1997 Hungarian Grand Prix
Going Into This Race
Pre-Race Report
Championship standings
Schumacher leads with 53 points. Villeneuve is second on 43. Alesi (22) and Berger (20) are a distance behind in third and fourth. Ferrari leads Williams in the Constructors’ Championship 71–62.
Previous race
Berger won Germany for his tenth and, as it turns out, final Formula One victory — pole to flag on his comeback from three races out. It was also Benetton’s last win. Schumacher finished second, Häkkinen third. Villeneuve retired, allowing Schumacher to extend his championship lead to ten points.
Practice
Hill, having qualified no higher than ninth all season in the uncompetitive Arrows-Yamaha, sets the fifth-fastest time in Friday practice after a single flying lap — his mechanics had spent 55 minutes in the garage tracing an electronic sensor problem in the gearbox. Hill qualifies third in the race session, behind championship rivals Schumacher (pole) and Villeneuve. Pedro Diniz starts 19th.
Adapted by AI summarisation from “1997 Hungarian Grand Prix” on Wikipedia . This adapted text is licensed under CC-BY-SA-4.0 . Modifications: summarised and spoiler-trimmed.
Last 5 Races
Full season →| # | Date | Grand Prix | Pole | P1 | P2 | P3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 25 May | 🇪🇸 Spanish Grand Prix | Villeneuve | Villeneuve | Panis | Alesi |
| 7 | 15 Jun | 🇨🇦 Canadian Grand Prix | Schumacher | Schumacher | Alesi | Fisichella |
| 8 | 29 Jun | 🇫🇷 French Grand Prix | Schumacher | Schumacher | Frentzen | Irvine |
| 9 | 13 Jul | 🇬🇧 British Grand Prix | Villeneuve | Villeneuve | Alesi | Wurz |
| 10 | 27 Jul | 🇩🇪 German Grand Prix | Berger | Berger | Schumacher | Häkkinen |
Drivers' Championship
Full standings →| Pos | Driver | Team | Pts | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 43 | 4 |
| 2 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 22 | 0 |
| 3 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 20 | 1 |
| 4 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 19 | 1 |
| 5 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 18 | 0 |
| 6 | Olivier Panis | Prost | 15 | 0 |
| 7 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 14 | 1 |
| 8 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 14 | 0 |
| 9 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 9 | 0 |
| 10 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 8 | 0 |