The 1997 Formula One season was the 48th season of the FIA Formula One World Championship. It began on March 9th at the Australian GP in Melbourne , and finished on October 26th at the European GP in Jerez after seventeen races. The World Champion was Jacques Villeneuve , of Williams -Renault , who won the constructors' title.
Teams and Drivers [ ]
Entry List [ ]
1996 World Champion Damon Hill was dropped by Constructors' Champions Williams at the end of the season. Because the World Champion drives the number 1 the next season, his new team, Arrows , gained the numbers 1 and 2, and Williams had 3 and 4. This shift of numbers applies to everyone who finished above Arrows.
Driver Changes [ ]
Pre-season [ ]
Mid-season [ ]
For round 6 (Spain )
For round 7 (Canada )
For round 8 (France )
For round 10: (Germany )
Benetton: Alexander Wurz (original driver fit again) → Gerhard Berger
For round 11: (Hungary )
Sauber: Norberto Fontana (original driver fit again) → Gianni Morbidelli
For round 15: (Luxembourg )
Prost: Jarno Trulli (original driver fit again) → Olivier Panis
For round 17: (Europe )
Sauber: Gianni Morbidelli (injury) → Norberto Fontana
Team Changes [ ]
Teams entering Formula One [ ]
Teams leaving Formula One [ ]
Name changes [ ]
Engine changes [ ]
Calendar [ ]
Schedule [ ]
Round
Race Title
Grand Prix
Circuit
Date
1
Qantas Australian Grand Prix
Australian GP
Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit , Melbourne
March 9
2
Grande Prêmio do Brasil
Brazilian GP
Autódromo José Carlos Pace , São Paulo
March 30
3
Gran Premio Marlboro de la Republica Argentina
Argentine GP
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez , Buenos Aires
April 13
4
Gran Premio di San Marino
San Marino GP
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari , Imola
April 27
5
Grand Prix Automobile de Monaco
Monaco GP
Circuit de Monaco , Monte-Carlo
May 11
6
Gran Premio Marlboro de España
Spanish GP
Circuit de Catalunya , Barcelona
May 25
7
Grand Prix Player's du Canada
Canadian GP
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve , Montreal
June 15
8
Grand Prix de France
French GP
Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours , Magny-Cours
June 29
9
RAC British Grand Prix
British GP
Silverstone Circuit , Silverstone
July 13
10
Großer Mobil 1 Preis von Deutschland
German GP
Hockenheimring , Hockenheim
July 27
11
Marlboro Magyar Nagydíj
Hungarian GP
Hungaroring , Budapest
August 10
12
Belgian Grand Prix
Belgian GP
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps , Spa
August 24
13
Grand Premio Campari d'Italia
Italian GP
Autodromo Nazionale Monza , Monza
September 7
14
Großer Preis von Österreich
Austrian GP
A1-Ring
September 21
15
Großer Preis von Luxemburg
Luxembourg GP
Nürburgring , Nürburg
September 28
16
Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix
Japanese GP
Suzuka Circuit , Suzuka
October 12
17
Grand Prix of Europe
European GP
Circuito Permanente de Jerez , Jerez
October 26
Calendar Changes [ ]
Results and Standings [ ]
Results [ ]
Standings and Statistics [ ]
World Championship for Drivers [ ]
World Championship for Drivers
Pos.
Driver
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
Pts.
