- Winner
- Jacques Villeneuve
- Team
- Williams
- Top listed
- Jacques Villeneuve, David Coulthard, and Heinz-Harald Frentzen
- Race date
- September 21, 1997
- Pole
- Jacques Villeneuve
- Fastest lap
- Jacques Villeneuve
- Classified drivers
- 22
- Circuit
- Red Bull Ring
The decisive result
Jacques Villeneuve finished first for Williams. David Coulthard is listed 2 for McLaren, with Heinz-Harald Frentzen 3 for Williams.
Grid to finish
Giancarlo Fisichella from P14 to P4 (+10), David Coulthard from P10 to P2 (+8), and Gerhard Berger from P18 to P10 (+8) 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 Engine, 2 +2 laps, 1 +1 lap, and 1 Car underweight. Jacques Villeneuve holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:11.814 on lap 36. 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.