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1997 Brazilian Grand Prix: qualifying
Jacques Villeneuve took pole for the 1997 Brazilian Grand Prix with 1:16.004, ahead of Michael Schumacher. Full Q1, Q2 and Q3 times for every driver, gaps to pole and who was knocked out where.
Jacques Villeneuve (Williams) won the 1997 Brazilian Grand Prix at Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo on 30 March 1997, starting from P1. Gerhard Berger and Olivier Panis completed the podium. Jacques Villeneuve took pole position.
Result · Qualifying · Lap chart · Race pace · All 1997 races
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1:16.004 | ||
| 2 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:16.594 | ||
| 3 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 1:16.644 | ||
| 4 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1:16.692 | ||
| 5 | Olivier Panis | Prost | 1:16.756 | ||
| 6 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 1:16.757 | ||
| 7 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 1:16.912 | ||
| 8 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 1:16.971 | ||
| 9 | Damon Hill | Arrows | 1:17.090 | ||
| 10 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 1:17.175 | ||
| 11 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 1:17.259 | ||
| 12 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 1:17.262 | ||
| 13 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 1:17.409 | ||
| 14 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 1:17.527 | ||
| 15 | Shinji Nakano | Prost | 1:17.999 | ||
| 16 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 1:18.095 | ||
| 17 | Jarno Trulli | Minardi | 1:18.336 | ||
| 18 | Ukyo Katayama | Minardi | 1:18.557 | ||
| 19 | Nicola Larini | Sauber | 1:18.644 | ||
| 20 | Jan Magnussen | Stewart | 1:18.773 | ||
| 21 | Jos Verstappen | Tyrrell | 1:18.885 | ||
| 22 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 1:19.274 |
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