- Winner
- Jacques Villeneuve
- Team
- Williams
- Top listed
- Jacques Villeneuve, Jean Alesi, and Heinz-Harald Frentzen
- Race date
- September 28, 1997
- Pole
- Mika Häkkinen
- Fastest lap
- Heinz-Harald Frentzen
- Classified drivers
- 22
- Circuit
- Nürburgring
The decisive result
Jacques Villeneuve finished first for Williams. Jean Alesi is listed 2 for Benetton, with Heinz-Harald Frentzen 3 for Williams.
Grid to finish
Pedro Diniz from P15 to P5 (+10), Gianni Morbidelli from P19 to P9 (+10), and Mika Salo from P20 to P10 (+10) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Mika Häkkinen started from the listed P1 grid position.
Status and fastest lap
The classification lists 8 Finished, 5 Engine, 3 Collision, 2 +1 lap, and 1 Gearbox. Heinz-Harald Frentzen holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:18.805 on lap 32. 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.