1997 - Brazilian Grand Prix
Date : 30 March 1997
Hour : Z
Round : 2
Circuit : Autódromo José Carlos Pace
Locality : São Paulo
Winner : Jacques Villeneuve(Williams)
Polesitter : Jacques Villeneuve(Williams)
Fastest lap : Olivier Panis(Prost)
| P. | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1:16.004 | ||
| 2 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:16.594 | ||
| 3 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 1:16.644 | ||
| 4 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1:16.692 | ||
| 5 | Olivier Panis | Prost | 1:16.756 | ||
| 6 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 1:16.757 | ||
| 7 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 1:16.912 | ||
| 8 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 1:16.971 | ||
| 9 | Damon Hill | Arrows | 1:17.090 | ||
| 10 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 1:17.175 | ||
| 11 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 1:17.259 | ||
| 12 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 1:17.262 | ||
| 13 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 1:17.409 | ||
| 14 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 1:17.527 | ||
| 15 | Shinji Nakano | Prost | 1:17.999 | ||
| 16 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 1:18.095 | ||
| 17 | Jarno Trulli | Minardi | 1:18.336 | ||
| 18 | Ukyo Katayama | Minardi | 1:18.557 | ||
| 19 | Nicola Larini | Sauber | 1:18.644 | ||
| 20 | Jan Magnussen | Stewart | 1:18.773 | ||
| 21 | Jos Verstappen | Tyrrell | 1:18.885 | ||
| 22 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 1:19.274 |
| P. | Driver | Constructor | Grid | Laps | Time | Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1 | 72 | 1:36:06.990 | Finished | 10 |
| 2 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 3 | 72 | +4.190 | Finished | 6 |
| 3 | Olivier Panis | Prost | 5 | 72 | +15.870 | Finished | 4 |
| 4 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 4 | 72 | +33.033 | Finished | 3 |
| 5 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 2 | 72 | +33.731 | Finished | 2 |
| 6 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 6 | 72 | +34.020 | Finished | 1 |
| 7 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 13 | 72 | +50.912 | Finished | 0 |
| 8 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 7 | 72 | +1:00.639 | Finished | 0 |
| 9 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 8 | 72 | +1:15.402 | Finished | 0 |
| 10 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 12 | 71 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 11 | Nicola Larini | Sauber | 19 | 71 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 12 | Jarno Trulli | Minardi | 17 | 71 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 13 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 22 | 71 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 14 | Shinji Nakano | Prost | 15 | 71 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 15 | Jos Verstappen | Tyrrell | 21 | 70 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 16 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 14 | 70 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 17 | Damon Hill | Arrows | 9 | 68 | Engine | 0 | |
| 18 | Ukyo Katayama | Minardi | 18 | 67 | +5 Laps | 0 | |
| Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 10 | 52 | Electrical | 0 | ||
| Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 11 | 16 | Suspension | 0 | ||
| Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 16 | 15 | Suspension | 0 | ||
| Jan Magnussen | Stewart | 20 | 0 | Accident | 0 |