The 1997 German Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Hockenheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany on 27 July 1997. It was the tenth race of the 1997 Formula One World Championship.
Local driver Michael Schumacher finished second in a Ferrari, behind Gerhard Berger's Benetton-Renault.
1997 Formula One World Championship
The 1997 FIA Formula One World Championship was the 51st season of FIA Formula One motor racing. It featured the 1997 Formula One World Championship for Drivers and the 1997 Formula One World Championship for Constructors, which were contested concurrently over a seventeen-race series that commenced on 9 March and ended on 26 October.
Jacques Villeneuve (pictured in 2002) won the championship in only his second year of F1 participation. He remains the last Williams driver to win a championship and the only Canadian driver to win a championship.
Villeneuve's teammate, Heinz-Harald Frentzen (pictured in 2006), was runner-up with 42 points following Michael Schumacher's disqualification from the standings at the end of the year. He had moved from Sauber to Williams for 1997.
David Coulthard (pictured in 1995), finished the season ranked third for McLaren.
Michael Schumacher (pictured in 1998) was disqualified from the championship after colliding with Villeneuve during the last race.
