The 1997 Argentine Grand Prix was Round 3 of the 1997 FIA Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held in Buenos Aires, Argentina on Sunday, 13 April 1997. Jacques Villeneuve started on pole position in the Williams Renault and was the race winner.
Gran Premio Marlboro De Argentina 1997 Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Chassis | Tyre | Laps | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Speed | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Jacques Villeneuve | Canada | Williams Renault | FW19 | Goodyear | 72 | 1:52:01.715 | - | - | 1:28.028 | 54 | 164.155 | 10 |
| 2 | 6 | Eddie Irvine | Great Britain | Ferrari | F310B | Goodyear | 72 | 1:52:02.694 | +0.979 | +0.979 | 1:28.473 | 63 | 164.131 | 6 |
| 3 | 11 | Ralf Schumacher | Germany | Jordan Peugeot | 197 | Goodyear | 72 | 1:52:13.804 | +12.089 | +11.110 | 1:28.382 | 56 | 163.860 | 4 |
| 4 | 16 | Johnny Herbert | Great Britain | Sauber Petronas | C16 | Goodyear | 72 | 1:52:31.634 | +29.919 | +17.830 | 1:29.296 | 62 | 163.428 | 3 |
| 5 | 9 | Mika Häkkinen | Finland | McLaren Mercedes | MP4-12 | Goodyear | 72 | 1:52:32.066 | +30.351 | +0.432 | 1:29.076 | 58 | 163.417 | 2 |
| 6 | 8 | Gerhard Berger | Austria | Benetton Renault | B197 | Goodyear | 72 | 1:52:33.108 | +31.393 | +1.042 | 1:27.981 | 63 | 163.392 | 1 |
| 7 | 7 | Jean Alesi | France | Benetton Renault | B197 | Goodyear | 72 | 1:52:48.074 | +46.359 | +14.966 | 1:28.827 | 33 | 163.031 | |
| 8 | 19 | Mika Salo | Finland | Tyrrell Ford | 025 | Goodyear | 71 | 1:52:58.521 | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:29.931 | 62 | 160.518 | |
| 9 | 21 | Jarno Trulli | Italy | Minardi Hart | M197 | Bridgestone | 71 | 1:53:28.445 | 1 lap | +29.924 | 1:30.593 | 53 | 159.812 | |
| 10 | 23 | Jan Magnussen | Denmark | Stewart Ford | SF1 | Bridgestone | 66 | 1:44:55.399 | 6 laps | 5 laps | 1:29.834 | 48 | 160.659 | |
| DNF | 17 | Nicola Larini | Italy | Sauber Petronas | C16 | Goodyear | 63 | 1:41:51.034 | 1:28.410 | 46 | 157.979 | |||
| DNF | 2 | Pedro Diniz | Brazil | Arrows Yamaha | A18 | Bridgestone | 50 | 1:21:23.622 | 1:31.111 | 42 | 156.870 | |||
| DNF | 15 | Shinji Nakano | Japan | Prost Mugen Honda | JS45 | Bridgestone | 49 | 1:19:48.533 | 1:29.865 | 40 | 156.783 | |||
| DNF | 18 | Jos Verstappen | Netherlands | Tyrrell Ford | 025 | Goodyear | 43 | 1:09:15.383 | 1:29.541 | 43 | 158.533 | |||
| DNF | 20 | Ukyo Katayama | Japan | Minardi Hart | M197 | Bridgestone | 37 | 1:01:05.873 | 1:31.869 | 29 | 154.607 | |||
| DNF | 1 | Damon Hill | Great Britain | Arrows Yamaha | A18 | Bridgestone | 33 | 54:10.632 | 1:30.649 | 23 | 155.490 | |||
| DNF | 12 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Italy | Jordan Peugeot | 197 | Goodyear | 24 | 39:46.078 | 1:30.278 | 19 | 153.998 | |||
| DNF | 22 | Rubens Barrichello | Brazil | Stewart Ford | SF1 | Bridgestone | 24 | 40:34.779 | 1:29.913 | 23 | 150.918 | |||
| DNF | 14 | Olivier Panis | France | Prost Mugen Honda | JS45 | Bridgestone | 18 | 30:27.229 | 1:29.090 | 8 | 150.751 | |||
| DNF | 4 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Germany | Williams Renault | FW19 | Goodyear | 5 | 10:53.557 | 1:31.832 | 5 | 116.495 | |||
| DNF | 5 | Michael Schumacher | Germany | Ferrari | F310B | Goodyear | ||||||||
| DNF | 10 | David Coulthard | Great Britain | McLaren Mercedes | MP4-12 | Goodyear |