1997 F1 Management Series season

The 1997 F1 Management Series season is the first season of the management series run by Ataxia.

Drivers and teams

Team	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	#	Race Drivers	Rounds	Test Driver
MasterCard Lola F1 Team	Lola	T97/30	Ford ED4 3.0 V8	1	Damon Hill	1-	Tarso Marques
				2	Pedro Lamy	1-8, 11-
					Mika Salo	9-10
Rothmans Williams Renault	Williams	FW19	Renault RS9 3.0 V10	3	Jean Alesi	1-	Ricardo Zonta
				4	Rubens Barrichello	1-
Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro	Ferrari	F310B	Ferrari 046/2 3.0 V10	5	Michael Schumacher	1-	Gianni Morbidelli
				6	Olivier Panis	1-
Mild Seven Benetton Renault	Benetton	B197	Renault RS9 3.0 V10	7	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	1-10, 12-	Ukyo Katayama
					Ukyo Katayama	11
				8	Eddie Irvine	1-
West McLaren Mercedes	McLaren	MP4/12	Mercedes FO110E 3.0 V10	9	Mika Häkkinen	1-	Nick Heidfeld
				10	Greg Moore	1-
Benson & Hedges Jordan Peugeot	Jordan	197	Peugeot A14 3.0 V10	11	Johnny Herbert	1-	Vincenzo Sospiri
				12	Alexander Wurz	1-
Prost Gauloises Blondes	Prost	JS45	Mugen-Honda MF-301HB 3.0 V10	14	Giancarlo Fisichella	1-	Emmanuel Collard Shinji Nakano
				15	Shinji Nakano	1-6
					David Coulthard	7-
Red Bull Sauber Yamaha	Sauber	C16	Yamaha OX11A 3.0 V10	16	Gerhard Berger	1-	Ricardo Rosset
				17	Ralf Schumacher	1-
Team Tyrrell Peugeot	Tyrrell	025	Peugeot A14 3.0 V10	18	Tom Kristensen	1-	Norberto Fontana
				19	Kenny Bräck	1-
Danka Arrows Yamaha	Arrows	A18	Yamaha OX11A 3.0 V10	20	Mika Salo	1-6, 8, 11-	Jörg Müller
					Jacques Villeneuve	7
					Mark Blundell	9
					Jörg Müller	10
				21	Toranosuke Takagi	1-
Repsol Minardi Team	Minardi	M197	Valleverde F046 3.0 V10	22	Nicola Larini	1-9	Allan McNish
					Allan McNish	10-
				23	Pedro de la Rosa	1-
HSBC Malaysia Stewart Ford	Stewart	SF01	Ford VJ Zetec-R 3.0 V10	24	Jos Verstappen	1-	Luca Badoer
				25	Jarno Trulli	1-
Stefan Grand Prix	Stefan	S-01	Ford ED4 3.0 V8	26	Jan Magnussen	1-	Andrea Montermini
				27	Pedro Diniz	1-

Mid-season changes

There were a number of changes to driving personnel over the course of the year, as teams aggressively chased good results.

• David Coulthard replaced Shinji Nakano at Prost, after the Japanese driver failed to score in what appeared to be a good car.

• Arrows have adopted a revolving-door policy in their first driver seat, as Mika Salo made way for Jacques Villeneuve at Canada, and will move aside for Mark Blundell and Jörg Müller in the British and German Grands Prix respectively.

• After agreement with Arrows, Mika Salo will replace Pedro Lamy at Lola at Silverstone and Hockenheim.

