Round 12 · 24 August 1997
1997 Belgian Grand Prix: results
Michael Schumacher (Ferrari) won the 1997 Belgian Grand Prix, round 12 of the championship, held on 24 August 1997 at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps (Belgium), starting from position 3. Giancarlo Fisichella (Jordan) and Heinz-Harald Frentzen (Williams) completed the podium. Pole position went to Jacques Villeneuve.
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 3 | 1:33:46.717 | 10 | Finished |
| 2 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 4 | +26.753 s | 6 | Finished |
| 3 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 7 | +32.147 s | 4 | Finished |
| 4 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 11 | +39.025 s | 3 | Finished |
| 5 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1 | +42.103 s | 2 | Finished |
| 6 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 15 | +63.741 s | 1 | Finished |
| 7 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 8 | +85.931 s | — | Finished |
| 8 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 2 | +102.008 s | — | Finished |
| 9 | Gianni Morbidelli | Sauber | 13 | +102.582 s | — | Finished |
| 10 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 17 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 11 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 19 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 12 | Jan Magnussen | Stewart | 18 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 13 | Damon Hill | Arrows | 9 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 14 | Ukyo Katayama | Minardi | 20 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 15 | Jarno Trulli | Prost | 14 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 16 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 5 | — | — | Disqualified |
| 17 | Jos Verstappen | Tyrrell | 21 | — | — | Spun off |
| 18 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 6 | — | — | Spun off |
| 19 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 10 | — | — | Spun off |
| 20 | Tarso Marques | Minardi | 22 | — | — | Spun off |
| 21 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 12 | — | — | Steering |
| 22 | Shinji Nakano | Prost | 16 | — | — | Electrical |