1997 French Grand Prix
🇫🇷 France Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, Magny Cours, France Round 8 of 17
Drivers' Championship — After This Race
| Pos | Δ | Driver | Team | Pts | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | = | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 33 | 3 |
| 2 | +2 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 19 | 1 |
| 3 | = | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 18 | 0 |
| 4 | -2 | Olivier Panis | Prost | 15 | 0 |
| 5 | = | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 15 | 0 |
| 6 | = | David Coulthard | McLaren | 11 | 1 |
| 7 | = | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 10 | 0 |
| 8 | = | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 10 | 0 |
| 9 | = | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 8 | 0 |
| 10 | = | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 7 | 0 |
| 11 | = | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 6 | 0 |
| 12 | = | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 5 | 0 |
| 13 | = | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | = | Nicola Larini | Sauber | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | = | Shinji Nakano | Prost | 1 | 0 |
| — | — | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 47 | 3 |
| — | — | Jan Magnussen | Stewart | 0 | 0 |
| — | — | Jos Verstappen | Tyrrell | 0 | 0 |
| — | — | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 0 | 0 |
| — | — | Jarno Trulli | Prost | 0 | 0 |
| — | — | Damon Hill | Arrows | 0 | 0 |
| — | — | Ukyo Katayama | Minardi | 0 | 0 |
| — | — | Gianni Morbidelli | Sauber | 0 | 0 |
| — | — | Alexander Wurz | Benetton | 0 | 0 |
| — | — | Norberto Fontana | Sauber | 0 | 0 |
| — | — | Tarso Marques | Minardi | 0 | 0 |