Belgian Grand Prix
1997 · Round 12 · Spa, Belgium · Aug 24, 1997Race summary
Victory went to Schumacher (from 3rd on the grid), with a 26.8s margin. Berger made the biggest gain, from 15th on the grid to 6th (up 9 places). Alesi had a difficult race, dropping from 2nd to 8th.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 3 | 44 | 1:33:46.717 | 10 |
| 2 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 4 | 44 | +26.753 | 6 |
| 3 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 7 | 44 | +32.147 | 4 |
| 4 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 11 | 44 | +39.025 | 3 |
| 5 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1 | 44 | +42.103 | 2 |
| 6 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 15 | 44 | +1:03.741 | 1 |
| 7 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 8 | 44 | +1:25.931 | 0 |
| 8 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 2 | 44 | +1:42.008 | 0 |
| 9 | Gianni Morbidelli | Sauber | 13 | 44 | +1:42.582 | 0 |
| 10 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 17 | 43 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 11 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 19 | 43 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 12 | Jan Magnussen | Stewart | 18 | 43 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 13 | Damon Hill | Arrows | 9 | 42 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 14 | Ukyo Katayama | Minardi | 20 | 42 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 15 | Jarno Trulli | Prost | 14 | 42 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| – | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 5 | 44 | Disqualified | 0 |
| – | Jos Verstappen | Tyrrell | 21 | 25 | Spun off | 0 |
| – | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 6 | 21 | Spun off | 0 |
| – | David Coulthard | McLaren | 10 | 19 | Spun off | 0 |
| – | Tarso Marques | Minardi | 22 | 18 | Spun off | 0 |
| – | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 12 | 8 | Steering | 0 |
| – | Shinji Nakano | Prost | 16 | 5 | Electrical | 0 |