French Grand Prix
1997 · Round 8 · Magny Cours, France · Jun 29, 1997Race summary
Schumacher won the race from 1st on the grid, 23.5s ahead of Frentzen. Katayama was the standout mover, climbing from 21st to 11th. Trulli lost the most ground, from 6th on the grid down to 10th (down 4 places).
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1 | 72 | 1:38:50.492 | 10 |
| 2 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 2 | 72 | +23.537 | 6 |
| 3 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 5 | 72 | +1:14.801 | 4 |
| 4 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 4 | 72 | +1:21.784 | 3 |
| 5 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 8 | 72 | +1:22.735 | 2 |
| 6 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 3 | 72 | +1:29.871 | 1 |
| 7 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 9 | 71 | Collision | 0 |
| 8 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 14 | 71 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 9 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 11 | 71 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 10 | Jarno Trulli | Prost | 6 | 70 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 11 | Ukyo Katayama | Minardi | 21 | 70 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 12 | Damon Hill | Arrows | 17 | 69 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| – | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 19 | 61 | Electrical | 0 |
| – | Alexander Wurz | Benetton | 7 | 60 | Spun off | 0 |
| – | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 16 | 58 | Spun off | 0 |
| – | Norberto Fontana | Sauber | 20 | 40 | Spun off | 0 |
| – | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 13 | 36 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Jan Magnussen | Stewart | 15 | 33 | Brakes | 0 |
| – | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 10 | 18 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Jos Verstappen | Tyrrell | 18 | 15 | Spun off | 0 |
| – | Shinji Nakano | Prost | 12 | 7 | Spun off | 0 |
| – | Tarso Marques | Minardi | 22 | 5 | Engine | 0 |