Round 14 · 21 September 1997
Austrian Grand Prix
Red Bull Ring · Spielberg, Austria
Championship progression
Drivers' standings
Before the race
26 drivers
After Round 13
1
Jacques Villeneuve
Williams
57
pts
2
Jean Alesi
Benetton
28
pts
3
Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Williams
27
pts
4
David Coulthard
McLaren
24
pts
5
Gerhard Berger
Benetton
21
pts
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6
Eddie Irvine
Ferrari
18
pts
7
Giancarlo Fisichella
Jordan
17
pts
8
Olivier Panis
Prost
15
pts
9
Mika Häkkinen
McLaren
14
pts
10
Johnny Herbert
Sauber
14
pts
11
Ralf Schumacher
Jordan
11
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
67
pts
-
Pedro Diniz
Arrows
0
pts
-
Jan Magnussen
Stewart
0
pts
-
Jos Verstappen
Tyrrell
0
pts
-
Norberto Fontana
Sauber
0
pts
-
Gianni Morbidelli
Sauber
0
pts
-
Ukyo Katayama
Minardi
0
pts
-
Tarso Marques
Minardi
0
pts
After the race
26 drivers
After Round 14
1
Jacques Villeneuve
Williams
—
67
+10
2
Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Williams
↑1
31
+4
3
David Coulthard
McLaren
↑1
30
+6
4
Jean Alesi
Benetton
↓2
28
+0
5
Gerhard Berger
Benetton
—
21
+0
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6
Giancarlo Fisichella
Jordan
↑1
20
+3
7
Eddie Irvine
Ferrari
↓1
18
+0
8
Olivier Panis
Prost
—
15
+0
9
Mika Häkkinen
McLaren
—
14
+0
10
Johnny Herbert
Sauber
—
14
+0
11
Ralf Schumacher
Jordan
—
13
+2
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
—
68
+1
-
Pedro Diniz
Arrows
—
0
+0
-
Jan Magnussen
Stewart
—
0
+0
-
Jos Verstappen
Tyrrell
—
0
+0
-
Gianni Morbidelli
Sauber
—
0
+0
-
Norberto Fontana
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 | VIL Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1 | 1:27:35.999 | 10 |
| 2 | COU David Coulthard | McLaren | 10 | +2.909 | 6 |
| 3 | FRE Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 4 | +3.962 | 4 |
| 4 | FIS Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 14 | +12.127 | 3 |
| 5 | SCH Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 11 | +31.859 | 2 |
| 6 | MSC Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 9 | +33.410 | 1 |
| 7 | HIL Damon Hill | Arrows | 7 | +37.207 | 0 |
| 8 | HER Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 12 | +49.057 | 0 |
| 9 | MOR Gianni Morbidelli | Sauber | 13 | +1:06.455 | 0 |
| 10 | BER Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 18 | 1L | 0 |
| 11 | KAT Ukyo Katayama | Minardi | 19 | 2L | 0 |
| 12 | VER Jos Verstappen | Tyrrell | 20 | 2L | 0 |
| 13 | DIN Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 17 | 4L | 0 |
| 14 | BAR Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 5 | 7L | 0 |
| R | TRU Jarno Trulli | Prost | 3 | — | 0 |
| R | MAG Jan Magnussen | Stewart | 6 | — | 0 |
| R | NAK Shinji Nakano | Prost | 16 | — | 0 |
| R | SAL Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 21 | — | 0 |
| R | IRV Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 8 | — | 0 |
| R | ALE Jean Alesi | Benetton | 15 | — | 0 |
| R | HÄK Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 2 | — | 0 |
| D | MAR Tarso Marques | Minardi | Pit | — | 0 |