Heinz-Harald Frentzen won the San Marino Grand Prix 1997 at Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari on 27 April 1997, starting from P2 on the grid. Michael Schumacher finished second for Ferrari, with Eddie Irvine completing the podium for Ferrari.
| Pos | Grid | Driver | Team | Laps | Time / Status | Pts | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Heinz-Harald FrentzenFRE | Williams | 62 | 1:31:00.673 | 10 | |
| 2 | 3 | Michael SchumacherMSC | Ferrari | 62 | +1.237 | 6 | |
| 3 | 9 | Eddie IrvineIRV | Ferrari | 62 | +1:18.343 | 4 | |
| 4 | 6 | Giancarlo FisichellaFIS | Jordan | 62 | +1:23.388 | 3 | |
| 5 | 14 | Jean AlesiALE | Benetton | 61 | +1 Lap | 2 | |
| 6 | 8 | Mika HäkkinenHKK | McLaren | 61 | +1 Lap | 1 | |
| 7 | 12 | Nicola LariniLAR | Sauber | 61 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 8 | 4 | Olivier PanisPAN | Prost | 61 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 9 | 19 | Mika SaloSAL | Tyrrell | 60 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 10 | 21 | Jos VerstappenVER | Tyrrell | 60 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 11 | 22 | Ukyo KatayamaKAT | Minardi | 59 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 17 | Pedro DinizDIN | Arrows | 53 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 1 | Jacques VilleneuveVIL | Williams | 40 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 10 | David CoulthardCOU | McLaren | 38 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 13 | Rubens BarrichelloBAR | Stewart | 32 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 7 | Johnny HerbertHER | Sauber | 18 | Electrical | 0 | |
| R | 5 | Ralf SchumacherSCH | Jordan | 17 | Transmission | 0 | |
| R | 18 | Shinji NakanoNAK | Prost | 11 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 15 | Damon HillHIL | Arrows | 11 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 11 | Gerhard BergerBER | Benetton | 4 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 16 | Jan MagnussenMAG | Stewart | 2 | Spun off | 0 | |
| W | 20 | Jarno TrulliTRU | Minardi | 0 | Gearbox | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1:23.303 | - | - |
| 2 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 1:23.646 | - | - |
| 3 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:23.955 | - | - |
| 4 | Olivier Panis | Prost | 1:24.075 | - | - |
| 5 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 1:24.081 | - | - |
| 6 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 1:24.596 | - | - |
| 7 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 1:24.723 | - | - |
| 8 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1:24.812 | - | - |
| 9 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 1:24.862 | - | - |
| 10 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 1:25.077 | - | - |
| 11 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 1:25.371 | - | - |
| 12 | Nicola Larini | Sauber | 1:25.554 | - | - |
| 13 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 1:25.579 | - | - |
| 14 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 1:25.729 | - | - |
| 15 | Damon Hill | Arrows | 1:25.743 | - | - |
| 16 | Jan Magnussen | Stewart | 1:26.192 | - | - |
| 17 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 1:26.253 | - | - |
| 18 | Shinji Nakano | Prost | 1:26.712 | - | - |
| 19 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 1:26.852 | - | - |
| 20 | Jarno Trulli | Minardi | 1:26.960 | - | - |
| 21 | Jos Verstappen | Tyrrell | 1:27.428 | - | - |
| 22 | Ukyo Katayama | Minardi | 1:28.727 | - | - |