Spain, Jerez de la Frontera
26 October 1997
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Europe | Grand Prix of Europe Spain, Jerez de la Frontera 26 October 1997 |
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| Results | Jacques Villeneuve Worldchampion 1997. First victory for Mika Hakkinen. |
| driver | tyres | time | points | ||
| 1 |  | Mika Hakkinen McLaren Mercedes | Goodyear | 1:38:57.771 | 10 |
| 2 |  | David Coulthard McLaren Mercedes | Goodyear | + 1.654 | 6 |
| 3 |  | Jacques Villeneuve Williams Renault | Goodyear | + 1.803 | 4 |
| 4 |  | Gerhard Berger Benetton Renault | Goodyear | + 1.919 | 3 |
| 5 |  | Eddie Irvine Ferrari Ferrari | Goodyear | + 3.789 | 2 |
| 6 |  | Heinz-Harald Frentzen Williams Renault | Goodyear | + 4.537 | 1 |
| 7 |  | Olivier Panis Prost Mugen-Honda | Bridgestone | + 1:07.145 | |
| 8 |  | Johnny Herbert Sauber Petronas | Goodyear | + 1:12.961 | |
| 9 |  | Jan Magnussen Stewart Ford | Bridgestone | + 1:17.487 | |
| 10 |  | Shinji Nakano Prost Mugen-Honda | Bridgestone | + 1:18.215 | |
| 11 |  | Giancarlo Fisichella Jordan Peugeot | Goodyear | + 1 lap | |
| 12 |  | Mika Salo Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | + 1 lap | |
| 13 |  | Jean Alesi Benetton Renault | Goodyear | + 1 lap | |
| 14 |  | Norberto Fontana Sauber Petronas | Goodyear | + 1 lap | |
| 15 |  | Tarso Marques Minardi Hart | Bridgestone | + 1 lap | |
| 16 |  | Jos Verstappen Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | + 1 lap | |
| 17 |  | Ukyo Katayama Minardi Hart | Bridgestone | + 1 lap |
| Not finished |
| driver | team | engine | lap | reason |
| Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | Ferrari | 47 | accident Villeneuve |
| Damon Hill | Arrows | Yamaha | 47 | gearbox |
| Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | Peugeot | 44 | water leak |
| Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | Ford | 30 | gearbox |
| Pedro Diniz | Arrows | Yamaha | 11 | spin |
| Saturday's qualifying session | Villeneuve got pole (first who set 1:21.072). |
| driver | team | engine | time | |
| 1 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | Renault | 1:21.072 |
| 2 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | Ferrari | 1:21.072 |
| 3 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | Renault | 1:21.072 |
| 4 | Damon Hill | Arrows | Yamaha | 1:21.130 |
| 5 | Mika Hakkinen | McLaren | Mercedes | 1:21.369 |
| 6 | David Coulthard | McLaren | Mercedes | 1:21.476 |
| 7 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | Ferrari | 1:21.610 |
| 8 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | Renault | 1:21.656 |
| 9 | Olivier Panis | Prost | Mugen-Honda | 1:21.735 |
| 10 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | Renault | 1:22.011 |
| 11 | Jan Magnussen | Stewart | Ford | 1:22.167 |
| 12 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | Ford | 1:22.222 |
| 13 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | Yamaha | 1:22.234 |
| 14 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | Petronas | 1:22.263 |
| 15 | Shinji Nakano | Prost | Mugen-Honda | 1:22.351 |
| 16 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | Peugeot | 1:22.740 |
| 17 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | Peugeot | 1:22.804 |
| 18 | Norberto Fontana | Sauber | Petronas | 1:23.281 |
| 19 | Ukyo Katayama | Minardi | Hart | 1:23.409 |
| 20 | Tarso Marques | Minardi | Hart | 1:23.854 |
| 21 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | Ford | 1:24.222 |
| 22 | Jos Verstappen | Tyrrell | Ford | 1:24.301 |
