1997 Season

Races

Champion

Jos Verstappen

Constructor

Lola

The 1997 Formula 1 World Championship featured 17 Grand Prix races across the season. Jos Verstappen of Dutch claimed the Drivers' Championship with 0 points and 0 race victories. Ricardo Rosset finished level on points but lost the title on countback. Lola won the Constructors' Championship with 0 points. The season saw 6 different race winners, making it one of the more competitive years in F1 history. The top three in the final standings were Jos Verstappen, Ricardo Rosset, Vincenzo Sospiri.

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What races were in the 1997 F1 season?

Rd	Grand Prix	Circuit	Date	Winner
1	Australian Grand Prix	Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit	1997-03-09	David Coulthard(McLaren)
2	Brazilian Grand Prix	Autódromo José Carlos Pace	1997-03-30	Jacques Villeneuve(Williams)
3	Argentine Grand Prix	Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez	1997-04-13	Jacques Villeneuve(Williams)
4	San Marino Grand Prix	Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari	1997-04-27	Heinz-Harald Frentzen(Williams)
5	Monaco Grand Prix	Circuit de Monaco	1997-05-11	Michael Schumacher(Ferrari)
6	Spanish Grand Prix	Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya	1997-05-25	Jacques Villeneuve(Williams)
7	Canadian Grand Prix	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve	1997-06-15	Michael Schumacher(Ferrari)
8	French Grand Prix	Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours	1997-06-29	Michael Schumacher(Ferrari)
9	British Grand Prix	Silverstone Circuit	1997-07-13	Jacques Villeneuve(Williams)
10	German Grand Prix	Hockenheimring	1997-07-27	Gerhard Berger(Benetton)
11	Hungarian Grand Prix	Hungaroring	1997-08-10	Jacques Villeneuve(Williams)
12	Belgian Grand Prix	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps	1997-08-24	Michael Schumacher(Ferrari)
13	Italian Grand Prix	Autodromo Nazionale di Monza	1997-09-07	David Coulthard(McLaren)
14	Austrian Grand Prix	Red Bull Ring	1997-09-21	Jacques Villeneuve(Williams)
15	Luxembourg Grand Prix	Nürburgring	1997-09-28	Jacques Villeneuve(Williams)
16	Japanese Grand Prix	Suzuka Circuit	1997-10-12	Michael Schumacher(Ferrari)
17	European Grand Prix	Circuito de Jerez	1997-10-26	Mika Häkkinen(McLaren)

Championship Battle

Championship Progression

Round	Irvine	Herbert	Hill
R1Australian Grand Prix	0	0	0
R2Brazilian Grand Prix	0	0	0
R3Argentine Grand Prix	6	—	0
R4San Marino Grand Prix	10	—	0
R5Monaco Grand Prix	14	—	0
R6Spanish Grand Prix	14	—	0
R7Canadian Grand Prix	14	—	0
R8French Grand Prix	18	—	0
R9British Grand Prix	18	—	—
R10German Grand Prix	18	—	—
R11Hungarian Grand Prix	18	—	—
R12Belgian Grand Prix	18	—	—
R13Italian Grand Prix	—	—	—
R14Austrian Grand Prix	—	—	—
R15Luxembourg Grand Prix	—	—	—
R16Japanese Grand Prix	—	—	—
R17European Grand Prix	—	—	—

Who won the 1997 F1 driver championship?

Pos	Driver	Nationality	Wins	Points
0	Jos Verstappen	Dutch	0	0
0	Ricardo Rosset	Brazilian	0	0
0	Vincenzo Sospiri	Italian	0	0
0	Tarso Marques	Brazilian	0	0
0	Ukyo Katayama	Japanese	0	0
0	Norberto Fontana	Argentine	0	0
0	Gianni Morbidelli	Italian	0	0
0	Michael Schumacher	German	5	78
0	Jan Magnussen	Danish	0	0
1	Jacques Villeneuve	Canadian	7	81
1	Jacques Villeneuve	Canadian	7	81
2	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	German	1	42
2	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	German	1	42
3	David Coulthard	British	2	36
3	David Coulthard	British	2	36
4	Jean Alesi	French	0	36
4	Jean Alesi	French	0	36
5	Gerhard Berger	Austrian	1	27
5	Gerhard Berger	Austrian	1	27
6	Mika Häkkinen	Finnish	1	27
6	Mika Häkkinen	Finnish	1	27
7	Eddie Irvine	British	0	24
7	Eddie Irvine	British	0	24
8	Giancarlo Fisichella	Italian	0	20
8	Giancarlo Fisichella	Italian	0	20
9	Olivier Panis	French	0	16
9	Olivier Panis	French	0	16
10	Johnny Herbert	British	0	15
10	Johnny Herbert	British	0	15
11	Ralf Schumacher	German	0	13
11	Ralf Schumacher	German	0	13
12	Damon Hill	British	0	7
12	Damon Hill	British	0	7
13	Rubens Barrichello	Brazilian	0	6
13	Rubens Barrichello	Brazilian	0	6
14	Alexander Wurz	Austrian	0	4
14	Alexander Wurz	Austrian	0	4
15	Jarno Trulli	Italian	0	3
15	Jarno Trulli	Italian	0	3
16	Pedro Diniz	Brazilian	0	2
16	Pedro Diniz	Brazilian	0	2
17	Mika Salo	Finnish	0	2
17	Mika Salo	Finnish	0	2
18	Shinji Nakano	Japanese	0	2
18	Shinji Nakano	Japanese	0	2
19	Nicola Larini	Italian	0	1
19	Nicola Larini	Italian	0	1
20	Jan Magnussen	Danish	0	0
21	Jos Verstappen	Dutch	0	0
22	Gianni Morbidelli	Italian	0	0
23	Norberto Fontana	Argentine	0	0
24	Ukyo Katayama	Japanese	0	0
25	Tarso Marques	Brazilian	0	0
26	Michael Schumacher	German	5	78

Who won the 1997 constructors' championship?

Pos	Constructor	Nationality	Wins	Points
0	Lola	British	0	0
0	Minardi	Italian	0	0
1	Williams	British	8	123
1	Williams	British	8	123
2	Ferrari	Italian	5	102
2	Ferrari	Italian	5	102
3	Benetton	Italian	1	67
3	Benetton	Italian	1	67
4	McLaren	British	3	63
4	McLaren	British	3	63
5	Jordan	Irish	0	33
5	Jordan	Irish	0	33
6	Prost	French	0	21
6	Prost	French	0	21
7	Sauber	Swiss	0	16
7	Sauber	Swiss	0	16
8	Arrows	British	0	9
8	Arrows	British	0	9
9	Stewart	British	0	6
9	Stewart	British	0	6
10	Tyrrell	British	0	2
10	Tyrrell	British	0	2
11	Minardi	Italian	0	0
12	Lola	British	0	0