| «1997-02» | Brazil Grand Prix - XXVI Grande Premio do Brasil |
| 1997-03-30 | Interlagos - Autodromo José Carlos Pace - 72 laps × 4.292 km : 309.024 km |
| Pos | Grid | Car | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time / Gap | Interval | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 3 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams • Renault | 72 | 1:36:06.990 | 192.906 km/h | 10 |
| 2 | 3 | 8 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton • Renault | 72 | +04.190 | +04.190 | 6 |
| 3 | 5 | 14 | Olivier Panis | Prost • Mugen Honda | 72 | +15.870 | +11.680 | 4 |
| 4 | 4 | 9 | Mika Hakkinen | McLaren • Mercedes | 72 | +33.033 | +17.163 | 3 |
| 5 | 2 | 5 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 72 | +33.731 | +00.698 | 2 |
| 6 | 6 | 7 | Jean Alesi | Benetton • Renault | 72 | +34.020 | +00.289 | 1 |
| 7 | 13 | 16 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber • Petronas | 72 | +50.912 | +16.892 | |
| 8 | 7 | 12 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan • Peugeot | 72 | +01:00.639 | +09.727 | |
| 9 | 8 | 4 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams • Renault | 72 | +01:15.402 | +14.763 | |
| 10 | 12 | 10 | David Coulthard | McLaren • Mercedes | 71 | +1 lap | ||
| 11 | 19 | 17 | Nicola Larini | Sauber • Petronas | 71 | +1 lap | ||
| 12 | 17 | 21 | Jarno Trulli | Minardi • Hart | 71 | +1 lap | ||
| 13 | 22 | 19 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 71 | +1 lap | ||
| 14 | 15 | 15 | Shinji Nakano | Prost • Mugen Honda | 71 | +1 lap | ||
| 15 | 21 | 18 | Jos Verstappen | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 70 | +2 laps | ||
| 16 | 14 | 6 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 70 | +2 laps | ||
| 17 | 9 | 1 | Damon Hill | Arrows • Yamaha | 68 | gearbox | ||
| 18 | 18 | 20 | Ukyo Katayama | Minardi • Hart | 67 | +5 laps | ||
| 10 | 11 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan • Peugeot | 52 | electrics | |||
| 11 | 22 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart • Ford Cosworth | 16 | suspension | |||
| 16 | 2 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows • Yamaha | 15 | spin | |||
| 20 | 23 | Jan Magnussen | Stewart • Ford Cosworth | 0 | collision |
Fastest lap - 01:18.397 - 197.089 km/h - Jacques Villeneuve (lap 28)
Comments
Race red-flagged after lap 1 due to a car stalled on the grid, restarted for the original distance.