ATLAS TEAM Formula One February 1997 Test-Times

Formula One February 1997 Test-Times
News Editor: Michael Viveen
© 1997 ATLAS TEAM F1

Test-times at: Barcelona / Estoril / Jerez / Mugello / Silverstone

Barcelona, Spain Top of Page

4.727 kilometers
1996 Pole: Damon Hill 1:20.650
Fastest Test-Time in 1996: Damon Hill 1:21.50
Fastest Test-Time in 1997: Mika Hakkinen 1:17.78 (set 02-19)


Sunday February 23, 1997
  Larini        1:19.9 (74)

Saturday February 22, 1997
  Herbert       1:18.64 (63)

Friday February 21, 1997
  Larini        1:24.37 

Thursday February 20, 1997
  Hakkinen      1:21.00 (70)
  Herbert       1:24.00 (24)

Wednesday February 19, 1997
  Hakkinen      1:17.78 (65) (changed)
  Coulthard     1:19.62 (40)
  Herbert       1:22.00 (18)

Thursday February 13, 1997
  Hill          1:20.8 (35)

Wednesday February 12, 1997
  Hill          1:21.0 (40)

Tuesday February 11, 1997
  Hill          1:20.1

Sunday February 9, 1997
  Barrichello   1:18.9
  Hill          1:20.7
  Magnussen     1:23.4

Saturday February 8, 1997
  Panis         1:19.42 (53)
  Barrichello   1:19.81 (35)
  Hill          1:21.90 (17)

Friday February 7, 1997
  Panis         1:18.38 (35)
  Nakano        1:20.35 (42)
  Barrichello   1:22.04 (34)
  Hill          1:22.22 (21)

Tuesday February 4, 1997
  Frentzen      1:19.40 (60)

Monday February 3, 1997
  Villeneuve    1:19.50 (15)

Sunday February 2, 1997
  Villeneuve    1:18.84 (72) (FW 19)
  Nakano        1:20.41 (JS 43)

Saturday February 1, 1997
  Panis         1:18.92 (79) (JS 45)
  Nakano        1:21.40 (57) (JS 43)

Friday January 31, 1997
  Panis         1:19.91 (44) (Ligier JS 45)
  Nakano        1:20.65 (58) (Ligier JS 43)
  Salo          1:23.30

Estoril, Portugal Top of Page

2.709 miles
1996 Pole: Damon Hill 1:20.330
Fastest Test-Time in 1996: Mika Hakkinen 1:19.65
Fastest Test-Time in 1997: Jacques Villeneuve 1:18.36 (set 02-18)


Thursday February 20, 1997
  Frentzen      1:18.93 (37)
  Alesi         1:19.00 (43)
  Berger        1:19.54 (34)
  Trulli        1:24.08 (24) (Minardi)

Wednesday February 19, 1997
  Frentzen      1:18.69 (74)
  Alesi         1:19.09 (19)
  Villeneuve    1:19.49 (54)
  R. Schumacher 1:20.92 (40)
  Berger        1:21.14 (55)
  Katayama      1:21.37 (31)
  Fisichella    1:21.42 (60)

Tuesday February 18, 1997
  Villeneuve    1:18.36 (65)
  Berger        1:18.66 (50)
  Alesi         1:18.75 (48)
  Frentzen      1:19.51 (33)
  R. Schumacher 1:20.14 
  Fisichella    1:20.70 (23)
  Katayama      1:21.81 (39)

Monday February 17, 1997
  Berger        1:19.47 (30)
  Alesi         1:19.50 (74)
  Villeneuve    1:19.67 (44)
  Fisichella    1:19.96 (31)
  Frentzen      1:20.22 (51)
  R. Schumacher 1:20.73 (68)
  Katayama      1:21.87 (32)

Sunday February 16, 1997
  Villeneuve    1:21.08 (63)
  Fisichella    1:22.14 (54)
  Frentzen      1:22.17 (34)
  Berger        1:22.22 (65)
  R. Schumacher 1:23.90 (17)
  Trulli        1:26.19 (39)
  Alesi         1:40.87 (06)
  Barrichello   no time (01)

