1997 Japan Grand Prix is the sixteenth stage of the world championship in motor racing in the 1997 Formula 1 class. Passed on the Suzuka track in Japan . Competitions took place on October 12, 1997.
 Japan Grand Prix 1997 | |
|---|---|
| English Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix | |
| date | October 12, 1997 |
| A place | Japan |
| Track | Suzuka (5.864 m) |
| Distance | 53 laps , 310.596 km |
| Weather | Partly cloudy, warm, dry |
| Pole | |
| 1: 36,071 |  Jacques VilleneuveWilliams - Renault |
| Fast lap | |
| 1: 38,942 |  Heinz-Harald Frentzen |
| 48 circle | Williams - Renault |
| Podium | |
| Winner | Michael Schumacher Ferrari |
| 2nd place | Heinz-Harald Frentzen Williams - Renault |
| 3rd place |  Eddie IrvineFerrari |
Race
| A place | WITH | No. | Pilot | Constructor | W | Circles | Time / reason for departure | ABOUT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| one | 2 | five | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 53 | 1: 29: 48.4 | ten | |
| 2 | 6 | four | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams - Renault | 53 | +1,378 | 6 | |
| 3 | 3 | 6 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 53 | +26.384 | four | |
| four | four | 9 | Mika Hakkinen | McLaren - Mercedes | 53 | +27,129 | 3 | |
| DSC | one | 3 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams - Renault | 53 | Disqualification | ||
| five | 7 | 7 | Jean Alesi | Benetton - Renault | 53 | +40,403 | 2 | |
| 6 | eight | sixteen | Johnny herbert | Sauber - Petronas | 53 | +41.63 | one | |
| 7 | 9 | 12 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan - Peugeot | 53 | +56.825 | ||
| eight | five | eight | Gerhard Berger | Benetton - Renault | 53 | +1: 00,429 | ||
| 9 | 13 | eleven | Ralph Schumacher | Jordan - Peugeot | 53 | +1: 22,036 | ||
| ten | eleven | ten | David Coulthard | McLaren - Mercedes | 52 | Engine | ||
| eleven | 17 | one | Damon hill | Arrows - Yamaha | 52 | +1 circle | ||
| 12 | sixteen | 2 | Pedro Dinitz | Arrows - Yamaha | 52 | +1 circle | ||
| 13 | 21 | 18 | Jos Verstappen | Tyrrell - Ford | 52 | +1 circle | ||
| Gathering | 20 | 21 | Tarso Marquez | Minardi - hart | 46 | Transmission | ||
| Gathering | 22 | nineteen | Mika Salo | Tyrrell - Ford | 46 | Engine | ||
| Gathering | ten | 14 | Olivier Panis | Prost - Mugen-Honda | 36 | Engine | ||
| Gathering | 15 | 15 | Shinji Nakano | Prost - Mugen-Honda | 22 | Wheel bearing | ||
| Gathering | nineteen | 20 | Yukio Katayama | Minardi - hart | eight | Engine | ||
| Gathering | 12 | 22 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart - Ford | 6 | Departure | ||
| Gathering | 14 | 23 | Jan Magnussen | Stewart - Ford | 3 | Departure | ||
| NA | 0 | 17 | Gianni Morbidelli | Sauber - Petronas | 0 | Accident in qualification |
Jacques Villeneuve was disqualified for ignoring the yellow flags in training, as he was under conditional disqualification after a similar violation at the Italian Grand Prix .
Notes
- Best Lap: Heinz-Harald Frentzen 1m 38,942s
| Previous race: Grand Prix of Luxembourg 1997 | FIA Formula 1 World Cup 1997 season | Next race: 1997 European Grand Prix |
| Previous race: Japan Grand Prix 1996 | Japanese Grand Prix | Next race: Japan Grand Prix 1998 |