Round 8 · 29 June 1997
French Grand Prix
Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours · Magny Cours, France
Championship progression
Drivers' standings
Before the race
24 drivers
After Round 7
1
Jacques Villeneuve
Williams
30
pts
2
Olivier Panis
Prost
15
pts
3
Eddie Irvine
Ferrari
14
pts
4
Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Williams
13
pts
5
Jean Alesi
Benetton
13
pts
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6
David Coulthard
McLaren
11
pts
7
Gerhard Berger
Benetton
10
pts
8
Mika Häkkinen
McLaren
10
pts
9
Giancarlo Fisichella
Jordan
8
pts
10
Johnny Herbert
Sauber
7
pts
11
Rubens Barrichello
Stewart
6
pts
12
Ralf Schumacher
Jordan
4
pts
13
Mika Salo
Tyrrell
2
pts
14
Nicola Larini
Sauber
1
pts
15
Shinji Nakano
Prost
1
pts
D
Michael Schumacher
Ferrari
37
pts
-
Jan Magnussen
Stewart
0
pts
-
Jos Verstappen
Tyrrell
0
pts
-
Pedro Diniz
Arrows
0
pts
-
Jarno Trulli
Minardi
0
pts
-
Damon Hill
Arrows
0
pts
-
Ukyo Katayama
Minardi
0
pts
-
Gianni Morbidelli
Sauber
0
pts
-
Alexander Wurz
Benetton
0
pts
After the race
26 drivers
After Round 8
1
Jacques Villeneuve
Williams
—
33
+3
2
Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Williams
↑2
19
+6
3
Eddie Irvine
Ferrari
—
18
+4
4
Olivier Panis
Prost
↓2
15
+0
5
Jean Alesi
Benetton
—
15
+2
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6
David Coulthard
McLaren
—
11
+0
7
Gerhard Berger
Benetton
—
10
+0
8
Mika Häkkinen
McLaren
—
10
+0
9
Giancarlo Fisichella
Jordan
—
8
+0
10
Johnny Herbert
Sauber
—
7
+0
11
Rubens Barrichello
Stewart
—
6
+0
12
Ralf Schumacher
Jordan
—
5
+1
13
Mika Salo
Tyrrell
—
2
+0
14
Nicola Larini
Sauber
—
1
+0
15
Shinji Nakano
Prost
—
1
+0
D
Michael Schumacher
Ferrari
—
47
+10
-
Jan Magnussen
Stewart
—
0
+0
-
Jos Verstappen
Tyrrell
—
0
+0
-
Pedro Diniz
Arrows
—
0
+0
-
Jarno Trulli
Prost
—
0
+0
-
Damon Hill
Arrows
—
0
+0
-
Ukyo Katayama
Minardi
—
0
+0
-
Gianni Morbidelli
Sauber
—
0
+0
-
Alexander Wurz
Benetton
—
0
+0
-
Norberto Fontana
Sauber
NEW
0
+0
-
Tarso Marques
Minardi
NEW
0
+0
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Race classification
22 starters| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Grid | Status / time | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MSC Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1 | 1:38:50.492 | 10 |
| 2 | FRE Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 2 | +23.537 | 6 |
| 3 | IRV Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 5 | +1:14.801 | 4 |
| 4 | VIL Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 4 | +1:21.784 | 3 |
| 5 | ALE Jean Alesi | Benetton | 8 | +1:22.735 | 2 |
| 6 | SCH Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 3 | +1:29.871 | 1 |
| 7 | COU David Coulthard | McLaren | 9 | 1L | 0 |
| 8 | HER Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 14 | 1L | 0 |
| 9 | FIS Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 11 | 1L | 0 |
| 10 | TRU Jarno Trulli | Prost | 6 | 2L | 0 |
| 11 | KAT Ukyo Katayama | Minardi | 21 | 2L | 0 |
| 12 | HIL Damon Hill | Arrows | 17 | 3L | 0 |
| R | SAL Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 19 | — | 0 |
| R | WUR Alexander Wurz | Benetton | 7 | — | 0 |
| R | DIN Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 16 | — | 0 |
| R | FON Norberto Fontana | Sauber | 20 | — | 0 |
| R | BAR Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 13 | — | 0 |
| R | MAG Jan Magnussen | Stewart | 15 | — | 0 |
| R | HÄK Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 10 | — | 0 |
| R | VER Jos Verstappen | Tyrrell | 18 | — | 0 |
| R | NAK Shinji Nakano | Prost | 12 | — | 0 |
| R | MAR Tarso Marques | Minardi | 22 | — | 0 |