Formula 1 1997 12 1997-08-24 1997-08-24 https://r2.thesportsdb.com/images/media/event/thumb/uukxkr1753609251.jpg https://r2.thesportsdb.com/images/media/event/poster/thtrqd1753608107.jpg The 1997 Belgian Grand Prix (formally the LV Belgian Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race held at Spa-Francorchamps on 24 August 1997. It was the twelfth race of the 1997 Formula One World Championship. The 44-lap race was won by Michael Schumacher, driving a Ferrari. Giancarlo Fisichella finished second in a Jordan-Peugeot, with Heinz-Harald Frentzen third in a Williams-Renault after Mika Häkkinen's McLaren-Mercedes was disqualified due to a fuel irregularity. Schumacher's Drivers' Championship rival, Jacques Villeneuve, finished fifth in the other Williams-Renault, having started from pole position. With the win, Schumacher extended his lead over Villeneuve in the Drivers' Championship to 11 points with five races remaining. 505826