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Home / Seasons / 1997 F1 World Championship Season

1997 F1 season

Season info

Season

48

Races

17

Drivers’ Champion

Jacques Villeneuve (only title; 26th different World Champion, 1st Canadian champion)

Constructors’ Champion

Williams-Renault (9th title for Williams)

Reigning Drivers’ Champion

Damon Hill

Reigning Constructors’ Champion

Williams

← 1996 1998 →

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Standings

  • Driver standings
  • Constructor standings

Wins, poles & fastest laps

  • Race winners
  • Pole positions
  • Fastest laps

Qualifying

  • Qualifying stats

Season stats

  • Driver stats
  • Constructor stats
  • Championship leaders
  • Home Grand Prix stats

On this page

  • Calendar
  • Race results
  • Driver and constructor entries
  • First-time winners, podium finishers and polesitters

Calendar

#Grand PrixCircuitDate
1AustraliaMelbourne09 March
2BrazilInterlagos30 March
3ArgentinaBuenos Aires13 April
4San MarinoImola27 April
5MonacoMonte Carlo11 May
6SpainCatalunya25 May
7CanadaMontreal15 June
8FranceMagny-Cours29 June
9BritainSilverstone13 July
10GermanyHockenheim27 July
11HungaryHungaroring10 August
12BelgiumSpa-Francorchamps24 August
13ItalyMonza07 September
14AustriaSpielberg21 September
15LuxembourgNurburgring28 September
16JapanSuzuka12 October
17EuropeJerez26 October
← 1996 1998 →
First race (Grand Prix)
Luxembourg
First race (circuit)
Spielberg (third Austrian circuit to host a World Championship race)
Last race (circuit)
Jerez
First Grand Prix since…
1987 for Austria
First race at a circuit since…
1994 for Jerez
Last Grand Prix until…
1999 for Europe

Race results

#Grand PrixResult
1AustraliaResult
2BrazilResult
3Argentina (600th World Championship race)Result
4San MarinoResult
5MonacoResult
6SpainResult
7CanadaResult
8FranceResult
9BritainResult
10GermanyResult
11HungaryResult
12BelgiumResult
13ItalyResult
14AustriaResult
15LuxembourgResult
16Japan (constructors’ title decider)Result
17Europe (drivers’ title decider)Result
← 1996 1998 →

Driver and constructor entries

The following drivers and constructors participated in the 1997 F1 season. Round(s) entered are shown in parentheses.

Arrows
(BRA) Pedro Diniz (All)
(GBR) Damon Hill (All)
Benetton
(FRA) Jean Alesi (All)
(AUT) Gerhard Berger (1-6, 10-17)
(AUT) Alexander Wurz (7-9) (Rookie)
Ferrari
(GBR) Eddie Irvine (All)
(DEU) Michael Schumacher (All)
Jordan
(ITA) Giancarlo Fisichella (All)
(DEU) Ralf Schumacher (All) (Rookie)
Lola
(BRA) Ricardo Rosset (1)
(ITA) Vincenzo Sospiri (1) (Rookie)
McLaren
(GBR) David Coulthard (All)
(FIN) Mika Hakkinen (All)
Minardi
(JPN) Ukyo Katayama (All)
(ITA) Jarno Trulli (1-7) (Rookie)
(BRA) Tarso Marques (8-17)
Prost
(JPN) Shinji Nakano (All) (Rookie)
(FRA) Olivier Panis (1-7, 15-17)
(ITA) Jarno Trulli (8-14) (Rookie)
Sauber
(GBR) Johnny Herbert (All)
(ITA) Nicola Larini (1-5)
(ITA) Gianni Morbidelli (6-7, 11-16)
(ARG) Norberto Fontana (8-10, 17) (Rookie)
Stewart
(BRA) Rubens Barrichello (All)
(DNK) Jan Magnussen (All)
Tyrrell
(FIN) Mika Salo (All)
(NLD) Jos Verstappen (All)
Williams
(DEU) Heinz-Harald Frentzen (All)
(CAN) Jacques Villeneuve (All)
← 1996 1998 →
Final season (drivers)
Gerhard Berger
Norberto Fontana
Ukyo Katayama
Nicola Larini
Gianni Morbidelli
Vincenzo Sospiri
First entry (drivers) since…
1994 for Nicola Larini
1995 for Jan Magnussen and Gianni Morbidelli
Last entry (drivers) until…
2001 for Tarso Marques
Debut season (constructors)
Prost
Stewart
Final season (constructors)
Lola
First entry (constructors) since…
1990 for Arrows
1993 for Lola

Maiden wins

DriverGrand Prix
Heinz-Harald Frentzen (Williams)San Marino
Mika Hakkinen (McLaren)Europe
← 1996 1998 →

Maiden podium finishes

DriverGrand Prix
Ralf Schumacher (Jordan)Argentina
Giancarlo Fisichella (Jordan)Canada
Alexander Wurz (Benetton)Britain
ConstructorGrand Prix
Prost (Olivier Panis)Brazil
Stewart (Rubens Barrichello)Monaco
← 1996 1998 →

Maiden pole positions

DriverGrand Prix
Heinz-Harald Frentzen (Williams)Monaco
Mika Hakkinen (McLaren)Luxembourg
← 1996 1998 →

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