Michael Schumacher celebrated in Monaco for the third time on this day in 1997 and took the championship lead from Jacques Villeneuve while his future teammate Rubens Barrichello in Stewart and his current team-mate Eddie Irvine completed the podium.

Gerhard Berger secured his tenth and final Formula One victory from pole position on this day in 1997 and set the fastest lap while Jarno Trulli took his first F1 points.