- Winner
- Jacques Villeneuve
- Team
- Williams
- Top listed
- Jacques Villeneuve, Eddie Irvine, and Ralf Schumacher
- Race date
- April 13, 1997
- Pole
- Jacques Villeneuve
- Fastest lap
- Gerhard Berger
- Classified drivers
- 22
- Circuit
- Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez
The decisive result
Jacques Villeneuve finished first for Williams. Eddie Irvine is listed 2 for Ferrari, with Ralf Schumacher 3 for Jordan.
Grid to finish
Mika Häkkinen from P17 to P5 (+12), Mika Salo from P19 to P8 (+11), and Jarno Trulli from P18 to P9 (+9) 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 7 Finished, 5 Engine, 3 Collision, 2 +1 lap, and 2 Spun off. Gerhard Berger holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:27.981 on lap 63. 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.