Argentine Grand Prix
1997 · Round 3 · Buenos Aires, Argentina · Apr 13, 1997Race summary
Victory went to Villeneuve (from 1st on the grid), with a 0.979s margin. Häkkinen made the biggest gain, from 17th on the grid to 5th (up 12 places).
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1 | 72 | 1:52:01.715 | 10 |
| 2 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 7 | 72 | +0.979 | 6 |
| 3 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 6 | 72 | +12.089 | 4 |
| 4 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 8 | 72 | +29.919 | 3 |
| 5 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 17 | 72 | +30.351 | 2 |
| 6 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 12 | 72 | +31.393 | 1 |
| 7 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 11 | 72 | +46.359 | 0 |
| 8 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 19 | 71 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 9 | Jarno Trulli | Minardi | 18 | 71 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 10 | Jan Magnussen | Stewart | 15 | 66 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Nicola Larini | Sauber | 14 | 63 | Spun off | 0 |
| – | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 22 | 50 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Shinji Nakano | Prost | 20 | 49 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Jos Verstappen | Tyrrell | 16 | 43 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Ukyo Katayama | Minardi | 21 | 37 | Spun off | 0 |
| – | Damon Hill | Arrows | 13 | 33 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 9 | 24 | Collision | 0 |
| – | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 5 | 24 | Hydraulics | 0 |
| – | Olivier Panis | Prost | 3 | 18 | Electrical | 0 |
| – | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 2 | 5 | Clutch | 0 |
| – | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 4 | 0 | Collision | 0 |
| – | David Coulthard | McLaren | 10 | 0 | Collision | 0 |