1997 Drivers Championship

Pos     Driver                  Nationality     Team                    Points
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1       Jacques Villeneuve      Canadian        Williams-Renault        81

2       Heinz-Harald Frentzen   German          Williams-Renault        42

3       David Coulthard         British         McLaren-Mercedes        36

4       Jean Alesi              French          Benetton-Renault        36

5       Gerhard Berger          Austrian        Benetton-Renault        27

6       Mika Hakkinen           Finnish         McLaren-Mercedes        27

7       Eddie Irvine            British         Ferrari                 24

8       Giancarlo Fisichella    Italian         Jordan-Peugeot          20

9       Olivier Panis           French          Prost-Mugen-Honda       16

10      Johnny Herbert          British         Sauber-Petronas         15

11      Ralf Schumacher         German          Jordan-Peugeot          13

12      Damon Hill              British         Arrows-Yamaha           7

13      Rubens Barrichello      Brazilian       Stewart-Ford            6

14      Alexander Wurz          Austrian        Benetton-Renault        4

15      Jarno Trulli            Italian         Prost-Mugen-Honda       3

16      Pedro Diniz             Brazilian       Arrows-Yamaha           2

17      Mika Salo               Finnish         Tyrrell-Ford            2

18      Shinji Nakano           Japanese        Prost-Mugen-Honda       2

19      Nicola Larini           Italian         Sauber-Petronas         1

dsq     Michael Schumacher      German          Ferrari                 78