French Grand Prix
Michael Schumacher (Ferrari) won the 1997 French Grand Prix at Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours.
Circuit Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours
LocationMagny Cours, France
Date29 June 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 | 1 | 72 | Finished | 10 |
| 2 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 2 | 72 | Finished | 6 |
| 3 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 5 | 72 | Finished | 4 |
| 4 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 4 | 72 | Finished | 3 |
| 5 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 8 | 72 | Finished | 2 |
| 6 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 3 | 72 | Finished | 1 |
| 7 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 9 | 71 | Collision | 0 |
| 8 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 14 | 71 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 9 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 11 | 71 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 10 | Jarno Trulli | Prost | 6 | 70 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 11 | Ukyo Katayama | Minardi | 21 | 70 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 12 | Damon Hill | Arrows | 17 | 69 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 13 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 19 | 61 | Electrical | 0 |
| 14 | Alexander Wurz | Benetton | 7 | 60 | Spun off | 0 |
| 15 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 16 | 58 | Spun off | 0 |
| 16 | Norberto Fontana | Sauber | 20 | 40 | Spun off | 0 |
| 17 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 13 | 36 | Engine | 0 |
| 18 | Jan Magnussen | Stewart | 15 | 33 | Brakes | 0 |
| 19 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 10 | 18 | Engine | 0 |
| 20 | Jos Verstappen | Tyrrell | 18 | 15 | Spun off | 0 |
| 21 | Shinji Nakano | Prost | 12 | 7 | Spun off | 0 |
| 22 | Tarso Marques | Minardi | 22 | 5 | Engine | 0 |