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1997 Grand Prix of Brazil Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post Formula One race number 2 of 17 Sunday, March 30, 1997 at Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace, Sao Paulo, Brazil 72 laps on a 4.292 kilometer road course (309.024 kilometers) Time of race: 1:36:06.990 Average speed: 192.906 kph Pole time: 76.004 seconds Cautions: n/a Margin of victory: 4.190 sec Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 2 Glossary    1997 Formula One results   /   1997 standings

Pos St # Driver Team Chass./Eng. Laps Status Led Pts 1 1 3   Jacques Villeneuve Rothmans Williams Renault Williams FW19 / Renault RS9 72 1:36:06.990 69 10 2 3 8   Gerhard Berger Mild Seven Benetton Renault Benetton B197 / Renault RS9 72 +4.190 3 6 3 5 14   Olivier Panis Equipe Prost Gauloises Blondes Prost JS45 / Mugen-Honda MF-301HB 72 +15.870 0 4 4 4 9   Mika Hakkinen West McLaren Mercedes McLaren MP4-12 / Mercedes-Benz FO110F 72 +33.033 0 3 5 2 5   Michael Schumacher Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro Ferrari F310B / Ferrari Type 046/2 72 +33.731 0 2 6 6 7   Jean Alesi Mild Seven Benetton Renault Benetton B197 / Renault RS9 72 +34.020 0 1 7 13 16   Johnny Herbert Red Bull Sauber Petronas Sauber C16 / Petronas SPE-01 72 +50.912 0 0 8 7 12   Giancarlo Fisichella B&H Total Jordan Peugeot Jordan 197 / Peugeot A14 72 +60.639 0 0 9 8 4   Heinz-Harald Frentzen Rothmans Williams Renault Williams FW19 / Renault RS9 72 +75.402 0 0 10 12 10   David Coulthard West McLaren Mercedes McLaren MP4-12 / Mercedes-Benz FO110F 71 +1 lap 0 0 11 19 17   Nicola Larini Red Bull Sauber Petronas Sauber C16 / Petronas SPE-01 71 +1 lap 0 0 12 17 21   Jarno Trulli Minardi Team SpA Minardi M197 / Hart 830 AV7 71 +1 lap 0 0 13 22 19   Mika Salo Tyrrell-Ford Tyrrell 025 / Ford ED4 71 +1 lap 0 0 14 15 15   Shinji Nakano Equipe Prost Gauloises Blondes Prost JS45 / Mugen-Honda MF-301HB 71 +1 lap 0 0 15 21 18   Jos Verstappen Tyrrell-Ford Tyrrell 025 / Ford ED4 70 +2 laps 0 0 16 14 6   Eddie Irvine Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro Ferrari F310B / Ferrari Type 046/2 70 +2 laps 0 0 17 9 1   Damon Hill Danka Arrows Yamaha Arrows A18 / Yamaha OX11A 68 engine 0 0 18 18 20   Ukyo Katayama Minardi Team SpA Minardi M197 / Hart 830 AV7 67 +5 laps 0 0 ret 10 11   Ralf Schumacher B&H Total Jordan Peugeot Jordan 197 / Peugeot A14 52 electrical 0 0 ret 11 22   Rubens Barrichello Stewart Ford Stewart SF01 / Ford VJ Zetec-R 16 suspension 0 0 ret 16 2   Pedro Diniz Danka Arrows Yamaha Arrows A18 / Yamaha OX11A 15 suspension 0 0 ret 20 23   Jan Magnussen Stewart Ford Stewart SF01 / Ford VJ Zetec-R 0 crash 0 0

Fastest Lap: 197.089 kph by Jacques Villeneuve Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Jacques Villeneuve 1 45 45   Gerhard Berger 46 48 3   Jacques Villeneuve 49 72 24 Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 1   David Coulthard 10     1   Jacques Villeneuve 10   0   3   Gerhard Berger 9   -1   4   Michael Schumacher 8   -2   5   Mika Hakkinen 7   -3   6   Olivier Panis 6   -4   7   Nicola Larini 1   -9   7   Jean Alesi 1   -9