Round 3 · 13 April 1997
1997 Argentine Grand Prix: results
Jacques Villeneuve (Williams) won the 1997 Argentine Grand Prix, round 3 of the championship, held on 13 April 1997 at Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez (Argentina), starting from position 1. Eddie Irvine (Ferrari) and Ralf Schumacher (Jordan) completed the podium. He won from pole.
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1 | 1:52:01.715 | 10 | Finished |
| 2 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 7 | +0.979 s | 6 | Finished |
| 3 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 6 | +12.089 s | 4 | Finished |
| 4 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 8 | +29.919 s | 3 | Finished |
| 5 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 17 | +30.351 s | 2 | Finished |
| 6 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 12 | +31.393 s | 1 | Finished |
| 7 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 11 | +46.359 s | — | Finished |
| 8 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 19 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 9 | Jarno Trulli | Minardi | 18 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 10 | Jan Magnussen | Stewart | 15 | — | — | Engine |
| 11 | Nicola Larini | Sauber | 14 | — | — | Spun off |
| 12 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 22 | — | — | Engine |
| 13 | Shinji Nakano | Prost | 20 | — | — | Engine |
| 14 | Jos Verstappen | Tyrrell | 16 | — | — | Engine |
| 15 | Ukyo Katayama | Minardi | 21 | — | — | Spun off |
| 16 | Damon Hill | Arrows | 13 | — | — | Engine |
| 17 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 9 | — | — | Collision |
| 18 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 5 | — | — | Hydraulics |
| 19 | Olivier Panis | Prost | 3 | — | — | Electrical |
| 20 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 2 | — | — | Clutch |
| 21 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 4 | — | — | Collision |
| 22 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 10 | — | — | Collision |