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1997 Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix qualifying results Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post Formula One race number 16 of 17 Sunday, October 12, 1997 at Suzuka Circuitland, Suzuka City, Japan 53 laps on a 5.864 kilometer road course (310.792 kilometers) Time of race: 1:29:48.446 Average speed: 207.639 kph Pole time: 96.071 seconds Cautions: n/a Margin of victory: 1.378 sec Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 7 Glossary    1997 Formula One results   /   1997 standings

Qualifying results for this race: Rank Driver Nbr Time (seconds) Speed (km/hr) 1   Jacques Villeneuve 3 1:36.071   219.737   2   Michael Schumacher 5 1:36.133   219.596   3   Eddie Irvine 6 1:36.466   218.838   4   Mika Hakkinen 9 1:36.469   218.831   5   Gerhard Berger 8 1:36.561   218.622   6   Heinz-Harald Frentzen 4 1:36.628   218.471   7   Jean Alesi 7 1:36.682   218.349   8   Johnny Herbert 16 1:36.906   217.844   9   Giancarlo Fisichella 12 1:36.917   217.819   10   Olivier Panis 14 1:37.073   217.469   11   David Coulthard 10 1:37.095   217.420   12   Rubens Barrichello 22 1:37.343   216.866   13   Ralf Schumacher 11 1:37.443   216.644   14   Jan Magnussen 23 1:37.480   216.561   15   Shinji Nakano 15 1:37.588   216.322   16   Pedro Diniz 2 1:37.853   215.736   17   Damon Hill 1 1:38.022   215.364   18   Gianni Morbidelli 17 1:38.556   214.197   19   Ukyo Katayama 20 1:38.983   213.273   20   Tarso Marques 21 1:39.678   211.786   21   Jos Verstappen 18 1:40.259   210.559   22   Mika Salo 19 1:40.529   209.993   Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:   not available