April 13, 1997 Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez | Lap distance 4.259 km
Championship standings | 1997 season
| Pos | Points | No | Driver | Car | Engine | Tyres | Laps | Race Time | Delay | Qualifying | Fastest Lap | |||
| 1 | 10 | 3 | Jacques Villeneuve (CAN) | Williams FW19 | Renault RS9 | Goodyear | 72 | 1:52'01.715 | 1 | 1'24.473 | 2 | 1'28.028 | (54) | |
| 2 | 6 | 6 | Eddie Irvine (GBR) | Ferrari F310B | Ferrari 046 | Goodyear | 72 | 1:52'02.694 | +0.979 | 7 | 1'26.327 | 5 | 1'28.473 | (63) |
| 3 | 4 | 11 | Ralf Schumacher (GER) | Jordan 197 | Peugeot A14 | Goodyear | 72 | 1:52'13.804 | +12.089 | 6 | 1'26.218 | 3 | 1'28.382 | (56) |
| 4 | 3 | 16 | Johnny Herbert (GBR) | Alfa Romeo C16 | Petronas V10 | Goodyear | 72 | 1:52'31.634 | +29.919 | 8 | 1'26.564 | 9 | 1'29.296 | (62) |
| 5 | 2 | 9 | Mika Häkkinen (FIN) | McLaren MP4-12 | Mercedes FO110E | Goodyear | 72 | 1:52'32.066 | +30.351 | 17 | 1'28.135 | 7 | 1'29.076 | (58) |
| 6 | 1 | 8 | Gerhard Berger (AUT) | Benetton B197 | Renault RS9 | Goodyear | 72 | 1:52'33.108 | +31.393 | 12 | 1'27.259 | 1 | 1'27.981 | (63) |
| 7 | 7 | Jean Alesi (FRA) | Benetton B197 | Renault RS9 | Goodyear | 72 | 1:52'48.074 | +46.359 | 11 | 1'27.076 | 6 | 1'28.827 | (33) | |
| 8 | 19 | Mika Salo (FIN) | Tyrrell 025 | Ford ED4 | Goodyear | 71 | 1:52'58.521 | +1 lap | 19 | 1'28.224 | 14 | 1'29.931 | (62) | |
| 9 | 21 | Jarno Trulli (ITA) | Minardi M197 | Hart 830 | Bridgestone | 71 | 1:53'28.445 | +1 lap | 18 | 1'28.160 | 16 | 1'30.593 | (53) | |
| 10 | 23 | Jan Magnussen (DEN) | Stewart SF1 | Ford Zetec-R | Bridgestone | 66 | 1:44'55.399 | +6 laps | 15 | 1'28.035 | 11 | 1'29.834 | (48) | |
| Retirement | ||||||||||||||
| spun off | 17 | Nicola Larini (ITA) | Alfa Romeo C16 | Petronas V10 | Goodyear | 63 | 1:41'51.034 | 14 | 1'27.690 | 4 | 1'28.410 | (46) | ||
| engine | 2 | Pedro Diniz (BRA) | Arrows A18 | Yamaha OX11A | Bridgestone | 50 | 1:21'23.622 | 22 | 1'28.969 | 18 | 1'31.111 | (42) | ||
| engine | 15 | Shinji Nakano (JPN) | Prost JS45 | Mugen-Honda MF-301H | Bridgestone | 49 | 1:19'48.533 | 20 | 1'28.366 | 12 | 1'29.865 | (40) | ||
| engine | 18 | Jos Verstappen (NED) | Tyrrell 025 | Ford ED4 | Goodyear | 43 | 1:09'15.383 | 16 | 1'28.094 | 10 | 1'29.541 | (43) | ||
| spun off | 20 | Ukyo Katayama (JPN) | Minardi M197 | Hart 830 | Bridgestone | 37 | 1:01'05.873 | 21 | 1'28.413 | 20 | 1'31.869 | (29) | ||
| engine | 1 | Damon Hill (GBR) | Arrows A18 | Yamaha OX11A | Bridgestone | 33 | 54'10.632 | 13 | 1'27.281 | 17 | 1'30.649 | (23) | ||
| collision | 12 | Giancarlo Fisichella (ITA) | Jordan 197 | Peugeot A14 | Goodyear | 24 | 39'46.078 | 9 | 1'26.619 | 15 | 1'30.278 | (19) | ||
| hydraulics | 22 | Rubens Barrichello (BRA) | Stewart SF1 | Ford Zetec-R | Bridgestone | 24 | 40'34.779 | 5 | 1'25.942 | 13 | 1'29.913 | (23) | ||
| electrical | 14 | Olivier Panis (FRA) | Prost JS45 | Mugen-Honda MF-301H | Bridgestone | 18 | 30'27.229 | 3 | 1'25.491 | 8 | 1'29.090 | (8) | ||
| clutch | 4 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen (GER) | Williams FW19 | Renault RS9 | Goodyear | 5 | 10'53.557 | 2 | 1'25.271 | 19 | 1'31.832 | (5) | ||
| collision | 5 | Michael Schumacher (GER) | Ferrari F310B | Ferrari 046 | Goodyear | 0 | 4 | 1'25.773 | ||||||
| collision | 10 | David Coulthard (GBR) | McLaren MP4-12 | Mercedes FO110E | Goodyear | 0 | 10 | 1'26.799 | ||||||
