1997 Grand Prix of France
29 June - Magny-Cours: 305.814 km (4.250 km x 72 laps)
Pole position: M.Schumacher Ferrari 1m 14.548s Fastest Lap: M.Schumacher Ferrari 1m 17.910s (196.380 Km/h) Results: 1 M.Schumacher Ferrari 1hr 38m 50.492s 2 H.Frentzen Williams 0m 23.537s 3 E.Irvine Ferrari 1m 14.801s 4 J.Villeneuve Williams 1m 21.784s 5 J.Alesi Benetton 1m 22.735s 6 R.Schumacher Jordan 1m 29.871s 7r D.Coulthard McLaren 1 Spun off 8 J.Herbert Sauber 1 Lap 9 G.Fisichella Jordan 1 Lap 10 J.Trulli Prost 2 Laps 11 U.Katayama Minardi 2 Laps 12 D.Hill Arrows 3 Laps Retirements: M.Salo Tyrrell 61 Engine A.Wurz Benetton 60 Spun off P.Diniz Arrows 55 Spun off N.Fontana Sauber 40 Spun off R.Barrichello Stewart 36 Engine J.Magnussen Stewart 33 Brakes M.Hakkinen McLaren 18 Engine J.Verstappen Tyrrell 15 Accelerator S.Nakano Prost 7 Spun off T.Marques Minardi 5 Engine Qualifying Times: 1 M.Schumacher Ferrari 1m 14.548s 2 H.Frentzen Williams 1m 14.749s 3 R.Schumacher Jordan 1m 14.755s 4 J.Villeneuve Williams 1m 14.800s 5 E.Irvine Ferrari 1m 14.860s 6 J.Trulli Prost 1m 14.957s 7 A.Wurz Benetton 1m 14.986s 8 J.Alesi Benetton 1m 15.228s 9 D.Coulthard McLaren 1m 15.270s 10 M.Hakkinen McLaren 1m 15.339s 11 G.Fisichella Jordan 1m 15.453s 12 S.Nakano Prost 1m 15.857s 13 R.Barrichello Stewart 1m 15.876s 14 J.Herbert Sauber 1m 16.018s 15 J.Magnussen Stewart 1m 16.149s 16 P.Diniz Arrows 1m 16.536s 17 D.Hill Arrows 1m 16.729s 18 J.Verstappen Tyrrell 1m 16.941s 19 M.Salo Tyrrell 1m 17.256s 20 N.Fontana Sauber 1m 17.538s 21 U.Katayama Minardi 1m 17.563s 22 T.Marques Minardi 1m 18.280s
