Spa-Francorchamps
24 August 1997
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Belgium | Belgian Grand Prix Spa-Francorchamps 24 August 1997 |
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| Results | First three laps behind safety-car, Jarno Trulli and Ralf Schumacher started from the pits. |
| driver | tyres | time | points | ||
| 1 |  | Michael Schumacher Ferrari Ferrari | Goodyear | 1:33:46.717 | 10 |
| 2 |  | Giancarlo Fisichella Jordan Peugeot | Goodyear | + 26.753 | 6 |
| dq |  | Mika Hakkinen McLaren Mercedes | Goodyear | + 30.856 | 4 |
| 3 |  | Heinz-Harald Frentzen Williams Renault | Goodyear | + 32.147 | 3 |
| 4 |  | Johnny Herbert Sauber Petronas | Goodyear | + 39.025 | 2 |
| 5 |  | Jacques Villeneuve Williams Renault | Goodyear | + 42.103 | 1 |
| 6 |  | Gerhard Berger Benetton Renault | Goodyear | + 1:03.741 | |
| 7 |  | Pedro Diniz Arrows Yamaha | Bridgestone | + 1:25.931 | |
| 8 |  | Jean Alesi Benetton Renault | Goodyear | + 1:42.008 | |
| 9 |  | Gianni Morbidelli Sauber Petronas | Goodyear | + 1:42.582 | |
| 10 |  | Eddie Irvine Ferrari Ferrari | Goodyear | + 1 lap | |
| 11 |  | Mika Salo Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | + 1 lap | |
| 12 |  | Jan Magnussen Stewart Ford | Bridgestone | + 1 lap | |
| 13 |  | Damon Hill Arrows Yamaha | Bridgestone | + 2 laps | |
| 14 |  | Ukyo Katayama Minardi Hart | Bridgestone | + 2 laps | |
| 15 |  | Jarno Trulli Prost Mugen-Honda | Bridgestone | + 2 laps |
| Not finished |
| driver | team | engine | lap | reason |
| Jos Verstappen | Tyrrell | Ford | 25 | spin |
| Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | Peugeot | 21 | crash |
| David Coulthard | McLaren | Mercedes | 19 | spin |
| Tarso Marques | Minardi | Hart | 18 | retired |
| Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | Ford | 8 | collision |
| Shinji Nakano | Prost | Mugen-Honda | 5 | retired |
| Saturday's qualifying session | 10th pole for Jacques Villeneuve. |
| driver | team | engine | time | |
| 1 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | Renault | 1:49.450 |
| 2 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | Renault | 1:49.759 |
| 3 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | Ferrari | 1:50.293 |
| 4 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | Peugeot | 1:50.470 |
| 5 | Mika Hakkinen | McLaren | Mercedes | 1:50.503 |
| 6 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | Peugeot | 1:50.520 |
| 7 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | Renault | 1:50.656 |
| 8 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | Yamaha | 1:50.853 |
| 9 | Damon Hill | Arrows | Yamaha | 1:50.970 |
| 10 | David Coulthard | McLaren | Mercedes | 1:51.610 |
| 11 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | Petronas | 1:51.725 |
| 12 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | Ford | 1:51.916 |
| 13 | Gianni Morbidelli | Sauber | Petronas | 1:52.094 |
| 14 | Jarno Trulli | Prost | Mugen-Honda | 1:52.274 |
| 15 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | Renault | 1:52.391 |
| 16 | Shinji Nakano | Prost | Mugen-Honda | 1:52.749 |
| 17 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | Ferrari | 1:52.793 |
| 18 | Jan Magnussen | Stewart | Ford | 1:52.886 |
| 19 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | Ford | 1:52.897 |
| 20 | Ukyo Katayama | Minardi | Hart | 1:53.544 |
| 21 | Jos Verstappen | Tyrrell | Ford | 1:53.725 |
| 22 | Tarso Marques | Minardi | Hart | 1:54.505 |
