← 1997 season

Round 16 · 12 October 1997

Japanese Grand Prix

Suzuka Circuit · Suzuka, Japan

R16
Winner Michael Schumacher Ferrari
Pole position Jacques Villeneuve Williams
Fastest lap
Finishers 13/22 9 recorded DNFs

Championship progression

Drivers' standings

Before and after Round 16
Before the race

After Round 15

26 drivers
1
Jacques Villeneuve Williams
77 pts
2
Heinz-Harald Frentzen Williams
35 pts
3
Jean Alesi Benetton
34 pts
4
David Coulthard McLaren
30 pts
5
Gerhard Berger Benetton
24 pts
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6
Giancarlo Fisichella Jordan
20 pts
7
Eddie Irvine Ferrari
18 pts
8
Olivier Panis Prost
16 pts
9
Mika Häkkinen McLaren
14 pts
10
Johnny Herbert Sauber
14 pts
11
Ralf Schumacher Jordan
13 pts
12
Damon Hill Arrows
7 pts
13
Rubens Barrichello Stewart
6 pts
14
Alexander Wurz Benetton
4 pts
15
Jarno Trulli Prost
3 pts
16
Pedro Diniz Arrows
2 pts
17
Mika Salo Tyrrell
2 pts
18
Shinji Nakano Prost
2 pts
19
Nicola Larini Sauber
1 pts
D
Michael Schumacher Ferrari
68 pts
-
Jan Magnussen Stewart
0 pts
-
Jos Verstappen Tyrrell
0 pts
-
Gianni Morbidelli Sauber
0 pts
-
Norberto Fontana Sauber
0 pts
-
Ukyo Katayama Minardi
0 pts
-
Tarso Marques Minardi
0 pts
After the race

After Round 16

26 drivers
1
Jacques Villeneuve Williams
77 +0
2
Heinz-Harald Frentzen Williams
41 +6
3
Jean Alesi Benetton
36 +2
4
David Coulthard McLaren
30 +0
5
Gerhard Berger Benetton
24 +0
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6
Eddie Irvine Ferrari
↑1
22 +4
7
Giancarlo Fisichella Jordan
↓1
20 +0
8
Mika Häkkinen McLaren
↑1
17 +3
9
Olivier Panis Prost
↓1
16 +0
10
Johnny Herbert Sauber
15 +1
11
Ralf Schumacher Jordan
13 +0
12
Damon Hill Arrows
7 +0
13
Rubens Barrichello Stewart
6 +0
14
Alexander Wurz Benetton
4 +0
15
Jarno Trulli Prost
3 +0
16
Pedro Diniz Arrows
2 +0
17
Mika Salo Tyrrell
2 +0
18
Shinji Nakano Prost
2 +0
19
Nicola Larini Sauber
1 +0
D
Michael Schumacher Ferrari
78 +10
-
Jan Magnussen Stewart
0 +0
-
Jos Verstappen Tyrrell
0 +0
-
Gianni Morbidelli Sauber
0 +0
-
Norberto Fontana Sauber
0 +0
-
Ukyo Katayama Minardi
0 +0
-
Tarso Marques Minardi
0 +0

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Race classification

22 starters
Pos Driver Constructor Grid Status / time Pts
1 MSC Michael Schumacher Ferrari 2 1:29:48.446 10
2 FRE Heinz-Harald Frentzen Williams 6 +1.378 6
3 IRV Eddie Irvine Ferrari 3 +26.384 4
4 HÄK Mika Häkkinen McLaren 4 +27.129 3
5 ALE Jean Alesi Benetton 7 +40.403 2
6 HER Johnny Herbert Sauber 8 +41.630 1
7 FIS Giancarlo Fisichella Jordan 9 +56.825 0
8 BER Gerhard Berger Benetton 5 +1:00.429 0
9 SCH Ralf Schumacher Jordan 13 +1:22.036 0
10 COU David Coulthard McLaren 11 1L 0
11 HIL Damon Hill Arrows 17 1L 0
12 DIN Pedro Diniz Arrows 16 1L 0
13 VER Jos Verstappen Tyrrell 21 1L 0
D VIL Jacques Villeneuve Williams 1 0
R MAR Tarso Marques Minardi 20 0
R SAL Mika Salo Tyrrell 22 0
R PAN Olivier Panis Prost 10 0
R NAK Shinji Nakano Prost 15 0
R KAT Ukyo Katayama Minardi 19 0
R BAR Rubens Barrichello Stewart 12 0
R MAG Jan Magnussen Stewart 14 0
W MOR Gianni Morbidelli Sauber Pit 0