German Grand Prix

Date
Sun 27th July 1997 (UTC)
Sun 27th July 1997 (Local)

Timestamp
1997-07-27T00:00:00

Time

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

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League
Formula 1

Season
1997

Round
10

Status

Location
Hockenheimring

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Description

The 1997 German Grand Prix (formally the LIX Grosser Mobil 1 Preis von Deutschland) was a Formula One motor race held at Hockenheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany on 27 July 1997. It was the tenth race of the 1997 Formula One World Championship.

The 45-lap race was won by Austrian Gerhard Berger, driving a Benetton-Renault. Having missed the previous three races due to a sinus problem, Berger took pole position and led the race from start to finish, except for the pit stops. It was Berger's tenth and final Grand Prix victory, the 27th and last for the Benetton team, and his final podium in Formula One. It was also the last victory for an Austrian driver, as of 2024. Local driver Michael Schumacher finished second in a Ferrari, with Finn Mika Häkkinen third in a McLaren-Mercedes.

With Jacques Villeneuve failing to finish in his Williams-Renault, Schumacher extended his lead over the Canadian in the Drivers' Championship to 10 points

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Result List

01	Gerhard Berger	1:20:59.046
02	Michael Schumacher	+0:17.527
03	Mika Häkkinen	+0:24.770
04	Jarno Trulli	+0:27.165
05	Ralf Schumacher	+0:29.995
06	Jean Alesi	+0:34.717
07	Nakano Shinji	+1:19.722
08	Damon Hill	+1 Lap
09	Norberto Fontana	+1 Lap
10	Jos Verstappen	+1 Lap
11	Giancarlo Fisichella	+5 Laps
12	Rubens Barrichello	DNF
13	Mika Salo	DNF
14	Jacques Villeneuve	DNF
15	Jan Magnussen	DNF
16	Ukyo Katayama	DNF
17	Johnny Herbert	DNF
18	Pedro Diniz	DNF
19	David Coulthard	DNF
20	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	DNF
21	Eddie Irvine	DNF
22	Tarso Marques	DNF