French Grand Prix

Date & Time
Sun 29th June 1997 12:00am Local
Sun 29th June 1997 12:00am UTC

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League
Formula 1

Season
1997

Round
8

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Location
Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours

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The 1997 French Grand Prix (formally the LXXXIII French Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race held at Circuit de Nevers, Magny-Cours, France on 29 June 1997. It was the eighth race of the 1997 Formula One World Championship.

The 72-lap race was won from pole position by Ferrari driver Michael Schumacher, with teammate Eddie Irvine finishing third, and Heinz-Harald Frentzen achieving second in a Williams-Renault. This was Schumacher's third win of the season and second in succession. As a result, Schumacher had a 14-point lead in the Drivers' Championship over Jacques Villeneuve, who finished fourth in the other Williams-Renault.

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Result List

01	Michael Schumacher	Scuderia Ferrari HP	1:38:50.492
02	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams Racing	+0:23.537
03	Eddie Irvine	Scuderia Ferrari HP	+1:14.801
04	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams Racing	+1:21.784
05	Jean Alesi	Benetton Formula	+1:22.735
06	Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	+1:29.871
07	David Coulthard	McLaren Formula 1 Team	DNF
08	Johnny Herbert	Sauber	+1 Lap
09	Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan	+1 Lap
10	Jarno Trulli	Prost Grand Prix	+2 Laps
11	Ukyo Katayama	Minardi	+2 Laps
12	Damon Hill	Arrows Grand Prix International	+3 Laps
13	Mika Salo	Tyrrell Racing	DNF
14	Alexander Wurz	Benetton Formula	DNF
15	Pedro Diniz	Arrows Grand Prix International	DNF
16	Norberto Fontana	Sauber	DNF
17	Rubens Barrichello	Stewart Grand Prix	DNF
18	Jan Magnussen	Stewart Grand Prix	DNF
19	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren Formula 1 Team	DNF
20	Jos Verstappen	Tyrrell Racing	DNF
21	Nakano Shinji	Prost Grand Prix	DNF
22	Tarso Marques	Minardi	DNF