The 1997 Italian Grand Prix was Round 13 of the 1997 FIA Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held at Monza, Italy on Sunday, 7 September 1997. Jean Alesi started on pole position in the Benetton Renault and David Coulthard was the race winner in the McLaren Mercedes.
68° Gran Premio Campari D'Italia 1997 Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Chassis | Tyre | Laps | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Speed | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | David Coulthard | Great Britain | McLaren Mercedes | MP4-12 | Goodyear | 53 | 1:17:04.609 | - | - | 1:25.975 | 31 | 238.036 | 10 |
| 2 | 7 | Jean Alesi | France | Benetton Renault | B197 | Goodyear | 53 | 1:17:06.546 | +1.937 | +1.937 | 1:26.067 | 52 | 237.936 | 6 |
| 3 | 4 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Germany | Williams Renault | FW19 | Goodyear | 53 | 1:17:08.952 | +4.343 | +2.406 | 1:25.600 | 47 | 237.813 | 4 |
| 4 | 12 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Italy | Jordan Peugeot | 197 | Goodyear | 53 | 1:17:10.480 | +5.871 | +1.528 | 1:25.960 | 28 | 237.734 | 3 |
| 5 | 3 | Jacques Villeneuve | Canada | Williams Renault | FW19 | Goodyear | 53 | 1:17:11.025 | +6.416 | +0.545 | 1:25.715 | 20 | 237.706 | 2 |
| 6 | 5 | Michael Schumacher | Germany | Ferrari | F310B | Goodyear | 53 | 1:17:16.090 | +11.481 | +5.065 | 1:25.863 | 47 | 237.447 | 1 |
| 7 | 8 | Gerhard Berger | Austria | Benetton Renault | B197 | Goodyear | 53 | 1:17:17.080 | +12.471 | +0.990 | 1:25.653 | 47 | 237.396 | |
| 8 | 6 | Eddie Irvine | Great Britain | Ferrari | F310B | Goodyear | 53 | 1:17:22.248 | +17.639 | +5.168 | 1:25.655 | 53 | 237.132 | |
| 9 | 9 | Mika Häkkinen | Finland | McLaren Mercedes | MP4-12 | Goodyear | 53 | 1:17:53.982 | +49.373 | +31.734 | 1:24.808 | 49 | 235.522 | |
| 10 | 14 | Jarno Trulli | Italy | Prost Mugen Honda | JS45 | Bridgestone | 53 | 1:18:07.315 | +1:02.706 | +13.333 | 1:26.718 | 44 | 234.852 | |
| 11 | 15 | Shinji Nakano | Japan | Prost Mugen Honda | JS45 | Bridgestone | 53 | 1:18:07.936 | +1:03.327 | +0.621 | 1:26.383 | 53 | 234.821 | |
| 12 | 17 | Gianni Morbidelli | Italy | Sauber Petronas | C16 | Goodyear | 52 | 1:17:14.938 | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:27.257 | 26 | 233.024 | |
| 13 | 22 | Rubens Barrichello | Brazil | Stewart Ford | SF1 | Bridgestone | 52 | 1:17:55.672 | 1 lap | +40.734 | 1:27.571 | 20 | 230.994 | |
| 14 | 21 | Tarso Marques | Brazil | Minardi Hart | M197 | Bridgestone | 50 | 1:17:35.247 | 3 laps | 2 laps | 1:29.116 | 7 | 223.083 | |
| DNF | 1 | Damon Hill | Great Britain | Arrows Yamaha | A18 | Bridgestone | 46 | 1:07:54.050 | 1:27.081 | 27 | 234.514 | |||
| DNF | 11 | Ralf Schumacher | Germany | Jordan Peugeot | 197 | Goodyear | 39 | 59:10.225 | 1:25.909 | 31 | 228.159 | |||
| DNF | 16 | Johnny Herbert | Great Britain | Sauber Petronas | C16 | Goodyear | 38 | 56:00.216 | 1:26.572 | 27 | 234.879 | |||
| DNF | 19 | Mika Salo | Finland | Tyrrell Ford | 025 | Goodyear | 33 | 49:19.107 | 1:28.004 | 12 | 231.619 | |||
| DNF | 23 | Jan Magnussen | Denmark | Stewart Ford | SF1 | Bridgestone | 31 | 46:06.821 | 1:27.447 | 21 | 232.700 | |||
| DNF | 18 | Jos Verstappen | Netherlands | Tyrrell Ford | 025 | Goodyear | 12 | 18:08.878 | 1:28.227 | 9 | 228.835 | |||
| DNF | 20 | Ukyo Katayama | Japan | Minardi Hart | M197 | Bridgestone | 8 | 12:19.037 | 1:29.133 | 3 | 224.732 | |||
| DNF | 2 | Pedro Diniz | Brazil | Arrows Yamaha | A18 | Bridgestone | 4 | 6:15.486 | 1:28.569 | 3 | 221.041 |