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SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium., August 23 1997 - Results of today's free practice for the August 24th Belgian Grand Prix on the 6.968-kilometre Spa-Francorchamps circuit: Pos Driver Nat Constructor Time Gap ...

SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium., August 23 1997 - Results of today's free practice for the August 24th Belgian Grand Prix on the 6.968-kilometre Spa-Francorchamps circuit:

Pos  Driver                  Nat  Constructor            Time     Gap  To 1st
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 1.  Jacques Villeneuve      CDN  Williams-Renault   1:50.407
 2.  Jean Alesi              F    Benetton-Renault   1:50.947   0.540   0.540
 3.  Heinz-Harald Frentzen   D    Williams-Renault   1:51.179   0.232   0.772
 4.  Giancarlo Fisichella    I    Jordan-Peugeot     1:51.625   0.446   1.218
 5.  Gerhard Berger          A    Benetton-Renault   1:52.057   0.432   1.650
 6.  Damon Hill              GB   TWR-Yamaha         1:52.402   0.345   1.995
 7.  Michael Schumacher      D    Ferrari            1:52.562   0.160   2.155
 8.  David Coulthard         GB   McLaren-Mercedes   1:52.604   0.042   2.197
 9.  Ralf Schumacher         D    Jordan-Peugeot     1:52.682   0.078   2.275
10.  Rubens Barrichello      BR   Stewart-Ford ZV10  1:52.688   0.006   2.281
11.  Mika Salo               FIN  Tyrrell-Ford EDV8  1:53.929   1.241   3.522
12.  Johnny Herbert          GB   Sauber-Petronas    1:53.977   0.048   3.570
13.  Ukyo Katayama           J    Minardi-Hart       1:54.150   0.173   3.743
14.  Shinji Nakano           J    Prost-Mugen        1:54.299   0.149   3.892
15.  Gianni Morbidelli       I    Sauber-Petronas    1:54.310   0.011   3.903
16.  Jan Magnussen           DK   Stewart-Ford ZV10  1:54.608   0.298   4.201
17.  Tarso Marques           BR   Minardi-Hart       1:54.608   0.000   4.201
18.  Jos Verstappen          NL   Tyrrell-Ford EDV8  1:54.799   0.191   4.392
19.  Jarno Trulli            I    Prost-Mugen        1:55.895   1.096   5.488
20.  Pedro Diniz             BR   TWR-Yamaha         1:56.360   0.465   5.953
21.  Mika Hakkinen           FIN  McLaren-Mercedes   2:06.429  10.069  16.022
22.  Eddie Irvine            GB   Ferrari            2:07.786   1.357  17.379

107% of fastest time: 1:58.135

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