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

Test-times at: Barcelona / Maranello / Mugello / Monza / Silverstone

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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)

Thursday July 31, 1997
  Villeneuve    1:21.83
  Boullion      1:29.48 (1998 spec)

Wednesday July 30, 1997
  Villeneuve    1:23.84
  Boullion      1:28.64 (1998 spec)
Maranello, Italy Top of Page
  • Ferrari team home track Fiorano
  • The track is revised and has two options now:
    • 2.976 kilometers
    • 2.948 kilometers
  • Fastest Test-Time in 1996: Nicola Larini 1:00.17 (set 12-18)
  • Fastest Test-Time in 1997: Michael Schumacher 0:59.01 (set 05-02)

Thursday July 31, 1997
  Herbert       1:01.53 (20)
  Morbidelli    1:02.25 (72)

Wednesday July 30, 1997
  Herbert       1:01.44 (101)

Tuesday July 29, 1997
  Herbert       1:02.53 (90)
Monza, Italy Top of Page
  • 5.770 km
  • 1996 Pole: Damon Hill 1:24.204
  • Fastest Test-Time in 1996: Michael Schumacher 1:24.832
  • Fastest Test-Time in 1997: Ralf Schumacher 1:23.258 (set 07-17)

Thursday July 17, 1997
  R. Schumacher 1:23.26 (68)
  Frentzen      1:23.71 (63)
  Alesi         1:23.80 (49)
  Trulli        1:24.49 (33)
  Hakkinen      1:24.58 (68)
  Berger        1:24.60 (60)
  Fontana       1:24.84 (64)
  M. Schumacher 1:24.96 (60)
  Villeneuve    1:25.51 (66)
  Salo          1:26.34 (50)
  Nakano        1:27.32 (17)
  Katayama      1:27.63 (61)
  Marques       1:27.79 (33)

Wednesday July 16, 1997
  Herbert       1:23.78 (69)
  Villeneuve    1:23.89 (88)
  Coulthard     1:24.15 (49)
  R. Schumacher 1:24.40 (64)
  Alesi         1:24.45 (45)
  Frentzen      1:24.48 (64)
  Hakkinen      1:24.60 (69)
  Berger        1:24.60 (38)
  M. Schumacher 1:25.45 (33)
  Trulli        1:25.70 (42)
  Salo          1:25.87 (56)
  Katayama      1:28.03 (24)
  Badoer        1:28.91 (24) (Minardi)
  Marques       1:29.21 (04)

Tuesday July 15, 1997
  Fisichella    1:23.91 (75)
  Frentzen      1:24.19 (55)
  Villeneuve    1:24.45 (41)
  Coulthard     1:24.47 (06)
  M. Schumacher 1:24.93 (54)
  Alesi         1:25.51 (21)
  Hakkinen      1:25.69 (09)
  Herbert       1:25.82 (13)
  Wurz          1:26.28 (09)
  Nakano        1:26.86 (14)

Monday July 14, 1997 (drying track)
  Nakano        1:26.26 (31)
  Irvine        1:26.40 (17)
  Wurz          1:49.12 (07)
Mugello, Italy Top of Page
  • 5.245 kilometers
  • Fastest Test-Time in 1996: Heinz-Harald Frentzen 1:26.8
  • Fastest Test-Time in 1997: Michael Schumacher 1:25.25 (set 04-04)

Thursday July 31, 1997
  Irvine        1:25.38 (53)

Wednesday July 30, 1997
  Irvine        1:25.65 (chassis 178) (total 82)
  Irvine        1:26.04 (chassis 174)

Tuesday July 29, 1997
  Irvine        1:26.79 (49)
Silverstone, England Top of Page
  • 5.057 km
  • 1995 Pole: Damon Hill 1:28.124
  • Fastest Test-Time in 1996: Boullion 1:26.75 (Williams)
  • Fastest Test-Time in 1997: Ralf Schumacher 1:21.44 (set 03-17) 

Thursday July 31, 1997 wet
  Coulthard     1:33.89 (16)
  Verstappen    1:35.56 (26)
  Diniz         1:37.56 (19)
  Barrichello   1:38.14 (20)
  Fisichella    1:39.39 (21)
  Berger        1:42.21 (14)
  Wurz          1:42.62 (09)
  Salo          1:46.19 (06)

Wednesday July 30, 1997
  Coulthard     1:24.23
  Barrichello   1:24.46
  R. Schumacher 1:25.59

Wednesday July 16, 1997
  Hill          1:24.46 (61) (1998 spec tyres)
  Barrichello   1:24.70 (58)

Friday July 4, 1997
  Hakkinen      1:22.08 (36)
  Villeneuve    1:22.24 (51)
  M. Schumacher 1:22.55 (37)
  Alesi         1:22.56 (73)
  Frentzen      1:22.78 (41)
  Fisichella    1:22.83 (16)
  Trulli        1:22.92 (37)
  R. Schumacher 1:22.98 (21)
  Irvine        1:23.05 (44)
  Herbert       1:23.05 (58)
  Coulthard     1:23.27 (34)
  Barrichello   1:23.67 (21)
  Hill          1:23.69 (38)
  Nakano        1:23.80
  Diniz         1:24.27
  Katayama      1:24.47
  Magnussen     1:24.61
  Wurz          1:24.76 (25)
  Salo          1:25.35 (42)
  Verstappen    1:25.49

Thursday July 3, 1997 
  Hakkinen      1:23.02 (25)
  M. Schumacher 1:23.05 (46)
  Fisichella    1:23.05 (22)
  Irvine        1:23.27 (22)
  Frentzen      1:23.30 (32)
  Villeneuve    1:23.46 (51)
  Alesi         1:23.91 (19)
  Trulli        1:24.03 (34)
  Wurz          1:24.04 (15)
  Salo          1:24.47 (33)
  Herbert       1:24.65 (44)
  R. Schumacher 1:24.97 (21)
  Coulthard     1:25.01 (26)
  Nakano        1:25.70 (29)
  Diniz         1:25.90 (12)
  Hill          1:26.40 (24)
  Barrichello   1:26.50 (50)
  Marques       1:26.67 (32)

Wednesday July 2, 1997
  R. Schumacher 1:22.76 (41)
  Frentzen      1:22.76 (49)
  M. Schumacher 1:22.85 (52)
  Herbert       1:23.08 (67)
  Fisichella    1:23.32 (70)
  Irvine        1:23.38 (48)
  Trulli        1:24.17 (37)
  Hakkinen      1:24.31 (49)
  Alesi         1:24.34 (33)
  Magnussen     1:24.39 (11)
  Nakano        1:24.76 (36)
  Wurz          1:25.25 (12)
  Hill          1:25.43 (35)
  Coulthard     1:25.60 (50)
  Boullion      1:27.94 (17)
  Marques       1:28.56 (09)