The 1997 French Grand Prix was Round 8 of the 1997 FIA Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held at Magny-Cours, France on Sunday, 29 June 1997. Michael Schumacher started on pole position for Ferrari and was the race winner.
Grand Prix De France 1997 Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Chassis | Tyre | Laps | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Speed | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Michael Schumacher | Germany | Ferrari | F310B | Goodyear | 72 | 1:38:50.492 | - | - | 1:17.910 | 37 | 185.639 | 10 |
| 2 | 4 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Germany | Williams Renault | FW19 | Goodyear | 72 | 1:39:14.029 | +23.537 | +23.537 | 1:18.136 | 46 | 184.905 | 6 |
| 3 | 6 | Eddie Irvine | Great Britain | Ferrari | F310B | Goodyear | 72 | 1:40:05.293 | +1:14.801 | +51.264 | 1:19.029 | 20 | 183.326 | 4 |
| 4 | 3 | Jacques Villeneuve | Canada | Williams Renault | FW19 | Goodyear | 72 | 1:40:12.276 | +1:21.784 | +6.983 | 1:18.649 | 27 | 183.113 | 3 |
| 5 | 7 | Jean Alesi | France | Benetton Renault | B197 | Goodyear | 72 | 1:40:13.227 | +1:22.735 | +0.951 | 1:19.055 | 27 | 183.084 | 2 |
| 6 | 11 | Ralf Schumacher | Germany | Jordan Peugeot | 197 | Goodyear | 72 | 1:40:20.363 | +1:29.871 | +7.136 | 1:19.225 | 27 | 182.867 | 1 |
| 7 | 10 | David Coulthard | Great Britain | McLaren Mercedes | MP4-12 | Goodyear | 71 | 1:38:40.563 | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:19.317 | 37 | 183.366 | |
| 8 | 16 | Johnny Herbert | Great Britain | Sauber Petronas | C16 | Goodyear | 71 | 1:39:35.886 | 1 lap | +55.323 | 1:20.845 | 40 | 181.668 | |
| 9 | 12 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Italy | Jordan Peugeot | 197 | Goodyear | 71 | 1:40:16.244 | 1 lap | +40.358 | 1:19.225 | 34 | 180.449 | |
| 10 | 14 | Jarno Trulli | Italy | Prost Mugen Honda | JS45 | Bridgestone | 70 | 1:39:26.483 | 2 laps | 1 lap | 1:19.417 | 32 | 179.390 | |
| 11 | 20 | Ukyo Katayama | Japan | Minardi Hart | M197 | Bridgestone | 70 | 1:40:01.973 | 2 laps | +35.490 | 1:20.534 | 26 | 178.329 | |
| 12 | 1 | Damon Hill | Great Britain | Arrows Yamaha | A18 | Bridgestone | 69 | 1:39:10.579 | 3 laps | 1 lap | 1:20.434 | 42 | 177.298 | |
| DNF | 19 | Mika Salo | Finland | Tyrrell Ford | 025 | Goodyear | 61 | 1:24:52.891 | 1:20.385 | 31 | 183.123 | |||
| DNF | 8 | Alexander Wurz | Austria | Benetton Renault | B197 | Goodyear | 60 | 1:21:29.932 | 1:18.684 | 35 | 187.595 | |||
| DNF | 2 | Pedro Diniz | Brazil | Arrows Yamaha | A18 | Bridgestone | 58 | 1:21:21.976 | 1:20.557 | 55 | 181.633 | |||
| DNF | 17 | Norberto Fontana | Argentina | Sauber Petronas | C16 | Goodyear | 40 | 57:38.247 | 1:19.849 | 35 | 176.774 | |||
| DNF | 22 | Rubens Barrichello | Brazil | Stewart Ford | SF1 | Bridgestone | 36 | 49:25.043 | 1:18.781 | 27 | 185.538 | |||
| DNF | 23 | Jan Magnussen | Denmark | Stewart Ford | SF1 | Bridgestone | 33 | 45:41.916 | 1:19.912 | 32 | 183.897 | |||
| DNF | 9 | Mika Häkkinen | Finland | McLaren Mercedes | MP4-12 | Goodyear | 18 | 24:16.395 | 1:20.153 | 14 | 188.637 | |||
| DNF | 18 | Jos Verstappen | Netherlands | Tyrrell Ford | 025 | Goodyear | 15 | 20:51.636 | 1:22.034 | 15 | 182.825 | |||
| DNF | 15 | Shinji Nakano | Japan | Prost Mugen Honda | JS45 | Bridgestone | 7 | 9:42.147 | 1:20.662 | 7 | 182.823 | |||
| DNF | 21 | Tarso Marques | Brazil | Minardi Hart | M197 | Bridgestone | 5 | 7:08.836 | 1:22.325 | 4 | 176.828 |