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Formula One Racing Series |

1997 Season Results |
Listed below are the race results,
drivers standings, and
constructors standings after the 12th and final race of the
season. The 1997 qualifying points are listed
on a separate page. Individual race summaries, including car designs, starting
grid, finish order, lap leaders, and incident report may be found by clicking
on the two-letter race abbreviation. A list of those abbreviations may be
found on the Circuits page.

| 1997 Race Results | ||||||||||||||||
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| Team | # | Driver | Me | Hu | Ky | Ho | Im | Es | BH | PR | MC | In | Ba | AP | Tot | Team |
Ferrari |
1 | Tim Carnahan | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 38(39) | 79 |
| 2 | John Nestor | 1 | 3 | - | 4 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | - | - | 36 | ||
| 2 | Ed Rothenheber | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||
McLaren |
3 | Dick Higgins | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 37(39) | 52 |
| 4 | Ken Hendrickson | 0 | - | 6 | 0 | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 7 | ||
Williams |
5 | Chris Lawrence | 10 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 41(43) | 83 |
| 6 | Jeff August | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 38 | ||
FujiFilm |
7 | Brian DeWitt | - | 1 | 10 | 10 | 3 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 1 | 26 | 48 |
| 8 | Jay Dragonetti | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | - | 0 | 3 | - | 4 | 3 | 0 | - | 22 | ||
Lotus |
11 | Don Tatum | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 24 | 04 | - | - | - | 10 | - | 12 | 10 |
Hesketh |
17 | John Weber | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 32 |
Tyrrell |
19 | Tony Jones | 0 | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | 05 | - | - | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8 |
Shadow |
21 | Matt Kraft | - | 41 | 12 | 23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | 0 |
Benetton |
23 | John Shirey | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
Arrows |
25 | Rick Rutherford | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
Notes
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| 1997 Drivers Championship | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place | Driver | Team(s) | Points | Wins |
| 1st | Chris Lawrence | Williams | 41 | 3 |
| 2nd | Jeff August | Williams | 38 | 2 |
| 3rd | Tim Carnahan | Ferrari | 38 | 1 |
| 4th | Dick Higgins | McLaren | 37 | 1 |
| 5th | John Nestor | Ferrari | 36 | - |
| 6th | John Weber | Hesketh | 32 | 2 |
| 7th | Brian DeWitt | FujiFilm | 26 | 2 |
| 8th | Jay Dragonetti | FujiFilm | 22 | - |
| 9th | Don Tatum | Lotus McLaren |
12 | 1 |
| 10th | Tony Jones | Tyrrell FujiFilm |
8 | - |
| 11th | Ken Hendrickson | McLaren | 7 | - |
| 12th | Matt Kraft | McLaren Ferrari Williams |
7 | - |
| 13th | Ed Rothenheber | Ferrari | 3 | - |
| 14th | Rick Rutherford | Arrows | 0 | - |
| 15th | John Shirey | Benetton | 0 | - |
| Notes: Best eight (8) finishes count towards drivers
championship. |
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| 1997 Constructors Championship | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place | Team | Driver(s) | Points | Wins |
| 1st | Williams |
Chris Lawrence (43) Jeff August (38) Matt Kraft (2) |
83 | 5 |
| 2nd | Ferrari |
Tim Carnahan (39) John Nestor (36) Ed Rothenheber (3) Matt Kraft (1) |
79 | 1 |
| 3rd | McLaren |
Dick Higgins (39) Ken Hendrickson (7) Matt Kraft (4) Don Tatum (2) |
52 | 1 |
| 4th | FujiFilm |
Brian DeWitt (26) Jay Dragonetti (22) Tony Jones (0) |
48 | 2 |
| 5th | Hesketh |
John Weber (32) | 32 | 2 |
| 6th | Lotus |
Don Tatum (10) | 10 | 1 |
| 7th | Tyrrell |
Tony Jones (8) | 8 | - |
| 8th | Arrows |
Rick Rutherford | 0 | - |
Benetton |
John Shirey | 0 | - | |
| Note: All finishes count towards constructors
championship. |
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