1997 Brazilian Grand Prix

1997 Brazilian Grand Prix
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 Canada Jacques Villeneuve Williams-Renault
Time 1:18.397 on lap 28
Podium
First Williams-Renault
Second Benetton-Renault
Third Prost-Mugen-Honda
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.