1997 · Round 17 · Qualifying European Grand Prix
Circuito de Jerez - Ángel Nieto, Spain
Sunday, October 26, 1997
Circuito de Jerez - Ángel Nieto, Spain
Sunday, October 26, 1997
Pole position
VIL
1:21.072
Pole margin
+0.000
to MSC
Top-ten spread
+0.939
P1 to ALE
Entries
22
Fastest time from each qualifying segment; purple marks the segment best
| Pos | Driver | Best | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | VILWilliams · Williams FW19 Renault · Renault | 1:21.072 | — | — |
| 02 | MSCFerrari · Ferrari F310B | 1:21.072 | +0.000 | — |
| 03 | FREWilliams · Williams FW19 Renault · Renault | 1:21.072 | +0.000 | — |
| 04 | HILArrows · Arrows A18 Yamaha · Yamaha | 1:21.130 | +0.058 | — |
| 05 | HAKMcLaren · McLaren MP4-12 · Mercedes | 1:21.369 | +0.297 | — |
| 06 | COUMcLaren · McLaren MP4-12 · Mercedes | 1:21.476 | +0.404 | — |
| 07 | IRVFerrari · Ferrari F310B | 1:21.610 | +0.538 | — |
| 08 | BERBenetton · Benetton B197 · Renault | 1:21.656 | +0.584 | — |
| 09 | PANProst · Prost JS45 Mugen Honda · Mugen-Honda | 1:21.735 | +0.663 | — |
| 10 | ALEBenetton · Benetton B197 · Renault | 1:22.011 | +0.939 | — |
| 11 | MAGStewart · Stewart SF1 · Ford | 1:22.167 | +1.095 | — |
| 12 | BARStewart · Stewart SF1 · Ford | 1:22.222 | +1.150 | — |
| 13 | DINArrows · Arrows A18 Yamaha · Yamaha | 1:22.234 | +1.162 | — |
| 14 | HERSauber · Sauber C16 · Petronas | 1:22.263 | +1.191 | — |
| 15 | NAKProst · Prost JS45 Mugen Honda · Mugen-Honda | 1:22.351 | +1.279 | — |
| 16 | RSCJordan · Jordan 197 · Peugeot | 1:22.740 | +1.668 | — |
| 17 | FISJordan · Jordan 197 · Peugeot | 1:22.804 | +1.732 | — |
| 18 | FONSauber · Sauber C16 · Petronas | 1:23.281 | +2.209 | — |
| 19 | KATMinardi · Minardi M197 · Hart | 1:23.409 | +2.337 | — |
| 20 | MARMinardi · Minardi M197 · Hart | 1:23.854 | +2.782 | — |
| 21 | SALTyrrell · Tyrrell 025 Cosworth · Cosworth | 1:24.222 | +3.150 | — |
| 22 | VERTyrrell · Tyrrell 025 Cosworth · Cosworth | 1:24.301 | +3.229 | — |