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1997 Grand Prix of Belgium Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post Formula One race number 12 of 17 Sunday, August 24, 1997 at Circuit de Spa Francorchamps, Francorchamps, Belgium 44 laps on a 6.968 kilometer road course (306.592 kilometers) Time of race: 1:33:46.717 Average speed: 196.159 kph Pole time: 109.45 seconds Cautions: 1 for 3 laps Margin of victory: 26.753 sec Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 1 Glossary    1997 Formula One results   /   1997 standings

Pos St # Driver Team Chass./Eng. Laps Status Led Pts 1 3 5   Michael Schumacher Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro Ferrari F310B / Ferrari Type 046/2 44 1:33:46.717 40 10 2 4 12   Giancarlo Fisichella B&H Total Jordan Peugeot Jordan 197 / Peugeot A14 44 +26.753 0 6 3 7 4   Heinz-Harald Frentzen Rothmans Williams Renault Williams FW19 / Renault RS9 44 +32.147 0 4 4 11 16   Johnny Herbert Red Bull Sauber Petronas Sauber C16 / Petronas SPE-01 44 +39.025 0 3 5 1 3   Jacques Villeneuve Rothmans Williams Renault Williams FW19 / Renault RS9 44 +42.103 4 2 6 15 8   Gerhard Berger Mild Seven Benetton Renault Benetton B197 / Renault RS9 44 +63.741 0 1 7 8 2   Pedro Diniz Danka Arrows Yamaha Arrows A18 / Yamaha OX11A 44 +85.931 0 0 8 2 7   Jean Alesi Mild Seven Benetton Renault Benetton B197 / Renault RS9 44 +102.008 0 0 9 13 17   Gianni Morbidelli Red Bull Sauber Petronas Sauber C16 / Petronas SPE-01 44 +102.582 0 0 10 17 6   Eddie Irvine Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro Ferrari F310B / Ferrari Type 046/2 43 +1 lap 0 0 11 19 19   Mika Salo Tyrrell-Ford Tyrrell 025 / Ford ED5 43 +1 lap 0 0 12 18 23   Jan Magnussen Stewart Ford Stewart SF01 / Ford VJ Zetec-R 43 +1 lap 0 0 13 9 1   Damon Hill Danka Arrows Yamaha Arrows A18 / Yamaha OX11A 42 +2 laps 0 0 14 20 20   Ukyo Katayama Minardi Team SpA Minardi M197 / Hart 830 AV7 42 +2 laps 0 0 15 14 14   Jarno Trulli Equipe Prost Gauloises Blondes Prost JS45 / Mugen-Honda MF-301HB 42 +2 laps 0 0 dsq 5 9   Mika Hakkinen West McLaren Mercedes McLaren MP4-12 / Mercedes-Benz FO110F 44 disqualified 0 0 ret 21 18   Jos Verstappen Tyrrell-Ford Tyrrell 025 / Ford ED5 25 spun off 0 0 ret 6 11   Ralf Schumacher B&H Total Jordan Peugeot Jordan 197 / Peugeot A14 21 spun off 0 0 ret 10 10   David Coulthard West McLaren Mercedes McLaren MP4-12 / Mercedes-Benz FO110F 19 spun off 0 0 ret 22 21   Tarso Marques Minardi Team SpA Minardi M197 / Hart 830 AV7 18 spun off 0 0 ret 12 22   Rubens Barrichello Stewart Ford Stewart SF01 / Ford VJ Zetec-R 8 steering 0 0 ret 16 15   Shinji Nakano Equipe Prost Gauloises Blondes Prost JS45 / Mugen-Honda MF-301HB 5 electrical 0 0

Fastest Lap: 222.596 kph by Jacques Villeneuve Caution flag breakdown: Condition From Lap To Lap # Of Laps Reason Free Pass 1 3 3   rain   4 44 41       Percent of race run under caution: 6.8%             Average green flag run: 41.0 laps Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Jacques Villeneuve 1 4 4   Michael Schumacher 5 44 40 Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 1   Michael Schumacher 66     2   Jacques Villeneuve 55   -11   3   Heinz-Harald Frentzen 23   -43   4   Jean Alesi 22   -44   5   Gerhard Berger 21   -45   6   Eddie Irvine 18   -48   7   Olivier Panis 15   -51   8   David Coulthard 14   -52   8   Johnny Herbert 14   -52   8   Giancarlo Fisichella 14   -52   8   Mika Hakkinen 14   -52   12   Ralf Schumacher 11   -55   13   Damon Hill 7   -59   14   Rubens Barrichello 6   -60   15   Alexander Wurz 4   -62   16   Jarno Trulli 3   -63   17   Shinji Nakano 2   -64   17   Mika Salo 2   -64   19   Nicola Larini 1   -65