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| 1997 |
 14. Olivier Panis |
 15. Shinji Nakano |
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| Date | GP | Circuit | Fri. | Qual. | Result | Remarks | Fri. | Qual. | Result | Remarks |
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| 3/9 | AUS | Melbourne | 12 | 9 | 5 | +1:00.308 | 20 | 16 | 7 | -2 laps |
| 3/30 | BR | Interlagos | 12 | 5 | 3 | +0:15.870 | 18 | 15 | 14 | -1 lap |
| 4/13 | RA | Buenos Aires | 3 | 3 | R18/72 | engine | 18 | 20 | R49/72 | electronics |
| 4/27 | RSM | Imola | 9 | 4 | 8 | -1 lap | 17 | 18 | R12/62 | accident |
| 5/11 | MC | Monte Carlo | 17 | 12 | 4 | +1:44.402 | 21 | 21 | R36/62 | spun |
| 5/25 | ESP | Catalunya | 11 | 11 | 2 | +0:05.804 | 16 | 16 | R34/64 | transmission |
| 6/15 | CAN | Montreal | 5 | 10 | 11 | Crash | 20 | 19 | 6 | +0:08.087 |
 14. Jarno Trulli
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| 6/29 | F | Magny Cours | 19 | 6 | 10 | -2 laps | 12 | 12 | R07/72 | spun |
| 7/13 | GBR | Silverstone | 10 | 13 | 8 | -1 lap | 15 | 14 | 11 | -2 laps |
| 7/27 | D | Hockenheim | 13 | 11 | 4 | +0:27.165 | 7 | 17 | 7 | +1:19.722 |
| 8/10 | H | Hungaroring | 3 | 12 | 7 | +1:15.552 | 20 | 16 | 6 | +0:41.512 |
| 8/24 | B | Spa-Francorchamps | 8 | 14 | 15 | -2 laps | 11 | 16 | R04/44 | spun |
| 9/7 | I | Monza | 7 | 16 | 10 | +1:02.706 | 19 | 15 | 11 | +1:03.327 |
| 9/21 | AUT | A1-Ring | 14 | 3 | R58/71 | engine | 17 | 16 | R58/71 | engine |
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14. Olivier Panis | ||||||||||
| 9/28 | LUX | Nurburgring | 11 | 11 | 6 | +0:43.750 | 15 | 17 | R51/67 | engine |
| 10/12 | J | Suzuka | 3 | 10 | R36/53 | engine | 12 | 15 | R22/53 | brake |
| 10/26 | EUR | Jerez | 1 | 9 | 7 | +1:07.145 | 17 | 15 | 10 | +1:18.215 |
Drivers Championship table
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Constructors Championship table
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* Michael Schumacher was striped of his second place in 1997 World Championship because he was found guilty of trying to take out Jacques Villeneuve deliberately in European GP.
Australian GP Highlights
Friday
Olivier Panis was 12th in Melbourne GP's free practice.
He made a lap time of 1:34.927, 2.431 seconds behind Michael Schumacher
in a Ferrari. This was the best among the Bridgestone drivers. Shinji
Nakano was 20th at 1:39.652.
Saturday
Olivier Panis improved his time to 1:32.842 and was 9th in qualifying.
Shinji Nakano qualified 16th on the grid with 1:33.981.
Jacques Villeneuve left everyone in wonder when he clinched pole
with 1:29.369, 1.754 seconds faster than his teammate and closest
challenger HH Frentzen!
The Race
Olivier Panis finished Melbourne GP in a strong fifth place 1 minute
behind winner David Coulthard in a McLaren. Shinji Nakano also managed
to finish the race, although he was two laps behind the winner. So that's
two championship points for Prost GP in their debut race!
Jacques Villeneuve and Johnny Herbert were forced out of the race in the first corner by Eddie Irvine. Frank Williams' nightmare did not end until HH Frentzen suffered a slow 16+ sec pitstop and a spin with two laps left due to brake failure.
Brazilian GP Highlights
Friday
Olivier Panis was 12th with 1:19.546, 1.903 seconds behind fastest
man HH Frentzen. Shinji Nakano was 18th with 1:20.520.
Saturday
Olivier Panis qualified 5th with 1:16.756,
only 0.752 second behind poleman Jacques Villeneuve
and 0.168 second ahead of HH Frentzen! Shinji Nakano was 15th with
1:17.999.
