Statistics as of October 26, 1997

Jacques Villeneuve
  • Jacques Villeneuve
  • Nationality Canada
  • Age 26 years 200 days
  • Team Williams
  • 1997 championship position 1
  • Career 1997
    Races 33 17
    Wins (Best) 11 7
    Poles (Best) 13 10
Michael Schumacher headshot
  • Michael Schumacher
  • Nationality Germany
  • Age 28 years 296 days
  • Team Ferrari
  • 1997 championship position 2
  • Career 1997
    Races 102 17
    Wins (Best) 27 5
    Poles (Best) 17 3
Heinz Harald Frentzen drove for Jordan in 2001
  • Heinz-Harald Frentzen
  • Nationality Germany
  • Age 30 years 161 days
  • Team Williams
  • 1997 championship position 3
  • Career 1997
    Races 66 17
    Wins (Best) 1 1
    Poles (Best) 1 1
David Coulthard in the Hockenheim paddock
  • David Coulthard
  • Nationality Great Britain
  • Age 26 years 213 days
  • Team McLaren
  • 1997 championship position 4
  • Career 1997
    Races 58 17
    Wins (Best) 3 2
    Poles (Best) 5 0 (3)
Benetton driver Jean Alesi at the 1997 Spanish Grand Prix
  • Jean Alesi
  • Nationality France
  • Age 33 years 137 days
  • Team Benetton
  • 1997 championship position 5
  • Career 1997
    Races 136 17
    Wins (Best) 1 0 (2)
    Poles (Best) 2 1
Gerhard Berger at the 1987 world championship
  • Gerhard Berger
  • Nationality Austria
  • Age 38 years 60 days
  • Team Benetton
  • 1997 championship position 6
  • Career 1997
    Races 210 14
    Wins (Best) 10 1
    Poles (Best) 12 1
Mika Hakkinen
  • Mika Häkkinen
  • Nationality Finland
  • Age 29 years 28 days
  • Team McLaren
  • 1997 championship position 7
  • Career 1997
    Races 99 17
    Wins (Best) 1 1
    Poles (Best) 1 1
Eddie Irvine's team shot for Jaguar in 2002
  • Eddie Irvine
  • Nationality Great Britain
  • Age 31 years 350 days
  • Team Ferrari
  • 1997 championship position 8
  • Career 1997
    Races 65 17
    Wins (Best) 0 (2) 0 (2)
    Poles (Best) 0 (3) 0 (3)
Giancarlo Fisichella
  • Giancarlo Fisichella
  • Nationality Italy
  • Age 24 years 285 days
  • Team Jordan
  • 1997 championship position 9
  • Career 1997
    Races 25 17
    Wins (Best) 0 (2) 0 (2)
    Poles (Best) 0 (2) 0 (2)
Olivier Panis as Toyota's test driver in 2005
  • Olivier Panis
  • Nationality France
  • Age 31 years 54 days
  • Team Prost
  • 1997 championship position 10
  • Career 1997
    Races 59 10
    Wins (Best) 1 0 (2)
    Poles (Best) 0 (3) 0 (3)
Johnny Herbert of Team Lotus at the 1994 Brazilian Grand Prix
  • Johnny Herbert
  • Nationality Great Britain
  • Age 33 years 123 days
  • Team Sauber
  • 1997 championship position 11
  • Career 1997
    Races 116 17
    Wins (Best) 2 0 (3)
    Poles (Best) 0 (4) 0 (7)
Ralf Schumacher at the Brazillian Grand Prix in 2007
  • Ralf Schumacher
  • Nationality Germany
  • Age 22 years 118 days
  • Team Jordan
  • 1997 championship position 12
  • Career 1997
    Races 17 17
    Wins (Best) 0 (3) 0 (3)
    Poles (Best) 0 (3) 0 (3)
Damon Hill at the 1993 Hungarian Grand Prix
  • Damon Hill
  • Nationality Great Britain
  • Age 37 years 39 days
  • Team Arrows
  • 1997 championship position 13
  • Career 1997
    Races 90 17
    Wins (Best) 21 0 (2)
    Poles (Best) 20 0 (3)
Rubens Barrichello portrait
  • Rubens Barrichello
  • Nationality Brazil
  • Age 25 years 156 days
  • Team Stewart
  • 1997 championship position 14
  • Career 1997
    Races 82 17
