1997 Luxembourg Grand Prix

The 1997 Luxembourg Grand Prix (formally the Grosser Preis von Luxemburg 1997) was a Formula One motor race held at the Nürburgring, Nürburg, Germany on 28 September 1997. It was the fifteenth race of the 1997 Formula One World Championship. The 67-lap race was won by Canadian Jacques Villeneuve, driving a Williams-Renault. Frenchman Jean Alesi finished second in a Benetton-Renault, with Villeneuve's German teammate Heinz-Harald Frentzen third.

1997 Luxembourg Grand Prix
Race 15 of 17 in the 1997 Formula One World Championship
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The Nürburgring in its 1997 configuration
Race details
Date 28 September 1997
Official name Grosser Preis von Luxemburg 1997
Location Nürburgring, Nürburg, Germany
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 4.556 km (2.831 miles)
Distance 67 laps, between 305.233 and 305.236 km (between 189.663 and 189.665 miles)
Weather Partially cloudy, mild and dry
Pole position
Driver
  • Mika Häkkinen
McLaren-Mercedes
Time 1:16.602
Fastest lap
Driver Heinz-Harald Frentzen Williams-Renault
Time 1:18.805 on lap 32
Podium
First Williams-Renault
Second Benetton-Renault
Third Williams-Renault
Lap leaders

Although Villeneuve went on to win the 1997 Drivers' Championship, this turned out to be his 11th and final Formula One victory; as of February 2024, it is also the last win for a Canadian driver. It was the last victory for the Williams team until the 2001 San Marino Grand Prix, the last victory for a Renault engine until Fernando Alonso won the 2003 Hungarian Grand Prix, the last all-Renault powered drivers stood on the podium together until 2010 Monaco Grand Prix, and the last for a non-European Formula One driver until Rubens Barrichello won the 2000 German Grand Prix.

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