1997 Grand Prix de France
Magny-Cours · · Formula 1
Race summary
| Winner | Grid | Cars | Margin | Laps | km | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Schumacher | 1 | 22 | 23.537 | 72 | 306 | Michael Schumacher |
Finishing order
Interval is the deficit to the winner: seconds where official timing recorded them, laps where a car finished down. ★ marks the fastest lap.
| Fin | Grid | No. | Driver | Constructor | Engine | Laps | FL | Interval | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 5 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | Ferrari | 72 | ★ | Finished | 10 | |
| 2 | 2 | 4 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | Renault | 72 | +23.537s | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | 5 | 6 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | Ferrari | 72 | +74.801s | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 | 4 | 3 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | Renault | 72 | +81.784s | Finished | 3 | |
| 5 | 8 | 7 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | Renault | 72 | +82.735s | Finished | 2 | |
| 6 | 3 | 11 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | Peugeot | 72 | +89.871s | Finished | 1 | |
| 7 | 9 | 10 | David Coulthard | McLaren | Mercedes | 71 | — | Collision | ||
| 8 | 14 | 16 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | Petronas | 71 | +1 lap | Finished | ||
| 9 | 11 | 12 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | Peugeot | 71 | +1 lap | Finished | ||
| 10 | 6 | 14 | Jarno Trulli | Prost | Mugen-Honda | 70 | +2 laps | Finished | ||
| 11 | 21 | 20 | Ukyo Katayama | Minardi | Hart | 70 | +2 laps | Finished | ||
| 12 | 17 | 1 | Damon Hill | Arrows | Yamaha | 69 | +3 laps | Finished | ||
| — | 19 | 19 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | Ford | 61 | — | Electrical | ||
| — | 7 | 8 | Alexander Wurz | Benetton | Renault | 60 | — | Spun off | ||
| — | 16 | 2 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | Yamaha | 58 | — | Spun off | ||
| — | 20 | 17 | Norberto Fontana | Sauber | Petronas | 40 | — | Spun off | ||
| — | 13 | 22 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | Ford | 36 | — | Engine | ||
| — | 15 | 23 | Jan Magnussen | Stewart | Ford | 33 | — | Brakes | ||
| — | 10 | 9 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | Mercedes | 18 | — | Engine | ||
| — | 18 | 18 | Jos Verstappen | Tyrrell | Ford | 15 | — | Spun off | ||
| — | 12 | 15 | Shinji Nakano | Prost | Mugen-Honda | 7 | — | Spun off | ||
| — | 22 | 21 | Tarso Marques | Minardi | Hart | 5 | — | Engine |