1997 Austrian Grand Prix
- Date
- 21 Sept 1997
- Circuit
- Red Bull Ring, Spielberg, Austria
- Round
- 14 of 17
- Winner
- Jacques Villeneuve (Williams)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1 | 71 | 1:27:35.999 | 1:11.814 | 10 |
| 2 | 10 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 10 | 71 | +2.909 | 6 | |
| 3 | 4 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 4 | 71 | +3.962 | 4 | |
| 4 | 12 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 14 | 71 | +12.127 | 3 | |
| 5 | 11 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 11 | 71 | +31.859 | 2 | |
| 6 | 5 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 9 | 71 | +33.410 | 1 | |
| 7 | 1 | Damon Hill | Arrows | 7 | 71 | +37.207 | 0 | |
| 8 | 16 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 12 | 71 | +49.057 | 0 | |
| 9 | 17 | Gianni Morbidelli | Sauber | 13 | 71 | +66.455 | 0 | |
| 10 | 8 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 18 | 70 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 11 | 20 | Ukyo Katayama | Minardi | 19 | 69 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 12 | 18 | Jos Verstappen | Tyrrell | 20 | 69 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 13 | 2 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 17 | 67 | +4 Laps | 0 | |
| 14 | 22 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 5 | 64 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 14 | Jarno Trulli | Prost | 3 | 58 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 23 | Jan Magnussen | Stewart | 6 | 58 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 15 | Shinji Nakano | Prost | 16 | 57 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 19 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 21 | 48 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 6 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 8 | 38 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 7 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 15 | 37 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 9 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 2 | 1 | Engine | 0 | |
| E | 21 | Tarso Marques | Minardi | PL | 0 | Underweight | 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 | 68 |
| 2 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 6 | 67 |
| 3 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 1 | 31 |
| 4 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 2 | 30 |
| 5 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 0 | 28 |
| 6 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 1 | 21 |
| 7 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 0 | 20 |
| 8 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 0 | 18 |
| 9 | Olivier Panis | 0 | 15 | |
| 10 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 0 | 14 |