1997
Season

1997

Drivers' Champion
P1 J.Villeneuve 81 pts
P2 H.Frentzen 42 pts
P3 D.Coulthard 36 pts
Constructors' Champion
P1 Williams 123 pts
P2 Ferrari 102 pts
P3 Benetton 67 pts

Driver Standings

Points System
# Driver Team Pts +/- Elo Peak
1 🇨🇦 Jacques Villeneuve Williams 81 7 +25 2,351 2,462
2 🇩🇪 Heinz-Harald Frentzen Williams 42 1 +3 2,324 2,412
3 🇬🇧 David Coulthard McLaren 36 2 +60 2,238 2,471
4 🇫🇷 Jean Alesi Benetton 36 — -45 2,253 2,409
5 🇦🇹 Gerhard Berger Benetton 27 1 +25 2,307 2,467
6 🇫🇮 Mika Häkkinen McLaren 27 1 +80 2,196 2,513
7 🇬🇧 Eddie Irvine Ferrari 24 — +47 2,179 2,464
8 🇮🇹 Giancarlo Fisichella Jordan 20 — -11 2,190 2,388
9 🇫🇷 Olivier Panis Prost 16 — +19 2,219 2,290
10 🇬🇧 Johnny Herbert Sauber 15 — +7 2,227 2,360
11 🇩🇪 Ralf Schumacher Jordan 13 — -57 2,041 2,405
12 🇬🇧 Damon Hill Arrows 7 — -65 2,108 2,534
13 🇧🇷 Rubens Barrichello Stewart 6 — -37 1,920 2,461
14 🇦🇹 Alexander Wurz Benetton 4 — +83 2,093 2,273
15 🇮🇹 Jarno Trulli Prost 3 — -30 2,109 2,347
16 🇧🇷 Pedro Diniz Arrows 2 — -66 2,003 2,169
17 🇫🇮 Mika Salo Tyrrell 2 — +16 2,043 2,278
18 🇯🇵 Shinji Nakano Prost 2 — +38 2,027 2,132
19 🇮🇹 Nicola Larini Sauber 1 — -20 2,162 2,343
20 🇩🇰 Jan Magnussen Stewart 0 — +58 1,975 2,060
21 🇳🇱 Jos Verstappen Tyrrell 0 — -16 2,023 2,231
22 🇮🇹 Gianni Morbidelli Sauber 0 — -79 2,053 2,261
23 🇦🇷 Norberto Fontana Sauber 0 — -7 2,061 2,068
24 🇯🇵 Ukyo Katayama Minardi 0 — -4 1,931 2,153
25 🇧🇷 Tarso Marques Minardi 0 — +16 1,918 2,030
26 🇩🇪 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 78 5 -87 2,245 2,626

Race Finishes

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# Driver Pts R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10 R11 R12 R13 R14 R15 R16 R17
1 Villeneuve 81 DNF P1 P1 DNF DNF P1 DNF P4 P1 DNF P1 P5 P5 P1 P1 DSQ P3
2 Frentzen 42 DNF P9 DNF P1 DNF P8 P4 P2 DNF DNF DNF P3 P3 P3 P3 P2 P6
3 Coulthard 36 P1 P10 DNF DNF DNF P6 P7 DNF P4 DNF DNF DNF P1 P2 DNF DNF P2
4 Alesi 36 DNF P6 P7 P5 DNF P3 P2 P5 P2 P6 P11 P8 P2 DNF P2 P5 P13
5 Berger 27 P4 P2 P6 DNF P9 P10 P1 P8 P6 P7 P10 P4 P8 P4
6 Häkkinen 27 P3 P4 P5 P6 DNF P7 DNF DNF DNF P3 DNF DSQ P9 DNF DNF P4 P1
7 Irvine 24 DNF P16 P2 P3 P3 P12 DNF P3 DNF DNF DNF P10 P8 DNF DNF P3 P5
8 Fisichella 20 DNF P8 DNF P4 P6 P9 P3 P9 P7 P11 DNF P2 P4 P4 DNF P7 P11
9 Panis 16 P5 P3 DNF P8 P4 P2 DNF P6 DNF P7
10 Herbert 15 DNF P7 P4 DNF DNF P5 P5 P8 DNF DNF P3 P4 DNF P8 P7 P6 P8
11 Schumacher 13 DNF DNF P3 DNF DNF DNF DNF P6 P5 P5 P5 DNF DNF P5 DNF P9 DNF
12 Hill 7 DNF DNF DNF DNF DNF DNF P9 P12 P6 P8 P2 P13 DNF P7 P8 P11 DNF
13 Barrichello 6 DNF DNF DNF DNF P2 DNF DNF DNF DNF DNF DNF DNF P13 DNF DNF DNF DNF
14 Wurz 4 DNF DNF P3
15 Trulli 3 P9 P12 P9 DNF DNF P15 DNF P10 P8 P4 P7 P15 P10 DNF
16 Diniz 2 P10 DNF DNF DNF DNF DNF P8 DNF DNF DNF DNF P7 DNF P13 P5 P12 DNF
17 Salo 2 DNF P13 P8 P9 P5 DNF DNF DNF DNF DNF P13 P11 DNF DNF P10 DNF P12
18 Nakano 2 P7 P14 DNF DNF DNF DNF P6 DNF DNF P7 P6 DNF P11 DNF DNF DNF P10
19 Larini 1 P6 P11 DNF P7 DNF
20 Magnussen 0 DNF DNF DNF DNF P7 P13 DNF DNF DNF DNF DNF P12 DNF DNF DNF DNF P9
21 Verstappen 0 DNF P15 DNF P10 P8 P11 DNF DNF DNF P10 DNF DNF DNF P12 DNF P13 P16
22 Morbidelli 0 P14 P10 DNF P9 P12 P9 P9 DNF
23 Fontana 0 DNF P9 P9 P14
24 Katayama 0 DNF P18 DNF P11 P10 DNF DNF P11 DNF DNF P10 P14 DNF P11 DNF DNF P17
25 Marques 0 DNF P10 DNF P12 DNF P14 DSQ DNF DNF P15
26 Schumacher 78 P2 P5 DNF P2 P1 P4 P1 P1 DNF P2 P4 P1 P6 P6 DNF P1 DNF