Calendar

Round	Race	Circuit	Date	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Winning Driver	Winning Constructor
1	Australian Grand Prix	Albert Park	9 March	Rubens Barrichello	Jean Alesi	Rubens Barrichello	Williams-Renault
2	Brazilian Grand Prix	Interlagos	30 March	Jean Alesi	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari
3	Argentine Grand Prix	Buenos Aires	13 April	Rubens Barrichello	Rubens Barrichello	Olivier Panis	Ferrari
4	San Marino Grand Prix	Imola	27 April	Michael Schumacher	Michael Schumacher	Rubens Barrichello	Williams-Renault
5	Monaco Grand Prix	Monte Carlo	11 May	Michael Schumacher	Rubens Barrichello	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Benetton-Renault
6	Spanish Grand Prix	Barcelona	25 May	Michael Schumacher	Michael Schumacher	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari
7	Canadian Grand Prix	Montreal	15 June	Jean Alesi	Greg Moore	Jean Alesi	Williams-Renault
8	French Grand Prix	Magny-Cours	29 June	Michael Schumacher	Michael Schumacher	Rubens Barrichello	Williams-Renault
9	British Grand Prix	Silverstone	13 July	Jean Alesi	Jean Alesi	Jean Alesi	Williams-Renault
10	German Grand Prix	Hockenheim	27 July	Jean Alesi	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Jean Alesi	Williams-Renault
11	Hungarian Grand Prix	Hungaroring	10 August	Michael Schumacher	Michael Schumacher	Jean Alesi	Williams-Renault
12	Belgian Grand Prix	Spa-Francorchamps	24 August	Rubens Barrichello	Rubens Barrichello	Rubens Barrichello	Williams-Renault
13	Italian Grand Prix	Monza	7 September	Michael Schumacher	Rubens Barrichello	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren-Mercedes
14	Austrian Grand Prix	A1 Ring	21 September	Michael Schumacher	Michael Schumacher	Rubens Barrichello	Williams-Renault
15	Luxembourg Grand Prix	Nürburgring	28 September
16	Japanese Grand Prix	Suzuka Circuit	12 October
17	European Grand Prix	Jerez	26 October

Standings

Drivers' Championship

Pos	Driver	AUS	BRA	ARG	SMR	MON	ESP	CAN	FRA	GBR	GER	HUN	BEL	ITA	AUT	LUX	JPN	EUR	Pts
1	Jean Alesi	3	2	Ret	Ret	3	3	1	Ret	1	1	1	3	Ret	2				68
2	Rubens Barrichello	1	Ret	Ret	1	Ret	5	Ret	1	5	2	2	1	12†	1				66
3	Mika Häkkinen	Ret	3	Ret	Ret	2	Ret	2	11†	3	4	18†	2	1	3				43
4	Michael Schumacher	2	1	2	Ret	Ret	1	9	Ret	2	6	11†	6	Ret	Ret				40
5	Eddie Irvine	4	6	3	3	Ret	2	4	3	10	5	Ret	4	4	8				33
6	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Ret	4	Ret	5	1	Ret	6	2	Ret	Ret	INJ	Ret	3	Ret				26
7	Olivier Panis	5	5	1	Ret	6	6	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	7	5	Ret	6				19
8	Greg Moore	14†	15†	Ret	2	Ret	Ret	3	4	Ret	3	5	Ret	8	12				19
9	Giancarlo Fisichella	Ret	Ret	Ret	6	4	Ret	5	Ret	Ret	Ret	6	9	Ret	4				10
10	Gerhard Berger	Ret	7	4	Ret	Ret	4	7	5	6	11	12	11	Ret	7				9
11	Johnny Herbert	Ret	9	Ret	Ret	5	Ret	Ret	7	8	9	3	7	5	Ret				8
12	David Coulthard							Ret	Ret	Ret	7	Ret	Ret	2	11				6
13	Alexander Wurz	Ret	Ret	Ret	8	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	4	8	4	10	Ret	Ret				6
14	Jos Verstappen	Ret	11	6	4	14†	Ret	10	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret				4
15	Ralf Schumacher	Ret	8	Ret	Ret	15†	13†	Ret	6	7	10	Ret	Ret	Ret	5				3
16	Toranosuke Takagi	Ret	14	5	Ret	7	Ret	Ret	8	Ret	15	Ret	15	Ret	Ret				2
17	Tom Kristensen	10	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	8	Ret	12†	Ret	Ret	10	Ret	6	Ret				1
18	Pedro de la Rosa	6	13	9	13	12	Ret	Ret	Ret	9	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	10				1
19	Damon Hill	8	12	Ret	7	8	Ret	11	Ret	13	14	Ret	12	10	9				0
20	Mika Salo	7	Ret	8	Ret	Ret	9		Ret	14	Ret	9	Ret	Ret	Ret				0
21	Jarno Trulli	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	7	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	8	Ret	15				0
22	Shinji Nakano	9	10	7	10	9	10												0
23	Kenny Bräck	12	Ret	Ret	11	Ret	Ret	Ret	9	11	Ret	13	Ret	7	14				0
24	Jacques Villeneuve							8											0
25	Ukyo Katayama											8							0
26	Nicola Larini	Ret	17	Ret	9	10	Ret	Ret	Ret	16									0
27	Jan Magnussen	11	16	Ret	12	11	Ret	Ret	Ret	12	16†	15	13	9	17				0
28	Pedro Diniz	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	13	12	12	10	15	13	17	Ret	11	16				0
29	Pedro Lamy	13	18	Ret	Ret	Ret	11	13	Ret			16	16	Ret	Ret				0
30	Jörg Müller										12								0
31	Allan McNish										Ret	14	14	Ret	Ret				0
32	Mark Blundell									Ret									0

