F1 Interest - Silver plated trophy awarded for Damon Hill's second place position in the 1997 Formula One Hungarian Grand Prix, mounted on a circular wooden base plaque inscribed 'Marlboro Magyar Nadydij Budapest 1997 2nd Position', 50cm high (overall), together with a signed photograph of Damon Hill (19cm x 28.5cm), three passes for the 1997 Monaco Grand Prix, various photographs, a quantity of slides to include some of Damon Hill and newspaper article photocopies

Purchased by a family member of the present vendor at the Wyles Hardy & Co. TWR Collection of Historic Racing Sports Cars and Memorabilia auction, Saturday 5th July 2003

The 1997 Hungarian Grand Prix was an F1 motor race held at Hungaroring, Hungary on 10^th August 1997.

The race contested over 77 laps, was the eleventh race of the 1997 F1 season and was won by Jacques Villeneuve (Canadian), driving a Williams-Renault, with Damon Hill (Great Britain) second in an Arrows-Yamaha and Johnny Herbert (Great Britain) third in a Sauber-Petronas.

Defending World Champion Damon Hill, who had been having a poor year in the uncompetitive and unreliable Arrows, had led comfortably for most of the race, after qualifying third behind championship challengers Michael Schumacher and Jacques Villeneuve. However, a hydraulic failure resulted in Villeneuve passing him on the final lap. It was to be the closest the Arrows team ever came to a Grand Prix victory and would turn out to be their final podium finish.