Round 16 · 12 October 1997
1997 Japanese Grand Prix: results
Michael Schumacher (Ferrari) won the 1997 Japanese Grand Prix, round 16 of the championship, held on 12 October 1997 at Suzuka Circuit (Japan), starting from position 2. Heinz-Harald Frentzen (Williams) and Eddie Irvine (Ferrari) completed the podium. Pole position went to Jacques Villeneuve.
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 2 | 1:29:48.446 | 10 | Finished |
| 2 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 6 | +1.378 s | 6 | Finished |
| 3 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 3 | +26.384 s | 4 | Finished |
| 4 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 4 | +27.129 s | 3 | Finished |
| 5 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 7 | +40.403 s | 2 | Finished |
| 6 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 8 | +41.630 s | 1 | Finished |
| 7 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 9 | +56.825 s | — | Finished |
| 8 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 5 | +60.429 s | — | Finished |
| 9 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 13 | +82.036 s | — | Finished |
| 10 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 11 | — | — | Engine |
| 11 | Damon Hill | Arrows | 17 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 12 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 16 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 13 | Jos Verstappen | Tyrrell | 21 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 14 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1 | — | — | Disqualified |
| 15 | Tarso Marques | Minardi | 20 | — | — | Gearbox |
| 16 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 22 | — | — | Engine |
| 17 | Olivier Panis | Prost | 10 | — | — | Engine |
| 18 | Shinji Nakano | Prost | 15 | — | — | Wheel bearing |
| 19 | Ukyo Katayama | Minardi | 19 | — | — | Engine |
| 20 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 12 | — | — | Spun off |
| 21 | Jan Magnussen | Stewart | 14 | — | — | Spun off |
| 22 | Gianni Morbidelli | Sauber | — | — | — | Injury |