Team	Engine	Car No	Driver	Car No	Driver	Tyres
TWR Arrows	Yamaha V10	1	Damon Hill	2	Pedro Diniz	Bridgestone
Williams	Renault V10	3	Jacques Villeneuve	4	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Goodyear
Ferrari	Ferrari V10	5	Michael Schumacher	6	Eddie Irvine	Goodyear
Benetton	Renault V10	7	Jean Alesi	8	Gerhard Berger	Goodyear
McLaren	Mercedes V10	9	Mika Hakkinen	10	David Coulthard	Goodyear
Jordan	Peugeot V10	11	Ralf Schumacher	12	Giancarlo Fisichella	Goodyear
Prost Grand Prix	Mugen-Honda V10 *	14	Oliver Panis ^ Jarno Trulli ^^	15	Shinji Nakano	Bridgestone
Sauber-Petronas	Ferrari	16	Johnny Herbert	17	Nicola Larini + Gianni Morbidelli ++ Norberto Fontana +++	Goodyear
Tyrrell	Ford V8	18	Jos Verstappen	19	Mika Salo	Bridgestone
Minardi	Hart *	20	Jarno Trulli ^^ Tarso Marques ^^^	21	Ukyo Katayama	Bridgestone
Stewart Racing	Ford V10 *	22	Rubens Barrichello	23	Jan Magnussen	Bridgestone
Lola **	Ford	24	Vincenzo Sospiri	25	Ricardo Rosset	Goodyear

* Exclusive engine deal ** Lola announced its retirement from the 1997 Championship on 27 March 1997. + Larini drove for Sauber up to the Monaco GP. ++ Morbidelli substituted Larini from the Barcelona GP to the Canadian GP. +++ Fontana substituted Morbidelli (who broke an arm) from the French GP to the Hugarian GP. ^ Panis broke his legs and retired from the Championship during the Canadian GP. ^^ Trulli substituted Panis on the Prost from the French GP onwards. ^^^ Marques substituted Trulli on the Minardi from the French GP onwards.