1997 · Round 8

French Grand Prix

Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours · Magny Cours, France
29 Jun 1997

Pole position

Schumacher

Converted to the win

Biggest climber

▲10

Ukyo Katayama

Finishers

11/22

11 did not finish

Classification

French GP result

Pos	Driver	Grid	+/−	Laps	Time / status	Pts
1	Michael Schumacher Ferrari	1	•	72	1:38:50.492	10
2	Heinz-Harald Frentzen Williams	2	•	72	+23.537	6
3	Eddie Irvine Ferrari	5	▲2	72	+1:14.801	4
4	Jacques Villeneuve Williams	4	•	72	+1:21.784	3
5	Jean Alesi Benetton	8	▲3	72	+1:22.735	2
6	Ralf Schumacher Jordan	3	▼3	72	+1:29.871	1
7	David Coulthard McLaren	9	▲2	71	Collision
8	Johnny Herbert Sauber	14	▲6	71	+1 Lap
9	Giancarlo Fisichella Jordan	11	▲2	71	+1 Lap
10	Jarno Trulli Prost	6	▼4	70	+2 Laps
11	Ukyo Katayama Minardi	21	▲10	70	+2 Laps
12	Damon Hill Arrows	17	▲5	69	+3 Laps
DNF	Mika Salo Tyrrell	19		61	Electrical
DNF	Alexander Wurz Benetton	7		60	Spun off
DNF	Pedro Diniz Arrows	16		58	Spun off
DNF	Norberto Fontana Sauber	20		40	Spun off
DNF	Rubens Barrichello Stewart	13		36	Engine
DNF	Jan Magnussen Stewart	15		33	Brakes
DNF	Mika Häkkinen McLaren	10		18	Engine
DNF	Jos Verstappen Tyrrell	18		15	Spun off
DNF	Shinji Nakano Prost	12		7	Spun off
DNF	Tarso Marques Minardi	22		5	Engine

Grid

Pos	Driver	Q1
1	Michael Schumacher Ferrari	1:14.548
2	Heinz-Harald Frentzen Williams	1:14.749
3	Ralf Schumacher Jordan	1:14.755
4	Jacques Villeneuve Williams	1:14.800
5	Eddie Irvine Ferrari	1:14.860
6	Jarno Trulli Prost	1:14.957
7	Alexander Wurz Benetton	1:14.986
8	Jean Alesi Benetton	1:15.228
9	David Coulthard McLaren	1:15.270
10	Mika Häkkinen McLaren	1:15.339
11	Giancarlo Fisichella Jordan	1:15.453
12	Rubens Barrichello Stewart	1:15.876
13	Shinji Nakano Prost	1:15.876
14	Johnny Herbert Sauber	1:16.018
15	Jan Magnussen Stewart	1:16.149
16	Pedro Diniz Arrows	1:16.536
17	Damon Hill Arrows	1:16.729
18	Jos Verstappen Tyrrell	1:16.941
19	Mika Salo Tyrrell	1:17.256
20	Norberto Fontana Sauber	1:17.538
21	Ukyo Katayama Minardi	1:17.563
22	Tarso Marques Minardi	1:18.280