The Race
Prost GP got its first podium finish with Olivier Panis. Jacques
Villeneuve and Gerhard Berger finished 1st and 2nd.
Panis worked his way up to third in the first corner, passing Hakkinen as Jacques Villeneuve went off the track and rejoined at 8th. However, the race was red-flagged due to numerous spins at the back of the grid. Villeneuve led from lap 2 all the way to the chequered flag after the restart. Prost GP adopted one-pitstop strategy and Panis managed to finish way ahead of Mika Hakkinen and Michael Schumacher. Shini Nakano crossed the line "ahead of" Villeneuve, but one lap behind.
Argentine GP Highlights
Friday
Olivier Panis was 3rd in Friday's Free Practice with 1:26.983, 1.228
seconds behind Jacques Villeneuve and 0.290 seconds behind Rubens
Barrichello. Shinji Nakano was 18th with 1:30.069.
Saturday
Olivier Panis put in some very good laps and qualfied 3rd with 1:25.491,
1.018 seconds behind poleman Jacques Villeneuve, 0.220 second behind
HH Frentzen in another Williams, and amazingly 0.282 second ahead of
Michael Schumacher. Shinji Nakano qualified 20th with 1:28.336.
The Race
It seems that a victory for Prost THIS year is definitely possible.
Michael Schumacher forced Olivier Panis
out to the pitlane exit for one moment, and soon had a collision with
Rubens Barrichello, causing chaos at the back. Eddie Irvine thus moved up
from 7th to 3rd. However, Panis took him under yellow flags. (Red flag was
once wrongly shown.) The safety car was out and gone. HH Frentzen, 2nd
behind teammate Jacques Villeneuve, retired on lap 5. Panis made stunning
efforts to close on Villeneuve, reducing the gap from 1.8 seconds to 1.0,
and the two pulled away from others. It is believed that Panis would stop
only once or twice to Villeneuve's three times so a win here was not
impossible. However, the possibility ceased as Panis' engine went on lap
18 when he was about 5 seconds behind Villeneuve. Shinji Nakano held on to
lap 49 when he too retired.
Irvine chased Villenevue hard towards the end of the race; the former took two pitstops to Villeneuve's three. They were head-to-tail for some good time but Villeneuve held on to win the race by less than one second.
San Marino GP Highlights
Friday
Michael Schumacher and Olivier Panis was 1st and 2nd in the morning
with 1:25.997 and 1:26.779 respectively. However, they were pushed
down to 2nd and 9th after midday practice. Eddie Irvine was leading
with 1:25.981. Shinji Nakano was 17th with 1:29.021.
Saturday
Olivier Panis qualified 4th with 1:24.075, behind Jacques Villeneuve
(1:23.303), HH Frentzen (1:23.646) and Michael Schumacher (1:23.955).
Both Jordans are on the third row. Shinji Nakano qualified 18th with
1:26.712.
The Race
Passed by Ralf Schumacher and Johnny Herbert, Olivier Panis settled
in 6th place, holding up a pack behind. On lap 12 17th-placed Shinji
Nakano was put out by Damon Hill; the World Champion seemed to have
seen a non-existent gap in the S-corner.
Eddie Irvine moved up to challenge Panis. In a desperate attempt to defend his 6th place, Panis went wide a little bit. Irvine and Fisichella passed by but Panis regained 6th place when Ralf Schumacher and Johnny Herbert retired.
His one-stop strategy didn't work as he became the first to come in for fresh tyres without refuelling. Suspension problem caused tyres to wear off fast. He was 10th after his last pit stop half way through the race and finished 8th.
Jacques Villeneuve was running with a comfortable lead over Michael Schumacher. Michael cut down the lead when Jacques' car started to have problem. After their first pitstops it was HH Frentzen, Schumacher and Villeneuve until the latter retired with gearbox problem. Schumacher chased very hard, but Frentzen won by 1.237 seconds. Irvine was a distant third followed by Fisichella, Alesi, Hakkinen, Larini and Panis.
Monaco GP Highlights
Thursday
Olivier Panis was 17th with 1:23.096 in Thursday's free practice.
Shinji Nakano was 21st with 1:25.350. Johnny Herbert led the pack with
1:21.188.
