The 1997 San Marino Grand Prix was Round 4 of the 1997 FIA Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held in Imola, Italy on Sunday, 27 April 1997. Jacques Villeneuve started on pole position in the Williams Renault and his team-mate Heinz-Harald Frentzen was the race winner.
Gran Premio Di San Marino 1997 Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Chassis | Tyre | Laps | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Speed | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Germany | Williams Renault | FW19 | Goodyear | 62 | 1:31:00.673 | - | - | 1:25.531 | 42 | 201.509 | 10 |
| 2 | 5 | Michael Schumacher | Germany | Ferrari | F310B | Goodyear | 62 | 1:31:01.910 | +1.237 | +1.237 | 1:25.537 | 61 | 201.463 | 6 |
| 3 | 6 | Eddie Irvine | Great Britain | Ferrari | F310B | Goodyear | 62 | 1:32:19.016 | +1:18.343 | +1:17.106 | 1:26.811 | 45 | 198.659 | 4 |
| 4 | 12 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Italy | Jordan Peugeot | 197 | Goodyear | 62 | 1:32:24.061 | +1:23.388 | +5.045 | 1:26.620 | 23 | 198.478 | 3 |
| 5 | 7 | Jean Alesi | France | Benetton Renault | B197 | Goodyear | 61 | 1:31:18.063 | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:27.091 | 30 | 197.629 | 2 |
| 6 | 9 | Mika Häkkinen | Finland | McLaren Mercedes | MP4-12 | Goodyear | 61 | 1:31:18.536 | 1 lap | +0.473 | 1:26.791 | 29 | 197.612 | 1 |
| 7 | 17 | Nicola Larini | Italy | Sauber Petronas | C16 | Goodyear | 61 | 1:31:39.396 | 1 lap | +20.860 | 1:26.753 | 43 | 196.863 | |
| 8 | 14 | Olivier Panis | France | Prost Mugen Honda | JS45 | Bridgestone | 61 | 1:31:56.734 | 1 lap | +17.338 | 1:28.064 | 27 | 196.244 | |
| 9 | 19 | Mika Salo | Finland | Tyrrell Ford | 025 | Goodyear | 60 | 1:31:05.134 | 2 laps | 1 lap | 1:28.189 | 32 | 194.849 | |
| 10 | 18 | Jos Verstappen | Netherlands | Tyrrell Ford | 025 | Goodyear | 60 | 1:31:11.741 | 2 laps | +6.607 | 1:28.886 | 54 | 194.614 | |
| 11 | 20 | Ukyo Katayama | Japan | Minardi Hart | M197 | Bridgestone | 59 | 1:31:53.912 | 3 laps | 1 lap | 1:29.554 | 59 | 189.907 | |
| DNF | 2 | Pedro Diniz | Brazil | Arrows Yamaha | A18 | Bridgestone | 53 | 1:20:46.601 | 1:27.793 | 45 | 194.083 | |||
| DNF | 3 | Jacques Villeneuve | Canada | Williams Renault | FW19 | Goodyear | 40 | 59:26.559 | 1:25.997 | 21 | 199.048 | |||
| DNF | 10 | David Coulthard | Great Britain | McLaren Mercedes | MP4-12 | Goodyear | 38 | 56:51.618 | 1:26.067 | 33 | 197.684 | |||
| DNF | 22 | Rubens Barrichello | Brazil | Stewart Ford | SF1 | Bridgestone | 32 | 48:13.728 | 1:27.741 | 28 | 196.264 | |||
| DNF | 16 | Johnny Herbert | Great Britain | Sauber Petronas | C16 | Goodyear | 18 | 27:01.098 | 1:27.594 | 17 | 197.066 | |||
| DNF | 11 | Ralf Schumacher | Germany | Jordan Peugeot | 197 | Goodyear | 17 | 25:31.006 | 1:27.217 | 17 | 197.070 | |||
| DNF | 15 | Shinji Nakano | Japan | Prost Mugen Honda | JS45 | Bridgestone | 11 | 17:20.684 | 1:30.554 | 11 | 187.595 | |||
| DNF | 1 | Damon Hill | Great Britain | Arrows Yamaha | A18 | Bridgestone | 11 | 17:21.013 | 1:29.237 | 8 | 187.536 | |||
| DNF | 8 | Gerhard Berger | Austria | Benetton Renault | B197 | Goodyear | 4 | 6:39.425 | 1:33.513 | 4 | 177.735 | |||
| DNF | 23 | Jan Magnussen | Denmark | Stewart Ford | SF1 | Bridgestone | 2 | 3:27.629 | 1:36.710 | 2 | 170.958 | |||
| DNS | 21 | Jarno Trulli | Italy | Minardi Hart | M197 | Bridgestone |