← 1997 Season
Round 3 · GP · 1997
Argentine Grand Prix
13 Apr 1997Autódromo Juan y Oscar GálvezArgentinafinished
Race Results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Gap / Status | Points | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P1 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1 | 72 | Finished | 10 | — |
| P2 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 7 | 72 | Finished | 6 | — |
| P3 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 6 | 72 | Finished | 4 | — |
| P4 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 8 | 72 | Finished | 3 | — |
| P5 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 17 | 72 | Finished | 2 | — |
| P6 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 12 | 72 | Finished | 1 | — |
| P7 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 11 | 72 | Finished | 0 | — |
| P8 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 19 | 71 | +1 Lap | 0 | — |
| P9 | Jarno Trulli | Minardi | 18 | 71 | +1 Lap | 0 | — |
| P10 | Jan Magnussen | Stewart | 15 | 66 | Engine | 0 | — |
| P11 | Nicola Larini | Sauber | 14 | 63 | Spun off | 0 | — |
| P12 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 22 | 50 | Engine | 0 | — |
| P13 | Shinji Nakano | Prost | 20 | 49 | Engine | 0 | — |
| P14 | Jos Verstappen | Tyrrell | 16 | 43 | Engine | 0 | — |
| P15 | Ukyo Katayama | Minardi | 21 | 37 | Spun off | 0 | — |
| P16 | Damon Hill | Arrows | 13 | 33 | Engine | 0 | — |
| P17 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 9 | 24 | Collision | 0 | — |
| P18 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 5 | 24 | Hydraulics | 0 | — |
| P19 | Olivier Panis | Prost | 3 | 18 | Electrical | 0 | — |
| P20 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 2 | 5 | Clutch | 0 | — |
| P21 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 4 | 0 | Collision | 0 | — |
| P22 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 10 | 0 | Collision | 0 | — |
Qualifying Results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P1 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1:24.473 | — | — |
| P2 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 1:25.271 | — | — |
| P3 | Olivier Panis | Prost | 1:25.491 | — | — |
| P4 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:25.773 | — | — |
| P5 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 1:25.942 | — | — |
| P6 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 1:26.218 | — | — |
| P7 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 1:26.327 | — | — |
| P8 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 1:26.564 | — | — |
| P9 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 1:26.619 | — | — |
| P10 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 1:26.799 | — | — |
| P11 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 1:27.076 | — | — |
| P12 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 1:27.259 | — | — |
| P13 | Damon Hill | Arrows | 1:27.281 | — | — |
| P14 | Nicola Larini | Sauber | 1:27.690 | — | — |
| P15 | Jan Magnussen | Stewart | 1:28.035 | — | — |
| P16 | Jos Verstappen | Tyrrell | 1:28.094 | — | — |
| P17 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1:28.135 | — | — |
| P18 | Jarno Trulli | Minardi | 1:28.160 | — | — |
| P19 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 1:28.224 | — | — |
| P20 | Shinji Nakano | Prost | 1:28.366 | — | — |
| P21 | Ukyo Katayama | Minardi | 1:28.413 | — | — |
| P22 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 1:28.696 | — | — |