1997 - Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix

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1997 - Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix

Race Name - Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix
Date - 10/12/1997
Race Track - Suzuka Circuitland
Number of Starting Cars - 21
Laps Run - 53
Pole Winner Jacques Villeneuve
Average Race Speed - 207.639 kph
Lead Changes - 4 Leader(s) with 7 Lead Changes
Lap Leader - Michael Schumacher
Race Number - 16

Fin	St	Driver	Sponsor (Owner)	Chassis	Engine
1	2	Michael Schumacher	Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro	Ferrari F310B	Ferrari Type 046/2
2	6	HeinzHarald Frentzen	Rothmans Williams Renault	Williams FW19	Renault RS9
3	3	Eddie Irvine	Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro	Ferrari F310B	Ferrari Type 046/2
4	4	Mika Hkkinen	West McLaren Mercedes	McLaren MP4-12	Mercedes-Benz FO110F
5	7	Jean Alesi	Mild Seven Benetton Renault	Benetton B197	Renault RS9
6	8	Johnny Herbert	Red Bull Sauber Petronas	Sauber C16	Petronas SPE-01
7	9	Giancarlo Fisichella	BH Total Jordan Peugeot	Jordan 197	Peugeot A14
8	5	Gerhard Berger	Mild Seven Benetton Renault	Benetton B197	Renault RS9
9	13	Ralf Schumacher	BH Total Jordan Peugeot	Jordan 197	Peugeot A14
10	11	David Coulthard	West McLaren Mercedes	McLaren MP4-12	Mercedes-Benz FO110F
11	17	Damon Hill	Danka Arrows Yamaha	Arrows A18	Yamaha OX11A
12	16	Pedro Diniz	Danka Arrows Yamaha	Arrows A18	Yamaha OX11A
13	21	Jos Verstappen	TyrrellFord	Tyrrell 025	Ford ED5
14	1	Jacques Villeneuve	Rothmans Williams Renault	Williams FW19	Renault RS9
15	20	Tarso Marques	Minardi Team SpA	Minardi M197	Hart 830 AV7
16	22	Mika Salo	TyrrellFord	Tyrrell 025	Ford ED5
17	10	Olivier Panis	Equipe Prost Gauloises Blondes	Prost JS45	Mugen-Honda MF-301HB
18	15	Shinji Nakano	Equipe Prost Gauloises Blondes	Prost JS45	Mugen-Honda MF-301HB
19	19	Ukyo Katayama	Minardi Team SpA	Minardi M197	Hart 830 AV7
20	12	Rubens Barrichello	Stewart Ford	Stewart SF01	Ford VJ Zetec-R
21	14	Jan Magnussen	Stewart Ford	Stewart SF01	Ford VJ Zetec-R
22	18	Gianni Morbidelli	Red Bull Sauber Petronas	Sauber C16	Petronas SPE-01