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1997 Standings

Driver and Constructor Championships

1997 season summary

Jacques Villeneuve (Williams) won the 1997 World Drivers' Championship with 81 points and 7 race wins. Williams took the Constructors' Championship with 123 points across the season's 17 Grands Prix.

Podium

P2
Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Williams
42 pts
VIL
P1
Jacques Villeneuve
Williams
81 pts
COU
P3
David Coulthard
McLaren
36 pts

Driver Championship

PosDriverTeamWinsGapPoints
1
VIL
Jacques Villeneuve
Williams7โ€”81
2
Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Williams1โˆ’3942
3

1997 Season Calendar

RGrand PrixCircuitCountryDatePoleWinnerQuali
1Australian Grand Prix๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit
Australia1997-03-09VILDavid CoulthardQ1/Q2/Q3 โ†’
2Brazilian Grand Prix๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 1997 F1 Drivers' Championship?
Jacques Villeneuve (Williams) won the 1997 Formula 1 World Drivers' Championship with 81 points and 7 race wins.
Which team won the 1997 F1 Constructors' Championship?
Williams won the 1997 Formula 1 Constructors' Championship with 123 points.
Who finished second in the 1997 F1 Drivers' Championship?
Heinz-Harald Frentzen (Williams) finished second in the 1997 Drivers' Championship with 42 points.
How many races were in the 1997 F1 season?
The 1997 Formula 1 World Championship featured 17 Grands Prix.
COU
David Coulthard
McLaren
2
โˆ’45
36
4
Jean Alesi
Benettonโ€”โˆ’4536
5
Gerhard Berger
Benetton1โˆ’5427
6
Mika Hรคkkinen
McLaren1โˆ’5427
7
Eddie Irvine
Ferrariโ€”โˆ’5724
8
FIS
Giancarlo Fisichella
Jordanโ€”โˆ’6120
9
Olivier Panis
Prostโ€”โˆ’6516
10
Johnny Herbert
Sauberโ€”โˆ’6615
11
SCH
Ralf Schumacher
Jordanโ€”โˆ’6813
12
Damon Hill
Arrowsโ€”โˆ’747
13
BAR
Rubens Barrichello
Stewartโ€”โˆ’756
14
WUR
Alexander Wurz
Benettonโ€”โˆ’774
15
TRU
Jarno Trulli
Minardiโ€”โˆ’783
16
Pedro Diniz
Arrowsโ€”โˆ’792
17
Mika Salo
Tyrrellโ€”โˆ’792
18
Shinji Nakano
Prostโ€”โˆ’792
19
Nicola Larini
Sauberโ€”โˆ’801
0
MSC
Michael Schumacher
Ferrari5โˆ’378
0
MAG
Jan Magnussen
Stewartโ€”โˆ’810
0
Jos Verstappen
Tyrrellโ€”โˆ’810
0
Gianni Morbidelli
Sauberโ€”โˆ’810
0
Norberto Fontana
Sauberโ€”โˆ’810
0
Ukyo Katayama
Minardiโ€”โˆ’810
0
Tarso Marques
Minardiโ€”โˆ’810

Constructor Championship

PosTeamWinsGapPoints
1
williams
Williams
8โ€”123
2
ferrari
Ferrari
5โˆ’21102
3
benetton
Benetton
1โˆ’5667
4
mclaren
McLaren
3โˆ’6063
5
jordan
Jordan
โ€”โˆ’9033
6
prost
Prost
โ€”โˆ’10221
7
sauber
Sauber
โ€”โˆ’10716
8
arrows
Arrows
โ€”โˆ’1149
9
stewart
Stewart
โ€”โˆ’1176
10
tyrrell
Tyrrell
โ€”โˆ’1212
0
minardi
Minardi
โ€”โˆ’1230
Autรณdromo Josรฉ Carlos Pace
Brazil
1997-03-30
VIL
Jacques Villeneuve
Q1/Q2/Q3 โ†’
3Argentine Grand Prix
Autรณdromo Juan y Oscar Gรกlvez
Argentina1997-04-13VILJacques VilleneuveQ1/Q2/Q3 โ†’
4San Marino Grand Prix๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari
Italy1997-04-27VIL-Q1/Q2/Q3 โ†’
5Monaco Grand Prix๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จ
Circuit de Monaco
Monaco1997-05-11-Michael SchumacherQ1/Q2/Q3 โ†’
6Spanish Grand Prix๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya
Spain1997-05-25VILJacques VilleneuveQ1/Q2/Q3 โ†’
7Canadian Grand Prix๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
Canada1997-06-15MSCMichael SchumacherQ1/Q2/Q3 โ†’
8French Grand Prix
Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours
France1997-06-29MSCMichael SchumacherQ1/Q2/Q3 โ†’
9British Grand Prix๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง
Silverstone Circuit
UK1997-07-13VILJacques VilleneuveQ1/Q2/Q3 โ†’
10German Grand Prix
Hockenheimring
Germany1997-07-27--Q1/Q2/Q3 โ†’
11Hungarian Grand Prix๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บ
Hungaroring
Hungary1997-08-10-Jacques VilleneuveQ1/Q2/Q3 โ†’
12Belgian Grand Prix๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps
Belgium1997-08-24-Michael SchumacherQ1/Q2/Q3 โ†’
13Italian Grand Prix๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza
Italy1997-09-07-David CoulthardQ1/Q2/Q3 โ†’
14Austrian Grand Prix๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡น
Red Bull Ring
Austria1997-09-21-Jacques VilleneuveQ1/Q2/Q3 โ†’
15Luxembourg Grand Prix
Nรผrburgring
Germany1997-09-28-Jacques VilleneuveQ1/Q2/Q3 โ†’
16Japanese Grand Prix๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต
Suzuka Circuit
Japan1997-10-12-Michael SchumacherQ1/Q2/Q3 โ†’
17European Grand Prix๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ
Circuito de Jerez
Spain1997-10-26--Q1/Q2/Q3 โ†’