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Race · Round 16 of 17 ·

1997 Japanese Grand Prix

Michael Schumacher won for Ferrari from 2nd on the grid at Suzuka Circuit. 8 of the starters were not classified.

Dry · High of 19 °C, no rain on the day (modelled, Open-Meteo)

How it is modelled

ERA5's reanalysis, through Open-Meteo, of the circuit's whole local day and not the race's hours, for the grid cell the circuit sits in and not the track, so a shower can be missing from it. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.

Circuit
Suzuka CircuitSuzuka, Japan
Winner
Michael SchumacherFerrari
Entries
2213 classified

Classification

Classification
PosDriverConstructorChassisGridLapsOutPointsFL
1Michael SchumacherFerrariF310B253Finished10
2Heinz-Harald FrentzenWilliamsFW19653Finished6fastest lap
3Eddie IrvineFerrariF310B353Finished4
4Mika HakkinenMcLarenMP4/12453Finished3
5Jean AlesiBenettonB197753Finished2
6Johnny HerbertSauberC16853Finished1
7Giancarlo FisichellaJordan197953Finished0
8Gerhard BergerBenettonB197553Finished0
9Ralf SchumacherJordan1971353Finished0
10David CoulthardMcLarenMP4/121152Engine0
12Damon HillArrowsA181752Finished0
13Pedro DinizArrowsA181652Finished0
14Jos VerstappenTyrrell212152Finished0
DSQJacques VilleneuveWilliamsFW19153Ignored yellow flags in practice0
DNFTarso MarquesMinardiM1972046Gearbox0
DNFMika SaloTyrrell212246Engine0
DNFOlivier PanisProst Grand PrixJS451036Engine0
DNFShinji NakanoProst Grand PrixJS451522Wheel bearing0
DNFUkyo KatayamaMinardiM197198Engine0
DNFRubens BarrichelloStewart Grand PrixSF01126Spun off0
DNFJan MagnussenStewart Grand PrixSF01143Spun off0
DNSGianni MorbidelliSauberC1618—Injury0
F1DB layout suzuka-1 · 5.86 km · 18 turns, F1DB’s figures
F1DB, CC BY 4.0 · drawn by Jules Roy
The outline is F1DB’s, for every layout; the trace is OpenStreetMap’s, where it exists.

Grid to flag

05101520253035404550Laps completedGridResult21Michael Schumacher62Heinz-Harald Frentzen33Eddie Irvine44Mika Hakkinen75Jean Alesi86Johnny Herbert97Giancarlo Fisichella58Gerhard Berger139Ralf Schumacher1110David Coulthard1712Damon Hill1613Pedro Diniz2114Jos Verstappen1DSQJacques Villeneuve20DNFTarso Marques22DNFMika Salo10DNFOlivier Panis15DNFShinji Nakano19DNFUkyo Katayama12DNFRubens Barrichello14DNFJan Magnussen

Lines run from grid slot to result, ending at the last lap completed. A dashed line ending in a cross is a driver not classified. Nothing between is recorded, so a crossing is not an overtake at that lap.

Grid to flag
DriverGridResultLaps
Michael Schumacher2153
Heinz-Harald Frentzen6253
Eddie Irvine3353
Mika Hakkinen4453
Jean Alesi7553
Johnny Herbert8653
Giancarlo Fisichella9753
Gerhard Berger5853
Ralf Schumacher13953
David Coulthard111052
Damon Hill171252
Pedro Diniz161352
Jos Verstappen211452
Jacques Villeneuve1DSQ53
Tarso Marques20DNF46
Mika Salo22DNF46
Olivier Panis10DNF36
Shinji Nakano15DNF22
Ukyo Katayama19DNF8
Rubens Barrichello12DNF6
Jan Magnussen14DNF3

