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Race · Round 8 of 17 ·

1997 French Grand Prix

Michael Schumacher won for Ferrari from pole at Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours. 10 of the starters were not classified.

Wet · High of 22 °C, 13.3 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.

Circuit
Circuit de Nevers Magny-CoursMagny-Cours, France
Winner
Michael SchumacherFerrari
Entries
2212 classified

Classification

Classification
PosDriverConstructorChassisGridLapsOutPointsFL
1Michael SchumacherFerrariF310B172Finished10fastest lap
2Heinz-Harald FrentzenWilliamsFW19272Finished6
3Eddie IrvineFerrariF310B572Finished4
4Jacques VilleneuveWilliamsFW19472Finished3
5Jean AlesiBenettonB197872Finished2
6Ralf SchumacherJordan197372Finished1
7David CoulthardMcLarenMP4/12971Collision0
8Johnny HerbertSauberC161471Finished0
9Giancarlo FisichellaJordan1971171Finished0
10Jarno TrulliProst Grand PrixJS45670Finished0
11Ukyo KatayamaMinardiM1972170Finished0
12Damon HillArrowsA181769Finished0
DNFMika SaloTyrrell211961Electrical0
DNFAlexander WurzBenettonB197760Spun off0
DNFPedro DinizArrowsA181658Spun off0
DNFNorberto FontanaSauberC162040Spun off0
DNFRubens BarrichelloStewart Grand PrixSF011336Engine0
DNFJan MagnussenStewart Grand PrixSF011533Brakes0
DNFMika HakkinenMcLarenMP4/121018Engine0
DNFJos VerstappenTyrrell211815Spun off0
DNFShinji NakanoProst Grand PrixJS45127Spun off0
DNFTarso MarquesMinardiM197225Engine0
F1DB layout magny-cours-2 · 4.25 km · 15 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

010203040506070Laps completedGridResult11Michael Schumacher22Heinz-Harald Frentzen53Eddie Irvine44Jacques Villeneuve85Jean Alesi36Ralf Schumacher97David Coulthard148Johnny Herbert119Giancarlo Fisichella610Jarno Trulli2111Ukyo Katayama1712Damon Hill19DNFMika Salo7DNFAlexander Wurz16DNFPedro Diniz20DNFNorberto Fontana13DNFRubens Barrichello15DNFJan Magnussen10DNFMika Hakkinen18DNFJos Verstappen12DNFShinji Nakano22DNFTarso Marques

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 Schumacher1172
Heinz-Harald Frentzen2272
Eddie Irvine5372
Jacques Villeneuve4472
Jean Alesi8572
Ralf Schumacher3672
David Coulthard9771
Johnny Herbert14871
Giancarlo Fisichella11971
Jarno Trulli61070
Ukyo Katayama211170
Damon Hill171269
Mika Salo19DNF61
Alexander Wurz7DNF60
Pedro Diniz16DNF58
Norberto Fontana20DNF40
Rubens Barrichello13DNF36
Jan Magnussen15DNF33
Mika Hakkinen10DNF18
Jos Verstappen18DNF15
Shinji Nakano12DNF7
Tarso Marques22DNF5

