Eddie Irvine's string of mechanical retirements continued, while David Coulthard spun out from a points position. The tight hairpin at the end of the pit straight once more claimed cars at the start, with Heinz-Harald Frentzen taking out teammate Johnny Herbert and Ligier's Olivier Panis.
The race was interrupted by a safety car while track workers cleared away the wreckage from Jos Verstappen's huge accident. This played into Schumacher's hands as Villeneuve stayed out for a couple of laps before pitting - which probably cost him the race.
Michael Schumacher took his second win of the season in great style - even dealing with a bent steering arm. But now it's Hill vs. Villeneuve, and all we can hope is that Williams gives no preferential treatment during the last three races.....
| Pos | Driver | Nat. | Team | Time m:ss.sss | 1 | Jacques Villeneuve | CAN | Williams-Renault | 1:50.574 | 2 | Damon Hill | GBR | Williams-Renault | 1:50.980 | 3 | Michael Schumacher | GER | Ferrari | 1:51.778 | 4 | David Coulthard | GBR | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:51.884 | 5 | Gerhard Berger | AUT | Benetton-Renault | 1:51.960 | 6 | Mika Hakkinen | FIN | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:52.318 | 7 | Jean Alesi | FRA | Benetton-Renault | 1:52.354 | 8 | Martin Brundle | GBR | Jordan-Peugeot | 1:52.977 | 9 | Eddie Irvine | IRL | Ferrari | 1:53.043 | 10 | Rubens Barrichello | BRA | Jordan-Peugeot | 1:53.152 | 11 | H-H Frentzen | GER | Sauber-Ford | 1:53.199 | 12 | Johnny Herbert | GBR | Sauber-Ford | 1:53.993 | 13 | Mika Salo | FIN | Tyrrell-Yamaha | 1:54.095 | 14 | Olivier Panis | FRA | Ligier-Mugen | 1:54.220 | 15 | Pedro Diniz | BRA | Ligier-Mugen | 1:54.700 | 16 | Jos Verstappen | NED | TWR-Hart | 1:55.150 | 17 | Ukyo Katayama | JAP | Tyrrell-Yamaha | 1:55.371 | 18 | Ricardo Rosset | BRA | TWR-Hart | 1:56.286 | 19 | Pedro Lamy | POR | Minardi-Ford | 1:56.830 |
107 % rule : 1:58.314s
Did Not Qualify :
Gianni Lavaggi - ITA - Minardi Ford 1:58.579
Andrea Montermini - ITA - Forti-Ford did not enter
Luca Badoer - ITA - Forti-Ford did not enter
Race : 44 laps
Dry and sunny
| Pos | Driver | Nat. | Car | Time h:mm:ss.sss | 1 | Michael Schumacher | GER | Ferrari | 1:28:15.125 | 2 | Jacques Villeneuve | CAN | Williams-Renault | 1:28:20.727 | 3 | Mika Hakkinen | FIN | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:28:30.835 | 4 | Jean Alesi | FRA | Benetton-Renault | 1:28:34.250 | 5 | Damon Hill | GBR | Williams-Renault | 1:28:44.304 | 6 | Gerhard Berger | AUT | Benetton-Renault | 1:28:45.021 | 7 | Mika Salo | FIN | Tyrrell-Yamaha | 1:29:15.979 | 8 | Ukyo Katayama | JAP | Tyrrell-Yamaha | 1:29:55.352 | 9 | Ricardo Rosset | BRA | TWR-Hart | 1 lap down | 10 | Pedro Lamy | POR | Minardi-Ford | 1 lap down | 11 | David Coulthard | GBR | McLaren-Mercedes | 38 laps - spun off | 12 | Martin Brundle | GBR | Jordan-Puegeot | 35 laps - | 13 | Rubens Barrichello | BRA | Jordan-Peugeot | 30 laps - | 14 | Eddie Irvine | IRL | Ferrari | 30 laps - engine | 15 | Pedro Diniz | BRA | Ligier-Mugen | 23 laps - | 16 | Jos Verstappen | NED | TWR-Hart | 12 laps - accident | 17 | H-H Frentzen | GER | Sauber-Ford | 1 lap - collision | 18 | Johnny Herbert | GBR | Sauber-Ford | 1 lap - collision | 19 | Olivier Panis | FRA | Ligier-Mugen | 1 lap - collision |
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