Template:Infobox Grand Prix race report The 1997 Italian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza on 7 September 1997. It was the thirteenth round of the 1997 Formula One season. The 53-lap race was won by David Coulthard driving for McLaren after starting from sixth position on the grid. Jean Alesi finished second for Benetton after starting from pole position, while Heinz-Harald Frentzen finished third for Williams.

ReportEdit

QualifyingEdit

Fisichella set the early pace in qualifying. Alesi got pole position on his second set of tyres. Frentzen moved into second late in the session. The rest of the top six was Fisichella third, Villeneuve fourth, Häkkinen fifth and Coulthard sixth. The Ferraris of Michael Schumacher and Eddie Irvine qualified ninth and tenth respectively.

RaceEdit

At the start Alesi led with Frentzen in second and Coulthard moving from sixth on the grid into third place. The top three stayed this way until lap 28 when Frentzen pitted. On lap 32 Alesi and Coulthard pitted together, when Coulthard moved ahead of Alesi courtesy of a faster pit-stop. This left Mika Häkkinen in the lead until he pitted a couple of laps later. Coulthard took the lead on lap 34 when Michael Schumacher pitted. The top three after Michael Schumacher pitted was Coulthard first, Alesi second and Frentzen third. Häkkinen was fourth until he got a puncture on lap 36. The top six after Häkkinen's puncture was Coulthard first, Alesi second, Frentzen third, Fisichella fourth, Villeneuve fifth and Michael Schumacher in sixth. The top six stayed in that order for the rest of the race and was won by Coulthard by just under two seconds. This was the only race of the season where neither Jacques Villeneuve nor Michael Schumacher was on the podium.

Post-raceEdit

David Coulthard dedicated his win in this race to Princess Diana, who had been killed in a road accident the week before.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

ClassificationEdit

QualifyingEdit

Pos No Driver Constructor Time Gap
1 7 Template:Flagicon Jean Alesi Benetton-Renault 1:22.990
2 4 Template:Flagicon Heinz-Harald Frentzen Williams-Renault 1:23.042 +0.052
3 12 Template:Flagicon Giancarlo Fisichella Jordan-Peugeot 1:23.066 +0.076
4 3 Template:Flagicon Jacques Villeneuve Williams-Renault 1:23.231 +0.241
5 9 Template:Flagicon Mika Häkkinen McLaren-Mercedes 1:23.340 +0.350
6 10 Template:Flagicon David Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes 1:23.347 +0.357
7 8 Template:Flagicon Gerhard Berger Benetton-Renault 1:23.443 +0.453
8 11 Template:Flagicon Ralf Schumacher Jordan-Peugeot 1:23.603 +0.613
9 5 Template:Flagicon Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1:23.624 +0.634
10 6 Template:Flagicon Eddie Irvine Ferrari 1:23.891 +0.901
11 22 Template:Flagicon Rubens Barrichello Stewart-Ford 1:24.177 +1.187
12 16 Template:Flagicon Johnny Herbert Sauber-Petronas 1:24.242 +1.252
13 23 Template:Flagicon Jan Magnussen Stewart-Ford 1:24.394 +1.404
14 1 Template:Flagicon Damon Hill Arrows-Yamaha 1:24.482 +1.492
15 15 Template:Flagicon Shinji Nakano Prost-Mugen-Honda 1:24.553 +1.563
16 14 Template:Flagicon Jarno Trulli Prost-Mugen-Honda 1:24.567 +1.577
17 2 Template:Flagicon Pedro Diniz Arrows-Yamaha 1:24.639 +1.649
18 17 Template:Flagicon Gianni Morbidelli Sauber-Petronas 1:24.735 +1.745
19 19 Template:Flagicon Mika Salo Tyrrell-Ford 1:25.693 +2.703
20 18 Template:Flagicon Jos Verstappen Tyrrell-Ford 1:25.845 +2.855
21 20 Template:Flagicon Ukyo Katayama Minardi-Hart 1:26.655 +3.665
22 21 Template:Flagicon Tarso Marques Minardi-Hart 1:27.677 +4.687
107% time: 1:28.799
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RaceEdit

Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 10 Template:Flagicon David Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes 53 1:17:04.609 6 10
2 7 Template:Flagicon Jean Alesi Benetton-Renault 53 +1.937 1 6
3 4 Template:Flagicon Heinz-Harald Frentzen Williams-Renault 53 +4.343 2 4
4 12 Template:Flagicon Giancarlo Fisichella Jordan-Peugeot 53 +5.871 3 3
5 3 Template:Flagicon Jacques Villeneuve Williams-Renault 53 +6.416 4 2
6 5 Template:Flagicon Michael Schumacher Ferrari 53 +11.481 9 1
7 8 Template:Flagicon Gerhard Berger Benetton-Renault 53 +12.471 7  
8 6 Template:Flagicon Eddie Irvine Ferrari 53 +17.639 10  
9 9 Template:Flagicon Mika Häkkinen McLaren-Mercedes 53 +49.373 5  
10 14 Template:Flagicon Jarno Trulli Prost-Mugen-Honda 53 +1:02.706 16  
11 15 Template:Flagicon Shinji Nakano Prost-Mugen-Honda 53 +1:03.327 15  
12 17 Template:Flagicon Gianni Morbidelli Sauber-Petronas 52 +1 lap 18  
13 22 Template:Flagicon Rubens Barrichello Stewart-Ford 52 +1 lap 11  
14 21 Template:Flagicon Tarso Marques Minardi-Hart 50 +3 laps 22  
Ret 1 Template:Flagicon Damon Hill Arrows-Yamaha 46 Engine 14  
Ret 11 Template:Flagicon Ralf Schumacher Jordan-Peugeot 39 Collision 8  
Ret 16 Template:Flagicon Johnny Herbert Sauber-Petronas 38 Collision 12  
Ret 19 Template:Flagicon Mika Salo Tyrrell-Ford 33 Engine 19  
Ret 23 Template:Flagicon Jan Magnussen Stewart-Ford 31 Transmission 13  
Ret 18 Template:Flagicon Jos Verstappen Tyrrell-Ford 12 Gearbox 20  
Ret 20 Template:Flagicon Ukyo Katayama Minardi-Hart 8 Loose wheel 21  
Ret 2 Template:Flagicon Pedro Diniz Arrows-Yamaha 4 Suspension 17  
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Championship standings after the raceEdit

  • Bold text indicates who still has a theoretical chance of becoming World Champion.

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Drivers' Championship standings
Pos Driver Points
1 Template:Flagicon Michael Schumacher 67
2 Template:Flagicon Jacques Villeneuve 57
3 Template:Flagicon Jean Alesi 28
4 Template:Flagicon Heinz-Harald Frentzen 27
5 Template:Flagicon David Coulthard 24
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Constructors' Championship standings
Pos Constructor Points
1 Template:Flagicon Ferrari 85
2 Template:Flagicon Williams-Renault 84
3 Template:Flagicon Benetton-Renault 53
4 Template:Flagicon McLaren-Mercedes 38
5 Template:Flagicon Jordan-Peugeot 28
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  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

ReferencesEdit

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