Qualifying

Qualifying
PosDriverConstructorNo.TimeGap≈ DistanceInterval
1Michael SchumacherFerrari51:14.548—0 m—
2Heinz-Harald FrentzenWilliams41:14.749+0.20111 m+0.201
3Ralf SchumacherJordan111:14.755+0.20712 m+0.006
4Jacques VilleneuveWilliams31:14.800+0.25214 m+0.045
5Eddie IrvineFerrari61:14.860+0.31218 m+0.060
6Jarno TrulliProst Grand Prix141:14.957+0.40923 m+0.097
7Alexander WurzBenetton81:14.986+0.43825 m+0.029
8Jean AlesiBenetton71:15.228+0.68039 m+0.242
9David CoulthardMcLaren101:15.270+0.72241 m+0.042
10Mika HakkinenMcLaren91:15.339+0.79145 m+0.069
11Giancarlo FisichellaJordan121:15.453+0.90552 m+0.114
12Shinji NakanoProst Grand Prix151:15.857+1.30975 m+0.404
13Rubens BarrichelloStewart Grand Prix221:15.876+1.32876 m+0.019
14Johnny HerbertSauber161:16.018+1.47084 m+0.142
15Jan MagnussenStewart Grand Prix231:16.149+1.60191 m+0.131
16Pedro DinizArrows21:16.536+1.988113 m+0.387
17Damon HillArrows11:16.729+2.181124 m+0.193
18Jos VerstappenTyrrell181:16.941+2.393136 m+0.212
19Mika SaloTyrrell191:17.256+2.708154 m+0.315
20Norberto FontanaSauber171:17.538+2.990170 m+0.282
21Ukyo KatayamaMinardi201:17.563+3.015172 m+0.025
22Tarso MarquesMinardi211:18.280+3.732213 m+0.717
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

010203040506070LapStops on each lap (up to 4)1Michael SchumacherLap 22: pit lane 26.0 sLap 46: pit lane 26.9 s2Heinz-Harald FrentzenLap 23: pit lane 28.9 sLap 48: pit lane 25.6 s3Eddie IrvineLap 23: pit lane 26.7 sLap 44: pit lane 27.4 sLap 67: pit lane 25.6 s4Jacques VilleneuveLap 25: pit lane 25.8 sLap 52: pit lane 25.3 sLap 67: pit lane 26.2 s5Jean AlesiLap 22: pit lane 29.5 sLap 53: pit lane 28.5 sLap 63: pit lane 25.2 s6Ralf SchumacherLap 25: pit lane 26.9 sLap 53: pit lane 25.4 sLap 61: pit lane 26.2 s7David CoulthardLap 23: pit lane 26.2 sLap 50: pit lane 25.3 sLap 61: pit lane 24.8 s8Johnny HerbertLap 38: pit lane 29.0 sLap 59: pit lane 24.8 s9Giancarlo FisichellaLap 35: pit lane 28.5 sLap 64: pit lane 26.1 s10Jarno TrulliLap 30: pit lane 25.6 sLap 52: pit lane 26.5 s11Ukyo KatayamaLap 18: pit lane 26.8 sLap 47: pit lane 28.1 sLap 59: pit lane 26.3 s12Damon HillLap 1: pit lane 45.5 sLap 40: pit lane 36.4 sLap 58: pit lane 48.8 sDNFMika SaloLap 23: pit lane 25.1 sLap 50: pit lane 25.9 sDNFAlexander WurzLap 24: pit lane 26.1 sLap 51: pit lane 37.9 sDNFPedro DinizLap 12: pit lane 58.6 sLap 52: pit lane 29.9 sDNFNorberto FontanaLap 15: pit lane 25.4 sLap 33: pit lane 29.5 sLap 38: pit lane 57.9 sDNFRubens BarrichelloLap 25: pit lane 26.4 sDNFJan MagnussenLap 30: pit lane 26.3 sDNFMika HakkinenDNFJos VerstappenDNFShinji NakanoDNFTarso Marques

