1997 Formula 1 World Championship

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Total races

Driver champion

Jacques Villeneuve

Constructor champion

Williams

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1997 Australian Grand Prix

First race

Mar 9, 1997

Date first race

1997 European Grand Prix

Last race

Oct 26, 1997

Date last race

VIL (7)

Most wins

VIL (10)

Most pole positions

MSC (8), VIL (8)

Most podiums

MSC (13)

Most in points

FRE (6)

Most fastest laps

BAR (14)

Most DNF

1997 standings

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Wins	Podiums	Points	Gap
1	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	7	8	81
DSQ	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	5	8	78	-3
2	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	1	7	42	-39
3	David Coulthard	McLaren	2	4	36	-45
4	Jean Alesi	Benetton	0	5	36	-45
5	Gerhard Berger	Benetton	1	2	27	-54
6	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1	3	27	-54
7	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	0	5	24	-57
8	Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan	0	2	20	-61
9	Olivier Panis	Prost	0	2	16	-65
10	Johnny Herbert	Sauber	0	1	15	-66
11	Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	0	1	13	-68
12	Damon Hill	Arrows	0	1	7	-74
13	Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	0	1	6	-75
14	Alexander Wurz	Benetton	0	1	4	-77
15	Jarno Trulli	Prost	0	0	3	-78
16	Mika Salo	Tyrrell	0	0	2	-79
17	Pedro Diniz	Arrows	0	0	2	-79
18	Shinji Nakano	Prost	0	0	2	-79
19	Nicola Larini	Sauber	0	0	1	-80

Pos.	Constructor	Engine	Wins	Podiums	Points	Gap
1	Williams	Renault	8	15	123
2	Ferrari	Ferrari	5	13	102	-21
3	Benetton	Renault	1	8	67	-56
4	McLaren	Mercedes	3	7	63	-60
5	Jordan	Peugeot	0	3	33	-90
6	Prost	Mugen-Honda	0	2	21	-102
7	Sauber	Petronas	0	1	16	-107
8	Arrows	Yamaha	0	1	9	-114
9	Stewart	Ford	0	1	6	-117
10	Tyrrell	Ford	0	0	2	-121

1997 schedule

	Race	Date	Winner	2nd	3rd	Pole position
1	1997 Australian Grand Prix	Mar 9	#10 David Coulthard	Michael Schumacher	Mika Häkkinen	Jacques Villeneuve
2	1997 Brazilian Grand Prix	Mar 30	#3 Jacques Villeneuve	Gerhard Berger	Olivier Panis	Jacques Villeneuve
3	1997 Argentine Grand Prix	Apr 13	#3 Jacques Villeneuve	Eddie Irvine	Ralf Schumacher	Jacques Villeneuve
4	1997 San Marino Grand Prix	Apr 27	#4 Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Michael Schumacher	Eddie Irvine	Jacques Villeneuve
5	1997 Monaco Grand Prix	May 11	#5 Michael Schumacher	Rubens Barrichello	Eddie Irvine	Heinz-Harald Frentzen
6	1997 Spanish Grand Prix	May 25	#3 Jacques Villeneuve	Olivier Panis	Jean Alesi	Jacques Villeneuve
7	1997 Canadian Grand Prix	Jun 15	#5 Michael Schumacher	Jean Alesi	Giancarlo Fisichella	Michael Schumacher
8	1997 French Grand Prix	Jun 29	#5 Michael Schumacher	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Eddie Irvine	Michael Schumacher
9	1997 British Grand Prix	Jul 13	#3 Jacques Villeneuve	Jean Alesi	Alexander Wurz	Jacques Villeneuve
10	1997 German Grand Prix	Jul 27	#8 Gerhard Berger	Michael Schumacher	Mika Häkkinen	Gerhard Berger
11	1997 Hungarian Grand Prix	Aug 10	#3 Jacques Villeneuve	Damon Hill	Johnny Herbert	Michael Schumacher
12	1997 Belgian Grand Prix	Aug 24	#5 Michael Schumacher	Giancarlo Fisichella	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Jacques Villeneuve
13	1997 Italian Grand Prix	Sep 7	#10 David Coulthard	Jean Alesi	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Jean Alesi
14	1997 Austrian Grand Prix	Sep 21	#3 Jacques Villeneuve	David Coulthard	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Jacques Villeneuve
15	1997 Luxembourg Grand Prix	Sep 28	#3 Jacques Villeneuve	Jean Alesi	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Mika Häkkinen
16	1997 Japanese Grand Prix	Oct 12	#5 Michael Schumacher	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Eddie Irvine	Jacques Villeneuve
17	1997 European Grand Prix	Oct 26	#9 Mika Häkkinen	David Coulthard	Jacques Villeneuve	Jacques Villeneuve

