European Grand Prix 1997
26 October 1997
Circuito de Jerez, Spain
- Location
- Jerez de la Frontera, Spain
- Laps
- 69
- Previous winners
- 1994Michael SchumacherBenetton
- 1990Alain ProstFerrari
- 1989Ayrton SennaMcLaren
- 1988Alain ProstMcLaren
- 1987Nigel MansellWilliams
Starting Grid
- 1
Jacques Villeneuve
Williams
No time set
- 2
Michael Schumacher
Ferrari
No time set
- 3
Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Williams
No time set
- 4
Damon Hill
Arrows
No time set
- 5
Mika Häkkinen
McLaren
No time set
- 6
David Coulthard
McLaren
No time set
- 7
Eddie Irvine
Ferrari
No time set
- 8
Gerhard Berger
Benetton
No time set
- 9
Olivier Panis
Prost
No time set
- 10
Jean Alesi
Benetton
No time set
- 11
Jan Magnussen
Stewart
No time set
- 12
Rubens Barrichello
Stewart
No time set
- 13
Pedro Diniz
Arrows
No time set
- 14
Johnny Herbert
Sauber
No time set
- 15
Shinji Nakano
Prost
No time set
- 16
Ralf Schumacher
Jordan
No time set
- 17
Giancarlo Fisichella
Jordan
No time set
- 18
Norberto Fontana
Sauber
No time set
- 19
Ukyo Katayama
Minardi
No time set
- 20
Tarso Marques
Minardi
No time set
- 21
Mika Salo
Tyrrell
No time set
- 22
Jos Verstappen
Tyrrell
No time set
Laps Lead
- Mika Häkkinen 1 laps
- Jacques Villeneuve 24 laps
- Heinz-Harald Frentzen 5 laps
- Michael Schumacher 39 laps
Results
| 1 | +4 | Mika Häkkinen McLaren | 69 laps | 1:38:57.771 | 10pts |
| 2 | +4 | David Coulthard McLaren | 69 laps | +1.654 | 6pts |
| 3 | -2 | Jacques Villeneuve Williams | 69 laps | +1.803 | 4pts |
| 4 | +4 | Gerhard Berger Benetton | 69 laps | +1.919 | 3pts |
| 5 | +2 | Eddie Irvine Ferrari | 69 laps | +3.789 | 2pts |
| 6 | -3 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen Williams | 69 laps | +4.537 | 1pts |
| 7 | +2 | Olivier Panis Prost | 69 laps | +1:07.145 | |
| 8 | +6 | Johnny Herbert Sauber | 69 laps | +1:12.961 | |
| 9 | +2 | Jan Magnussen Stewart | 69 laps | +1:17.487 | |
| 10 | +5 | Shinji Nakano Prost | 69 laps | +1:18.215 | |
| 11 | +6 | Giancarlo Fisichella Jordan | 68 laps | ||
| 12 | +9 | Mika Salo Tyrrell | 68 laps | ||
| 13 | -3 | Jean Alesi Benetton | 68 laps | ||
| 14 | +4 | Norberto Fontana Sauber | 68 laps | ||
| 15 | +5 | Tarso Marques Minardi | 68 laps | ||
| 16 | +6 | Jos Verstappen Tyrrell | 68 laps | ||
| 17 | +2 | Ukyo Katayama Minardi | 68 laps | ||
| R | - | Michael Schumacher Ferrari | 47 laps | ||
| R | - | Damon Hill Arrows | 47 laps | ||
| R | - | Ralf Schumacher Jordan | 44 laps | ||
| R | - | Rubens Barrichello Stewart | 30 laps | ||
| R | - | Pedro Diniz Arrows | 11 laps |