Japanese Grand Prix
Round 16 · 12 October 1997 ·Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka, Japan
Frentzen
Williams
2
Schumacher
Ferrari
1
Irvine
Ferrari
3
Race classification
| Pos. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Laps | Time | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Schumacher |  German | Ferrari | 53 | 1:29:48.446 | 10 |
| 2 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | German | Williams | 53 | +1.378 | 6 |
| 3 | Eddie Irvine |  British | Ferrari | 53 | +26.384 | 4 |
| 4 | Mika Häkkinen |  Finnish | McLaren | 53 | +27.129 | 3 |
| 5 | Jean Alesi |  French | Benetton | 53 | +40.403 | 2 |
| 6 | Johnny Herbert | British | Sauber | 53 | +41.630 | 1 |
| 7 | Giancarlo Fisichella |  Italian | Jordan | 53 | +56.825 | 0 |
| 8 | Gerhard Berger |  Austrian | Benetton | 53 | +1:00.429 | 0 |
| 9 | Ralf Schumacher | German | Jordan | 53 | +1:22.036 | 0 |
| 10 | David Coulthard | British | McLaren | 52 | Engine | 0 |
| 11 | Damon Hill | British | Arrows | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 12 | Pedro Diniz |  Brazilian | Arrows | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 13 | Jos Verstappen |  Dutch | Tyrrell | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| D | Jacques Villeneuve |  Canadian | Williams | 53 | Disqualified | 0 |
| R | Tarso Marques | Brazilian | Minardi | 46 | Gearbox | 0 |
| R | Mika Salo | Finnish | Tyrrell | 46 | Engine | 0 |
| R | Olivier Panis | French | Prost | 36 | Engine | 0 |
| R | Shinji Nakano |  Japanese | Prost | 22 | Wheel bearing | 0 |
| R | Ukyo Katayama | Japanese | Minardi | 8 | Engine | 0 |
| R | Rubens Barrichello | Brazilian | Stewart | 6 | Spun off | 0 |
| R | Jan Magnussen |  Danish | Stewart | 3 | Spun off | 0 |
| W | Gianni Morbidelli | Italian | Sauber | 0 | Injury | 0 |
- R
- Retired
- W
- Withdrew
- D
- Disqualified