- Winner
- Michael Schumacher
- Team
- Ferrari
- Top listed
- Michael Schumacher, Giancarlo Fisichella, and Heinz-Harald Frentzen
- Race date
- August 24, 1997
- Pole
- Jacques Villeneuve
- Fastest lap
- Jacques Villeneuve
- Classified drivers
- 22
- Circuit
- Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps
The decisive result
Michael Schumacher finished first for Ferrari. Giancarlo Fisichella is listed 2 for Jordan, with Heinz-Harald Frentzen 3 for Williams.
Grid to finish
Gerhard Berger from P15 to P6 (+9), Mika Salo from P19 to P11 (+8), and Johnny Herbert from P11 to P4 (+7) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Jacques Villeneuve started from the listed P1 grid position.
Status and fastest lap
The classification lists 9 Finished, 4 Spun off, 2 +1 lap, 1 +2 laps, and 1 Collision. Jacques Villeneuve holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:52.692 on lap 43. It records the result without speculating about incidents or strategy.
This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 26, 2026.