Japanese Grand Prix
1997 · Round 16 · Suzuka, Japan · Oct 12, 1997Race summary
Victory went to Schumacher (from 2nd on the grid), with a 1.378s margin. Verstappen made the biggest gain, from 21st on the grid to 13th (up 8 places). Berger had a difficult race, dropping from 5th to 8th.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 2 | 53 | 1:29:48.446 | 10 |
| 2 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 6 | 53 | +1.378 | 6 |
| 3 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 3 | 53 | +26.384 | 4 |
| 4 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 4 | 53 | +27.129 | 3 |
| 5 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 7 | 53 | +40.403 | 2 |
| 6 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 8 | 53 | +41.630 | 1 |
| 7 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 9 | 53 | +56.825 | 0 |
| 8 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 5 | 53 | +1:00.429 | 0 |
| 9 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 13 | 53 | +1:22.036 | 0 |
| 10 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 11 | 52 | Engine | 0 |
| 11 | Damon Hill | Arrows | 17 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 12 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 16 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 13 | Jos Verstappen | Tyrrell | 21 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| – | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1 | 53 | Disqualified | 0 |
| – | Tarso Marques | Minardi | 20 | 46 | Gearbox | 0 |
| – | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 22 | 46 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Olivier Panis | Prost | 10 | 36 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Shinji Nakano | Prost | 15 | 22 | Wheel bearing | 0 |
| – | Ukyo Katayama | Minardi | 19 | 8 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 12 | 6 | Spun off | 0 |
| – | Jan Magnussen | Stewart | 14 | 3 | Spun off | 0 |
| – | Gianni Morbidelli | Sauber | – | 0 | Injury | 0 |