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F1 CHAMPIONSHIP ARCHIVE

Standings 1997

From the first championship in 1950 to today’s grid. History, with the points system of its era.

FINAL STANDINGSOfficial recorded final standings
VERIFIED · 7 OCT 2026
POSDRIVER / TEAMWINSPOINTS
1
7 WINS81 PTSLEADER
2
1 WINS42 PTS−39 TO LEADER
3ⓘ
2 WINS36 PTS−45 TO LEADER
4ⓘ
0 WINS36 PTS−45 TO LEADER
5ⓘ
1 WINS27 PTS−54 TO LEADER
6ⓘ
1 WINS27 PTS−54 TO LEADER
7
0 WINS24 PTS−57 TO LEADER
8
0 WINS20 PTS−61 TO LEADER
9
0 WINS16 PTS−65 TO LEADER
10
0 WINS15 PTS−66 TO LEADER
11
0 WINS13 PTS−68 TO LEADER
12
0 WINS7 PTS−74 TO LEADER
13
0 WINS6 PTS−75 TO LEADER
14
0 WINS4 PTS−77 TO LEADER
15
0 WINS3 PTS−78 TO LEADER
16ⓘ
0 WINS2 PTS−79 TO LEADER
16ⓘ
0 WINS2 PTS−79 TO LEADER
18ⓘ
0 WINS2 PTS−79 TO LEADER
19
0 WINS1 PTS−80 TO LEADER
DSQ
5 WINS78 PTS−3 TO LEADER
NC
0 WINS0 PTS−81 TO LEADER
NC
0 WINS0 PTS−81 TO LEADER
NC
0 WINS0 PTS−81 TO LEADER
NC
0 WINS0 PTS−81 TO LEADER
NC
0 WINS0 PTS−81 TO LEADER
NC
0 WINS0 PTS−81 TO LEADER

About these data

Data: F1DB · Marcel Overdijk and contributors, CC BY 4.0. Adapted for season-based display; source points are preserved.

Points are retained from the source standings. We do not recalculate historical seasons using the modern scoring system. Drivers who changed teams may have multiple constructors.

Michael Schumacher is marked EX in the Drivers’ Championship. Points and results remain as reported by F1DB.

NC rows document participants with at least one start, no points and no position in the final F1DB standings. NC is the display label for a missing position, not a placing assigned by us. Entries without any starts are excluded.

Team names use the constructor and engine from this season. A driver’s number is shown only when the same number is verified across all of their results that season.

Data source ↗ · Verified 7 Oct 2026

Photos are shown only where an identified portrait and a verified licence are available. Portraits may come from a different year than the selected season. Initials provide a neutral avatar. Photo credits are available in Driver Quick View.

PHOTO CREDITS & LICENSING · 1997