October 26, 1997 Circuito de Jerez | Lap distance 4.428 km
Championship standings | 1997 season
| Pos | Points | No | Driver | Car | Engine | Tyres | Laps | Race Time | Delay | Qualifying | Fastest Lap | |||
| 1 | 10 | 9 | Mika Häkkinen (FIN) | McLaren MP4-12 | Mercedes FO110F | Goodyear | 69 | 1:38'57.771 | 5 | 1'21.369 | 8 | 1'24.072 | (28) | |
| 2 | 6 | 10 | David Coulthard (GBR) | McLaren MP4-12 | Mercedes FO110F | Goodyear | 69 | 1:38'59.425 | +1.654 | 6 | 1'21.476 | 7 | 1'24.006 | (27) |
| 3 | 4 | 3 | Jacques Villeneuve (CAN) | Williams FW19 | Renault RS9 | Goodyear | 69 | 1:38'59.574 | +1.803 | 1 | 1'21.072 | 4 | 1'23.906 | (42) |
| 4 | 3 | 8 | Gerhard Berger (AUT) | Benetton B197 | Renault RS9 | Goodyear | 69 | 1:38'59.690 | +1.919 | 8 | 1'21.656 | 2 | 1'23.361 | (31) |
| 5 | 2 | 6 | Eddie Irvine (GBR) | Ferrari F310B | Ferrari 046/2 | Goodyear | 69 | 1:39'01.560 | +3.789 | 7 | 1'21.610 | 9 | 1'24.266 | (37) |
| 6 | 1 | 4 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen (GER) | Williams FW19 | Renault RS9 | Goodyear | 69 | 1:39'02.308 | +4.537 | 3 | 1'21.072 | 1 | 1'23.135 | (30) |
| 7 | 14 | Olivier Panis (FRA) | Prost JS45 | Mugen-Honda MF-301H | Bridgestone | 69 | 1:40'04.916 | +1'07.145 | 9 | 1'21.735 | 5 | 1'23.941 | (45) | |
| 8 | 16 | Johnny Herbert (GBR) | Alfa Romeo C16 | Petronas V10 | Goodyear | 69 | 1:40'10.732 | +1'12.961 | 14 | 1'22.263 | 13 | 1'25.159 | (30) | |
| 9 | 23 | Jan Magnussen (DEN) | Stewart SF1 | Ford Zetec-R | Bridgestone | 69 | 1:40'15.258 | +1'17.487 | 11 | 1'22.167 | 15 | 1'25.370 | (31) | |
| 10 | 15 | Shinji Nakano (JPN) | Prost JS45 | Mugen-Honda MF-301H | Bridgestone | 69 | 1:40'15.986 | +1'18.215 | 15 | 1'22.351 | 11 | 1'24.679 | (45) | |
| 11 | 12 | Giancarlo Fisichella (ITA) | Jordan 197 | Peugeot A14 | Goodyear | 68 | 1:39'05.717 | +1 lap | 17 | 1'22.804 | 16 | 1'25.434 | (45) | |
| 12 | 19 | Mika Salo (FIN) | Tyrrell 025 | Ford ED5 | Goodyear | 68 | 1:39'15.015 | +1 lap | 21 | 1'24.222 | 14 | 1'25.237 | (37) | |
| 13 | 7 | Jean Alesi (FRA) | Benetton B197 | Renault RS9 | Goodyear | 68 | 1:39'15.717 | +1 lap | 10 | 1'22.011 | 6 | 1'23.975 | (27) | |
| 14 | 17 | Norberto Fontana (ARG) | Alfa Romeo C16 | Petronas V10 | Goodyear | 68 | 1:39'45.614 | +1 lap | 18 | 1'23.281 | 12 | 1'25.154 | (32) | |
| 15 | 21 | Tarso Marques (BRA) | Minardi M197 | Hart 830 | Bridgestone | 68 | 1:39'56.704 | +1 lap | 20 | 1'23.854 | 18 | 1'25.947 | (55) | |
| 16 | 18 | Jos Verstappen (NED) | Tyrrell 025 | Ford ED5 | Goodyear | 68 | 1:40'06.201 | +1 lap | 22 | 1'24.301 | 21 | 1'26.369 | (40) | |
| 17 | 20 | Ukyo Katayama (JPN) | Minardi M197 | Hart 830 | Bridgestone | 68 | 1:40'06.893 | +1 lap | 19 | 1'23.409 | 20 | 1'26.215 | (27) | |
| Retirement | ||||||||||||||
| collision | 5 | Michael Schumacher (GER) | Ferrari F310B | Ferrari 046/2 | Goodyear | 47 | 1:07'10.086 | 2 | 1'21.072 | 3 | 1'23.692 | (42) | ||
| gearbox | 1 | Damon Hill (GBR) | Arrows A18 | Yamaha OX11A | Bridgestone | 47 | 1:07'51.108 | 4 | 1'21.130 | 10 | 1'24.274 | (40) | ||
| water leak | 11 | Ralf Schumacher (GER) | Jordan 197 | Peugeot A14 | Goodyear | 44 | 1:04'37.169 | 16 | 1'22.740 | 17 | 1'25.895 | (34) | ||
| gearbox | 22 | Rubens Barrichello (BRA) | Stewart SF1 | Ford Zetec-R | Bridgestone | 30 | 43'46.506 | 12 | 1'22.222 | 19 | 1'26.169 | (13) | ||
| spun off | 2 | Pedro Diniz (BRA) | Arrows A18 | Yamaha OX11A | Bridgestone | 11 | 16'08.083 | 13 | 1'22.234 | 22 | 1'26.434 | (3) | ||
