Who won the 1997 F1 championship?

Jacques Villeneuve won the 1997 drivers' championship with 81 points, 39 points ahead of Heinz-Harald Frentzen. Williams won the 1997 constructors' championship with 123 points, 21 points ahead of Ferrari.

How many races were in the 1997 F1 season?

The 1997 Formula 1 season had 17 rounds, ending with the European Grand Prix on 26 October 1997.

How were F1 points awarded in 1997?

In 1997, the top 6 finishers of each Grand Prix scored 10-6-4-3-2-1 points. Both drivers' points count towards their team's constructors' championship total.

1997 season

1997 F1 Constructors' Standings

Final constructors' championship standings after round 17 of 17: points, wins and gap to the leader.

Williams won the 1997 constructors' championship with 123 points, 21 points ahead of Ferrari, with Benetton third.

Jacques Villeneuve won the 1997 drivers' championship with 81 points, 39 points ahead of Heinz-Harald Frentzen, with David Coulthard third.

F1 Standings

Drivers' and constructors' championship.

1997 constructors championship progression (cumulative pts after each round)
Name	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	R10	R11	R12	R13	R14	R15	R16	R17
Williams	0	10	20	30	30	40	43	52	62	62	72	78	84	98	112	118	123
Ferrari	6	8	14	24	38	41	51	65	65	71	74	84	85	86	86	100	102
Benetton	3	10	11	13	13	17	23	25	35	46	46	47	53	53	62	64	67
McLaren	14	17	19	20	20	21	21	21	24	28	28	28	38	44	44	47	63
Jordan	0	0	4	7	8	8	12	13	15	17	19	25	28	33	33	33	33
Prost	2	6	6	6	9	15	16	16	16	19	20	20	20	20	21	21	21
Sauber	1	1	4	4	4	6	8	8	8	8	12	15	15	15	15	16	16
Arrows	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	7	7	7	7	9	9	9
Stewart	0	0	0	0	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
Tyrrell	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2

1997 constructors championship progression (cumulative pts after each round)
Name	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	R10	R11	R12	R13	R14	R15	R16	R17
Williams	0	10	20	30	30	40	43	52	62	62	72	78	84	98	112	118	123
Ferrari	6	8	14	24	38	41	51	65	65	71	74	84	85	86	86	100	102
Benetton	3	10	11	13	13	17	23	25	35	46	46	47	53	53	62	64	67
McLaren	14	17	19	20	20	21	21	21	24	28	28	28	38	44	44	47	63
Jordan	0	0	4	7	8	8	12	13	15	17	19	25	28	33	33	33	33
Prost	2	6	6	6	9	15	16	16	16	19	20	20	20	20	21	21	21
Sauber	1	1	4	4	4	6	8	8	8	8	12	15	15	15	15	16	16
Arrows	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	7	7	7	7	9	9	9
Stewart	0	0	0	0	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
Tyrrell	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2

1	Williams VIL 81 · Frentzen 42	8	–	123
2	Ferrari MSC 78 · Irvine 24
3	Benetton Alesi 36 · Berger 27 · WUR 4
4	McLaren COU 36 · Häkkinen 27
5	Jordan FIS 20 · SCH 13
6	Prost Panis 16 · TRU 3 · Nakano 2
7	Sauber Herbert 15 · Larini 1 · Morbidelli 0
8	Arrows Hill 7 · Diniz 2
9	Stewart BAR 6 · MAG 0
10	Tyrrell Salo 2 · Verstappen 0
–	Minardi TRU 0 · Katayama 0 · Marques 0

Williams

VIL 81 · Frentzen 42

123

Ferrari

MSC 78 · Irvine 24

Benetton

Alesi 36 · Berger 27 · WUR 4

McLaren

COU 36 · Häkkinen 27