Seasons/17 races

1997 season

Title decided in round 17

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World ChampionJacques Villeneuve81 points · 7 wins
Constructors' championWilliams123 points

Races17
Different winners6
Pole-sitters6
Not classified42%154 of 369 starts

Points: 10-6-4-3-2-1 for the top six.

The title was decided in round 17: European Grand Prix on 26 Oct 1997.

Points progression

Championship standings after each round.

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Championship points after each round
Driver	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17
Jacques Villeneuve	0	10	20	20	20	30	30	33	43	43	53	55	57	67	77	77	81
Heinz-Harald Frentzen	0	0	0	10	10	10	13	19	19	19	19	23	27	31	35	41	42
David Coulthard	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	14	14	14	14	24	30	30	30	36
Jean Alesi	0	1	1	3	3	7	13	15	21	22	22	22	28	28	34	36	36
Gerhard Berger	3	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	20	20	21	21	21	24	24	27
Mika Häkkinen	4	7	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	14	14	14	14	14	14	17	27
Eddie Irvine	0	0	6	10	14	14	14	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	22	24
Giancarlo Fisichella	0	0	0	3	4	4	8	8	8	8	8	14	17	20	20	20	20
Olivier Panis	2	6	6	6	9	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16
Johnny Herbert	0	0	3	3	3	5	7	7	7	7	11	14	14	14	14	15	15
Ralf Schumacher	0	0	4	4	4	4	4	5	7	9	11	11	11	13	13	13	13
Damon Hill	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	7	7	7	7	7	7	7
Rubens Barrichello	0	0	0	0	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
Alexander Wurz	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Jarno Trulli	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Mika Salo	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Pedro Diniz	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	2
Shinji Nakano	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Nicola Larini	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Michael Schumacher	6	8	8	14	24	27	37	47	47	53	56	66	67	68	68	78	78

The constructors' championship, round by round

Williams123
Ferrari102
Benetton67
McLaren63
Jordan33
Prost21
Sauber16
Arrows9
2 further teams

Constructors' championship standings after each round.

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Championship points after each round
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17
Williams	0	10	20	30	30	40	43	52	62	62	72	78	84	98	112	118	123
Ferrari	6	8	14	24	38	41	51	65	65	71	74	84	85	86	86	100	102
Benetton	3	10	11	13	13	17	23	25	35	46	46	47	53	53	62	64	67
McLaren	14	17	19	20	20	21	21	21	24	28	28	28	38	44	44	47	63
Jordan	0	0	4	7	8	8	12	13	15	17	19	25	28	33	33	33	33
Prost	2	6	6	6	9	15	16	16	16	19	20	20	20	20	21	21	21
Sauber	1	1	4	4	4	6	8	8	8	8	12	15	15	15	15	16	16
Arrows	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	7	7	7	7	9	9	9
Stewart	0	0	0	0	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
Tyrrell	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2

Standings

Drivers

Pos	Driver	Team	Wins	Points
1	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	7	81
2	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	1	42
3	David Coulthard	McLaren	2	36
4	Jean Alesi	Benetton		36
5	Gerhard Berger	Benetton	1	27
6	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1	27
7	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari		24
8	Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan		20
9	Olivier Panis	Prost		16
10	Johnny Herbert	Sauber		15
11	Ralf Schumacher	Jordan		13
12	Damon Hill	Arrows		7
13	Rubens Barrichello	Stewart		6
14	Alexander Wurz	Benetton		4
15	Jarno Trulli	Minardi, Prost		3
16	Mika Salo	Tyrrell		2
16	Pedro Diniz	Arrows		2
18	Shinji Nakano	Prost		2
19	Nicola Larini	Sauber		1
DSQ	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	5	78

Constructors

Pos	Team	Points
1	Williams	123
2	Ferrari	102
3	Benetton	67
4	McLaren	63
5	Jordan	33
6	Prost	21
7	Sauber	16
8	Arrows	9
9	Stewart	6
10	Tyrrell	2

Results grid

Every driver in every race: the finishing position, or why there was none. Gold, silver and bronze for the podium, green for points.

