São Paulo, Interlagos
30 March 1997
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Brazil | Grande Prêmio do Brasil São Paulo, Interlagos 30 March 1997 |
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| Results |
| driver | tyres | time | points | ||
| 1 |  | Jacques Villeneuve Williams Renault | Goodyear | 1:36:06.990 | 10 |
| 2 |  | Gerhard Berger Benetton Renault | Goodyear | + 4.190 | 6 |
| 3 |  | Olivier Panis Prost Mugen-Honda | Bridgestone | + 15.870 | 4 |
| 4 |  | Mika Hakkinen McLaren Mercedes | Goodyear | + 33.033 | 3 |
| 5 |  | Michael Schumacher Ferrari Ferrari | Goodyear | + 33.731 | 2 |
| 6 |  | Jean Alesi Benetton Renault | Goodyear | + 34.020 | 1 |
| 7 |  | Johnny Herbert Sauber Petronas | Goodyear | + 50.912 | |
| 8 |  | Giancarlo Fisichella Jordan Peugeot | Goodyear | + 1:00.639 | |
| 9 |  | Heinz-Harald Frentzen Williams Renault | Goodyear | + 1:15.402 | |
| 10 |  | David Coulthard McLaren Mercedes | Goodyear | + 1 lap | |
| 11 |  | Nicola Larini Sauber Petronas | Goodyear | + 1 lap | |
| 12 |  | Jarno Trulli Minardi Hart | Bridgestone | + 1 lap | |
| 13 |  | Mika Salo Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | + 1 lap | |
| 14 |  | Shinji Nakano Prost Mugen-Honda | Bridgestone | + 1 lap | |
| 15 |  | Jos Verstappen Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | + 2 laps | |
| 16 |  | Eddie Irvine Ferrari Ferrari | Goodyear | + 2 laps | |
| 17 |  | Damon Hill Arrows Yamaha | Bridgestone | + 4 laps | oil leak |
| 18 |  | Ukyo Katayama Minardi Hart | Bridgestone | + 5 laps |
| Not finished | Restart without Jan Magnussen; Rubens Barrichello gets the t-car. |
| driver | team | engine | lap | reason |
| Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | Peugeot | 52 | electronics |
| Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | Ford | 16 | suspension |
| Pedro Diniz | Arrows | Yamaha | 15 | retired |
| Jan Magnussen | Stewart | Ford | 0 | dns / collision |
| Saturday's qualifying session |
| driver | team | engine | time | |
| 1 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | Renault | 1:16.004 |
| 2 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | Ferrari | 1:16.594 |
| 3 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | Renault | 1:16.644 |
| 4 | Mika Hakkinen | McLaren | Mercedes | 1:16.692 |
| 5 | Olivier Panis | Prost | Mugen-Honda | 1:16.756 |
| 6 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | Renault | 1:16.757 |
| 7 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | Peugeot | 1:16.912 |
| 8 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | Renault | 1:16.924 |
| 9 | Damon Hill | Arrows | Yamaha | 1:17.090 |
| 10 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | Peugeot | 1:17.175 |
| 11 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | Ford | 1:17.259 |
| 12 | David Coulthard | McLaren | Mercedes | 1:17.262 |
| 13 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | Petronas | 1:17.409 |
| 14 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | Ferrari | 1:17.527 |
| 15 | Shinji Nakano | Prost | Mugen-Honda | 1:17.999 |
| 16 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | Yamaha | 1:18.095 |
| 17 | Jarno Trulli | Minardi | Hart | 1:18.336 |
| 18 | Ukyo Katayama | Minardi | Hart | 1:18.557 |
| 19 | Nicola Larini | Sauber | Petronas | 1:18.644 |
| 20 | Jan Magnussen | Stewart | Ford | 1:18.773 |
| 21 | Jos Verstappen | Tyrrell | Ford | 1:18.885 |
| 22 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | Ford | 1:19.274 |
