Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez · 13 April 1997
Jacques Villeneuve won the 1997 Argentine Grand Prix for Williams from 1st on the grid, 0.979s ahead of Eddie Irvine. Mika Häkkinen gained the most places, from 17th on the grid to 5th.
| Pos | Team | Points Breakdown | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Williams Villeneuve 10 + Frentzen 0 | Villeneuve 10 + Frentzen 0 | 10 | |
| 2 | Ferrari Irvine 6 + Schumacher 0 | Irvine 6 + Schumacher 0 | 6 | |
| 3 | Jordan Schumacher 4 + Fisichella 0 | Schumacher 4 + Fisichella 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | Sauber Herbert 3 + Larini 0 | Herbert 3 + Larini 0 | 3 | |
| 5 | McLaren Häkkinen 2 + Coulthard 0 | Häkkinen 2 + Coulthard 0 | 2 | |
| 6 | Benetton Berger 1 + Alesi 0 | Berger 1 + Alesi 0 | 1 | |
| 7 | Tyrrell Salo 0 + Verstappen 0 | Salo 0 + Verstappen 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | Minardi Trulli 0 + Katayama 0 | Trulli 0 + Katayama 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | Stewart Magnussen 0 + Barrichello 0 | Magnussen 0 + Barrichello 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | Arrows Diniz 0 + Hill 0 | Diniz 0 + Hill 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | Prost Nakano 0 + Panis 0 | Nakano 0 + Panis 0 | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Race time / Gap | Laps | Stops | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacques Villeneuve Williams | Williams | 1:52:01.715 | 72 | — | 10 | |
| 2 | Eddie Irvine Ferrari | Ferrari | +0.979s | 72 | — | 6 | |
| 3 | Ralf Schumacher Jordan | Jordan | +12.089s | 72 | — | 4 | |
| 4 | Johnny Herbert Sauber | Sauber | +29.919s | 72 | — | 3 | |
| 5 | Mika Häkkinen McLaren | McLaren | +30.351s | 72 | — | 2 | |
| 6 | Gerhard Berger Benetton | Benetton | +31.393s | 72 | — | 1 | |
| 7 | Jean Alesi Benetton | Benetton | +46.359s | 72 | — | — | |
| 8 | Mika Salo Tyrrell | Tyrrell | +1 Lap | 71 | — | — | |
| 9 | Jarno Trulli Minardi | Minardi | +1 Lap | 71 | — | — | |
| 10 | Jan Magnussen Stewart | Stewart | DNF Engine | 66 | — | — | |
| DNF | Nicola Larini Sauber | Sauber | DNF Spun off | 63 | — | — | |
| DNF | Pedro Diniz Arrows | Arrows | DNF Engine | 50 | — | — | |
| DNF | Shinji Nakano Prost | Prost | DNF Engine | 49 | — | — | |
| DNF | Jos Verstappen Tyrrell | Tyrrell | DNF Engine | 43 | — | — | |
| DNF | Ukyo Katayama Minardi | Minardi | DNF Spun off | 37 | — | — | |
| DNF | Damon Hill Arrows | Arrows | DNF Engine | 33 | — | — | |
| DNF | Giancarlo Fisichella Jordan | Jordan | DNF Collision | 24 | — | — | |
| DNF | Rubens Barrichello Stewart | Stewart | DNF Hydraulics | 24 | — | — | |
| DNF | Olivier Panis Prost | Prost | DNF Electrical | 18 | — | — | |
| DNF | Heinz-Harald Frentzen Williams | Williams | DNF Clutch | 5 | — | — | |
| DNF | Michael Schumacher Ferrari | Ferrari | DNF Collision | 0 | — | — | |
| DNF | David Coulthard McLaren | McLaren | DNF Collision | 0 | — | — |