1997 German Grand Prix

1997 German Grand Prix

Race details
Race 10 of 17 in the 1997 Formula One season
Date	July 27, 1997
Official name	LIX Grosser Mobil 1 Preis von Deutschland
Location	Hockenheimring, Hockenheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Course	Permanent racing facility 6.823 km
Distance	45 laps, 307.035 km
Weather	Dry
Pole Position
Driver	Jimmy Laad	Williams-Renault
Time	1:40.366
Fastest lap
Driver	William Néron	Prost-Mugen Honda
Time	1:40.909
Podium
First	Jack Hunsley	Williams-Renault
Second	Rui Martins	Sauber-Petronas
Third	William Néron	Prost-Mugen Honda

The 1997 German Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on July 27, 1997 at Hockenheim. It was the 10th race of the 1997 Formula One season.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	4	Jimmy Laad	Williams-Renault	1:40.366
2	22	Omer Said	Jordan-Peugeot	1:40.414	+0.048
3	1	Tobi Kederer	Ferrari	1:40.454	+0.088
4	3	Jack Hunsley	Williams-Renault	1:40.458	+0.092
5	8	Milos Ancevski	Arrows-Yamaha	1:40.504	+0.138
6	9	Xen Foro	McLaren-Mercedes	1:40.601	+0.235
7	16	James McNamara	Sauber-Petronas	1:40.674	+0.308
8	5	Aidan Keranen	Tyrrell-Ford	1:40.694	+0.328
9	6	Pablo Diehl	Tyrrell-Ford	1:40.715	+0.349
10	20	Ben Herbert	Benetton-Renault	1:40.753	+0.387
11	7	Joel Rautavaara	Arrows-Yamaha	1:40.757	+0.391
12	23	Rami Saidy	Jordan-Peugeot	1:40.804	+0.438
13	17	Rui Martins	Sauber-Petronas	1:40.809	+0.443
14	10	Lesley Buurlage	McLaren-Mercedes	1:40.834	+0.468
15	21	Márk Lintner	Benetton-Renault	1:40.875	+0.509
16	19	William Néron	Prost-Mugen Honda	1:40.920	+0.554
17	18	Andy Black	Prost-Mugen Honda	1:40.949	+0.583
18	12	Old Wolf	Stewart-Ford	1:41.016	+0.650
19	14	Mane Goddard	Minardi-Hart	1:41.067	+0.701
20	2	Steven Poirier	Ferrari	1:41.137	+0.771
21	11	Josh Noack	Stewart-Ford	1:41.265	+0.899
22	15	Ben Utzer	Minardi-Hart	1:41.373	+1.007

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	3	Jack Hunsley	Williams-Renault	45	1:17:31.054	4	10
2	17	Rui Martins	Sauber-Petronas	45	+9.950	13	6
3	19	William Néron	Prost-Mugen Honda	45	+12.634	16	4
4	6	Pablo Diehl	Tyrrell-Ford	45	+18.335	9	3
5	14	Mane Goddard	Minardi-Hart	45	+19.675	19	2
6	8	Milos Ancevski	Arrows-Yamaha	45	+20.782	5	1
7	11	Josh Noack	Stewart-Ford	45	+29.401	21
8	21	Márk Lintner	Benetton-Renault	45	+34.354	15
9	22	Omer Said	Jordan-Peugeot	45	+35.537	2
10	12	Old Wolf	Stewart-Ford	45	+44.920	18
11	20	Ben Herbert	Benetton-Renault	43	+2 Laps	10
12	1	Tobi Kederer	Ferrari	42	+3 Laps	3
Ret	15	Ben Utzer	Minardi-Hart	39	Puncture	22
Ret	23	Rami Saidy	Jordan-Peugeot	38	Puncture	12
Ret	10	Lesley Buurlage	McLaren-Mercedes	38	Water Leak	14
Ret	9	Xen Foro	McLaren-Mercedes	26	Puncture	6
Ret	18	Andy Black	Prost-Mugen Honda	25	Didn't Finish	17
Ret	5	Aidan Keranen	Tyrrell-Ford	25	Puncture	8
Ret	4	Jimmy Laad	Williams-Renault	15	Gearbox	1
Ret	2	Steven Poirier	Ferrari	13	Didn't Finish	20
Ret	16	James McNamara	Sauber-Petronas	9	Didn't Finish	7
Ret	7	Joel Rautavaara	Arrows-Yamaha	3	Engine	11

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Jack Hunsley 33 2 Rui Martins 28 3 Joel Rautavaara 24 4 Jimmy Laad 24 5 Tobi Kederer 21	Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Williams-Renault 57 2 Sauber-Petronas 44 3 Arrows-Yamaha 39 4 Prost-Mugen Honda 35 5 Ferrari 25
Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

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