Autódromo José Carlos Pace · 30 March 1997
Jacques Villeneuve won the 1997 Brazilian Grand Prix for Williams from 1st on the grid, 4.19s ahead of Gerhard Berger. Mika Salo gained the most places, from 22nd on the grid to 13th.
| Pos | Team | Points Breakdown | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Williams Villeneuve 10 + Frentzen 0 | Villeneuve 10 + Frentzen 0 | 10 | |
| 2 | Benetton Berger 6 + Alesi 1 | Berger 6 + Alesi 1 | 7 | |
| 3 | Prost Panis 4 + Nakano 0 | Panis 4 + Nakano 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | McLaren Häkkinen 3 + Coulthard 0 | Häkkinen 3 + Coulthard 0 | 3 | |
| 5 | Ferrari Schumacher 2 + Irvine 0 | Schumacher 2 + Irvine 0 | 2 | |
| 6 | Sauber Herbert 0 + Larini 0 | Herbert 0 + Larini 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | Jordan Fisichella 0 + Schumacher 0 | Fisichella 0 + Schumacher 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | Minardi Trulli 0 + Katayama 0 | Trulli 0 + Katayama 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | Tyrrell Salo 0 + Verstappen 0 | Salo 0 + Verstappen 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | Arrows Hill 0 + Diniz 0 | Hill 0 + Diniz 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | Stewart Barrichello 0 + Magnussen 0 | Barrichello 0 + Magnussen 0 | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Race time / Gap | Laps | Stops | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacques Villeneuve Williams | Williams | 1:36:06.990 | 72 | — | 10 | |
| 2 | Gerhard Berger Benetton | Benetton | +4.190s | 72 | — | 6 | |
| 3 | Olivier Panis Prost | Prost | +15.870s | 72 | — | 4 | |
| 4 | Mika Häkkinen McLaren | McLaren | +33.033s | 72 | — | 3 | |
| 5 | Michael Schumacher Ferrari | Ferrari | +33.731s | 72 | — | 2 | |
| 6 | Jean Alesi Benetton | Benetton | +34.020s | 72 | — | 1 | |
| 7 | Johnny Herbert Sauber | Sauber | +50.912s | 72 | — | — | |
| 8 | Giancarlo Fisichella Jordan | Jordan | +1:00.639 | 72 | — | — | |
| 9 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen Williams | Williams | +1:15.402 | 72 | — | — | |
| 10 | David Coulthard McLaren | McLaren | +1 Lap | 71 | — | — | |
| 11 | Nicola Larini Sauber | Sauber | +1 Lap | 71 | — | — | |
| 12 | Jarno Trulli Minardi | Minardi | +1 Lap | 71 | — | — | |
| 13 | Mika Salo Tyrrell | Tyrrell | +1 Lap | 71 | — | — | |
| 14 | Shinji Nakano Prost | Prost | +1 Lap | 71 | — | — | |
| 15 | Jos Verstappen Tyrrell | Tyrrell | +2 Laps | 70 | — | — | |
| 16 | Eddie Irvine Ferrari | Ferrari | +2 Laps | 70 | — | — | |
| 17 | Damon Hill Arrows | Arrows | DNF Engine | 68 | — | — | |
| 18 | Ukyo Katayama Minardi | Minardi | +5 Laps | 67 | — | — | |
| DNF | Ralf Schumacher Jordan | Jordan | DNF Electrical | 52 | — | — | |
| DNF | Rubens Barrichello Stewart | Stewart | DNF Suspension | 16 | — | — | |
| DNF | Pedro Diniz Arrows | Arrows | DNF Suspension | 15 | — | — | |
| DNS | Jan Magnussen Stewart | Stewart | DNS Accident | 0 | — | — |