Qualifying

Qualifying
PosDriverConstructorNo.TimeGap≈ DistanceInterval
1Jacques VilleneuveWilliams31:36.071—0 m—
2Michael SchumacherFerrari51:36.133+0.0624 m+0.062
3Eddie IrvineFerrari61:36.466+0.39524 m+0.333
4Mika HakkinenMcLaren91:36.469+0.39824 m+0.003
5Gerhard BergerBenetton81:36.561+0.49030 m+0.092
6Heinz-Harald FrentzenWilliams41:36.628+0.55734 m+0.067
7Jean AlesiBenetton71:36.682+0.61137 m+0.054
8Johnny HerbertSauber161:36.906+0.83551 m+0.224
9Giancarlo FisichellaJordan121:36.917+0.84652 m+0.011
10Olivier PanisProst Grand Prix141:37.073+1.00261 m+0.156
11David CoulthardMcLaren101:37.095+1.02462 m+0.022
12Rubens BarrichelloStewart Grand Prix221:37.343+1.27278 m+0.248
13Ralf SchumacherJordan111:37.443+1.37284 m+0.100
14Jan MagnussenStewart Grand Prix231:37.480+1.40986 m+0.037
15Shinji NakanoProst Grand Prix151:37.588+1.51793 m+0.108
16Pedro DinizArrows21:37.853+1.782109 m+0.265
17Damon HillArrows11:38.022+1.951119 m+0.169
18Gianni MorbidelliSauber171:38.556+2.485152 m+0.534
19Ukyo KatayamaMinardi201:38.983+2.912178 m+0.427
20Tarso MarquesMinardi211:39.678+3.607220 m+0.695
21Jos VerstappenTyrrell181:40.259+4.188255 m+0.581
22Mika SaloTyrrell191:40.529+4.458272 m+0.270
Before knock-out qualifying arrived in 2006 there is one time per driver; from 2006, the best lap of each of the three sessions.
How it is derived: distance, Qualifying

Distance at the session-best lap’s average speed, on the layout raced that year.

Pit stops

05101520253035404550LapStops on each lap (up to 3)1Michael SchumacherLap 18: pit lane 30.3 sLap 33: pit lane 32.2 s2Heinz-Harald FrentzenLap 21: pit lane 31.2 sLap 37: pit lane 30.0 s3Eddie IrvineLap 16: pit lane 31.0 sLap 32: pit lane 32.4 s4Mika HakkinenLap 13: pit lane 30.8 sLap 30: pit lane 31.7 s5Jean AlesiLap 14: pit lane 32.1 sLap 27: pit lane 32.3 sLap 40: pit lane 30.3 s6Johnny HerbertLap 20: pit lane 30.7 sLap 37: pit lane 31.2 s7Giancarlo FisichellaLap 21: pit lane 31.0 sLap 37: pit lane 30.8 s8Gerhard BergerLap 13: pit lane 30.8 sLap 26: pit lane 31.6 sLap 39: pit lane 30.7 s9Ralf SchumacherLap 22: pit lane 34.5 sLap 38: pit lane 40.4 s10David CoulthardLap 14: pit lane 30.8 sLap 35: pit lane 30.7 s12Damon HillLap 17: pit lane 33.1 sLap 36: pit lane 33.4 s13Pedro DinizLap 19: pit lane 31.9 sLap 34: pit lane 35.2 s14Jos VerstappenLap 16: pit lane 31.7 sLap 33: pit lane 31.3 sDSQJacques VilleneuveLap 20: pit lane 29.9 sLap 30: pit lane 37.1 sDNFTarso MarquesLap 18: pit lane 32.2 sLap 36: pit lane 32.3 sDNFMika SaloLap 18: pit lane 31.6 sLap 31: pit lane 30.6 sDNFOlivier PanisLap 15: pit lane 33.1 sLap 32: pit lane 36.5 sDNFShinji NakanoLap 17: pit lane 31.4 sDNFUkyo KatayamaDNFRubens BarrichelloDNFJan Magnussen

Bars run in finishing order, ticked at each stop. An unticked bar may hide a stop: F1DB’s record has gaps. A cross is a driver not classified. Ticks and strip mark the lap, not cause, tyres or gain; the table gives times.

