1997 Grand Prix of Brazil
30 March - Interlagos: 309.024 km (4.292 km x 72 laps)

Pole position: Jacques Villeneuve, Williams-Renault, 1:16.004

Results:
1  Jacques Villeneuve        Williams-Renault        1:36:9.990
2  Gerhard Berger            Benetton-Renault        - 4.190
3  Olivier Panis             Prost-Mugen Honda       - 15.870 
4  Mika Häkkinen             McLaren-Mercedes        - 33.030
5  Michael Schumacher        Ferrari                 - 33.730 
6  Jean Alesi                Benetton-Renault        - 34.020 
7  Johnny Herbert            Sauber-Petronas         - 50.910 
8  Giancarlo Fisichella      Jordan-Peugeot          - 1:00.640 
9  Heinz-Harald Frentzen     Williams-Renault        - 1:15.400 
10 David Coulthard           McLaren-Mercedes        - 1 lap
11 Nicola Larini             Sauber-Petronas         - 1 lap
12 Jarno Trulli              Minardi-Hart            - 1 lap
13 Mika Salo                 Tyrrell-Ford            - 1 lap
14 Shinji Nakano             Prost-Mugen Honda       - 1 lap
15 Jos Verstappen            Tyrrell-Ford            - 2 laps
16 Eddie Irvine              Ferrari                 - 2 laps  
17 Damon Hill                Arrows-Yamaha           - 3 laps  (Not running at finish)
18 Ukyo Katayama             Minardi-Hart            - 5 laps

Fastest Lap: Jacques Villeneuve, Williams-Renault, 1:18.397

Retirements:
   Pedro-Paulo Diniz         Arrows-Yamaha           15 laps    
   Rubens Barrichello        Stewart-Ford            16 laps    
   Ralf Schumacher           Jordan-Peugeot          52 laps    
   Damon Hill                Arrows-Yamaha           68 laps   Oil fire

Did Not Start:
   Jan Magnussen             Stewart-Ford       (Electrics, no spare car)
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                    Starting Grid

   Jacques Villeneuve               Michael Schumacher
   Williams FW19-Renault #3         Ferrari F310B #5
   1:16.004                         1:16.594

   Gerhard Berger                   Mika Häkkinen
   Benetton B197-Renault #8         McLaren MP4/12-Mercedes #9
   1:16.644                         1:16.692

   Olivier Panis                    Jean Alesi
   Prost JS45-Mugen Honda #14       Benetton B197-Renault #7
   1:16.756                         1:16.757

   Giancarlo Fisichella             Heinz-Harald Frentzen
   Jordan 197-Peugeot #12           Williams FW19-Renault #4
   1:16.912                         1:16.924

   Damon Hill                       Ralf Schumacher
   Arrows A18-Yamaha #1             Jordan 197-Peugeot #11
   1:17.090                         1:17.175

   Rubens Barrichello               David Coulthard
   Stewart SF1-Ford #22             McLaren MP4/12-Mercedes #10
   1:17.259                         1:17.262                         

   Johnny Herbert                   Eddie Irvin                            
   Sauber C16-Petronas #16          Ferrari F310B # 6                     
   1:17.409                         1:17.527    

   Shinji Nakano                    Pedro-Paulo Diniz
   Prost JS45-Mugen Honda #15       Arrows A18-Yamaha # 2
   1:17.999                         1:18.095

   Jarno Trulli                     Ukyo Katayama                     
   Minardi M197-Hart #21            Minardi M197-Hart #20             
   1:18.336                         1:18.557                          

   Nicloa Larini                     
   Sauber C16-Petronas #17           
   1:18.644                          

   Jos Verstappen                   Mika Salo  
   Tyrrell 025-Ford #18             Tyrrell 025-Ford #19  
   1:19.211                         1:19.274  

Did Not Start:
   Jan Magnussen
   Stewart SF1-Ford #23
   1:18.773