Round 12 · 24 August 1997
Belgian Grand Prix
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps · Spa, Belgium
Championship progression
Drivers' standings
Before the race
26 drivers
After Round 11
1
Jacques Villeneuve
Williams
53
pts
2
Jean Alesi
Benetton
22
pts
3
Gerhard Berger
Benetton
20
pts
4
Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Williams
19
pts
5
Eddie Irvine
Ferrari
18
pts
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6
Olivier Panis
Prost
15
pts
7
David Coulthard
McLaren
14
pts
8
Mika Häkkinen
McLaren
14
pts
9
Johnny Herbert
Sauber
11
pts
10
Ralf Schumacher
Jordan
11
pts
11
Giancarlo Fisichella
Jordan
8
pts
12
Damon Hill
Arrows
7
pts
13
Rubens Barrichello
Stewart
6
pts
14
Alexander Wurz
Benetton
4
pts
15
Jarno Trulli
Prost
3
pts
16
Mika Salo
Tyrrell
2
pts
17
Shinji Nakano
Prost
2
pts
18
Nicola Larini
Sauber
1
pts
D
Michael Schumacher
Ferrari
56
pts
-
Jan Magnussen
Stewart
0
pts
-
Jos Verstappen
Tyrrell
0
pts
-
Pedro Diniz
Arrows
0
pts
-
Norberto Fontana
Sauber
0
pts
-
Ukyo Katayama
Minardi
0
pts
-
Tarso Marques
Minardi
0
pts
-
Gianni Morbidelli
Sauber
0
pts
After the race
26 drivers
After Round 12
1
Jacques Villeneuve
Williams
—
55
+2
2
Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Williams
↑2
23
+4
3
Jean Alesi
Benetton
↓1
22
+0
4
Gerhard Berger
Benetton
↓1
21
+1
5
Eddie Irvine
Ferrari
—
18
+0
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6
Olivier Panis
Prost
—
15
+0
7
David Coulthard
McLaren
—
14
+0
8
Giancarlo Fisichella
Jordan
↑3
14
+6
9
Mika Häkkinen
McLaren
↓1
14
+0
10
Johnny Herbert
Sauber
↓1
14
+3
11
Ralf Schumacher
Jordan
↓1
11
+0
12
Damon Hill
Arrows
—
7
+0
13
Rubens Barrichello
Stewart
—
6
+0
14
Alexander Wurz
Benetton
—
4
+0
15
Jarno Trulli
Prost
—
3
+0
16
Mika Salo
Tyrrell
—
2
+0
17
Shinji Nakano
Prost
—
2
+0
18
Nicola Larini
Sauber
—
1
+0
D
Michael Schumacher
Ferrari
—
66
+10
-
Pedro Diniz
Arrows
—
0
+0
-
Jan Magnussen
Stewart
—
0
+0
-
Jos Verstappen
Tyrrell
—
0
+0
-
Norberto Fontana
Sauber
—
0
+0
-
Gianni Morbidelli
Sauber
—
0
+0
-
Ukyo Katayama
Minardi
—
0
+0
-
Tarso Marques
Minardi
—
0
+0
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Race classification
22 starters| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Grid | Status / time | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MSC Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 3 | 1:33:46.717 | 10 |
| 2 | FIS Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 4 | +26.753 | 6 |
| 3 | FRE Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 7 | +32.147 | 4 |
| 4 | HER Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 11 | +39.025 | 3 |
| 5 | VIL Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1 | +42.103 | 2 |
| 6 | BER Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 15 | +1:03.741 | 1 |
| 7 | DIN Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 8 | +1:25.931 | 0 |
| 8 | ALE Jean Alesi | Benetton | 2 | +1:42.008 | 0 |
| 9 | MOR Gianni Morbidelli | Sauber | 13 | +1:42.582 | 0 |
| 10 | IRV Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 17 | 1L | 0 |
| 11 | SAL Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 19 | 1L | 0 |
| 12 | MAG Jan Magnussen | Stewart | 18 | 1L | 0 |
| 13 | HIL Damon Hill | Arrows | 9 | 2L | 0 |
| 14 | KAT Ukyo Katayama | Minardi | 20 | 2L | 0 |
| 15 | TRU Jarno Trulli | Prost | 14 | 2L | 0 |
| D | HÄK Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 5 | — | 0 |
| R | VER Jos Verstappen | Tyrrell | 21 | — | 0 |
| R | SCH Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 6 | — | 0 |
| R | COU David Coulthard | McLaren | 10 | — | 0 |
| R | MAR Tarso Marques | Minardi | 22 | — | 0 |
| R | BAR Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 12 | — | 0 |
| R | NAK Shinji Nakano | Prost | 16 | — | 0 |