The 1997 Canadian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve on 15 June 1997. The race was stopped early on lap 54 after a big crash involving Olivier Panis, who broke his legs and would be unable to start the next seven Grands Prix. Michael Schumacher won ahead of Jean Alesi in the Benetton and Giancarlo Fisichella in the Jordan. David Coulthard had been leading, but was delayed for over a lap by a clutch problem during his second pit stop, shortly before Panis's crash. On lap 2, local driver Jacques Villeneuve crashed into the wall on the exit of the final corner. This wall would later be known as the 'Wall of Champions', after three former World Champions, including Villeneuve, crashed into it separately in the 1999 race.
Barrichello on his way to third on the grid, but would retire in the race.
It also marked the debut of Alexander Wurz, driving for Benetton in place of his compatriot Gerhard Berger. Berger had been suffering from a sinus illness for some time and during his time off his father was killed in a light aircraft accident.[2]
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The 1997 Canadian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve on 15 June 1997 The race was stopped early on lap 54 after a big crash involving Olivier Panis who broke his legs and would be unable to start the next seven Grands Prix Michael Schumacher won ahead of Jean Alesi in the Benetton and Giancarlo Fisichella in the Jordan David Coulthard had been leading but was delayed for over a lap by a clutch problem during his second pit stop shortly before Panis s crash On lap 2 local driver Jacques Villeneuve crashed into the wall on the exit of the final corner This wall would later be known as the Wall of Champions after three former World Champions including Villeneuve crashed into it separately in the 1999 race 1997 Canadian Grand PrixRace 7 of 17 in the 1997 Formula One World ChampionshipRace detailsDate15 June 1997Official nameXXXV Grand Prix Players du CanadaLocationCircuit Gilles Villeneuve Montreal Quebec CanadaCourseTemporary street circuitCourse length4 421 km 2 747 miles Distance54 laps 238 734 km 148 342 miles Scheduled distance69 laps 305 049 km 189 549 miles WeatherClear and mild with temperatures approaching 22 7 C 72 9 F Wind speeds up to 4 1 km h 2 5 mph 1 Pole positionDriverMichael SchumacherFerrariTime1 18 095Fastest lapDriverDavid CoulthardMcLaren MercedesTime1 19 635 on lap 37PodiumFirstMichael SchumacherFerrariSecondJean AlesiBenetton RenaultThirdGiancarlo FisichellaJordan PeugeotLap leaders Barrichello on his way to third on the grid but would retire in the race It also marked the debut of Alexander Wurz driving for Benetton in place of his compatriot Gerhard Berger Berger had been suffering from a sinus illness for some time and during his time off his father was killed in a light aircraft accident 2 Contents 1 Classification 1 1 Qualifying 1 2 Race 2 Championship standings after the race 3 ReferencesClassification EditQualifying Edit Pos No Driver Constructor Time Gap1 5 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1 18 0952 3 Jacques Villeneuve Williams Renault 1 18 108 0 0133 22 Rubens Barrichello Stewart Ford 1 18 388 0 2934 4 Heinz Harald Frentzen Williams Renault 1 18 464 0 3695 10 David Coulthard McLaren Mercedes 1 18 466 0 3716 12 Giancarlo Fisichella Jordan Peugeot 1 18 750 0 6557 11 Ralf Schumacher Jordan Peugeot 1 18 869 0 7748 7 Jean Alesi Benetton Renault 1 18 899 0 8049 9 Mika Hakkinen McLaren Mercedes 1 18 916 0 82110 14 Olivier Panis Prost Mugen Honda 1 19 034 0 93911 8 Alexander Wurz Benetton Renault 1 19 286 1 19112 6 Eddie Irvine Ferrari 1 19 503 1 40813 16 Johnny Herbert Sauber Petronas 1 19 622 1 52714 18 Jos Verstappen Tyrrell Ford 1 20 102 2 00715 1 Damon Hill Arrows Yamaha 1 20 129 2 03416 2 Pedro Diniz Arrows Yamaha 1 20 175 2 08017 19 Mika Salo Tyrrell Ford 1 20 336 2 24118 17 Gianni Morbidelli Sauber Petronas 1 20 357 2 26219 15 Shinji Nakano Prost Mugen Honda 1 20 370 2 27520 21 Jarno Trulli Minardi Hart 1 20 370 2 27521 23 Jan Magnussen Stewart Ford 1 20 491 2 39622 20 Ukyo Katayama Minardi Hart 1 21 034 2 939107 time 1 23 562Source 3 Race Edit Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time Retired Grid Points1 5 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 54 1 17 40 646 1 102 7 Jean Alesi Benetton Renault 54 2 565 8 63 12 Giancarlo Fisichella Jordan Peugeot 54 3 219 6 44 4 Heinz Harald Frentzen Williams Renault 54 3 768 4 35 16 Johnny Herbert Sauber Petronas 54 4 716 13 26 15 Shinji Nakano Prost Mugen Honda 54 36 701 19 17 10 David Coulthard McLaren Mercedes 54 37 753 5 8 2 Pedro Diniz Arrows Yamaha 53 1 lap 16 9 1 Damon Hill Arrows Yamaha 53 1 lap 15 10 17 Gianni Morbidelli Sauber Petronas 53 1 lap 18 11 14 Olivier Panis Prost Mugen Honda 51 Accident 10 Ret 19 Mika Salo Tyrrell Ford 46 Engine 17 Ret 18 Jos Verstappen Tyrrell Ford 42 Gearbox 14 Ret 8 Alexander Wurz Benetton Renault 35 Transmission 11 Ret 22 Rubens Barrichello Stewart Ford 33 Gearbox 3 Ret 21 Jarno Trulli Minardi Hart 32 Engine 20 Ret 11 Ralf Schumacher Jordan Peugeot 14 Accident 7 Ret 20 Ukyo Katayama Minardi Hart 5 Throttle 22 Ret 3 Jacques Villeneuve Williams Renault 1 Accident 2 Ret 9 Mika Hakkinen McLaren Mercedes 0 Collision 9 Ret 6 Eddie Irvine Ferrari 0 Collision 12 Ret 23 Jan Magnussen Stewart Ford 0 Accident 21 Source 4 Championship standings after the race EditDrivers Championship standingsPos Driver Points1 Michael Schumacher 372 Jacques Villeneuve 303 Olivier Panis 154 Eddie Irvine 145 Heinz Harald Frentzen 13Source 5 Constructors Championship standingsPos Constructor Points1 Ferrari 512 Williams Renault 433 Benetton Renault 234 McLaren Mercedes 215 Prost Mugen Honda 16Source 5 Note Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings References Edit Weather information for the 1997 Canadian Grand Prix The Old Farmers Almanac Retrieved 11 November 2013 McLaren s 50 Greatest Drivers Vodafone McLaren Mercedes Archived from the original on 15 January 2012 Retrieved 26 July 2018 F1 STATS Canada 1997 Qualifications STATS F1 www statsf1 com Retrieved 13 October 2018 1997 Canadian Grand Prix formula1 com Archived from the original on 29 October 2014 Retrieved 24 December 2015 a b Canada 1997 Championship STATS F1 www statsf1 com Retrieved 14 March 2019 GRAND PRIX RESULTS CANADIAN GP 1997 www grandprix com Archived from the original on 9 July 2007 Retrieved 8 October 2007 Previous race 1997 Spanish Grand Prix FIA Formula One World Championship 1997 season Next race 1997 French Grand PrixPrevious race 1996 Canadian Grand Prix Canadian Grand Prix Next race 1998 Canadian Grand Prix Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1997 Canadian Grand Prix amp oldid 1093595646, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
