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1997 European Grand Prix: lap chart

Lap-by-lap position chart for the 1997 European Grand Prix: how Mika Häkkinen won from P5, and every overtake, pit stop and retirement through the field.

Mika Häkkinen (McLaren) won the 1997 European Grand Prix at Circuito de Jerez, Jerez de la Frontera on 26 October 1997, starting from P5. David Coulthard and Jacques Villeneuve completed the podium.

Result · Lap chart · Race pace · All 1997 races

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	Time / status	Points
1	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	5	1:38:57.771	10
2	David Coulthard	McLaren	6	+1.654	6
3	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	1	+1.803	4
4	Gerhard Berger	Benetton	8	+1.919	3
5	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	7	+3.789	2
6	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	3	+4.537	1
7	Olivier Panis	Prost	9	+1:07.145	0
8	Johnny Herbert	Sauber	14	+1:12.961	0
9	Jan Magnussen	Stewart	11	+1:17.487	0
10	Shinji Nakano	Prost	15	+1:18.215	0
11	Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan	17	+1 Lap	0
12	Mika Salo	Tyrrell	21	+1 Lap	0
13	Jean Alesi	Benetton	10	+1 Lap	0
14	Norberto Fontana	Sauber	18	+1 Lap	0
15	Tarso Marques	Minardi	20	+1 Lap	0
16	Jos Verstappen	Tyrrell	22	+1 Lap	0
17	Ukyo Katayama	Minardi	19	+1 Lap	0
R	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	2	Collision	0
R	Damon Hill	Arrows	4	Gearbox	0
R	Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	16	Water leak	0
R	Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	12	Gearbox	0
R	Pedro Diniz	Arrows	13	Spun off	0

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