Saturday
Olivier Panis saw the chance of defending the Monaco victory nearly
vanish as he could only qualify 12th with 1:19.626. Shinji Nakano
remained 21st with 1:20.961. HH Frentzen and Michael Schumacher ended
Jacques Villeneuve's pole position streak with 1:18.216 and 1:18.235
respectively.
The Race
It's raining. The Williams started on slicks and dropped back real
quickly. Michael Schumacher was totally unchallenged as Rubens
Barrichello's Stewart and the Jordans ran strong in second to fourth.
Olivier Panis gained fourth place when Ralf Schumacher retired, gave
it to Eddie Irvine as he stopped for tyres, but passed Fisichella
to secure 3 good championship points.
Spanish GP Highlights
Friday
Olivier Panis was 11th with 1:21.636. Shinji Nakano was 16th with
1:23.191. Jean Alesi was fastest with 1:19.566 ahead of Jacques Villeneuve
and the two Jordans.
Saturday
Olivier Panis qualified 11th with 1:19.157, which is a disappointing
2.632 seconds behind poleman Jacques Villeneuve. Shinji Nakano was
16th with 1:20.103. HH Frentzen was second with 1:16.791 followed by
two McLarens and two Benettons. Michael Schumacher was at a remote 7th
followed by two Jordans.
The Race
Olivier Panis finished second behind Jacques Villeneuve but ahead of
Alesi, M.Schumacher, Herbert and Coulthard. The top three stopped
only twice to other's three. Eddie Irvine got a 10-second stop-go penalty
for blocking Panis and Alesi. The result lifted Panis to third in
the Drivers Championship Table. Shinji Nakano retired in the pit on lap
34 when he was running strongly in 10th place behind HH Frentzen. Jacques
Villeneuve was virtually unchallenged and actually lapped
his teammate Frentzen. M.Schumacher made a stunning start from seventh
to third while Frentzen dropped from second to seventh at the start.
Panis on Irvine: "I just could not get past him. He must have some problem with his eyesight. Everyone could see the blue flags were being waved. But it is impossible to talk to Eddie about anything, isn't it?"
Canadian GP Highlights
Friday
Olivier Panis was 5th with 1:20.727, a mere 0.438 second behind
fastest man HH Frentzen. Fisichella, Villeneuve and Alesi were second
to fourth. Shinji Nakano was 20th with 1:22.930.
Saturday
Despite being second fastest in the morning practice with 1:18.514,
Olivier Panis didn't manage to do as well in qualifying. He had to settle
at 10th place with 1:19.034. Pole sitter Michael Schumacher made a good
1:18.095 ahead of Villeneuve and Barrichello, but it was 0.061 second
slower than his morning practice time. Shinji Nakano was 19th with
1:20.307.
The Race
Olivier Panis had a bad crash on lap 51 and the race was stopped so
that he could be helicoptered to hospital. He had broken his legs
and was believed to be absent from racing for at least three months.
Emmanuel Collard will take over his #14 Prost in the mean time. The fact
that Shinji Nakano
got his first point by finishing 6th was largely overshadowed by Panis'
accident.
Latest report as per Atlas F1 says Panis was suffering a double fracture in each of his legs, and would undergo orthapedic surgery in Sunday evening.
Race report not available.
French GP Highlights
Friday
On a wet track, Shinji Nakano was 12th with 1:23.839 but was just
outside the 107% rule. Jarno Trulli,
replacing injured Olivier Panis, was 19th with 1:29.600.
Saturday
Jarno Trulli had a good start in Prost Grand Prix. In the qualifying
dominated by the Germans, Jarno qualified 6th with 1:14.957, 0.409
seconds behind pole-sitter Michael Schumacher. Shinji Nakano was 12th with
1:15.857. HH Frentzen, Ralf Schumacher, Jacques Villeneuve and Eddie
Irvine were 2nd to 5th.
The Race
Passed by the Benettons at the start, Jarno Trulli had a good run
in eighth position. He was fifth before his late pitstop which suggested
that he was going to stop twice to most others' three. After his second
stop he was 10th but rain began to fall. Jarno seemed to be bothered
by the rain and was passed by Herbert and Salo. Twice he made Frentzen's
lapping him difficult and actually "unlapped" himself from Frentzen once.
He was lucky not to have got a stop-go penalty. He finished 10th as Salo
dropped out. Shinji Nakano spun out early on lap 8.
