1997 Driver Standings

Pos	Driver	Nationality	Car	PTS
1	Jacques Villeneuve VIL	CAN	Williams Renault	81
DQ	Michael Schumacher MSC	GER	Ferrari	78
2	Heinz-Harald Frentzen FRE	GER	Williams Renault	42
3	David Coulthard COU	GBR	McLaren Mercedes	36
4	Jean Alesi ALE	FRA	Benetton Renault	36
5	Gerhard Berger BER	AUT	Benetton Renault	27
6	Mika Hakkinen HAK	FIN	McLaren Mercedes	27
7	Eddie Irvine IRV	GBR	Ferrari	24
8	Giancarlo Fisichella FIS	ITA	Jordan Peugeot	20
9	Olivier Panis PAN	FRA	Prost Mugen Honda	16
10	Johnny Herbert HER	GBR	Sauber Petronas	15
11	Ralf Schumacher RSC	GER	Jordan Peugeot	13
12	Damon Hill HIL	GBR	Arrows Yamaha	7
13	Rubens Barrichello BAR	BRA	Stewart Ford	6
14	Alexander Wurz WUR	AUT	Benetton Renault	4
15	Jarno Trulli TRU	ITA	Prost Mugen Honda	3
16	Mika Salo SAL	FIN	Tyrrell Ford	2
17	Pedro Diniz DIN	BRA	Arrows Yamaha	2
18	Shinji Nakano NAK	JPN	Prost Mugen Honda	2
19	Nicola Larini LAR	ITA	Sauber Petronas	1