Suzuka Circuit · 12 October 1997
Michael Schumacher won the 1997 Japanese Grand Prix for Ferrari from 2nd on the grid, 1.378s ahead of Heinz-Harald Frentzen. Jos Verstappen gained the most places, from 21st on the grid to 13th.
| Pos | Team | Points Breakdown | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ferrari Schumacher 10 + Irvine 4 | Schumacher 10 + Irvine 4 | 14 | |
| 2 | Williams Frentzen 6 + Villeneuve 0 | Frentzen 6 + Villeneuve 0 | 6 | |
| 3 | McLaren Häkkinen 3 + Coulthard 0 | Häkkinen 3 + Coulthard 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | Benetton Alesi 2 + Berger 0 | Alesi 2 + Berger 0 | 2 | |
| 5 | Sauber Herbert 1 + Morbidelli 0 | Herbert 1 + Morbidelli 0 | 1 | |
| 6 | Jordan Fisichella 0 + Schumacher 0 | Fisichella 0 + Schumacher 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | Arrows Hill 0 + Diniz 0 | Hill 0 + Diniz 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | Tyrrell Verstappen 0 + Salo 0 | Verstappen 0 + Salo 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | Minardi Marques 0 + Katayama 0 | Marques 0 + Katayama 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | Prost Panis 0 + Nakano 0 | Panis 0 + Nakano 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | Stewart Barrichello 0 + Magnussen 0 | Barrichello 0 + Magnussen 0 | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Race time / Gap | Laps | Stops | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Schumacher Ferrari | Ferrari | 1:29:48.446 | 53 | — | 10 | |
| 2 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen Williams | Williams | +1.378s | 53 | — | 6 | |
| 3 | Eddie Irvine Ferrari | Ferrari | +26.384s | 53 | — | 4 | |
| 4 | Mika Häkkinen McLaren | McLaren | +27.129s | 53 | — | 3 | |
| 5 | Jean Alesi Benetton | Benetton | +40.403s | 53 | — | 2 | |
| 6 | Johnny Herbert Sauber | Sauber | +41.630s | 53 | — | 1 | |
| 7 | Giancarlo Fisichella Jordan | Jordan | +56.825s | 53 | — | — | |
| 8 | Gerhard Berger Benetton | Benetton | +1:00.429 | 53 | — | — | |
| 9 | Ralf Schumacher Jordan | Jordan | +1:22.036 | 53 | — | — | |
| 10 | David Coulthard McLaren | McLaren | DNF Engine | 52 | — | — | |
| 11 | Damon Hill Arrows | Arrows | +1 Lap | 52 | — | — | |
| 12 | Pedro Diniz Arrows | Arrows | +1 Lap | 52 | — | — | |
| 13 | Jos Verstappen Tyrrell | Tyrrell | +1 Lap | 52 | — | — | |
| DSQ | Jacques Villeneuve Williams | Williams | DSQ | 53 | — | — | |
| DNF | Tarso Marques Minardi | Minardi | DNF Gearbox | 46 | — | — | |
| DNF | Mika Salo Tyrrell | Tyrrell | DNF Engine | 46 | — | — | |
| DNF | Olivier Panis Prost | Prost | DNF Engine | 36 | — | — | |
| DNF | Shinji Nakano Prost | Prost | DNF Wheel bearing | 22 | — | — | |
| DNF | Ukyo Katayama Minardi | Minardi | DNF Engine | 8 | — | — | |
| DNF | Rubens Barrichello Stewart | Stewart | DNF Spun off | 6 | — | — | |
| DNF | Jan Magnussen Stewart | Stewart | DNF Spun off | 3 | — | — | |
| DNS | Gianni Morbidelli Sauber | Sauber | DNS Injury | 0 | — | — |