| Race details | ||
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| Race 9 of 17 in the 1997 Formula One season | ||
 Silverstone Circuit in its 1997 configuration |
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| Date | 13 July 1997 | |
| Official name | L RAC British Grand Prix | |
| Location | Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, Northamptonshire and Buckinghamshire, England | |
| Course | Permanent racing facility 5.140 km (3.194 mi) |
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| Distance | 59 laps, 303.260 km (188.437 mi) | |
| Scheduled Distance | 60 laps, 308.400 km (191.631 mi) | |
| Weather | Sunny, Dry Track | |
| Pole position | ||
| Driver |  Jacques
Villeneuve |
Williams-Renault |
| Time | 1:21.598 | |
| Fastest lap | ||
| Driver |  Michael
Schumacher |
Ferrari |
| Time | 1:24.480 on lap 34 | |
| Podium | ||
| First | Jacques
Villeneuve |
Williams-Renault |
| Second |  Jean Alesi |
Benetton-Renault |
| Third |  Alexander
Wurz |
Benetton-Renault |
The 1997 British Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Silverstone on 13 July 1997. It was the ninth round of the 1997 Formula One season. Jacques Villeneuve won the race despite being stuck in the pitlane for half a minute during his first pitstop, after a wheelnut problem.
Two previous leaders retired from the race due to mechanical failures. Michael Schumacher led by over 40 seconds before a wheel bearing failure caused retirement. Mika Häkkinen seemed set for his first win but his engine blew while he was holding off Villeneuve, having made one stop to the French-Canadian's two (a strategy ITV's Martin Brundle had earlier commented was unlikely to be a race-winner). The Finn threw his race gloves into the crowd and lapped their applause.
Further back, Alexander Wurz scored his first podium finish in only his 3rd Grand Prix, also briefly leading the race during the pitstops. David Coulthard ran 3rd early on, but faded with braking problems. Schumacher's team-mate Eddie Irvine was close behind Villeneuve when both made their second pitstop, but his car failed as he exited the pits. The race was a disaster for Heinz-Harald Frentzen - he stalled on the grid as the race was about to begin, forcing the start to be aborted and Frentzen to start from the back of the grid. He then crashed on the first lap.
Damon Hill finally scored his first points for the Arrows team after a late retirement for Shinji Nakano.
Contents |
"1997 British GP".
Formula One Database. http://www.f1db.com/exec/section/grandprix/action/result/id/19970713#race_classification. Retrieved
2007-07-31.
"1997 British GP".
Grand Prix Racing. http://www.gpracing.net192.com/races/reports/606.cfm. Retrieved
2007-07-30.
"1997 British GP
Qualifying". Grand Prix Racing. http://www.gpracing.net192.com/races/qualify/606.cfm. Retrieved
2007-08-01.
"1997 British GP".
Formula One Database. http://www.f1db.com/exec/section/grandprix/action/result/id/19970713#race_startgrid. Retrieved
2007-08-01.
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