Season
1997
Race
8. French Grand Prix
1997 French Grand Prix
- Coordinates
- 46.8642, 3.16361
- Altitude
- 228 m
- Race number
- 605
Race winner
Winning driver
10.0 pts
- Race
- 10.0 pts
Top team
Leader Team
Driver standings before the race
| Position | Driver | Team | Points | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 30 | 3 |
| 2 | Olivier Panis | — | 15 | 0 |
| 3 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 14 | 0 |
| 4 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 13 | 1 |
| 5 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 13 | 0 |
| 6 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 11 | 1 |
| 7 | Gerhard Berger | — | 10 | 0 |
| 8 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 10 | 0 |
| 9 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 8 | 0 |
| 10 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 7 | 0 |
| 11 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 6 | 0 |
| 12 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 4 | 0 |
| 13 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | Nicola Larini | — | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | Shinji Nakano | Prost | 1 | 0 |
| — | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 37 | 2 |
| — | Jan Magnussen | Stewart | 0 | 0 |
| — | Jos Verstappen | Tyrrell | 0 | 0 |
| — | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 0 | 0 |
| — | Jarno Trulli | Prost | 0 | 0 |
| — | Damon Hill | Arrows | 0 | 0 |
| — | Ukyo Katayama | Minardi | 0 | 0 |
| — | Gianni Morbidelli | — | 0 | 0 |
| — | Alexander Wurz | Benetton | 0 | 0 |