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 Schumacher172222, 4626.0, 26.9
Heinz-Harald Frentzen272223, 4828.9, 25.6
Eddie Irvine372323, 44, 6726.7, 27.4, 25.6
Jacques Villeneuve472325, 52, 6725.8, 25.3, 26.2
Jean Alesi572322, 53, 6329.5, 28.5, 25.2
Ralf Schumacher672325, 53, 6126.9, 25.4, 26.2
David Coulthard771323, 50, 6126.2, 25.3, 24.8
Johnny Herbert871238, 5929.0, 24.8
Giancarlo Fisichella971235, 6428.5, 26.1
Jarno Trulli1070230, 5225.6, 26.5
Ukyo Katayama1170318, 47, 5926.8, 28.1, 26.3
Damon Hill126931, 40, 5845.5, 36.4, 48.8
Mika SaloDNF61223, 5025.1, 25.9
Alexander WurzDNF60224, 5126.1, 37.9
Pedro DinizDNF58212, 5258.6, 29.9
Norberto FontanaDNF40315, 33, 3825.4, 29.5, 57.9
Rubens BarrichelloDNF3612526.4
Jan MagnussenDNF3313026.3
Mika HakkinenDNF180None recorded—
Jos VerstappenDNF150None recorded—
Shinji NakanoDNF70None recorded—
Tarso MarquesDNF50None 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 Frentzen1 · 21 · 222 · 23Michael SchumacherKept their order
Heinz-Harald Frentzen · Eddie Irvine2 · 52 · 323 · 23Same lapKept their order
Heinz-Harald Frentzen · Ralf Schumacher2 · 32 · 623 · 25Heinz-Harald FrentzenKept their order
Jacques Villeneuve · Eddie Irvine4 · 54 · 325 · 23Eddie IrvineSwapped places
Eddie Irvine · Jarno Trulli5 · 63 · 1023 · 30Eddie IrvineKept their order
Ralf Schumacher · Jacques Villeneuve3 · 46 · 425 · 25Same lapSwapped places
Jacques Villeneuve · Jean Alesi4 · 84 · 525 · 22Jean AlesiKept their order
Ralf Schumacher · Jean Alesi3 · 86 · 525 · 22Jean AlesiSwapped places
Jean Alesi · David Coulthard8 · 95 · 722 · 23Jean AlesiKept their order
Ralf Schumacher · David Coulthard3 · 96 · 725 · 23David CoulthardKept their order
David Coulthard · Johnny Herbert9 · 147 · 823 · 38David CoulthardKept their order
Giancarlo Fisichella · Johnny Herbert11 · 149 · 835 · 38Giancarlo FisichellaSwapped places
Jarno Trulli · Giancarlo Fisichella6 · 1110 · 930 · 35Jarno TrulliSwapped places
Jarno Trulli · Ukyo Katayama6 · 2110 · 1130 · 18Ukyo KatayamaKept their order
Damon Hill · Ukyo Katayama17 · 2112 · 111 · 18Damon HillSwapped places
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
1Michael SchumacherFerrari51:18.339—0 m—20
2Giancarlo FisichellaJordan121:19.838+1.49981 m+1.49930
3Mika HakkinenMcLaren91:20.014+1.67591 m+0.17623
4Ralf SchumacherJordan111:20.020+1.68191 m+0.00623
5Jacques VilleneuveWilliams31:20.225+1.886102 m+0.20530
6Heinz-Harald FrentzenWilliams41:20.469+2.130116 m+0.24428
7Jos VerstappenTyrrell181:21.512+3.173172 m+1.04323
8Jean AlesiBenetton71:21.742+3.403185 m+0.23015
9Johnny HerbertSauber161:22.206+3.867210 m+0.46425
10Rubens BarrichelloStewart Grand Prix221:23.232+4.893265 m+1.02626
11Ukyo KatayamaMinardi201:23.469+5.130278 m+0.23730
12Shinji NakanoProst Grand Prix151:23.839+5.500298 m+0.37029
13Damon HillArrows11:24.494+6.155334 m+0.65530
14Tarso MarquesMinardi211:24.535+6.196336 m+0.04130
15Mika SaloTyrrell191:25.449+7.110386 m+0.91430
16Pedro DinizArrows21:26.108+7.769421 m+0.65926
17David CoulthardMcLaren101:27.460+9.121495 m+1.35225
18Norberto FontanaSauber171:27.905+9.566519 m+0.44530
19Jarno TrulliProst Grand Prix141:29.600+11.261611 m+1.69529
