Race | Result | Time | Grid | Fastest lap | Delta | Qualifying | Qualifying time | Pole position delta | Points | |
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1 | Australian Grand Prix | 1st | 1:30:28.718 | 4th | 1:31.412 | +0.827 | 4th | 1:31.531 (Q) | +2.162 | 10 |
2 | Brazilian Grand Prix | 10th | +1 lap | 12th | 1:18.925 | +0.528 | 12th | 1:17.262 (Q) | +1.258 | 0 |
3 | Argentine Grand Prix | DNF | Collision | 10th | 10th | 1:26.799 (Q) | +2.326 | 0 | ||
4 | San Marino Grand Prix | DNF | Engine | 10th | 1:26.067 | +0.536 | 10th | 1:25.077 (Q) | +1.774 | 0 |
5 | Monaco Grand Prix | DNF | Accident | 5th | 2:11.201 | +17.886 | 5th | 1:18.779 (Q) | +0.563 | 0 |
6 | Spanish Grand Prix | 6th | +29.744 | 3rd | 1:22.340 | +0.098 | 3rd | 1:17.521 (Q) | +0.996 | 1 |
7 | Canadian Grand Prix | 7th | +37.753 | 5th | 1:19.635 | 5th | 1:18.466 (Q) | +0.371 | 0 | |
8 | French Grand Prix | 7th | Collision | 9th | 1:19.317 | +1.407 | 9th | 1:15.270 (Q) | +0.722 | 0 |
9 | British Grand Prix | 4th | +31.229 | 6th | 1:26.475 | +2.000 | 6th | 1:22.279 (Q) | +0.681 | 3 |
10 | German Grand Prix | DNF | Transmission | 8th | 2:22.236 | +36.489 | 8th | 1:42.687 (Q) | +0.814 | 0 |
11 | Hungarian Grand Prix | DNF | Electrical | 8th | 1:20.329 | +1.957 | 8th | 1:15.705 (Q) | +1.033 | 0 |
12 | Belgian Grand Prix | DNF | Spun off | 10th | 1:59.169 | +6.477 | 10th | 1:51.410 (Q) | +1.960 | 0 |
13 | Italian Grand Prix | 1st | 1:17:04.609 | 6th | 1:25.975 | +1.167 | 6th | 1:23.347 (Q) | +0.357 | 10 |
14 | Austrian Grand Prix | 2nd | +2.909 | 10th | 1:12.207 | +0.393 | 10th | 1:11.076 (Q) | +0.772 | 6 |
15 | Luxembourg Grand Prix | DNF | Engine | 6th | 1:19.920 | +1.115 | 6th | 1:17.387 (Q) | +0.785 | 0 |
16 | Japanese Grand Prix | 10th | Engine | 11th | 1:39.771 | +0.829 | 11th | 1:37.095 (Q) | +1.024 | 0 |
17 | European Grand Prix | 2nd | +1.654 | 6th | 1:24.006 | +0.871 | 6th | 1:21.476 (Q) | +0.404 | 6 |
In the 1997 Formula 1 season David Coulthard drove a total of 17 races for McLaren. From the total of 17 races, David managed to win 2 of them and finish on the podium 4 times. If we take a look at the races, where Coulthard didn't finish, this happend in 7 occasions. The best result for David during qualifying was at the 1997 Spanish Grand Prix as 3rd fastest. David Coulthard finished the season on 3rd place in the driver championship with a total of 36 points.