1997 Season
Races
17
Champion
Jacques Villeneuve
Constructor
Williams
The 1997 Formula 1 World Championship featured 17 Grand Prix races across the season. Jacques Villeneuve of Canadian claimed the Drivers' Championship with 81 points and 7 race victories. Heinz-Harald Frentzen finished as runner-up, 39 points behind. Williams won the Constructors' Championship with 123 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 Jacques Villeneuve, Heinz-Harald Frentzen, David Coulthard.
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What races were in the 1997 F1 season?
Championship Battle
Championship Progression
| Round | Coulthard | Schumacher | Häkkinen | Villeneuve | Berger |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | 10 | 6 | 4 | — | 3 |
| R2 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 9 |
| R3 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 10 |
| R4 | 10 | 14 | — | 20 | — |
| R5 | 10 | 24 | — | 20 | — |
| R6 | 11 | 27 | — | 30 | — |
| R7 | — | 37 | — | 30 | — |
| R8 | — | 47 | — | 33 | — |
| R9 | — | 47 | — | 43 | — |
| R10 | — | 53 | — | 43 | 20 |
| R11 | — | 56 | — | 53 | 20 |
| R12 | — | 66 | — | 55 | 21 |
| R13 | 24 | 67 | — | 57 | — |
| R14 | 30 | 68 | — | 67 | — |
| R15 | 30 | 68 | — | 77 | — |
| R16 | 30 | 78 | — | 77 | — |
| R17 | 36 | — | — | 81 | 27 |
Who won the 1997 F1 driver championship?
| Pos | Driver | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacques Villeneuve | 7 | 81 |
| 2 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | 1 | 42 |
| 3 | David Coulthard | 2 | 36 |
| 4 | Jean Alesi | 0 | 36 |
| 5 | Gerhard Berger | 1 | 27 |
| 6 | Mika Häkkinen | 1 | 27 |
| 7 | Eddie Irvine | 0 | 24 |
| 8 | Giancarlo Fisichella | 0 | 20 |
| 9 | Olivier Panis | 0 | 16 |
| 10 | Johnny Herbert | 0 | 15 |
| 11 | Ralf Schumacher | 0 | 13 |
| 12 | Damon Hill | 0 | 7 |
| 13 | Rubens Barrichello | 0 | 6 |
| 14 | Alexander Wurz | 0 | 4 |
| 15 | Jarno Trulli | 0 | 3 |
| 16 | Pedro Diniz | 0 | 2 |
| 17 | Mika Salo | 0 | 2 |
| 18 | Shinji Nakano | 0 | 2 |
| 19 | Nicola Larini | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | Jan Magnussen | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Jos Verstappen | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Gianni Morbidelli | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Norberto Fontana | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Ukyo Katayama | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Tarso Marques | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Michael Schumacher | 5 | 78 |
