1997 / VILLENEUVE
A scrolling recap of 1997 in six acts. The champion, the constructor, the bump chart, and the race-by-race podiums.
The points reel out, race after race.
Every line is a driver's running championship total. The heaviest three at the top are the ones who mattered. Jacques Villeneuve closed the year on 81 points, a 39-point gap over P2.
Two-car teams, one trophy.
The constructors' championship is a different game — both cars score. A team can win it with consistent doubles even when neither driver leads the standings. Williams ended on 123 points.
DATA
| POS | CONSTRUCTOR | PTS |
|---|---|---|
| P1 | WILLIAMS | 123 |
| P2 | FERRARI | 102 |
| P3 | BENETTON | 67 |
| P4 | MCLAREN | 63 |
| P5 | JORDAN | 33 |
| P6 | PROST | 21 |
| P7 | SAUBER | 16 |
| P8 | ARROWS | 9 |
| P9 | STEWART | 6 |
| P10 | TYRRELL | 2 |
Position by position, week to week.
Cumulative points hide where the order actually changed. The bump chart ranks every driver after each race — every crossing of lines is somebody passing somebody in the table.
15 drivers stood on a podium.
6 different drivers won a race. Tap any chip to pin a driver's appearances across the calendar — the matching tiles light up. Empty bars mean a race where the chosen driver missed the top three.