1997 Monaco Grand Prix
Going Into This Race
Pre-Race Report
Championship standings
Villeneuve leads with 20 points. Schumacher is second with 14, and five drivers — Frentzen, Coulthard, Irvine, Berger, and Häkkinen — are level on 10 points each. Williams leads the Constructors’ Championship with 30 points, ahead of Ferrari on 24 and McLaren on 20.
Previous race
Frentzen won the San Marino Grand Prix for his first Formula One victory, joining Villeneuve on the Williams front row. Schumacher and Irvine completed the podium for Ferrari. Villeneuve retired with a gearbox failure, handing the points lead a degree of breathing room.
Practice
Frentzen ends Villeneuve’s run of four consecutive poles, taking his first career pole position by just 0.019 seconds from Schumacher. Villeneuve is third, a further 0.3 seconds back. Fisichella and Ralf Schumacher are fourth and sixth, with Coulthard’s McLaren between them. Häkkinen is eighth, Alesi ninth, Barrichello tenth. Irvine qualifies only 15th in the second Ferrari.
The race was scheduled for 78 laps but wet conditions mean it is run to the two-hour time limit.
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Last 4 Races
Full season →| # | Date | Grand Prix | Pole | P1 | P2 | P3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 Mar | 🇦🇺 Australian Grand Prix | Villeneuve | Coulthard | Schumacher | Häkkinen |
| 2 | 30 Mar | 🇧🇷 Brazilian Grand Prix | Villeneuve | Villeneuve | Berger | Panis |
| 3 | 13 Apr | 🇦🇷 Argentine Grand Prix | Villeneuve | Villeneuve | Irvine | Schumacher |
| 4 | 27 Apr | 🇸🇲 San Marino Grand Prix | Villeneuve | Frentzen | Schumacher | Irvine |
Drivers' Championship
Full standings →| Pos | Driver | Team | Pts | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 20 | 2 |
| 2 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 10 | 1 |
| 3 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 10 | 1 |
| 4 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 10 | 0 |
| 5 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 10 | 0 |
| 6 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 10 | 0 |
| 7 | Olivier Panis | Prost | 6 | 0 |
| 8 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 4 | 0 |
| 9 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 3 | 0 |