THE FORMULA 1 ARCHIVE
Formula 1 1997 Season
Explore the 1997 Formula 1 season, including race results, driver standings, constructor standings and Grand Prix information.
RACES ON RECORD1717 scheduled
DRIVERS28
DIFFERENT WINNERS6
CONSTRUCTORS12
The season calendar.
Compare drivers ↗| Round | Grand Prix / Circuit | Date | Country | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Australian Grand Prix ↗Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit | 9 Mar | Australia | David Coulthard |
| 02 | Brazilian Grand Prix ↗Autódromo José Carlos Pace | 30 Mar | Brazil | Jacques Villeneuve |
| 03 | Argentine Grand Prix ↗Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez | 13 Apr | Argentina | Jacques Villeneuve |
| 04 | San Marino Grand Prix ↗Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari | 27 Apr | Italy | Heinz-Harald Frentzen |
| 05 | Monaco Grand Prix ↗Circuit de Monaco | 11 May | Monaco | Michael Schumacher |
| 06 | Spanish Grand Prix ↗Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya | 25 May | Spain | Jacques Villeneuve |
| 07 | Canadian Grand Prix ↗Circuit Gilles Villeneuve | 15 Jun | Canada | Michael Schumacher |
| 08 | French Grand Prix ↗Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours | 29 Jun | France | Michael Schumacher |
| 09 | British Grand Prix ↗Silverstone Circuit | 13 Jul | UK | Jacques Villeneuve |
| 10 | German Grand Prix ↗Hockenheimring | 27 Jul | Germany | Gerhard Berger |
| 11 | Hungarian Grand Prix ↗Hungaroring | 10 Aug | Hungary | Jacques Villeneuve |
| 12 | Belgian Grand Prix ↗Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 24 Aug | Belgium | Michael Schumacher |
| 13 | Italian Grand Prix ↗Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | 7 Sept | Italy | David Coulthard |
| 14 | Austrian Grand Prix ↗Red Bull Ring | 21 Sept | Austria | Jacques Villeneuve |
| 15 | Luxembourg Grand Prix ↗Nürburgring | 28 Sept | Germany | Jacques Villeneuve |
| 16 | Japanese Grand Prix ↗Suzuka Circuit | 12 Oct | Japan | Michael Schumacher |
| 17 | European Grand Prix ↗Circuito de Jerez | 26 Oct | Spain | Mika Häkkinen |
Driver standings.
| Pos | Driver | Points | Wins | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacques VilleneuveWilliams | 81 | 7 | — |
| 2 | Heinz-Harald FrentzenWilliams | 42 | 1 | −39 |
| 3 | David CoulthardMcLaren | 36 | 2 | −45 |
| 4 | Jean AlesiBenetton | 36 | 0 | −45 |
| 5 | Gerhard BergerBenetton | 27 | 1 | −54 |
| 6 | Mika HäkkinenMcLaren | 27 | 1 | −54 |
| 7 | Eddie IrvineFerrari | 24 | 0 | −57 |
| 8 | Giancarlo FisichellaJordan | 20 | 0 | −61 |
| 9 | Olivier PanisProst | 16 | 0 | −65 |
| 10 | Johnny HerbertSauber | 15 | 0 | −66 |
| 11 | Ralf SchumacherJordan | 13 | 0 | −68 |
| 12 | Damon HillArrows | 7 | 0 | −74 |
| 13 | Rubens BarrichelloStewart | 6 | 0 | −75 |
| 14 | Alexander WurzBenetton | 4 | 0 | −77 |
| 15 | Jarno TrulliMinardi / Prost | 3 | 0 | −78 |
| 16 | Pedro DinizArrows | 2 | 0 | −79 |
| 17 | Mika SaloTyrrell | 2 | 0 | −79 |
| 18 | Shinji NakanoProst | 2 | 0 | −79 |
| 19 | Nicola LariniSauber | 1 | 0 | −80 |
| Michael SchumacherFerrari | 78 | 5 | −3 | |
| Jan MagnussenStewart | 0 | 0 | −81 | |
| Jos VerstappenTyrrell | 0 | 0 | −81 | |
| Gianni MorbidelliSauber | 0 | 0 | −81 | |
| Norberto FontanaSauber | 0 | 0 | −81 | |
| Ukyo KatayamaMinardi | 0 | 0 | −81 | |
| Tarso MarquesMinardi | 0 | 0 | −81 |