Round 6 · 25 May 1997
1997 Spanish Grand Prix: results
Jacques Villeneuve (Williams) won the 1997 Spanish Grand Prix, round 6 of the championship, held on 25 May 1997 at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya (Spain), starting from position 1. Olivier Panis (Prost) and Jean Alesi (Benetton) completed the podium. He won from pole.
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1 | 1:30:35.896 | 10 | Finished |
| 2 | Olivier Panis | Prost | 12 | +5.804 s | 6 | Finished |
| 3 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 4 | +12.534 s | 4 | Finished |
| 4 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 7 | +17.979 s | 3 | Finished |
| 5 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 10 | +27.986 s | 2 | Finished |
| 6 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 3 | +29.744 s | 1 | Finished |
| 7 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 5 | +48.785 s | — | Finished |
| 8 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 2 | +64.139 s | — | Finished |
| 9 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 8 | +64.767 s | — | Finished |
| 10 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 6 | +65.670 s | — | Finished |
| 11 | Jos Verstappen | Tyrrell | 19 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 12 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 11 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 13 | Jan Magnussen | Stewart | 22 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 14 | Gianni Morbidelli | Sauber | 13 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 15 | Jarno Trulli | Minardi | 18 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 16 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 21 | — | — | Engine |
| 17 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 9 | — | — | Engine |
| 18 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 17 | — | — | Engine |
| 19 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 14 | — | — | Puncture |
| 20 | Shinji Nakano | Prost | 16 | — | — | Gearbox |
| 21 | Damon Hill | Arrows | 15 | — | — | Engine |
| 22 | Ukyo Katayama | Minardi | 20 | — | — | Gearbox |