1997 Grand Prix of Argentina
13 April - Buenos Aires: 306.502 km (4.259 km x 72 laps)
Pole position: Jacques Villeneuve, Williams-Renault, 1:24.473
Results:
1 Jacques Villeneuve Williams-Renault G 1:52:01.715, 164.156 kph
2 Eddie Irvine Ferrari G + 0.979
3 Ralf Schumacher Jordan-Peugeot G + 12.089
4 Johnny Herbert Sauber-Petronas G + 29.919
5 Mika Häkkinen McLaren-Mercedes G + 30.351
6 Gerhard Berger Benetton-Renault G + 30.393
7 Jean Alesi Benetton-Renault G + 46.359
8 Mika Salo Tyrrell-Ford G -1 lap
9 Jarno Trulli Minardi-Hart B -1 lap
10 Jan Magnussen Stewart-Ford B -6 laps/ret
Fastest Lap: Gerhard Berger, Benetton-Renault, 1:27.981, 174.269kph
Retirements:
David Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes G 0 laps Accident
Michael Schumacher Ferrari G 0 laps Accident
Heinz-Harald Frentzen Williams-Renault G 5 laps Clutch
Olivier Panis Prost-Mugen Honda B 16 laps Hydraulics
Rubens Barrichello Stewart-Ford B 24 laps Throttle
Giancarlo Fisichella Jordan-Peugeot G 24 laps Accident
Damon Hill Arrows-Yamaha B 33 laps Engine
Ukyo Katayama Minardi-Hart B 37 laps Spin
Jos Verstappen Tyrrell-Ford G 43 laps Engine
Shinji Nakano Prost-Mugen Honda B 49 laps Engine
Pedro Diniz Arrows-Yamaha B 50 laps Engine
Nicola Larini Sauber-Petronas G 53 laps Spin
Jan Magnussen Stewart-Ford B 66 laps Engine
B=Bridgestone, G=Goodyear
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Starting Grid
Jacques Villeneuve Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Williams FW19-Renault #4 Williams FW19-Renault #2
1:24.473 1:25.271
Olivier Panis Michael Schumacher
Prost JS45-Mugen Honda #3 Ferrari F310B #174
1:25.491 1:25.773
Rubens Barrichello Ralf Schumacher
Stewart SF1-Ford #2 Jordan 197-Peugeot #3
1:25.942 1:26.218
Eddie Irvine Johnny Herbert
Ferrari F310B #173 Sauber C16-Petronas #3
1:26.327 1:26.564
Giancarlo Fisichella David Coulthard
Jordan 197-Peugeot #2 McLaren MP4/12-Mercedes #3
1:26.619 1:26.799
Jean Alesi Gerhard Berger
Benetton B197-Renault #5 Benetton B197-Renault #4
1:27.076 1:27.259
Damon Hill Nicola Larini
Arrows A18-Yamaha #3 Sauber C16-Petronas #2
1:27.281 1:27.690
Jan Magnussen Jos Verstappen
Stewart SF1-Ford #3 Tyrrell 025-Yamaha #2
1:28.035 1:28.094
Mika Häkkinen Jarno Trulli
McLaren MP4/12-Mercedes #2 Minardi M197-Hart #2
1:28.135 1:28.160
Mika Salo Shinji Nakano
Tyrrell 025-Ford #3 Prost JS45-Mugen Honda #2
1:28.224 1:28.366
Ukyo Katayama Pedro Diniz
Minardi M197-Hart #3 Arrows A18-Yamaha #2
1:28.413 1:28.969