Race 15 of 17 in the 1997 Formula One World Championship
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The Nürburgring in its 1997 configuration
Race details
Date
28 September 1997
Official name
Grosser Preis von Luxemburg 1997
Location
Nürburgring, Nürburg, Germany
Course
Permanent racing facility
Course length
4.556 km (2.831 miles)
Distance
67 laps, between 305.233 and 305.236[1] km (between 189.663 and 189.665 miles)
Weather
Partially cloudy, mild and dry
Pole position
Driver
Mika Häkkinen
McLaren-Mercedes
Time
1:16.602
Fastest lap
Driver
Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Williams-Renault
Time
1:18.805 on lap 32
Podium
First
Jacques Villeneuve
Williams-Renault
Second
Jean Alesi
Benetton-Renault
Third
Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Williams-Renault
Lap leaders
Motor car race
The 1997 Luxembourg Grand Prix (formally the Grosser Preis von Luxemburg 1997)[2] was a Formula One motor race held at the Nürburgring, Nürburg, Germany on 28 September 1997. It was the fifteenth race of the 1997 Formula One World Championship. The 67-lap race was won by Canadian Jacques Villeneuve, driving a Williams-Renault. Frenchman Jean Alesi finished second in a Benetton-Renault, with Villeneuve's German teammate Heinz-Harald Frentzen third.
Although Villeneuve went on to win the 1997 Drivers' Championship, this turned out to be his 11th and final Formula One victory; as of February 2024[update], it is also the last win for a Canadian driver. It was the last victory for the Williams team until the 2001 San Marino Grand Prix, the last victory for a Renault engine until Fernando Alonso won the 2003 Hungarian Grand Prix, the last all-Renault powered drivers stood on the podium together until 2010 Monaco Grand Prix, and the last for a non-European Formula One driver until Rubens Barrichello won the 2000 German Grand Prix.
^Based on the time/speed of the winner and the 2nd place finisher, as shown during the official TV broadcast (1:31:27.843 / 200.232 km/h, and +11.770 / 199.804 km/h, respectively), which by bracketing the speed rounded to 3 decimal places by +/- 0.001 km/h gets this range for the official race distance. (Note that bracketing by -0/+0.001 km/h, which is consistent with the usual practice for officially provided timing to always round down the calculated average speeds, gives an even tighter range of "between 305.235 and 305.236".)
^"Luxembourg". Formula1.com. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
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