Round 16 · 12 Oct – 12 Oct 1997
1997 Japanese Grand Prix
🇯🇵 Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka · 53 laps
Weekend schedule
UK time, plus local track time.
| Session | UK time | Track time |
|---|---|---|
| Race | Sun 12 Oct, 01:00 | Sun 12 Oct, 09:00 |
Results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 2 | 1:29:48.446 | 10 |
| 2 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 6 | +1.378 | 6 |
| 3 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 3 | +26.384 | 4 |
| 4 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 4 | +27.129 | 3 |
| 5 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 7 | +40.403 | 2 |
| 6 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 8 | +41.630 | 1 |
| 7 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 9 | +56.825 | 0 |
| 8 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 5 | +1:00.429 | 0 |
| 9 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 13 | +1:22.036 | 0 |
| 10 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 11 | Engine | 0 |
| 11 | Damon Hill | Arrows | 17 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 12 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 16 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 13 | Jos Verstappen | Tyrrell | 21 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 14 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1 | Disqualified | 0 |
| 15 | Tarso Marques | Minardi | 20 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 16 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 22 | Engine | 0 |
| 17 | Olivier Panis | Prost | 10 | Engine | 0 |
| 18 | Shinji Nakano | Prost | 15 | Wheel bearing | 0 |
| 19 | Ukyo Katayama | Minardi | 19 | Engine | 0 |
| 20 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 12 | Spun off | 0 |
| 21 | Jan Magnussen | Stewart | 14 | Spun off | 0 |
| 22 | Gianni Morbidelli | Sauber | 0 | Injury | 0 |
How to watch
In the United Kingdom every session is shown live on Sky Sports F1, with highlights on Channel 4 after the race. Viewers elsewhere can follow the weekend through their local rights holder or F1 TV where it is available.
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