1997 RAC British Grand Prix
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time / Gap | Pts | Grid | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 59 | 1:28:01.665 | 10 | 1 | Pole |
| 2 | 7 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 59 | 1:28:11.870 | 6 | 11 | |
| 3 | 8 | Alexander Wurz | Benetton | 59 | 1:28:12.961 | 4 | 8 | |
| 4 | 10 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 59 | 1:28:32.894 | 3 | 6 | |
| 5 | 11 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 59 | 1:28:33.545 | 2 | 5 | |
| 6 | 1 | Damon Hill | Arrows | 59 | 1:29:15.217 | 1 | 12 | |
| 7 | 12 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 58 | +1 lap | — | 10 | |
| 8 | 14 | Jarno Trulli | Prost | 58 | +1 lap | — | 13 | |
| 9 | 17 | Norberto Fontana | Sauber | 58 | +1 lap | — | 22 | |
| 10 | 21 | Tarso Marques | Minardi | 58 | +1 lap | — | 20 | |
| 11 | 15 | Shinji Nakano | Prost | 57 | Engine | — | 14 | |
| DNF | 9 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 52 | Engine | — | 3 | |
| DNF | 23 | Jan Magnussen | Stewart | 50 | Engine | — | 15 | |
| DNF | 18 | Jos Verstappen | Tyrrell | 45 | Engine | — | 19 | |
| DNF | 6 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 44 | Halfshaft | — | 7 | |
| DNF | 19 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 44 | Engine | — | 17 | |
| DNF | 16 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 42 | Electrical | — | 9 | |
| DNF | 5 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 38 | Wheel bearing | — | 4 | FL |
| DNF | 22 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 37 | Engine | — | 21 | |
| DNF | 2 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 29 | Engine | — | 16 | |
| DNF | 4 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 0 | Collision | — | 2 | |
| DNF | 20 | Ukyo Katayama | Minardi | 0 | Accident | — | 18 |
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | — | — | — | 1:21.598 |
| 2 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | — | — | — | 1:21.732 |
| 3 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | — | — | — | 1:21.797 |
| 4 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | — | — | — | 1:21.977 |
| 5 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | — | — | — | 1:22.277 |
| 6 | David Coulthard | McLaren | — | — | — | 1:22.279 |
| 7 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | — | — | — | 1:22.342 |
| 8 | Alexander Wurz | Benetton | — | — | — | 1:22.344 |
| 9 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | — | — | — | 1:22.368 |
| 10 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | — | — | — | 1:22.371 |
| 11 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | — | — | — | 1:22.392 |
| 12 | Damon Hill | Arrows | — | — | — | 1:23.271 |
| 13 | Jarno Trulli | Prost | — | — | — | 1:23.366 |
| 14 | Norberto Fontana | Sauber | — | — | — | 1:23.790 |
| 15 | Shinji Nakano | Prost | — | — | — | 1:23.887 |
| 16 | Jan Magnussen | Stewart | — | — | — | 1:24.067 |
| 17 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | — | — | — | 1:24.239 |
| 18 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | — | — | — | 1:24.478 |
| 19 | Ukyo Katayama | Minardi | — | — | — | 1:24.553 |
| 20 | Jos Verstappen | Tyrrell | — | — | — | 1:25.010 |
| 21 | Tarso Marques | Minardi | — | — | — | 1:25.154 |
| 22 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | — | — | — | 1:25.525 |
| Grid | Driver | Constructor | Quali | Penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1 | — |
| 2 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 2 | — |
| 3 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 3 | — |
| 4 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 4 | — |
| 5 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 5 | — |
| 6 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 6 | — |
| 7 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 7 | — |
| 8 | Alexander Wurz | Benetton | 8 | — |
| 9 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 9 | — |
| 10 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 10 | — |
| 11 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 11 | — |
| 12 | Damon Hill | Arrows | 12 | — |
| 13 | Jarno Trulli | Prost | 13 | — |
| 14 | Shinji Nakano | Prost | 15 | — |
| 15 | Jan Magnussen | Stewart | 16 | — |
| 16 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 17 | — |
| 17 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 18 | — |
| 18 | Ukyo Katayama | Minardi | 19 | — |
| 19 | Jos Verstappen | Tyrrell | 20 | — |
| 20 | Tarso Marques | Minardi | 21 | — |
| 21 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 22 | — |
| 22 | Norberto Fontana | Sauber | 14 | SFB |
| # | Driver | Constructor | Lap | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 34 | 1:24.475 | — |
| 2 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 42 | 1:25.082 | +0.607 |
| 3 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 43 | 1:25.236 | +0.761 |
| 4 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 35 | 1:25.872 | +1.397 |
| 5 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 38 | 1:25.988 | +1.513 |
| 6 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 57 | 1:26.119 | +1.644 |
| 7 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 34 | 1:26.232 | +1.757 |
| 8 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 50 | 1:26.260 | +1.785 |
| 9 | Alexander Wurz | Benetton | 51 | 1:26.429 | +1.954 |
| 10 | Damon Hill | Arrows | 57 | 1:26.471 | +1.996 |
Drivers after race
| Pos | Driver | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Schumacher | 47 |
| 2 | Jacques Villeneuve | 43 |
| 3 | Jean Alesi | 21 |
| 4 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | 19 |
| 5 | Eddie Irvine | 18 |
| 6 | Olivier Panis | 15 |
| 7 | David Coulthard | 14 |
| 8 | Gerhard Berger | 10 |
| 9 | Mika Häkkinen | 10 |
| 10 | Giancarlo Fisichella | 8 |
| 11 | Ralf Schumacher | 7 |
| 12 | Johnny Herbert | 7 |
| 13 | Rubens Barrichello | 6 |
| 14 | Alexander Wurz | 4 |
| 15 | Mika Salo | 2 |
| 16 | Nicola Larini | 1 |
| 16 | Shinji Nakano | 1 |
| 16 | Damon Hill | 1 |