July 27, 1997 Hockenheimring | Lap distance 6.823 km
Championship standings | 1997 season
| Pos | Points | No | Driver | Car | Engine | Tyres | Laps | Race Time | Delay | Qualifying | Fastest Lap | |||
| 1 | 10 | 8 | Gerhard Berger (AUT) | Benetton B197 | Renault RS9 | Goodyear | 45 | 1:20'59.046 | 1 | 1'41.873 | 1 | 1'45.747 | (9) | |
| 2 | 6 | 5 | Michael Schumacher (GER) | Ferrari F310B | Ferrari 046/2 | Goodyear | 45 | 1:21'16.573 | +17.527 | 4 | 1'42.181 | 6 | 1'46.603 | (43) |
| 3 | 4 | 9 | Mika Häkkinen (FIN) | McLaren MP4-12 | Mercedes FO110F | Goodyear | 45 | 1:21'23.816 | +24.770 | 3 | 1'42.034 | 8 | 1'46.831 | (9) |
| 4 | 3 | 14 | Jarno Trulli (ITA) | Prost JS45 | Mugen-Honda MF-301H | Bridgestone | 45 | 1:21'26.211 | +27.165 | 11 | 1'43.226 | 7 | 1'46.733 | (23) |
| 5 | 2 | 11 | Ralf Schumacher (GER) | Jordan 197 | Peugeot A14 | Goodyear | 45 | 1:21'29.041 | +29.995 | 7 | 1'42.498 | 3 | 1'46.127 | (24) |
| 6 | 1 | 7 | Jean Alesi (FRA) | Benetton B197 | Renault RS9 | Goodyear | 45 | 1:21'33.763 | +34.717 | 6 | 1'42.493 | 2 | 1'45.917 | (20) |
| 7 | 15 | Shinji Nakano (JPN) | Prost JS45 | Mugen-Honda MF-301H | Bridgestone | 45 | 1:22'18.768 | +1'19.722 | 17 | 1'44.112 | 12 | 1'47.939 | (24) | |
| 8 | 1 | Damon Hill (GBR) | Arrows A18 | Yamaha OX11A | Bridgestone | 44 | 1:21'09.273 | +1 lap | 13 | 1'43.361 | 5 | 1'46.560 | (10) | |
| 9 | 17 | Norberto Fontana (ARG) | Alfa Romeo C16 | Petronas V10 | Goodyear | 44 | 1:21'18.849 | +1 lap | 18 | 1'44.552 | 11 | 1'47.908 | (27) | |
| 10 | 18 | Jos Verstappen (NED) | Tyrrell 025 | Ford ED5 | Goodyear | 44 | 1:22'05.839 | +1 lap | 20 | 1'45.811 | 17 | 1'50.159 | (4) | |
| 11 | 12 | Giancarlo Fisichella (ITA) | Jordan 197 | Peugeot A14 | Goodyear | 40 | 1:12'51.576 | +5 laps | 2 | 1'41.896 | 4 | 1'46.274 | (34) | |
| Retirement | ||||||||||||||
| spun off | 3 | Jacques Villeneuve (CAN) | Williams FW19 | Renault RS9 | Goodyear | 33 | 59'50.390 | 9 | 1'42.967 | 9 | 1'47.044 | (24) | ||
| engine | 22 | Rubens Barrichello (BRA) | Stewart SF1 | Ford Zetec-R | Bridgestone | 33 | 1:00'20.240 | 12 | 1'43.272 | 10 | 1'47.074 | (28) | ||
| clutch | 19 | Mika Salo (FIN) | Tyrrell 025 | Ford ED5 | Goodyear | 33 | 1:01'37.819 | 19 | 1'45.372 | 16 | 1'49.611 | (25) | ||
| engine | 23 | Jan Magnussen (DEN) | Stewart SF1 | Ford Zetec-R | Bridgestone | 27 | 49'49.314 | 15 | 1'43.927 | 13 | 1'48.189 | (14) | ||
| out of fuel | 20 | Ukyo Katayama (JPN) | Minardi M197 | Hart 830 | Bridgestone | 23 | 42'39.425 | 22 | 1'46.499 | 18 | 1'50.161 | (22) | ||
| accident | 16 | Johnny Herbert (GBR) | Alfa Romeo C16 | Petronas V10 | Goodyear | 8 | 14'48.870 | 14 | 1'43.660 | 15 | 1'49.184 | (3) | ||
| accident | 2 | Pedro Diniz (BRA) | Arrows A18 | Yamaha OX11A | Bridgestone | 8 | 14'49.055 | 16 | 1'44.069 | 14 | 1'48.836 | (5) | ||
| transmission | 10 | David Coulthard (GBR) | McLaren MP4-12 | Mercedes FO110F | Goodyear | 1 | 2'22.326 | 8 | 1'42.687 | 19 | 2'22.326 | (1) | ||
| collision | 4 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen (GER) | Williams FW19 | Renault RS9 | Goodyear | 1 | 3'13.699 | 5 | 1'42.421 | 20 | 3'13.699 | (1) | ||
| collision | 6 | Eddie Irvine (GBR) | Ferrari F310B | Ferrari 046/2 | Goodyear | 1 | 3'16.256 | 10 | 1'43.209 | 21 | 3'16.256 | (1) | ||
| transmission | 21 | Tarso Marques (BRA) | Minardi M197 | Hart 830 | Bridgestone | 0 | 21 | 1'45.942 | ||||||
