1997 Grand Prix of Brazil
30 March - Interlagos: 309.024 km (4.325 km x 72 laps)
Pole position: J.Villeneuve Williams 1m 16.004s Fastest Lap: J.Villeneuve Williams 1m 18.397s (197.089 Km/h) Results: 1 J.Villeneuve Williams 1hr 36m 6.990s 2 G.Berger Benetton 0m 4.190s 3 O.Panis Prost 0m 15.870s 4 M.Hakkinen McLaren 0m 33.033s 5 M.Schumacher Ferrari 0m 33.731s 6 J.Alesi Benetton 0m 34.020s 7 J.Herbert Sauber 0m 50.912s 8 G.Fisichella Jordan 1m 0.639s 9 H.Frentzen Williams 1m 15.402s 10 D.Coulthard McLaren 1 Lap 11 N.Larini Sauber 1 Lap 12 J.Trulli Minardi 1 Lap 13 M.Salo Tyrrell 1 Lap 14 S.Nakano Prost 1 Lap 15 J.Verstappen Tyrrell 2 Laps 16 E.Irvine Ferrari 2 Laps 17r D.Hill Arrows 3 Engine 18 U.Katayama Minardi 5 Laps Retirements: R.Schumacher Jordan 52 Electrics R.Barrichello Stewart 16 Suspension P.Diniz Arrows 15 Spun off J.Magnussen Stewart 0 Accident Qualifying Times: 1 J.Villeneuve Williams 1m 16.004s 2 M.Schumacher Ferrari 1m 16.594s 3 G.Berger Benetton 1m 16.644s 4 M.Hakkinen McLaren 1m 16.692s 5 O.Panis Prost 1m 16.756s 6 J.Alesi Benetton 1m 16.757s 7 G.Fisichella Jordan 1m 16.912s 8 H.Frentzen Williams 1m 16.924s 9 D.Hill Arrows 1m 17.090s 10 R.Schumacher Jordan 1m 17.175s 11 R.Barrichello Stewart 1m 17.259s 12 D.Coulthard McLaren 1m 17.262s 13 J.Herbert Sauber 1m 17.409s 14 E.Irvine Ferrari 1m 17.527s 15 S.Nakano Prost 1m 17.999s 16 P.Diniz Arrows 1m 18.095s 17 J.Trulli Minardi 1m 18.336s 18 U.Katayama Minardi 1m 18.557s 19 N.Larini Sauber 1m 18.644s 20 J.Magnussen Stewart 1m 18.773s 21 J.Verstappen Tyrrell 1m 19.221s 22 M.Salo Tyrrell 1m 19.274s