20Eddie IrvineFerrari61:31.193+12.854697 m+1.59317
21Alexander WurzBenetton81:31.943+13.604738 m+0.75017
22Jan MagnussenStewart Grand Prix231:34.357+16.018869 m+2.41413
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
1Jacques VilleneuveWilliams31:14.596—0 m—19
2Heinz-Harald FrentzenWilliams41:14.987+0.39122 m+0.39120
3Eddie IrvineFerrari61:15.184+0.58834 m+0.19722
4Michael SchumacherFerrari51:15.313+0.71741 m+0.12922
5David CoulthardMcLaren101:15.443+0.84748 m+0.13026
6Giancarlo FisichellaJordan121:15.452+0.85649 m+0.00929
7Shinji NakanoProst Grand Prix151:15.858+1.26272 m+0.40629
8Alexander WurzBenetton81:15.885+1.28973 m+0.02720
9Jarno TrulliProst Grand Prix141:16.162+1.56689 m+0.27728
10Ralf SchumacherJordan111:16.232+1.63693 m+0.07014
11Mika HakkinenMcLaren91:16.243+1.64794 m+0.01124
12Jean AlesiBenetton71:16.320+1.72498 m+0.07713
13Johnny HerbertSauber161:16.523+1.927110 m+0.20330
14Rubens BarrichelloStewart Grand Prix221:16.609+2.013115 m+0.08621
15Jos VerstappenTyrrell181:16.941+2.345134 m+0.33226
16Jan MagnussenStewart Grand Prix231:17.008+2.412137 m+0.06714
17Mika SaloTyrrell191:17.085+2.489142 m+0.07729
18Pedro DinizArrows21:17.174+2.578147 m+0.08928
19Norberto FontanaSauber171:17.263+2.667152 m+0.08928
20Damon HillArrows11:17.280+2.684153 m+0.01726
21Tarso MarquesMinardi211:18.109+3.513200 m+0.82927
22Ukyo KatayamaMinardi201:19.469+4.873278 m+1.3607
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
1Eddie IrvineFerrari61:30.456—0 m—13
2Michael SchumacherFerrari51:31.613+1.15754 m+1.15711
3Rubens BarrichelloStewart Grand Prix221:31.986+1.53072 m+0.37315
4Mika HakkinenMcLaren91:32.307+1.85187 m+0.32113
5David CoulthardMcLaren101:32.369+1.91390 m+0.06212
6Ralf SchumacherJordan111:32.573+2.11799 m+0.20414
7Jacques VilleneuveWilliams31:32.916+2.460116 m+0.34313
8Heinz-Harald FrentzenWilliams41:33.314+2.858134 m+0.39813
9Alexander WurzBenetton81:33.789+3.333157 m+0.47514
10Norberto FontanaSauber171:33.910+3.454162 m+0.12113
11Jan MagnussenStewart Grand Prix231:33.972+3.516165 m+0.0628
12Damon HillArrows11:34.061+3.605169 m+0.08913
13Giancarlo FisichellaJordan121:34.284+3.828180 m+0.2234
14Johnny HerbertSauber161:34.425+3.969186 m+0.14113
15Jarno TrulliProst Grand Prix141:34.514+4.058191 m+0.08916
16Jean AlesiBenetton71:34.697+4.241199 m+0.18313
17Tarso MarquesMinardi211:34.786+4.330203 m+0.0899
18Mika SaloTyrrell191:35.174+4.718222 m+0.38811
19Ukyo KatayamaMinardi201:35.569+5.113240 m+0.39512
20Shinji NakanoProst Grand Prix151:35.929+5.473257 m+0.36012
21Pedro DinizArrows21:36.257+5.801273 m+0.32811
22Jos VerstappenTyrrell181:37.212+6.756317 m+0.95511
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
Benetton B197
Benetton B197
Wurz at Silverstone · Steve Gregory · CC BY-SA 2.5 · unchecked
Jordan 197
Jordan 197
1997 Jordan 197 Peugeot 2998cc V10 photo 1 · Alf van Beem · CC0
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
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
Tyrrell 025
Tyrrell 025
Tyrrell-025 MC · Matthias v.d. Elbe · CC BY-SA 4.0

Where this comes from

Round
8 of 1997
Grand Prix
French 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.