Japanese Grand Prix
Michael Schumacher (Ferrari) won the 1997 Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka Circuit.
Circuit Suzuka Circuit
LocationSuzuka, Japan
Date12 October 1997
StatusFinished
Real F1 data provided by the Jolpica API (community-maintained successor to Ergast). Results typically update a few days after each race weekend — this is a results archive, not a live-timing feed.
Race Results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 2 | 53 | Finished | 10 |
| 2 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 6 | 53 | Finished | 6 |
| 3 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 3 | 53 | Finished | 4 |
| 4 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 4 | 53 | Finished | 3 |
| 5 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 7 | 53 | Finished | 2 |
| 6 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 8 | 53 | Finished | 1 |
| 7 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 9 | 53 | Finished | 0 |
| 8 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 5 | 53 | Finished | 0 |
| 9 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 13 | 53 | Finished | 0 |
| 10 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 11 | 52 | Engine | 0 |
| 11 | Damon Hill | Arrows | 17 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 12 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 16 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 13 | Jos Verstappen | Tyrrell | 21 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 14 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1 | 53 | Disqualified | 0 |
| 15 | Tarso Marques | Minardi | 20 | 46 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 16 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 22 | 46 | Engine | 0 |
| 17 | Olivier Panis | Prost | 10 | 36 | Engine | 0 |
| 18 | Shinji Nakano | Prost | 15 | 22 | Wheel bearing | 0 |
| 19 | Ukyo Katayama | Minardi | 19 | 8 | Engine | 0 |
| 20 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 12 | 6 | Spun off | 0 |
| 21 | Jan Magnussen | Stewart | 14 | 3 | Spun off | 0 |
| 22 | Gianni Morbidelli | Sauber | 0 | 0 | Injury | 0 |