Most of the talk before the grand prix was about Heinz-Harald Frentzen and Eddie Irvine and their poor starts to the season. Despite going out of business, Lola Team Principal Eric Broadley was confident that the team could be up and running again by the San Marino Grand Prix, albeit with a new main sponsor. The Tyrrell team also caused a stir after arriving at the grand prix with four new wings on the car, two on the nose cone, the other two alongside the drivers head. They resembled x-wings and this was soon used as their nickname. The practice session bought no surprises with the two Williams cars first and second.
Qualifying
As with the practice session, both Williams were once again on the front row, with Jacques Villeneuve on pole. The first real surprise of the weekend was the performance of Olivier Panis in the Prost, who managed to qualify third on the grid. Another strong performance was the fifth place of Rubens Barrichello in the Stewart. As expected, both McLarens qualified low down the field, complaining of poor handling on the bumpy surface. The slowest qualifier Pedro Diniz's lap time would have still been comfortably fast enough to have put him on pole for the previous year's race.
Race
As the red lights went out, Jacques Villeneuve cleanly navigated the first corner and began to pull away from the other front runners. Michael Schumacher (who was unsighted by oil from Frentzen's car) almost collided with Panis, but the Frenchman moved off line to drop a few places rather than to collide with the Ferrari. Going into the first corner, Michael Schumacher was alongside his teammate Irvine and Rubens Barrichello. However, Michael then understeered and crashed into the back of Barrichello's car causing the Brazilian to spin and getting himself to retire. Barrichello would eventually change his front nose and get going again. But in the melee, Coulthard crashed into the back of Ralf Schumacher's Jordan, ripping of his front wheel and putting him out of the race. The track was unpassable with the back of the field taking to the grass to get round the incident, so the Safety Car was called out. At the restart after 4 laps, Villeneuve once again pulled away from Frentzen and Panis, but Frentzen's race ended on lap 6 with throttle problems. The chance of victory for Prost ended on lap 18, also with throttle problems. On lap 24 the two Jordans collided with Giancarlo Fisichella retiring from the race. Hill, who was up to 4th at one point, retired with engine failure on lap 33. Although in the final few laps Irvine closed the gap to Villeneuve, the Canadian held tight and went on to win his sixth career grand prix. Irvine finished second, the highest finish of his career at that point, with Ralf Schumacher scoring his first podium in third.
Post-race
On the podium the organisers mistakenly flew the Irish tricolour for Irvine, instead of the Union Jack that was usually flown for Northern Irish drivers. Although Irvine identifies himself as Irish despite holding a British passport, his parents' house in County Down was targeted by loyalists as they felt they had been betrayed by the Ferrari driver. Irvine subsequently asked for a white flag with a shamrock to be used if he secured another podium finish; however, the FIA insisted that the Union Jack be used in future.[2]
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The 1997 Argentine Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Autodromo Oscar Alfredo Galvez in Buenos Aires Argentina on 13 April 1997 It was the third race of the 1997 Formula One World Championship and the 600th World Championship Grand Prix 1997 Argentine Grand PrixRace 3 of 17 in the 1997 Formula One World ChampionshipRace detailsDate13 April 1997Official nameXX Gran Premio Marlboro de la Republica ArgentinaLocationAutodromo Oscar Alfredo GalvezBuenos Aires ArgentinaCoursePermanent racing facilityCourse length4 259 km 2 646 miles Distance72 laps 306 648 km 190 542 miles WeatherPartially cloudy and dry with temperatures reaching up to 21 C 70 F 1 Pole positionDriverJacques VilleneuveWilliams RenaultTime1 24 473Fastest lapDriverGerhard BergerBenetton RenaultTime1 27 981 on lap 63PodiumFirstJacques VilleneuveWilliams RenaultSecondEddie IrvineFerrariThirdRalf SchumacherJordan PeugeotLap leaders The 72 lap race was won from pole position by Jacques Villeneuve driving a Williams Renault Eddie Irvine finished second in a Ferrari while Ralf Schumacher in only his third F1 race finished third in a Jordan Peugeot Contents 1 Summary 1 1 Pre Race 1 2 Qualifying 1 3 Race 1 4 Post race 2 Classification 2 1 Qualifying 2 2 Race 3 Championship standings after the race 4 ReferencesSummary EditPre Race Edit Most of the talk before the grand prix was about Heinz Harald Frentzen and Eddie Irvine and their poor starts to the season Despite going out of business Lola Team Principal Eric Broadley was confident that the team could be up and running again by the San Marino Grand Prix albeit with a new main sponsor The Tyrrell team also caused a stir after arriving at the grand prix with four new wings on the car two on the nose cone the other two alongside the drivers head They resembled x wings and this was soon used as their nickname The practice session bought no surprises with the two Williams cars first and second Qualifying Edit As with the practice session both Williams were once again on the front row with Jacques Villeneuve on pole The first real surprise of the weekend was the performance of Olivier Panis in the Prost who managed to qualify third on the grid Another strong performance was the fifth place of Rubens Barrichello in the Stewart As expected both McLarens qualified low down the field complaining of poor