GRAN PREMIO MARLBORO DE ARGENTINA 1997 - PRACTICE 1
13 Apr 1997
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez, Argentina
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time / Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Jacques VilleneuveVIL | Williams Renault | 1:25.755 | 29 |
| 2 | 22 | Rubens BarrichelloBAR | Stewart Ford | +0.938s | 24 |
| 3 | 14 | Olivier PanisPAN | Prost Mugen Honda | +1.228s | 23 |
| 4 | 8 | Gerhard BergerBER | Benetton Renault | +1.262s | 30 |
| 5 | 5 | Michael SchumacherMSC | Ferrari | +1.297s | 30 |
| 6 | 12 | Giancarlo FisichellaFIS | Jordan Peugeot | +1.374s | 29 |
| 7 | 4 | Heinz-Harald FrentzenFRE | Williams Renault | +1.414s | 30 |
| 8 | 16 | Johnny HerbertHER | Sauber Petronas | +1.947s | 24 |
| 9 | 11 | Ralf SchumacherRSC | Jordan Peugeot | +2.068s | 30 |
| 10 | 7 | Jean AlesiALE | Benetton Renault | +2.224s | 22 |
| 11 | 6 | Eddie IrvineIRV | Ferrari | +2.382s | 28 |
| 12 | 10 | David CoulthardCOU | McLaren Mercedes | +2.408s | 27 |
| 13 | 1 | Damon HillHIL | Arrows Yamaha | +3.177s | 26 |
| 14 | 17 | Nicola LariniLAR | Sauber Petronas | +3.398s | 29 |
| 15 | 18 | Jos VerstappenVER | Tyrrell Ford | +3.547s | 29 |
| 16 | 9 | Mika HakkinenHAK | McLaren Mercedes | +3.671s | 27 |
| 17 | 19 | Mika SaloSAL | Tyrrell Ford | +4.138s | 20 |
| 18 | 15 | Shinji NakanoNAK | Prost Mugen Honda | +4.314s | 30 |
| 19 | 23 | Jan MagnussenMAG | Stewart Ford | +4.621s | 30 |
| 20 | 20 | Ukyo KatayamaKAT | Minardi Hart | +4.791s | 10 |
| 21 | 2 | Pedro DinizDIN | Arrows Yamaha | +4.972s | 22 |
| 22 | 21 | Jarno TrulliTRU | Minardi Hart | +5.514s | 14 |