European Grand Prix
1997 · Round 17 · Jerez de la Frontera, Spain · Oct 26, 1997Race summary
Häkkinen won the race from 5th on the grid, 1.654s ahead of Coulthard. Salo was the standout mover, climbing from 21st to 12th. Frentzen lost the most ground, from 3rd on the grid down to 6th (down 3 places).
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 5 | 69 | 1:38:57.771 | 10 |
| 2 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 6 | 69 | +1.654 | 6 |
| 3 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1 | 69 | +1.803 | 4 |
| 4 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 8 | 69 | +1.919 | 3 |
| 5 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 7 | 69 | +3.789 | 2 |
| 6 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 3 | 69 | +4.537 | 1 |
| 7 | Olivier Panis | Prost | 9 | 69 | +1:07.145 | 0 |
| 8 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 14 | 69 | +1:12.961 | 0 |
| 9 | Jan Magnussen | Stewart | 11 | 69 | +1:17.487 | 0 |
| 10 | Shinji Nakano | Prost | 15 | 69 | +1:18.215 | 0 |
| 11 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 17 | 68 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 12 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 21 | 68 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 13 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 10 | 68 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 14 | Norberto Fontana | Sauber | 18 | 68 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 15 | Tarso Marques | Minardi | 20 | 68 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 16 | Jos Verstappen | Tyrrell | 22 | 68 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 17 | Ukyo Katayama | Minardi | 19 | 68 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| – | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 2 | 47 | Collision | 0 |
| – | Damon Hill | Arrows | 4 | 47 | Gearbox | 0 |
| – | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 16 | 44 | Water leak | 0 |
| – | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 12 | 30 | Gearbox | 0 |
| – | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 13 | 11 | Spun off | 0 |