    Wins (Best) 0 (2) 0 (2)
    Poles (Best) 1 0 (3)
Alex Wurz of Williams, 2007 Canadian Grand Prix
  • Alex Wurz
  • Nationality Austria
  • Age 23 years 253 days
  • Team Benetton
  • 1997 championship position 15
  • Career 1997
    Races 3 3
    Wins (Best) 0 (3) 0 (3)
    Poles (Best) 0 (7) 0 (7)
Jarno Trulli headshot
  • Jarno Trulli
  • Nationality Italy
  • Age 23 years 105 days
  • Team Minardi/Prost
  • 1997 championship position 16
  • Career 1997
    Races 14 14
    Wins (Best) 0 (4) 0 (4)
    Poles (Best) 0 (3) 0 (3)
Pedro Diniz of Sauber at the Malaysian Grand Prix
  • Pedro Diniz
  • Nationality Brazil
  • Age 27 years 157 days
  • Team Arrows
  • 1997 championship position 17
  • Career 1997
    Races 50 17
    Wins (Best) 0 (5) 0 (5)
    Poles (Best) 0 (8) 0 (8)
Mika Salo of Toyota at the 2002 Spanish Grand Prix
  • Mika Salo
  • Nationality Finland
  • Age 30 years 330 days
  • Team Tyrrell
  • 1997 championship position 18
  • Career 1997
    Races 52 17
    Wins (Best) 0 (5) 0 (5)
    Poles (Best) 0 (7) 0 (14)
  • Shinji Nakano
  • Nationality Japan
  • Age 26 years 208 days
  • Team Prost
  • 1997 championship position 19
  • Career 1997
    Races 17 17
    Wins (Best) 0 (6) 0 (6)
    Poles (Best) 0 (12) 0 (12)
Nicola Larini of Osella at the 1989 Formula One Brazilian Grand Prix
  • Nicola Larini
  • Nationality Italy
  • Age 33 years 221 days
  • Team Sauber
  • 1997 championship position 20
  • Career 1997
    Races 75 5
    Wins (Best) 0 (2) 0 (6)
    Poles (Best) 0 (6) 0 (11)
  • Jan Magnussen
  • Nationality Denmark
  • Age 24 years 114 days
  • Team Stewart
  • 1997 championship position -
  • Career 1997
    Races 18 17
    Wins (Best) 0 (7) 0 (7)
    Poles (Best) 0 (6) 0 (6)
Jos Verstappen of Minardi Cosworth at the 2003 Brazilian Grand Prix
  • Jos Verstappen
  • Nationality Netherlands
  • Age 25 years 236 days
  • Team Tyrrell
  • 1997 championship position -
  • Career 1997
    Races 48 17
    Wins (Best) 0 (3) 0 (8)
    Poles (Best) 0 (6) 0 (14)
Gianni Morbidelli was drafted in to replace Alain Prost
  • Gianni Morbidelli
  • Nationality Italy
  • Age 29 years 286 days
  • Team Sauber
  • 1997 championship position -
  • Career 1997
    Races 70 8
    Wins (Best) 0 (3) 0 (9)
    Poles (Best) 0 (6) 0 (13)
  • Norberto Fontana
  • Nationality Argentina
  • Age 22 years 279 days
  • Team Sauber
  • 1997 championship position -
  • Career 1997
    Races 4 4
    Wins (Best) 0 (9) 0 (9)
    Poles (Best) 0 (18) 0 (18)
Minardi driver Ukyo Katayama
  • Ukyo Katayama
  • Nationality Japan
  • Age 34 years 150 days
  • Team Minardi
  • 1997 championship position -
  • Career 1997
    Races 97 17
    Wins (Best) 0 (5) 0 (10)
    Poles (Best) 0 (5) 0 (15)
Minardi driver Tarso Marques at the British Grand Prix
  • Tarso Marques
  • Nationality Brazil
  • Age 21 years 280 days
  • Team Minardi
  • 1997 championship position -
  • Career 1997
    Races 12 10
    Wins (Best) 0 (10) 0 (10)
    Poles (Best) 0 (14) 0 (18)
  • Ricardo Rosset
  • Nationality Brazil
  • Age 29 years 91 days
  • Team Lola
  • 1997 championship position -
  • Career 1997
    Races 17 1
    Wins (Best) 0 (8) 0 (0)
    Poles (Best) 0 (17) 0 (0)
  • Vincenzo Sospiri
  • Nationality Italy
  • Age 31 years 19 days
  • Team Lola
  • 1997 championship position -
  • Career 1997
    Races 1 1
    Wins (Best) 0 (0) 0 (0)
    Poles (Best) 0 (0) 0 (0)