1997 Argentine Grand Prix
- Round
- 3 of 1997
- Circuit
- Autodromo Oscar Galvez
- Location
- Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Dates
- —
- Format
- Standard weekend
- Winner
- Jacques Villeneuve
- Constructor
- Williams
- Entrant
- Williams-Renault
- Pole position
- Jacques Villeneuve
- Fastest lap
- Gerhard Berger
- Confidence
- reference
Classification
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Grid | Laps | Points | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1 | 72 | 10 | — |
| 2 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 7 | 72 | 6 | — |
| 3 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 6 | 72 | 4 | — |
| 4 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 8 | 72 | 3 | — |
| 5 | Mika Hakkinen | McLaren | 17 | 72 | 2 | — |
| 6 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 12 | 72 | 1 | — · fastest lap |
| 7 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 11 | 72 | — | — |
| 8 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 19 | 71 | — | — |
| 9 | Jarno Trulli | Minardi | 18 | 71 | — | — |
| 10 | Jan Magnussen | Stewart Grand Prix | 15 | 66 | — | Engine |
| DNF | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 2 | 5 | — | Clutch |
| DNF | Olivier Panis | Prost Grand Prix | 3 | 18 | — | Electrical |
| DNF | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 4 | 0 | — | Collision |
| DNF | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart Grand Prix | 5 | 24 | — | Hydraulics |
| DNF | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 9 | 24 | — | Collision |
| DNF | David Coulthard | McLaren | 10 | 0 | — | Collision |
| DNF | Damon Hill | Arrows | 13 | 33 | — | Engine |
| DNF | Nicola Larini | Sauber | 14 | 63 | — | Spun off |
| DNF | Jos Verstappen | Tyrrell | 16 | 43 | — | Engine |
| DNF | Shinji Nakano | Prost Grand Prix | 20 | 49 | — | Engine |
| DNF | Ukyo Katayama | Minardi | 21 | 37 | — | Spun off |
| DNF | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 22 | 50 | — | Engine |