Back 1997 Brasiliaanse Grand Prix Afrikaans جائزة البرازيل الكبرى 1997 Arabic 1997 Голяма награда на Бразилия Bulgarian Gran Premi del Brasil del 1997 Catalan Grand Prix Brazílie 1997 Czech Großer Preis von Brasilien 1997 German Anexo:Gran Premio de Brasil de 1997 Spanish Brasilian Grand Prix 1997 Finnish Grand Prix automobile du Brésil 1997 French Gran Premio do Brasil de 1997 Galician
| 1997 Brazilian Grand Prix | |||||
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Race 2 of 17 in the 1997 Formula One World Championship
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| Race details | |||||
| Date | 30 March 1997 | ||||
| Official name | XXVI Grande Prêmio do Brasil | ||||
| Location | Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo, Brazil | ||||
| Course | Permanent Racing Facility | ||||
| Course length | 4.292 km (2.667 miles) | ||||
| Distance | 72 laps, 309.024 km (192.019 miles) | ||||
| Weather | Overcast and dry with temperatures reaching up to 23 °C (73 °F)[1] | ||||
| Pole position | |||||
| Driver | Williams-Renault | ||||
| Time | 1:16.004 | ||||
| Fastest lap | |||||
| Driver |
 Jacques Villeneuve | Williams-Renault | |||
| Time | 1:18.397 on lap 28 | ||||
| Podium | |||||
| First | Williams-Renault | ||||
| Second | Benetton-Renault | ||||
| Third | Prost-Mugen-Honda | ||||
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Lap leaders | |||||
The 1997 Brazilian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Autódromo José Carlos Pace near Interlagos, Brazil on 30 March 1997. It was the second race of the 1997 Formula One season. The 72-lap race was won by Williams driver Jacques Villeneuve after he started from pole position. Gerhard Berger finished second for the Benetton team and Prost driver Olivier Panis was third.
- ^ Weather info for the 1997 Brazilian Grand Prix at Weather Underground