| Race details | ||
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| Race 11 of 17 in the 1997 Formula One season | ||
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| Date | August 10, 1997 | |
| Official name | XIII 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, 27°C | |
| Pole position | ||
| Driver |  Michael Schumacher
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Ferrari |
| Time | 1:14.672 | |
| Fastest lap | ||
| Driver | Heinz-Harald Frentzen
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Williams-Renault |
| Time | 1:18.372 on lap 25 | |
| Podium | ||
| First |  Jacques Villeneuve
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Williams-Renault |
| Second |  Damon Hill
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Arrows-Yamaha |
| Third | Johnny Herbert
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Sauber-Petronas |
The 1997 Hungarian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Hungaroring on August 10, 1997. The race is notable for the defending world champion Damon Hill leading most of the race by over 35 seconds in an uncompetitive and unreliable Arrows-Yamaha until the car suffered a hydraulic failure and was passed on the final lap by Jacques Villeneuve who won the race with Hill finishing second.
Practice and qualifying[]
Hill, as defending world champion, until then had experienced a bad year in the back runner Arrows-Yamaha car and was 17th in overall championship standings. But arriving at Hungary he set the fifth fastest time on Friday practice after just a single flying lap, after sitting for 55 minutes in the garage while his mechanics tore the gearbox off the car, looking for an electronic sensor problem. Later Hill qualified in 3rd place behind Villeneuve with Michael Schumacher claiming pole position. Hill's teammate Pedro Diniz qualified in 18th position.[1]
Damon Hill lead most of the race in the Arrows Yamaha
Race[]
Hill made a blistering start from his third position leaving behind Villeneuve and proceeded to close the gap to the race leader Michael Schumacher by lap 6. By then both drivers had pulled away from the rest of the field. On lap 11 Hill overtook Schumacher and was leading the race by over 35 seconds from second running Villeneuve. On lap 74 with 3 laps to go, a hydraulic pump failure developed and struck Hill's car in third gear with an intermittent throttle. Hill started losing time and was overtaken by Villeneuve part way through the final lap. Villeneuve won the race with Hill finishing second after losing his 35 second and Johnny Herbert took the 3rd place on the podium.[2]
The problem, which denied the Arrows team, Bridgestone tyres and Yamaha engine their first ever win, proved to have been caused by the failure of a washer valued at 50 pence.[2]
Highlights[]
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. Hill's second position also marked the best ever result for Yamaha engines in Formula One.
With Villeneuve's win, the Williams team achieved its milestone 100th Grand Prix victory.
Qualifying[]
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Time | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Michael Schumacher
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Ferrari | 1:14.672 | |
| 2 | 3 | Jacques Villeneuve
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Williams-Renault | 1:14.859 | + 0.187 |
| 3 | 1 | Damon Hill
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Arrows-Yamaha | 1:15.044 | + 0.372 |
| 4 | 9 |  Mika Häkkinen
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McLaren-Mercedes | 1:15.140 | + 0.468 |
| 5 | 6 | Eddie Irvine
|
Ferrari | 1:15.424 | + 0.752 |
| 6 | 4 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen
|
Williams-Renault | 1:15.520 | + 0.848 |
| 7 | 8 |  Gerhard Berger
|
Benetton-Renault | 1:15.699 | + 1.027 |
