1997 Hungarian Grand Prix
| Race details | ||
|---|---|---|
| Race 11 of 17 in the 1997 Formula One season | ||
 |
||
| Date | August 10, 1997 | |
| Official name | Marlboro Magyar Nagydij | |
| Location | Hungaroring, Budapest, Hungary | |
| Course | Permanent racing facility 3.986 km (2.475 mi) |
|
| Distance | 77 laps, 305.536 km (190.603 mi) | |
| Weather | Sunny, Dry Track | |
| Pole position | ||
| Driver |  Michael Schumacher |
Ferrari |
| Time | 1:14.672 | |
| Fastest lap | ||
| Driver | Heinz-Harald Frentzen |
Williams-Renault |
| Time | 1:18.372 on lap 25 | |
| Podium | ||
| First |  Jacques Villeneuve |
Williams-Renault |
| Second |  Damon Hill |
Arrows-Yamaha |
| Third | Johnny Herbert |
Sauber-Petronas |
The 1997 Hungarian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Hungaroring on August 10, 1997.
Damon Hill, as defending world champion, had experienced a miserable year in the uncompetitive Arrows-Yamaha, but the team experienced a spike in performance levels at Hungary, mainly due to their Bridgestone tyres. Hill qualified 3rd, then proceeded to overtake Michael Schumacher and lead for the majority of the race. However, a throttle linkage failure developed in the last few laps and he was overtaken by Jacques Villeneuve part way through the final lap. The problem, which denied the Arrows team its first ever win, was proved to have been caused by the failure of a washer valued at 50 pence.[1]
Johnny Herbert scored his only podium of the season, while Shinji Nakano equalled his career-best finish of 6th. Gianni Morbidelli returned for Sauber in place of Norberto Fontana after missing three races through injury.
Contents |
[edit] Qualifying
[edit] Classification
[edit] Notes
- Last podium: Arrows
- Last point : Shinji Nakano
[edit] Standings after Grand Prix
|
|
- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
[edit] References
- ^ Hungarian GP factfile, ITV F1, 2008, http://www.itv-f1.com/Feature.aspx?Type=General&id=43503&PO=43503, retrieved 2009-04-04
| Previous race: 1997 German Grand Prix |
FIA Formula One World Championship 1997 season |
Next race: 1997 Belgian Grand Prix |
| Previous race: 1996 Hungarian Grand Prix |
Hungarian Grand Prix | Next race: 1998 Hungarian Grand Prix |
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
