The Drivers of 1997


[Arrows] [Williams] [Ferrari] [Benetton] [McLaren] [Jordan]

[Prost] [Sauber] [Tyrrell] [Minardi] [Stewart]

Car: Arrows FA18

Engine: Yamaha V10

Tyres: Bridgestone

Teambaas: Tom Walkinshaw

Chefdesigner: John Barnard

Testdriver: Jorg Muller

First driver: Damon Hill

Nationality: England

Birthdate: 17-9-'60

First Grand Prix: England '92

World champion 1996

Second driver: Pedro Diniz

Nationality: Brasilia

Birthdate: 22-5-'70

First Grand Prix: Brasilia '95


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Car: Williams FW19

Engine: Renault V10

Tyres: GoodYear

Teambaas: Frank Williams

Chefdesigner: Patrick Haed

Testdriver: Jean-Cristophe Boullion

First driver: Jacques Villeneuve

Nationality: Canada

Birthdate: 9-4-'71

First Grand Prix: Australia '96

World Champion 1997

Second driver: Heinz-Harrard Frentzen

Natoinality: Germany

Birthdate: 18-5-'67

First Grand Prix: Brasilia '94


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Car: Ferrari F310B

Engine: Ferrari V10

Tyres: GoodYear

Teambaas: Jean Todt

Chefdesigner: Ross Brawn

Testdrivers: Nicola Larini, Gianni Morbidelli

First driver: Michael Schumacher

Nationality: Germany

Birthdate: 3-1-'69

First Grand Prix: Belgium '91

World Champion 1994 and 1995

Second driver: Eddie Irvine

Nationality: North-Ireland

Birthdate: 10-11-'65

First Grand Prix: Japan '93


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Car: Benetton B197

Engine: Renault V10

Tyres: GoodYear

Teambaas: Flavio Briatore

Chefdesigner: Pat Symonds

Testdriver: Alexander Wurz

First driver: Jean Alesi

Nationality: France

Birthdate: 11-6-'64

First Grand Prix: France '89

Second Driver: Gerhard Berger

Nationality: Austria

Birthdate: 27-8-'59

First Grand Prix: Austria '84


                                                       

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Car: McLaren MP4/12

Engine: Mercedes V10

Tyres: GoodYear

Teambaas: Ron Dennis

Chefdesigner: Adrian Newey

Testdriver: Nick Heidfeld

First driver: Mika Hakkinen

Nationality: Finland

Birthdate: 28-9-'68

First Grand Prix: America '91

Second driver: David Couldhart

Nationality: Scotland

Birthdate: 27-3-'71

First Grand Prix: Spain '94


                                                       

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Car: Jordan 197

Engine: Peugeot V10

Tyres: GoodYear

Teambaas: Eddie Jordan

Chefdesigner: Gary Anderson

Testdriver: No testdriver

First driver: Ralf Schumacher

Nationality: Germany

Birthdate: 30-6-75

First Grand Prix: Australia '97

Second driver: Giancarlo Fisichella

Nationality: Italy

Birthdate: 14-1-'73

First Grand Prix: Australia '96


                                                    

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Car: Prost JS45

Engine: Mugen Honda V10

Tyres: Bridgestone

Teambaas: Alain Prost

Chefdesigner: Loic Bigois

Testdriver: No testdriver

First driver: Jarno Trulli

Nationality: Italy

Birthdate: 13-7-'74

First Grand Prix: Australia '97

Second driver: Shinsji Nakano

Nationality: Japan

Birthdate: 1-4-'71

First Grand Prix: Australia '97


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Car: Sauber C16

Engine: Petronas V10

Tyres: GoodYear

Teambaas: Peter Sauber

Designer: Leo Ress

Testdriver: Norberto Fontana

First driver: Johnny Herbert

Nationality: England

Birthdate: 25-6-'64

First Grand Prix: Brasilia '89

Second driver: Gianni Morbidelli

Nationality: Italy

Birthdate: 13-1-'68

First Grand Prix: Brasilia '90


                                                         

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Car: Tyrrell 025

Engine: Ford ED4 V8

Banden: GoodYear

Teambaas: Ken Tyrrell

Chefdesigner: Harvey Postlethwaite

Testdriver: Toranosuke Takagi

First Driver: Jos Verstappen

Nationality: Netherlands

Birthdate: 4-3-'72

First Grand Prix: Brasilia '94

Second Driver: Mika Salo

Nationality: Finland

Birthdate: 30-11-'66

First Grand Prix: Japan '94


                                                        

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Car: Minardi M197

Engine: Hart V8

Tyres: Bridgestone

Teambaas: Giancarlo Minardi

Chefdesigner: Gabriele Tredozi

Testdriver: Esteban Tuero

First driver: Ukyo Katayama

Nationality: Japan

Birthdate: 29-5-'63

First Grand Prix: South-Africa

Second driver: Tarso Marques

Nationality: Brasilia

Birthdate: 19-1-76

First Grand Prix: Brasilia '96


                                                   

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Car: Stewart

Engine: Ford V10

Tyres: Bridgestone

Teambaas: Jackie Stewart

Chefdesigner: Alan Jenkins

Testdriver: No testdriver

First driver: Rubens Barrichello

Nationality: Brasilia

Birthdate: 23-5-'72

First Grand Prix: Brasilia '93

Second driver: Jan Magnussen

Nationality: Denmark

Birthdate: 4-7-73

First Grand Prix: Pacific '95


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