1997 drivers' championship
After round 17 of 17.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacques Villeneuve | — | 7 | 81 |
| 2 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | — | 1 | 42 |
| 3 | David Coulthard | — | 2 | 36 |
| 4 | Jean Alesi | — | 0 | 36 |
| 5 | Gerhard Berger | — | 1 | 27 |
| 6 | Mika Häkkinen | — | 1 | 27 |
| 7 | Eddie Irvine | — | 0 | 24 |
| 8 | Giancarlo Fisichella | — | 0 | 20 |
| 9 | Olivier Panis | — | 0 | 16 |
| 10 | Johnny Herbert | — | 0 | 15 |
| 11 | Ralf Schumacher | — | 0 | 13 |
| 12 | Damon Hill | — | 0 | 7 |
| 13 | Rubens Barrichello | — | 0 | 6 |
| 14 | Alexander Wurz | — | 0 | 4 |
| 15 | Jarno Trulli | — | 0 | 3 |
| 16 | Pedro Diniz | — | 0 | 2 |
| 17 | Mika Salo | — | 0 | 2 |
| 18 | Shinji Nakano | — | 0 | 2 |
| 19 | Nicola Larini | — | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | Michael Schumacher | — | 5 | 78 |
| 21 | Jan Magnussen | — | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Jos Verstappen | — | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Gianni Morbidelli | — | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Norberto Fontana | — | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Ukyo Katayama | — | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Tarso Marques | — | 0 | 0 |