October 12, 1997 Suzuka Circuit | Lap distance 5.864 km
Championship standings | 1997 season
| Pos | Points | No | Driver | Car | Engine | Tyres | Laps | Race Time | Delay | Qualifying | Fastest Lap | |||
| 1 | 10 | 5 | Michael Schumacher (GER) | Ferrari F310B | Ferrari 046/2 | Goodyear | 53 | 1:29'48.446 | 2 | 1'36.133 | 2 | 1'39.268 | (48) | |
| 2 | 6 | 4 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen (GER) | Williams FW19 | Renault RS9 | Goodyear | 53 | 1:29'49.824 | +1.378 | 6 | 1'36.628 | 1 | 1'38.942 | (48) |
| 3 | 4 | 6 | Eddie Irvine (GBR) | Ferrari F310B | Ferrari 046/2 | Goodyear | 53 | 1:30'14.830 | +26.384 | 3 | 1'36.466 | 6 | 1'39.935 | (15) |
| 4 | 3 | 9 | Mika Häkkinen (FIN) | McLaren MP4-12 | Mercedes FO110F | Goodyear | 53 | 1:30'15.575 | +27.129 | 4 | 1'36.469 | 8 | 1'40.151 | (24) |
| 5 | 2 | 7 | Jean Alesi (FRA) | Benetton B197 | Renault RS9 | Goodyear | 53 | 1:30'28.849 | +40.403 | 7 | 1'36.682 | 3 | 1'39.381 | (29) |
| 6 | 1 | 16 | Johnny Herbert (GBR) | Sauber C16 | Petronas V10 | Goodyear | 53 | 1:30'30.076 | +41.630 | 8 | 1'36.906 | 10 | 1'40.266 | (49) |
| 7 | 12 | Giancarlo Fisichella (ITA) | Jordan 197 | Peugeot A14 | Goodyear | 53 | 1:30'45.271 | +56.825 | 9 | 1'36.917 | 9 | 1'40.217 | (45) | |
| 8 | 8 | Gerhard Berger (AUT) | Benetton B197 | Renault RS9 | Goodyear | 53 | 1:30'48.875 | +1'00.429 | 5 | 1'36.561 | 7 | 1'39.998 | (48) | |
| 9 | 11 | Ralf Schumacher (GER) | Jordan 197 | Peugeot A14 | Goodyear | 53 | 1:31'10.482 | +1'22.036 | 13 | 1'37.443 | 4 | 1'39.737 | (46) | |
| 10 | 10 | David Coulthard (GBR) | McLaren MP4-12 | Mercedes FO110F | Goodyear | 52 | 1:28'51.086 | +1 lap | 11 | 1'37.095 | 5 | 1'39.771 | (52) | |
| 11 | 1 | Damon Hill (GBR) | Arrows A18 | Yamaha OX11A | Bridgestone | 52 | 1:29'59.070 | +1 lap | 17 | 1'38.022 | 12 | 1'41.419 | (35) | |
| 12 | 2 | Pedro Diniz (BRA) | Arrows A18 | Yamaha OX11A | Bridgestone | 52 | 1:30'43.622 | +1 lap | 16 | 1'37.853 | 14 | 1'41.611 | (33) | |
| 13 | 18 | Jos Verstappen (NED) | Tyrrell 025 | Ford ED5 | Goodyear | 52 | 1:31'13.951 | +1 lap | 20 | 1'40.259 | 17 | 1'43.051 | (49) | |
| Retirement | ||||||||||||||
| gearbox | 21 | Tarso Marques (BRA) | Minardi M197 | Hart 830 | Bridgestone | 46 | 1:20'40.463 | 19 | 1'39.678 | 15 | 1'42.699 | (34) | ||
| engine | 19 | Mika Salo (FIN) | Tyrrell 025 | Ford ED5 | Goodyear | 46 | 1:20'47.784 | 21 | 1'40.529 | 16 | 1'42.996 | (20) | ||
| engine | 14 | Olivier Panis (FRA) | Prost JS45 | Mugen-Honda MF-301H | Bridgestone | 36 | 1:02'11.743 | 10 | 1'37.073 | 11 | 1'40.430 | (34) | ||
| wheel bearing | 15 | Shinji Nakano (JPN) | Prost JS45 | Mugen-Honda MF-301H | Bridgestone | 22 | 39'59.153 | 15 | 1'37.588 | 13 | 1'41.608 | (15) | ||
| engine | 20 | Ukyo Katayama (JPN) | Minardi M197 | Hart 830 | Bridgestone | 8 | 14'12.265 | 18 | 1'38.983 | 20 | 1'44.403 | (5) | ||
| spun off | 22 | Rubens Barrichello (BRA) | Stewart SF1 | Ford Zetec-R | Bridgestone | 6 | 10'34.277 | 12 | 1'37.343 | 18 | 1'43.883 | (3) | ||
| spun off | 23 | Jan Magnussen (DEN) | Stewart SF1 | Ford Zetec-R | Bridgestone | 3 | 5'21.163 | 14 | 1'37.480 | 19 | 1'44.089 | (3) | ||
| Disqualified | ||||||||||||||
| -- | 3 | Jacques Villeneuve (CAN) | Williams FW19 | Renault RS9 | Goodyear | 53 | 1:30'28.222 | 1 | 1'36.071 | 1'40.163 | (22) | |||
| Not started | ||||||||||||||
| accident | 17 | Gianni Morbidelli (ITA) | Sauber C16 | Petronas V10 | Goodyear | 1'38.556 | ||||||||
