1997 Drivers' Standings

POS.	DRIVER	NATIONALITY	TEAM	PTS.
1	Jacques VilleneuveVIL	CAN	Williams Renault	81
DQ	Michael SchumacherMSC	GER	Ferrari	78
2	Heinz-Harald FrentzenFRE	GER	Williams Renault	42
3	David CoulthardCOU	GBR	McLaren Mercedes	36
4	Jean AlesiALE	FRA	Benetton Renault	36
5	Gerhard BergerBER	AUT	Benetton Renault	27
6	Mika HakkinenHAK	FIN	McLaren Mercedes	27
7	Eddie IrvineIRV	GBR	Ferrari	24
8	Giancarlo FisichellaFIS	ITA	Jordan Peugeot	20
9	Olivier PanisPAN	FRA	Prost Mugen Honda	16
10	Johnny HerbertHER	GBR	Sauber Petronas	15
11	Ralf SchumacherRSC	GER	Jordan Peugeot	13
12	Damon HillHIL	GBR	Arrows Yamaha	7
13	Rubens BarrichelloBAR	BRA	Stewart Ford	6
14	Alexander WurzWUR	AUT	Benetton Renault	4
15	Jarno TrulliTRU	ITA	Prost Mugen Honda	3
16	Mika SaloSAL	FIN	Tyrrell Ford	2
17	Pedro DinizDIN	BRA	Arrows Yamaha	2
18	Shinji NakanoNAK	JPN	Prost Mugen Honda	2
19	Nicola LariniLAR	ITA	Sauber Petronas	1