Gridpedia1997 German Grand Prix
- Date
- 27 Jul 1997
- Circuit
- Hockenheimring, Hockenheim, Germany
- Round
- 10 of 17
- Winner
- Gerhard Berger (Benetton)
- Pole position
- Gerhard Berger (1:41.873)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 1 | 45 | 1:20:59.046 | 1:45.747 | 10 |
| 2 | 5 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 4 | 45 | +17.527 | 6 | |
| 3 | 9 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 3 | 45 | +24.770 | 4 | |
| 4 | 14 | Jarno Trulli | Prost | 11 | 45 | +27.165 | 3 | |
| 5 | 11 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 7 | 45 | +29.995 | 2 | |
| 6 | 7 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 6 | 45 | +34.717 | 1 | |
| 7 | 15 | Shinji Nakano | Prost | 17 | 45 | +79.722 | 0 | |
| 8 | 1 | Damon Hill | Arrows | 13 | 44 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 9 | 17 | Norberto Fontana | Sauber | 18 | 44 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 10 | 18 | Jos Verstappen | Tyrrell | 20 | 44 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 11 | 12 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 2 | 40 | +5 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 22 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 12 | 33 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 19 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 19 | 33 | Clutch | 0 | |
| R | 3 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 9 | 33 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 23 | Jan Magnussen | Stewart | 15 | 27 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 20 | Ukyo Katayama | Minardi | 22 | 23 | Out of fuel | 0 | |
| R | 16 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 14 | 8 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 2 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 16 | 8 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 10 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 8 | 1 | Transmission | 0 | |
| R | 4 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 5 | 1 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 6 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 10 | 1 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 21 | Tarso Marques | Minardi | 21 | 0 | Gearbox | 0 |
Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 1:41.873 | ||
| 2 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 1:41.896 | ||
| 3 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1:42.034 | ||
| 4 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:42.181 | ||
| 5 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 1:42.421 | ||
| 6 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 1:42.493 | ||
| 7 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 1:42.498 | ||
| 8 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 1:42.687 | ||
| 9 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1:42.967 | ||
| 10 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 1:43.209 | ||
| 11 | Jarno Trulli | Prost | 1:43.226 | ||
| 12 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 1:43.272 | ||
| 13 | Damon Hill | Arrows | 1:43.361 | ||
| 14 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 1:43.660 | ||
| 15 | Jan Magnussen | Stewart | 1:43.927 | ||
| 16 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 1:44.069 | ||
| 17 | Shinji Nakano | Prost | 1:44.112 | ||
| 18 | Norberto Fontana | Sauber | 1:44.552 | ||
| 19 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 1:45.372 | ||
| 20 | Jos Verstappen | Tyrrell | 1:45.811 | ||
| 21 | Tarso Marques | Minardi | 1:45.942 | ||
| 22 | Ukyo Katayama | Minardi | 1:46.499 |
Standings after this race
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 3 | 53 |
| 2 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 4 | 43 |
| 3 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 0 | 22 |
| 4 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 1 | 20 |
| 5 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 1 | 19 |
| 6 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 0 | 18 |
| 7 | Olivier Panis | 0 | 15 | |
| 8 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 1 | 14 |
| 9 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 0 | 14 |
| 10 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 0 | 9 |