The 1997 German Grand Prix was Round 10 of the 1997 FIA Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held at Hockenheim in Germany on Sunday, 27 July 1997. Gerhard Berger started on pole position in the Benetton Renault and was the race winner. Berger’s win was his first F1 victory since the 1994 German Grand Prix and his first win for Benetton since the 1986 Mexican Grand Prix.
Grosser Mobil 1 Preis von Deutschland 1997 Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Chassis | Tyre | Laps | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Speed | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | Gerhard Berger | Austria | Benetton Renault | B197 | Goodyear | 45 | 1:20:59.046 | - | - | 1:45.747 | 9 | 227.478 | 10 |
| 2 | 5 | Michael Schumacher | Germany | Ferrari | F310B | Goodyear | 45 | 1:21:16.573 | +17.527 | +17.527 | 1:46.603 | 43 | 226.660 | 6 |
| 3 | 9 | Mika Häkkinen | Finland | McLaren Mercedes | MP4-12 | Goodyear | 45 | 1:21:23.816 | +24.770 | +7.243 | 1:46.831 | 9 | 226.324 | 4 |
| 4 | 14 | Jarno Trulli | Italy | Prost Mugen Honda | JS45 | Bridgestone | 45 | 1:21:26.211 | +27.165 | +2.395 | 1:46.733 | 23 | 226.213 | 3 |
| 5 | 11 | Ralf Schumacher | Germany | Jordan Peugeot | 197 | Goodyear | 45 | 1:21:29.041 | +29.995 | +2.830 | 1:46.127 | 24 | 226.082 | 2 |
| 6 | 7 | Jean Alesi | France | Benetton Renault | B197 | Goodyear | 45 | 1:21:33.763 | +34.717 | +4.722 | 1:45.917 | 20 | 225.864 | 1 |
| 7 | 15 | Shinji Nakano | Japan | Prost Mugen Honda | JS45 | Bridgestone | 45 | 1:22:18.768 | +1:19.722 | +45.005 | 1:47.939 | 24 | 223.806 | |
| 8 | 1 | Damon Hill | Great Britain | Arrows Yamaha | A18 | Bridgestone | 44 | 1:21:09.273 | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:46.560 | 10 | 221.955 | |
| 9 | 17 | Norberto Fontana | Argentina | Sauber Petronas | C16 | Goodyear | 44 | 1:21:18.849 | 1 lap | +9.576 | 1:47.908 | 27 | 221.520 | |
| 10 | 18 | Jos Verstappen | Netherlands | Tyrrell Ford | 025 | Goodyear | 44 | 1:22:05.839 | 1 lap | +46.990 | 1:50.159 | 4 | 219.406 | |
| 11 | 12 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Italy | Jordan Peugeot | 197 | Goodyear | 40 | 1:12:51.576 | 5 laps | 4 laps | 1:46.274 | 34 | 224.750 | |
| DNF | 3 | Jacques Villeneuve | Canada | Williams Renault | FW19 | Goodyear | 33 | 59:50.390 | 1:47.044 | 24 | 225.761 | |||
| DNF | 22 | Rubens Barrichello | Brazil | Stewart Ford | SF1 | Bridgestone | 33 | 1:00:20.240 | 1:47.074 | 28 | 223.900 | |||
| DNF | 19 | Mika Salo | Finland | Tyrrell Ford | 025 | Goodyear | 33 | 1:01:37.819 | 1:49.611 | 25 | 219.202 | |||
| DNF | 23 | Jan Magnussen | Denmark | Stewart Ford | SF1 | Bridgestone | 27 | 49:49.314 | 1:48.189 | 14 | 221.855 | |||
| DNF | 20 | Ukyo Katayama | Japan | Minardi Hart | M197 | Bridgestone | 23 | 42:39.425 | 1:50.161 | 22 | 220.730 | |||
| DNF | 16 | Johnny Herbert | Great Britain | Sauber Petronas | C16 | Goodyear | 8 | 14:48.870 | 1:49.184 | 3 | 221.069 | |||
| DNF | 2 | Pedro Diniz | Brazil | Arrows Yamaha | A18 | Bridgestone | 8 | 14:49.055 | 1:48.836 | 5 | 221.023 | |||
| DNF | 10 | David Coulthard | Great Britain | McLaren Mercedes | MP4-12 | Goodyear | 1 | 2:22.326 | 2:22.326 | 1 | 172.581 | |||
| DNF | 4 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Germany | Williams Renault | FW19 | Goodyear | 1 | 3:13.699 | 3:13.699 | 1 | 126.809 | |||
| DNF | 6 | Eddie Irvine | Great Britain | Ferrari | F310B | Goodyear | 1 | 3:16.256 | 3:16.256 | 1 | 125.156 | |||
| DNF | 21 | Tarso Marques | Brazil | Minardi Hart | M197 | Bridgestone |