Jacques Villeneuve
Williams
- Points
- 81
- Wins
- 7
Drivers' championship
1997 Standings
After round 17
Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Williams
- Points
- 42
- Wins
- 1
David Coulthard
McLaren
- Points
- 36
- Wins
- 2
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VILJacques Villeneuve | Williams | 7 | 81 | 0 |
| 2 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 1 | 42 | −39 |
| 3 | COUDavid Coulthard | McLaren | 2 | 36 | −45 |
| 4 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 0 | 36 | −45 |
| 5 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 1 | 27 | −54 |
| 6 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1 | 27 | −54 |
| 7 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 0 | 24 | −57 |
| 8 | FISGiancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 0 | 20 | −61 |
| 9 | Olivier Panis | Prost | 0 | 16 | −65 |
| 10 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 0 | 15 | −66 |
| 11 | SCHRalf Schumacher | Jordan | 0 | 13 | −68 |
| 12 | Damon Hill | Arrows | 0 | 7 | −74 |
| 13 | BARRubens Barrichello | Stewart | 0 | 6 | −75 |
| 14 | WURAlexander Wurz | Benetton | 0 | 4 | −77 |
| 15 | TRUJarno Trulli | Minardi / Prost | 0 | 3 | −78 |
| 16 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 0 | 2 | −79 |
| 17 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 0 | 2 | −79 |
| 18 | Shinji Nakano | Prost | 0 | 2 | −79 |
| 19 | Nicola Larini | Sauber | 0 | 1 | −80 |
| D | MSCMichael Schumacher | Ferrari | 5 | 78 | −3 |
| - | MAGJan Magnussen | Stewart | 0 | 0 | −81 |
| - | Jos Verstappen | Tyrrell | 0 | 0 | −81 |
| - | Gianni Morbidelli | Sauber | 0 | 0 | −81 |
| - | Norberto Fontana | Sauber | 0 | 0 | −81 |
| - | Ukyo Katayama | Minardi | 0 | 0 | −81 |
| - | Tarso Marques | Minardi | 0 | 0 | −81 |