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1997 European Grand Prix

1997 European Grand Prix
TypeF1
Grand PrixEuropean
CountrySpain
DateOctober 26
Year1997
Official NameXLII European Grand Prix
Race No17
Season No17
LocationCircuito Permanente de Jerez
Jerez, Spain
Course Mi2.748
Course Km4.423
Distance Laps69
Distance Mi189.612
Distance Km305.187
WeatherSunny
Pole DriverJacques Villeneuve
Pole TeamWilliams
Pole Time1:21.072
Pole CountryCanada
Fast DriverHeinz-Harald Frentzen
Fast CountryGermany
Fast TeamWilliams
Fast Time1:23.135
Fast Lap30
First DriverMika Häkkinen
First TeamMcLaren
First CountryFinland
Second DriverUK David Coulthard
Second TeamMcLaren
Third DriverJacques Villeneuve
Third TeamWilliams
Third CountryCanada

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The 1997 European Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on October 26, 1997 at the Circuito Permanente de Jerez, Spain. Originally scheduled as the Grand Prix of Portugal at the Estoril circuit, it was moved when Estoril’s management had financial difficulties. It was the 17th and final race of the 1997 Formula One season. The race, contested over 69 laps, was won by Mika Häkkinen in a McLaren, his first Formula One race victory. His team-mate David Coulthard finished second and Williams driver Jacques Villeneuve took third, which was sufficient for him to win the World Championship.

As of 2011, this race was also notable as Williams's last World Championship victory in both the Drivers and Constructor's Championships.

Michael Schumacher, driving for Ferrari, had led the championship by a single point ahead of Villeneuve going into the race. During the race Villeneuve and Schumacher collided while battling for the lead and the resulting damage to Schumacher's car forced him to retire. The blame for the incident was later attributed to Schumacher by the sport's governing body, the FIA, and he was stripped of his second place finish in the championship. Schumacher's tactics were widely criticised by the media, including publications based in his home country of Germany, and in Ferrari's home country of Italy.

Following the race Williams and McLaren were accused of colluding to decide the finishing order. Villeneuve stated that "It was better to let them through and win the World Championship." The FIA determined there was no evidence to support the claims, and dismissed the accusations.

1997 European Grand Prix Video

Jacques Villeneuve angrily gets out of the car to have a word with Eddie Irvine for blocking him during the Practice of 1997 European Grand Prix.
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F1 1997 European GP. Mika Hakkinen overtake David Coulthard and Jacques Villeneuve in last laps and win his first F1 Grand Prix ever.
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First lap of the race.
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Danish pop ballad, posted as a contribution to the Danish (Eurovision) Song Contest 2009. The song was not selected. Originally written in 1992 and posted as a contribution to the Danish (Eurovision) Song Contest in years 1993, 1997 and again in 2009. Then the song was published on the Internet in 2009. I dedicate this song to my dearly beloved father 02-07-2010. Go to steinwart.dk for more information. Dansk pop sang (ballade) indsendt som bidrag til Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2009. Sangen blev ikke udtaget. Oprindelig skrevet i 1992 og indsendt som bidrag til Dansk Melodi Grand Prix i årene 1993, 1997 og igen i 2009. Herefter blev den offentliggjort på internettet i 2009. Jeg dedikerer denne sang til min højtelskede far 02-07-2010. Gå til steinwart.dk for yderligere information. ENDNU EN DAG. Jeg vågnede her til morgen blå himmel, sol foroven men uden dig jeg husker ord du sagde der er ingenting tilbage du gik din vej Endnu en dag en dag som dagen før - og dog hvor er du? hvor er du lige nu? hvis du forstod alt det du bare efterlod var du mon her endnu en dag? Ja, du gav livet mening os to i skøn forening på livets vej hvorfor det hele endte du alle broer brændte forstår jeg ej Endnu en dag en dag som dagen før - og dog hvor er du? hvor er du lige nu? hvis du forstod alt det du bare efterlod var du mon her endnu en dag? endnu en dag Hvis du forstod alt det du bare efterlod var du mon her endnu en dag? var du mon her endnu en dag? © 1992 JB Steinwart
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1997 and 2007 European Gran Prix Winner Philippine Madrigal Singers singing Kaisa-isa Niyan (Nilo Alcala) at St. Vincent Church New York, Sept. 8, 2007
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Finnish commentary by Matti Kyllönen & Erkki Mustakari
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Slideshow of Mk3 Jettas! (: The song is Wiz Khalifa- Youngin on his grind I DO NOT OWN ANY OF THE PICTURES OR SONG!! No copyright infringment intended. © 2007 WMG Youngin On His Grind
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OBS: vídeo espelhado para evitar bloqueio da FOM Incidente que definiu o capeonato de 1997
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Qualifying :
Pos No Driver Constructor Time Gap
1 3 Canada Jacques Villeneuve Williams-Renault 1:21.072
2 5 Germany Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1:21.072 +0.000
3 4 Germany Heinz-Harald Frentzen Williams-Renault 1:21.072 +0.000
4 1 United Kingdom Damon Hill Arrows-Yamaha 1:21.130 +0.058
5 9 Finland Mika Häkkinen McLaren-Mercedes 1:21.369 +0.297
6 10 United Kingdom David Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes 1:21.476 +0.404
7 6 United Kingdom Eddie Irvine Ferrari 1:21.610 +0.538
8 8 Austria Gerhard Berger Benetton-Renault 1:21.656 +0.584
9 14 France Olivier Panis Prost-Mugen-Honda 1:21.735 +0.663
10 7 France Jean Alesi Benetton-Renault 1:22.011 +0.939
11 23 Denmark Jan Magnussen Stewart-Ford 1:22.167 +1.095
12 22 Brazil Rubens Barrichello Stewart-Ford 1:22.222 +1.150
13 2 Brazil Pedro Diniz Arrows-Yamaha 1:22.234 +1.162
14 16 United Kingdom Johnny Herbert Sauber-Petronas 1:22.263 +1.191
15 15 Japan Shinji Nakano Prost-Mugen-Honda 1:22.351 +1.279
16 11 Germany Ralf Schumacher Jordan-Peugeot 1:22.740 +1.668
17 12 Italy Giancarlo Fisichella Jordan-Peugeot 1:22.804 +1.732
18 17 Argentina Norberto Fontana Sauber-Petronas 1:23.281 +2.209
19 20 Japan Ukyo Katayama Minardi-Hart 1:23.409 +2.337
20 21 Brazil Tarso Marques Minardi-Hart 1:23.854 +2.782
21 19 Finland Mika Salo Tyrrell-Ford 1:24.222 +3.150
22 18 Netherlands Jos Verstappen Tyrrell-Ford 1:24.301 +3.229

