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Heinz-Harald Frentzen won the 1997 San Marino Grand Prix

Heinz-Harald Frentzen won the 1997 San Marino Grand Prix for Williams.

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Race recap

Winner
Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Team
Williams
Top listed
Heinz-Harald Frentzen, Michael Schumacher, and Eddie Irvine
Race date
April 27, 1997
Pole
Jacques Villeneuve
Fastest lap
Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Classified drivers
22
Circuit
Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari

The decisive result

Heinz-Harald Frentzen finished first for Williams. Michael Schumacher is listed 2 for Ferrari, with Eddie Irvine 3 for Ferrari.

Grid to finish

Jos Verstappen from P21 to P10 (+11), Ukyo Katayama from P22 to P11 (+11), and Mika Salo from P19 to P9 (+10) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Jacques Villeneuve started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 4 +1 lap, 4 Finished, 3 Gearbox, 2 +2 laps, and 2 Collision. Heinz-Harald Frentzen holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:25.531 on lap 42. 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
1Heinz-Harald FrentzenWilliams1:31:00.67310
2Michael SchumacherFerrari1:31:01.9106
3Eddie IrvineFerrari1:32:19.0164
4Giancarlo FisichellaJordan1:32:24.0613
5Jean AlesiBenetton+1 lap2
6Mika HäkkinenMcLaren+1 lap1
7Nicola LariniSauber+1 lap0
8Olivier PanisProst+1 lap0
9Mika SaloTyrrell+2 laps0
10Jos VerstappenTyrrell+2 laps0
11Ukyo KatayamaMinardi+3 laps0
DNFPedro DinizArrowsGearbox0
DNFJacques VilleneuveWilliamsGearbox0
DNFDavid CoulthardMcLarenEngine0
DNFRubens BarrichelloStewartEngine0
DNFJohnny HerbertSauberElectrical0
DNFRalf SchumacherJordanTransmission0
DNFShinji NakanoProstCollision0
DNFDamon HillArrowsCollision0
DNFGerhard BergerBenettonSpun off0