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Race · Round 4 of 17 ·

1997 San Marino Grand Prix

Heinz-Harald Frentzen won for Williams from 2nd on the grid at Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari. 10 of the starters were not classified. It was the first championship race win for Heinz-Harald Frentzen.

Dry, with cloud · High of 14 °C, 6.5 mm of 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.

Winner
Heinz-Harald FrentzenWilliams
Entries
2211 classified

Classification

Classification
PosDriverConstructorChassisGridLapsOutPointsFL
1Heinz-Harald FrentzenWilliamsFW19262Finished10fastest lap
2Michael SchumacherFerrariF310B362Finished6
3Eddie IrvineFerrariF310B962Finished4
4Giancarlo FisichellaJordan197662Finished3
5Jean AlesiBenettonB1971461Finished2
6Mika HakkinenMcLarenMP4/12861Finished1
7Nicola LariniSauberC161261Finished0
8Olivier PanisProst Grand PrixJS45461Finished0
9Mika SaloTyrrell211960Finished0
10Jos VerstappenTyrrell212160Finished0
11Ukyo KatayamaMinardiM1972259Finished0
DNFPedro DinizArrowsA181753Gearbox0
DNFJacques VilleneuveWilliamsFW19140Gearbox0
DNFDavid CoulthardMcLarenMP4/121038Engine0
DNFRubens BarrichelloStewart Grand PrixSF011332Engine0
DNFJohnny HerbertSauberC16718Electrical0
DNFRalf SchumacherJordan197517Transmission0
DNFShinji NakanoProst Grand PrixJS451811Collision0
DNFDamon HillArrowsA181511Collision0
DNFGerhard BergerBenettonB197114Spun off0
DNFJan MagnussenStewart Grand PrixSF01162Spun off0
DNSJarno TrulliMinardiM19720—Gearbox0
F1DB layout imola-2 · 4.959 km · 22 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

0102030405060Laps completedGridResult21Heinz-Harald Frentzen32Michael Schumacher93Eddie Irvine64Giancarlo Fisichella145Jean Alesi86Mika Hakkinen127Nicola Larini48Olivier Panis199Mika Salo2110Jos Verstappen2211Ukyo Katayama17DNFPedro Diniz1DNFJacques Villeneuve10DNFDavid Coulthard13DNFRubens Barrichello7DNFJohnny Herbert5DNFRalf Schumacher18DNFShinji Nakano15DNFDamon Hill11DNFGerhard Berger16DNFJan 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
Heinz-Harald Frentzen2162
Michael Schumacher3262
Eddie Irvine9362
Giancarlo Fisichella6462
Jean Alesi14561
Mika Hakkinen8661
Nicola Larini12761
Olivier Panis4861
Mika Salo19960
Jos Verstappen211060
Ukyo Katayama221159
Pedro Diniz17DNF53
Jacques Villeneuve1DNF40
David Coulthard10DNF38
Rubens Barrichello13DNF32
Johnny Herbert7DNF18
Ralf Schumacher5DNF17
Shinji Nakano18DNF11
Damon Hill15DNF11
Gerhard Berger11DNF4
Jan Magnussen16DNF2

Qualifying

Qualifying
PosDriverConstructorNo.TimeGap≈ DistanceInterval
1Jacques VilleneuveWilliams31:23.303—0 m—
2Heinz-Harald FrentzenWilliams41:23.646+0.34320 m+0.343
3Michael SchumacherFerrari51:23.955+0.65239 m+0.309
4Olivier PanisProst Grand Prix141:24.075+0.77246 m+0.120
5Ralf SchumacherJordan111:24.081+0.77846 m+0.006
6Giancarlo FisichellaJordan121:24.596+1.29377 m+0.515
7Johnny HerbertSauber161:24.723+1.42085 m+0.127
8Mika HakkinenMcLaren91:24.812+1.50990 m+0.089
9Eddie IrvineFerrari61:24.861+1.55893 m+0.049
10David CoulthardMcLaren101:25.077+1.774106 m+0.216
11Gerhard BergerBenetton81:25.371+2.068123 m+0.294
12Nicola LariniSauber171:25.544+2.241133 m+0.173
13Rubens BarrichelloStewart Grand Prix221:25.579+2.276135 m+0.035
14Jean AlesiBenetton71:25.729+2.426144 m+0.150
15Damon HillArrows11:25.743+2.440145 m+0.014
16Jan MagnussenStewart Grand Prix231:26.192+2.889172 m+0.449
17Pedro DinizArrows21:26.253+2.950176 m+0.061
18Shinji NakanoProst Grand Prix151:26.712+3.409203 m+0.459
19Mika SaloTyrrell191:26.852+3.549211 m+0.140
20Jarno TrulliMinardi211:26.960+3.657218 m+0.108
21Jos VerstappenTyrrell181:27.428+4.125246 m+0.468
22Ukyo KatayamaMinardi201:28.727+5.424323 m+1.299
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