Pit stops
DriverResultLapsStops recordedStopped on lapPit-lane time (s)
Michael Schumacher153218, 3330.3, 32.2
Heinz-Harald Frentzen253221, 3731.2, 30.0
Eddie Irvine353216, 3231.0, 32.4
Mika Hakkinen453213, 3030.8, 31.7
Jean Alesi553314, 27, 4032.1, 32.3, 30.3
Johnny Herbert653220, 3730.7, 31.2
Giancarlo Fisichella753221, 3731.0, 30.8
Gerhard Berger853313, 26, 3930.8, 31.6, 30.7
Ralf Schumacher953222, 3834.5, 40.4
David Coulthard1052214, 3530.8, 30.7
Damon Hill1252217, 3633.1, 33.4
Pedro Diniz1352219, 3431.9, 35.2
Jos Verstappen1452216, 3331.7, 31.3
Jacques VilleneuveDSQ53220, 3029.9, 37.1
Tarso MarquesDNF46218, 3632.2, 32.3
Mika SaloDNF46218, 3131.6, 30.6
Olivier PanisDNF36215, 3233.1, 36.5
Shinji NakanoDNF2211731.4
Ukyo KatayamaDNF80None recorded—
Rubens BarrichelloDNF60None recorded—
Jan MagnussenDNF30None recorded—
A pit-lane time is all of a stop’s time in the pit lane, any wait or repair there included.

Who stopped first, between neighbours

Who stopped first, between neighbours
Drivers, in grid orderGridResultFirst recorded stop, lapStopped firstGrid to flag
Michael Schumacher · Heinz-Harald Frentzen2 · 61 · 218 · 21Michael SchumacherKept their order
Michael Schumacher · Eddie Irvine2 · 31 · 318 · 16Eddie IrvineKept their order
Eddie Irvine · Heinz-Harald Frentzen3 · 63 · 216 · 21Eddie IrvineSwapped places
Gerhard Berger · Heinz-Harald Frentzen5 · 68 · 213 · 21Gerhard BergerSwapped places
Heinz-Harald Frentzen · Jean Alesi6 · 72 · 521 · 14Jean AlesiKept their order
Eddie Irvine · Mika Hakkinen3 · 43 · 416 · 13Mika HakkinenKept their order
Mika Hakkinen · Jean Alesi4 · 74 · 513 · 14Mika HakkinenKept their order
Mika Hakkinen · Gerhard Berger4 · 54 · 813 · 13Same lapKept their order
Jean Alesi · Johnny Herbert7 · 85 · 614 · 20Jean AlesiKept their order
Johnny Herbert · Giancarlo Fisichella8 · 96 · 720 · 21Johnny HerbertKept their order
Gerhard Berger · Giancarlo Fisichella5 · 98 · 713 · 21Gerhard BergerSwapped places
Gerhard Berger · Ralf Schumacher5 · 138 · 913 · 22Gerhard BergerKept their order
David Coulthard · Ralf Schumacher11 · 1310 · 914 · 22David CoulthardSwapped places
Pedro Diniz · Damon Hill16 · 1713 · 1219 · 17Damon HillSwapped places
Pedro Diniz · Jos Verstappen16 · 2113 · 1419 · 16Jos VerstappenKept their order
Pairs of classified drivers who started or finished next to each other, each with a stop recorded; the two names in a row are in grid order. Both are read from the stops F1DB records, which has gaps. It is the order things happened in and no more: with no lap times, the record cannot say whether stopping first won or lost a place.
Practice sessions Practice 1 · Practice 2 · Warm-up

