GRAN PREMIO MARLBORO DE ESPAÑA 1997 - STARTING GRID
25 May 1997
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Spain
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Jacques VilleneuveVIL | Williams Renault | 1:16.525 |
| 2 | 4 | Heinz-Harald FrentzenFRE | Williams Renault | 1:16.791 |
| 3 | 10 | David CoulthardCOU | McLaren Mercedes | 1:17.521 |
| 4 | 7 | Jean AlesiALE | Benetton Renault | 1:17.717 |
| 5 | 9 | Mika HakkinenHAK | McLaren Mercedes | 1:17.737 |
| 6 | 8 | Gerhard BergerBER | Benetton Renault | 1:18.041 |
| 7 | 5 | Michael SchumacherMSC | Ferrari | 1:18.313 |
| 8 | 12 | Giancarlo FisichellaFIS | Jordan Peugeot | 1:18.385 |
| 9 | 11 | Ralf SchumacherRSC | Jordan Peugeot | 1:18.423 |
| 10 | 16 | Johnny HerbertHER | Sauber Petronas | 1:18.494 |
| 11 | 6 | Eddie IrvineIRV | Ferrari | 1:18.873 |
| 12 | 14 | Olivier PanisPAN | Prost Mugen Honda | 1:19.157 |
| 13 | 17 | Gianni MorbidelliMOR | Sauber Petronas | 1:19.323 |
| 14 | 19 | Mika SaloSAL | Tyrrell Ford | 1:20.079 |
| 15 | 1 | Damon HillHIL | Arrows Yamaha | 1:20.089 |
| 16 | 15 | Shinji NakanoNAK | Prost Mugen Honda | 1:20.103 |
| 17 | 22 | Rubens BarrichelloBAR | Stewart Ford | 1:20.255 |
| 18 | 21 | Jarno TrulliTRU | Minardi Hart | 1:20.452 |
| 19 | 18 | Jos VerstappenVER | Tyrrell Ford | 1:20.582 |
| 20 | 20 | Ukyo KatayamaKAT | Minardi Hart | 1:20.672 |
| 21 | 2 | Pedro DinizDIN | Arrows Yamaha | 1:21.029 |
| 22 | 23 | Jan MagnussenMAG | Stewart Ford | 1:21.060 |