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1997 Japanese Grand Prix: lap chart

Lap-by-lap position chart for the 1997 Japanese Grand Prix: how Michael Schumacher won from P2, and every overtake, pit stop and retirement through the field.

Michael Schumacher (Ferrari) won the 1997 Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka on 12 October 1997, starting from P2. Heinz-Harald Frentzen and Eddie Irvine completed the podium.

Result · Lap chart · Race pace · All 1997 races

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	Time / status	Points
1	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	2	1:29:48.446	10
2	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	6	+1.378	6
3	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	3	+26.384	4
4	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	4	+27.129	3
5	Jean Alesi	Benetton	7	+40.403	2
6	Johnny Herbert	Sauber	8	+41.630	1
7	Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan	9	+56.825	0
8	Gerhard Berger	Benetton	5	+1:00.429	0
9	Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	13	+1:22.036	0
10	David Coulthard	McLaren	11	Engine	0
11	Damon Hill	Arrows	17	+1 Lap	0
12	Pedro Diniz	Arrows	16	+1 Lap	0
13	Jos Verstappen	Tyrrell	21	+1 Lap	0
D	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	1	Disqualified	0
R	Tarso Marques	Minardi	20	Gearbox	0
R	Mika Salo	Tyrrell	22	Engine	0
R	Olivier Panis	Prost	10	Engine	0
R	Shinji Nakano	Prost	15	Wheel bearing	0
R	Ukyo Katayama	Minardi	19	Engine	0
R	Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	12	Spun off	0
R	Jan Magnussen	Stewart	14	Spun off	0
W	Gianni Morbidelli	Sauber	Pit lane	Injury	0

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