1st
Villeneuve
Ret P
1st P
1st P
Ret P
Ret
1st P
Ret
4th
1st P
Ret
1st
5th P
5th
1st P
1st
DSQ P
3rd P
81
2nd
Frentzen
8th †
9th
Ret
1st
Ret P
8th
4th
2nd
Ret
Ret
Ret
3rd
3rd
3rd
3rd
2nd
6th
42
3rd
Coulthard
1st
10th
Ret
Ret
Ret
6th
7th
7th†
4th
Ret
Ret
Ret
1st
2nd
Ret
10th†
2nd
36
=
Alesi
Ret
6th
7th
5th
Ret
3rd
2nd
5th
2nd
6th
11th
8th
2nd P
Ret
2nd
5th
13th
36
5th
Berger
4th
2nd
6th
Ret
9th
10th
1st P
8th
6th
7th
10th
4th
8th
4th
27
=
Häkkinen
3rd
4th
5th
6th
Ret
7th
Ret
Ret
Ret
3rd
Ret
DSQ
9th
Ret
Ret P
4th
1st
27
7th
Irvine
Ret
16th
2nd
3rd
3rd
12th
Ret
3rd
Ret
Ret
9th†
10th†
8th
Ret
Ret
3rd
5th
24
8th
Fisichella
Ret
8th
Ret
4th
6th
9th
3rd
9th
7th
11th
Ret
2nd
4th
4th
Ret
7th
11th
20
9th
Panis
5th
3rd
Ret
8th
4th
2nd
11th†
INJ
INJ
INJ
INJ
INJ
INJ
INJ
6th
Ret
7th
16
10th
Herbert
Ret
7th
4th
Ret
Ret
5th
5th
8th
Ret
Ret
3rd
4th
Ret
8th
7th
6th
8th
15
11th
R. Schumacher
Ret
Ret
3rd
Ret
Ret
Ret
Ret
6th
5th
5th
5th
Ret
Ret
5th
Ret
9th
Ret
13
12th
Hill
DNS
17th†
Ret
Ret
Ret
Ret
9th
12th
6th
8th
2nd
13th†
Ret
7th
8th
11th
Ret
7
13th
Barrichello
Ret
Ret
Ret
Ret
2nd
Ret
Ret
Ret
Ret
Ret
Ret
Ret
13th
14th†
Ret
Ret
Ret
6
14th
Wurz
Ret
Ret
3rd
4
15th
Trulli
9th
12th
9th
Ret
Ret
15th
Ret
10th
8th
4th
7th
15th
10th
Ret
3
16th
Diniz
10th
Ret
Ret
Ret
Ret
Ret
8th
Ret
Ret
Ret
Ret
7th
Ret
13th†
5th
12th
Ret
2
=
Salo
Ret
13th
8th
9th
5th
Ret
Ret
Ret
Ret
Ret
13th
11th
Ret
Ret
10th
Ret
12th
2
=
Nakano
7th
14th
Ret
Ret
Ret
Ret
6th
Ret
11th†
7th
6th
Ret
11th
Ret
Ret
Ret
10th
2
19th
Larini
6th
11th
Ret
7th
Ret
1
—
Magnussen
Ret
DNS
10th†
Ret
7th
13th
Ret
Ret
Ret
Ret
Ret
12th
Ret
Ret
Ret
Ret
9th
0
—
Verstappen
Ret
15th
Ret
10th
8th
11th
Ret
Ret
Ret
10th
Ret
Ret
Ret
12th
Ret
13th
16th
0
—
Morbidelli
14th
10th
INJ
INJ
INJ
Ret
9th
12th
9th
9th
DNS
INJ
0
—
Fontana
Ret
9th
9th
14th
0
—
Katayama
Ret
18th
Ret
11th
10th
Ret
Ret
11th
Ret
Ret
10th
14th†
Ret
11th
Ret
Ret
17th
0
—
Marques
Ret
10th
Ret
12th
Ret
14th
EXC
Ret
Ret
15th
0
—
Sospiri
DNQ
WD
0
—
Rosset
DNQ
WD
0
DSQ *
M. Schumacher
2nd
5th
Ret
2nd
1st
4th
1st P
1st P
Ret
2nd
4thP
1st
6th
6th
Ret
1st
Ret
78
Pos.
Driver
Pts.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
P Indicates a driver who qualified pole position .
Italic donates as the fastest lap .
* Michael Schumacher was disqualified from the 1997 World Championship for Drivers due to dangerous driving in the European Grand Prix , where he was caused a collision with Villeneuve. He retained his points and wins acheived.
† Indicates a driver who was still classified despite retiring as they had completed 90% of the race distance.
World Championship for Constructors [ ]
World Championship for Constructors
Pos.
Team
No.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
Pts.
