Round 4 · 27 April 1997
San Marino Grand Prix
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari · Imola, Italy
Championship progression
Drivers' standings
Before the race
22 drivers
After Round 3
1
Jacques Villeneuve
Williams
20
pts
2
David Coulthard
McLaren
10
pts
3
Gerhard Berger
Benetton
10
pts
4
Mika Häkkinen
McLaren
9
pts
5
Eddie Irvine
Ferrari
6
pts
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6
Olivier Panis
Prost
6
pts
7
Ralf Schumacher
Jordan
4
pts
8
Johnny Herbert
Sauber
3
pts
9
Jean Alesi
Benetton
1
pts
10
Nicola Larini
Sauber
1
pts
D
Michael Schumacher
Ferrari
8
pts
-
Shinji Nakano
Prost
0
pts
-
Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Williams
0
pts
-
Mika Salo
Tyrrell
0
pts
-
Giancarlo Fisichella
Jordan
0
pts
-
Jarno Trulli
Minardi
0
pts
-
Pedro Diniz
Arrows
0
pts
-
Jan Magnussen
Stewart
0
pts
-
Jos Verstappen
Tyrrell
0
pts
-
Damon Hill
Arrows
0
pts
-
Ukyo Katayama
Minardi
0
pts
-
Rubens Barrichello
Stewart
0
pts
After the race
22 drivers
After Round 4
1
Jacques Villeneuve
Williams
—
20
+0
2
Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Williams
↑997
10
+10
3
David Coulthard
McLaren
↓1
10
+0
4
Eddie Irvine
Ferrari
↑1
10
+4
5
Gerhard Berger
Benetton
↓2
10
+0
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6
Mika Häkkinen
McLaren
↓2
10
+1
7
Olivier Panis
Prost
↓1
6
+0
8
Ralf Schumacher
Jordan
↓1
4
+0
9
Johnny Herbert
Sauber
↓1
3
+0
10
Giancarlo Fisichella
Jordan
↑989
3
+3
11
Jean Alesi
Benetton
↓2
3
+2
12
Nicola Larini
Sauber
↓2
1
+0
D
Michael Schumacher
Ferrari
—
14
+6
-
Shinji Nakano
Prost
—
0
+0
-
Mika Salo
Tyrrell
—
0
+0
-
Jarno Trulli
Minardi
—
0
+0
-
Jos Verstappen
Tyrrell
—
0
+0
-
Pedro Diniz
Arrows
—
0
+0
-
Jan Magnussen
Stewart
—
0
+0
-
Ukyo Katayama
Minardi
—
0
+0
-
Damon Hill
Arrows
—
0
+0
-
Rubens Barrichello
Stewart
—
0
+0
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Race classification
22 starters| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Grid | Status / time | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FRE Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 2 | 1:31:00.673 | 10 |
| 2 | MSC Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 3 | +1.237 | 6 |
| 3 | IRV Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 9 | +1:18.343 | 4 |
| 4 | FIS Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 6 | +1:23.388 | 3 |
| 5 | ALE Jean Alesi | Benetton | 14 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | HÄK Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 8 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | LAR Nicola Larini | Sauber | 12 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 8 | PAN Olivier Panis | Prost | 4 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 9 | SAL Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 19 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 10 | VER Jos Verstappen | Tyrrell | 21 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 11 | KAT Ukyo Katayama | Minardi | 22 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| R | DIN Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 17 | Gearbox | 0 |
| R | VIL Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1 | Gearbox | 0 |
| R | COU David Coulthard | McLaren | 10 | Engine | 0 |
| R | BAR Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 13 | Engine | 0 |
| R | HER Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 7 | Electrical | 0 |
| R | SCH Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 5 | Transmission | 0 |
| R | NAK Shinji Nakano | Prost | 18 | Collision | 0 |
| R | HIL Damon Hill | Arrows | 15 | Collision | 0 |
| R | BER Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 11 | Spun off | 0 |
| R | MAG Jan Magnussen | Stewart | 16 | Spun off | 0 |
| W | TRU Jarno Trulli | Minardi | 20 | Gearbox | 0 |