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1997 FIA Formula One World Championship season
1996 1998
Index: Races by country | Races by season

The 1997 Formula One season was the 48th FIA Formula One World Championship season. It commenced on March 9, 1997, and ended on October 26 after seventeen races.

Contents

Season summary

Drivers and constructors

The following teams and drivers competed in the 1997 FIA Formula One World Championship.
Team Constructor Chassis Engine Tyre No Driver Test driver(s)
Danka Arrows Yamaha Arrows A18 Yamaha OX11A 3.0 V10 B 1 Damon Hill n/a
2 Pedro Diniz
Rothmans Williams Renault Williams FW19 Renault RS9 3.0 V10 G 3 Jacques Villeneuve n/a
4 Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro Ferrari F310B Ferrari 046/2 3.0 V10 G 5 Michael Schumacher ''n/a
6 Eddie Irvine
Mild Seven Benetton Renault Benetton B197 Renault RS9 3.0 V10 G 7 Jean Alesi n/a
8 Gerhard Berger
Alexander Wurz
West McLaren Mercedes McLaren MP4-12 Mercedes FO110E 3.0 V10 G 9 Mika Häkkinen n/a
10 David Coulthard
B&H Total Jordan Peugeot Jordan 197 Peugeot A14 3.0 V10 G 11 Ralf Schumacher n/a
12 Giancarlo Fisichella
Prost Gauloises Blondes Prost JS45 Mugen-Honda MF-301HB 3.0 V10 G 14 Olivier Panis n/a
Jarno Trulli
15 Shinji Nakano
Red Bull Sauber Petronas Sauber C16 Petronas SPE-01 3.0 V10 G 16 Johnny Herbert n/a
17 Nicola Larini
Gianni Morbidelli
Norberto Fontana
Tyrrell Tyrrell 025 Ford ED4 3.0 V8 G 18 Jos Verstappen n/a
19 Mika Salo
Minardi Team Minardi M197 Hart 830 AV7 3.0 V8 B 20 Ukyo Katayama n/a
21 Jarno Trulli
Tarso Marques
Stewart Ford Stewart SF1 Ford VJ Zetec-R 3.0 V10 B 22 Rubens Barrichello n/a
23 Jan Magnussen
MasterCard Lola Ford Lola T97/30 Ford ECA Zetec-R 3.0 V8 B 24 Ricardo Rosset n/a
25 Vincenzo Sospiri

Season review

Grands Prix

Rnd Race Date Location Winning Driver Winning Team Report
1 Australian Grand Prix March 9 Melbourne David Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes Report
2 Brazilian Grand Prix March 30 Interlagos Jacques Villeneuve Williams-Renault Report
3 Argentine Grand Prix April 13 Oscar Galvez Jacques Villeneuve Williams-Renault Report
4 San Marino Grand Prix April 27 Imola Heinz-Harald Frentzen Williams-Renault Report
5 Monaco Grand Prix May 11 Monaco Michael Schumacher Ferrari Report
6 Spanish Grand Prix May 25 Catalunya Jacques Villeneuve Williams-Renault Report
7 Canadian Grand Prix June 15 Circuit Gilles Villeneuve Michael Schumacher Ferrari Report
8 French Grand Prix June 29 Magny-Cours Michael Schumacher Ferrari Report
9 British Grand Prix July 13 Silverstone Jacques Villeneuve Williams-Renault Report
10 German Grand Prix July 27 Hockenheimring Gerhard Berger Benetton-Renault Report
11 Hungarian Grand Prix August 10 Hungaroring Jacques Villeneuve Williams-Renault Report
12 Belgian Grand Prix August 24 Spa-Francorchamps Michael Schumacher Ferrari Report
13 Italian Grand Prix September 7 Monza David Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes Report
14 Austrian Grand Prix September 21 A1-Ring Jacques Villeneuve Williams-Renault Report
15 Luxembourg Grand Prix September 28 Nürburgring Jacques Villeneuve Williams-Renault Report
16 Japanese Grand Prix October 12 Suzuka Michael Schumacher Ferrari Report
17 European Grand Prix October 26 Jerez Mika Häkkinen McLaren-Mercedes Report

