Race 3 of 17 in the 1997 Formula One World Championship
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Race details
Date
13 April 1997
Official name
XX Gran Premio Marlboro de la Republica Argentina
Location
Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez Buenos Aires, Argentina
Course
Permanent racing facility
Course length
4.259 km (2.646 miles)
Distance
72 laps, 306.648 km (190.542 miles)
Weather
Partially cloudy and dry, with temperatures reaching up to 21 °C (70 °F)[1]
Pole position
Driver
Jacques Villeneuve
Williams-Renault
Time
1:24.473
Fastest lap
Driver
Gerhard Berger
Benetton-Renault
Time
1:27.981 on lap 63
Podium
First
Jacques Villeneuve
Williams-Renault
Second
Eddie Irvine
Ferrari
Third
Ralf Schumacher
Jordan-Peugeot
Lap leaders
Motor car race
The 1997 Argentine Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez in Buenos Aires, Argentina on 13 April 1997. It was the third race of the 1997 Formula One World Championship, and the 600th World Championship Grand Prix.
The 72-lap race was won from pole position by Jacques Villeneuve, driving a Williams-Renault. Eddie Irvine finished second in a Ferrari, while Ralf Schumacher, in only his third F1 race, finished third in a Jordan-Peugeot.
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