1997 F1 season

Season info

Season no.	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

#	Grand Prix	Circuit	Date
1	Australia	Melbourne	09 March
2	Brazil	Interlagos	30 March
3	Argentina	Buenos Aires	13 April
4	San Marino	Imola	27 April
5	Monaco	Monte Carlo	11 May
6	Spain	Catalunya	25 May
7	Canada	Montreal	15 June
8	France	Magny-Cours	29 June
9	Britain	Silverstone	13 July
10	Germany	Hockenheim	27 July
11	Hungary	Hungaroring	10 August
12	Belgium	Spa-Francorchamps	24 August
13	Italy	Monza	07 September
14	Austria	Spielberg	21 September
15	Luxembourg	Nurburgring	28 September
16	Japan	Suzuka	12 October
17	Europe	Jerez	26 October

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

#	Grand Prix	Result
1	Australia	Result
2	Brazil	Result
3	Argentina (600th World Championship race)	Result
4	San Marino	Result
5	Monaco	Result
6	Spain	Result
7	Canada	Result
8	France	Result
9	Britain	Result
10	Germany	Result
11	Hungary	Result
12	Belgium	Result
13	Italy	Result
14	Austria	Result
15	Luxembourg	Result
16	Japan (constructors’ title decider)	Result
17	Europe (drivers’ title decider)	Result

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)

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

Driver	Grand Prix
Heinz-Harald Frentzen (Williams)	San Marino
Mika Hakkinen (McLaren)	Europe

Driver	Grand Prix
Ralf Schumacher (Jordan)	Argentina
Giancarlo Fisichella (Jordan)	Canada
Alexander Wurz (Benetton)	Britain

Constructor	Grand Prix
Prost (Olivier Panis)	Brazil
Stewart (Rubens Barrichello)	Monaco

Driver	Grand Prix
Heinz-Harald Frentzen (Williams)	Monaco
Mika Hakkinen (McLaren)	Luxembourg