← 1997 Season
Round 2 · GP · 1997
Brazilian Grand Prix
30 Mar 1997Autódromo José Carlos PaceBrazilfinished
Race Results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Gap / Status | Points | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P1 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1 | 72 | Finished | 10 | — |
| P2 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 3 | 72 | Finished | 6 | — |
| P3 | Olivier Panis | Prost | 5 | 72 | Finished | 4 | — |
| P4 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 4 | 72 | Finished | 3 | — |
| P5 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 2 | 72 | Finished | 2 | — |
| P6 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 6 | 72 | Finished | 1 | — |
| P7 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 13 | 72 | Finished | 0 | — |
| P8 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 7 | 72 | Finished | 0 | — |
| P9 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 8 | 72 | Finished | 0 | — |
| P10 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 12 | 71 | +1 Lap | 0 | — |
| P11 | Nicola Larini | Sauber | 19 | 71 | +1 Lap | 0 | — |
| P12 | Jarno Trulli | Minardi | 17 | 71 | +1 Lap | 0 | — |
| P13 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 22 | 71 | +1 Lap | 0 | — |
| P14 | Shinji Nakano | Prost | 15 | 71 | +1 Lap | 0 | — |
| P15 | Jos Verstappen | Tyrrell | 21 | 70 | +2 Laps | 0 | — |
| P16 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 14 | 70 | +2 Laps | 0 | — |
| P17 | Damon Hill | Arrows | 9 | 68 | Engine | 0 | — |
| P18 | Ukyo Katayama | Minardi | 18 | 67 | +5 Laps | 0 | — |
| P19 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 10 | 52 | Electrical | 0 | — |
| P20 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 11 | 16 | Suspension | 0 | — |
| P21 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 16 | 15 | Suspension | 0 | — |
| P22 | Jan Magnussen | Stewart | 20 | 0 | Accident | 0 | — |
Qualifying Results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P1 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1:16.004 | — | — |
| P2 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:16.594 | — | — |
| P3 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 1:16.644 | — | — |
| P4 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1:16.692 | — | — |
| P5 | Olivier Panis | Prost | 1:16.756 | — | — |
| P6 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 1:16.757 | — | — |
| P7 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 1:16.912 | — | — |
| P8 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 1:16.971 | — | — |
| P9 | Damon Hill | Arrows | 1:17.090 | — | — |
| P10 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 1:17.175 | — | — |
| P11 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 1:17.259 | — | — |
| P12 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 1:17.262 | — | — |
| P13 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 1:17.409 | — | — |
| P14 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 1:17.527 | — | — |
| P15 | Shinji Nakano | Prost | 1:17.999 | — | — |
| P16 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 1:18.095 | — | — |
| P17 | Jarno Trulli | Minardi | 1:18.336 | — | — |
| P18 | Ukyo Katayama | Minardi | 1:18.557 | — | — |
| P19 | Nicola Larini | Sauber | 1:18.644 | — | — |
| P20 | Jan Magnussen | Stewart | 1:18.773 | — | — |
| P21 | Jos Verstappen | Tyrrell | 1:18.885 | — | — |
| P22 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 1:19.274 | — | — |