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| Race details | ||
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| Race 9 of 17 in the 1997 Formula One season. | ||
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| Date | July 13 1997 | |
| Location | Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, Northamptonshire and Buckinghamshire, England | |
| Course | Permanent racing facility 5.141 km (3.194 mi) |
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| Distance | 59 laps, 308.355 km (191.603 mi) | |
| Weather | Sunny, Dry Track | |
| Pole position | ||
| Driver |  Jacques Villeneuve |
Williams-Renault |
| Time | 1:21.598 | |
| Fastest lap | ||
| Driver |  Michael Schumacher |
Ferrari |
| Time | 1:24.480 on lap 34 | |
| Podium | ||
| First | Jacques Villeneuve |
Williams-Renault |
| Second |  Jean Alesi |
Benetton-Renault |
| Third |  Alexander Wurz |
Benetton-Renault |
The 1997 British Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Silverstone on 13 July 1997. It was the ninth round of the 1997 Formula One season. Jacques Villeneuve won the race despite being stuck in the pitlane for half a minute during his first pitstop, after a wheelnut problem.
Two previous leaders retired from the race due to mechanical failures. Michael Schumacher led by over 40 seconds before a wheel bearing failure caused retirement. Mika Häkkinen seemed set for his first win but his engine blew while he was holding off Villeneuve, having made one stop to the French-Canadian's two (a strategy ITV's Martin Brundle had earlier commented was unlikely to be a race-winner). The Finn threw his race gloves into the crowd and lapped their applause.
Further back, Alexander Wurz scored his first podium finish in only his 3rd Grand Prix, also briefly leading the race during the pitstops. David Coulthard ran 3rd early on, but faded with braking problems. Schumacher's team-mate Eddie Irvine was close behind Villeneuve when both made their second pitstop, but his car failed as he exited the pits. The race was a disaster for Heinz-Harald Frentzen - he stalled on the grid as the race was about to begin, forcing the start to be aborted and Frentzen to start from the back of the grid. He then crashed on the first lap.
Damon Hill finally scored his first points for the Arrows team after a late retirement for Shinji Nakano.
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Classification
Qualifying
Race Results
Notes
- Fastest Lap: Michael Schumacher 1m 24.475s
References
"1997 British GP". Formula One Database. Retrieved on 2007-07-31.
"1997 British GP". Grand Prix Racing. Retrieved on 2007-07-30.
"1997 British GP Qualifying". Grand Prix Racing. Retrieved on 2007-08-01.
"1997 British GP". Formula One Database. Retrieved on 2007-08-01.
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FIA Formula One World Championship 1997 season |
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