The 1997 Belgian Grand Prix started August 24th, 1997 at 02:00 on Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in Spa, Belgium. Jacques Villeneuve started from pole position with Jean Alesi next to him. Michael Schumacher started from third place.
After 1 hour, 33 minutes and 46 seconds Michael Schumacher finished the race first. The podium was completed with Giancarlo Fisichella in second and Heinz-Harald Frentzen in third place.
After the 1997 Belgian Grand Prix, Michael Schumacher is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 66 points. Schumacher is 11 points ahead of Jacques Villeneuve.
After 1 hour, 33 minutes and 46 seconds Michael Schumacher finished the race first. The podium was completed with Giancarlo Fisichella in second and Heinz-Harald Frentzen in third place.
After the 1997 Belgian Grand Prix, Michael Schumacher is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 66 points. Schumacher is 11 points ahead of Jacques Villeneuve.
Circuit
Location
Spa, Belgium
Date
August 24th, 1997 at 02:00
Round
12/17
Winner
Michael Schumacher
Winning time
1:33:46.717
Pole position
Jacques Villeneuve
Results
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time/Retired | Grid | Laps | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 2 | #5 Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:33:46.717 | 3 | 44 | 10 |
| 2 2 | #12 Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | +26.753 | 4 | 44 | 6 |
| 3 4 | #4 Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | +32.147 | 7 | 44 | 4 |
| 4 7 | #16 Johnny Herbert | Sauber | +39.025 | 11 | 44 | 3 |
| 5 4 | #3 Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | +42.103 | 1 | 44 | 2 |
| 6 9 | #8 Gerhard Berger | Benetton | +1:03.741 | 15 | 44 | 1 |
| 7 1 | #2 Pedro Diniz | Arrows | +1:25.931 | 8 | 44 | 0 |
| 8 6 | #7 Jean Alesi | Benetton | +1:42.008 | 2 | 44 | 0 |
| 9 4 | #17 Gianni Morbidelli | Sauber | +1:42.582 | 13 | 44 | 0 |
| 10 7 | #6 Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | +1 Lap | 17 | 43 | 0 |
| 11 8 | #19 Mika Salo | Tyrrell | +1 Lap | 19 | 43 | 0 |
| 12 6 | #23 Jan Magnussen | Stewart | +1 Lap | 18 | 43 | 0 |
| 13 4 | #1 Damon Hill | Arrows | +2 Laps | 9 | 42 | 0 |
| 14 6 | #20 Ukyo Katayama | Minardi | +2 Laps | 20 | 42 | 0 |
| 15 1 | #14 Jarno Trulli | Prost | +2 Laps | 14 | 42 | 0 |
| - | #9 Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | Disqualified | 5 | 44 | 0 |
| - | #18 Jos Verstappen | Tyrrell | DNF (Spun off) | 21 | 25 | 0 |
| - | #11 Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | DNF (Spun off) | 6 | 21 | 0 |
| - | #10 David Coulthard | McLaren | DNF (Spun off) | 10 | 19 | 0 |
| - | #21 Tarso Marques | Minardi | DNF (Spun off) | 22 | 18 | 0 |
| - | #22 Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | DNF (Steering) | 12 | 8 | 0 |
| - | #15 Shinji Nakano | Prost | DNF (Electrical) | 16 | 5 | 0 |
Standings after race
| Pos | Driver | Car | Wins | Podiums | Pts | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 4 | 7 | 66 | |
| 2 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 5 | 5 | 55 | -11 |
| 3 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 1 | 3 | 23 | -43 |
| 4 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 3 | 22 | -44 | |
| 5 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 1 | 2 | 21 | -45 |
| 6 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 4 | 18 | -48 | |
| 7 | Olivier Panis | Prost | 2 | 15 | -51 | |
| 8 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 1 | 1 | 14 | -52 |
| 9 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 2 | 14 | -52 | |
| 10 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 2 | 14 | -52 | |
