Top 5 F1 records that are nearly impossible to break

#2 1997 European Grand Prix - Closest Calls

1997 JEREZ GRAND PRIX

The 1997 European Grand Prix was held on October 26 at the Circuito Permanente De Jerez, Spain. It was the 17th and final race of the 1997 Formula One season.

The race, having 69 laps, was won by Mika Hakkinen driving for McLaren; this was his maiden Formula One victory. McLaren's David Coulthard finished second whereas Williams driver Jacques Villeneuve finished third, which proved to be enough for him to clinch the World Title that year.

The 1997 European GP was truly an epic event where a series of coincidences took place. Jacques Villeneuve set the qualifying time of 1m 21.072s and took the pole position. After some time, Michael Schumacher set the exact same time, but what blew our minds was when Heinz-Harald Frentzen came up with the identical timing.

3 different cars and 3 identical times. Amazing!