Japanese Grand Prix 1997 Results – won by Michael Schumacher

Race result

Race results
Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	Laps	Time / Status	Pts
1	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	2	53	1:29:48.446	10
2	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	6	53	+1.378	6
3	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	3	53	+26.384	4
4	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	4	53	+27.129	3
5	Jean Alesi	Benetton	7	53	+40.403	2
6	Johnny Herbert	Sauber	8	53	+41.630	1
7	Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan	9	53	+56.825	0
8	Gerhard Berger	Benetton	5	53	+1:00.429	0
9	Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	13	53	+1:22.036	0
10	David Coulthard	McLaren	11	52	Engine	0
11	Damon Hill	Arrows	17	52	+1 Lap	0
12	Pedro Diniz	Arrows	16	52	+1 Lap	0
13	Jos Verstappen	Tyrrell	21	52	+1 Lap	0
D	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	1	53	Disqualified	0
R	Tarso Marques	Minardi	20	46	Gearbox	0
R	Mika Salo	Tyrrell	22	46	Engine	0
R	Olivier Panis	Prost	10	36	Engine	0
R	Shinji Nakano	Prost	15	22	Wheel bearing	0
R	Ukyo Katayama	Minardi	19	8	Engine	0
R	Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	12	6	Spun off	0
R	Jan Magnussen	Stewart	14	3	Spun off	0
W	Gianni Morbidelli	Sauber	PL	0	Injury	0

About the Grand Prix

The 1997 Japanese Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 12 October 1997 at the Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka. It was the 16th and penultimate race of the 1997 Formula One season. The 53-lap race was won by Michael Schumacher for the Ferrari team after starting from second position. Heinz-Harald Frentzen finished second in a Williams, and Eddie Irvine third in the other Ferrari. Irvine led much of the race before moving over to assist Schumacher's championship battle by blocking Drivers' Championship leader Jacques Villeneuve.