Michael Schumacher led from start to finish unchallenged. But he fishtailed a lot when the rain started. He was supposed to pit three times but when the rain fell he decided to stay out. The final lap was incident packed. Ralf Schumacher spun but managed to rejoin the race. Coulthard spun out in 4th place and was classified 7th. Villeneuve spun in a desperate attempt to overtaken Irvine in the last corner but just managed to recover and crossed the line just before Jean Alesi.
British GP Highlights
Friday
Jarno Trulli was 10th in free practice with 1:24.946. Shinji Nakano was
15th with 1:26.270.
Saturday
Jarno Trulli qualified 13th with 1:23.366. Shinji Nakano was 15th with
1:23.887. The two Williams would be on the front row followed by Mika
Hakkinen's McLaren. Shinji Nakano was later promoted to 14th because
14th-placed Fontana did not have his car weighed as asked after
qualifying.
The Race
Shinji Nakano had a good run today but his engine blew in the
penultimate lap. World Champion Damon Hill inherited his 6th place
and got his very first championship point this year. Jarno Trulli was
eighth, a lap behind winner Jacques Villeneuve.
Frentzen stalled on the formation lap. That left Michael Schumacher a clear way to catch Villenevue at the restart. David Coulthard overtook Ralf Schumacher and teammate Mika Hakkinen and he held a pack up until he had serious wheel-locking problem. Schumacher took the lead when Villeneuve suffered a 33.6 second pitstop. The Williams mechanics had problems removing his front left tyre. Villeneuve dropped to 7th. However, both Ferraris had to pull out later as they had wheel bearing problem. Villenevue chased Hakkinen hard and took the lead to the chequered flag as Hakkinen's Mercedes engine blew. Second to eighth were Alesi, Wurz, Coulthard, Ralf Schumacher, Hill, Fisichella and Trulli.
German GP Highlights
Friday
Shinji Nakano continued his good effort. He was seventh in Friday's
practice, clocking a time of 1:47.143, only 0.947 second behind fastest
man Ralf Schumacher in a Jordan. Jarno Trulli was 13th with 1:47.784.
Saturday
Jarno Trulli qualified 11th with 1:43.226, 1.353 seconds behind pole
sitter Austria's Gerhard Berger. It was a good comeback for the Austrian,
whose father passed away in a plane crash during his absence in the last
three Grands Prix. He was followed by Fisichella, Hakkinen, Michael
Schumacher, Frentzen, Alesi, Ralf Schumacher and Coulthard. Jacques
Villeneuve got a disappointing 9th. Irvine was just 0.017 faster than
Trulli. Shinji Nakano was 17th with 1:44.112.
The Race
Jarno fourth! Race report not available.
Hungarian GP Highlights
Friday
Jarno Trulli was a brilliant third in Friday's free practice with
1:17.848, behind Michael Schumacher (1:17.583) and David Coulthard
(1:17.810). HH Frentzen was fourth with 1:17.884. Jacques Villeneuve
was a disappointing 11th and Shinji Nakano was 20th with 1:20.414.
Saturday
Although he improved his time by more than 1.5 seconds, Trulli could only
qualified 12th with 1:16.297. Shinji Nakano was 16th with 1:16.784.
Michael Schumacher got his 17th pole position with 1:14.672 while world
champion Damon Hill was a brilliant third behind Jacques Villenevue.
The Jordans were only 13th and 14th.
The Race
Shinji Nakano got his second championship point by finishing 6th, but it
was Damon Hill's misfortune which caught everyone's eyes. The luckless
world champion was leading second-place Jacques Villeneuve by half a
minute with 3 laps remaining when his throttle started to fail, and he
was passed on the last lap. Hill still managed to finish second followed
by Herbert, the Schumachers and the Prost drivers.
Belgian GP Highlights
Friday
It's raining. Jarno Trulli was 8th with 2:09.772 on the wet track and
Shinji Nakano was 2:10.272. The Benettons led the practice with Berger
the fastest with 2:06.802. Bridgestone drivers Barrichello and Hill were
third and fourth respectively.
Saturday
Jarno Trulli qualified 14th with 1:52.274. Shinji Nakano was 16th with
1:52.749. In between the Prosts was Gerhard Berger's Benetton. Jacques
Villeneuve took pole with 1:49.450, followed by Jean Alesi and Michael
Schumacher.
