1997 San Marino Grand Prix
| Date | Sunday, 27 April 1997 |
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| Circuit | Imola, 62 laps |
| Round | 4 of 17 |
| Race numbers | The 1997 San Marino Grand Prix was the
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Race result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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| 1 | +1 |  Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams-Renault | 62 | 1hr 31m 00.673s | 10 |
| 2 | +1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 62 | +1.237s | 6 |
| 3 | +6 |  Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 62 | +1m 18.343s | 4 |
| 4 | +2 |  Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan-Peugeot | 62 | +1m 23.388s | 3 |
| 5 | +9 |  Jean Alesi | Benetton-Renault | 61 | +1 lap | 2 |
| 6 | +2 |  Mika Hakkinen | McLaren-Mercedes | 61 | +1 lap | 1 |
| 7 | +5 | Nicola Larini | Sauber-Petronas | 61 | +1 lap | |
| 8 | -4 | Olivier Panis | Prost-Mugen-Honda | 61 | +1 lap | |
| 9 | +10 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 60 | +2 laps | |
| 10 | +11 |  Jos Verstappen | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 60 | +2 laps | |
| 11 | +11 |  Ukyo Katayama | Minardi-Hart | 59 | +3 laps | |
| R |  Pedro Diniz | Arrows-Yamaha | 53 | DNF | ||
| R |  Jacques Villeneuve | Williams-Renault | 40 | DNF | ||
| R | David Coulthard | McLaren-Mercedes | 38 | DNF | ||
| R | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart-Ford Cosworth | 32 | DNF | ||
| R | Johnny Herbert | Sauber-Petronas | 18 | DNF | ||
| R | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan-Peugeot | 17 | DNF | ||
| R | Shinji Nakano | Prost-Mugen-Honda | 11 | DNF | ||
| R | Damon Hill | Arrows-Yamaha | 11 | DNF | ||
| R |  Gerhard Berger | Benetton-Renault | 4 | DNF | ||
| R |  Jan Magnussen | Stewart-Ford Cosworth | 2 | DNF | ||
| Did not start | ||||||
| Jarno Trulli | Minardi-Hart | |||||
Starting grid
| Pos | Driver | Constructor |
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| 1 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams-Renault |
| 2 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams-Renault |
| 3 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari |
| 4 | Olivier Panis | Prost-Mugen-Honda |
| 5 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan-Peugeot |
| 6 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan-Peugeot |
| 7 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber-Petronas |
| 8 | Mika Hakkinen | McLaren-Mercedes |
| 9 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari |
| 10 | David Coulthard | McLaren-Mercedes |
| 11 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton-Renault |
| 12 | Nicola Larini | Sauber-Petronas |
| 13 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart-Ford Cosworth |
| 14 | Jean Alesi | Benetton-Renault |
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| 16 | Jan Magnussen | Stewart-Ford Cosworth |
| 17 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows-Yamaha |
| 18 | Shinji Nakano | Prost-Mugen-Honda |
| 19 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth |
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| 21 | Jos Verstappen | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth |
| 22 | Ukyo Katayama | Minardi-Hart |
| Started from the pit lane | ||
| Damon Hill | Arrows-Yamaha | |
Qualifying result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
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| 1 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams-Renault | 1:23.303 | |
| 2 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams-Renault | 1:23.646 | 0.343 |
| 3 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:23.955 | 0.652 |
| 4 | Olivier Panis | Prost-Mugen-Honda | 1:24.075 | 0.772 |
| 5 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan-Peugeot | 1:24.081 | 0.778 |
| 6 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan-Peugeot | 1:24.596 | 1.293 |
| 7 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber-Petronas | 1:24.723 | 1.420 |
| 8 | Mika Hakkinen | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:24.812 | 1.509 |
| 9 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 1:24.861 | 1.558 |
| 10 | David Coulthard | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:25.077 | 1.774 |
| 11 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton-Renault | 1:25.371 | 2.068 |
| 12 | Nicola Larini | Sauber-Petronas | 1:25.544 | 2.241 |
| 13 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart-Ford Cosworth | 1:25.579 | 2.276 |
| 14 | Jean Alesi | Benetton-Renault | 1:25.729 | 2.426 |
| 15 | Damon Hill | Arrows-Yamaha | 1:25.743 | 2.440 |
| 16 | Jan Magnussen | Stewart-Ford Cosworth | 1:26.192 | 2.889 |
| 17 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows-Yamaha | 1:26.253 | 2.950 |
| 18 | Shinji Nakano | Prost-Mugen-Honda | 1:26.712 | 3.409 |
| 19 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 1:26.852 | 3.549 |
| 20 | Jarno Trulli | Minardi-Hart | 1:26.960 | 3.657 |
| 21 | Jos Verstappen | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 1:27.428 | 4.125 |
| 22 | Ukyo Katayama | Minardi-Hart | 1:28.727 | 5.424 |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-1997 San Marino Grand Prix.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
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| 1 | Jacques Villeneuve | 20 |
| 2 | Michael Schumacher | 14 |
| 3 | David Coulthard | 10 |
| = | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | 10 |
| 5 | Eddie Irvine | 10 |
| 6 | Gerhard Berger | 10 |
| 7 | Mika Hakkinen | 10 |
| 8 | Olivier Panis | 6 |
| 9 | Ralf Schumacher | 4 |
| 10 | Johnny Herbert | 3 |
| = | Giancarlo Fisichella | 3 |
| 12 | Jean Alesi | 3 |
| 13 | Nicola Larini | 1 |
Constructor
| Pos | Constructor | Points |
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| 1 | Williams-Renault | 30 |
| 2 | Ferrari | 24 |
| 3 | McLaren-Mercedes | 20 |
| 4 | Benetton-Renault | 13 |
| 5 |  Jordan-Peugeot | 7 |
| 6 | Prost-Mugen-Honda | 6 |
| 7 |  Sauber-Petronas | 4 |
Statistics & milestones
- Milestone race start
- 200th for Gerhard Berger (4th driver to start 200 races, 1st Austrian driver), 100th for Johnny Herbert (38th driver to start 100 races, 7th British driver)
- Wins
- 1st for Heinz-Harald Frentzen (86th different winner, 4th German driver; last win until 1999; only win for Williams)
- 98th for Williams
- Podiums
- 48th for Michael Schumacher, 4th for Eddie Irvine, 2nd for Heinz-Harald Frentzen (first podium since 1995; first for Williams)
- 390th & 391st for Ferrari, 230th for Williams
- Poles
- 7th for Jacques Villeneuve
- 101st for Williams
- Qualifying 1-2
- 53rd for Williams
- Fastest laps
- 2nd for Heinz-Harald Frentzen
- 104th for Williams
- Front row starts
- 13th for Jacques Villeneuve, 3rd for Heinz-Harald Frentzen
- Points finishes
- 1st for Giancarlo Fisichella (273rd different point scorer, 45th Italian driver)
- Win & fastest lap
- 1st and only for Heinz-Harald Frentzen (54th different driver to win and set the fastest lap, 2nd German driver)