1997 - Argentine Grand Prix
Date : 13 April 1997
Hour : Z
Round : 3
Circuit : Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez
Locality : Buenos Aires
Winner : Jacques Villeneuve(Williams)
Polesitter : Jacques Villeneuve(Williams)
Fastest lap : Damon Hill(Arrows)
| P. | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| P. | Driver | Constructor | Grid | Laps | Time | Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1 | 72 | 1:52:01.715 | Finished | 10 |
| 2 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 7 | 72 | +0.979 | Finished | 6 |
| 3 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 6 | 72 | +12.089 | Finished | 4 |
| 4 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 8 | 72 | +29.919 | Finished | 3 |
| 5 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 17 | 72 | +30.351 | Finished | 2 |
| 6 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 12 | 72 | +31.393 | Finished | 1 |
| 7 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 11 | 72 | +46.359 | Finished | 0 |
| 8 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 19 | 71 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 9 | Jarno Trulli | Minardi | 18 | 71 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 10 | Jan Magnussen | Stewart | 15 | 66 | Engine | 0 | |
| Nicola Larini | Sauber | 14 | 63 | Spun off | 0 | ||
| Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 22 | 50 | Engine | 0 | ||
| Shinji Nakano | Prost | 20 | 49 | Engine | 0 | ||
| Jos Verstappen | Tyrrell | 16 | 43 | Engine | 0 | ||
| Ukyo Katayama | Minardi | 21 | 37 | Spun off | 0 | ||
| Damon Hill | Arrows | 13 | 33 | Engine | 0 | ||
| Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 9 | 24 | Collision | 0 | ||
| Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 5 | 24 | Hydraulics | 0 | ||
| Olivier Panis | Prost | 3 | 18 | Electrical | 0 | ||
| Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 2 | 5 | Clutch | 0 | ||
| Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 4 | 0 | Collision | 0 | ||
| David Coulthard | McLaren | 10 | 0 | Collision | 0 |