The Race
Jarno Trulli's car had hydraulic problem and had to start from the
pitlane. He stayed at the back throughout the race and finished 2 laps
behind winner Michael Schumacher and was classified 16th. Shinji Nakano
spun off in lap 4. Both Trulli and Nakano were found suffering from
electronic problem.
Michael Schumacher quickly passed Jean Alesi and Jacques Villeneuve after a rolling start. The pace car was out for 4 laps because the heavy rain made the track look like a river. The German started in his T-car which had a wet setup and intermediate tyres. He led all the way to the end unchallenged. Second to sixth were Fisichella, Hakkinen, Frentzen, Herbert and Villeneuve. Hakkinen was later disqualified since he was found using illegal fuel in qualifying.
Italian GP Highlights
Friday
Trulli qualified 7th with a lap time of 1:25.317. Nakano was 19th with
1:26.727. The Williams were the fastest on track (Frentzen: 1:23.991,
Villeneuve: 1:24.837). Michael Schumacher was only 13th.
Saturday
Jarno Trulli had a spun and continued in the T-car. He qualified 16th with
1:24.567. Shinji Nakano was 15th with 1:24.553; the first time he
outqualified his teammate. Jean Alesi took pole with 1:22.990 followed by
Frentzen and Fisichella and Villeneuve. Michael Schumacher was only
9th.
The Race
Both Prosts finished the race. Trulli was 10th and Nakano 11th.
Coulthard started well and jumped from 6th to 3rd. He "passed" Alesi and
Frentzen in the pit and took his second win of the season. Following
Frentzen were Fisichella, Villeneuve and M. Schumacher.
Austrian GP
Friday
Jarno Trulli and Shinji Nakano were 14th (1:12.935) and 17th (1:13.280)
in Friday's practice respectively. The Williams were the fastest with
Frentzen clocking 1:11.527. Barrichello and Fisichella were 3rd and
4th.
Saturday
As if to tell Alain that he could be Panis' partner in 1998, Jarno Trulli
qualified 3rd with an amazing 1:10.511, just 0.207 second behind
Villeneuve and 0.113 behind Hakkinen. And Jarno did it in the T-car!
Shinji Naknao was 16th with 1:11.596. Championship leader Michael
Schumacher was only 9th.
The Race
Jacques Villeneuve had a bad start which dropped him to fourth behind
Hakkinen, Trulli and Barrichello. Hakkinen retired soon and Trulli started
to pull away from Barrichello fast, making many fastest laps and building
a comfortable 10-second lead. When Villeneuve finally got past Barrichello
he chased Trulli hard and reduced the gap by half. After the pitstops it
was Villeneuve who led the race. By lap 58 Trulli was second when the
Mugen engines on both Prosts expired in the same lap.
Luxembourg GP
Friday
Olivier Panis was back in F1 racing. He was 11th in Friday's practice,
making a lap time of 1:19.412. Shinji Nakano was 15th with 1:20.073.
The fastest man on the Nurburgring track was Mika Hakkinen (1:17.998).
Championship leader Michael Schumacher was 8th with 1:18.954. Jacques
Villeneuve was 12th with 1:19.640.
Saturday
Olivier Panis qualified 11th in his first return to Grand Prix racing
after the crash in Canadian GP. He clocked 1:17.650. Shinji Nakano was
17th with 1:18.699. Hakkinen took his first pole of his career with
1:16.602. Behind him were Villeneuve, Frentzen and Fisichella.
Michael Schumacher was 5th on the grid.
The Race
David Coulthard made a blinding start and jumped from sixth to second
behind pole sitter Mika Hakkinen. Jacques Villeneuve touched wheel with
HH Frentzen but both continued without problem. Michael Schumacher and
Gerhard Berger got involved in the accident between the two Jordans.
Michael retired with suspension problem.
Hakkinen was leading teammate Coulthard by a huge margin, but the Mercedes on both McLarens expired within 30 seconds (and on the same spot). Jacques Villeneuve inherited the lead and won the race unchallenged, followed by Jean Alesi, Frentzen and Berger. Diniz got his first two championship points this year by resisting Olivier Panis' overtaking to finish 5th. Panis scored in his return, and that is all that matters. Shinji Nakano's engine expired on lap 51.
