1997 - Grand Prix of San Marino

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1997 - Grand Prix of San Marino

Race Name - Grand Prix of San Marino
Date - 4/27/1997
Race Track - Autodromo Enzo Dino Ferrari
Number of Starting Cars - 21
Laps Run - 62
Pole Winner Jacques Villeneuve
Average Race Speed - 201.509 kph
Lead Changes - 3 Leader(s) with 3 Lead Changes
Lap Leader - Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Race Number - 4

Fin	St	Driver	Sponsor (Owner)	Chassis	Engine
1	2	HeinzHarald Frentzen	Rothmans Williams Renault	Williams FW19	Renault RS9
2	3	Michael Schumacher	Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro	Ferrari F310B	Ferrari Type 046/2
3	9	Eddie Irvine	Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro	Ferrari F310B	Ferrari Type 046/2
4	6	Giancarlo Fisichella	BH Total Jordan Peugeot	Jordan 197	Peugeot A14
5	14	Jean Alesi	Mild Seven Benetton Renault	Benetton B197	Renault RS9
6	8	Mika Hkkinen	West McLaren Mercedes	McLaren MP4-12	Mercedes-Benz FO110F
7	12	Nicola Larini	Red Bull Sauber Petronas	Sauber C16	Petronas SPE-01
8	4	Olivier Panis	Equipe Prost Gauloises Blondes	Prost JS45	Mugen-Honda MF-301HB
9	19	Mika Salo	TyrrellFord	Tyrrell 025	Ford ED4
10	21	Jos Verstappen	TyrrellFord	Tyrrell 025	Ford ED4
11	22	Ukyo Katayama	Minardi Team SpA	Minardi M197	Hart 830 AV7
12	17	Pedro Diniz	Danka Arrows Yamaha	Arrows A18	Yamaha OX11A
13	1	Jacques Villeneuve	Rothmans Williams Renault	Williams FW19	Renault RS9
14	10	David Coulthard	West McLaren Mercedes	McLaren MP4-12	Mercedes-Benz FO110F
15	13	Rubens Barrichello	Stewart Ford	Stewart SF01	Ford VJ Zetec-R
16	7	Johnny Herbert	Red Bull Sauber Petronas	Sauber C16	Petronas SPE-01
17	5	Ralf Schumacher	BH Total Jordan Peugeot	Jordan 197	Peugeot A14
18	18	Shinji Nakano	Equipe Prost Gauloises Blondes	Prost JS45	Mugen-Honda MF-301HB
19	15	Damon Hill	Danka Arrows Yamaha	Arrows A18	Yamaha OX11A
20	11	Gerhard Berger	Mild Seven Benetton Renault	Benetton B197	Renault RS9
21	16	Jan Magnussen	Stewart Ford	Stewart SF01	Ford VJ Zetec-R
22	20	Jarno Trulli	Minardi Team SpA	Minardi M197	Hart 830 AV7