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Silverstone Circuit Jacques Villeneuve won the British Grand Prix 1997 at Silverstone Circuit on 13 July 1997, starting from pole position. Jean Alesi finished second for Benetton, with Alexander Wurz completing the podium for Benetton.
Race Results
| Pos | Grid | Driver | Team | Laps | Time / Status | Pts | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Jacques VilleneuveVIL | Williams | 59 | 1:28:01.665 | 10 | |
| 2 | 11 | Jean AlesiALE | Benetton | 59 | +10.205 | 6 | |
| 3 | 8 | Alexander WurzWUR | Benetton | 59 | +11.296 | 4 | |
| 4 | 6 | David CoulthardCOU | McLaren | 59 | +31.229 | 3 | |
| 5 | 5 | Ralf SchumacherSCH | Jordan | 59 | +31.880 | 2 | |
| 6 | 12 | Damon HillHIL | Arrows | 59 | +1:13.552 | 1 | |
| 7 | 10 | Giancarlo FisichellaFIS | Jordan | 58 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 8 | 13 | Jarno TrulliTRU | Prost | 58 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 9 | 14 | Norberto FontanaFON | Sauber | 58 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 10 | 21 | Tarso MarquesMAR | Minardi | 58 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 11 | 15 | Shinji NakanoNAK | Prost | 57 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 3 | Mika HäkkinenHKK | McLaren | 52 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 16 | Jan MagnussenMAG | Stewart | 50 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 20 | Jos VerstappenVER | Tyrrell | 45 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 7 | Eddie IrvineIRV | Ferrari | 44 | Halfshaft | 0 | |
| R | 18 | Mika SaloSAL | Tyrrell | 44 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 9 | Johnny HerbertHER | Sauber | 42 | Electrical | 0 | |
| R | 4 | Michael SchumacherMSC | Ferrari | 38 | Wheel | 0 | |
| R | 22 | Rubens BarrichelloBAR | Stewart | 37 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 17 | Pedro DinizDIN | Arrows | 29 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 2 | Heinz-Harald FrentzenFRE | Williams | 0 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 19 | Ukyo KatayamaKAT | Minardi | 0 | Spun off | 0 |
Key links:
- Winner Jacques Villeneuve
- Circuit Silverstone Circuit
- Winning team Williams
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1:21.598 | - | - |
| 2 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 1:21.732 | - | - |
| 3 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1:21.797 | - | - |
| 4 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:21.977 | - | - |
| 5 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 1:22.277 | - | - |
| 6 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 1:22.279 | - | - |
| 7 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 1:22.342 | - | - |
| 8 | Alexander Wurz | Benetton | 1:22.344 | - | - |
| 9 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 1:22.368 | - | - |
| 10 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 1:22.371 | - | - |
| 11 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 1:22.392 | - | - |
| 12 | Damon Hill | Arrows | 1:23.271 | - | - |
| 13 | Jarno Trulli | Prost | 1:23.366 | - | - |
| 14 | Shinji Nakano | Prost | 1:23.887 | - | - |
| 15 | Jan Magnussen | Stewart | 1:24.067 | - | - |
| 16 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 1:24.239 | - | - |
| 17 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 1:24.478 | - | - |
| 18 | Ukyo Katayama | Minardi | 1:24.553 | - | - |
| 19 | Jos Verstappen | Tyrrell | 1:25.010 | - | - |
| 20 | Tarso Marques | Minardi | 1:25.154 | - | - |
| 21 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 1:25.525 | - | - |
| 22 | Norberto Fontana | Sauber | - | - | - |