Round 3 · 13 April 1997
Argentine Grand Prix
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez · Buenos Aires, Argentina
Championship progression
Drivers' standings
Before the race
22 drivers
After Round 2
1
David Coulthard
McLaren
10
pts
2
Jacques Villeneuve
Williams
10
pts
3
Gerhard Berger
Benetton
9
pts
4
Mika Häkkinen
McLaren
7
pts
5
Olivier Panis
Prost
6
pts
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6
Nicola Larini
Sauber
1
pts
7
Jean Alesi
Benetton
1
pts
D
Michael Schumacher
Ferrari
8
pts
-
Shinji Nakano
Prost
0
pts
-
Johnny Herbert
Sauber
0
pts
-
Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Williams
0
pts
-
Giancarlo Fisichella
Jordan
0
pts
-
Jarno Trulli
Minardi
0
pts
-
Pedro Diniz
Arrows
0
pts
-
Mika Salo
Tyrrell
0
pts
-
Jos Verstappen
Tyrrell
0
pts
-
Eddie Irvine
Ferrari
0
pts
-
Damon Hill
Arrows
0
pts
-
Ukyo Katayama
Minardi
0
pts
-
Rubens Barrichello
Stewart
0
pts
-
Jan Magnussen
Stewart
0
pts
-
Ralf Schumacher
Jordan
0
pts
After the race
22 drivers
After Round 3
1
Jacques Villeneuve
Williams
↑1
20
+10
2
David Coulthard
McLaren
↓1
10
+0
3
Gerhard Berger
Benetton
—
10
+1
4
Mika Häkkinen
McLaren
—
9
+2
5
Eddie Irvine
Ferrari
↑994
6
+6
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6
Olivier Panis
Prost
↓1
6
+0
7
Ralf Schumacher
Jordan
↑992
4
+4
8
Johnny Herbert
Sauber
↑991
3
+3
9
Jean Alesi
Benetton
↓2
1
+0
10
Nicola Larini
Sauber
↓4
1
+0
D
Michael Schumacher
Ferrari
—
8
+0
-
Shinji Nakano
Prost
—
0
+0
-
Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Williams
—
0
+0
-
Mika Salo
Tyrrell
—
0
+0
-
Giancarlo Fisichella
Jordan
—
0
+0
-
Jarno Trulli
Minardi
—
0
+0
-
Pedro Diniz
Arrows
—
0
+0
-
Jan Magnussen
Stewart
—
0
+0
-
Jos Verstappen
Tyrrell
—
0
+0
-
Damon Hill
Arrows
—
0
+0
-
Ukyo Katayama
Minardi
—
0
+0
-
Rubens Barrichello
Stewart
—
0
+0
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Race classification
22 starters| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Grid | Status / time | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VIL Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1 | 1:52:01.715 | 10 |
| 2 | IRV Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 7 | +0.979 | 6 |
| 3 | SCH Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 6 | +12.089 | 4 |
| 4 | HER Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 8 | +29.919 | 3 |
| 5 | HÄK Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 17 | +30.351 | 2 |
| 6 | BER Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 12 | +31.393 | 1 |
| 7 | ALE Jean Alesi | Benetton | 11 | +46.359 | 0 |
| 8 | SAL Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 19 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 9 | TRU Jarno Trulli | Minardi | 18 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 10 | MAG Jan Magnussen | Stewart | 15 | Engine | 0 |
| R | LAR Nicola Larini | Sauber | 14 | Spun off | 0 |
| R | DIN Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 22 | Engine | 0 |
| R | NAK Shinji Nakano | Prost | 20 | Engine | 0 |
| R | VER Jos Verstappen | Tyrrell | 16 | Engine | 0 |
| R | KAT Ukyo Katayama | Minardi | 21 | Spun off | 0 |
| R | HIL Damon Hill | Arrows | 13 | Engine | 0 |
| R | FIS Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 9 | Collision | 0 |
| R | BAR Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 5 | Hydraulics | 0 |
| R | PAN Olivier Panis | Prost | 3 | Electrical | 0 |
| R | FRE Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 2 | Clutch | 0 |
| R | MSC Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 4 | Collision | 0 |
| R | COU David Coulthard | McLaren | 10 | Collision | 0 |