Michael Schumacher	1.00	1h 17m 16.090s ( +11.481s )	53	Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro
7	Gerhard Berger	0	1h 17m 17.080s ( +12.471s )	53	Mild Seven Benetton Renault
8	Eddie Irvine	0	1h 17m 22.248s ( +17.639s )	53	Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro
9	Mika Hakkinen	0	1h 17m 53.982s ( +49.373s )	53	West McLaren Mercedes
10	Jarno Trulli	0	1h 18m 07.315s ( +1m 02.706s )	53	Prost Gauloises Blondes
11	Shinji Nakano	0	1h 18m 07.936s ( +1m 03.327s )	53	Prost Gauloises Blondes
12	Gianni Morbidelli	0		52	Red Bull Sauber Petronas
13	Rubens Barrichello	0		52	HSBC Malaysia Stewart Ford
14	Tarso Marques	0		50	Minardi F1 Team
ab	Damon Hill	0	Engine	46	Danka Arrows Yamaha
ab	Ralf Schumacher	0	Collision	39	B&H Total Jordan Peugeot
ab	Johnny Herbert	0	Collision	38	Red Bull Sauber Petronas
ab	Mika Salo	0	Engine	33	PIAA Tyrrell
ab	Jan Magnussen	0	Gearbox	31	HSBC Malaysia Stewart Ford
ab	Jos Verstappen	0	Gearbox	12	PIAA Tyrrell
ab	Ukyo Katayama	0	Puncture	8	Minardi F1 Team
ab	Pedro Diniz	0	Suspension	4	Danka Arrows Yamaha

Qualifying Results for the 1997 Italy Grand Prix on the Monza circuit

Position	Name	Result	Team
1	Jean Alesi	1'22''990	Mild Seven Benetton Renault
2	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	1'23''042	Rothmans Williams Renault
3	Giancarlo Fisichella	1'23''066	B&H Total Jordan Peugeot
4	Jacques Villeneuve	1'23''231	Rothmans Williams Renault
5	Mika Hakkinen	1'23''340	West McLaren Mercedes
6	David Coulthard	1'23''347	West McLaren Mercedes
7	Gerhard Berger	1'23''443	Mild Seven Benetton Renault
8	Ralf Schumacher	1'23''603	B&H Total Jordan Peugeot
9	Michael Schumacher	1'23''624	Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro
10	Eddie Irvine	1'23''891	Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro
11	Rubens Barrichello	1'24''177	HSBC Malaysia Stewart Ford
12	Johnny Herbert	1'24''242	Red Bull Sauber Petronas
13	Jan Magnussen	1'24''394	HSBC Malaysia Stewart Ford
14	Damon Hill	1'24''482	Danka Arrows Yamaha
15	Shinji Nakano	1'24''553	Prost Gauloises Blondes
16	Jarno Trulli	1'24''567	Prost Gauloises Blondes
17	Pedro Diniz	1'24''639	Danka Arrows Yamaha
18	Gianni Morbidelli	1'24''735	Red Bull Sauber Petronas
19	Mika Salo	1'25''693	PIAA Tyrrell
20	Jos Verstappen	1'25''845	PIAA Tyrrell
21	Ukyo Katayama	1'26''655	Minardi F1 Team
22	Tarso Marques	1'27''677	Minardi F1 Team