Results of every driver in every race of 1997
Driver	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Pts
VIL (Jacques Villeneuve)	Ret^P	1^P^F	1^P	Ret^P	Ret	1^P	Ret	4	1^P	Ret	1	5^P^F	5	1^P^F	1	Ret^P	3^P	81
FRE (Heinz-Harald Frentzen)	8^F	9	Ret	1^F	Ret^P	8	4	2	Ret	Ret	Ret^F	3	3	3	3^F	2^F	6^F	42
COU (David Coulthard)	1	10	Ret	Ret	Ret	6	7^F	7	4	Ret	Ret	Ret	1	2	Ret	10	2	36
ALE (Jean Alesi)	Ret	6	7	5	Ret	3	2	5	2	6	11	8	2^P	Ret	2	5	13	36
BER (Gerhard Berger)	4	2	6^F	Ret	9	10				1^P^F	8	6	7	10	4	8	4	27
HAK (Mika Häkkinen)	3	4	5	6	Ret	7	Ret	Ret	Ret	3	Ret	Ret	9^F	Ret	Ret^P	4	1	27
IRV (Eddie Irvine)	Ret	16	2	3	3	12	Ret	3	Ret	Ret	9	10	8	Ret	Ret	3	5	24
FIS (Giancarlo Fisichella)	Ret	8	Ret	4	6	9^F	3	9	7	11	Ret	2	4	4	Ret	7	11	20
PAN (Olivier Panis)	5	3	Ret	8	4	2	11								6	Ret	7	16
HER (Johnny Herbert)	Ret	7	4	Ret	Ret	5	5	8	Ret	Ret	3	4	Ret	8	7	6	8	15
RSC (Ralf Schumacher)	Ret	Ret	3	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	6	5	5	5	Ret	Ret	5	Ret	9	Ret	13
HIL (Damon Hill)	DNS	17	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	9	12	6	8	2	13	Ret	7	8	12	Ret	7
BAR (Rubens Barrichello)	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	2	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	13	14	Ret	Ret	Ret	6
WUR (Alexander Wurz)							Ret	Ret	3									4
TRU (Jarno Trulli)	9	12	9	DNS	Ret	15	Ret	10	8	4	7	15	10	Ret				3
SAL (Mika Salo)	Ret	13	8	9	5	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	13	11	Ret	Ret	10	Ret	12	2
DIN (Pedro Diniz)	10	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	8	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	7	Ret	13	5	13	Ret	2
NAK (Shinji Nakano)	7	14	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	6	Ret	11	7	6	Ret	11	Ret	Ret	Ret	10	2
LAR (Nicola Larini)	6	11	Ret	7	Ret													1
MSC (Michael Schumacher)	2	5	Ret	2	1^F	4	1^P	1^P^F	Ret^F	2	4^P	1	6	6	Ret	1	Ret	78

Ret: retired. DNQ: did not qualify. P: pole position. F: fastest lap. S above a round: a sprint weekend. Hover or tap a round number for the race.

