Round 16 · 1997

Japan

Suzuka Circuit
Country
Japan
Length
5.807 km
Top Speed
314 km/h
Avg Speed
228 km/h
Pos Driver Team Grid Time / Gap Pts
1
Michael Schumacher Ferrari
 Ferrari 2 – 10
2
Heinz-Harald Frentzen Williams
FL Williams 6 +1.378 6
3
Eddie Irvine Ferrari
 Ferrari 3 +26.384 4
4
Mika Häkkinen McLaren
 McLaren 4 +27.129 3
5
Jean Alesi Benetton
 Benetton 7 +40.403 2
6
Johnny Herbert Sauber
 Sauber 8 +41.630 1
7
Giancarlo Fisichella Jordan
 Jordan 9 +56.825 –
8
Gerhard Berger Benetton
 Benetton 5 +1:00.429 –
9
Ralf Schumacher Jordan
 Jordan 13 +1:22.036 –
10
David Coulthard McLaren
 McLaren 11 Engine –
12
Damon Hill Arrows
 Arrows 17 +1 lap –
13
Pedro Diniz Arrows
 Arrows 16 +1 lap –
14
Jos Verstappen Tyrrell
 Tyrrell 21 +1 lap –
DNF
Tarso Marques Minardi
 Minardi 20 Gearbox –
DNF
Mika Salo Tyrrell
 Tyrrell 22 Engine –
DNF
Olivier Panis Prost
 Prost 10 Engine –
DNF
Shinji Nakano Prost
 Prost 15 Wheel bearing –
DNF
Ukyo Katayama Minardi
 Minardi 19 Engine –
DNF
Rubens Barrichello Stewart
 Stewart 12 Spun off –
DNF
Jan Magnussen Stewart
 Stewart 14 Spun off –
DNF
Jacques Villeneuve Williams
 Williams 1 Ignored yellow flags in practice –
DNF
Gianni Morbidelli Sauber
 Sauber 18 Injury –