1997 - Grand Prix of Brazil

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1997 - Grand Prix of Brazil

Race Name - Grand Prix of Brazil
Date - 3/30/1997
Race Track - Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace
Number of Starting Cars - 22
Laps Run - 72
Pole Winner Jacques Villeneuve
Average Race Speed - 192.906 kph
Lead Changes - 2 Leader(s) with 2 Lead Changes
Lap Leader - Jacques Villeneuve
Race Number - 2

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