Practice 1

Practice 1
PosDriverConstructorNo.Best lapGap≈ DistanceIntervalLaps
1Eddie IrvineFerrari61:38.903—0 m—30
2Ralf SchumacherJordan111:38.911+0.0080 m+0.00828
3Olivier PanisProst Grand Prix141:38.941+0.0382 m+0.03026
4Heinz-Harald FrentzenWilliams41:39.398+0.49529 m+0.45726
5Jean AlesiBenetton71:39.454+0.55133 m+0.05619
6Johnny HerbertSauber161:39.840+0.93756 m+0.38622
7Damon HillArrows11:39.898+0.99559 m+0.05827
8David CoulthardMcLaren101:39.945+1.04262 m+0.04723
9Gerhard BergerBenetton81:40.422+1.51990 m+0.47725
10Michael SchumacherFerrari51:40.460+1.55792 m+0.03822
11Jacques VilleneuveWilliams31:40.616+1.713101 m+0.15627
12Shinji NakanoProst Grand Prix151:40.653+1.750104 m+0.03719
13Giancarlo FisichellaJordan121:40.720+1.817108 m+0.06727
14Mika HakkinenMcLaren91:40.724+1.821108 m+0.00413
15Rubens BarrichelloStewart Grand Prix221:40.937+2.034121 m+0.21329
16Ukyo KatayamaMinardi201:41.158+2.255134 m+0.22120
17Jan MagnussenStewart Grand Prix231:42.000+3.097183 m+0.84226
18Jos VerstappenTyrrell181:42.290+3.387201 m+0.29027
19Mika SaloTyrrell191:42.587+3.684218 m+0.29728
20Pedro DinizArrows21:42.893+3.990236 m+0.30617
21Gianni MorbidelliSauber171:44.736+5.833346 m+1.84314
22Tarso MarquesMinardi211:46.282+7.379437 m+1.54615
Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.
How it is derived: distance, Practice 1

Distance at the session-best lap’s average speed, on the layout raced that year.

Practice 2

Practice 2
PosDriverConstructorNo.Best lapGap≈ DistanceIntervalLaps
1Ralf SchumacherJordan111:37.372—0 m—22
2Mika HakkinenMcLaren91:37.481+0.1097 m+0.10923
3Giancarlo FisichellaJordan121:37.649+0.27717 m+0.16828
4Heinz-Harald FrentzenWilliams41:37.755+0.38323 m+0.10622
5Jacques VilleneuveWilliams31:37.758+0.38623 m+0.00325
6Jean AlesiBenetton71:37.905+0.53332 m+0.14723
7Johnny HerbertSauber161:37.929+0.55734 m+0.02423
8Gerhard BergerBenetton81:38.147+0.77547 m+0.21825
9Shinji NakanoProst Grand Prix151:38.343+0.97158 m+0.19621
10Michael SchumacherFerrari51:38.403+1.03162 m+0.06020
11Damon HillArrows11:38.514+1.14269 m+0.11127
12Rubens BarrichelloStewart Grand Prix221:38.723+1.35181 m+0.20923
13Olivier PanisProst Grand Prix141:38.816+1.44487 m+0.09322
14Eddie IrvineFerrari61:38.910+1.53893 m+0.09423
15Jan MagnussenStewart Grand Prix231:38.947+1.57595 m+0.03715
16David CoulthardMcLaren101:39.537+2.165130 m+0.59016
17Gianni MorbidelliSauber171:39.546+2.174131 m+0.00923
18Pedro DinizArrows21:39.702+2.330140 m+0.15628
19Ukyo KatayamaMinardi201:39.995+2.623158 m+0.29321
20Mika SaloTyrrell191:40.905+3.533213 m+0.91015
21Tarso MarquesMinardi211:41.348+3.976239 m+0.44326
22Jos VerstappenTyrrell181:41.370+3.998241 m+0.02218
Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.
How it is derived: distance, Practice 2

Distance at the session-best lap’s average speed, on the layout raced that year.

