Round 10 · 1997
German Grand Prix
WinnerBEGBenetton · from P1
PoleBEG
Fastest lap1:45.747Berger · L9
Biggest gain+10Nakano P17→P7
Retirements11of 22 starters
Classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | +/− | Laps | Time / Status | Pits | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gerhard Berger BEG | Benetton | 1 | 0 | 45 | 1:20:59.046 FL | — | 10 |
| 2 | Ferrari | 4 | +2 | 45 | +17.530 | — | 6 | |
| 3 | Mika Hakkinen PAI | McLaren | 3 | 0 | 45 | +24.770 | — | 4 |
| 4 | Jarno Trulli TRU | Prost | 11 | +7 | 45 | +27.170 | — | 3 |
| 5 | Ralf Schumacher SCM | Jordan | 7 | +2 | 45 | +30.000 | — | 2 |
| 6 | Jean Alesi ALE | Benetton | 6 | 0 | 45 | +34.720 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Shinji Nakano NAK | Prost | 17 | +10 | 45 | +1:19.720 | — | |
| 8 | Damon Hill HID | Arrows | 13 | +5 | 44 | +1 lap | — | |
| 9 | Norberto Fontana FOA | Sauber | 18 | +9 | 44 | +1 lap | — | |
| 10 | Jos Verstappen VEA | Tyrrell | 20 | +10 | 44 | +1 lap | — | |
| 11 | Jordan | 2 | -9 | 40 | +5 laps | — | ||
| — | Eddie Irvine IRV | Ferrari | 10 | 1 | DNF · L1 | — | ||
| — | Johnny Herbert HEB | Sauber | 14 | 8 | DNF · L8 | — | ||
| — | Williams | 9 | 33 | DNF · L33 | — | |||
| — | Stewart | 12 | 33 | DNF · L33 | — | |||
| — | Williams | 5 | 1 | DNF · L1 | — | |||
| — | David Coulthard COT | McLaren | 8 | 1 | DNF · L1 | — | ||
| — | Pedro Diniz DIN | Arrows | 16 | 8 | DNF · L8 | — | ||
| — | Mika Salo SAL | Tyrrell | 19 | 33 | DNF · L33 | — | ||
| — | Jan Magnussen MGN | Stewart | 15 | 27 | DNF · L27 | — | ||
| — | Ukyo Katayama KAT | Minardi | 22 | 23 | DNF · L23 | — | ||
| — | Tarso Marques MAQ | Minardi | 21 | 0 | DNF · L0 | — |
Session schedule
Grand PrixFinal
Championship after round 10
| Pos | Driver | Pts | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 53 | ||
| 2 | 43 | ||
| 3 | Jean Alesi ALE | 22 | |
| 4 | Gerhard Berger BEG | 20 | ▲5 |
| 5 | 19 | ▼1 | |
| 6 | Eddie Irvine IRV | 18 | ▼1 |
| 7 | Oliver Panis PAN | 15 | ▼1 |
| 8 | David Coulthard COT | 14 | ▼1 |
Running totals from published race points.
Recent winners at Hockenheimring
Circuit DNA| Season | Event | Winner | Team | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | German Grand Prix | Damon Hill HID | Williams | 1 |
| 1995 | German Grand Prix | Benetton | 2 | |
| 1994 | German Grand Prix | Gerhard Berger BEG | Ferrari | 1 |
| 1993 | German Grand Prix | Alain Prost PRO | Williams | 1 |
| 1992 | German Grand Prix | Nigel Mansell MNS | Williams | 1 |
| 1991 | German Grand Prix | Nigel Mansell MNS | Williams | 1 |
| 1990 | German Grand Prix | Ayrton Senna SEY | McLaren | 1 |
| 1989 | German Grand Prix | Ayrton Senna SEY | McLaren | 1 |