Position heatmap

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22
VIL	348	142	114	73	79	45	18	9	5	6	4	3	5	2	1	2	5	2	0	0	0	0
FRE	76	145	148	48	77	76	34	37	68	18	49	12	4	0	5	7	5	0	0	1	0	0
COU	77	120	141	77	77	76	52	56	54	32	13	6	2	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0
ALE	32	88	95	49	144	116	75	86	69	47	81	31	30	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BER	41	49	24	36	44	61	79	79	71	92	40	41	31	35	36	4	9	20	7	8	1	0
HAK	51	18	82	245	103	67	64	29	12	19	15	8	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
IRV	23	54	159	55	36	49	86	50	43	43	21	48	32	16	22	21	23	11	3	4	1	0
FIS	7	86	51	130	31	51	62	92	122	68	59	33	14	7	17	14	6	1	0	0	0	0
PAN	0	41	48	60	15	100	57	40	20	51	36	32	22	10	6	14	3	2	1	0	0	0
HER	0	1	19	88	138	56	106	93	41	81	64	73	43	14	1	8	2	1	0	0	0	0
RSC	0	10	45	23	114	89	36	41	54	57	56	23	45	22	30	18	4	6	10	9	0	0
HIL	62	15	0	7	9	68	84	87	42	35	71	78	38	57	31	15	8	26	5	10	4	5
BAR	0	80	7	49	4	1	12	54	84	39	28	42	42	27	45	28	35	5	6	3	0	0
WUR	0	2	11	12	15	22	27	15	19	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TRU	37	14	3	10	15	13	36	40	75	74	16	68	81	44	41	36	26	23	8	23	4	14
SAL	0	0	0	0	27	26	9	17	49	69	40	70	76	85	75	126	79	76	57	18	4	0
DIN	0	0	2	0	27	10	18	33	38	46	67	41	81	119	71	39	35	10	25	9	0	0
NAK	0	0	0	0	0	14	38	40	32	53	90	45	55	113	82	57	61	28	10	1	0	0
LAR	0	0	0	0	0	3	52	27	17	6	31	33	34	13	12	23	14	11	0	0	1	0
MSC	300	189	105	64	75	70	38	8	9	3	4	8	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
MAG	0	0	0	28	22	29	40	49	53	30	57	47	79	41	19	34	24	4	11	5	9	6
VER	0	0	0	0	0	10	24	61	23	47	37	41	41	54	83	107	59	65	53	74	2	0
FON	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	12	12	13	13	40	5	28	31	19	12	9	10	1
MAR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	16	11	40	62	20	32	34	62	21	14	3
KAT	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	61	46	46	53	28	69	44	80	52	74	34	36	11
MOR	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	33	10	31	59	35	49	53	19	11	36	2	6	9	1

Laps in the lead

Pos.	Driver	Laps
1	Jacques Villeneuve	348
2	Michael Schumacher	300
3	David Coulthard	77
4	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	76
5	Damon Hill	62
6	Mika Häkkinen	51
7	Gerhard Berger	41
8	Jarno Trulli	37
9	Jean Alesi	32
10	Eddie Irvine	23
11	Giancarlo Fisichella	7

1997 Formula 1 world championship

The 1997 Formula 1 season included 17 Grands Prix, featuring teams and drivers competing across iconic circuits. From the opening race in Australia to the finale in Europe, fans followed the action as drivers and teams competed for championship glory.

Championship results

Jacques Villeneuve won the Drivers' Championship, representing Williams, with a total of 81 points. In the Constructors' Championship, Williams claimed victory, finishing the season with 123 points.

