1997 Formula 1 drivers' standings

Final standings after 17 rounds.

Jacques Villeneuve won the 1997 drivers' championship with 81 points.

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	Minardi, 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
D	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