Countdown to
000d 00h 00m 00s1997 Brazilian Grand Prix
| P | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Avg Speed | Grid | Pts | ||
| 1 | 3 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams-Renault | 72 | 1:36:06.990 | 192.906 | 1 | 10 | ||
| 2 | 8 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton-Renault | 72 | + 4.190 secs | 192.766 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 14 | Olivier Panis | Prost-Mugen Honda | 72 | + 15.870 secs | 192.377 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 4 | 9 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren-Mercedes | 72 | + 33.033 secs | 191.807 | 4 | 3 | ||
| 5 | 5 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 72 | + 33.731 secs | 191.784 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 6 | 7 | Jean Alesi | Benetton-Renault | 72 | + 34.020 secs | 191.775 | 6 | 1 | ||
| 7 | 16 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber-Petronas | 72 | + 50.912 secs | 191.218 | 13 | |||
| 8 | 12 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan-Peugeot | 72 | + 1m 0.639 secs | 190.899 | 7 | |||
| 9 | 4 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams-Renault | 72 | + 1m 15.402 secs | 190.416 | 8 | |||
| 10 | 10 | David Coulthard | McLaren-Mercedes | 71 | + 1 Lap | 190.101 | 12 | |||
| 11 | 17 | Nicola Larini | Sauber-Petronas | 71 | + 1 Lap | 189.876 | 19 | |||
| 12 | 21 | Jarno Trulli | Minardi-Hart | 71 | + 1 Lap | 188.685 | 17 | |||
| 13 | 19 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 71 | + 1 Lap | 187.831 | 22 | |||
| 14 | 15 | Shinji Nakano | Prost-Mugen Honda | 71 | + 1 Lap | 187.681 | 15 | |||
| 15 | 18 | Jos Verstappen | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 70 | + 2 Laps | 187.258 | 21 | |||
| 16 | 6 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 70 | + 2 Laps | 187.107 | 14 | |||
| 17 | 1 | Damon Hill | Arrows-Yamaha | 68 | Oil leak | 189.126 | 9 | |||
| 18 | 20 | Ukyo Katayama | Minardi-Hart | 67 | + 5 Laps | 179.189 | 18 | |||
| Ret | 11 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan-Peugeot | 52 | Electrical | 189.231 | 10 | |||
| Ret | 22 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart-Ford Cosworth | 16 | Rear suspension | 187.206 | 11 | |||
| Ret | 2 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows-Yamaha | 15 | Spun off | 188.019 | 16 | |||
| DNS | 23 | Jan Magnussen | Stewart-Ford Cosworth | Accident * | 20 | |||||
| Fastest lap: 1:18.397 - Jacques Villeneuve (Lap 28) | ||||||||||
| Notes: | Race interrupted after accident on lap 1. Restarted for original distance. (* Retired after first start) | |||||||||