Race calendar

Rd	Race	Circuit	Date	Pole	Winner
1	Australia	Albert Park	9 Mar 1997	Jacques Villeneuve	David Coulthard
2	Brazil	José Carlos Pace	30 Mar 1997	Jacques Villeneuve	Jacques Villeneuve
3	Argentina	Juan y Oscar Gálvez	13 Apr 1997	Jacques Villeneuve	Jacques Villeneuve
4	San Marino	Enzo e Dino Ferrari	27 Apr 1997	Jacques Villeneuve	Heinz-Harald Frentzen
5	Monaco	Monaco	11 May 1997	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Michael Schumacher
6	Spain	Catalunya	25 May 1997	Jacques Villeneuve	Jacques Villeneuve
7	Canada	Gilles Villeneuve	15 Jun 1997	Michael Schumacher	Michael Schumacher
8	France	Magny-Cours	29 Jun 1997	Michael Schumacher	Michael Schumacher
9	Great Britain	Silverstone	13 Jul 1997	Jacques Villeneuve	Jacques Villeneuve
10	Germany	Hockenheimring	27 Jul 1997	Gerhard Berger	Gerhard Berger
11	Hungary	Hungaroring	10 Aug 1997	Michael Schumacher	Jacques Villeneuve
12	Belgium	Spa-Francorchamps	24 Aug 1997	Jacques Villeneuve	Michael Schumacher
13	Italy	Monza	7 Sept 1997	Jean Alesi	David Coulthard
14	Austria	Red Bull Ring	21 Sept 1997	Jacques Villeneuve	Jacques Villeneuve
15	Luxembourg	Nürburgring	28 Sept 1997	Mika Häkkinen	Jacques Villeneuve
16	Japan	Suzuka	12 Oct 1997	Jacques Villeneuve	Michael Schumacher
17	EuropeTitle decided	Jerez	26 Oct 1997	Jacques Villeneuve	Mika Häkkinen

Entries

Who entered with which car, engine and tyres. The entrant is the organisation that entered the car – not always the team that built it.

Constructor	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	Tyres	Drivers
Arrows	Danka Arrows Yamaha	A18	Yamaha OX11C/D 3.0 V10	Bridgestone	Damon Hill, Pedro Diniz
Benetton	Mild Seven Benetton Renault	B197	Renault RS9 3.0 V10, Renault RS9B 3.0 V10	Goodyear	Alexander Wurz, Gerhard Berger, Jean Alesi
Ferrari	Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro	F310B	Ferrari 046/2 3.0 V10	Goodyear	Eddie Irvine, Michael Schumacher
Jordan	Benson & Hedges Jordan Peugeot	197	Peugeot A14 3.0 V10	Goodyear	Giancarlo Fisichella, Ralf Schumacher
Lola	MasterCard Lola F1 Team	T97/30	Ford ECA Zetec-R 3.0 V8	Bridgestone	Ricardo Rosset, Vincenzo Sospiri
McLaren	West McLaren Mercedes	MP4/12	Mercedes FO 110E 3.0 V10, Mercedes FO 110F 3.0 V10	Goodyear	David Coulthard, Mika Häkkinen
Minardi	Minardi Team	M197	Hart 830 AV7 3.0 V8	Bridgestone	Jarno Trulli, Tarso Marques, Ukyo Katayama
Prost	Prost Gauloises Blondes	JS45	Mugen-Honda MF-301HB 3.0 V10	Bridgestone	Jarno Trulli, Olivier Panis, Shinji Nakano
Sauber	Red Bull Sauber Petronas	C16	Petronas SPE-01 3.0 V10	Goodyear	Gianni Morbidelli, Johnny Herbert, Nicola Larini, Norberto Fontana
Stewart	HSBC Malaysia Stewart Ford	SF01	Ford VJ Zetec-R 3.0 V10	Bridgestone	Jan Magnussen, Rubens Barrichello
Tyrrell	PIAA Tyrrell Ford	025	Ford ED4 3.0 V8, Ford ED5 3.0 V8	Goodyear	Jos Verstappen, Mika Salo
Williams	Rothmans Williams Renault	FW19	Renault RS9 3.0 V10, Renault RS9B 3.0 V10	Goodyear	Heinz-Harald Frentzen, Jacques Villeneuve

What if – other points systems

The same finishing positions, scored under any points system used since 1950.

