Spanish Grand Prix
1997 · Round 6 · Barcelona, Spain · May 25, 1997Race summary
Villeneuve won the race from 1st on the grid, 5.804s ahead of Panis. Panis was the standout mover, climbing from 12th to 2nd. Frentzen lost the most ground, from 2nd on the grid down to 8th (down 6 places).
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1 | 64 | 1:30:35.896 | 10 |
| 2 | Olivier Panis | Prost | 12 | 64 | +5.804 | 6 |
| 3 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 4 | 64 | +12.534 | 4 |
| 4 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 7 | 64 | +17.979 | 3 |
| 5 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 10 | 64 | +27.986 | 2 |
| 6 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 3 | 64 | +29.744 | 1 |
| 7 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 5 | 64 | +48.785 | 0 |
| 8 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 2 | 64 | +1:04.139 | 0 |
| 9 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 8 | 64 | +1:04.767 | 0 |
| 10 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 6 | 64 | +1:05.670 | 0 |
| 11 | Jos Verstappen | Tyrrell | 19 | 63 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 12 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 11 | 63 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 13 | Jan Magnussen | Stewart | 22 | 63 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 14 | Gianni Morbidelli | Sauber | 13 | 62 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 15 | Jarno Trulli | Minardi | 18 | 62 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| – | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 21 | 53 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 9 | 50 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 17 | 37 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 14 | 35 | Puncture | 0 |
| – | Shinji Nakano | Prost | 16 | 34 | Gearbox | 0 |
| – | Damon Hill | Arrows | 15 | 17 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Ukyo Katayama | Minardi | 20 | 11 | Gearbox | 0 |