1997 - Players Grand Prix of Canada
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1997 - Players Grand Prix of Canada
Race Name - Players Grand Prix of CanadaDate - 6/15/1997Race Track - Circuit Gilles VilleneuveNumber of Starting Cars - 22Laps Run - 54 Pole Winner Michael Schumacher Average Race Speed - 184.404 kphLead Changes - 2 Leader(s) with 4 Lead ChangesLap Leader - Michael Schumacher Race Number - 7Fin | St | Driver | Sponsor (Owner) | Chassis | Engine |
1 | 1 | Michael Schumacher | Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro | Ferrari F310B | Ferrari Type 046/2 |
2 | 8 | Jean Alesi | Mild Seven Benetton Renault | Benetton B197 | Renault RS9 |
3 | 6 | Giancarlo Fisichella | BH Total Jordan Peugeot | Jordan 197 | Peugeot A14 |
4 | 4 | HeinzHarald Frentzen | Rothmans Williams Renault | Williams FW19 | Renault RS9 |
5 | 13 | Johnny Herbert | Red Bull Sauber Petronas | Sauber C16 | Petronas SPE-01 |
6 | 19 | Shinji Nakano | Equipe Prost Gauloises Blondes | Prost JS45 | Mugen-Honda MF-301HB |
7 | 5 | David Coulthard | West McLaren Mercedes | McLaren MP4-12 | Mercedes-Benz FO110F |
8 | 16 | Pedro Diniz | Danka Arrows Yamaha | Arrows A18 | Yamaha OX11A |
9 | 15 | Damon Hill | Danka Arrows Yamaha | Arrows A18 | Yamaha OX11A |
10 | 18 | Gianni Morbidelli | Red Bull Sauber Petronas | Sauber C16 | Petronas SPE-01 |
11 | 10 | Olivier Panis | Equipe Prost Gauloises Blondes | Prost JS45 | Mugen-Honda MF-301HB |
12 | 17 | Mika Salo | TyrrellFord | Tyrrell 025 | Ford ED5 |
13 | 14 | Jos Verstappen | TyrrellFord | Tyrrell 025 | Ford ED5 |
14 | 11 | Alexander Wurz | Mild Seven Benetton Renault | Benetton B197 | Renault RS9 |
15 | 3 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart Ford | Stewart SF01 | Ford VJ Zetec-R |
16 | 20 | Jarno Trulli | Minardi Team SpA | Minardi M197 | Hart 830 AV7 |
17 | 7 | Ralf Schumacher | BH Total Jordan Peugeot | Jordan 197 | Peugeot A14 |
18 | 22 | Ukyo Katayama | Minardi Team SpA | Minardi M197 | Hart 830 AV7 |
19 | 2 | Jacques Villeneuve | Rothmans Williams Renault | Williams FW19 | Renault RS9 |
20 | 9 | Mika Hkkinen | West McLaren Mercedes | McLaren MP4-12 | Mercedes-Benz FO110F |
21 | 12 | Eddie Irvine | Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro | Ferrari F310B | Ferrari Type 046/2 |
22 | 21 | Jan Magnussen | Stewart Ford | Stewart SF01 | Ford VJ Zetec-R |