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Jacques Villeneuve won the 1997 Hungarian Grand Prix

Jacques Villeneuve won the 1997 Hungarian Grand Prix for Williams, ahead of Damon Hill and Johnny Herbert at Hungaroring.

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Race recap

Winner
Jacques Villeneuve
Team
Williams
Top listed
Jacques Villeneuve, Damon Hill, and Johnny Herbert
Race date
August 10, 1997
Pole
Michael Schumacher
Fastest lap
Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Classified drivers
22
Circuit
Hungaroring

The decisive result

Jacques Villeneuve finished first for Williams. Damon Hill is listed 2 for Arrows, with Johnny Herbert 3 for Sauber.

Grid to finish

Shinji Nakano from P16 to P6 (+10), Ukyo Katayama from P20 to P10 (+10), and Tarso Marques from P22 to P12 (+10) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Michael Schumacher started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 8 Finished, 2 +1 lap, 2 +2 laps, 2 Electrical, and 2 Engine. Heinz-Harald Frentzen holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:18.372 on lap 25. It records the result without speculating about incidents or strategy.

This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 26, 2026.

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Race classification
PosDriverConstructorTime / statusPoints
1Jacques VilleneuveWilliams1:45:47.14910
2Damon HillArrows1:45:56.2286
3Johnny HerbertSauber1:46:07.5944
4Michael SchumacherFerrari1:46:17.6503
5Ralf SchumacherJordan1:46:17.8642
6Shinji NakanoProst1:46:28.6611
7Jarno TrulliProst1:47:02.7010
8Gerhard BergerBenetton1:47:03.5580
9Eddie IrvineFerrariSpun off0
10Ukyo KatayamaMinardi+1 lap0
11Jean AlesiBenetton+1 lap0
12Tarso MarquesMinardi+2 laps0
13Mika SaloTyrrell+2 laps0
DNFDavid CoulthardMcLarenElectrical0
DNFJos VerstappenTyrrellGearbox0
DNFPedro DinizArrowsElectrical0
DNFGiancarlo FisichellaJordanSpun off0
DNFHeinz-Harald FrentzenWilliamsFuel leak0
DNFRubens BarrichelloStewartEngine0
DNFMika HäkkinenMcLarenHydraulics0