Saturday February 15, 1997
  Villeneuve    1:19.67 (31)
  Frentzen      1:19.78 (27)
  Alesi         1:19.83 
  Berger        1:20.19 (06)
  R. Schumacher 1:21.08
  Fisichella    1:22.39 (09)
  Magnussen     1:24.26 
  Trulli        1:29.07 (04)

Wednesday February 12, 1997
  Schumacher    1:19.66 (31)

Tuesday February 11, 1997
  Schumacher    1:20.02 (81)
  Irvine        1:21.01 (72)

Monday February 10, 1997
  Schumacher    1:20.70 (26)
  Irvine        1:21.36 (20)

Sunday February 9, 1997
  Schumacher    1:20.25 (54)
  Irvine        1:21.64 (74)

Saturday February 8, 1997
  Coulthard     1:19.94 (84)
  Schumacher    1:20.04 (100)
  Irvine        1:20.29 (51)

Friday February 7, 1997
  Schumacher    1:20.23 (46)
  Hakkinen      1:20.35 (67)
  Irvine        1:21.28 (39)

Thursday February 6, 1997
  Coulthard     1:19.80 (77)
  Irvine        1:20.88 (35)
  Schumacher    1:21.48 (27)

Monday February 3, 1997
  Hakkinen      1:24.01 (25)

Jerez, Spain Top of Page

2.751 Miles
4.428 Kilometers
1994 Pole GP of Europe: Michael Schumacher 1:22.762
Fastest Test-Time in 1996: Damon Hill 1:23.61
Fastest Test-Time in 1997: Gerhard Berger 1:21.01 (set 02-10)


Monday February 10, 1997
  Berger        1:21.01 (14)
  Alesi         1:21.17 (18)
  Villeneuve    1:21.25 (61)
  R. Schumacher 1:21.76 (35)

Sunday February 9, 1997
  Alesi         1:21.10 (46)
  Fisichella    1:21.94 (29)
  Villeneuve    1:22.16 (47)
  Salo          1:22.36 (81)
  Berger        1:23.39 (57)
  Takagi        1:24.62 (43)

Saturday February 8, 1997
  Berger        1:22.15 (16)
  Alesi         1:22.20 (24)
  Frentzen      1:22.79 (23)
  Fisichella    1:23.42 (13)
  Salo          1:23.74 (54)
  Verstappen    1:23.86 (84)

Friday February 7, 1997
  Frentzen      1:23.36 (04)
  Alesi         1:23.70 (24)
  Verstappen    1:24.16 (30)
  Salo          1:24.80 (32)
  Fisichella    1:24.99 (10)
  Berger        1:25.21 (23)

Thursday February 6, 1997
  Berger        1:21.77 (76)
  Alesi         1:23.43 (26)
  Salo          1:23.98 (40)
  Verstappen    1:24.73 (40)

Mugello, Italy Top of Page

5.245 kilometers
Fastest Test-Time in 1996: Heinz-Harald Frentzen 1:26.8
Fastest Test-Time in 1997: Eddie Irvine 1:25.43 (set 02-20)


Friday February 21, 1997
  Schumacher    1:25.47

Thursday February 20, 1997
  Irvine        1:25.43 

Wednesday February 19, 1997
  Schumacher    1:25.75 
  Irvine        1:26.76

Tuesday February 18, 1997
  Schumacher    1:25.57 (51)

Thursday February 6, 1997
  Katayama      1:32.82 (28) (Minardi)

Silverstone, England Top of Page

5.057 km
1995 Pole: Damon Hill 1:28.124
Fastest time in 1996: Boullion 1:26.75 (Williams)
Fastest time in 1997: Jos Verstappen 1:27.1 (set 02-20)


Thursday February 20, 1997
  Verstappen    1:27.1 (34)
  Salo          1:27.4 (53)
  Diniz         1:33.55 (43)
  Hill          1:39.54
  Takagi        1:40.01