Round 8 of 17 · Magny Cours · 29 June 1997, Sunday
French Grand Prix
Key highlights
Schumacher
pole position
72
laps
12
finishers out of 22
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time / Gap | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:38:50.492 | 10 |
| 2 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | +23.537 | 6 |
| 3 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | +1:14.801 | 4 |
| 4 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | +1:21.784 | 3 |
| 5 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | +1:22.735 | 2 |
| 6 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | +1:29.871 | 1 |
| 7 | David Coulthard | McLaren | Collision | |
| 8 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | +1 Lap | |
| 9 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | +1 Lap | |
| 10 | Jarno Trulli | Prost | +2 Laps | |
| 11 | Ukyo Katayama | Minardi | +2 Laps | |
| 12 | Damon Hill | Arrows | +3 Laps | |
| DNF | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | Electrical | |
| DNF | Alexander Wurz | Benetton | Spun off | |
| DNF | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | Spun off | |
| DNF | Norberto Fontana | Sauber | Spun off | |
| DNF | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | Engine | |
| DNF | Jan Magnussen | Stewart | Brakes | |
| DNF | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | Engine | |
| DNF | Jos Verstappen | Tyrrell | Spun off | |
| DNF | Shinji Nakano | Prost | Spun off | |
| DNF | Tarso Marques | Minardi | Engine |
- DNF
- Did not finish