In the 1997 Formula 1 season Damon Hill drove a total of 17 races for Arrows. From the total of 17 races, Damon managed to finish on the podium 1 times. With the best result a 2nd place during the Hungarian Grand Prix. If we take a look at the races, where Hill didn't finish, this happend in 6 occasions.
The best result for Damon during qualifying was at the Brazilian Grand Prix as 9th fastest.
Damon Hill finished the season on 12th place in the driver championship with a total of 7 points.
Hill vs. Diniz Arrows 1997
7
Race
4
9
Qualify
1
1997 races
Australian GP
Mar 9th, 1997
DNF
Brazilian GP
Mar 30th, 1997
17th
Argentine GP
Apr 13th, 1997
DNF
San Marino GP
Apr 27th, 1997
DNF
Monaco GP
May 11th, 1997
DNF
Spanish GP
May 25th, 1997
DNF
Canadian GP
Jun 15th, 1997
9th
French GP
Jun 29th, 1997
12th
British GP
Jul 13th, 1997
6th
German GP
Jul 27th, 1997
8th
Hungarian GP
Aug 10th, 1997
2nd
Belgian GP
Aug 24th, 1997
13th
Italian GP
Sep 7th, 1997
DNF
Austrian GP
Sep 21st, 1997
7th
Luxembourg GP
Sep 28th, 1997
8th
Japanese GP
Oct 12th, 1997
11th
European GP
Oct 26th, 1997
DNF
1997 statistics
Wins
0
Pole positions
0
Podiums
1
Finishes in top 5
1
Finishes in points
2
Position
12th
High/low position
12th/23rd
Points
7
DNF's
6
Fastest laps
0
High/low finish result
2nd/22nd
Average finish result
13.29
High/low qualifying result
9th/20th
Average qualifying result
14.2
Wins streak
0
Pole position streak
0
Podium streak
1
Top 5 streak
1
Points streak
3
Finish streak
6
1997 Standings progression
1997 results
| Round | Race | Result | Time | Grid | Qualifying | Qualifying time | Pole position delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australian GP | 22nd | Throttle | 20th | 20th | 1:34.806 | +5.437 |
| 2 | Brazilian GP | 17th | Engine | 9th | 9th | 1:17.090 | +1.086 |
| 3 | Argentine GP | DNF | DNF (Engine) | 13th | 13th | 1:27.281 | +2.808 |
| 4 | San Marino GP | DNF | DNF (Collision) | 15th | 15th | 1:25.743 | +2.440 |
| 5 | Monaco GP | DNF | DNF (Collision) | 13th | 13th | 1:19.674 | +1.458 |
| 6 | Spanish GP | DNF | DNF (Engine) | 15th | 15th | 1:20.089 | +3.564 |
| 7 | Canadian GP | 9th | +1 Lap | 15th | 15th | 1:20.129 | +2.034 |
| 8 | French GP | 12th | +3 Laps | 17th | 17th | 1:16.729 | +2.181 |
| 9 | British GP | 6th | +1:13.552 | 12th | 12th | 1:23.271 | +1.673 |
| 10 | German GP | 8th | +1 Lap | 13th | 13th | 1:43.361 | +1.488 |
| 11 | Hungarian GP | 2nd | +9.079 | 3rd | |||
| 12 | Belgian GP | 13th | +2 Laps | 9th | |||
| 13 | Italian GP | DNF | DNF (Engine) | 14th | |||
| 14 | Austrian GP | 7th | +37.207 | 7th | |||
| 15 | Luxembourg GP | 8th | +44.777 | 13th | |||
| 16 | Japanese GP | 11th | +1 Lap | 17th | |||
| 17 | European GP | DNF | DNF (Gearbox) | 4th |