handling on the bumpy surface The slowest qualifier Pedro Diniz s lap time would have still been comfortably fast enough to have put him on pole for the previous year s race Race Edit As the red lights went out Jacques Villeneuve cleanly navigated the first corner and began to pull away from the other front runners Michael Schumacher who was unsighted by oil from Frentzen s car almost collided with Panis but the Frenchman moved off line to drop a few places rather than to collide with the Ferrari Going into the first corner Michael Schumacher was alongside his teammate Irvine and Rubens Barrichello However Michael then understeered and crashed into the back of Barrichello s car causing the Brazilian to spin and getting himself to retire Barrichello would eventually change his front nose and get going again But in the melee Coulthard crashed into the back of Ralf Schumacher s Jordan ripping of his front wheel and putting him out of the race The track was unpassable with the back of the field taking to the grass to get round the incident so the Safety Car was called out At the restart after 4 laps Villeneuve once again pulled away from Frentzen and Panis but Frentzen s race ended on lap 6 with throttle problems The chance of victory for Prost ended on lap 18 also with throttle problems On lap 24 the two Jordans collided with Giancarlo Fisichella retiring from the race Hill who was up to 4th at one point retired with engine failure on lap 33 Although in the final few laps Irvine closed the gap to Villeneuve the Canadian held tight and went on to win his sixth career grand prix Irvine finished second the highest finish of his career at that point with Ralf Schumacher scoring his first podium in third Post race Edit On the podium the organisers mistakenly flew the Irish tricolour for Irvine instead of the Union Jack that was usually flown for Northern Irish drivers Although Irvine identifies himself as Irish despite holding a British passport his parents house in County Down was targeted by loyalists as they felt they had been betrayed by the Ferrari driver Irvine subsequently asked for a white flag with a shamrock to be used if he secured another podium finish however the FIA insisted that the Union Jack be used in future 2 Classification EditQualifying Edit Pos No Driver Constructor Time Gap1 3 Jacques Villeneuve Williams Renault 1 24 4732 4 Heinz Harald Frentzen Williams Renault 1 25 271 0 7983 14 Olivier Panis Prost Mugen Honda 1 25 491 1 0184 5 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1 25 773 1 3005 22 Rubens Barrichello Stewart Ford 1 25 942 1 4696 11 Ralf Schumacher Jordan Peugeot 1 26 218 1 7457 6 Eddie Irvine Ferrari 1 26 327 1 8548 16 Johnny Herbert Sauber Petronas 1 26 564 2 0919 12 Giancarlo Fisichella Jordan Peugeot 1 26 619 2 14910 10 David Coulthard McLaren Mercedes 1 26 799 2 32611 7 Jean Alesi Benetton Renault 1 27 076 2 60312 8 Gerhard Berger Benetton Renault 1 27 259 2 78613 1 Damon Hill Arrows Yamaha 1 27 281 2 80814 17 Nicola Larini Sauber Petronas 1 27 690 3 21715 23 Jan Magnussen Stewart Ford 1 28 035 3 56216 18 Jos Verstappen Tyrrell Ford 1 28 094 3 62117 9 Mika Hakkinen McLaren Mercedes 1 28 135 3 66218 21 Jarno Trulli Minardi Hart 1 28 160 3 68719 19 Mika Salo Tyrrell Ford 1 28 224 3 75120 15 Shinji Nakano Prost Mugen Honda 1 28 366 3 89321 20 Ukyo Katayama Minardi Hart 1 28 413 3 94022 2 Pedro Diniz Arrows Yamaha 1 28 696 4 496107 time 1 30 386Source 3 Race Edit Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time Retired Grid Points1 3 Jacques Villeneuve Williams Renault 72 1 52 01 715 1 102 6 Eddie Irvine Ferrari 72 0 979 7 63 11 Ralf Schumacher Jordan Peugeot 72 12 089 6 44 16 Johnny Herbert Sauber Petronas 72 29 919 8 35 9 Mika Hakkinen McLaren Mercedes 72 30 351 17 26 8 Gerhard Berger Benetton Renault 72 31 393 12 17 7 Jean Alesi Benetton Renault 72 46 359 11 8 19 Mika Salo Tyrrell Ford 71 1 Lap 19 9 21 Jarno Trulli Minardi Hart 71 1 Lap 18 10 23 Jan Magnussen Stewart Ford 66 Engine 15 Ret 17 Nicola Larini Sauber Petronas 63 Spun Off 14 Ret 2 Pedro Diniz Arrows Yamaha 50 Engine 22 Ret 15 Shinji Nakano Prost Mugen Honda 49 Engine 20 Ret 18 Jos Verstappen Tyrrell Ford 43 Engine 16 Ret 20 Ukyo Katayama Minardi Hart 37 Spun Off 21 Ret 1 Damon Hill Arrows Yamaha 33 Engine 13 Ret 12 Giancarlo Fisichella Jordan Peugeot 24 Collision 9 Ret 22 Rubens Barrichello Stewart Ford 24 Hydraulics 5 Ret 14 Olivier Panis Prost Mugen Honda 18 Electrical 3 Ret 4 Heinz Harald Frentzen Williams Renault 5 Clutch 2 Ret 5 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 0 Collision 4 Ret 10 David Coulthard McLaren Mercedes 0 Collision 10 Source 4 Championship standings after the race EditDrivers Championship standingsPos Driver Points1 Jacques Villeneuve 202 David Coulthard 103 Gerhard Berger 104 Mika Hakkinen 95 Michael Schumacher 8Source 5 Constructors Championship standingsPos Constructor Points1 Williams Renault 202 McLaren Mercedes 193 Ferrari 144 Benetton Renault 115 Prost Mugen Honda 6Source 5 Note Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings References Edit Weather info for the 1997 Argentine Grand Prix at Weather Underground McCarthy Martin 13 May 1997 Irvine refuses to make issue of flag choice The Irish Times Retrieved 18 July 2017 1997 Argentine GP Qualifying Chicane F1 Retrieved 2007 08 06 1997 Argentine Grand Prix formula1 com Archived from the original on 29 October 2014 Retrieved 24 December 2015 a b Argentina 1997 Championship STATS F1 www statsf1 com Retrieved 6 March 2019 Race Details 1997 Argentine GP Chicane F1 Retrieved 2007 08 06 Previous race 1997 Brazilian Grand Prix FIA Formula One World Championship 1997 season Next race 1997 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