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1997 Austrian GP

1997 Luxembourg GP
1997 Japanese GP
1998 Luxembourg GP
 V  Großer Preis von Luxemburg

Event Overview • Sessions • Entry List
Qualifying Qualification
Race Starting Grid • Classification • Fastest Laps • Laps Led

Details
DateSunday 28 September 1997
Start time14:00
Event Luxembourg GP
Circuit Nürburgring
Event FormatRace of 67 laps
ChampionshipWorld Championship
Race number#15 of 17 in 1997
#612 (of all time)
Circuit
Laps67
Circuit Perimeter4556 m
Race Distance4556 × 67 = 305.252 km
Grid Format2-2-2-2 (staggered)
Pole PositionLeft
First CornerRight
Track DirectionClockwise
Weather
WeatherSunny, Mild, Dry
Participants
Entries22
Qualifiers22
Finishers10
DebutantsLuxembourg GP (Event)
MilestonesWest McLaren Mercedes – 1st Pole Position (Entrant)
 Mika Häkkinen – 1st Pole Position (Driver)
 Mika Salo – 50th Race Entry (Driver)
 Michael Schumacher – 100th Race Entry (Driver)
Records Broken 1. Most Consecutive 3rd Place Finishes –  Heinz-Harald Frentzen (4)
Records Extended 1. Most 4th Place Finishes –  Gerhard Berger (25),
2. Most Race Entries –  Ferrari (1390),
3. Most 5th Place Qualifications –  Ferrari (144),
4. Most 21st Place Qualifications –  Tyrrell (38)

World Championship standings
1  Jacques Villeneuve 77 
DSQ  Michael Schumacher 68 
2  Heinz-Harald Frentzen 35 
3  Jean Alesi 34 up
4  David Coulthard 30 up
5  Gerhard Berger 24 
6  Giancarlo Fisichella 20 
7  Eddie Irvine 18 
8  Olivier Panis 16 
9  Mika Häkkinen 14 
10  Johnny Herbert 14 
11  Ralf Schumacher 13 
12  Damon Hill 7 
13  Rubens Barrichello 6 
14  Alexander Wurz 4 
15  Jarno Trulli 3 
16  Pedro Diniz 2 
  Mika Salo 2 
18  Shinji Nakano 2 up
19  Nicola Larini 1 up
1  Williams / Renault 112 
2  Ferrari / Ferrari 86 
3  Benetton / Renault 62 
4  McLaren / Mercedes 44 
5  Jordan / Peugeot 33 
6  Prost / Mugen-Honda 21 
7  Sauber / Petronas 15 
8  Arrows / Yamaha 9 
9  Stewart / Ford 6 
10  Tyrrell / Ford 2 

Results
 WinnerPole PositionFastest Lap
Car NumberCar 3Car 9Car 4
EntrantRothmans Williams RenaultWest McLaren MercedesRothmans Williams Renault
Driver Jacques Villeneuve Mika Häkkinen Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Car Williams FW19 McLaren MP4/12 Williams FW19
EngineRenault 3.0 V10Mercedes 3.0 V10Renault 3.0 V10
Time1:31'27.8431'16.6021'18.805
Speed200.244 km/h214.115 km/h208.129 km/h


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