Title challenge ends at the next race: Jerez
© 1997 ATLAS F1

Sunday October 12, 1997

Summary


The Ferrari team showed an excellent strategy today to insure that Michael Schumacher has a very realistic chance to win the championship. The main thing for Villeneuve was to let Schumacher score as little points as possible but in a sportsman like manner, because Villeneuve still risks disqualification. But the whole thing came down on Villeneuve when the Villeneuve's strategy wasn't as good as Schumachers' and Villeneuve also had a slow second pitstop.

Both the Ferrari's drove an excellent race with just Heinz-Harald Frentzen in between to complete the podium. With Frentzen's second place Williams is sure of the constructors championship title.

The Notes


The Result (53 Lap Race)


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M. Schumacher (Ferrari) G
Frentzen (Williams-Renault) G
Irvine (Ferrari) G
Hakkinen (McLaren-Mercedes) G
Villeneuve (Williams-Renault) G
Alesi (Benetton-Renault) G
Herbert (Sauber-Petronas) G
Fisichella (Jordan-Peugeot) G
Berger (Benetton-Renault) G
R. Schumacher (Jordan-Peugeot) G
Coulthard (McLaren-Mercedes) G
Hill (Arrows-Yamaha) B
Diniz (Arrows-Yamaha) B
Verstappen (Tyrrell-Ford) G

Not Classified

Marques (Minardi-Hart) B
Salo (Tyrrell-Ford) G
Panis (Prost-Mugen) B
Nakano (Prost-Mugen) B
Katayama (Minardi-Hart) B
Barrichello (Stewart-Ford) B
Magnussen (Stewart-Ford) B
Morbidelli (Sauber-Petronas) G

B: Bridgestone G: Goodyear

1h 29m 48.446s
+ 0m 01.378s
+ 0m 26.389s
+ 0m 27.129s
+ 0m 39.776s
+ 0m 40.403s
+ 0m 41.630s
+ 0m 56.825s
+ 1m 00.429s
+ 1m 22.036s
1 lap
1 lap
1 lap
1 lap

 

7 laps: gearbox
7 laps: engine
17 laps: engine
31 laps: wheel bearing
45 laps: engine
47 laps: spin
50 laps: spin
DNS: injury

        Fastest lap: Heinz-Harald Frentzen 1m 38.942s

The Quotes


The Standings

These tables are still provisional because Villeneuve could still be disqualified and lose two points.

Drivers Championship table
Villeneuve (Williams)79
M. Schumacher (Ferrari)78
Frentzen(Williams)41
Alesi (Benetton) 35
Coulthard (McLaren)30
Berger (Benetton) 24
Irvine (Ferrari) 22
Fisichella (Jordan)20
Hakkinen (McLaren) 17
Panis (Prost) 16
Herbert (Sauber)14
R. Schumacher (Jordan)13
Hill (Arrows) 7
Barrichello (Stewart) 6
Wurz (Benetton) 4
Trulli (Prost) 3
Salo (Tyrrell) 2
Nakano (Prost) 2
Diniz (Arrows) 2
Larini (Sauber) 1

Constructors Championship table
Williams-Renault G 120
Ferrari G 100
Benetton-Renault G 63
McLaren-Mercedes G 47
Jordan-Peugeot G 33
Prost-Mugen B 21
Sauber-Petronas G 15
Arrows-Yamaha B 9
Stewart-Ford B 6
Tyrrell-Ford G 2
 

B: Bridgestone
G: Goodyear


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