Round 17 · 26 October 1997
1997 European Grand Prix: results
Mika Häkkinen (McLaren) won the 1997 European Grand Prix, round 17 of the championship, held on 26 October 1997 at Circuito de Jerez (Spain), starting from position 5. David Coulthard (McLaren) and Jacques Villeneuve (Williams) completed the podium. Pole position went to Jacques Villeneuve.
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 5 | 1:38:57.771 | 10 | Finished |
| 2 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 6 | +1.654 s | 6 | Finished |
| 3 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1 | +1.803 s | 4 | Finished |
| 4 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 8 | +1.919 s | 3 | Finished |
| 5 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 7 | +3.789 s | 2 | Finished |
| 6 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 3 | +4.537 s | 1 | Finished |
| 7 | Olivier Panis | Prost | 9 | +67.145 s | — | Finished |
| 8 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 14 | +72.961 s | — | Finished |
| 9 | Jan Magnussen | Stewart | 11 | +77.487 s | — | Finished |
| 10 | Shinji Nakano | Prost | 15 | +78.215 s | — | Finished |
| 11 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 17 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 12 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 21 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 13 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 10 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 14 | Norberto Fontana | Sauber | 18 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 15 | Tarso Marques | Minardi | 20 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 16 | Jos Verstappen | Tyrrell | 22 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 17 | Ukyo Katayama | Minardi | 19 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 18 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 2 | — | — | Collision |
| 19 | Damon Hill | Arrows | 4 | — | — | Gearbox |
| 20 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 16 | — | — | Water leak |
| 21 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 12 | — | — | Gearbox |
| 22 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 13 | — | — | Spun off |