Season highlights

Total races: 17
Drivers who won a race: 6
Teams with race victories: 4
Most wins by a driver: Jacques Villeneuve (7)
Most podiums by a driver: Michael Schumacher (8), Jacques Villeneuve (8)

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22
VIL	348	142	114	73	79	45	18	9	5	6	4	3	5	2	1	2	5	2	0	0	0	0
FRE	76	145	148	48	77	76	34	37	68	18	49	12	4	0	5	7	5	0	0	1	0	0
COU	77	120	141	77	77	76	52	56	54	32	13	6	2	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0
ALE	32	88	95	49	144	116	75	86	69	47	81	31	30	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BER	41	49	24	36	44	61	79	79	71	92	40	41	31	35	36	4	9	20	7	8	1	0
HAK	51	18	82	245	103	67	64	29	12	19	15	8	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
IRV	23	54	159	55	36	49	86	50	43	43	21	48	32	16	22	21	23	11	3	4	1	0
FIS	7	86	51	130	31	51	62	92	122	68	59	33	14	7	17	14	6	1	0	0	0	0
PAN	0	41	48	60	15	100	57	40	20	51	36	32	22	10	6	14	3	2	1	0	0	0
HER	0	1	19	88	138	56	106	93	41	81	64	73	43	14	1	8	2	1	0	0	0	0
RSC	0	10	45	23	114	89	36	41	54	57	56	23	45	22	30	18	4	6	10	9	0	0
HIL	62	15	0	7	9	68	84	87	42	35	71	78	38	57	31	15	8	26	5	10	4	5
BAR	0	80	7	49	4	1	12	54	84	39	28	42	42	27	45	28	35	5	6	3	0	0
WUR	0	2	11	12	15	22	27	15	19	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TRU	37	14	3	10	15	13	36	40	75	74	16	68	81	44	41	36	26	23	8	23	4	14
SAL	0	0	0	0	27	26	9	17	49	69	40	70	76	85	75	126	79	76	57	18	4	0
DIN	0	0	2	0	27	10	18	33	38	46	67	41	81	119	71	39	35	10	25	9	0	0
NAK	0	0	0	0	0	14	38	40	32	53	90	45	55	113	82	57	61	28	10	1	0	0
LAR	0	0	0	0	0	3	52	27	17	6	31	33	34	13	12	23	14	11	0	0	1	0
MSC	300	189	105	64	75	70	38	8	9	3	4	8	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
MAG	0	0	0	28	22	29	40	49	53	30	57	47	79	41	19	34	24	4	11	5	9	6
VER	0	0	0	0	0	10	24	61	23	47	37	41	41	54	83	107	59	65	53	74	2	0
FON	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	12	12	13	13	40	5	28	31	19	12	9	10	1
MAR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	16	11	40	62	20	32	34	62	21	14	3
KAT	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	61	46	46	53	28	69	44	80	52	74	34	36	11
MOR	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	33	10	31	59	35	49	53	19	11	36	2	6	9	1

