Season
1997
Race
8. French Grand Prix
1997 French Grand Prix
- Coordinates
- 46.8642, 3.16361
- Altitude
- 228 m
- Race number
- 605
R
29/06/1997 00:00 · Europe/Paris · 72 laps
| Position | Driver | Team | Grid | Race positions | Laps | Time | Points | Status | Fastest lap rank | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1 | = | 72 | 1:38:50.492 | 10 | Finished | — | |
| 2 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 2 | = | 72 | 1:39:14.029 | 6 | Finished | — | |
| 3 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 5 | +2 | 72 | 1:40:05.293 | 4 | Finished | — | |
| 4 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 4 | = | 72 | 1:40:12.276 | 3 | Finished | — | |
| 5 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 8 | +3 | 72 | 1:40:13.227 | 2 | Finished | — | |
| 6 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 3 | -3 | 72 | 1:40:20.363 | 1 | Finished | — | |
| 7 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 9 | +2 | 71 | — | 0 | Collision | — | |
| 8 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 14 | +6 | 71 | — | 0 | +1 Lap | — | |
| 9 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 11 | +2 | 71 | — | 0 | +1 Lap | — | |
| 10 | Jarno Trulli | Prost | 6 | -4 | 70 | — | 0 | +2 Laps | — | |
| 11 | Ukyo Katayama | Minardi | 21 | +10 | 70 | — | 0 | +2 Laps | — | |
| 12 | Damon Hill | Arrows | 17 | +5 | 69 | — | 0 | +3 Laps | — | |
| 13 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 19 | +6 | 61 | — | 0 | Electrical | — | |
| 14 | Alexander Wurz | Benetton | 7 | -7 | 60 | — | 0 | Spun off | — | |
| 15 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 16 | +1 | 58 | — | 0 | Spun off | — | |
| 16 | Norberto Fontana | Sauber | 20 | +4 | 40 | — | 0 | Spun off | — | |
| 17 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 13 | -4 | 36 | — | 0 | Engine | — | |
| 18 | Jan Magnussen | Stewart | 15 | -3 | 33 | — | 0 | Brakes | — | |
| 19 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 10 | -9 | 18 | — | 0 | Engine | — | |
| 20 | Jos Verstappen | Tyrrell | 18 | -2 | 15 | — | 0 | Spun off | — | |
| 21 | Shinji Nakano | Prost | 12 | -9 | 7 | — | 0 | Spun off | — | |
| 22 | Tarso Marques | Minardi | 22 | = | 5 | — | 0 | Engine | — |