San Marino Grand Prix
1997 · Round 4 · Imola, Italy · Apr 27, 1997Race summary
Frentzen won the race from 2nd on the grid, 1.237s ahead of Schumacher. Verstappen was the standout mover, climbing from 21st to 10th. Panis lost the most ground, from 4th on the grid down to 8th (down 4 places).
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 2 | 62 | 1:31:00.673 | 10 |
| 2 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 3 | 62 | +1.237 | 6 |
| 3 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 9 | 62 | +1:18.343 | 4 |
| 4 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 6 | 62 | +1:23.388 | 3 |
| 5 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 14 | 61 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 8 | 61 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Nicola Larini | Sauber | 12 | 61 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 8 | Olivier Panis | Prost | 4 | 61 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 9 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 19 | 60 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 10 | Jos Verstappen | Tyrrell | 21 | 60 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 11 | Ukyo Katayama | Minardi | 22 | 59 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| – | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 17 | 53 | Gearbox | 0 |
| – | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1 | 40 | Gearbox | 0 |
| – | David Coulthard | McLaren | 10 | 38 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 13 | 32 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 7 | 18 | Electrical | 0 |
| – | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 5 | 17 | Transmission | 0 |
| – | Shinji Nakano | Prost | 18 | 11 | Collision | 0 |
| – | Damon Hill | Arrows | 15 | 11 | Collision | 0 |
| – | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 11 | 4 | Spun off | 0 |
| – | Jan Magnussen | Stewart | 16 | 2 | Spun off | 0 |
| – | Jarno Trulli | Minardi | 20 | 0 | Gearbox | 0 |