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Введение
Гран-при Японии 1997 года (официально известный как XXIII Гран-при Японии Fuji Television) — гонка Формулы-1, прошедшая 12 октября 1997 года на трассе Сузука. Это была 16-я и предпоследняя гонка сезона Формулы-1 1997 года. Победа Шумахера позволила ему обойти Вильнева в чемпионате, набрав 78 очков против 77 очков у Вильнева. Эта гонка стала последней в карьере Джанни Морбиделли.
The 1997 Japanese Grand Prix (officially known as the XXIII Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race held on 12 October 1997 at the Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka. It was the 16th and penultimate race of the 1997 Formula One season. Schumacher's win put him in front of Villeneuve in the championship on 78 points, with Villeneuve on 77 points. This race was the last for Gianni Morbidelli.
Гонка
На старте Жак Вильнев ушел вправо и заблокировал Михаэля Шумахера, сохранив лидерство. Мика Хаккинен обошел Эдди Ирвина, заняв третье место. К концу первого круга лидировали Вильнев, Михаэль Шумахер, Хаккинен, Ирвин, Френцен и Бергер. Имея небольшой запас топлива, Ирвин начал агрессивный подъем по пелотону, выйдя в лидеры на третьем круге. К пятому кругу североирландец оторвался от Вильнева на 8,9 секунды, в то время как разрыв между канадцем, занимавшим второе место, и Жаном Алеси, шестым, составлял менее двух секунд. Первыми сошли Стюарты, сойдя с разницей в три круга. Местные герои Укё Катаяма и Синдзи Накано вскоре последовали их примеру. После 13 кругов пилоты начали заезжать в боксы, в том числе Хаккинен и Бергер. На 15-м круге Ирвин вышел в лидеры, опережая Вильнева на 12,7 секунды. В топ-6 тогда входили Михаэль Шумахер, Френцен, Джонни Герберт и Джанкарло Физикелла. Шумахер заехал в боксы сразу после товарища по команде, а Вильнев – на 19-м круге. Канадский вышел из пит-лейна прямо перед Шумахером, но немец, с более прогретыми шинами, устремился по главной прямой, обошел Вильнева изнутри и обогнал его. На 23-м круге, после того как все лидеры заехали в боксы, лидировали Ирвин, Шумахер, Вильнев, Френцен, Хаккинен и Алеси. На 22-м круге отрыв лидера от второго места составлял около 11 секунд, но в рамках стратегии Ferrari Ирвин вскоре начал сбрасывать темп и через пару кругов пропустил вперед Шумахера, одновременно блокируя Вильнева на третьем месте. Стратегия сработала идеально, и Вильнев ожидал свой второй пит-стоп, чтобы выбраться из трафика и подрезать Ирвина. Однако это не принесло канадцу никакой пользы, так как он откатился на шестое место и уже не мог бороться даже за подиум. После второго пит-стопа главным изменением стало второе место: Френцен, имевший больший вес топлива и проведя больше времени на трассе, обошел Ирвина. К 38-му кругу лидировали Шумахер, Френцен (8,5 секунды позади), Ирвин, Алеси, Хаккинен и Вильнев (23 секунды от лидера). Френцен в итоге набрал обороты и сократил отрыв до 5 секунд на 45-м круге, а Вильнев обошел Алеси, заняв пятое место. С 8 кругами до конца сценарий указывал на комфортное лидерство и вероятную победу Шумахера, однако, за два круга до финиша немец застрял позади Деймона Хилла, которого вот-вот обгонят на круг. Это привело к сокращению отрыва между ним и Френценом до одной секунды на финальных этапах, но Шумахер вырвался вперед и сохранил лидерство до клетчатого флага. Заняв пятое место, Вильнев первоначально обеспечил себе лидерство в чемпионате с преимуществом в одно очко. Однако из-за дисквалификации с гонки он потерял два очка и лидерство в чемпионате перешло к Шумахеру, также с преимуществом в одно очко и один этап до конца.
