Ronda 2 — tiempos Q1, Q2 y Q3 - 1997-03-30
Jacques Villeneuve (Williams) firmó la pole del Brazilian Grand Prix de 1997 con un crono de 1:16.004.
Michael Schumacher (Ferrari) completó la primera fila a 0.590s de la pole, con Gerhard Berger (Benetton) tercero en parrilla. Ralf Schumacher (Jordan) entró a Q3 en P10, mientras que Rubens Barrichello (Stewart) se quedó fuera por 0.084s.
La Q3 se decidió en un margen de 1.171s — de la pole a P10 — con Ralf Schumacher (Jordan) cerrando el top 10.
| Pos | Piloto | Escudería | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Diferencia |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1:16.004 | — | — | 1:16.004 |
| 2 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:16.594 | — | — | +0.590 |
| 3 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 1:16.644 | — | — | +0.640 |
| 4 |
| McLaren |
| 1:16.692 |
| — |
| — |
| +0.688 |
| 5 | Olivier Panis | Prost | 1:16.756 | — | — | +0.752 |
| 6 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 1:16.757 | — | — | +0.753 |
| 7 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 1:16.912 | — | — | +0.908 |
| 8 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 1:16.971 | — | — | +0.967 |
| 9 | Damon Hill | Arrows | 1:17.090 | — | — | +1.086 |
| 10 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 1:17.175 | — | — | +1.171 |
| 11 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 1:17.259 | — | — | +1.255 |
| 12 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 1:17.262 | — | — | +1.258 |
| 13 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 1:17.409 | — | — | +1.405 |
| 14 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 1:17.527 | — | — | +1.523 |
| 15 | Shinji Nakano | Prost | 1:17.999 | — | — | +1.995 |
| 16 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 1:18.095 | — | — | +2.091 |
| 17 | Jarno Trulli | Minardi | 1:18.336 | — | — | +2.332 |
| 18 | Ukyo Katayama | Minardi | 1:18.557 | — | — | +2.553 |
| 19 | Nicola Larini | Sauber | 1:18.644 | — | — | +2.640 |
| 20 | Jan Magnussen | Stewart | 1:18.773 | — | — | +2.769 |
| 21 | Jos Verstappen | Tyrrell | 1:18.885 | — | — | +2.881 |
| 22 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 1:19.274 | — | — | +3.270 |