1997 - R.A.C. British Grand Prix

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1997 - R.A.C. British Grand Prix

Race Name - R.A.C. British Grand Prix
Date - 7/13/1997
Race Track - Silverstone Circuit
Number of Starting Cars - 22
Laps Run - 59
Pole Winner Jacques Villeneuve
Average Race Speed - 206.703 kph
Lead Changes - 3 Leader(s) with 4 Lead Changes
Lap Leader - Jacques Villeneuve
Race Number - 9

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