1st
Williams -Renault
3
Ret P
1st P
1st P
Ret P
Ret
1st P
Ret
4th
1st P
Ret
1st
5th P
5th
1st P
1st
DSQ P
3rd P
123
4
8th
9th
Ret
1st
Ret P
8th
4th
2nd
Ret
Ret
Ret
3rd
3rd
3rd
3rd
2nd
6th
2nd
Ferrari
5
2nd
5th
Ret
2nd
1st
4th
1st P
1st P
Ret
2nd
4thP
1st
6th
6th
Ret
1st
Ret
102
6
Ret
16th
2nd
3rd
3rd
12th
Ret
3rd
Ret
Ret
9th
10th
8th
Ret
Ret
3rd
5th
3rd
Benetton -Renault
7
Ret
6th
7th
5th
Ret
3rd
2nd
5th
2nd
6th
11th
8th
2nd P
Ret
2nd
5th
13th
67
8
4th
2nd
6th
Ret
9th
10th
Ret
Ret
3rd
1st P
8th
6th
7th
10th
4th
8th
4th
4th
McLaren -Mercedes
9
3rd
4th
5th
6th
Ret
7th
Ret
Ret
Ret
3rd
Ret
DSQ
9th
Ret
Ret P
4th
1st
63
10
1st
10th
Ret
Ret
Ret
6th
7th
7th
4th
Ret
Ret
Ret
1st
2nd
Ret
10th
2nd
5th
Jordan -Peugeot
11
Ret
Ret
3rd
Ret
Ret
Ret
Ret
6th
5th
5th
5th
Ret
Ret
5th
Ret
9th
Ret
33
12
Ret
8th
Ret
4th
6th
9th
3rd
9th
7th
11th
Ret
2nd
4th
4th
Ret
7th
11th
6th
Prost -Mugen-Honda
14
5th
3rd
Ret
8th
4th
2nd
11th
10th
8th
4th
7th
15th
10th
Ret
6th
Ret
7th
21
15
7th
14th
Ret
Ret
Ret
Ret
6th
Ret
11th
7th
6th
Ret
11th
Ret
Ret
Ret
10th
7th
Sauber -Petronas
16
Ret
7th
4th
Ret
Ret
5th
5th
8th
Ret
Ret
3rd
4th
Ret
8th
7th
6th
8th
16
17
6th
11th
Ret
7th
Ret
14th
10th
Ret
9th
9th
Ret
9th
12th
9th
9th
DNS
14th
8th
Arrows -Yamaha
1
DNS
17th
Ret
Ret
Ret
Ret
9th
12th
6th
8th
2nd
13th
Ret
7th
8th
11th
Ret
9
2
10th
Ret
Ret
Ret
Ret
Ret
8th
Ret
Ret
Ret
Ret
7th
Ret
13th
5th
12th
Ret
9th
Stewart -Ford Cosworth
22
Ret
Ret
Ret
Ret
2nd
Ret
Ret
Ret
Ret
Ret
Ret
Ret
13th
14th
Ret
Ret
Ret
6
23
Ret
DNS
10th
Ret
7th
13th
Ret
Ret
Ret
Ret
Ret
12th
Ret
Ret
Ret
Ret
9th
10th
Tyrrell -Ford Cosworth
18
Ret
15th
Ret
10th
8th
11th
Ret
Ret
Ret
10th
Ret
Ret
Ret
12th
Ret
13th
16th
2
19
Ret
13th
8th
9th
5th
Ret
Ret
Ret
Ret
Ret
13th
11th
Ret
Ret
10th
Ret
12th
—
Minardi -Hart
20
Ret
18th
Ret
11th
10th
Ret
Ret
11th
Ret
Ret
10th
14th†
Ret
11th
Ret
Ret
17th
0
21
9th
12th
9th
Ret
Ret
15th
Ret
Ret
10th
Ret
12th
Ret
14th
EXC
Ret
Ret
15th
—
Lola -Ford Cosworth
24
DNQ
WD
0
25
DNQ
WD
Pos.
Team
No.
Pts.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
Notes [ ]