Japanese Grand Prix 1997
12 October 1997
Suzuka Circuit, Japan
- Location
- Suzuka, Japan
- Laps
- 53
- Fastest time
1:30.983
Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes (2019)- Previous winners
- 2019Valtteri BottasMercedes
- 2018Lewis HamiltonMercedes
- 2017Lewis HamiltonMercedes
- 2016Nico RosbergMercedes
- 2015Lewis HamiltonMercedes
Starting Grid
- 1
Jacques Villeneuve
Williams
No time set
- 2
Michael Schumacher
Ferrari
No time set
- 3
Eddie Irvine
Ferrari
No time set
- 4
Mika Häkkinen
McLaren
No time set
- 5
Gerhard Berger
Benetton
No time set
- 6
Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Williams
No time set
- 7
Jean Alesi
Benetton
No time set
- 8
Johnny Herbert
Sauber
No time set
- 9
Giancarlo Fisichella
Jordan
No time set
- 10
Olivier Panis
Prost
No time set
- 11
David Coulthard
McLaren
No time set
- 12
Rubens Barrichello
Stewart
No time set
- 13
Ralf Schumacher
Jordan
No time set
- 14
Jan Magnussen
Stewart
No time set
- 15
Shinji Nakano
Prost
No time set
- 16
Pedro Diniz
Arrows
No time set
- 17
Damon Hill
Arrows
No time set
- 19
Ukyo Katayama
Minardi
No time set
- 20
Tarso Marques
Minardi
No time set
- 21
Jos Verstappen
Tyrrell
No time set
- 22
Mika Salo
Tyrrell
No time set
- PIT
Gianni Morbidelli
Sauber
No time set
Laps Lead
- Jacques Villeneuve 6 laps
- Heinz-Harald Frentzen 5 laps
- Michael Schumacher 25 laps
- Eddie Irvine 17 laps
Results
| 1 | +1 | Michael Schumacher Ferrari | 53 laps | 1:29:48.446 | 10pts |
| 2 | +4 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen Williams | 53 laps | +1.378 | 6pts |
| 3 | 0 | Eddie Irvine Ferrari | 53 laps | +26.384 | 4pts |
| 4 | 0 | Mika Häkkinen McLaren | 53 laps | +27.129 | 3pts |
| 5 | +2 | Jean Alesi Benetton | 53 laps | +40.403 | 2pts |
| 6 | +2 | Johnny Herbert Sauber | 53 laps | +41.630 | 1pts |
| 7 | +2 | Giancarlo Fisichella Jordan | 53 laps | +56.825 | |
| 8 | -3 | Gerhard Berger Benetton | 53 laps | +1:00.429 | |
| 9 | +4 | Ralf Schumacher Jordan | 53 laps | +1:22.036 | |
| 10 | +1 | David Coulthard McLaren | 52 laps | ||
| 11 | +6 | Damon Hill Arrows | 52 laps | ||
| 12 | +4 | Pedro Diniz Arrows | 52 laps | ||
| 13 | +8 | Jos Verstappen Tyrrell | 52 laps | ||
| D | - | Jacques Villeneuve Williams | 53 laps | ||
| R | - | Tarso Marques Minardi | 46 laps | ||
| R | - | Mika Salo Tyrrell | 46 laps | ||
| R | - | Olivier Panis Prost | 36 laps | ||
| R | - | Shinji Nakano Prost | 22 laps | ||
| R | - | Ukyo Katayama Minardi | 8 laps | ||
| R | - | Rubens Barrichello Stewart | 6 laps | ||
| R | - | Jan Magnussen Stewart | 3 laps | ||
| W | - | Gianni Morbidelli Sauber | 0 laps |