1997 RAC British Grand Prix
Silverstone · · Formula 1
Race summary
| Winner | Grid | Cars | Margin | Laps | km | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacques Villeneuve | 1 | 22 | 10.205 | 59 | 303.3 | 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 | 3 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | Renault | 59 | Finished | 10 | ||
| 2 | 11 | 7 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | Renault | 59 | +10.205s | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | 8 | 8 | Alexander Wurz | Benetton | Renault | 59 | +11.296s | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 | 6 | 10 | David Coulthard | McLaren | Mercedes | 59 | +31.229s | Finished | 3 | |
| 5 | 5 | 11 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | Peugeot | 59 | +31.880s | Finished | 2 | |
| 6 | 12 | 1 | Damon Hill | Arrows | Yamaha | 59 | +73.552s | Finished | 1 | |
| 7 | 10 | 12 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | Peugeot | 58 | +1 lap | Finished | ||
| 8 | 13 | 14 | Jarno Trulli | Prost | Mugen-Honda | 58 | +1 lap | Finished | ||
| 9 | 22 | 17 | Norberto Fontana | Sauber | Petronas | 58 | +1 lap | Finished | ||
| 10 | 20 | 21 | Tarso Marques | Minardi | Hart | 58 | +1 lap | Finished | ||
| 11 | 14 | 15 | Shinji Nakano | Prost | Mugen-Honda | 57 | — | Engine | ||
| — | 3 | 9 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | Mercedes | 52 | — | Engine | ||
| — | 15 | 23 | Jan Magnussen | Stewart | Ford | 50 | — | Engine | ||
| — | 19 | 18 | Jos Verstappen | Tyrrell | Ford | 45 | — | Engine | ||
| — | 7 | 6 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | Ferrari | 44 | — | Halfshaft | ||
| — | 17 | 19 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | Ford | 44 | — | Engine | ||
| — | 9 | 16 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | Petronas | 42 | — | Electrical | ||
| — | 4 | 5 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | Ferrari | 38 | ★ | — | Wheel bearing | |
| — | 21 | 22 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | Ford | 37 | — | Engine | ||
| — | 16 | 2 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | Yamaha | 29 | — | Engine | ||
| — | 2 | 4 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | Renault | 0 | — | Collision | ||
| — | 18 | 20 | Ukyo Katayama | Minardi | Hart | 0 | — | Accident |