← 1997 Season
Round 8 · GP · 1997
French Grand Prix
29 Jun 1997Circuit de Nevers Magny-CoursFrancefinished
Race Results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Gap / Status | Points | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1 | 72 | Finished | 10 | — |
| P2 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 2 | 72 | Finished | 6 | — |
| P3 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 5 | 72 | Finished | 4 | — |
| P4 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 4 | 72 | Finished | 3 | — |
| P5 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 8 | 72 | Finished | 2 | — |
| P6 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 3 | 72 | Finished | 1 | — |
| P7 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 9 | 71 | Collision | 0 | — |
| P8 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 14 | 71 | +1 Lap | 0 | — |
| P9 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 11 | 71 | +1 Lap | 0 | — |
| P10 | Jarno Trulli | Prost | 6 | 70 | +2 Laps | 0 | — |
| P11 | Ukyo Katayama | Minardi | 21 | 70 | +2 Laps | 0 | — |
| P12 | Damon Hill | Arrows | 17 | 69 | +3 Laps | 0 | — |
| P13 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 19 | 61 | Electrical | 0 | — |
| P14 | Alexander Wurz | Benetton | 7 | 60 | Spun off | 0 | — |
| P15 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 16 | 58 | Spun off | 0 | — |
| P16 | Norberto Fontana | Sauber | 20 | 40 | Spun off | 0 | — |
| P17 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 13 | 36 | Engine | 0 | — |
| P18 | Jan Magnussen | Stewart | 15 | 33 | Brakes | 0 | — |
| P19 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 10 | 18 | Engine | 0 | — |
| P20 | Jos Verstappen | Tyrrell | 18 | 15 | Spun off | 0 | — |
| P21 | Shinji Nakano | Prost | 12 | 7 | Spun off | 0 | — |
| P22 | Tarso Marques | Minardi | 22 | 5 | Engine | 0 | — |
Qualifying Results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:14.548 | — | — |
| P2 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 1:14.749 | — | — |
| P3 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 1:14.755 | — | — |
| P4 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1:14.800 | — | — |
| P5 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 1:14.860 | — | — |
| P6 | Jarno Trulli | Prost | 1:14.957 | — | — |
| P7 | Alexander Wurz | Benetton | 1:14.986 | — | — |
| P8 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 1:15.228 | — | — |
| P9 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 1:15.270 | — | — |
| P10 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1:15.339 | — | — |
| P11 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 1:15.453 | — | — |
| P12 | Shinji Nakano | Prost | 1:15.876 | — | — |
| P13 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 1:15.876 | — | — |
| P14 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 1:16.018 | — | — |
| P15 | Jan Magnussen | Stewart | 1:16.149 | — | — |
| P16 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 1:16.536 | — | — |
| P17 | Damon Hill | Arrows | 1:16.729 | — | — |
| P18 | Jos Verstappen | Tyrrell | 1:16.941 | — | — |
| P19 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 1:17.256 | — | — |
| P20 | Norberto Fontana | Sauber | 1:17.538 | — | — |
| P21 | Ukyo Katayama | Minardi | 1:17.563 | — | — |
| P22 | Tarso Marques | Minardi | 1:18.280 | — | — |