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1997 San Marino Grand Prix in Formula 1 at the Imola circuit. Full information

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1997 San Marino Grand Prix

1997 San Marino Grand Prix is 601st Formula 1 race. Passed at the Imola circuit. Jacques Villeneuve won the pole position, Heinz-Harald Frentzen won this race. This was his 1st victory. Michael Schumacher and Eddie Irvine also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 62 laps (306 km).

Previous race: 1997 Argentina Grand Prix
Next race: 1997 Monaco Grand Prix

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1997 San Marino Grand Prix

98th victory for the Williams team
1st victory for the Heinz-Harald Frentzen
2nd podium for the Heinz-Harald Frentzen
48th podium for the Michael Schumacher
4th podium for the Eddie Irvine

Heinz-Harald Frentzen - Winner of the 1997 San Marino Grand Prix

1997 San Marino Grand Prix

Williams FW19 - 1997 San Marino Grand Prix winner

1997 San Marino Grand Prix results

Position	Name	Points	Result	Lap	Team
1	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	10.00	1h 31m 00.673s ( 201.509 km/h )	62	Rothmans Williams Renault
2	Michael Schumacher	6.00	1h 31m 01.910s ( +01.237s )	62	Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro
3	Eddie Irvine	4.00	1h 32m 19.016s ( +1m 18.343s )	62	Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro
4	Giancarlo Fisichella	3.00	1h 32m 24.061s ( +1m 23.388s )	62	B&H Total Jordan Peugeot
5	Jean Alesi	2.00		61	Mild Seven Benetton Renault
6	Mika Hakkinen	1.00		61	West McLaren Mercedes
7	Nicola Larini	0		61	Red Bull Sauber Petronas
8	Olivier Panis	0		61	Prost Gauloises Blondes
9	Mika Salo	0		60	PIAA Tyrrell
10	Jos Verstappen	0		60	PIAA Tyrrell
11	Ukyo Katayama	0		59	Minardi F1 Team
ab	Pedro Diniz	0	Gearbox	53	Danka Arrows Yamaha
ab	Jacques Villeneuve	0	Gearbox	40	Rothmans Williams Renault
ab	David Coulthard	0	Engine	38	West McLaren Mercedes
ab	Rubens Barrichello	0	Oil pressure	32	HSBC Malaysia Stewart Ford
ab	Johnny Herbert	0	Electrics	18	Red Bull Sauber Petronas
ab	Ralf Schumacher	0	Transmission	17	B&H Total Jordan Peugeot
ab	Damon Hill	0	Collision	11	Danka Arrows Yamaha
ab	Shinji Nakano	0	Collision	11	Prost Gauloises Blondes
ab	Gerhard Berger	0	Spin	4	Mild Seven Benetton Renault
ab	Jan Magnussen	0	Accident	2	HSBC Malaysia Stewart Ford
np	Jarno Trulli	0	Hydraulics	tf	Minardi F1 Team

Qualifying Results for the 1997 San Marino Grand Prix on the Imola circuit

Position	Name	Result	Team
1	Jacques Villeneuve	1'23''303	Rothmans Williams Renault
2	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	1'23''646	Rothmans Williams Renault
3	Michael Schumacher	1'23''955	Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro
4	Olivier Panis	1'24''075	Prost Gauloises Blondes
5	Ralf Schumacher	1'24''081	B&H Total Jordan Peugeot
6	Giancarlo Fisichella	1'24''596	B&H Total Jordan Peugeot
7	Johnny Herbert	1'24''723	Red Bull Sauber Petronas
8	Mika Hakkinen	1'24''812	West McLaren Mercedes
9	Eddie Irvine	1'24''861	Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro
10	David Coulthard	1'25''077	West McLaren Mercedes
11	Gerhard Berger	1'25''371	Mild Seven Benetton Renault
12	Nicola Larini	1'25''544	Red Bull Sauber Petronas
13	Rubens Barrichello	1'25''579	HSBC Malaysia Stewart Ford
14	Jean Alesi	1'25''729	Mild Seven Benetton Renault
15	Damon Hill	1'25''743	Danka Arrows Yamaha
16	Jan Magnussen	1'26''192	HSBC Malaysia Stewart Ford
17	Pedro Diniz	1'26''253	Danka Arrows Yamaha
18	Shinji Nakano	1'26''712	Prost Gauloises Blondes
19	Mika Salo	1'26''852	PIAA Tyrrell
20	Jarno Trulli	1'26''960	Minardi F1 Team
21	Jos Verstappen	1'27''428	PIAA Tyrrell
22	Ukyo Katayama	1'28''727	Minardi F1 Team