Round 9 · 13 July 1997
1997 British Grand Prix: results
Jacques Villeneuve (Williams) won the 1997 British Grand Prix, round 9 of the championship, held on 13 July 1997 at Silverstone Circuit (UK), starting from position 1. Jean Alesi (Benetton) and Alexander Wurz (Benetton) completed the podium. He won from pole.
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1 | 1:28:01.665 | 10 | Finished |
| 2 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 11 | +10.205 s | 6 | Finished |
| 3 | Alexander Wurz | Benetton | 8 | +11.296 s | 4 | Finished |
| 4 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 6 | +31.229 s | 3 | Finished |
| 5 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 5 | +31.880 s | 2 | Finished |
| 6 | Damon Hill | Arrows | 12 | +73.552 s | 1 | Finished |
| 7 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 10 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 8 | Jarno Trulli | Prost | 13 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 9 | Norberto Fontana | Sauber | 14 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 10 | Tarso Marques | Minardi | 21 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 11 | Shinji Nakano | Prost | 15 | — | — | Engine |
| 12 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 3 | — | — | Engine |
| 13 | Jan Magnussen | Stewart | 16 | — | — | Engine |
| 14 | Jos Verstappen | Tyrrell | 20 | — | — | Engine |
| 15 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 7 | — | — | Halfshaft |
| 16 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 18 | — | — | Engine |
| 17 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 9 | — | — | Electrical |
| 18 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 4 | — | — | Wheel |
| 19 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 22 | — | — | Engine |
| 20 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 17 | — | — | Engine |
| 21 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 2 | — | — | Collision |
| 22 | Ukyo Katayama | Minardi | 19 | — | — | Spun off |