| 11 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 1 | 14 | -52 | |
| 12 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 1 | 11 | -55 | |
| 13 | Damon Hill | Arrows | 1 | 7 | -59 | |
| 14 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 1 | 6 | -60 | |
| 15 | Alexander Wurz | Benetton | 1 | 4 | -62 | |
| 16 | Jarno Trulli | Prost | 3 | -63 | ||
| 17 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 2 | -64 | ||
| 18 | Shinji Nakano | Prost | 2 | -64 | ||
| 19 | Nicola Larini | Sauber | 1 | -65 | ||
| 20 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 0 | -66 | ||
| 21 | Jan Magnussen | Stewart | 0 | -66 | ||
| 22 | Jos Verstappen | Tyrrell | 0 | -66 | ||
| 23 | Norberto Fontana | Sauber | 0 | -66 | ||
| 24 | Gianni Morbidelli | Sauber | 0 | -66 | ||
| 25 | Ukyo Katayama | Minardi | 0 | -66 | ||
| 26 | Tarso Marques | Minardi | 0 | -66 |
Other race results
| Year | Winner | 2nd | 3rd | Fastest lap | Pole position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | #1 Max Verstappen | Sergio Pérez | Charles Leclerc | Charles Leclerc | |
| 2022 | #1 Max Verstappen | Sergio Pérez | Carlos Sainz | 1:49.354 - Max Verstappen | Carlos Sainz |
| 2021 | #33 Max Verstappen | George Russell | Lewis Hamilton | Max Verstappen | |
| 2020 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Valtteri Bottas | Max Verstappen | 1:47.483 - Daniel Ricciardo | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2019 | #16 Charles Leclerc | Lewis Hamilton | Valtteri Bottas | 1:46.409 - Sebastian Vettel | Charles Leclerc |
| 2018 | #5 Sebastian Vettel | Lewis Hamilton | Max Verstappen | 1:46.286 - Valtteri Bottas | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2017 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Sebastian Vettel | Daniel Ricciardo | 1:46.577 - Sebastian Vettel | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2016 | #6 Nico Rosberg | Daniel Ricciardo | Lewis Hamilton | 1:51.583 - Lewis Hamilton | Nico Rosberg |
| 2015 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Nico Rosberg | Romain Grosjean | 1:52.416 - Nico Rosberg | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2014 | #3 Daniel Ricciardo | Nico Rosberg | Valtteri Bottas | 1:50.511 - Nico Rosberg | Nico Rosberg |
| 2013 | #1 Sebastian Vettel | Fernando Alonso | Lewis Hamilton | 1:50.756 - Sebastian Vettel | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2012 | #3 Jenson Button | Sebastian Vettel | Kimi Räikkönen | 1:52.822 - Bruno Senna | Jenson Button |
| 2011 | #1 Sebastian Vettel | Mark Webber | Jenson Button | 1:49.883 - Mark Webber | Sebastian Vettel |
| 2010 | #2 Lewis Hamilton | Mark Webber | Robert Kubica | 1:49.069 - Lewis Hamilton | Mark Webber |
| 2009 | #4 Kimi Räikkönen | Giancarlo Fisichella | Sebastian Vettel | 1:47.263 - Sebastian Vettel | Giancarlo Fisichella |
| 2008 | #2 Felipe Massa | Nick Heidfeld | Lewis Hamilton | 1:47.930 - Kimi Räikkönen | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2007 | #6 Kimi Räikkönen | Felipe Massa | Fernando Alonso | 1:48.036 - Felipe Massa | Kimi Räikkönen |
| 2005 | #9 Kimi Räikkönen | Fernando Alonso | Jenson Button | 1:51.453 - Ralf Schumacher | Juan Pablo Montoya |
| 2004 | #6 Kimi Räikkönen | Michael Schumacher | Rubens Barrichello | 1:45.108 - Kimi Räikkönen | Jarno Trulli |
| 2002 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Rubens Barrichello | Juan Pablo Montoya | Michael Schumacher | |
| 2001 | #1 Michael Schumacher | David Coulthard | Giancarlo Fisichella | Juan Pablo Montoya | |
| 2000 | #1 Mika Häkkinen | Michael Schumacher | Ralf Schumacher | Mika Häkkinen | |
