1997 European Grand Prix
- Date
- 26 Oct 1997
- Circuit
- Circuito de Jerez, Jerez de la Frontera, Spain
- Round
- 17 of 17
- Winner
- Mika Häkkinen (McLaren)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 5 | 69 | 1:38:57.771 | 10 | |
| 2 | 10 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 6 | 69 | +1.654 | 6 | |
| 3 | 3 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1 | 69 | +1.803 | 4 | |
| 4 | 8 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 8 | 69 | +1.919 | 3 | |
| 5 | 6 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 7 | 69 | +3.789 | 2 | |
| 6 | 4 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 3 | 69 | +4.537 | 1:23.135 | 1 |
| 7 | 14 | Olivier Panis | Prost | 9 | 69 | +67.145 | 0 | |
| 8 | 16 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 14 | 69 | +72.961 | 0 | |
| 9 | 23 | Jan Magnussen | Stewart | 11 | 69 | +77.487 | 0 | |
| 10 | 15 | Shinji Nakano | Prost | 15 | 69 | +78.215 | 0 | |
| 11 | 12 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 17 | 68 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 12 | 19 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 21 | 68 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 13 | 7 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 10 | 68 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 14 | 17 | Norberto Fontana | Sauber | 18 | 68 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 15 | 21 | Tarso Marques | Minardi | 20 | 68 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 16 | 18 | Jos Verstappen | Tyrrell | 22 | 68 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 17 | 20 | Ukyo Katayama | Minardi | 19 | 68 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| R | 5 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 2 | 47 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 1 | Damon Hill | Arrows | 4 | 47 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 11 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 16 | 44 | Water leak | 0 | |
| R | 22 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 12 | 30 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 2 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 13 | 11 | Spun off | 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 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 7 | 81 |
| 2 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 1 | 42 |
| 3 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 2 | 36 |
| 4 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 0 | 36 |
| 5 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 1 | 27 |
| 6 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1 | 27 |
| 7 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 0 | 24 |
| 8 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 0 | 20 |
| 9 | Olivier Panis | Prost | 0 | 16 |
| 10 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 0 | 15 |