1997 - Grand Prix of Belgium

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1997 - Grand Prix of Belgium

Race Name - Grand Prix of Belgium
Date - 8/24/1997
Race Track - Circuit de Spa Francorchamps
Number of Starting Cars - 22
Laps Run - 44
Pole Winner Jacques Villeneuve
Average Race Speed - 196.159 kph
Lead Changes - 2 Leader(s) with 1 Lead Changes
Lap Leader - Michael Schumacher
Race Number - 12

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