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22
VIL	348	142	114	73	79	45	18	9	5	6	4	3	5	2	1	2	5	2	0	0	0	0
FRE	76	145	148	48	77	76	34	37	68	18	49	12	4	0	5	7	5	0	0	1	0	0
COU	77	120	141	77	77	76	52	56	54	32	13	6	2	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0
ALE	32	88	95	49	144	116	75	86	69	47	81	31	30	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BER	41	49	24	36	44	61	79	79	71	92	40	41	31	35	36	4	9	20	7	8	1	0
HAK	51	18	82	245	103	67	64	29	12	19	15	8	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
IRV	23	54	159	55	36	49	86	50	43	43	21	48	32	16	22	21	23	11	3	4	1	0
FIS	7	86	51	130	31	51	62	92	122	68	59	33	14	7	17	14	6	1	0	0	0	0
PAN	0	41	48	60	15	100	57	40	20	51	36	32	22	10	6	14	3	2	1	0	0	0
HER	0	1	19	88	138	56	106	93	41	81	64	73	43	14	1	8	2	1	0	0	0	0
RSC	0	10	45	23	114	89	36	41	54	57	56	23	45	22	30	18	4	6	10	9	0	0
HIL	62	15	0	7	9	68	84	87	42	35	71	78	38	57	31	15	8	26	5	10	4	5
BAR	0	80	7	49	4	1	12	54	84	39	28	42	42	27	45	28	35	5	6	3	0	0
WUR	0	2	11	12	15	22	27	15	19	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TRU	37	14	3	10	15	13	36	40	75	74	16	68	81	44	41	36	26	23	8	23	4	14
SAL	0	0	0	0	27	26	9	17	49	69	40	70	76	85	75	126	79	76	57	18	4	0
DIN	0	0	2	0	27	10	18	33	38	46	67	41	81	119	71	39	35	10	25	9	0	0
NAK	0	0	0	0	0	14	38	40	32	53	90	45	55	113	82	57	61	28	10	1	0	0
LAR	0	0	0	0	0	3	52	27	17	6	31	33	34	13	12	23	14	11	0	0	1	0
MSC	300	189	105	64	75	70	38	8	9	3	4	8	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
MAG	0	0	0	28	22	29	40	49	53	30	57	47	79	41	19	34	24	4	11	5	9	6
VER	0	0	0	0	0	10	24	61	23	47	37	41	41	54	83	107	59	65	53	74	2	0
FON	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	12	12	13	13	40	5	28	31	19	12	9	10	1
MAR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	16	11	40	62	20	32	34	62	21	14	3
KAT	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	61	46	46	53	28	69	44	80	52	74	34	36	11
MOR	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	33	10	31	59	35	49	53	19	11	36	2	6	9	1

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22
VIL	348	142	114	73	79	45	18	9	5	6	4	3	5	2	1	2	5	2	0	0	0	0
FRE	76	145	148	48	77	76	34	37	68	18	49	12	4	0	5	7	5	0	0	1	0	0
COU	77	120	141	77	77	76	52	56	54	32	13	6	2	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0
ALE	32	88	95	49	144	116	75	86	69	47	81	31	30	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BER	41	49	24	36	44	61	79	79	71	92	40	41	31	35	36	4	9	20	7	8	1	0
HAK	51	18	82	245	103	67	64	29	12	19	15	8	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
IRV	23	54	159	55	36	49	86	50	43	43	21	48	32	16	22	21	23	11	3	4	1	0
FIS	7	86	51	130	31	51	62	92	122	68	59	33	14	7	17	14	6	1	0	0	0	0
PAN	0	41	48	60	15	100	57	40	20	51	36	32	22	10	6	14	3	2	1	0	0	0
HER	0	1	19	88	138	56	106	93	41	81	64	73	43	14	1	8	2	1	0	0	0	0
RSC	0	10	45	23	114	89	36	41	54	57	56	23	45	22	30	18	4	6	10	9	0	0
HIL	62	15	0	7	9	68	84	87	42	35	71	78	38	57	31	15	8	26	5	10	4	5
BAR	0	80	7	49	4	1	12	54	84	39	28	42	42	27	45	28	35	5	6	3	0	0
WUR	0	2	11	12	15	22	27	15	19	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TRU	37	14	3	10	15	13	36	40	75	74	16	68	81	44	41	36	26	23	8	23	4	14
SAL	0	0	0	0	27	26	9	17	49	69	40	70	76	85	75	126	79	76	57	18	4	0
DIN	0	0	2	0	27	10	18	33	38	46	67	41	81	119	71	39	35	10	25	9	0	0
NAK	0	0	0	0	0	14	38	40	32	53	90	45	55	113	82	57	61	28	10	1	0	0
LAR	0	0	0	0	0	3	52	27	17	6	31	33	34	13	12	23	14	11	0	0	1	0
MSC	300	189	105	64	75	70	38	8	9	3	4	8	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
MAG	0	0	0	28	22	29	40	49	53	30	57	47	79	41	19	34	24	4	11	5	9	6
VER	0	0	0	0	0	10	24	61	23	47	37	41	41	54	83	107	59	65	53	74	2	0
FON	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	12	12	13	13	40	5	28	31	19	12	9	10	1
MAR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	16	11	40	62	20	32	34	62	21	14	3
KAT	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	61	46	46	53	28	69	44	80	52	74	34	36	11
MOR	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	33	10	31	59	35	49	53	19	11	36	2	6	9	1