1997 Austrian Grand Prix

1997 Austrian Grand Prix

Race details
Race 14 of 17 in the 1997 Formula One season
Date	September 21, 1997
Official name	XXI Großer Preis von Österreich
Location	A1-Ring, Spielberg, Austria
Course	Permanent racing facility 4.323 km
Distance	71 laps, 306.933 km
Weather	Dry
Pole Position
Driver	Tobi Kederer	Ferrari
Time	1:12.221
Fastest lap
Driver	Tobi Kederer	Ferrari
Time	1:13.079
Podium
First	Tobi Kederer	Ferrari
Second	James McNamara	Sauber-Petronas
Third	William Néron	Prost-Mugen Honda

The 1997 Austrian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on September 21, 1997 at the A1-Ring. It was the 14th race of the 1997 Formula One season.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	1	Tobi Kederer	Ferrari	1:12.221
2	22	Omer Said	Jordan-Peugeot	1:12.366	+0.145
3	8	Milos Ancevski	Arrows-Yamaha	1:12.392	+0.171
4	6	Pablo Diehl	Tyrrell-Ford	1:12.394	+0.173
5	7	Joel Rautavaara	Arrows-Yamaha	1:12.470	+0.249
6	9	Xen Foro	McLaren-Mercedes	1:12.552	+0.331
7	16	James McNamara	Sauber-Petronas	1:12.573	+0.352
8	19	William Néron	Prost-Mugen Honda	1:12.640	+0.419
9	17	Rui Martins	Sauber-Petronas	1:12.647	+0.426
10	20	Ben Herbert	Benetton-Renault	1:12.670	+0.449
11	10	Lesley Buurlage	McLaren-Mercedes	1:12.699	+0.478
12	2	Steven Poirier	Ferrari	1:12.727	+0.506
13	3	Jack Hunsley	Williams-Renault	1:12.731	+0.510
14	4	Jimmy Laad	Williams-Renault	1:12.769	+0.548
15	21	Márk Lintner	Benetton-Renault	1:12.809	+0.588
16	5	Aidan Keranen	Tyrrell-Ford	1:12.814	+0.593
17	12	Old Wolf	Stewart-Ford	1:12.878	+0.657
18	23	Rami Saidy	Jordan-Peugeot	1:12.911	+0.690
19	14	Mane Goddard	Minardi-Hart	1:12.930	+0.709
20	11	Josh Noack	Stewart-Ford	1:12.953	+0.732
21	15	Ben Utzer	Minardi-Hart	1:12.964	+0.743
22	18	Andy Black	Prost-Mugen Honda	1:12.986	+0.765

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	1	Tobi Kederer	Ferrari	71	1:28:15.143	1	10
2	16	James McNamara	Sauber-Petronas	71	+2.518	7	6
3	19	William Néron	Prost-Mugen Honda	71	+6.540	8	4
4	4	Jimmy Laad	Williams-Renault	71	+22.621	14	3
5	7	Joel Rautavaara	Arrows-Yamaha	71	+23.521	5	2
6	17	Rui Martins	Sauber-Petronas	71	+24.068	9	1
7	8	Milos Ancevski	Arrows-Yamaha	71	+24.633	3
8	3	Jack Hunsley	Williams-Renault	71	+25.710	13
9	14	Mane Goddard	Minardi-Hart	71	+33.395	19
10	6	Pablo Diehl	Tyrrell-Ford	71	+34.285	4
11	5	Aidan Keranen	Tyrrell-Ford	71	+35.527	16
12	11	Josh Noack	Stewart-Ford	71	+35.659	20
13	2	Steven Poirier	Ferrari	71	+35.920	12
14	23	Rami Saidy	Jordan-Peugeot	71	+41.708	18
15	20	Ben Herbert	Benetton-Renault	71	+46.109	10
16	15	Ben Utzer	Minardi-Hart	71	+47.843	21
17	12	Old Wolf	Stewart-Ford	71	+49.037	17
18	10	Lesley Buurlage	McLaren-Mercedes	71	+54.254	11
19	21	Márk Lintner	Benetton-Renault	71	+1:07.886	15
Ret	9	Xen Foro	McLaren-Mercedes	4	Engine	6
Ret	18	Andy Black	Prost-Mugen Honda	3	Didn't finish	22
Ret	22	Omer Said	Jordan-Peugeot	3	Engine	2

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Jimmy Laad 57 2 Tobi Kederer 39 3 Jack Hunsley 36 4 Joel Rautavaara 31 5 Rui Martins 29	Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Williams-Renault 93 2 Sauber-Petronas 55 3 Arrows-Yamaha 53 4 Prost-Mugen Honda 46 5 Ferrari 43
Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

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