- Minardi M197
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Minardi M197 Category Formula One Constructor Minardi Designer(s) Gabriele Tredozi Technical specifications Chassis carbon-fibre monocoque Suspension (front) double wishbones, pushrod Suspension (rear) as front Engine Hart 830 3-litre 72° V8 normally aspirated Transmission Minardi/Xtrac six-speed longitudinal semi-automatic Fuel Petroscience Tyres Bridgestone Competition history Notable entrants Minardi Team Notable drivers 20. Ukyo Katayama
21. Jarno Trulli & Tarso MarquesDebut 1997 Australian Grand Prix Races Wins Poles Fastest laps 17 0 0 0 Teams' Championships 0 Constructors' Championships 0 Drivers' Championships 0 n.b. Unless otherwise stated, all data refer to
Formula One World Championship Grands Prix only.The Minardi M197 was the car with which the Minardi Formula One team competed in the 1997 Formula One season. It was initially driven by Ukyo Katayama, who moved from Tyrrell, and Jarno Trulli, the reigning German Formula Three champion. However, Trulli would be called up to Prost Grand Prix following Olivier Panis' serious accident in Montréal, and the team would select part-time 1996 driver Tarso Marques to take over his vacated seat.
The year saw investment from Fondmetal, ensuring the team's budget, but the car was unresponsive. Combined with an underpowered (albeit well-prepared) V8 engine from Brian Hart, it left the team at the bottom of the grid, although the newly-acquired Bridgestone tyres did allow them to occasionally challenge Tyrrell. Minardi also had the satisfaction of comfortably beating debutants MasterCard Lola, despite the British team's experience in motor racing.
The team were unclassified in the Constructors' Championship, with no points.
Complete Formula One results
(key) (results in bold indicate pole position)
Year Team Engine Tyres Drivers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Points WCC 1997 Minardi Hart V8 B AUS BRA ARG SMR MON ESP CAN FRA GBR GER HUN BEL ITA AUT LUX JPN EUR 0 NC Jarno Trulli 9 12 9 DNS Ret 15 Ret Tarso Marques Ret 10 Ret 12 Ret 14 EX Ret Ret 15 Ukyo Katayama Ret 18 Ret 11 10 Ret Ret 11 Ret Ret 10 14 Ret 11 Ret Ret 17 References
- AUTOCOURSE 1997-98, Henry, Alan (ed.), Hazleton Publishing Ltd. (1997) ISBN 1-874557-47-0
MinardiFounder: Giancarlo Minardi
Owners: Flavio Briatore (1996) · Gabriele Rumi (1996–2000) · Paul Stoddart (2001–2005)
Personnel: Andy Bendell · Gustav Brunner · Giacomo Caliri · Aldo Costa · Gabriele TredoziNotable drivers: (See all)
Christijan Albers · Michele Alboreto · Luca Badoer · 
Adrián Campos · Andrea de Cesaris · 
Anthony Davidson · 
Christian Fittipaldi · Marc Gené · 
Pedro Lamy · Tarso Marques · Pierluigi Martini · Gianni Morbidelli · Roberto Moreno · Luis Perez-Sala · Jos Verstappen · Justin Wilson · 
Alex Yoong · Alessandro Zanardi
Notable rookies: Alessandro Nannini · Giancarlo Fisichella · Jarno Trulli · Fernando Alonso · 
Mark Webber
Formula One cars: M185 · M185B · M186 · M187 · M188 · M188B · M189 · M190 · M191 · M192 · M193 · M193B · M194 · M195 · M195B · M197 · M198 · M01 · M02 · PS01 · PS02 · PS03 · PS04 · PS04B · PS05Cars that competed in the 1997 Formula One season Williams FW19 • Ferrari F310B • Benetton B197 • McLaren MP4/12 • Jordan 197 • Prost JS45 • Sauber C16 • Arrows A18 • Stewart SF01 • Tyrrell 025 • Minardi M197 • Lola T97/30Categories:- 1997 Formula One season cars
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- Minardi Formula One cars
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