1997 European Grand Prix
🇪🇸 Spain Circuito de Jerez, Jerez de la Frontera, Spain Round 17 of 17
Drivers' Championship — After This Race
| Pos | Δ | Driver | Team | Pts | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | = | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 81 | 7 |
| 2 | = | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 42 | 1 |
| 3 | +1 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 36 | 2 |
| 4 | -1 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 36 | 0 |
| 5 | = | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 27 | 1 |
| 6 | +2 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 27 | 1 |
| 7 | -1 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 24 | 0 |
| 8 | -1 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 20 | 0 |
| 9 | = | Olivier Panis | Prost | 16 | 0 |
| 10 | = | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 15 | 0 |
| 11 | = | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 13 | 0 |
| 12 | = | Damon Hill | Arrows | 7 | 0 |
| 13 | = | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 6 | 0 |
| 14 | = | Alexander Wurz | Benetton | 4 | 0 |
| 15 | = | Jarno Trulli | Prost | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | = | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | = | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | = | Shinji Nakano | Prost | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | = | Nicola Larini | Sauber | 1 | 0 |
| — | — | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 78 | 5 |
| — | — | Jan Magnussen | Stewart | 0 | 0 |
| — | — | Jos Verstappen | Tyrrell | 0 | 0 |
| — | — | Gianni Morbidelli | Sauber | 0 | 0 |
| — | — | Norberto Fontana | Sauber | 0 | 0 |
| — | — | Ukyo Katayama | Minardi | 0 | 0 |
| — | — | Tarso Marques | Minardi | 0 | 0 |