Round 4 · 27 April 1997
1997 San Marino Grand Prix: results
Heinz-Harald Frentzen (Williams) won the 1997 San Marino Grand Prix, round 4 of the championship, held on 27 April 1997 at Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari (Italy), starting from position 2. Michael Schumacher (Ferrari) and Eddie Irvine (Ferrari) completed the podium. Pole position went to Jacques Villeneuve.
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 2 | 1:31:00.673 | 10 | Finished |
| 2 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 3 | +1.237 s | 6 | Finished |
| 3 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 9 | +78.343 s | 4 | Finished |
| 4 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 6 | +83.388 s | 3 | Finished |
| 5 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 14 | +1 Lap | 2 | +1 Lap |
| 6 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 8 | +1 Lap | 1 | +1 Lap |
| 7 | Nicola Larini | Sauber | 12 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 8 | Olivier Panis | Prost | 4 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 9 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 19 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 10 | Jos Verstappen | Tyrrell | 21 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 11 | Ukyo Katayama | Minardi | 22 | +3 Laps | — | +3 Laps |
| 12 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 17 | — | — | Gearbox |
| 13 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1 | — | — | Gearbox |
| 14 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 10 | — | — | Engine |
| 15 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 13 | — | — | Engine |
| 16 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 7 | — | — | Electrical |
| 17 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 5 | — | — | Transmission |
| 18 | Shinji Nakano | Prost | 18 | — | — | Collision |
| 19 | Damon Hill | Arrows | 15 | — | — | Collision |
| 20 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 11 | — | — | Spun off |
| 21 | Jan Magnussen | Stewart | 16 | — | — | Spun off |
| 22 | Jarno Trulli | Minardi | 20 | — | — | Gearbox |