Round 17 of 17 · Jerez de la Frontera · 26 October 1997, Sunday
European Grand Prix
Key highlights
Villeneuve
pole position
69
laps
17
finishers out of 22
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time / Gap | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1:38:57.771 | 10 |
| 2 | David Coulthard | McLaren | +1.654 | 6 |
| 3 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | +1.803 | 4 |
| 4 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | +1.919 | 3 |
| 5 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | +3.789 | 2 |
| 6 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | +4.537 | 1 |
| 7 | Olivier Panis | Prost | +1:07.145 | |
| 8 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | +1:12.961 | |
| 9 | Jan Magnussen | Stewart | +1:17.487 | |
| 10 | Shinji Nakano | Prost | +1:18.215 | |
| 11 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | +1 Lap | |
| 12 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | +1 Lap | |
| 13 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | +1 Lap | |
| 14 | Norberto Fontana | Sauber | +1 Lap | |
| 15 | Tarso Marques | Minardi | +1 Lap | |
| 16 | Jos Verstappen | Tyrrell | +1 Lap | |
| 17 | Ukyo Katayama | Minardi | +1 Lap | |
| DNF | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | Collision | |
| DNF | Damon Hill | Arrows | Gearbox | |
| DNF | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | Water leak | |
| DNF | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | Gearbox | |
| DNF | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | Spun off |
- DNF
- Did not finish