1997 Canadian Grand Prix

1997 Canadian Grand Prix
Race 7 of 17 in the 1997 Formula One World Championship
Race details
Date	15 June 1997
Official name	XXXV Grand Prix Players du Canada
Location	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Course	Temporary street circuit
Course length	4.421 km (2.747 mi)
Distance	54 laps, 238.734 km (148.342 mi)
Scheduled distance	69 laps, 305.049 km (189.549 mi)
Weather	Clear and mild with temperatures approaching 22.7 °C (72.9 °F) Wind speeds up to 4.1 km/h (2.5 mph)[1]
Pole position
Driver	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari
Time	1:18.095
Fastest lap
Driver	David Coulthard	McLaren-Mercedes
Time	1:19.635 on lap 37
Podium
First	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari
Second	Jean Alesi	Benetton-Renault
Third	Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan-Peugeot
Lap leaders

Barrichello on his way to third on the grid, but would retire in the race.

The 1997 Canadian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve on 15 June 1997. The race was stopped early on lap 54 after a big crash involving Olivier Panis, who broke his legs and would be unable to start the next seven Grands Prix. Michael Schumacher won ahead of Jean Alesi in the Benetton and Giancarlo Fisichella in the Jordan. David Coulthard had been leading, but was delayed for over a lap by a clutch problem during his second pit stop, shortly before Panis's crash. On lap 2, local driver Jacques Villeneuve crashed into the wall on the exit of the final corner. This wall would later be known as the 'Wall of Champions', after three former World Champions, including Villeneuve, crashed into it separately in the 1999 race.

It also marked the debut of Alexander Wurz, driving for Benetton in place of his compatriot Gerhard Berger. Berger had been suffering from a sinus illness for some time and during his time off his father was killed in a light aircraft accident.^[2]

Classification[]

Qualifying[]

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	5	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:18.095
2	3	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams-Renault	1:18.108	+0.013
3	22	Rubens Barrichello	Stewart-Ford	1:18.388	+0.293
4	4	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams-Renault	1:18.464	+0.369
5	10	David Coulthard	McLaren-Mercedes	1:18.466	+0.371
6	12	Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan-Peugeot	1:18.750	+0.655
7	11	Ralf Schumacher	Jordan-Peugeot	1:18.869	+0.774
8	7	Jean Alesi	Benetton-Renault	1:18.899	+0.804
9	9	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren-Mercedes	1:18.916	+0.821
10	14	Olivier Panis	Prost-Mugen-Honda	1:19.034	+0.939
11	8	Alexander Wurz	Benetton-Renault	1:19.286	+1.191
12	6	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1:19.503	+1.408
13	16	Johnny Herbert	Sauber-Petronas	1:19.622	+1.527
14	18	Jos Verstappen	Tyrrell-Ford	1:20.102	+2.007
15	1	Damon Hill	Arrows-Yamaha	1:20.129	+2.034
16	2	Pedro Diniz	Arrows-Yamaha	1:20.175	+2.080
17	19	Mika Salo	Tyrrell-Ford	1:20.336	+2.241
18	17	Gianni Morbidelli	Sauber-Petronas	1:20.357	+2.262
19	15	Shinji Nakano	Prost-Mugen-Honda	1:20.370	+2.275
20	21	Jarno Trulli	Minardi-Hart	1:20.370	+2.275
21	23	Jan Magnussen	Stewart-Ford	1:20.491	+2.396
22	20	Ukyo Katayama	Minardi-Hart	1:21.034	+2.939
107% time: 1:23.562
Source: [3]

Race[]

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	5	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	54	1:17:40.646	1	10
2	7	Jean Alesi	Benetton-Renault	54	+2.565	8	6
3	12	Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan-Peugeot	54	+3.219	6	4
4	4	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams-Renault	54	+3.768	4	3
5	16	Johnny Herbert	Sauber-Petronas	54	+4.716	13	2
6	15	Shinji Nakano	Prost-Mugen-Honda	54	+36.701	19	1
7	10	David Coulthard	McLaren-Mercedes	54	+37.753	5
8	2	Pedro Diniz	Arrows-Yamaha	53	+1 lap	16
9	1	Damon Hill	Arrows-Yamaha	53	+1 lap	15
10	17	Gianni Morbidelli	Sauber-Petronas	53	+1 lap	18
11	14	Olivier Panis	Prost-Mugen-Honda	51	Accident	10
Ret	19	Mika Salo	Tyrrell-Ford	46	Engine	17
Ret	18	Jos Verstappen	Tyrrell-Ford	42	Gearbox	14
Ret	8	Alexander Wurz	Benetton-Renault	35	Transmission	11
Ret	22	Rubens Barrichello	Stewart-Ford	33	Gearbox	3
Ret	21	Jarno Trulli	Minardi-Hart	32	Engine	20
Ret	11	Ralf Schumacher	Jordan-Peugeot	14	Accident	7
Ret	20	Ukyo Katayama	Minardi-Hart	5	Throttle	22
Ret	3	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams-Renault	1	Accident	2
Ret	9	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren-Mercedes	0	Collision	9
Ret	6	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	0	Collision	12
Ret	23	Jan Magnussen	Stewart-Ford	0	Accident	21
Source:[4]

Championship standings after the race[]

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Michael Schumacher 37 2 Jacques Villeneuve 30 3 Olivier Panis 15 4 Eddie Irvine 14 5 Heinz-Harald Frentzen 13 Source: [5]

Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Ferrari 51 2 Williams-Renault 43 3 Benetton-Renault 23 4 McLaren-Mercedes 21 5 Prost-Mugen-Honda 16 Source: [5]

• Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References[]

• "GRAND PRIX RESULTS: CANADIAN GP, 1997". www.grandprix.com. Archived from the original on 9 July 2007. Retrieved 8 October 2007.