French Grand Prix

Date
Sun 29th June 1997 (UTC)
Sun 29th June 1997 (Local)

Timestamp
1997-06-29T00:00:00

Time

00:00:00 UTC (00:00:00 Local)

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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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Description

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	1:38:50.492
02	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	+0:23.537
03	Eddie Irvine	+1:14.801
04	Jacques Villeneuve	+1:21.784
05	Jean Alesi	+1:22.735
06	Ralf Schumacher	+1:29.871
07	David Coulthard	DNF
08	Johnny Herbert	+1 Lap
09	Giancarlo Fisichella	+1 Lap
10	Jarno Trulli	+2 Laps
11	Ukyo Katayama	+2 Laps
12	Damon Hill	+3 Laps
13	Mika Salo	DNF
14	Alexander Wurz	DNF
15	Pedro Diniz	DNF
16	Norberto Fontana	DNF
17	Rubens Barrichello	DNF
18	Jan Magnussen	DNF
19	Mika Häkkinen	DNF
20	Jos Verstappen	DNF
21	Nakano Shinji	DNF
22	Tarso Marques	DNF