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1997 drivers' championship
Jacques Villeneuve won the 1997 drivers' championship with 81 points, 39 ahead of Heinz-Harald Frentzen.
1997 overview · Races · Drivers · Teams
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 7 | 81 |
| 2 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 1 | 42 |
| 3 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 2 | 36 |
| 4 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 0 | 36 |
| 5 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 1 | 27 |
| 6 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1 | 27 |
| 7 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 0 | 24 |
| 8 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 0 | 20 |
| 9 | Olivier Panis | Prost | 0 | 16 |
| 10 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 0 | 15 |
| 11 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 0 | 13 |
| 12 | Damon Hill | Arrows | 0 | 7 |
| 13 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 0 | 6 |
| 14 | Alexander Wurz | Benetton | 0 | 4 |
| 15 | Jarno Trulli | Prost | 0 | 3 |
| 16 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 0 | 2 |
| 17 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 0 | 2 |
| 18 | Shinji Nakano | Prost | 0 | 2 |
| 19 | Nicola Larini | Sauber | 0 | 1 |
| – | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 5 | 78 |
| – | Jan Magnussen | Stewart | 0 | 0 |
| – | Jos Verstappen | Tyrrell | 0 | 0 |
| – | Gianni Morbidelli | Sauber | 0 | 0 |
| – | Norberto Fontana | Sauber | 0 | 0 |
| – | Ukyo Katayama | Minardi | 0 | 0 |
| – | Tarso Marques | Minardi | 0 | 0 |
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