1997 GRAND PRIX OF EUROPE - STARTING GRID
26 Oct 1997
Circuito Permanente de Jerez, Spain
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Jacques VilleneuveVIL | Williams Renault | 1:21.072 |
| 2 | 5 | Michael SchumacherMSC | Ferrari | 1:21.072 |
| 3 | 4 | Heinz-Harald FrentzenFRE | Williams Renault | 1:21.072 |
| 4 | 1 | Damon HillHIL | Arrows Yamaha | 1:21.130 |
| 5 | 9 | Mika HakkinenHAK | McLaren Mercedes | 1:21.369 |
| 6 | 10 | David CoulthardCOU | McLaren Mercedes | 1:21.476 |
| 7 | 6 | Eddie IrvineIRV | Ferrari | 1:21.610 |
| 8 | 8 | Gerhard BergerBER | Benetton Renault | 1:21.656 |
| 9 | 14 | Olivier PanisPAN | Prost Mugen Honda | 1:21.735 |
| 10 | 7 | Jean AlesiALE | Benetton Renault | 1:22.011 |
| 11 | 23 | Jan MagnussenMAG | Stewart Ford | 1:22.167 |
| 12 | 22 | Rubens BarrichelloBAR | Stewart Ford | 1:22.222 |
| 13 | 2 | Pedro DinizDIN | Arrows Yamaha | 1:22.234 |
| 14 | 16 | Johnny HerbertHER | Sauber Petronas | 1:22.263 |
| 15 | 15 | Shinji NakanoNAK | Prost Mugen Honda | 1:22.351 |
| 16 | 11 | Ralf SchumacherRSC | Jordan Peugeot | 1:22.740 |
| 17 | 12 | Giancarlo FisichellaFIS | Jordan Peugeot | 1:22.804 |
| 18 | 17 | Norberto FontanaFON | Sauber Petronas | 1:23.281 |
| 19 | 20 | Ukyo KatayamaKAT | Minardi Hart | 1:23.409 |
| 20 | 21 | Tarso MarquesMAR | Minardi Hart | 1:23.854 |
| 21 | 19 | Mika SaloSAL | Tyrrell Ford | 1:24.222 |
| 22 | 18 | Jos VerstappenVER | Tyrrell Ford | 1:24.301 |