Gridpedia1997 Belgian Grand Prix
- Date
- 24 Aug 1997
- Circuit
- Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Spa, Belgium
- Round
- 12 of 17
- Winner
- Michael Schumacher (Ferrari)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 3 | 44 | 1:33:46.717 | 10 | |
| 2 | 12 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 4 | 44 | +26.753 | 6 | |
| 3 | 4 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 7 | 44 | +32.147 | 4 | |
| 4 | 16 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 11 | 44 | +39.025 | 3 | |
| 5 | 3 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1 | 44 | +42.103 | 1:52.692 | 2 |
| 6 | 8 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 15 | 44 | +63.741 | 1 | |
| 7 | 2 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 8 | 44 | +85.931 | 0 | |
| 8 | 7 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 2 | 44 | +102.008 | 0 | |
| 9 | 17 | Gianni Morbidelli | Sauber | 13 | 44 | +102.582 | 0 | |
| 10 | 6 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 17 | 43 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 11 | 19 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 19 | 43 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 12 | 23 | Jan Magnussen | Stewart | 18 | 43 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 13 | 1 | Damon Hill | Arrows | 9 | 42 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 14 | 20 | Ukyo Katayama | Minardi | 20 | 42 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 15 | 14 | Jarno Trulli | Prost | 14 | 42 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| D | 9 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 5 | 44 | Disqualified | 0 | |
| R | 18 | Jos Verstappen | Tyrrell | 21 | 25 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 11 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 6 | 21 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 10 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 10 | 19 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 21 | Tarso Marques | Minardi | 22 | 18 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 22 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 12 | 8 | Steering | 0 | |
| R | 15 | Shinji Nakano | Prost | 16 | 5 | Electrical | 0 |
Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.
Standings after this race
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 4 | 66 |
| 2 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 5 | 55 |
| 3 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 1 | 23 |
| 4 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 0 | 22 |
| 5 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 1 | 21 |
| 6 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 0 | 18 |
| 7 | Olivier Panis | 0 | 15 | |
| 8 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 1 | 14 |
| 9 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 0 | 14 |
| 10 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 0 | 14 |