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1997 German Grand Prix: lap chart

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

Gerhard Berger (Benetton) won the 1997 German Grand Prix at Hockenheimring, Hockenheim on 27 July 1997, starting from P1. Michael Schumacher and Mika Häkkinen completed the podium. Gerhard Berger took pole position.

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

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	Time / status	Points
1	Gerhard Berger	Benetton	1	1:20:59.046	10
2	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	4	+17.527	6
3	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	3	+24.770	4
4	Jarno Trulli	Prost	11	+27.165	3
5	Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	7	+29.995	2
6	Jean Alesi	Benetton	6	+34.717	1
7	Shinji Nakano	Prost	17	+1:19.722	0
8	Damon Hill	Arrows	13	+1 Lap	0
9	Norberto Fontana	Sauber	18	+1 Lap	0
10	Jos Verstappen	Tyrrell	20	+1 Lap	0
11	Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan	2	+5 Laps	0
R	Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	12	Engine	0
R	Mika Salo	Tyrrell	19	Clutch	0
R	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	9	Spun off	0
R	Jan Magnussen	Stewart	15	Engine	0
R	Ukyo Katayama	Minardi	22	Out of fuel	0
R	Johnny Herbert	Sauber	14	Accident	0
R	Pedro Diniz	Arrows	16	Accident	0
R	David Coulthard	McLaren	8	Transmission	0
R	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	5	Collision	0
R	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	10	Collision	0
R	Tarso Marques	Minardi	21	Gearbox	0

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