1997 Luxembourg Grand Prix

  1997 Luxembourg Grand Prix

Race details
Race 15 of 17 in the 1997 Formula One season
The Nürburgring in its 1997 configuration
Date	September 28, 1997
Official name	V Großer Preis von Luxemburg
Location	Nürburgring, Nürburg, Germany
Course	Permanent racing facility 4.556 km (2.831 mi)
Distance	67 laps, 305.252 km (189.675 mi)
Weather	Dry
Pole position
Driver	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren-Mercedes
Time	1:16.602
Fastest lap
Driver	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams-Renault
Time	1:18.805 on lap 32
Podium
First	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams-Renault
Second	Jean Alesi	Benetton-Renault
Third	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams-Renault

The 1997 Luxembourg Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Nürburgring on September 28, 1997. Jacques Villeneuve took what proved to be his final Formula One victory, after the race-leading McLaren-Mercedes cars had identical engine failures within moments of each other. This was the third time Mika Häkkinen had retired from the lead due to a technical problem this season, and occurred on his birthday. Rubens Barrichello also lost a potential podium due to a mechanical failure.

Olivier Panis scored a point on his first race back from breaking his legs at the Canadian Grand Prix.

Classification

Pos	No	Nat	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	3		Jacques Villeneuve	Williams-Renault	67	1:31:27.843	2	10
2	7		Jean Alesi	Benetton-Renault	67	+11.770	10	6
3	4		Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams-Renault	67	+13.480	3	4
4	8		Gerhard Berger	Benetton-Renault	67	+16.416	7	3
5	2		Pedro Diniz	Arrows-Yamaha	67	+43.147	15	2
6	14		Olivier Panis	Prost-Mugen-Honda	67	+43.750	11	1
7	16		Johnny Herbert	Sauber-Petronas	67	+44.354	16
8	1		Damon Hill	Arrows-Yamaha	67	+44.777	13
9	17		Gianni Morbidelli	Sauber-Petronas	66	+1 Lap	19
10	19		Mika Salo	Tyrrell-Ford	66	+1 Lap	20
Ret	18		Jos Verstappen	Tyrrell-Ford	50	Spun off	21
Ret	9		Mika Häkkinen	McLaren-Mercedes	43	Engine	1
Ret	22		Rubens Barrichello	Stewart-Ford	43	Gearbox	9
Ret	10		David Coulthard	McLaren-Mercedes	42	Engine	6
Ret	23		Jan Magnussen	Stewart-Ford	40	Halfshaft	12
Ret	6		Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	22	Engine	14
Ret	15		Shinji Nakano	Prost-Mugen-Honda	16	Engine	17
Ret	5		Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	2	Suspension	5
Ret	21		Tarso Marques	Minardi-Hart	1	Engine	18
Ret	20		Ukyo Katayama	Minardi-Hart	1	Collision	22
Ret	12		Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan-Peugeot	0	Collision	4
Ret	11		Ralf Schumacher	Jordan-Peugeot	0	Collision	8

Notes

• Lap leaders: Mika Häkkinen 40 (1-28, 32-43), David Coulthard 3 (29-31), Jacques Villeneuve 24 (44-67)
• Last win: Jacques Villeneuve
• First pole position: Mika Häkkinen
• Last points: Yamaha

Standings after Grand Prix

• Bold text indicates who still has a theoretical chance of becoming World Champion.

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Jacques Villeneuve 77 2 Michael Schumacher 68 3 Heinz-Harald Frentzen 35 4 Jean Alesi 34 5 David Coulthard 30

Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Williams-Renault 112 2 Ferrari 86 3 Benetton-Renault 62 4 McLaren-Mercedes 44 5 Jordan-Peugeot 33

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