At the start, Jacques Villeneuve dived to the right and blocked Michael Schumacher, keeping the lead. Behind the frontrunners, Mika Hakkinen passed Eddie Irvine for third. At the final of the first lap, the order was Villeneuve, Michael Schumacher, Hakkinen, Irvine, Frentzen and Berger. Running light on fuel, Irvine started an aggressive climbing of the grid, storming to the lead on lap 3. By lap 5, the Northern Irishman had built a gap of 8.9 seconds from Villeneuve, meanwhile the difference from the Canadian, in 2nd place, to Jean Alesi, in 6th, was less than two seconds. The first casualties were the Stewart duo, retiring with three laps of difference apart. Local heroes Ukyo Katayama and Shinji Nakano soon followed them. After 13 laps, the drivers started to pit, as did Hakkinen and Berger. At the end of lap 15 Irvine pitted for the lead, 12.7 seconds from Villeneuve in 2nd place. The top 6 were formed then by Michael Schumacher, Frentzen, Johnny Herbert and Giancarlo Fisichella. Schumacher pitted just after his teammate and Villeneuve did the same at the end of lap 19. The Canadian exited the pits just in front of Schumacher, however, with warmer tires, the German stormed to the main straight, dived inside and passed Villeneuve for good. On lap 23, after all the frontrunners had pitted, the order was Irvine, Schumacher, Villeneuve, Frentzen, Hakkinen and Alesi. The gap from the leader to the second was about 11 seconds on lap 22, but as part of Ferrari's strategy, Irvine soon started to lift his foot and in a couple of laps let Schumacher passed by him to the lead, immediately blocking and holding Villeneuve in third place. The strategy worked perfectly and Villeneuve anticipated his second pit to try to leave the traffic and undercut Irvine. This meant nothing to the Canadian, as he fell down to 6th place and never had the pace to challenge even a podium. After the second round of pits, the major change was in second place, as Frentzen, running heavier on fuel and spending more time on track, passed Irvine for 2nd place. By lap 38 the order was Schumacher, Frentzen (8.5 seconds behind), Irvine, Alesi, Hakkinen and Villeuve (23 seconds from the leader). Frentzen eventually charged back and reduced the gap to 5 seconds by lap 45, meanwhile Villeneuve passed Alesi for 5th. The scenario was showing a comfortable leading and eventual winning for Schumacher with 8 laps to go; however, with two laps remaining, the German stuck behind Damon Hill, who was about to be lapped. This meant the gap from him to Frentzen to reduce to one second on final stages, but Schumacher cleaned his way and keep the lead until the chequered flag. As Villeneuve had ended in 5th place, the Canadian initially secured the Championship lead by one point. With his disqualification from the race, he lost two points and the Championship lead to Schumacher, also by one point and one round to go. Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 5 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 53 1:29:48.446 2 10 2 4 Heinz Harald Frentzen Williams Renault 53 +1.378 6 6 3 6 Eddie Irvine Ferrari 53 +26.384 3 4 4 9 Mika Häkkinen McLaren Mercedes 53 +27.129 4 3 5 7 Jean Alesi Benetton Renault 53 +40.403 7 2 6 16 Johnny Herbert Sauber Petronas 53 +41.630 8 1 7 12 Giancarlo Fisichella Jordan Peugeot 53 +56.825 9 8 8 Gerhard Berger Benetton Renault 53 +1:00.429 5 9 11 Ralf Schumacher Jordan Peugeot 53 +1:22.036 13 10 10 David Coulthard McLaren Mercedes 52 Engine 11 11 1 Damon Hill Arrows Yamaha 52 +1 lap 17 12 2 Pedro Diniz Arrows Yamaha 52 +1 lap 16 13 18 Jos Verstappen Tyrrell Ford 52 +1 lap 21 Ret 21 Tarso Marques Minardi Hart 46 Gearbox 20 Ret 19 Mika Salo Tyrrell Ford 46 Engine 22 Ret 14 Olivier Panis Prost Mugen Honda 36 Engine 10 Ret 15 Shinji Nakano Prost Mugen Honda 22 Wheel bearing 15 Ret 20 Ukyo Katayama Minardi Hart 8 Engine 19 Ret 22 Rubens Barrichello Stewart Ford 6 Spun off 12 Ret 23 Jan Magnussen Stewart Ford 3 Spun off 14 DSQ 3 Jacques Villeneuve Williams Renault 53 Ignored yellow flags during practice 1 DNS 17 Gianni Morbidelli Sauber Petronas 0 Injury 18 Source:
Поз. Номер Пилот Конструктор Круги Время/Сход Сетка Очки
1 5 Михаэль Шумахер Ferrari 53 1:29:48.446 2 10
2 10 Хайнц Харальд Френцен Williams Renault 53 +1.378 6 6
3 6 Эдди Ирвин Ferrari 53 +26.384 3 4
4 9 Мика Хаккинен McLaren Mercedes 53 +27.129 4 3
5 7 Жан Алеси Benetton Renault 53 +40.403 7 2
6 16 Джонни Герберт Sauber Petronas 53 +41.630 8 1
7 12 Джанкарло Физикелла Jordan Peugeot 53 +56.825 9 8
8 8 Герхард Бергер Benetton Renault 53 +1:00.429 5 9
9 11 Ральф Шумахер Jordan Peugeot 53 +1:22.036 13 10
10 10 Дэвид Култард McLaren Mercedes 52 Двигатель 11
11 1 Деймон Хилл Arrows Yamaha 52 +1 круг 17