Warm-up

Warm-up
PosDriverConstructorNo.Best lapGap≈ DistanceIntervalLaps
1Mika HakkinenMcLaren91:38.113—0 m—12
2Ralf SchumacherJordan111:38.547+0.43426 m+0.43414
3Heinz-Harald FrentzenWilliams41:39.084+0.97158 m+0.53710
4Michael SchumacherFerrari51:39.163+1.05063 m+0.07912
5Eddie IrvineFerrari61:39.233+1.12067 m+0.07013
6Olivier PanisProst Grand Prix141:39.370+1.25775 m+0.13713
7Johnny HerbertSauber161:39.418+1.30578 m+0.04813
8Shinji NakanoProst Grand Prix151:39.553+1.44086 m+0.13513
9David CoulthardMcLaren101:39.784+1.671100 m+0.23110
10Jacques VilleneuveWilliams31:40.061+1.948116 m+0.27713
11Damon HillArrows11:40.227+2.114126 m+0.16611
12Giancarlo FisichellaJordan121:40.312+2.199131 m+0.08513
13Jan MagnussenStewart Grand Prix231:40.345+2.232133 m+0.03311
14Pedro DinizArrows21:40.576+2.463147 m+0.23113
15Gerhard BergerBenetton81:40.685+2.572154 m+0.10912
16Tarso MarquesMinardi211:41.480+3.367201 m+0.79515
17Ukyo KatayamaMinardi201:41.685+3.572213 m+0.20511
18Rubens BarrichelloStewart Grand Prix221:41.983+3.870231 m+0.29814
19Mika SaloTyrrell191:42.021+3.908233 m+0.03813
20Jos VerstappenTyrrell181:42.835+4.722282 m+0.81410
21Jean AlesiBenetton71:44.098+5.985357 m+1.2636
Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.
How it is derived: distance, Warm-up

Distance at the session-best lap’s average speed, on the layout raced that year.

The cars in this race

The photograph each car's Wikipedia article leads with, from Wikimedia Commons: taken wherever and whenever that was, not necessarily at this race.

Ferrari F310
Ferrari F310
Ferrari F310 front-left National Motor Museum, Beaulieu · Morio · CC BY-SA 3.0
Williams FW19
Williams FW19
Williams FW19 front-left 2017 Williams Conference Centre 2 · Morio · CC BY-SA 4.0
McLaren MP4/12
McLaren MP4/12
McLaren Mercedes MP4-12 1997 · LSDSL · CC BY-SA 3.0 · unchecked
Benetton B197
Benetton B197
Wurz at Silverstone · Steve Gregory · CC BY-SA 2.5 · unchecked
Sauber C16
Sauber C16
Sauber C16 front-right 2017 Hangar-7 1 · Morio · CC BY-SA 4.0
Jordan 197
Jordan 197
1997 Jordan 197 Peugeot 2998cc V10 photo 1 · Alf van Beem · CC0

A photograph marked unchecked has a file name that does not name the car it is shown for. Most are still the right car, filed under the driver rather than the machine — but nobody has confirmed these one by one.

5 more photographs
Arrows A18
Arrows A18
Damon Hill 1997 Arrows Yamaha Hungary · Race27 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · unchecked
Tyrrell 025
Tyrrell 025
Tyrrell-025 MC · Matthias v.d. Elbe · CC BY-SA 4.0
Minardi M197
Minardi M197
Minardi M197 · Andrea borsari · CC BY-SA 4.0
Prost JS45
Prost JS45
Prost Mugen Honda JS45 · MPW57 · Public domain · unchecked
Stewart SF01
Stewart SF01
Stewart SF01 front-left Donington Grand Prix Collection · Morio · CC BY-SA 3.0

Where this comes from

Round
16 of 1997
Grand Prix
Japanese Grand Prix
Dates
Layout raced
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Format
Standard weekend
Constructor
Ferrari
Entrant
Ferrari
Confidence
reference

No layout is recorded for this round: this register has no layout timeline for the circuit, and a blank here is better than a guess.