1997: Great Britain — winner Jacques Villeneuve
3 GPs 4 births 2 deaths 0 titles decided 9 milestones
1997: Great Britain — winner Jacques Villeneuve
19 events across F1 history on this date.
3 races
9 milestones on this date.
Firsts (3)
Milestone Counts (3)
Farewells (3)
1 incident recorded on this date.
Red Flags (1)
- at Brands Hatch · Lap 1Nigel Mansell suffered a driveshaft failure at the start, resulting in a crash involving a number of cars which included Thierry Boutsen, Jacques Laffite, Christian Danner, Piercarlo Ghinzani, Allen Berg and Jonathan Palmer.
2 F1 figures passed away on this date.