1997 Constructors Championship final standings

Pos Team Chassis Engine Tyre Points Wins Podiums Poles
1 Williams-Renault FW19 Renault G 123 8 15 11
2 Ferrari F310B Ferrari G 102 5 13 3
3 Benetton-Renault B197 Renault G 67 1 8 2
4 McLaren-Mercedes MP4/12 Mercedes G 63 3 7 1
5 Jordan-Peugeot 197 Peugeot G 33 3
6 Prost-Mugen-Honda JS45 Mugen-Honda B 21 2
7 Sauber-Petronas C16 Petronas G 16 1
8 Arrows-Yamaha FA18 Yamaha B 9 1
9 Stewart-Ford SF1 Ford Zetec-R B 6 1
10 Tyrrell-Ford 025 Ford G 2
11 Minardi-Hart M197 Hart/Ford B
12 Lola-Ford T97/30 Ford EC4 B

All engines are V10 apart from Minardi's and Tyrrell's engines.

1997 Drivers Championship final standings

Pos Driver AUS BRA ARG SMR MON ESP CAN FRA GBR DEU HUN BEL ITA AUT LUX JPN EUR Points
1 Villeneuve Ret 1 1 Ret Ret 1 Ret 4 1 Ret 1 5 5 1 1 DSQ 3 81
DSQ M.Schumacher 2 5 Ret 2 1 4 1 1 Ret 2 4 1 6 6 Ret 1 Ret 78
2 Frentzen 8 9 Ret 1 Ret 8 4 2 Ret Ret Ret 3 3 3 3 2 6 42
3 Coulthard 1 10 Ret Ret Ret 6 7 7 4 Ret Ret Ret 1 2 Ret 10 2 36
4 Alesi Ret 6 7 5 Ret 3 2 5 2 6 11 8 2 Ret 2 5 13 36
5 Berger 4 2 6 Ret 9 10

 1 8 6 7 10 4 8 4 27
6 Häkkinen 3 4 5 6 Ret 7 Ret Ret Ret 3 Ret

 9 Ret Ret 4 1 27
7 Irvine Ret 16 2 3 3 12 Ret 3 Ret Ret 9 10 8 Ret Ret 3 5 24
8 Fisichella Ret 8 Ret 4 6 9 3 9 7 11 Ret 2 4 4 Ret 7 11 20
9 Panis 5 3 Ret 8 4 2 11

 6 Ret 7 16
10 Herbert Ret 7 4 Ret Ret 5 5 8 Ret Ret 3 4 Ret 8 7 6 8 15
11 R.Schumacher Ret Ret 3 Ret Ret Ret Ret 6 5 5 5 Ret Ret 5 Ret 9 Ret 13
12 Hill Ret 17 Ret Ret Ret Ret 9 12 6 8 2 13 Ret 7 8 11 Ret 7
13 Barrichello Ret Ret Ret Ret 2 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 13 14 Ret Ret Ret 6
14 Wurz

 Ret Ret 3

 4
15 Trulli 9 12 9 Ret Ret 15 Ret 10 8 4 7 15 10 Ret

 3
16 Diniz 10 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 8 Ret Ret Ret Ret 7 Ret 13 5 12 Ret 2
17 Salo Ret 13 8 9 5 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 13 11 Ret Ret 10 Ret 12 2
18 Nakano 7 14 Ret Ret Ret Ret 6 Ret 11 7 6 Ret 11 Ret Ret Ret 10 2
19 Larini 6 11 Ret 7 Ret

 1
Magnussen Ret Ret 10 Ret 7 13 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 12 Ret Ret Ret Ret 9 0
Verstappen Ret 15 Ret 10 8 11 Ret Ret Ret 10 Ret Ret Ret 12 Ret 13 16 0
Morbidelli

 14 10

 Ret 9 12 9 9 Ret

 0
Fontana

 Ret 9 9

 14 0
Katayama Ret 18 Ret 11 10 Ret Ret 11 Ret Ret 10 14 Ret 11 Ret Ret 17 0
Marques

 Ret 10 Ret 12 Ret 14 EXC Ret Ret 15 0
Pos Driver AUS BRA ARG SMR MON ESP CAN FRA GBR DEU HUN BEL ITA AUT LUX JPN EUR Points
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Finished, in points
Blue Finished, no points
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
blank Did not participate /
excluded (Ex)

 

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