Race :
Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 9 Finland Mika Häkkinen McLaren-Mercedes 69 1:38:57.771 5 10
2 10 UK David Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes 69 +1.654 6 6
3 3 Canada Jacques Villeneuve Williams-Renault 69 +1.803 1 4
4 8 Austria Gerhard Berger Benetton-Renault 69 +1.919 8 3
5 6 UK Eddie Irvine Ferrari 69 +3.789 7 2
6 4 Germany Heinz-Harald Frentzen Williams-Renault 69 +4.537 3 1
7 14 France Olivier Panis Prost-Mugen-Honda 69 +1:07.145 9
8 16 UK Johnny Herbert Sauber-Petronas 69 +1:12.961 14
9 23 Denmark Jan Magnussen Stewart-Ford 69 +1:17.487 11
10 15 Japan Shinji Nakano Prost-Mugen-Honda 69 +1:18.215 15
11 12 Italy Giancarlo Fisichella Jordan-Peugeot 68 +1 lap 17
12 19 Finland Mika Salo Tyrrell-Ford 68 +1 lap 21
13 7 France Jean Alesi Benetton-Renault 68 +1 lap 10
14 17 Argentina Norberto Fontana Sauber-Petronas 68 +1 lap 18
15 21 Brazil Tarso Marques Minardi-Hart 68 +1 lap 20
16 18 Netherlands Jos Verstappen Tyrrell-Ford 68 +1 lap 22
17 20 Japan Ukyo Katayama Minardi-Hart 68 +1 lap 19
Ret 5 Germany Michael Schumacher Ferrari 47 Collision 2
Ret 1 UK Damon Hill Arrows-Yamaha 47 Gearbox 4
Ret 11 Germany Ralf Schumacher Jordan-Peugeot 44 Water leak 16
Ret 22 Brazil Rubens Barrichello Stewart-Ford 30 Gearbox 12
Ret 2 Brazil Pedro Diniz Arrows-Yamaha 11 Spun off 13

Race :
Pos Driver Points
1 Canada Jacques Villeneuve 81
2 Germany Michael Schumacher 78
3 DE Heinz-Harald Frentzen 42
4 UK David Coulthard 36
5 France Jean Alesi 36

Race :
Pos Constructor Points
1 GB Williams-Renault 123
2 Italy Ferrari 102
3 Italy Benetton-Renault 67
4 UK McLaren-Mercedes 63
5 Ireland Jordan-Peugeot 33

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