Scored 8-6-4-3-2 for the top five, plus one for the fastest lap, every result counted.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	Jacques Villeneuve	70	81	P1
2	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	45	42	P2
3	Jean Alesi	34	36	P4
4	David Coulthard	32	36	P3
5	Gerhard Berger	25	27	P5
6	Mika Häkkinen	25	27	P6
7	Eddie Irvine	24	24	P7
8	Giancarlo Fisichella	20	20	P8
9	Olivier Panis	15	16	P9
10	Johnny Herbert	14	15	P10
11	Ralf Schumacher	12	13	P11
12	Damon Hill	6	7	P12

Amber: the position differs from the official result. Michael Schumacher stays excluded from the championship, as decided at the time. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 8-6-4-3-2-1 for the top six, every result counted.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	Jacques Villeneuve	67	81	P1
2	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	40	42	P2
3	Jean Alesi	36	36	P4
4	David Coulthard	32	36	P3
5	Gerhard Berger	25	27	P5
6	Mika Häkkinen	25	27	P6
7	Eddie Irvine	24	24	P7
8	Giancarlo Fisichella	20	20	P8
9	Olivier Panis	16	16	P9
10	Johnny Herbert	15	15	P10
11	Ralf Schumacher	13	13	P11
12	Damon Hill	7	7	P12

Scored 9-6-4-3-2-1 for the top six, every result counted.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	Jacques Villeneuve	74	81	P1
2	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	41	42	P2
3	Jean Alesi	36	36	P4
4	David Coulthard	34	36	P3
5	Gerhard Berger	26	27	P5
6	Mika Häkkinen	26	27	P6
7	Eddie Irvine	24	24	P7
8	Giancarlo Fisichella	20	20	P8
9	Olivier Panis	16	16	P9
10	Johnny Herbert	15	15	P10
11	Ralf Schumacher	13	13	P11
12	Damon Hill	7	7	P12

Scored 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1 for the top eight, every result counted.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	Jacques Villeneuve	89	81	P1
2	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	60	42	P2
3	Jean Alesi	59	36	P4
4	David Coulthard	48	36	P3
5	Gerhard Berger	43	27	P5
6	Mika Häkkinen	41	27	P6
7	Eddie Irvine	37	24	P7
8	Giancarlo Fisichella	37	20	P8
9	Johnny Herbert	34	15	P10
10	Olivier Panis	29	16	P9
11	Ralf Schumacher	25	13	P11
12	Damon Hill	15	7	P12

Scored 25-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1 for the top ten, every result counted.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	Jacques Villeneuve	222	81	P1
2	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	151	42	P2
3	Jean Alesi	143	36	P4
4	David Coulthard	120	36	P3
5	Gerhard Berger	113	27	P5
6	Mika Häkkinen	105	27	P6
7	Giancarlo Fisichella	97	20	P8
8	Eddie Irvine	95	24	P7
9	Johnny Herbert	91	15	P10
10	Olivier Panis	73	16	P9
11	Ralf Schumacher	65	13	P11
12	Damon Hill	42	7	P12

Scored 25-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1, plus one for the fastest lap inside the top ten, every result counted.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	Jacques Villeneuve	225	81	P1
2	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	156	42	P2
3	Jean Alesi	143	36	P4
4	David Coulthard	121	36	P3
5	Gerhard Berger	115	27	P5
6	Mika Häkkinen	106	27	P6
7	Giancarlo Fisichella	98	20	P8
8	Eddie Irvine	95	24	P7
9	Johnny Herbert	91	15	P10
10	Olivier Panis	73	16	P9
11	Ralf Schumacher	65	13	P11
12	Damon Hill	42	7	P12

Scored 25-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1 for the top ten, no fastest-lap point, every result counted.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	Jacques Villeneuve	222	81	P1
2	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	151	42	P2
3	Jean Alesi	143	36	P4
4	David Coulthard	120	36	P3
5	Gerhard Berger	113	27	P5
6	Mika Häkkinen	105	27	P6
7	Giancarlo Fisichella	97	20	P8
8	Eddie Irvine	95	24	P7
9	Johnny Herbert	91	15	P10
10	Olivier Panis	73	16	P9
11	Ralf Schumacher	65	13	P11
12	Damon Hill	42	7	P12