1997 Gran Premio Marlboro de Argentina
Juan y Oscar Gálvez · · Formula 1
Race summary
| Winner | Grid | Cars | Margin | Laps | km | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacques Villeneuve | 1 | 22 | 0.979 | 72 | 306.6 | Gerhard Berger |
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 | 7 | 6 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | Ferrari | 72 | +0.979s | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | 6 | 11 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | Peugeot | 72 | +12.089s | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 | 8 | 16 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | Petronas | 72 | +29.919s | Finished | 3 | |
| 5 | 17 | 9 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | Mercedes | 72 | +30.351s | Finished | 2 | |
| 6 | 12 | 8 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | Renault | 72 | ★ | +31.393s | Finished | 1 |
| 7 | 11 | 7 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | Renault | 72 | +46.359s | Finished | ||
| 8 | 19 | 19 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | Ford | 71 | +1 lap | Finished | ||
| 9 | 18 | 21 | Jarno Trulli | Minardi | Hart | 71 | +1 lap | Finished | ||
| 10 | 15 | 23 | Jan Magnussen | Stewart | Ford | 66 | — | Engine | ||
| — | 14 | 17 | Nicola Larini | Sauber | Petronas | 63 | — | Spun off | ||
| — | 22 | 2 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | Yamaha | 50 | — | Engine | ||
| — | 20 | 15 | Shinji Nakano | Prost | Mugen-Honda | 49 | — | Engine | ||
| — | 16 | 18 | Jos Verstappen | Tyrrell | Ford | 43 | — | Engine | ||
| — | 21 | 20 | Ukyo Katayama | Minardi | Hart | 37 | — | Spun off | ||
| — | 13 | 1 | Damon Hill | Arrows | Yamaha | 33 | — | Engine | ||
| — | 9 | 12 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | Peugeot | 24 | — | Collision | ||
| — | 5 | 22 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | Ford | 24 | — | Hydraulics | ||
| — | 3 | 14 | Olivier Panis | Prost | Mugen-Honda | 18 | — | Electrical | ||
| — | 2 | 4 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | Renault | 5 | — | Clutch | ||
| — | 4 | 5 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | Ferrari | 0 | — | Collision | ||
| — | 10 | 10 | David Coulthard | McLaren | Mercedes | 0 | — | Collision |