1997 Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time / Gap	Pts	Grid
1	5	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	53	1:29:48.446	10	2
2	4	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	53	1:29:49.824	6	6	FL
3	6	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	53	1:30:14.830	4	3
4	9	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	53	1:30:15.575	3	4
5	7	Jean Alesi	Benetton	53	1:30:28.849	2	7
6	16	Johnny Herbert	Sauber	53	1:30:30.076	1	8
7	12	Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan	53	1:30:45.271	—	9
8	8	Gerhard Berger	Benetton	53	1:30:48.875	—	5
9	11	Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	53	1:31:10.482	—	13
10	10	David Coulthard	McLaren	52	Engine	—	11
12	1	Damon Hill	Arrows	52	+1 lap	—	17
13	2	Pedro Diniz	Arrows	52	+1 lap	—	16
14	18	Jos Verstappen	Tyrrell	52	+1 lap	—	21
DNF	21	Tarso Marques	Minardi	46	Gearbox	—	20
DNF	19	Mika Salo	Tyrrell	46	Engine	—	22
DNF	14	Olivier Panis	Prost	36	Engine	—	10
DNF	15	Shinji Nakano	Prost	22	Wheel bearing	—	15
DNF	20	Ukyo Katayama	Minardi	8	Engine	—	19
DNF	22	Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	6	Spun off	—	12
DNF	23	Jan Magnussen	Stewart	3	Spun off	—	14
DSQ	3	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	53	Ignored yellow flags in practice	—	1	Pole
DNS	17	Gianni Morbidelli	Sauber	—	Injury	—	18

Pos	Driver	Constructor	Q1	Q2	Q3	Time
1	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	—	—	—	1:36.071
2	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	—	—	—	1:36.133
3	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	—	—	—	1:36.466
4	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	—	—	—	1:36.469
5	Gerhard Berger	Benetton	—	—	—	1:36.561
6	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	—	—	—	1:36.628
7	Jean Alesi	Benetton	—	—	—	1:36.682
8	Johnny Herbert	Sauber	—	—	—	1:36.906
9	Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan	—	—	—	1:36.917
10	Olivier Panis	Prost	—	—	—	1:37.073
11	David Coulthard	McLaren	—	—	—	1:37.095
12	Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	—	—	—	1:37.343
13	Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	—	—	—	1:37.443
14	Jan Magnussen	Stewart	—	—	—	1:37.480
15	Shinji Nakano	Prost	—	—	—	1:37.588
16	Pedro Diniz	Arrows	—	—	—	1:37.853
17	Damon Hill	Arrows	—	—	—	1:38.022
18	Gianni Morbidelli	Sauber	—	—	—	1:38.556
19	Ukyo Katayama	Minardi	—	—	—	1:38.983
20	Tarso Marques	Minardi	—	—	—	1:39.678
21	Jos Verstappen	Tyrrell	—	—	—	1:40.259
22	Mika Salo	Tyrrell	—	—	—	1:40.529

Grid	Driver	Constructor	Quali	Penalty
1	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	1	—
2	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	2	—
3	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	3	—
4	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	4	—
5	Gerhard Berger	Benetton	5	—
6	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	6	—
7	Jean Alesi	Benetton	7	—
8	Johnny Herbert	Sauber	8	—
9	Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan	9	—
10	Olivier Panis	Prost	10	—
11	David Coulthard	McLaren	11	—
12	Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	12	—
13	Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	13	—
14	Jan Magnussen	Stewart	14	—
15	Shinji Nakano	Prost	15	—
16	Pedro Diniz	Arrows	16	—
17	Damon Hill	Arrows	17	—
18	Gianni Morbidelli	Sauber	18	—
19	Ukyo Katayama	Minardi	19	—
20	Tarso Marques	Minardi	20	—
21	Jos Verstappen	Tyrrell	21	—
22	Mika Salo	Tyrrell	22	—

#	Driver	Constructor	Lap	Time	Gap
1	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	48	1:38.942	—
2	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	48	1:39.268	+0.326
3	Jean Alesi	Benetton	29	1:39.381	+0.439
4	Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	46	1:39.737	+0.795
5	David Coulthard	McLaren	52	1:39.771	+0.829
6	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	15	1:39.935	+0.993
7	Gerhard Berger	Benetton	48	1:39.998	+1.056
8	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	24	1:40.151	+1.209
9	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	22	1:40.163	+1.221
10	Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan	45	1:40.217	+1.275

Drivers after race