- Winner
- Jacques Villeneuve
- Team
- Williams
- Top listed
- Jacques Villeneuve, Gerhard Berger, and Olivier Panis
- Race date
- March 30, 1997
- Pole
- Jacques Villeneuve
- Fastest lap
- Jacques Villeneuve
- Classified drivers
- 22
- Circuit
- Autódromo José Carlos Pace
The decisive result
Jacques Villeneuve finished first for Williams. Gerhard Berger is listed 2 for Benetton, with Olivier Panis 3 for Prost.
Grid to finish
Mika Salo from P22 to P13 (+9), Nicola Larini from P19 to P11 (+8), and Johnny Herbert from P13 to P7 (+6) 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, 5 +1 lap, 2 +2 laps, 2 Suspension, and 1 +5 laps. Jacques Villeneuve holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:18.397 on lap 28. 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.