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1997 Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix 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

Pos St # Driver Team Chass./Eng. Laps Status Led Pts 1 2 5   Michael Schumacher Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro Ferrari F310B / Ferrari Type 046/2 53 1:29:48.446 25 10 2 6 4   Heinz-Harald Frentzen Rothmans Williams Renault Williams FW19 / Renault RS9 53 +1.378 5 6 3 3 6   Eddie Irvine Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro Ferrari F310B / Ferrari Type 046/2 53 +26.384 17 4 4 4 9   Mika Hakkinen West McLaren Mercedes McLaren MP4-12 / Mercedes-Benz FO110F 53 +27.129 0 3 5 7 7   Jean Alesi Mild Seven Benetton Renault Benetton B197 / Renault RS9 53 +40.403 0 2 6 8 16   Johnny Herbert Red Bull Sauber Petronas Sauber C16 / Petronas SPE-01 53 +41.630 0 1 7 9 12   Giancarlo Fisichella B&H Total Jordan Peugeot Jordan 197 / Peugeot A14 53 +56.825 0 0 8 5 8   Gerhard Berger Mild Seven Benetton Renault Benetton B197 / Renault RS9 53 +60.429 0 0 9 13 11   Ralf Schumacher B&H Total Jordan Peugeot Jordan 197 / Peugeot A14 53 +82.036 0 0 10 11 10   David Coulthard West McLaren Mercedes McLaren MP4-12 / Mercedes-Benz FO110F 52 engine 0 0 11 17 1   Damon Hill Danka Arrows Yamaha Arrows A18 / Yamaha OX11A 52 +1 lap 0 0 12 16 2   Pedro Diniz Danka Arrows Yamaha Arrows A18 / Yamaha OX11A 52 +1 lap 0 0 13 21 18   Jos Verstappen Tyrrell-Ford Tyrrell 025 / Ford ED5 52 +1 lap 0 0 dsq 1 3   Jacques Villeneuve Rothmans Williams Renault Williams FW19 / Renault RS9 53 disqualified 6 0 ret 20 21   Tarso Marques Minardi Team SpA Minardi M197 / Hart 830 AV7 46 gearbox 0 0 ret 22 19   Mika Salo Tyrrell-Ford Tyrrell 025 / Ford ED5 46 engine 0 0 ret 10 14   Olivier Panis Equipe Prost Gauloises Blondes Prost JS45 / Mugen-Honda MF-301HB 36 engine 0 0 ret 15 15   Shinji Nakano Equipe Prost Gauloises Blondes Prost JS45 / Mugen-Honda MF-301HB 22 wheel bearing 0 0 ret 19 20   Ukyo Katayama Minardi Team SpA Minardi M197 / Hart 830 AV7 8 engine 0 0 ret 12 22   Rubens Barrichello Stewart Ford Stewart SF01 / Ford VJ Zetec-R 6 spun off 0 0 ret 14 23   Jan Magnussen Stewart Ford Stewart SF01 / Ford VJ Zetec-R 3 spun off 0 0 dns 18 17   Gianni Morbidelli Red Bull Sauber Petronas Sauber C16 / Petronas SPE-01 0 did not start 0 0

Fastest Lap: 213.361 kph by Heinz-Harald Frentzen Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Jacques Villeneuve 1 2 2   Eddie Irvine 3 16 14   Jacques Villeneuve 17 20 4   Heinz-Harald Frentzen 21 21 1   Eddie Irvine 22 24 3   Michael Schumacher 25 33 9   Heinz-Harald Frentzen 34 37 4   Michael Schumacher 38 53 16 Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 1   Michael Schumacher 78     2   Jacques Villeneuve 77   -1   3   Heinz-Harald Frentzen 41   -37   4   Jean Alesi 36   -42   5   David Coulthard 30   -48   6   Gerhard Berger 24   -54   7   Eddie Irvine 22   -56   8   Giancarlo Fisichella 20   -58   9   Mika Hakkinen 17   -61   10   Olivier Panis 16   -62   11   Johnny Herbert 15   -63   12   Ralf Schumacher 13   -65   13   Damon Hill 7   -71   14   Rubens Barrichello 6   -72   15   Alexander Wurz 4   -74   16   Jarno Trulli 3   -75   17   Shinji Nakano 2   -76   17   Pedro Diniz 2   -76   17   Mika Salo 2   -76   20   Nicola Larini 1   -77