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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. 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
Race Start: 27th April 1997

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 #4 - 1997 San Marino Grand Prix winner

1997 San Marino Grand Prix results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Lap	Team
1	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams FW19, #4	10.00	1h 31m 00.673s ( 201.509 km/h )	62	Rothmans Williams Renault
2	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari F310B, #5	6.00	1h 31m 01.910s ( +01.237s )	62	Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro
3	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari F310B, #6	4.00	1h 32m 19.016s ( +1m 18.343s )	62	Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro
4	Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan 197, #12	3.00	1h 32m 24.061s ( +1m 23.388s )	62	B&H Total Jordan Peugeot
5	Jean Alesi	Benetton B197, #7	2.00		61	Mild Seven Benetton Renault
6	Mika Hakkinen	McLaren MP4/12, #9	1.00		61	West McLaren Mercedes
7	Nicola Larini	Sauber C16, #17	0		61	Red Bull Sauber Petronas
8	Olivier Panis	Prost JS45, #14	0		61	Prost Gauloises Blondes
9	Mika Salo	Tyrrell 025, #19	0		60	PIAA Tyrrell
10	Jos Verstappen	Tyrrell 025, #18	0		60	PIAA Tyrrell
11	Ukyo Katayama	Minardi M197, #20	0		59	Minardi F1 Team
ab	Pedro Diniz	Arrows A18, #2	0	Gearbox	53	Danka Arrows Yamaha
ab	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams FW19, #3	0	Gearbox	40	Rothmans Williams Renault
ab	David Coulthard	McLaren MP4/12, #10	0	Engine	38	West McLaren Mercedes
ab	Rubens Barrichello	Stewart SF01, #22	0	Oil pressure	32	HSBC Malaysia Stewart Ford
ab	Johnny Herbert	Sauber C16, #16	0	Electrics	18	Red Bull Sauber Petronas
ab	Ralf Schumacher	Jordan 197, #11	0	Transmission	17	B&H Total Jordan Peugeot
ab	Shinji Nakano	Prost JS45, #15	0	Collision	11	Prost Gauloises Blondes
ab	Damon Hill	Arrows A18, #1	0	Collision	11	Danka Arrows Yamaha
ab	Gerhard Berger	Benetton B197, #8	0	Spin	4	Mild Seven Benetton Renault
ab	Jan Magnussen	Stewart SF01, #23	0	Accident	2	HSBC Malaysia Stewart Ford
np	Jarno Trulli	Minardi M197, #21	0	Hydraulics	tf	Minardi F1 Team

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

Position	Name	Car	Result	Team
1	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams FW19, #3	1'23''303	Rothmans Williams Renault
2	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams FW19, #4	1'23''646	Rothmans Williams Renault
3	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari F310B, #5	1'23''955	Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro
4	Olivier Panis	Prost JS45, #14	1'24''075	Prost Gauloises Blondes
5	Ralf Schumacher	Jordan 197, #11	1'24''081	B&H Total Jordan Peugeot
6	Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan 197, #12	1'24''596	B&H Total Jordan Peugeot
7	Johnny Herbert	Sauber C16, #16	1'24''723	Red Bull Sauber Petronas
8	Mika Hakkinen	McLaren MP4/12, #9	1'24''812	West McLaren Mercedes
9	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari F310B, #6	1'24''861	Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro
10	David Coulthard	McLaren MP4/12, #10	1'25''077	West McLaren Mercedes
11	Gerhard Berger	Benetton B197, #8	1'25''371	Mild Seven Benetton Renault
12	Nicola Larini	Sauber C16, #17	1'25''544	Red Bull Sauber Petronas
13	Rubens Barrichello	Stewart SF01, #22	1'25''579	HSBC Malaysia Stewart Ford
14	Jean Alesi	Benetton B197, #7	1'25''729	Mild Seven Benetton Renault
15	Damon Hill	Arrows A18, #1	1'25''743	Danka Arrows Yamaha
16	Jan Magnussen	Stewart SF01, #23	1'26''192	HSBC Malaysia Stewart Ford
17	Pedro Diniz	Arrows A18, #2	1'26''253	Danka Arrows Yamaha
18	Shinji Nakano	Prost JS45, #15	1'26''712	Prost Gauloises Blondes
19	Mika Salo	Tyrrell 025, #19	1'26''852	PIAA Tyrrell
20	Jarno Trulli	Minardi M197, #21	1'26''960	Minardi F1 Team
21	Jos Verstappen	Tyrrell 025, #18	1'27''428	PIAA Tyrrell
22	Ukyo Katayama	Minardi M197, #20	1'28''727	Minardi F1 Team