Round 10 · 27 July 1997
1997 German Grand Prix: results
Gerhard Berger (Benetton) won the 1997 German Grand Prix, round 10 of the championship, held on 27 July 1997 at Hockenheimring (Germany), starting from position 1. Michael Schumacher (Ferrari) and Mika Häkkinen (McLaren) completed the podium. He won from pole.
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 1 | 1:20:59.046 | 10 | Finished |
| 2 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 4 | +17.527 s | 6 | Finished |
| 3 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 3 | +24.770 s | 4 | Finished |
| 4 | Jarno Trulli | Prost | 11 | +27.165 s | 3 | Finished |
| 5 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 7 | +29.995 s | 2 | Finished |
| 6 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 6 | +34.717 s | 1 | Finished |
| 7 | Shinji Nakano | Prost | 17 | +79.722 s | — | Finished |
| 8 | Damon Hill | Arrows | 13 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 9 | Norberto Fontana | Sauber | 18 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 10 | Jos Verstappen | Tyrrell | 20 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 11 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 2 | +5 Laps | — | +5 Laps |
| 12 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 12 | — | — | Engine |
| 13 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 19 | — | — | Clutch |
| 14 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 9 | — | — | Spun off |
| 15 | Jan Magnussen | Stewart | 15 | — | — | Engine |
| 16 | Ukyo Katayama | Minardi | 22 | — | — | Out of fuel |
| 17 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 14 | — | — | Accident |
| 18 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 16 | — | — | Accident |
| 19 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 8 | — | — | Transmission |
| 20 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 5 | — | — | Collision |
| 21 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 10 | — | — | Collision |
| 22 | Tarso Marques | Minardi | 21 | — | — | Gearbox |