0102030405060LapStops on each lap (up to 3)1Heinz-Harald FrentzenLap 27: pit lane 25.2 sLap 44: pit lane 22.4 s2Michael SchumacherLap 24: pit lane 23.6 sLap 45: pit lane 21.2 s3Eddie IrvineLap 25: pit lane 23.8 sLap 46: pit lane 22.4 s4Giancarlo FisichellaLap 25: pit lane 22.8 sLap 44: pit lane 22.7 s5Jean AlesiLap 33: pit lane 27.4 s6Mika HakkinenLap 35: pit lane 26.5 s7Nicola LariniLap 25: pit lane 24.2 sLap 34: pit lane 11.8 sLap 44: pit lane 24.4 sLap 54: pit lane 11.6 s8Olivier PanisLap 20: pit lane 22.3 sLap 34: pit lane 24.7 s9Mika SaloLap 33: pit lane 24.2 s10Jos VerstappenLap 31: pit lane 26.2 s11Ukyo KatayamaLap 32: pit lane 54.4 sDNFPedro DinizLap 18: pit lane 26.7 sLap 40: pit lane 14.2 sLap 41: pit lane 27.6 sDNFJacques VilleneuveLap 26: pit lane 25.3 sDNFDavid CoulthardLap 35: pit lane 25.7 sDNFRubens BarrichelloDNFJohnny HerbertDNFRalf SchumacherDNFShinji NakanoDNFDamon HillDNFGerhard BergerDNFJan 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)
Heinz-Harald Frentzen162227, 4425.2, 22.4
Michael Schumacher262224, 4523.6, 21.2
Eddie Irvine362225, 4623.8, 22.4
Giancarlo Fisichella462225, 4422.8, 22.7
Jean Alesi56113327.4
Mika Hakkinen66113526.5
Nicola Larini761425, 34, 44, 5424.2, 11.8, 24.4, 11.6
Olivier Panis861220, 3422.3, 24.7
Mika Salo96013324.2
Jos Verstappen106013126.2
Ukyo Katayama115913254.4
Pedro DinizDNF53318, 40, 4126.7, 14.2, 27.6
Jacques VilleneuveDNF4012625.3
David CoulthardDNF3813525.7
Rubens BarrichelloDNF320None recorded—
Johnny HerbertDNF180None recorded—
Ralf SchumacherDNF170None recorded—
Shinji NakanoDNF110None recorded—
Damon HillDNF110None recorded—
Gerhard BergerDNF40None recorded—
Jan MagnussenDNF20None 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
Heinz-Harald Frentzen · Michael Schumacher2 · 31 · 227 · 24Michael SchumacherKept their order
Michael Schumacher · Eddie Irvine3 · 92 · 324 · 25Michael SchumacherKept their order
Michael Schumacher · Olivier Panis3 · 42 · 824 · 20Olivier PanisKept their order
Giancarlo Fisichella · Eddie Irvine6 · 94 · 325 · 25Same lapSwapped places
Mika Hakkinen · Eddie Irvine8 · 96 · 335 · 25Eddie IrvineSwapped places
Giancarlo Fisichella · Jean Alesi6 · 144 · 525 · 33Giancarlo FisichellaKept their order
Mika Hakkinen · Jean Alesi8 · 146 · 535 · 33Jean AlesiSwapped places
Mika Hakkinen · Nicola Larini8 · 126 · 735 · 25Nicola LariniKept their order
Olivier Panis · Nicola Larini4 · 128 · 720 · 25Olivier PanisSwapped places
Olivier Panis · Mika Salo4 · 198 · 920 · 33Olivier PanisKept their order
Mika Salo · Jos Verstappen19 · 219 · 1033 · 31Jos VerstappenKept their order
Jos Verstappen · Ukyo Katayama21 · 2210 · 1131 · 32Jos 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 IrvineFerrari61:25.981—0 m—25
2Michael SchumacherFerrari51:25.997+0.0161 m+0.01628
3Gerhard BergerBenetton81:26.259+0.27816 m+0.26225
4Jean AlesiBenetton71:26.382+0.40123 m+0.12330
5Jacques VilleneuveWilliams31:26.499+0.51830 m+0.11725
6David CoulthardMcLaren101:26.549+0.56833 m+0.05029
7Heinz-Harald FrentzenWilliams41:26.600+0.61936 m+0.05128
8Rubens BarrichelloStewart Grand Prix221:26.679+0.69840 m+0.07925
9Olivier PanisProst Grand Prix141:26.779+0.79846 m+0.10028
10Nicola LariniSauber171:26.831+0.85049 m+0.05229
11Johnny HerbertSauber161:26.842+0.86150 m+0.01129
12Mika HakkinenMcLaren91:27.184+1.20369 m+0.34219
13Damon HillArrows11:27.334+1.35378 m+0.15026
14Giancarlo FisichellaJordan121:27.612+1.63194 m+0.2789
15Ralf SchumacherJordan111:28.091+2.110122 m+0.47913
16Jan MagnussenStewart Grand Prix231:28.177+2.196127 m+0.08625