Driver Standings

Constructor Standings

# Constructor Pts 2nd 3rd +/- Elo Peak
1 Williams 123 8 2 5 +9 2,478 2,600
2 Ferrari 102 5 4 4 -11 2,360 2,569
3 Benetton 67 1 5 2 -1 2,466 2,507
4 McLaren 63 3 2 2 +31 2,329 2,544
5 Jordan 33 — 1 2 -28 2,287 2,385
6 Prost 21 — 1 1 +26 2,191 2,235
7 Sauber 16 — — 1 +4 2,289 2,332
8 Arrows 9 — 1 — -32 2,180 2,319
9 Stewart 6 — 1 — +7 2,009 2,271
10 Tyrrell 2 — — — +3 2,149 2,348
11 Minardi 0 — — — -7 1,998 2,266
12 Lola 0 — — — — 1,998 2,170

Official championship standings from the historical archive.

Constructor Standings

Calendar

Rd Circuit Date
1 Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit Australia Mar 09
2 Autódromo José Carlos Pace Brazil Mar 30
3 Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez Argentina Apr 13
4 Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari Italy Apr 27
5 Circuit de Monaco Monaco May 11
6 Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya Spain May 25
7 Circuit Gilles Villeneuve Canada Jun 15
8 Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours France Jun 29
9 Silverstone Circuit UK Jul 13
10 Hockenheimring Germany Jul 27
11 Hungaroring Hungary Aug 10
12 Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps Belgium Aug 24
13 Autodromo Nazionale di Monza Italy Sep 07
14 Red Bull Ring Austria Sep 21
15 Nürburgring Germany Sep 28
16 Suzuka Circuit Japan Oct 12
17 Circuito de Jerez Spain Oct 26

Teams

Arrows
🇧🇷 Pedro Diniz 2003
🇬🇧 Damon Hill 2108
Benetton
🇦🇹 Gerhard Berger 2307
🇫🇷 Jean Alesi 2253
🇦🇹 Alexander Wurz 2093
Ferrari
🇩🇪 Michael Schumacher 2245
🇬🇧 Eddie Irvine 2179
Jordan
🇮🇹 Giancarlo Fisichella 2190
🇩🇪 Ralf Schumacher 2041
Lola
🇮🇹 Vincenzo Sospiri 1952
🇧🇷 Ricardo Rosset 2002
McLaren
🇬🇧 David Coulthard 2238
🇫🇮 Mika Häkkinen 2196
Minardi
🇯🇵 Ukyo Katayama 1931
🇧🇷 Tarso Marques 1918
Prost
🇫🇷 Olivier Panis 2219
🇯🇵 Shinji Nakano 2027
🇮🇹 Jarno Trulli 2109
Sauber
🇮🇹 Nicola Larini 2162
🇬🇧 Johnny Herbert 2227
🇮🇹 Gianni Morbidelli 2053
🇦🇷 Norberto Fontana 2061
Stewart
🇧🇷 Rubens Barrichello 1920
🇩🇰 Jan Magnussen 1975
Tyrrell
🇫🇮 Mika Salo 2043
🇳🇱 Jos Verstappen 2023
Williams
🇩🇪 Heinz-Harald Frentzen 2324
🇨🇦 Jacques Villeneuve 2351

Points System

Race Points
P1 10
P2 6
P3 4
P4 3
P5 2
P6 1

Win increased to 10 points. All results counted.

Elo Ratings

Elo Progression

Season MVP (Elo) G.Fisichella +181
Biggest Race Gain R.Schumacher Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez (+98)
Biggest Race Drop M.Schumacher Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez (-117)
Avg Field Elo 2,123

Season Elo Gainers

1 G.Fisichella +181
2 H.Frentzen +163
3 J.Trulli +109
4 D.Coulthard +106
5 E.Irvine +96

Season Elo Losers

1 D.Hill -281
2 R.Barrichello -237
3 U.Katayama -133
4 M.Schumacher -126
5 M.Häkkinen -94