| 8 | 10 | David Coulthard
|
McLaren-Mercedes | 1:15.705 | + 1.033 |
| 9 | 7 |  Jean Alesi
|
Benetton-Renault | 1:15.905 | + 1.233 |
| 10 | 16 | Johnny Herbert
|
Sauber-Petronas | 1:16.138 | + 1.466 |
| 11 | 22 |  Rubens Barrichello
|
Stewart-Ford | 1:16.138 | + 1.466 |
| 12 | 14 |  Jarno Trulli
|
Prost-Mugen-Honda | 1:16.297 | + 1.625 |
| 13 | 12 | Giancarlo Fisichella
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Jordan-Peugeot | 1:16.300 | + 1.628 |
| 14 | 11 | Ralf Schumacher
|
Jordan-Peugeot | 1:16.686 | + 2.014 |
| 15 | 17 | Gianni Morbidelli
|
Sauber-Petronas | 1:16.766 | + 2.094 |
| 16 | 15 |  Shinji Nakano
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Prost-Mugen-Honda | 1:16.784 | + 2.112 |
| 17 | 23 |  Jan Magnussen
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Stewart-Ford | 1:16.858 | + 2.186 |
| 18 | 18 |  Jos Verstappen
|
Tyrrell-Ford | 1:17.095 | + 2.423 |
| 19 | 2 | Pedro Diniz
|
Arrows-Yamaha | 1:17.118 | + 2.446 |
| 20 | 20 | Ukyo Katayama
|
Minardi-Hart | 1:17.232 | + 2.560 |
| 21 | 19 | Mika Salo
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Tyrrell-Ford | 1:17.482 | + 2.810 |
| 22 | 21 | Tarso Marques
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Minardi-Hart | 1:18.020 | + 3.348 |
Classification[]
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Jacques Villeneuve
|
Williams-Renault | 77 | 1:45:47.149 | 2 | 10 |
| 2 | 1 | Damon Hill
|
Arrows-Yamaha | 77 | +9.079 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | 16 | Johnny Herbert
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Sauber-Petronas | 77 | +20.445 | 10 | 4 |
| 4 | 5 | Michael Schumacher
|
Ferrari | 77 | +30.501 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | 11 | Ralf Schumacher
|
Jordan-Peugeot | 77 | +30.715 | 14 | 2 |
| 6 | 15 | Shinji Nakano
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Prost-Mugen-Honda | 77 | +41.512 | 16 | 1 |
| 7 | 14 | Jarno Trulli
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Prost-Mugen-Honda | 77 | +1:15.552 | 12 | |
| 8 | 8 | Gerhard Berger
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Benetton-Renault | 77 | +1:16.409 | 7 | |
| 9 | 6 | Eddie Irvine
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Ferrari | 76 | Spun off | 5 | |
| 10 | 20 | Ukyo Katayama
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Minardi-Hart | 76 | +1 Lap | 20 | |
| 11 | 7 | Jean Alesi
|
Benetton-Renault | 76 | +1 Lap | 9 | |
| 12 | 21 | Tarso Marques
|
Minardi-Hart | 75 | +2 Laps | 22 | |
| 13 | 19 | Mika Salo
|
Tyrrell-Ford | 75 | +2 Laps | 21 | |
| Ret | 10 | David Coulthard
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McLaren-Mercedes | 65 | Electrical | 8 | |
| Ret | 18 | Jos Verstappen
|
Tyrrell-Ford | 61 | Gearbox | 18 | |
| Ret | 2 | Pedro Diniz
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Arrows-Yamaha | 53 | Electrical | 19 | |
| Ret | 12 | Giancarlo Fisichella
|
Jordan-Peugeot | 42 | Spun off | 13 | |
| Ret | 4 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen
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Williams-Renault | 29 | Fuel leak | 6 | |
| Ret | 22 | Rubens Barrichello
|
Stewart-Ford | 29 | Engine | 11 | |
| Ret | 9 | Mika Häkkinen
|
McLaren-Mercedes | 12 | Hydraulics | 4 | |
| Ret | 17 | Gianni Morbidelli
|
Sauber-Petronas | 7 | Engine | 15 | |
| Ret | 23 | Jan Magnussen
|
Stewart-Ford | 5 | Accident | 17 |
Notes[]
- Last podium: Arrows
- First podium : Bridgestone tyres
- 100th Grand Prix Victory :Williams
- Only podium : Yamaha as engine supplier
- Last point : Shinji Nakano
Standings after Grand Prix[]
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References[]
- ↑ "Grand Prix Report – 1997 Hungarian GP". http://www.grandprix.com.+1997. http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/rr608.html.
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