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 | |||||
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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 | 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 | ||||
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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.