Countdown to
000d 00h 00m 00s1997 Argentine Grand Prix
| Overview | Grid | Race Entries |
| Race | Qualifying |
| Race Name: | XX Gran Premio Marlboro de la Republica Argentina |
| Track: | Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez |
| Round: | 3 of 17 |
| Race date: | Sunday, April 13th, 1997 |
| Race time: | 14.00 |
The Podium
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | |
| Driver | Jacques Villeneuve | Eddie Irvine | Ralf Schumacher |
| Constructor | Williams-Renault | Ferrari | Jordan-Peugeot |
| Car | Williams FW19 | Ferrari F310B | Jordan 197 |
| Engine | Renault RS9 | Ferrari 046/2 | Peugeot A14 |
| Tyre | Goodyear | Goodyear | Goodyear |
| Time | 1:52:01.715 | 1:52:02.694 | 1:52:13.804 |
| Gap | 0.979 secs | 12.089 secs |
Fastest weekend laptimes
| P | No. | Driver | Qual | Race | Total | |
| 1 | 3 | Jacques Villeneuve Williams-Renault | 1:24.473 0 | 1:28.028 72 | 1:24.473 72 | |
| 2 | 4 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen Williams-Renault | 1:25.271 0 | 1:31.832 5 | 1:25.271 5 | |
| 3 | 14 | Olivier Panis Prost-Mugen Honda | 1:25.491 0 | 1:29.090 18 | 1:25.491 18 | |
| 4 | 5 | Michael Schumacher Ferrari | 1:25.773 0 | No Time 0 | 1:25.773 0 | |
| 5 | 22 | Rubens Barrichello Stewart-Ford Cosworth | 1:25.942 0 | 1:29.913 24 | 1:25.942 24 | |
| 6 | 11 | Ralf Schumacher Jordan-Peugeot | 1:26.218 0 | 1:28.382 72 | 1:26.218 72 | |
| 7 | 6 | Eddie Irvine Ferrari | 1:26.327 0 | 1:28.473 72 | 1:26.327 72 | |
| 8 | 16 | Johnny Herbert Sauber-Petronas | 1:26.564 0 | 1:29.296 72 | 1:26.564 72 | |
| 9 | 12 | Giancarlo Fisichella Jordan-Peugeot | 1:26.619 0 | 1:30.278 24 | 1:26.619 24 | |
| 10 | 10 | David Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes | 1:26.799 0 | No Time 0 | 1:26.799 0 | |
| 11 | 7 | Jean Alesi Benetton-Renault | 1:27.076 0 | 1:28.827 72 | 1:27.076 72 | |
| 12 | 8 | Gerhard Berger Benetton-Renault | 1:27.259 0 | 1:27.981 72 | 1:27.259 72 | |
| 13 | 1 | Damon Hill Arrows-Yamaha | 1:27.281 0 | 1:30.649 33 | 1:27.281 33 | |
| 14 | 17 | Nicola Larini Sauber-Petronas | 1:27.690 0 | 1:28.410 63 | 1:27.690 63 | |
| 15 | 23 | Jan Magnussen Stewart-Ford Cosworth | 1:28.035 0 | 1:29.834 66 | 1:28.035 66 | |
| 16 | 18 | Jos Verstappen Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 1:28.094 0 | 1:29.541 43 | 1:28.094 43 | |
| 17 | 9 | Mika Häkkinen McLaren-Mercedes | 1:28.135 0 | 1:29.076 72 | 1:28.135 72 | |
| 18 | 21 | Jarno Trulli Minardi-Hart | 1:28.160 0 | 1:30.593 71 | 1:28.160 71 | |
| 19 | 19 | Mika Salo Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 1:28.224 0 | 1:29.931 71 | 1:28.224 71 | |
| 20 | 15 | Shinji Nakano Prost-Mugen Honda | 1:28.366 0 | 1:29.865 49 | 1:28.366 49 | |
| 21 | 20 | Ukyo Katayama Minardi-Hart | 1:28.413 0 | 1:31.869 37 | 1:28.413 37 | |
| 22 | 2 | Pedro Diniz Arrows-Yamaha | 1:28.969 0 | 1:31.111 50 | 1:28.969 50 |