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1997 French Grand Prix: race pace

True race pace at the 1997 French Grand Prix: each driver's typical lap time with the first lap, pit laps and safety car laps removed.

Michael Schumacher (Ferrari) won the 1997 French Grand Prix at Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, Magny Cours on 29 June 1997, starting from P1. Heinz-Harald Frentzen and Eddie Irvine completed the podium. Michael Schumacher took pole position.

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

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	Time / status	Points
1	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1	1:38:50.492	10
2	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	2	+23.537	6
3	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	5	+1:14.801	4
4	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	4	+1:21.784	3
5	Jean Alesi	Benetton	8	+1:22.735	2
6	Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	3	+1:29.871	1
7	David Coulthard	McLaren	9	Collision	0
8	Johnny Herbert	Sauber	14	+1 Lap	0
9	Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan	11	+1 Lap	0
10	Jarno Trulli	Prost	6	+2 Laps	0
11	Ukyo Katayama	Minardi	21	+2 Laps	0
12	Damon Hill	Arrows	17	+3 Laps	0
R	Mika Salo	Tyrrell	19	Electrical	0
R	Alexander Wurz	Benetton	7	Spun off	0
R	Pedro Diniz	Arrows	16	Spun off	0
R	Norberto Fontana	Sauber	20	Spun off	0
R	Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	13	Engine	0
R	Jan Magnussen	Stewart	15	Brakes	0
R	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	10	Engine	0
R	Jos Verstappen	Tyrrell	18	Spun off	0
R	Shinji Nakano	Prost	12	Spun off	0
R	Tarso Marques	Minardi	22	Engine	0

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