1997 Grand Prix of Argentina
13 April - Buenos Aires: 306.502 km (4.259 km x 72 laps)
Pole position: J.Villeneuve Williams 1m 24.473s Fastest Lap: G.Berger Benetton 1m 27.981s (174.269 Km/h) Results: 1 J.Villeneuve Williams 1hr 52m 1.715s 2 E.Irvine Ferrari 0m 0.979s 3 R.Schumacher Jordan 0m 12.089s 4 J.Herbert Sauber 0m 29.919s 5 M.Hakkinen McLaren 0m 30.351s 6 G.Berger Benetton 0m 31.393s 7 J.Alesi Benetton 0m 46.359s 8 M.Salo Tyrrell 1 Lap 9 J.Trulli Minardi 1 Lap 1r J.Magnussen Stewart 5 Engine Retirements: N.Larini Sauber 63 Spun off P.Diniz Arrows 50 Gearbox S.Nakano Prost 49 Engine J.Verstappen Tyrrell 43 Engine U.Katayama Minardi 37 Spun off D.Hill Arrows 33 Engine G.Fisichella Jordan 24 Accdient R.Barrichello Stewart 24 Hydraulics O.Panis Prost 18 Engine H.Frentzen Williams 5 Clutch D.Coulthard McLaren 0 Accident M.Schumacher Ferrari 0 AccidentCrash with Barrichello Qualifying Times: 1 J.Villeneuve Williams 1m 24.473s 2 H.Frentzen Williams 1m 25.271s 3 O.Panis Prost 1m 25.491s 4 M.Schumacher Ferrari 1m 25.773s 5 R.Barrichello Stewart 1m 25.942s 6 R.Schumacher Jordan 1m 26.218s 7 E.Irvine Ferrari 1m 26.327s 8 J.Herbert Sauber 1m 26.564s 9 G.Fisichella Jordan 1m 26.619s 10 D.Coulthard McLaren 1m 26.799s 11 J.Alesi Benetton 1m 27.076s 12 G.Berger Benetton 1m 27.259s 13 D.Hill Arrows 1m 27.281s 14 N.Larini Sauber 1m 27.690s 15 J.Magnussen Stewart 1m 28.035s 16 J.Verstappen Tyrrell 1m 28.094s 17 M.Hakkinen McLaren 1m 28.135s 18 J.Trulli Minardi 1m 28.160s 19 M.Salo Tyrrell 1m 28.224s 20 S.Nakano Prost 1m 28.366s 21 U.Katayama Minardi 1m 28.413s 22 P.Diniz Arrows 1m 28.969s
