1997 Grande Prêmio do Brasil
José Carlos Pace · · Formula 1
Race summary
| Winner | Grid | Cars | Margin | Laps | km | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacques Villeneuve | 1 | 22 | 4.190 | 72 | 309 | Jacques Villeneuve |
Finishing order
Interval is the deficit to the winner: seconds where official timing recorded them, laps where a car finished down. ★ marks the fastest lap.
| Fin | Grid | No. | Driver | Constructor | Engine | Laps | FL | Interval | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 3 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | Renault | 72 | ★ | Finished | 10 | |
| 2 | 3 | 8 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | Renault | 72 | +4.190s | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | 5 | 14 | Olivier Panis | Prost | Mugen-Honda | 72 | +15.870s | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 | 4 | 9 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | Mercedes | 72 | +33.033s | Finished | 3 | |
| 5 | 2 | 5 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | Ferrari | 72 | +33.731s | Finished | 2 | |
| 6 | 6 | 7 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | Renault | 72 | +34.020s | Finished | 1 | |
| 7 | 13 | 16 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | Petronas | 72 | +50.912s | Finished | ||
| 8 | 7 | 12 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | Peugeot | 72 | +60.639s | Finished | ||
| 9 | 8 | 4 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | Renault | 72 | +75.402s | Finished | ||
| 10 | 12 | 10 | David Coulthard | McLaren | Mercedes | 71 | +1 lap | Finished | ||
| 11 | 19 | 17 | Nicola Larini | Sauber | Petronas | 71 | +1 lap | Finished | ||
| 12 | 17 | 21 | Jarno Trulli | Minardi | Hart | 71 | +1 lap | Finished | ||
| 13 | 22 | 19 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | Ford | 71 | +1 lap | Finished | ||
| 14 | 15 | 15 | Shinji Nakano | Prost | Mugen-Honda | 71 | +1 lap | Finished | ||
| 15 | 21 | 18 | Jos Verstappen | Tyrrell | Ford | 70 | +2 laps | Finished | ||
| 16 | 14 | 6 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | Ferrari | 70 | +2 laps | Finished | ||
| 17 | 9 | 1 | Damon Hill | Arrows | Yamaha | 68 | — | Engine | ||
| 18 | 18 | 20 | Ukyo Katayama | Minardi | Hart | 67 | +5 laps | Finished | ||
| — | 10 | 11 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | Peugeot | 52 | — | Electrical | ||
| — | 11 | 22 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | Ford | 16 | — | Suspension | ||
| — | 16 | 2 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | Yamaha | 15 | — | Suspension | ||
| — | 20 | 23 | Jan Magnussen | Stewart | Ford | — | Collision |