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1997 Spanish Grand Prix: qualifying

Jacques Villeneuve took pole for the 1997 Spanish Grand Prix with 1:16.525, ahead of Heinz-Harald Frentzen. Full Q1, Q2 and Q3 times for every driver, gaps to pole and who was knocked out where.

Jacques Villeneuve (Williams) won the 1997 Spanish Grand Prix at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Barcelona on 25 May 1997, starting from P1. Olivier Panis and Jean Alesi completed the podium. Jacques Villeneuve took pole position.

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

Pos	Driver	Team	Q1
1	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	1:16.525
2	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	1:16.791
3	David Coulthard	McLaren	1:17.521
4	Jean Alesi	Benetton	1:17.717
5	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:17.737
6	Gerhard Berger	Benetton	1:18.041
7	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:18.313
8	Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan	1:18.385
9	Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	1:18.423
10	Johnny Herbert	Sauber	1:18.494
11	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1:18.873
12	Olivier Panis	Prost	1:19.157
13	Gianni Morbidelli	Sauber	1:19.323
14	Mika Salo	Tyrrell	1:20.079
15	Damon Hill	Arrows	1:20.089
16	Shinji Nakano	Prost	1:20.103
17	Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	1:20.255
18	Jarno Trulli	Minardi	1:20.452
19	Jos Verstappen	Tyrrell	1:20.582
20	Ukyo Katayama	Minardi	1:20.672
21	Pedro Diniz	Arrows	1:21.029
22	Jan Magnussen	Stewart	1:21.060

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