Japanese Grand Prix

Date
Sun 12th October 1997 (UTC)
Sun 12th October 1997 (Local)

Timestamp
1997-10-12T00:00:00

Time

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

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League
Formula 1

Season
1997

Round
16

Status

Location
Suzuka International Racing Course

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Description

The 1997 Japanese Grand Prix (officially known as the XXIII Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race held on 12 October 1997 at the Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka. It was the 16th and penultimate race of the 1997 Formula One season. The 53-lap race was won by Michael Schumacher for the Ferrari team after starting from second position. Heinz-Harald Frentzen finished second in a Williams, and Eddie Irvine third in the other Ferrari. Irvine led much of the race before moving over to assist Schumacher's championship battle by blocking Drivers' Championship leader Jacques Villeneuve.
Schumacher's win put him in front of Villeneuve in the championship on 78 points, with Villeneuve on 77 points. However, as a result of Frentzen finishing second, Williams clinched the Constructors' Championship as Ferrari could not pass their points total with only one race remaining.
This race was the last for Gianni Morbidelli.

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Result List

01	Michael Schumacher	1:29:48.446
02	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	+0:01.378
03	Eddie Irvine	+0:26.384
04	Mika Häkkinen	+0:27.129
05	Jean Alesi	+0:40.403
06	Johnny Herbert	+0:41.630
07	Giancarlo Fisichella	+0:56.825
08	Gerhard Berger	+1:00.429
09	Ralf Schumacher	+1:22.036
10	David Coulthard	DNF
11	Damon Hill	+1 Lap
12	Pedro Diniz	+1 Lap
13	Jos Verstappen	+1 Lap
14	Jacques Villeneuve	DNF
15	Tarso Marques	DNF
16	Mika Salo	DNF
17	Olivier Panis	DNF
18	Nakano Shinji	DNF
19	Ukyo Katayama	DNF
20	Rubens Barrichello	DNF
21	Jan Magnussen	DNF
22	Gianni Morbidelli	DNF