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1997 Argentine Grand Prix: lap chart

Lap-by-lap position chart for the 1997 Argentine Grand Prix: how Jacques Villeneuve won from P1, and every overtake, pit stop and retirement through the field.

Jacques Villeneuve (Williams) won the 1997 Argentine Grand Prix at Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez, Buenos Aires on 13 April 1997, starting from P1. Eddie Irvine and Ralf Schumacher completed the podium. Jacques Villeneuve took pole position.

Result · Qualifying · Lap chart · Race pace · All 1997 races

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	Time / status	Points
1	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	1	1:52:01.715	10
2	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	7	+0.979	6
3	Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	6	+12.089	4
4	Johnny Herbert	Sauber	8	+29.919	3
5	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	17	+30.351	2
6	Gerhard Berger	Benetton	12	+31.393	1
7	Jean Alesi	Benetton	11	+46.359	0
8	Mika Salo	Tyrrell	19	+1 Lap	0
9	Jarno Trulli	Minardi	18	+1 Lap	0
10	Jan Magnussen	Stewart	15	Engine	0
R	Nicola Larini	Sauber	14	Spun off	0
R	Pedro Diniz	Arrows	22	Engine	0
R	Shinji Nakano	Prost	20	Engine	0
R	Jos Verstappen	Tyrrell	16	Engine	0
R	Ukyo Katayama	Minardi	21	Spun off	0
R	Damon Hill	Arrows	13	Engine	0
R	Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan	9	Collision	0
R	Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	5	Hydraulics	0
R	Olivier Panis	Prost	3	Electrical	0
R	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	2	Clutch	0
R	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	4	Collision	0
R	David Coulthard	McLaren	10	Collision	0

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