17Shinji NakanoProst Grand Prix151:29.021+3.040175 m+0.84430
18Mika SaloTyrrell191:29.087+3.106179 m+0.06623
19Pedro DinizArrows21:29.117+3.136181 m+0.03021
20Jos VerstappenTyrrell181:29.736+3.755217 m+0.61917
21Ukyo KatayamaMinardi201:29.974+3.993230 m+0.23816
22Jarno TrulliMinardi211:30.820+4.839279 m+0.84617
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
1Heinz-Harald FrentzenWilliams41:23.477—0 m—27
2Jacques VilleneuveWilliams31:23.739+0.26216 m+0.26225
3Giancarlo FisichellaJordan121:24.325+0.84850 m+0.58629
4Olivier PanisProst Grand Prix141:24.586+1.10966 m+0.26129
5Ralf SchumacherJordan111:24.626+1.14968 m+0.04029
6Eddie IrvineFerrari61:24.719+1.24274 m+0.09326
7Johnny HerbertSauber161:24.766+1.28977 m+0.04730
8Mika HakkinenMcLaren91:24.980+1.50389 m+0.21428
9Michael SchumacherFerrari51:24.982+1.50589 m+0.00227
10Gerhard BergerBenetton81:25.027+1.55092 m+0.04526
11Jean AlesiBenetton71:25.586+2.109125 m+0.55922
12Rubens BarrichelloStewart Grand Prix221:25.586+2.109125 m+0.00021
13Nicola LariniSauber171:25.650+2.173129 m+0.06424
14Jan MagnussenStewart Grand Prix231:25.791+2.314137 m+0.14127
15Damon HillArrows11:26.034+2.557152 m+0.24326
16David CoulthardMcLaren101:26.226+2.749163 m+0.19212
17Mika SaloTyrrell191:27.004+3.527210 m+0.77825
18Pedro DinizArrows21:27.042+3.565212 m+0.03823
19Jos VerstappenTyrrell181:27.383+3.906232 m+0.34125
20Shinji NakanoProst Grand Prix151:27.709+4.232251 m+0.32617
21Jarno TrulliMinardi211:27.970+4.493267 m+0.26126
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
1Heinz-Harald FrentzenWilliams41:48.505—0 m—11
2Eddie IrvineFerrari61:48.528+0.0231 m+0.02310
3Olivier PanisProst Grand Prix141:48.547+0.0422 m+0.01913
4David CoulthardMcLaren101:48.605+0.1005 m+0.05812
5Michael SchumacherFerrari51:49.160+0.65530 m+0.55512
6Ralf SchumacherJordan111:50.483+1.97890 m+1.32311
7Jan MagnussenStewart Grand Prix231:50.556+2.05194 m+0.07311
8Jacques VilleneuveWilliams31:50.727+2.222102 m+0.17110
9Rubens BarrichelloStewart Grand Prix221:50.754+2.249103 m+0.0277
10Giancarlo FisichellaJordan121:50.807+2.302105 m+0.05313
11Damon HillArrows11:50.824+2.319106 m+0.0179
12Ukyo KatayamaMinardi201:50.994+2.489114 m+0.17011
13Jos VerstappenTyrrell181:51.094+2.589118 m+0.10012
14Jean AlesiBenetton71:51.315+2.810128 m+0.22112
15Mika HakkinenMcLaren91:51.772+3.267149 m+0.45711
16Johnny HerbertSauber161:51.904+3.399155 m+0.13211
17Nicola LariniSauber171:51.953+3.448158 m+0.04910
18Pedro DinizArrows21:52.171+3.666168 m+0.21810
19Shinji NakanoProst Grand Prix151:52.581+4.076186 m+0.4108
20Gerhard BergerBenetton81:52.927+4.422202 m+0.34611
21Mika SaloTyrrell191:53.344+4.839221 m+0.41713
22Jarno TrulliMinardi211:53.771+5.266241 m+0.42711
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.

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

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
Prost JS45
Prost JS45
Prost Mugen Honda JS45 · MPW57 · Public domain · 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
Arrows A18
Arrows A18
Damon Hill 1997 Arrows Yamaha Hungary · Race27 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · unchecked
Stewart SF01
Stewart SF01
Stewart SF01 front-left Donington Grand Prix Collection · Morio · CC BY-SA 3.0

Where this comes from

Round
4 of 1997
Grand Prix
San Marino Grand Prix
Dates
Layout raced
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Format
Standard weekend
Constructor
Williams
Entrant
Williams-Renault
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.