1997· Round 3
Argentine Grand Prix 1997
13 April 1997 · Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez, Buenos Aires
The 1997 Argentine Grand Prix, round 3 of the 1997 Formula 1 World Championship, was won by Jacques Villeneuve (Williams), with Eddie Irvine (Ferrari) second and Ralf Schumacher (Jordan) third. Held on 13 April 1997 at Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez, Buenos Aires/Argentina.
Podium
Results
| Pos | Grid | Driver | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 🇨🇦Jacques Villeneuve | 10 |
| 2 | 7 | 🇬🇧Eddie Irvine | 6 |
| R | 2 | 🇩🇪Heinz-Harald Frentzen | — |
| 3 | 6 | 🇩🇪Ralf Schumacher | 4 |
| R | 3 | 🇫🇷Olivier Panis | — |
| 4 | 8 | 🇬🇧Johnny Herbert | 3 |
| R | 4 | 🇩🇪Michael Schumacher | — |
| R | 5 | 🇧🇷Rubens Barrichello | — |
| 5 | 17 | 🇫🇮Mika Häkkinen | 2 |
| 6 | 12 | 🇦🇹Gerhard Berger | 1 |
| 7 | 11 | 🇫🇷Jean Alesi | — |
| 8 | 19 | 🇫🇮Mika Salo | — |
| 9 | 18 | 🇮🇹Jarno Trulli | — |
| R | 9 | 🇮🇹Giancarlo Fisichella | — |
| R | 10 | 🇬🇧David Coulthard | — |
| 10 | 15 | 🇩🇰Jan Magnussen | — |
| R | 13 | 🇬🇧Damon Hill | — |
| R | 14 | 🇮🇹Nicola Larini | — |
| R | 16 | 🇳🇱Jos Verstappen | — |
| R | 20 | 🇯🇵Shinji Nakano | — |
| R | 21 | 🇯🇵Ukyo Katayama | — |
| R | 22 | 🇧🇷Pedro Diniz | — |
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacques Villeneuve | 1:24.473 | — | — |
| 2 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | 1:25.271 | — | — |
| 3 | Olivier Panis | 1:25.491 | — | — |
| 4 | Michael Schumacher | 1:25.773 | — | — |
| 5 | Rubens Barrichello | 1:25.942 | — | — |
| 6 | Ralf Schumacher | 1:26.218 | — | — |
| 7 | Eddie Irvine | 1:26.327 | — | — |
| 8 | Johnny Herbert | 1:26.564 | — | — |
| 9 | Giancarlo Fisichella | 1:26.619 | — | — |
| 10 | David Coulthard | 1:26.799 | — | — |
| 11 | Jean Alesi | 1:27.076 | — | — |
| 12 | Gerhard Berger | 1:27.259 | — | — |
| 13 | Damon Hill | 1:27.281 | — | — |
| 14 | Nicola Larini | 1:27.690 | — | — |
| 15 | Jan Magnussen | 1:28.035 | — | — |
| 16 | Jos Verstappen | 1:28.094 | — | — |
| 17 | Mika Häkkinen | 1:28.135 | — | — |
| 18 | Jarno Trulli | 1:28.160 | — | — |
| 19 | Mika Salo | 1:28.224 | — | — |
| 20 | Shinji Nakano | 1:28.366 | — | — |
| 21 | Ukyo Katayama | 1:28.413 | — | — |
| 22 | Pedro Diniz | 1:28.696 | — | — |