1997 seasonR17 · 26 October 1997 · Jerez

European Grand Prix 1997

Mika Häkkinen won for McLaren. Started from P5. This race decided the championship.

Laps69PoleVilleneuveFastest lapFrentzenDistance305.5 km
Start → finish · top ten5P1 Häkkinen6P2 Coulthard1P3 Villeneuve8P4 Berger7P5 Irvine3P6 Frentzen9P7 Panis14P8 Herbert11P9 Magnussen15P10 Nakano

Race results

01Mika HäkkinenMcLaren1:38:57.77110
02David CoulthardMcLaren+1.6546
03Jacques VilleneuveWilliams+1.8034
04Gerhard BergerBenetton+1.9193
05Eddie IrvineFerrari+3.7892
06Heinz-Harald Frentzenfastest lapWilliams+4.5371
07Olivier PanisProst+1:07.145
08Johnny HerbertSauber+1:12.961
09Jan MagnussenStewart+1:17.487
10Shinji NakanoProst+1:18.215
11Giancarlo FisichellaJordan+1 lap
12Mika SaloTyrrell+1 lap
13Jean AlesiBenetton+1 lap
14Norberto FontanaSauber+1 lap
15Tarso MarquesMinardi+1 lap
16Jos VerstappenTyrrell+1 lap
17Ukyo KatayamaMinardi+1 lap
—Michael SchumacherFerrariCollision
—Damon HillArrowsGearbox
—Ralf SchumacherJordanWater leak
—Rubens BarrichelloStewartGearbox
—Pedro DinizArrowsSpun off