Constructors' Championship

Pos	Constructor	#	AUS	BRA	ARG	SMR	MON	ESP	CAN	FRA	GBR	GER	HUN	BEL	ITA	AUT	LUX	JPN	EUR	Points
1	Williams-Renault	3	3	2	Ret	Ret	3	3	1	Ret	1	1	1	3	Ret	2				134
		4	1	Ret	Ret	1	Ret	5	Ret	1	5	2	2	1	12†	1
2	McLaren-Mercedes	9	Ret	3	Ret	Ret	2	Ret	2	11†	3	4	18†	2	1	3				62
		10	14†	15†	Ret	2	Ret	Ret	3	4	Ret	3	5	Ret	8	12
3	Ferrari	5	2	1	2	Ret	Ret	1	9	Ret	2	6	11†	6	Ret	Ret				59
		6	5	5	1	Ret	6	6	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	7	5	Ret	6
4	Benetton-Renault	7	Ret	4	Ret	5	1	Ret	6	2	Ret	Ret	8	Ret	3	Ret				59
		8	4	6	3	3	Ret	2	4	3	10	5	Ret	4	4	Ret
5	Prost-Mugen Honda	14	Ret	Ret	Ret	6	4	Ret	5	Ret	Ret	Ret	6	9	Ret	4				16
		15	9	10	7	10	9	10	Ret	Ret	Ret	7	Ret	Ret	2	11
6	Jordan-Peugeot	11	Ret	9	Ret	Ret	5	Ret	Ret	7	8	9	3	7	5	Ret				14
		12	Ret	Ret	Ret	8	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	4	8	4	10	Ret	Ret
7	Sauber-Yamaha	16	Ret	7	4	Ret	Ret	4	7	5	6	11	12	11	Ret	7				12
		17	Ret	8	Ret	Ret	15†	13†	Ret	6	7	10	Ret	Ret	Ret	5
8	Stewart-Ford	24	Ret	11	6	4	14†	Ret	10	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret				4
		25	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	7	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	8	Ret	15
9	Arrows-Yamaha	20	7	Ret	8	Ret	Ret	9	8	Ret	Ret	12	9	Ret	Ret	Ret				2
		21	Ret	14	5	Ret	7	Ret	Ret	8	Ret	15	Ret	15	Ret	Ret
10	Tyrrell-Peugeot	18	10	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	8	Ret	12†	Ret	Ret	10	Ret	6	Ret				1
		19	12	Ret	Ret	11	Ret	Ret	Ret	9	11	Ret	13	Ret	7	14
11	Minardi-Valleverde	22	Ret	17	Ret	9	10	Ret	Ret	Ret	16	Ret	14	14	Ret	Ret				1
		23	6	13	9	13	12	Ret	Ret	Ret	9	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	10
12	Lola-Ford	1	8	12	Ret	7	8	Ret	11	Ret	13	14	Ret	12	10	9				0
		2	13	18	Ret	Ret	Ret	11	13	Ret	14	Ret	16	16	Ret	Ret
13	Stefan-Ford	26	11	16	Ret	12	11	Ret	Ret	Ret	12	16†	15	13	9	17				0
		27	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	13	12	12	10	15	13	17	Ret	11	16