Round 3 of 17 · Buenos Aires · 13 April 1997, Sunday
Argentine Grand Prix
Key highlights
Villeneuve
pole position
72
laps
10
finishers out of 22
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time / Gap | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1:52:01.715 | 10 |
| 2 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | +0.979 | 6 |
| 3 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | +12.089 | 4 |
| 4 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | +29.919 | 3 |
| 5 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | +30.351 | 2 |
| 6 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | +31.393 | 1 |
| 7 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | +46.359 | |
| 8 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | +1 Lap | |
| 9 | Jarno Trulli | Minardi | +1 Lap | |
| 10 | Jan Magnussen | Stewart | Engine | |
| DNF | Nicola Larini | Sauber | Spun off | |
| DNF | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | Engine | |
| DNF | Shinji Nakano | Prost | Engine | |
| DNF | Jos Verstappen | Tyrrell | Engine | |
| DNF | Ukyo Katayama | Minardi | Spun off | |
| DNF | Damon Hill | Arrows | Engine | |
| DNF | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | Collision | |
| DNF | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | Hydraulics | |
| DNF | Olivier Panis | Prost | Electrical | |
| DNF | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | Clutch | |
| DNF | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | Collision | |
| DNF | David Coulthard | McLaren | Collision |
- DNF
- Did not finish