Motor Racing: Revised 1997 final world drivers' championship
1 J Villeneuve (Can) Williams-Renault 81pts (champion); 2 H Frentzen (Ger) Williams-Renault 42; 3 J Alesi (Fr) Benetton-Renault 36; 4 D Coulthard (GB) McLaren-Mercedes 36; 5 M Hakkinen (Fin) McLaren-Mercedes 27; 6 G Berger (Aut) Benetton-Renault 27; 7 E Irvine (GB) Ferrari 24; 8 G Fisichella (It) Jordan-Peugeot 20; 9 O Panis (Fr) Prost-Mugen-Honda 16; 10 J Herbert (GB) Sauber 15; 11 R Schumacher (Ger) Jordan-Peugeot 13; 12 D Hill (GB) Arrows-Yamaha 7; 13 R Barrichello (Br) Stewart-Ford 6; 14 A Wurz (Aut) Benetton-Renault 4; 15 J Trulli (It) Minardi-Hart 3; 16= M Salo (Fin) Tyrrell-Ford 2, S Nakano (Japan) Prost-Mugen-Honda 2, P Diniz (Bra) Arrows- Yamaha 2; 19 N Larini (It) Sauber 1.
M Schumacher (Ger) Ferrari 78pts docked
Subscribe to Independent Premium to bookmark this article
Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Premium subscription today.
Join our commenting forum
Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies