1997 Formula 1 World Championship
A historical profile with source-linked evidence. Further research is in progress.
Profile & context
Championship season: 1997
- Name
- 1997 Formula 1 World Championship
Sources behind this page
v2026.17.0 · seasons/1997
Original reference ↗Historical source & scope
F1DB v2026.17.0 · CC BY 4.0. Normalisation, links and calculations by MotorPedia. Original source observations retained.
Source-reported facts are not independent historical confirmation. Missing times and points remain unknown; source-rounded points retain their published precision. Constructor, entrant and team identities are kept distinct.
Season coverage
17 of 17 source-calendar events have race results; 17 have qualifying; 17 have grids.
Rules audit: incomplete; published standings retained without summing gross race points. A populated calendar does not establish historical completeness.
Constructor championship: source_reported.
Historical scoring context
Finishing-point scale: Not yet audited for this season. Retention: Not yet audited.
Use source participant awards; eligibility and allocation vary historically. Use recorded awards; no universal half-points inference. Source decimals may round fractional awards; no guessed exact restoration.
Partial rule context only; this does not replace the source's retained championship standings.
Championship calendar
| Round | Grand Prix | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1997 Qantas Australian Grand Prix | 1997-03-09 | completed |
| 2 | Grande Prêmio do Brasil 1997 | 1997-03-30 | completed |
| 3 | Gran Premio Marlboro de Argentina 1997 | 1997-04-13 | completed |
| 4 | Gran Premio di San Marino 1997 | 1997-04-27 | completed |
| 5 | Grand Prix de Monaco 1997 | 1997-05-11 | completed |
| 6 | Gran Premio Marlboro de España 1997 | 1997-05-25 | completed |
| 7 | Grand Prix Player's du Canada 1997 | 1997-06-15 | completed |
| 8 | Grand Prix de France 1997 | 1997-06-29 | completed |
| 9 | 1997 RAC British Grand Prix | 1997-07-13 | completed |
| 10 | Grosser Mobil 1 Preis von Deutschland 1997 | 1997-07-27 | completed |
| 11 | Marlboro Magyar Nagydíj 1997 | 1997-08-10 | completed |
| 12 | 1997 Belgian Grand Prix | 1997-08-24 | completed |
| 13 | Gran Premio Campari d'ltalia 1997 | 1997-09-07 | completed |
| 14 | Grosser Preis von Österreich 1997 | 1997-09-21 | completed |
| 15 | Grosser Preis von Luxemburg 1997 | 1997-09-28 | completed |
| 16 | 1997 Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix | 1997-10-12 | completed |
| 17 | 1997 Grand Prix of Europe | 1997-10-26 | completed |
Driver championship standings
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacques Villeneuve | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 81 |
| 2 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 42 |
| 3 | David Coulthard | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 36 |
| 4 | Jean Alesi | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 36 |
| 5 | Gerhard Berger | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 27 |
| 6 | Mika Häkkinen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 27 |
| 7 | Eddie Irvine | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 24 |
| 8 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 20 |
| 9 | Olivier Panis | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 16 |
| 10 | Johnny Herbert | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 15 |
| 11 | Ralf Schumacher | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 13 |
| 12 | Damon Hill | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 7 |
| 13 | Rubens Barrichello | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 6 |
| 14 | Alexander Wurz | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 4 |
| 15 | Jarno Trulli | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 3 |
| 16 | Mika Salo | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 2 |
| 16 | Pedro Diniz | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 2 |
| 18 | Shinji Nakano | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 2 |
| 19 | Nicola Larini | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 1 |
| DSQ | Michael Schumacher | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 78 |
Constructor championship standings
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Not recorded | Williams | Time not recorded · renault | 123 |
| 2 | Not recorded | Ferrari | Time not recorded · ferrari | 102 |
| 3 | Not recorded | Benetton | Time not recorded · renault | 67 |
| 4 | Not recorded | McLaren | Time not recorded · mercedes | 63 |
| 5 | Not recorded | Jordan | Time not recorded · peugeot | 33 |
| 6 | Not recorded | Prost | Time not recorded · mugen-honda | 21 |
| 7 | Not recorded | Sauber | Time not recorded · petronas | 16 |
| 8 | Not recorded | Arrows | Time not recorded · yamaha | 9 |
| 9 | Not recorded | Stewart | Time not recorded · ford | 6 |
| 10 | Not recorded | Tyrrell | Time not recorded · ford | 2 |