David Coulthard won the Italian Grand Prix 1997 at Autodromo Nazionale di Monza on 7 September 1997, starting from P6 on the grid. Jean Alesi finished second for Benetton, with Heinz-Harald Frentzen completing the podium for Williams.
| Pos | Grid | Driver | Team | Laps | Time / Status | Pts | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | David CoulthardCOU | McLaren | 53 | 1:17:04.609 | 10 | |
| 2 | 1 | Jean AlesiALE | Benetton | 53 | +1.937 | 6 | |
| 3 | 2 | Heinz-Harald FrentzenFRE | Williams | 53 | +4.343 | 4 | |
| 4 | 3 | Giancarlo FisichellaFIS | Jordan | 53 | +5.871 | 3 | |
| 5 | 4 | Jacques VilleneuveVIL | Williams | 53 | +6.416 | 2 | |
| 6 | 9 | Michael SchumacherMSC | Ferrari | 53 | +11.481 | 1 | |
| 7 | 7 | Gerhard BergerBER | Benetton | 53 | +12.471 | 0 | |
| 8 | 10 | Eddie IrvineIRV | Ferrari | 53 | +17.639 | 0 | |
| 9 | 5 | Mika HäkkinenHKK | McLaren | 53 | +49.373 | 0 | |
| 10 | 16 | Jarno TrulliTRU | Prost | 53 | +1:02.706 | 0 | |
| 11 | 15 | Shinji NakanoNAK | Prost | 53 | +1:03.327 | 0 | |
| 12 | 18 | Gianni MorbidelliMOR | Sauber | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 13 | 11 | Rubens BarrichelloBAR | Stewart | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 14 | 22 | Tarso MarquesMAR | Minardi | 50 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 14 | Damon HillHIL | Arrows | 46 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 8 | Ralf SchumacherSCH | Jordan | 39 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 12 | Johnny HerbertHER | Sauber | 38 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 19 | Mika SaloSAL | Tyrrell | 33 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 13 | Jan MagnussenMAG | Stewart | 31 | Transmission | 0 | |
| R | 20 | Jos VerstappenVER | Tyrrell | 12 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 21 | Ukyo KatayamaKAT | Minardi | 8 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 17 | Pedro DinizDIN | Arrows | 4 | Suspension | 0 |