Round 2 · 30 March 1997
Brazilian Grand Prix
Autódromo José Carlos Pace · São Paulo, Brazil
Championship progression
Drivers' standings
Before the race
22 drivers
After Round 1
1
David Coulthard
McLaren
10
pts
2
Mika Häkkinen
McLaren
4
pts
3
Gerhard Berger
Benetton
3
pts
4
Olivier Panis
Prost
2
pts
5
Nicola Larini
Sauber
1
pts
View full pre-race standings
D
Michael Schumacher
Ferrari
6
pts
-
Shinji Nakano
Prost
0
pts
-
Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Williams
0
pts
-
Jarno Trulli
Minardi
0
pts
-
Pedro Diniz
Arrows
0
pts
-
Rubens Barrichello
Stewart
0
pts
-
Mika Salo
Tyrrell
0
pts
-
Jan Magnussen
Stewart
0
pts
-
Jean Alesi
Benetton
0
pts
-
Ukyo Katayama
Minardi
0
pts
-
Giancarlo Fisichella
Jordan
0
pts
-
Jos Verstappen
Tyrrell
0
pts
-
Ralf Schumacher
Jordan
0
pts
-
Jacques Villeneuve
Williams
0
pts
-
Eddie Irvine
Ferrari
0
pts
-
Johnny Herbert
Sauber
0
pts
-
Damon Hill
Arrows
0
pts
After the race
22 drivers
After Round 2
1
David Coulthard
McLaren
—
10
+0
2
Jacques Villeneuve
Williams
↑997
10
+10
3
Gerhard Berger
Benetton
—
9
+6
4
Mika Häkkinen
McLaren
↓2
7
+3
5
Olivier Panis
Prost
↓1
6
+4
View full post-race standings
6
Nicola Larini
Sauber
↓1
1
+0
7
Jean Alesi
Benetton
↑992
1
+1
D
Michael Schumacher
Ferrari
—
8
+2
-
Shinji Nakano
Prost
—
0
+0
-
Johnny Herbert
Sauber
—
0
+0
-
Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Williams
—
0
+0
-
Giancarlo Fisichella
Jordan
—
0
+0
-
Jarno Trulli
Minardi
—
0
+0
-
Pedro Diniz
Arrows
—
0
+0
-
Mika Salo
Tyrrell
—
0
+0
-
Jos Verstappen
Tyrrell
—
0
+0
-
Eddie Irvine
Ferrari
—
0
+0
-
Damon Hill
Arrows
—
0
+0
-
Ukyo Katayama
Minardi
—
0
+0
-
Rubens Barrichello
Stewart
—
0
+0
-
Jan Magnussen
Stewart
—
0
+0
-
Ralf Schumacher
Jordan
—
0
+0
Circuit map
Autódromo José Carlos Pace
The correct circuit geometry is now available for this race. Named segments and race events will be layered onto it as the editorial dataset is authored.
Layout: f1-circuits-svg by Jules Roy · CC BY 4.0 · Layout ID interlagos-2
Race classification
22 starters| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Grid | Status / time | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VIL Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1 | 1:36:06.990 | 10 |
| 2 | BER Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 3 | +4.190 | 6 |
| 3 | PAN Olivier Panis | Prost | 5 | +15.870 | 4 |
| 4 | HÄK Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 4 | +33.033 | 3 |
| 5 | MSC Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 2 | +33.731 | 2 |
| 6 | ALE Jean Alesi | Benetton | 6 | +34.020 | 1 |
| 7 | HER Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 13 | +50.912 | 0 |
| 8 | FIS Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 7 | +1:00.639 | 0 |
| 9 | FRE Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 8 | +1:15.402 | 0 |
| 10 | COU David Coulthard | McLaren | 12 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 11 | LAR Nicola Larini | Sauber | 19 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 12 | TRU Jarno Trulli | Minardi | 17 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 13 | SAL Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 22 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 14 | NAK Shinji Nakano | Prost | 15 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 15 | VER Jos Verstappen | Tyrrell | 21 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 16 | IRV Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 14 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 17 | HIL Damon Hill | Arrows | 9 | Engine | 0 |
| 18 | KAT Ukyo Katayama | Minardi | 18 | +5 Laps | 0 |
| R | SCH Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 10 | Electrical | 0 |
| R | BAR Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 11 | Suspension | 0 |
| R | DIN Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 16 | Suspension | 0 |
| R | MAG Jan Magnussen | Stewart | 20 | Accident | 0 |