1997 Season — Drivers' Championship

Drivers' Championship — Final

Pos	Driver	Team	Pts	Wins
1	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	81	7
2	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	42	1
3	David Coulthard	McLaren	36	2
4	Jean Alesi	Benetton	36	0
5	Gerhard Berger	Benetton	27	1
6	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	27	1
7	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	24	0
8	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