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1997 Grand Prix of France qualifying results Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post Formula One race number 8 of 17 Sunday, June 29, 1997 at Circuit de Nevers - Magny-Cours, Magny-Cours, France 72 laps on a 4.250 kilometer road course (306.000 kilometers) Time of race: 1:38:50.492 Average speed: 185.752 kph Pole time: 74.548 seconds Cautions: n/a Margin of victory: 23.537 sec Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 4 Glossary    1997 Formula One results   /   1997 standings

Qualifying results for this race: Rank Driver Nbr Time (seconds) Speed (km/hr) 1   Michael Schumacher 5 1:14.548   205.237   2   Heinz-Harald Frentzen 4 1:14.749   204.685   3   Ralf Schumacher 11 1:14.755   204.669   4   Jacques Villeneuve 3 1:14.800   204.545   5   Eddie Irvine 6 1:14.860   204.382   6   Jarno Trulli 14 1:14.957   204.117   7   Alexander Wurz 8 1:14.986   204.038   8   Jean Alesi 7 1:15.228   203.382   9   David Coulthard 10 1:15.270   203.268   10   Mika Hakkinen 9 1:15.339   203.082   11   Giancarlo Fisichella 12 1:15.453   202.775   12   Shinji Nakano 15 1:15.857   201.695   13   Rubens Barrichello 22 1:15.876   201.645   14   Johnny Herbert 16 1:16.018   201.268   15   Jan Magnussen 23 1:16.149   200.922   16   Pedro Diniz 2 1:16.536   199.906   17   Damon Hill 1 1:16.729   199.403   18   Jos Verstappen 18 1:16.941   198.854   19   Mika Salo 19 1:17.256   198.043   20   Norberto Fontana 17 1:17.538   197.323   21   Ukyo Katayama 20 1:17.563   197.259   22   Tarso Marques 21 1:18.280   195.452   Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:   not available