- Winner
- David Coulthard
- Team
- McLaren
- Top listed
- David Coulthard, Jean Alesi, and Heinz-Harald Frentzen
- Race date
- September 7, 1997
- Pole
- Jean Alesi
- Fastest lap
- Mika Häkkinen
- Classified drivers
- 22
- Circuit
- Autodromo Nazionale Monza
The decisive result
David Coulthard finished first for McLaren. Jean Alesi is listed 2 for Benetton, with Heinz-Harald Frentzen 3 for Williams.
Grid to finish
Tarso Marques from P22 to P14 (+8), Jarno Trulli from P16 to P10 (+6), and Gianni Morbidelli from P18 to P12 (+6) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Jean Alesi started from the listed P1 grid position.
Status and fastest lap
The classification lists 11 Finished, 2 +1 lap, 2 Collision, 2 Engine, and 1 +3 laps. Mika Häkkinen holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:24.808 on lap 49. 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.