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Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours Did You Know
The first F1 World Championship race was the 1950 British Grand Prix at Silverstone on 13 May 1950.
Michael Schumacher won the French Grand Prix 1997 at Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours on 29 June 1997, starting from pole position. Heinz-Harald Frentzen finished second for Williams, with Eddie Irvine completing the podium for Ferrari.
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- WinnerMichael Schumacher
- CircuitCircuit de Nevers Magny-Cours
- Winning teamFerrari
Race Results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Pts | FL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |  Ferrari | 1 | 10 | Finished | ||
2 |  Heinz-Harald Frentzen FRE +23.537 |  Williams | 2 | 6 | Finished | |
3 |  Eddie Irvine IRV +1:14.801 | Ferrari | 5 | 4 | Finished | |
4 |  Jacques Villeneuve VIL +1:21.784 | Williams | 4 | 3 | Finished | |
5 |  Jean Alesi ALE +1:22.735 |  Benetton | 8 | 2 | Finished | |
6 |  Ralf Schumacher SCH +1:29.871 |  Jordan | 3 | 1 | Finished | |
7 |  McLaren | 9 | 0 | Collision | ||
8 |  Sauber | 14 | 0 | +1 Lap | ||
9 | Jordan | 11 | 0 | +1 Lap | ||
10 |  Prost | 6 | 0 | +2 Laps | ||
11 |  Minardi | 21 | 0 | +2 Laps | ||
12 |  Arrows | 17 | 0 | +3 Laps | ||
R |  Tyrrell | 19 | 0 | Electrical | ||
R | Benetton | 7 | 0 | Spun off | ||
R | Arrows | 16 | 0 | Spun off | ||
R | Sauber | 20 | 0 | Spun off | ||
R |  Stewart | 13 | 0 | Engine | ||
R | Stewart | 15 | 0 | Brakes | ||
R | McLaren | 10 | 0 | Engine | ||
R | Tyrrell | 18 | 0 | Spun off | ||
R | Prost | 12 | 0 | Spun off | ||
R | Minardi | 22 | 0 | Engine |
Classification22 drivers
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Ferrari | 1:14.548 | - | - | |
2 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen FRE +0.201 | Williams | 1:14.749 | - | - |
3 | Ralf Schumacher SCH +0.207 | Jordan | 1:14.755 | - | - |
4 | Jacques Villeneuve VIL +0.252 | Williams | 1:14.800 | - | - |
5 | Eddie Irvine IRV +0.312 | Ferrari | 1:14.860 | - | - |
6 |  Jarno Trulli TRU +0.409 | Prost | 1:14.957 | - | - |
7 |  Alexander Wurz WUR +0.438 | Benetton | 1:14.986 | - | - |
8 | Jean Alesi ALE +0.680 | Benetton | 1:15.228 | - | - |
9 |  David Coulthard COU +0.722 | McLaren | 1:15.270 | - | - |
10 |  Mika Häkkinen HKK +0.791 | McLaren | 1:15.339 | - | - |
11 |  Giancarlo Fisichella FIS +0.905 | Jordan | 1:15.453 | - | - |
12 |  Rubens Barrichello BAR +1.328 | Stewart | 1:15.876 | - | - |
13 |  Shinji Nakano NAK +1.328 | Prost | 1:15.876 | - | - |
14 |  Johnny Herbert HER +1.470 | Sauber | 1:16.018 | - | - |
15 |  Jan Magnussen MAG +1.601 | Stewart | 1:16.149 | - | - |
16 |  Pedro Diniz DIN +1.988 | Arrows | 1:16.536 | - | - |
17 |  Damon Hill HIL +2.181 | Arrows | 1:16.729 | - | - |
18 |  Jos Verstappen VER +2.393 | Tyrrell | 1:16.941 | - | - |
19 |  Mika Salo SAL +2.708 | Tyrrell | 1:17.256 | - | - |
20 |  Norberto Fontana FON +2.990 | Sauber | 1:17.538 | - | - |
21 |  Ukyo Katayama KAT +3.015 | Minardi | 1:17.563 | - | - |
22 |  Tarso Marques MAR +3.732 | Minardi | 1:18.280 | - | - |
Grid order22 drivers