1997 Belgian Grand Prix

1997 Belgian Grand Prix

Race details
Race 12 of 17 in the 1997 Formula One season
Date	August 24, 1997
Official name	LV Belgian Grand Prix
Location	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Spa, Belgium
Course	Permanent racing facility 6.968 km
Distance	44 laps, 306.592 km
Weather	Wet
Pole Position
Driver	Xen Foro	McLaren-Mercedes
Time	2:12.348
Fastest lap
Driver	Jimmy Laad	Williams-Renault
Time	2:06.378
Podium
First	Jimmy Laad	Williams-Renault
Second	William Néron	Prost-Mugen Honda
Third	James McNamara	Sauber-Petronas

The 1997 Belgian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on August 24, 1997 at Spa-Francorchamps. It was the 12th race of the 1997 Formula One season.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	9	Xen Foro	McLaren-Mercedes	2:12.348
2	8	Milos Ancevski	Arrows-Yamaha	2:12.355	+0.007
3	3	Jack Hunsley	Williams-Renault	2:12.719	+0.371
4	22	Omer Said	Jordan-Peugeot	2:12.805	+0.457
5	1	Tobi Kederer	Ferrari	2:12.813	+0.465
6	16	James McNamara	Sauber-Petronas	2:12.885	+0.537
7	4	Jimmy Laad	Williams-Renault	2:12.892	+0.544
8	20	Ben Herbert	Benetton-Renault	2:13.126	+0.778
9	10	Lesley Buurlage	McLaren-Mercedes	2:13.189	+0.841
10	7	Joel Rautavaara	Arrows-Yamaha	2:13.347	+0.999
11	6	Pablo Diehl	Tyrrell-Ford	2:13.382	+1.034
12	17	Rui Martins	Sauber-Petronas	2:13.522	+1.174
13	5	Aidan Keranen	Tyrrell-Ford	2:13.597	+1.249
14	19	William Néron	Prost-Mugen Honda	2:13.639	+1.291
15	2	Steven Poirier	Ferrari	2:13.655	+1.307
16	14	Mane Goddard	Minardi-Hart	2:13.758	+1.410
17	21	Márk Lintner	Benetton-Renault	2:13.823	+1.475
18	18	Andy Black	Prost-Mugen Honda	2:14.053	+1.705
19	23	Rami Saidy	Jordan-Peugeot	2:14.150	+1.802
20	12	Old Wolf	Stewart-Ford	2:14.537	+2.189
21	15	Ben Utzer	Minardi-Hart	2:14.599	+2.251
22	11	Josh Noack	Stewart-Ford	2:14.719	+2.371

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	4	Jimmy Laad	Williams-Renault	44	1:37:24.325	7	10
2	19	William Néron	Prost-Mugen Honda	44	+36.692	14	6
3	16	James McNamara	Sauber-Petronas	44	+43.317	6	4
4	3	Jack Hunsley	Williams-Renault	44	+53.216	3	3
5	1	Tobi Kederer	Ferrari	44	+1:03.162	5	2
6	7	Joel Rautavaara	Arrows-Yamaha	44	+1:18.093	10	1
7	6	Pablo Diehl	Tyrrell-Ford	44	+1:24.986	11
8	14	Mane Goddard	Minardi-Hart	44	+1:32.996	16
9	21	Márk Lintner	Benetton-Renault	44	+1:37.069	17
10	11	Josh Noack	Stewart-Ford	44	+1:38.793	22
11	17	Rui Martins	Sauber-Petronas	44	+1:44.347	12
12	23	Rami Saidy	Jordan-Peugeot	44	+1:53.015	19
13	2	Steven Poirier	Ferrari	44	+1:56.905	15
14	22	Omer Said	Jordan-Peugeot	44	+2:01.091	4
15	12	Old Wolf	Stewart-Ford	44	+2:08.569	20
16	18	Andy Black	Prost-Mugen Honda	43	+1 Lap	18
17	10	Lesley Buurlage	McLaren-Mercedes	40	+4 Laps	9
Ret	9	Xen Foro	McLaren-Mercedes	30	Puncture	1
Ret	8	Milos Ancevski	Arrows-Yamaha	26	Didn't Finish	2
Ret	15	Ben Utzer	Minardi-Hart	6	Didn't Finish	21
Ret	20	Ben Herbert	Benetton-Renault	6	Engine	8
Ret	5	Aidan Keranen	Tyrrell-Ford	1	Didn't Finish	13

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Jimmy Laad 44 2 Jack Hunsley 36 3 Tobi Kederer 29 4 Rui Martins 28 5 Joel Rautavaara 25	Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Williams-Renault 80 2 Sauber-Petronas 48 3 Arrows-Yamaha 41 4 Prost-Mugen Honda 41 5 Ferrari 33
Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

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