12 2 Педро Диниз Arrows Yamaha 52 +1 круг 16
13 18 Жос Верстаппен Tyrrell Ford 52 +1 круг 21
14 21 Тарсо Маркес Minardi Hart 46 Коробка передач 20
15 19 Мика Сало Tyrrell Ford 46 Двигатель 22
16 14 Оливье Панис Prost Mugen Honda 36 Двигатель 10
17 15 Синдзи Накано Prost Mugen Honda 22 Подшипник колеса 15
18 20 Укё Катаяма Minardi Hart 8 Двигатель 19
19 22 Рубенс Баррикелло Stewart Ford 6 Вылет с трассы 12
20 23 Ян Магнуссен Stewart Ford 3 Вылет с трассы 14
21 3 Жак Вильнев Williams Renault 53 Игнорирование желтых флагов во время практики 1
22 17 Джанни Морбиделли Sauber Petronas 0 Травма 18
At the start, Jacques Villeneuve dived to the right and blocked Michael Schumacher, keeping the lead. Behind the frontrunners, Mika Hakkinen passed Eddie Irvine for third. At the final of the first lap, the order was Villeneuve, Michael Schumacher, Hakkinen, Irvine, Frentzen and Berger. Running light on fuel, Irvine started an aggressive climbing of the grid, storming to the lead on lap 3. By lap 5, the Northern Irishman had built a gap of 8.9 seconds from Villeneuve, meanwhile the difference from the Canadian, in 2nd place, to Jean Alesi, in 6th, was less than two seconds. The first casualties were the Stewart duo, retiring with three laps of difference apart. Local heroes Ukyo Katayama and Shinji Nakano soon followed them. After 13 laps, the drivers started to pit, as did Hakkinen and Berger. At the end of lap 15 Irvine pitted for the lead, 12.7 seconds from Villeneuve in 2nd place. The top 6 were formed then by Michael Schumacher, Frentzen, Johnny Herbert and Giancarlo Fisichella. Schumacher pitted just after his teammate and Villeneuve did the same at the end of lap 19. The Canadian exited the pits just in front of Schumacher, however, with warmer tires, the German stormed to the main straight, dived inside and passed Villeneuve for good. On lap 23, after all the frontrunners had pitted, the order was Irvine, Schumacher, Villeneuve, Frentzen, Hakkinen and Alesi. The gap from the leader to the second was about 11 seconds on lap 22, but as part of Ferrari's strategy, Irvine soon started to lift his foot and in a couple of laps let Schumacher passed by him to the lead, immediately blocking and holding Villeneuve in third place. The strategy worked perfectly and Villeneuve anticipated his second pit to try to leave the traffic and undercut Irvine. This meant nothing to the Canadian, as he fell down to 6th place and never had the pace to challenge even a podium. After the second round of pits, the major change was in second place, as Frentzen, running heavier on fuel and spending more time on track, passed Irvine for 2nd place. By lap 38 the order was Schumacher, Frentzen (8.5 seconds behind), Irvine, Alesi, Hakkinen and Villeuve (23 seconds from the leader). Frentzen eventually charged back and reduced the gap to 5 seconds by lap 45, meanwhile Villeneuve passed Alesi for 5th. The scenario was showing a comfortable leading and eventual winning for Schumacher with 8 laps to go; however, with two laps remaining, the German stuck behind Damon Hill, who was about to be lapped. This meant the gap from him to Frentzen to reduce to one second on final stages, but Schumacher cleaned his way and keep the lead until the chequered flag. As Villeneuve had ended in 5th place, the Canadian initially secured the Championship lead by one point. With his disqualification from the race, he lost two points and the Championship lead to Schumacher, also by one point and one round to go. Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 5 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 53 1:29:48.446 2 10 2 4 Heinz Harald Frentzen Williams Renault 53 +1.378 6 6 3 6 Eddie Irvine Ferrari 53 +26.384 3 4 4 9 Mika Häkkinen McLaren Mercedes 53 +27.129 4 3 5 7 Jean Alesi Benetton Renault 53 +40.403 7 2 6 16 Johnny Herbert Sauber Petronas 53 +41.630 8 1 7 12 Giancarlo Fisichella Jordan Peugeot 53 +56.825 9 8 8 Gerhard Berger Benetton Renault 53 +1:00.429 5 9 11 Ralf Schumacher Jordan Peugeot 53 +1:22.036 13 10 10 David Coulthard McLaren Mercedes 52 Engine 11 11 1 Damon Hill Arrows Yamaha 52 +1 lap 17 12 2 Pedro Diniz Arrows Yamaha 52 +1 lap 16 13 18 Jos Verstappen Tyrrell Ford 52 +1 lap 21 Ret 21 Tarso Marques Minardi Hart 46 Gearbox 20 Ret 19 Mika Salo Tyrrell Ford 46 Engine 22 Ret 14 Olivier Panis Prost Mugen Honda 36 Engine 10 Ret 15 Shinji Nakano Prost Mugen Honda 22 Wheel bearing 15 Ret 20 Ukyo Katayama Minardi Hart 8 Engine 19 Ret 22 Rubens Barrichello Stewart Ford 6 Spun off 12 Ret 23 Jan Magnussen Stewart Ford 3 Spun off 14 DSQ 3 Jacques Villeneuve Williams Renault 53 Ignored yellow flags during practice 1 DNS 17 Gianni Morbidelli Sauber Petronas 0 Injury 18 Source: