Brazilian Grand Prix
Interlagos
Sao Paulo
Lengh: 4292 Meters 72 laps
Date: 30th Mars 1997
Weather: Sunny 20 degrees
| Circuit guide & previous winners |
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| Place.......Driver...........................Team..................Time / Reason.............Qual | ||||
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| 1 | David Coulthard | Mclaren | 1h30:28.718 | 4 |
| 2 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | +20.046 | 3 |
| 3 | Mika Hakkinen | Mclaren | +22.177 | 6 |
| 4 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | +22.841 | 10 |
| 5 | Olivier Panis | Prost | +1:00.308 | 9 |
| 6 | Nicola Larini | Sauber | +1:36.840 | 13 |
| 7 | Shinji Nakano | Prost | 2 Laps | 16 |
| 8 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 3 Laps | 2 |
| 9 | Jarno Trulli | Minardi | 3 Laps | 17 |
| 10 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 4 Laps | 22 |
| Retirements ......... | ||||
| 11 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | Lap 50 Engine | 11 |
| 12 | Mika Salo | Tyrell | Lap 43 Engine | 18 |
| 13 | Jan Magnussen | Stewart | Lap 37 Suspension | 19 |
| 14 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | varv 35 Fuel | 8 |
| 15 | Ukyo Katayama | Minardi | Lap 33 Engine | 15 |
| 16 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | Lap 15 Spunn off | 14 |
| 17 | Jos Verstappen | Tyrell | Lap 3 Spunn off | 21 |
| 18 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | Lap 2 Suspension | 12 |
| 19 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | Lap 2 Flat tyre | 5 |
| 20 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | Lap 1 Spunn off | 1 |
| 21 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | Lap 1 Spunn off | 7 |
| 22 | Damon Hill | Arrows | Formation lap throttle | 20 |
| Not Qualifyed | ||||
| Richardo Rosset | Lola | 107% | ||
| Vincent Sospiri | Lola | 107% | ||
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Friday Free Practice:
"A good session for me. My third position is very positive but I am not yet happy with the car. I have some brake problems which caused my spin at the end of the session. When I came in curve 1, the front wheels locked and I hit the armco. The car was not badly damaged and hopefully the problem will be fixed for tomorrow's qualifying."
Saturday Qualifying:
"My sixth place is certainly not what I had hoped for, but on the other hand I have
not lost any of my confidence. I am very satisfied with the car's performance as it was
evident in this morning's practice. I know I can run a very good race tomorrow."
Sunday Race:
"The car was very good today, but unfortunately in the first part of the race I did
not have enough speed in the straight to overtake. Later on, when I did get speed, I got
stuck behind some cars, especially Hill's and I could not improve my position. But I am
very satisfied with my race and extremely pleased for the overall result of the
team."
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