1997 Grand Prix of San Marino
27 April - Imola: 305.660 km (4.892 km x 62 laps)
Pole position: J.Villeneuve Williams 1m 23.303s Fastest Lap: H.Frentzen Williams 1m 25.531s (207.503 Km/h) Results: 1 H.Frentzen Williams 1hr 31m 0.673s 2 M.Schumacher Ferrari 0m 1.237s 3 E.Irvine Ferrari 1m 18.343s 4 G.Fisichella Jordan 1m 23.388s 5 J.Alesi Benetton 1 Lap 6 M.Hakkinen McLaren 1 Lap 7 N.Larini Sauber 1 Lap 8 O.Panis Prost 1 Lap 9 M.Salo Tyrrell 2 Laps 10 J.Verstappen Tyrrell 2 Laps 11 U.Katayama Minardi 3 Laps Retirements: P.Diniz Arrows 53 Gearbox J.Villeneuve Williams 40 Gearbox D.Coulthard McLaren 38 Engine R.Barrichello Stewart 32 Hydraulic J.Herbert Sauber 18 Electrical R.Schumacher Jordan 17 gearbox D.Hill Arrows 11 Accident S.Nakano Prost 11 Accident G.Berger Benetton 4 Spun off J.Magnussen Stewart 2 Spun off J.Trulli Minardi 0 Gearbox Qualifying times: 1 J.Villeneuve Williams 1m 23.303s 2 H.Frentzen Williams 1m 23.646s 3 M.Schumacher Ferrari 1m 23.955s 4 O.Panis Prost 1m 24.075s 5 R.Schumacher Jordan 1m 24.081s 6 G.Fisichella Jordan 1m 24.596s 7 J.Herbert Sauber 1m 24.723s 8 M.Hakkinen McLaren 1m 24.812s 9 E.Irvine Ferrari 1m 24.861s 10 D.Coulthard McLaren 1m 25.077s 11 G.Berger Benetton 1m 25.371s 12 N.Larini Sauber 1m 25.544s 13 R.Barrichello Stewart 1m 25.579s 14 J.Alesi Benetton 1m 25.729s 15 D.Hill Arrows 1m 25.743s 16 J.Magnussen Stewart 1m 26.192s 17 P.Diniz Arrows 1m 26.253s 18 S.Nakano Prost 1m 26.712s 19 M.Salo Tyrrell 1m 26.852s 20 J.Trulli Minardi 1m 26.960s 21 J.Verstappen Tyrrell 1m 27.428s 22 U.Katayama Minardi 1m 28.727s