Race results
Race startMarch 29, 1997 at 21:00Brasilia Standard Time
| POS. | NO. | Driver | Team | TIME | Laps | Fastest Lap | PIT | Grid | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1:36:06.99 | 72 | 1:18.397 | - | 1 | 10 |
| 2 | 8 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | +4.190 | 72 | 1:18.509 | - | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | 14 | Olivier Panis | Prost | +15.870 | 72 | 1:19.094 | - | 5 | 4 |
| 4 | 9 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | +33.033 | 72 | 1:18.649 | - | 4 | 3 |
| 5 | 5 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | +33.731 | 72 | 1:18.773 | - | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | 7 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | +34.020 | 72 | 1:18.754 | - | 6 | 1 |
| 7 | 16 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | +50.912 | 72 | 1:19.008 | - | 13 | 0 |
| 8 | 12 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | +1:00.639 | 72 | 1:18.611 | - | 7 | 0 |
| 9 | 4 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | +1:15.402 | 72 | 1:18.707 | - | 8 | 0 |
| 10 | 10 | David Coulthard | McLaren | +1 Lap | 71 | 1:18.925 | - | 12 | 0 |
| 11 | 17 | Nicola Larini | Sauber | +1 Lap | 71 | 1:18.730 | - | 19 | 0 |
| 12 | 21 | Jarno Trulli | Minardi | +1 Lap | 71 | 1:20.105 | - | 17 | 0 |
| 13 | 19 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | +1 Lap | 71 | 1:20.376 | - | 22 | 0 |
| 14 | 15 | Shinji Nakano | Prost | +1 Lap | 71 | 1:19.657 | - | 15 | 0 |
| 15 | 18 | Jos Verstappen | Tyrrell | +2 Laps | 70 | 1:20.274 | - | 21 | 0 |
| 16 | 6 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | +2 Laps | 70 | 1:19.275 | - | 14 | 0 |
| - | 1 | Damon Hill | Arrows | DNF (Engine) | 68 | 1:19.910 | - | 9 | 0 |
| 18 | 20 | Ukyo Katayama | Minardi | +5 Laps | 67 | 1:19.960 | - | 18 | 0 |
| - | 11 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | DNF (Electrical) | 52 | 1:18.441 | - | 10 | 0 |
| - | 22 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | DNF (Suspension) | 16 | 1:20.788 | - | 11 | 0 |
| - | 2 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | DNF (Suspension) | 15 | 1:20.406 | - | 16 | 0 |
| - | 23 | Jan Magnussen | Stewart | DNF (Accident) | 0 | - | - | 20 | 0 |