| 1999 | #2 David Coulthard | Mika Häkkinen | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Mika Häkkinen | |
| 1998 | #9 Damon Hill | Ralf Schumacher | Jean Alesi | Mika Häkkinen | |
| 1996 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Jacques Villeneuve | Mika Häkkinen | Jacques Villeneuve | |
| 1995 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Damon Hill | Martin Brundle | Gerhard Berger | |
| 1994 | #0 Damon Hill | Mika Häkkinen | Jos Verstappen | Rubens Barrichello | |
| 1993 | #0 Damon Hill | Michael Schumacher | Alain Prost | Alain Prost | |
| 1992 | #19 Michael Schumacher | Nigel Mansell | Riccardo Patrese | Nigel Mansell | |
| 1991 | #1 Ayrton Senna | Gerhard Berger | Nelson Piquet | Ayrton Senna | |
| 1990 | #27 Ayrton Senna | Alain Prost | Gerhard Berger | Ayrton Senna | |
| 1989 | #1 Ayrton Senna | Alain Prost | Nigel Mansell | Ayrton Senna | |
| 1988 | #12 Ayrton Senna | Alain Prost | Ivan Capelli | Ayrton Senna | |
| 1987 | #1 Alain Prost | Stefan Johansson | Andrea de Cesaris | Nigel Mansell | |
| 1986 | #5 Nigel Mansell | Ayrton Senna | Stefan Johansson | Nelson Piquet | |
| 1985 | #12 Ayrton Senna | Nigel Mansell | Alain Prost | Alain Prost | |
| 1984 | #27 Michele Alboreto | Derek Warwick | René Arnoux | Michele Alboreto | |
| 1983 | #15 Alain Prost | Patrick Tambay | Eddie Cheever | Alain Prost | |
| 1982 | #7 John Watson | Keke Rosberg | Eddie Cheever | Alain Prost | |
| 1981 | #2 Carlos Reutemann | Jacques Laffite | Nigel Mansell | Carlos Reutemann | |
| 1980 | #25 Didier Pironi | Alan Jones | Carlos Reutemann | Alan Jones | |
| 1979 | #11 Jody Scheckter | Jacques Laffite | Didier Pironi | Jacques Laffite | |
| 1978 | #5 Mario Andretti | Ronnie Peterson | Carlos Reutemann | Mario Andretti | |
| 1977 | #6 Gunnar Nilsson | Niki Lauda | Ronnie Peterson | Mario Andretti | |
| 1976 | #1 Niki Lauda | Clay Regazzoni | Jacques Laffite | Niki Lauda | |
| 1975 | #12 Niki Lauda | Jody Scheckter | Carlos Reutemann | Niki Lauda | |
| 1974 | #5 Emerson Fittipaldi | Niki Lauda | Jody Scheckter | Clay Regazzoni | |
| 1973 | #5 Jackie Stewart | François Cevert | Emerson Fittipaldi | Ronnie Peterson | |
| 1972 | #32 Emerson Fittipaldi | François Cevert | Denny Hulme | Emerson Fittipaldi | |
| 1970 | #1 Pedro Rodríguez | Chris Amon | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | Jackie Stewart | |
| 1968 | #5 Bruce McLaren | Pedro Rodríguez | Jacky Ickx | Chris Amon | |
| 1967 | #36 Dan Gurney | Jackie Stewart | Chris Amon | Jim Clark | |
| 1966 | #6 John Surtees | Jochen Rindt | Lorenzo Bandini | John Surtees | |
| 1965 | #17 Jim Clark | Jackie Stewart | Bruce McLaren | Graham Hill | |
| 1964 | #23 Jim Clark | Bruce McLaren | Jack Brabham | Dan Gurney | |
| 1963 | #1 Jim Clark | Bruce McLaren | Dan Gurney | Graham Hill | |
| 1962 | #16 Jim Clark | Graham Hill | Phil Hill | Graham Hill | |
| 1961 | #4 Phil Hill | Wolfgang von Trips | Richie Ginther | Phil Hill | |
| 1960 | #2 Jack Brabham | Bruce McLaren | Olivier Gendebien | Jack Brabham | |
| 1958 | #4 Tony Brooks | Mike Hawthorn | Stuart Lewis-Evans | Mike Hawthorn | |
| 1956 | #8 Peter Collins | Paul Frère | Stirling Moss | Juan Fangio | |
| 1955 | #10 Juan Fangio | Stirling Moss | Nino Farina | Eugenio Castellotti | |
| 1954 | #26 Juan Fangio | Maurice Trintignant | Stirling Moss | Juan Fangio | |
| 1953 | #10 Alberto Ascari | Luigi Villoresi | Onofre Marimón | Juan Fangio | |
| 1952 | #4 Alberto Ascari | Nino Farina | Robert Manzon | Alberto Ascari | |
| 1951 | #4 Nino Farina | Alberto Ascari | Luigi Villoresi | Juan Fangio | |
| 1950 | #10 Juan Fangio | Luigi Fagioli | Louis Rosier | Nino Farina |