Round 16 · 12 October 1997
Japanese Grand Prix
Suzuka Circuit · Suzuka, Japan
Championship progression
Drivers' standings
Before the race
26 drivers
After Round 15
1
Jacques Villeneuve
Williams
77
pts
2
Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Williams
35
pts
3
Jean Alesi
Benetton
34
pts
4
David Coulthard
McLaren
30
pts
5
Gerhard Berger
Benetton
24
pts
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6
Giancarlo Fisichella
Jordan
20
pts
7
Eddie Irvine
Ferrari
18
pts
8
Olivier Panis
Prost
16
pts
9
Mika Häkkinen
McLaren
14
pts
10
Johnny Herbert
Sauber
14
pts
11
Ralf Schumacher
Jordan
13
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
Pedro Diniz
Arrows
2
pts
17
Mika Salo
Tyrrell
2
pts
18
Shinji Nakano
Prost
2
pts
19
Nicola Larini
Sauber
1
pts
D
Michael Schumacher
Ferrari
68
pts
-
Jan Magnussen
Stewart
0
pts
-
Jos Verstappen
Tyrrell
0
pts
-
Gianni Morbidelli
Sauber
0
pts
-
Norberto Fontana
Sauber
0
pts
-
Ukyo Katayama
Minardi
0
pts
-
Tarso Marques
Minardi
0
pts
After the race
26 drivers
After Round 16
1
Jacques Villeneuve
Williams
—
77
+0
2
Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Williams
—
41
+6
3
Jean Alesi
Benetton
—
36
+2
4
David Coulthard
McLaren
—
30
+0
5
Gerhard Berger
Benetton
—
24
+0
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6
Eddie Irvine
Ferrari
↑1
22
+4
7
Giancarlo Fisichella
Jordan
↓1
20
+0
8
Mika Häkkinen
McLaren
↑1
17
+3
9
Olivier Panis
Prost
↓1
16
+0
10
Johnny Herbert
Sauber
—
15
+1
11
Ralf Schumacher
Jordan
—
13
+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
Pedro Diniz
Arrows
—
2
+0
17
Mika Salo
Tyrrell
—
2
+0
18
Shinji Nakano
Prost
—
2
+0
19
Nicola Larini
Sauber
—
1
+0
D
Michael Schumacher
Ferrari
—
78
+10
-
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 | MSC Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 2 | 1:29:48.446 | 10 |
| 2 | FRE Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 6 | +1.378 | 6 |
| 3 | IRV Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 3 | +26.384 | 4 |
| 4 | HÄK Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 4 | +27.129 | 3 |
| 5 | ALE Jean Alesi | Benetton | 7 | +40.403 | 2 |
| 6 | HER Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 8 | +41.630 | 1 |
| 7 | FIS Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 9 | +56.825 | 0 |
| 8 | BER Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 5 | +1:00.429 | 0 |
| 9 | SCH Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 13 | +1:22.036 | 0 |
| 10 | COU David Coulthard | McLaren | 11 | 1L | 0 |
| 11 | HIL Damon Hill | Arrows | 17 | 1L | 0 |
| 12 | DIN Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 16 | 1L | 0 |
| 13 | VER Jos Verstappen | Tyrrell | 21 | 1L | 0 |
| D | VIL Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1 | — | 0 |
| R | MAR Tarso Marques | Minardi | 20 | — | 0 |
| R | SAL Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 22 | — | 0 |
| R | PAN Olivier Panis | Prost | 10 | — | 0 |
| R | NAK Shinji Nakano | Prost | 15 | — | 0 |
| R | KAT Ukyo Katayama | Minardi | 19 | — | 0 |
| R | BAR Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 12 | — | 0 |
| R | MAG Jan Magnussen | Stewart | 14 | — | 0 |
| W | MOR Gianni Morbidelli | Sauber | Pit | — | 0 |