In the 1997 Formula 1 season Jacques Villeneuve drove a total of 17 races for Williams. From the total of 17 races, Jacques managed to win 7 of them and finish on the podium 8 times. If we take a look at the races, where Villeneuve didn't finish, this happend in 5 occasions.
During the 1997 season Jacques started the race 10 times from pole position.
Jacques Villeneuve finished the season on 1st place in the driver championship and became the 1997 world champion with a total of 81 points.
Villeneuve vs. Frentzen Williams 1997
8
Race
7
7
Qualify
3
1997 races
Australian GP
Mar 9th, 1997
DNF
Brazilian GP
Mar 30th, 1997
1st
Argentine GP
Apr 13th, 1997
1st
San Marino GP
Apr 27th, 1997
DNF
Monaco GP
May 11th, 1997
DNF
Spanish GP
May 25th, 1997
1st
Canadian GP
Jun 15th, 1997
DNF
French GP
Jun 29th, 1997
4th
British GP
Jul 13th, 1997
1st
German GP
Jul 27th, 1997
DNF
Hungarian GP
Aug 10th, 1997
1st
Belgian GP
Aug 24th, 1997
5th
Italian GP
Sep 7th, 1997
5th
Austrian GP
Sep 21st, 1997
1st
Luxembourg GP
Sep 28th, 1997
1st
Japanese GP
Oct 12th, 1997
DNF
European GP
Oct 26th, 1997
3rd
1997 statistics
Wins
7
Pole positions
10
Podiums
8
Finishes in top 5
11
Finishes in points
11
Position
1st
High/low position
1st/2nd
Points
81
DNF's
5
Fastest laps
0
High/low finish result
1st/19th
Average finish result
6.94
High/low qualifying result
1st/9th
Average qualifying result
2.4
Wins streak
2
Pole position streak
4
Podium streak
2
Top 5 streak
5
Points streak
5
Finish streak
7
1997 Standings progression
1997 results
| Round | Race | Result | Time | Grid | Qualifying | Qualifying time | Pole position delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australian GP | DNF | DNF (Collision) | 1st | 1st | 1:29.369 | |
| 2 | Brazilian GP | 1st | 1:36:06.990 | 1st | 1st | 1:16.004 | |
| 3 | Argentine GP | 1st | 1:52:01.715 | 1st | 1st | 1:24.473 | |
| 4 | San Marino GP | DNF | DNF (Gearbox) | 1st | 1st | 1:23.303 | |
| 5 | Monaco GP | DNF | DNF (Spun off) | 3rd | 3rd | 1:18.583 | +0.367 |
| 6 | Spanish GP | 1st | 1:30:35.896 | 1st | 1st | 1:16.525 | |
| 7 | Canadian GP | DNF | DNF (Accident) | 2nd | 2nd | 1:18.108 | +0.013 |
| 8 | French GP | 4th | +1:21.784 | 4th | 4th | 1:14.800 | +0.252 |
| 9 | British GP | 1st | 1:28:01.665 | 1st | 1st | 1:21.598 | |
| 10 | German GP | DNF | DNF (Spun off) | 9th | 9th | 1:42.967 | +1.094 |
| 11 | Hungarian GP | 1st | 1:45:47.149 | 2nd | |||
| 12 | Belgian GP | 5th | +42.103 | 1st | |||
| 13 | Italian GP | 5th | +6.416 | 4th | |||
| 14 | Austrian GP | 1st | 1:27:35.999 | 1st | |||
| 15 | Luxembourg GP | 1st | 1:31:27.843 | 2nd | |||
| 16 | Japanese GP | 14th | Disqualified | 1st | |||
| 17 | European GP | 3rd | +1.803 | 1st |