
Argentine Grand Prix 1997
13 April 1997
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez, Argentina
- Location
- Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Laps
- 72
- Previous winners
- 1998Michael SchumacherFerrari
- 1996Damon HillWilliams
- 1995Damon HillWilliams
- 1981Nelson PiquetBrabham
- 1980Alan JonesWilliams
Starting Grid
- 1
Jacques Villeneuve
Williams
1:24.473
- 2
Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Williams
1:25.271
- 3
Olivier Panis
Prost
1:25.491
- 4
Michael Schumacher
Ferrari
1:25.773
- 5
Rubens Barrichello
Stewart
1:25.942
- 6
Ralf Schumacher
Jordan
1:26.218
- 7
Eddie Irvine
Ferrari
1:26.327
- 8
Johnny Herbert
Sauber
1:26.564
- 9
Giancarlo Fisichella
Jordan
1:26.619
- 10
David Coulthard
McLaren
1:26.799
- 11
Jean Alesi
Benetton
1:27.076
- 12
Gerhard Berger
Benetton
1:27.259
- 13
Damon Hill
Arrows
1:27.281
- 14
Nicola Larini
Sauber
1:27.690
- 15
Jan Magnussen
Stewart
1:28.035
- 16
Jos Verstappen
Tyrrell
1:28.094
- 17
Mika Häkkinen
McLaren
1:28.135
- 18
Jarno Trulli
Minardi
1:28.160
- 19
Mika Salo
Tyrrell
1:28.224
- 20
Shinji Nakano
Prost
1:28.366
- 21
Ukyo Katayama
Minardi
1:28.413
- 22
Pedro Diniz
Arrows
1:28.696
Laps Lead
- Jacques Villeneuve 66 laps
- Eddie Irvine 6 laps
Results
| 1 | 0 | Jacques Villeneuve Williams | 72 laps | 1:52:01.715 | 10pts |
| 2 | +5 | Eddie Irvine Ferrari | 72 laps | +0.979 | 6pts |
| 3 | +3 | Ralf Schumacher Jordan | 72 laps | +12.089 | 4pts |
| 4 | +4 | Johnny Herbert Sauber | 72 laps | +29.919 | 3pts |
| 5 | +12 | Mika Häkkinen McLaren | 72 laps | +30.351 | 2pts |
| 6 | +6 | Gerhard Berger Benetton | 72 laps | +31.393 | 1pts |
| 7 | +4 | Jean Alesi Benetton | 72 laps | +46.359 | |
| 8 | +11 | Mika Salo Tyrrell | 71 laps | ||
| 9 | +9 | Jarno Trulli Minardi | 71 laps | ||
| 10 | +5 | Jan Magnussen Stewart | 66 laps | ||
| R | - | Nicola Larini Sauber | 63 laps | ||
| R | - | Pedro Diniz Arrows | 50 laps | ||
| R | - | Shinji Nakano Prost | 49 laps | ||
| R | - | Jos Verstappen Tyrrell | 43 laps | ||
| R | - | Ukyo Katayama Minardi | 37 laps | ||
| R | - | Damon Hill Arrows | 33 laps | ||
| R | - | Rubens Barrichello Stewart | 24 laps | ||
| R | - | Giancarlo Fisichella Jordan | 24 laps | ||
| R | - | Olivier Panis Prost | 18 laps | ||
| R | - | Heinz-Harald Frentzen Williams | 5 laps | ||
| R | - | Michael Schumacher Ferrari | 0 laps | ||
| R | - | David Coulthard McLaren | 0 laps |