Circuito de Jerez · 26 October 1997
Mika Häkkinen won the 1997 European Grand Prix for McLaren from 5th on the grid, 1.654s ahead of David Coulthard. Mika Salo gained the most places, from 21st on the grid to 12th.
| Pos | Team | Points Breakdown | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McLaren Häkkinen 10 + Coulthard 6 | Häkkinen 10 + Coulthard 6 | 16 | |
| 2 | Williams Villeneuve 4 + Frentzen 1 | Villeneuve 4 + Frentzen 1 | 5 | |
| 3 | Benetton Berger 3 + Alesi 0 | Berger 3 + Alesi 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | Ferrari Irvine 2 + Schumacher 0 | Irvine 2 + Schumacher 0 | 2 | |
| 5 | Prost Panis 0 + Nakano 0 | Panis 0 + Nakano 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | Sauber Herbert 0 + Fontana 0 | Herbert 0 + Fontana 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | Stewart Magnussen 0 + Barrichello 0 | Magnussen 0 + Barrichello 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | Jordan Fisichella 0 + Schumacher 0 | Fisichella 0 + Schumacher 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | Tyrrell Salo 0 + Verstappen 0 | Salo 0 + Verstappen 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | Minardi Marques 0 + Katayama 0 | Marques 0 + Katayama 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | Arrows Hill 0 + Diniz 0 | Hill 0 + Diniz 0 | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Race time / Gap | Laps | Stops | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mika Häkkinen McLaren | McLaren | 1:38:57.771 | 69 | — | 10 | |
| 2 | David Coulthard McLaren | McLaren | +1.654s | 69 | — | 6 | |
| 3 | Jacques Villeneuve Williams | Williams | +1.803s | 69 | — | 4 | |
| 4 | Gerhard Berger Benetton | Benetton | +1.919s | 69 | — | 3 | |
| 5 | Eddie Irvine Ferrari | Ferrari | +3.789s | 69 | — | 2 | |
| 6 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen Williams | Williams | +4.537s | 69 | — | 1 | |
| 7 | Olivier Panis Prost | Prost | +1:07.145 | 69 | — | — | |
| 8 | Johnny Herbert Sauber | Sauber | +1:12.961 | 69 | — | — | |
| 9 | Jan Magnussen Stewart | Stewart | +1:17.487 | 69 | — | — | |
| 10 | Shinji Nakano Prost | Prost | +1:18.215 | 69 | — | — | |
| 11 | Giancarlo Fisichella Jordan | Jordan | +1 Lap | 68 | — | — | |
| 12 | Mika Salo Tyrrell | Tyrrell | +1 Lap | 68 | — | — | |
| 13 | Jean Alesi Benetton | Benetton | +1 Lap | 68 | — | — | |
| 14 | Norberto Fontana Sauber | Sauber | +1 Lap | 68 | — | — | |
| 15 | Tarso Marques Minardi | Minardi | +1 Lap | 68 | — | — | |
| 16 | Jos Verstappen Tyrrell | Tyrrell | +1 Lap | 68 | — | — | |
| 17 | Ukyo Katayama Minardi | Minardi | +1 Lap | 68 | — | — | |
| DNF | Michael Schumacher Ferrari | Ferrari | DNF Collision | 47 | — | — | |
| DNF | Damon Hill Arrows | Arrows | DNF Gearbox | 47 | — | — | |
| DNF | Ralf Schumacher Jordan | Jordan | DNF Water leak | 44 | — | — | |
| DNF | Rubens Barrichello Stewart | Stewart | DNF Gearbox | 30 | — | — | |
| DNF | Pedro Diniz Arrows | Arrows | DNF Spun off | 11 | — | — |