Japanese GP Highlights
Friday
Olivier Panis was third with 1:38.941, 0.038 second behind Eddie Irvine
and 0.030 second behind Ralf Schumacher. Shinji Nakano was 12th with
1:40.653. 10th and 11th were Michael Schumacher and Jacques Villeneuve
respectively.
Saturday
Olivier Panis suffered another engine breakdown and qualified 10th with
1:37.073. Shinji Nakano was 15th with 1:37.588. Championship leader
Jacques Villeneuve sat on pole with 1:36.071, a mere 0.062 second faster
than Michael Schumacher. Michael should be kept out of trouble on the
front row as his teammate Eddie Irvine was 3rd on the grid.
Villeneuve was later disqualified for ignoring yellow flags.
He would still race under appeal.
The Race
Both Prosts retired. Altogether 4 Mugen engines blew throughout the
weekend. Ferrari played wonderful team tactics with Irvine, who started
with less fuel, keeping Villeneuve at bay and Michael Schumacher simply
pulled away. (If only Ferrari was 10% that good in 1990, who could have
stopped Prost!?) After a typical "Williams" pitstop, Villeneuve could only
finished 5th, and the two points will only be counted if Villeneuve's
appeal is successful. Michael Schumacher won from Frentzen, Irvine and
Hakkinen. Alesi was sixth. Williams-Renault secured the Constructors'
Championship. Villeneuve dropped the appeal later fearing a higher
penalty and that made Alesi fifth and Herbert sixth.
European GP Highlights
Friday
To everyone's surprise Trulli did not drive in place of
Nakano. But it was Olivier Panis who stole the show. He led the whole grid
with the fastest lap time of 1:22.735. Damon Hill of Arrows, another
Bridgestone driver, was second with 1:22.898, followed closely by
Villeneuve. Michael Schumacher was 9th. Nakano was 17th with 1:24.735.
Saturday
Incredible! The first three men made the same lap time of 1:21.072.
Jacques Villeneuve sat on pole because he clocked this fastest time first.
He was followed by championship leader Michael Schumacher and HH Frentzen.
World Champion Damon Hill was a close 4th. Michael's teammate,
Eddie Irvine, was 7th. Olivier Panis was 9th with 1:21.735. Shinji
Nakano was 15 with 1:22.351.
The Race
Michael Schumacher made a good start and took the first corner. Jacques
Villeneuve suffered from wheel spins and teammate Frentzen went up to
second place. Schumacher was pulling away and Frentzen let Villeneuve pass
him after about 5 laps. Villeneuve was unable to close the 5 second
cushion Schumacher had on him. After their first pitstops, Schumacher was
stuck behind the non-pitted Frentzen and the McLarens. The McLarens pitted
but Frentzen was there holding up Schumacher. Villeneuve was only a second
behind when Frentzen pitted.
Villeneuve was unluckily stuck behind Fontana and the distance grew to 3 seconds. Schumacher was to pit first but Villeneuve could make no advantage of that as he himself pitted on the next lap. Schumacher came out in front but Villeneuve was out in third behind Frentzen and dropped to fourth in between the McLarens. Coulthard pitted and Frentzen once again let Villeneuve through but Schumacher was 4 to 5 seconds in front.
Villeneuve was closing the gap at 0.5 sec/lap when suddenly Schumacher's car seemed to be slowing down. Their gap vanished. Villeneuve dived down the inside to overtake and was almost through when Schumacher turned in on him. Schumacher's right front wheel hit Villeneuve's sideboard and probably the left rear tyre. Schumacher ended up in the gravel trap but Villeneuve continued.
Villeneuve backed off and the McLarens were closing up. Mika Hakkinen passed Coulthard with a surprise move in the straight. Villeneuve didn't want to risk anything and let Hakkinen through. Coulthard passed Villeneuve too at the last corner. Hakkinen won his first GP in 96 attempts. Villeneuve was third but got his first F1 World Championship Title. His Goodyear tyres were so worn out in the end. Berger was fourth in his last GP followed by Irvine. Frentzen, Panis and Herbert had a battle for sixth place but it was settled before the end. They came home in that order. Nakano was 10th; Villeneuve left him unlapped. 17 out of 22 cars finished. It was a good race for everybody, except Michael Schumacher. Shame on you, Michael.
Congratulations, Jacques, for a well deserved title. And Prost, for a promising debut year.