Season
1997
Race
16. Japanese Grand Prix
1997 Japanese Grand Prix
- Coordinates
- 34.8431, 136.541
- Altitude
- 45 m
- Race number
- 613
Driver standings after the race
| Position | Driver | Team | Championship change | Points | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | = | 78 | 5 |
| 2 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | -1 | 77 | 7 |
| 3 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | -1 | 41 | 1 |
| 4 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | -1 | 36 | 0 |
| 5 | David Coulthard | McLaren | -1 | 30 | 2 |
| 6 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | -1 | 24 | 1 |
| 7 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | = | 22 | 0 |
| 8 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | -2 | 20 | 0 |
| 9 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | = | 17 | 0 |
| 10 | Olivier Panis | Prost | -2 | 16 | 0 |
| 11 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | -1 | 15 | 0 |
| 12 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | -1 | 13 | 0 |
| 13 | Damon Hill | Arrows | -1 | 7 | 0 |
| 14 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | -1 | 6 | 0 |
| 15 | Alexander Wurz | — | -1 | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | Jarno Trulli | — | -1 | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | -1 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | -1 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | Shinji Nakano | Prost | -1 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | Nicola Larini | — | -1 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Gianni Morbidelli | Sauber | = | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Ukyo Katayama | Minardi | = | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Jos Verstappen | Tyrrell | = | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Jan Magnussen | Stewart | = | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Tarso Marques | Minardi | = | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Norberto Fontana | — | = | 0 | 0 |