| «1997-03» | Argentina Grand Prix - XX Gran Premio de la Republica Argentina |
| 1997-04-13 | Buenos Aires - Autodromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez - 72 laps × 4.259 km : 306.648 km |
| Pos | Grid | Car | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time / Gap | Interval | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 3 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams • Renault | 72 | 1:52:01.715 | 164.234 km/h | 10 |
| 2 | 7 | 6 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 72 | +00.979 | +00.979 | 6 |
| 3 | 6 | 11 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan • Peugeot | 72 | +12.089 | +11.110 | 4 |
| 4 | 8 | 16 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber • Petronas | 72 | +29.919 | +17.830 | 3 |
| 5 | 17 | 9 | Mika Hakkinen | McLaren • Mercedes | 72 | +30.351 | +00.432 | 2 |
| 6 | 12 | 8 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton • Renault | 72 | +31.393 | +01.042 | 1 |
| 7 | 11 | 7 | Jean Alesi | Benetton • Renault | 72 | +46.359 | +14.966 | |
| 8 | 19 | 19 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 71 | +1 lap | ||
| 9 | 18 | 21 | Jarno Trulli | Minardi • Hart | 71 | +1 lap | ||
| 10 | 15 | 23 | Jan Magnussen | Stewart • Ford Cosworth | 66 | oil pressure | ||
| 14 | 17 | Nicola Larini | Sauber • Petronas | 63 | spin | |||
| 22 | 2 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows • Yamaha | 50 | engine | |||
| 20 | 15 | Shinji Nakano | Prost • Mugen Honda | 49 | engine | |||
| 16 | 18 | Jos Verstappen | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 43 | engine | |||
| 21 | 20 | Ukyo Katayama | Minardi • Hart | 37 | spin | |||
| 13 | 1 | Damon Hill | Arrows • Yamaha | 33 | engine | |||
| 9 | 12 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan • Peugeot | 24 | collision | |||
| 5 | 22 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart • Ford Cosworth | 24 | hydraulics | |||
| 3 | 14 | Olivier Panis | Prost • Mugen Honda | 18 | engine | |||
| 2 | 4 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams • Renault | 5 | clutch | |||
| 10 | 10 | David Coulthard | McLaren • Mercedes | 0 | collision | |||
| 4 | 5 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 0 | collision |
Fastest lap - 01:27.981 - 174.269 km/h - Gerhard Berger (lap 63)