Pit Lane F1
1997 Season - Round 14 - 1997-09-21
Jacques Villeneuve won the 1997 Austrian Grand Prix from pole position, leading David Coulthard (McLaren) and Heinz-Harald Frentzen (Williams) home for Williams.
Giancarlo Fisichella (Jordan) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P14 on the grid to P4 at the flag — a 10-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 9 drivers failing to finish.
22 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1997 Austrian Grand Prix, completing round 14 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1 | Finished | 10 | |
| 2 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 10 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 4 | Finished | 4 |
| 4 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 14 | Finished | 3 |
| 5 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 11 | Finished | 2 |
| 6 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 9 | Finished | 1 |
| 7 | Damon Hill | Arrows | 7 | Finished | 0 |
| 8 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 12 | Finished | 0 |
| 9 | Gianni Morbidelli | Sauber | 13 | Finished | 0 |
| 10 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 18 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 11 | Ukyo Katayama | Minardi | 19 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 12 | Jos Verstappen | Tyrrell | 20 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 13 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 17 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| 14 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 5 | Spun off | 0 |
| 15 | Jarno Trulli | Prost | 3 | Engine | 0 |
| 16 | Jan Magnussen | Stewart | 6 | Engine | 0 |
| 17 | Shinji Nakano | Prost | 16 | Engine | 0 |
| 18 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 21 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 19 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 8 | Collision | 0 |
| 20 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 15 | Collision | 0 |
| 21 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 2 | Engine | 0 |
| 22 | Tarso Marques | Minardi | 0 | Underweight | 0 |
