The 1997 British Grand Prix was Round 9 of the 1997 FIA Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held at Silverstone, United Kingdom on Sunday, 13 July 1997. Jacques Villeneuve started on pole position in the Williams Renault and was the race winner.
The 1997 RAC British Grand Prix 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 | 59 | 1:28:01.665 | - | - | 1:25.082 | 42 | 206.703 | 10 |
| 2 | 7 | Jean Alesi | France | Benetton Renault | B197 | Goodyear | 59 | 1:28:11.870 | +10.205 | +10.205 | 1:26.260 | 50 | 206.304 | 6 |
| 3 | 8 | Alexander Wurz | Austria | Benetton Renault | B197 | Goodyear | 59 | 1:28:12.961 | +11.296 | +1.091 | 1:26.429 | 51 | 206.261 | 4 |
| 4 | 10 | David Coulthard | Great Britain | McLaren Mercedes | MP4-12 | Goodyear | 59 | 1:28:32.894 | +31.229 | +19.933 | 1:26.475 | 57 | 205.488 | 3 |
| 5 | 11 | Ralf Schumacher | Germany | Jordan Peugeot | 197 | Goodyear | 59 | 1:28:33.545 | +31.880 | +0.651 | 1:25.872 | 35 | 205.462 | 2 |
| 6 | 1 | Damon Hill | Great Britain | Arrows Yamaha | A18 | Bridgestone | 59 | 1:29:15.217 | +1:13.552 | +41.672 | 1:26.471 | 57 | 203.864 | 1 |
| 7 | 12 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Italy | Jordan Peugeot | 197 | Goodyear | 58 | 1:28:05.716 | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:26.119 | 57 | 203.043 | |
| 8 | 14 | Jarno Trulli | Italy | Prost Mugen Honda | JS45 | Bridgestone | 58 | 1:28:14.818 | 1 lap | +9.102 | 1:26.610 | 57 | 202.694 | |
| 9 | 17 | Norberto Fontana | Argentina | Sauber Petronas | C16 | Goodyear | 58 | 1:28:49.184 | 1 lap | +34.366 | 1:27.783 | 17 | 201.387 | |
| 10 | 21 | Tarso Marques | Brazil | Minardi Hart | M197 | Bridgestone | 58 | 1:29:28.078 | 1 lap | +38.894 | 1:29.100 | 32 | 199.928 | |
| 11 | 15 | Shinji Nakano | Japan | Prost Mugen Honda | JS45 | Bridgestone | 57 | 1:26:13.219 | 2 laps | 1 lap | 1:26.778 | 24 | 203.882 | |
| DNF | 9 | Mika Häkkinen | Finland | McLaren Mercedes | MP4-12 | Goodyear | 52 | 1:17:49.002 | 1:25.988 | 38 | 206.084 | |||
| DNF | 23 | Jan Magnussen | Denmark | Stewart Ford | SF1 | Bridgestone | 50 | 1:16:58.617 | 1:27.586 | 32 | 200.319 | |||
| DNF | 18 | Jos Verstappen | Netherlands | Tyrrell Ford | 025 | Goodyear | 45 | 1:09:54.425 | 1:29.137 | 25 | 198.520 | |||
| DNF | 6 | Eddie Irvine | Great Britain | Ferrari | F310B | Goodyear | 44 | 1:06:06.894 | 1:25.236 | 43 | 205.242 | |||
| DNF | 19 | Mika Salo | Finland | Tyrrell Ford | 025 | Goodyear | 44 | 1:07:52.714 | 1:28.053 | 35 | 199.909 | |||
| DNF | 16 | Johnny Herbert | Great Britain | Sauber Petronas | C16 | Goodyear | 42 | 1:05:41.317 | 1:26.232 | 34 | 197.184 | |||
| DNF | 5 | Michael Schumacher | Germany | Ferrari | F310B | Goodyear | 38 | 57:57.856 | 1:24.475 | 34 | 202.179 | |||
| DNF | 22 | Rubens Barrichello | Brazil | Stewart Ford | SF1 | Bridgestone | 37 | 56:58.489 | 1:27.877 | 35 | 200.277 | |||
| DNF | 2 | Pedro Diniz | Brazil | Arrows Yamaha | A18 | Bridgestone | 29 | 45:08.474 | 1:27.111 | 25 | 198.124 | |||
| DNF | 20 | Ukyo Katayama | Japan | Williams Renault | FW19 | Goodyear | ||||||||
| DNF | 4 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Germany | Minardi Hart | M197 | Bridgestone |