| Race details | ||
|---|---|---|
| Race 15 of 17 in the 1997 Formula One season | ||
 The Nürburgring in its 1997 configuration | ||
| Date | September 28, 1997 | |
| Official name | V Großer Preis von Luxemburg | |
| Location | Nürburgring, Nürburg, Germany | |
| Course | Permanent racing facility 4.556 km (2.831 mi) | |
| Distance | 67 laps, 305.252 km (189.675 mi) | |
| Weather | Dry | |
| Pole position | ||
| Driver |  Mika Häkkinen
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McLaren-Mercedes |
| Time | 1:16.602 | |
| Fastest lap | ||
| Driver |  Heinz-Harald Frentzen
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Williams-Renault |
| Time | 1:18.805 on lap 32 | |
| Podium | ||
| First |  Jacques Villeneuve
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Williams-Renault |
| Second |  Jean Alesi
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Benetton-Renault |
| Third | Heinz-Harald Frentzen
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Williams-Renault |
The 1997 Luxembourg Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Nürburgring on September 28, 1997. Jacques Villeneuve took what proved to be his final Formula One victory, after the race-leading McLaren-Mercedes cars had identical engine failures within moments of each other. This was the third time Mika Häkkinen had retired from the lead due to a technical problem this season, and occurred on his birthday. Rubens Barrichello also lost a potential podium due to a mechanical failure.
Olivier Panis scored a point on his first race back from breaking his legs at the Canadian Grand Prix.
Classification[]
| Pos | No | Nat | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 |
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Jacques Villeneuve | Williams-Renault | 67 | 1:31:27.843 | 2 | 10 |
| 2 | 7 |
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Jean Alesi | Benetton-Renault | 67 | +11.770 | 10 | 6 |
| 3 | 4 |
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Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams-Renault | 67 | +13.480 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | 8 | 
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Gerhard Berger | Benetton-Renault | 67 | +16.416 | 7 | 3 |
| 5 | 2 | 
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Pedro Diniz | Arrows-Yamaha | 67 | +43.147 | 15 | 2 |
| 6 | 14 |
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Olivier Panis | Prost-Mugen-Honda | 67 | +43.750 | 11 | 1 |
| 7 | 16 | 
|
Johnny Herbert | Sauber-Petronas | 67 | +44.354 | 16 | |
| 8 | 1 |
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Damon Hill | Arrows-Yamaha | 67 | +44.777 | 13 | |
| 9 | 17 | 
|
Gianni Morbidelli | Sauber-Petronas | 66 | +1 Lap | 19 | |
| 10 | 19 |
|
Mika Salo | Tyrrell-Ford | 66 | +1 Lap | 20 | |
| Ret | 18 | 
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Jos Verstappen | Tyrrell-Ford | 50 | Spun off | 21 | |
| Ret | 9 |
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Mika Häkkinen | McLaren-Mercedes | 43 | Engine | 1 | |
| Ret | 22 |
|
Rubens Barrichello | Stewart-Ford | 43 | Gearbox | 9 | |
| Ret | 10 |
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David Coulthard | McLaren-Mercedes | 42 | Engine | 6 | |
| Ret | 23 | 
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Jan Magnussen | Stewart-Ford | 40 | Halfshaft | 12 | |
| Ret | 6 |
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Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 22 | Engine | 14 | |
| Ret | 15 | 
|
Shinji Nakano | Prost-Mugen-Honda | 16 | Engine | 17 | |
| Ret | 5 |
|
Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 2 | Suspension | 5 | |
| Ret | 21 |
|
Tarso Marques | Minardi-Hart | 1 | Engine | 18 | |
| Ret | 20 |
|
Ukyo Katayama | Minardi-Hart | 1 | Collision | 22 | |
| Ret | 12 |
|
Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan-Peugeot | 0 | Collision | 4 | |
| Ret | 11 |
|
Ralf Schumacher | Jordan-Peugeot | 0 | Collision | 8 |
Notes[]
- Lap leaders: Mika Häkkinen 40 (1-28, 32-43), David Coulthard 3 (29-31), Jacques Villeneuve 24 (44-67)
- Last win: Jacques Villeneuve
- First pole position: Mika Häkkinen
- Last points: Yamaha
Standings after Grand Prix[]
- Bold text indicates who still has a theoretical chance of becoming World Champion.
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
| Previous race: 1997 Austrian Grand Prix |
FIA Formula One World Championship 1997 season |
Next race: 1997 Japanese Grand Prix |
| Previous race: none |
Luxembourg Grand Prix | Next race: 1998 Luxembourg Grand Prix |
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