Round 13 · 7 September 1997
1997 Italian Grand Prix: results
David Coulthard (McLaren) won the 1997 Italian Grand Prix, round 13 of the championship, held on 7 September 1997 at Autodromo Nazionale di Monza (Italy), starting from position 6. Jean Alesi (Benetton) and Heinz-Harald Frentzen (Williams) completed the podium. Pole position went to Jean Alesi.
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 6 | 1:17:04.609 | 10 | Finished |
| 2 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 1 | +1.937 s | 6 | Finished |
| 3 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 2 | +4.343 s | 4 | Finished |
| 4 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 3 | +5.871 s | 3 | Finished |
| 5 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 4 | +6.416 s | 2 | Finished |
| 6 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 9 | +11.481 s | 1 | Finished |
| 7 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 7 | +12.471 s | — | Finished |
| 8 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 10 | +17.639 s | — | Finished |
| 9 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 5 | +49.373 s | — | Finished |
| 10 | Jarno Trulli | Prost | 16 | +62.706 s | — | Finished |
| 11 | Shinji Nakano | Prost | 15 | +63.327 s | — | Finished |
| 12 | Gianni Morbidelli | Sauber | 18 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 13 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 11 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 14 | Tarso Marques | Minardi | 22 | +3 Laps | — | +3 Laps |
| 15 | Damon Hill | Arrows | 14 | — | — | Engine |
| 16 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 8 | — | — | Collision |
| 17 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 12 | — | — | Collision |
| 18 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 19 | — | — | Engine |
| 19 | Jan Magnussen | Stewart | 13 | — | — | Transmission |
| 20 | Jos Verstappen | Tyrrell | 20 | — | — | Gearbox |
| 21 | Ukyo Katayama | Minardi | 21 | — | — | Spun off |
| 22 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 17 | — | — | Suspension |