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{{Short description|Formula One racing car}}
{{Infobox racing car
| Car_name = Jordan 197
| Image = [[File:1997 Jordan 197 Peugeot 2998cc V10 photo 1.JPG|260px]]
|Caption=The 197 on display at [[Musée de l'Aventure Peugeot]]
| Category = [[Formula One]]
| Constructor = [[Jordan Grand Prix|Jordan]]
| Designer = [[Gary Anderson (F1 designer)|Gary Anderson]] {{smaller|(Technical Director)}}<br /> [[Paul Crooks]] {{smaller|(Chief Designer)}}<br /> [[Mark Smith (racing engineer)|Mark Smith]] {{smaller|(Chief Engineer)}}<br />Seamus Mullarkey {{smaller|(Head of Aerodynamics)}}
| Predecessor = [[Jordan 196|196]]
| Successor = [[Jordan 198|198]]
| Team = [[Benson & Hedges]] [[Jordan Grand Prix|Jordan]] [[Peugeot Sport|Peugeot]]
| Drivers = 11. {{flagicon|GER}} [[Ralf Schumacher]]<br>12. {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Giancarlo Fisichella]]
| Technical ref =<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.statsf1.com/es/jordan-197.aspx|title=Jordan 197|website=www.statsf1.com|access-date=18 November 2020}}</ref>
| Chassis = carbon-fibre and honeycomb composite structure 
| Front suspension = [[Double wishbone suspension|Double wishbones]], pushrod
| Rear suspension  = [[Double wishbone suspension|Double wishbones]], pushrod
| Wheelbase = {{convert|2950|mm|in||abbr=on}}
| Track = Front: {{convert|1700|mm|in||abbr=on}}<br>Rear: {{convert|1618|mm|in||abbr=on}}
| Engine name = [[Peugeot V10|Peugeot A14]],
| Capacity = {{convert|3000|cc|cuin|1|abbr=on}},
| Configuration = 72° [[V10 engine|V10]],
| Turbo/NA = [[Naturally-aspirated engine|NA]],
| Engine position = [[mid-engine]], [[longitudinal engine|longitudinally-mounted]]
| Power = 750 hp @ 15,500 rpm<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.statsf1.com/en/moteur-peugeot.aspx|title=Engine Peugeot|website=www.statsf1.com|access-date=18 November 2020}}</ref>
| Gearbox name = [[Jordan Grand Prix|Jordan]]
| Gears = 7-speed
| Type = [[Sequential manual transmission|sequential]] [[Semi-automatic transmission|semi-automatic]]
| Differential = 
| Weight = {{convert|600|kg|lb||abbr=on}}
| Fuel = [[Total S.A.|Total]]
| Tyres = [[Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company|Goodyear]]
| Debut = [[1997 Australian Grand Prix]]
|Last_event=[[1997 European Grand Prix]]
| Races = 17
| Wins = 0
| Cons_champ = 0
| Drivers_champ = 0
| Poles = 0
| Fastest_laps = 1
| Podiums = 3
}}

The '''Jordan 197''' was the [[Formula One]] car with which the [[Jordan Grand Prix|Jordan]] team competed in the [[1997 Formula One World Championship]].

== Background ==

=== Driver change ===
After a disappointing {{F1|1996}} season, [[Eddie Jordan]] opted to replace [[Rubens Barrichello]] and [[Martin Brundle]] with two young, inexperienced drivers — German rookie [[Ralf Schumacher]], younger brother of double World Champion [[Michael Schumacher]], and Italy's [[Giancarlo Fisichella]], who had driven eight races for [[Minardi]] in 1996.

=== Technical specifications ===
The car was powered by the 3-litre [[Peugeot]] A14 [[V10 engine]] and ran on [[Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company|Goodyear]] tyres. Fuel was supplied by [[TotalEnergies|Total]].

== Racing history ==
Schumacher and Fisichella recorded six points finishes each, including three podiums — Schumacher third in [[1997 Argentine Grand Prix|Argentina]], only his third F1 race, and Fisichella third in [[1997 Canadian Grand Prix|Canada]] and second in [[1997 Belgian Grand Prix|Belgium]]. Fisichella also set the fastest race lap in [[1997 Spanish Grand Prix|Spain]] and qualified on the front row of the grid in [[1997 German Grand Prix|Germany]], and there was a behind-the-scenes battle between Jordan and [[Benetton Formula|Benetton]] for his services in {{F1|1998}}, a battle eventually won by Benetton. Fisichella eventually finished ninth in the Drivers' Championship with 20 points while Schumacher was twelfth with 13 (both were subsequently promoted a place following Michael Schumacher's exclusion from the standings); the combined 33 points placed Jordan fifth in the Constructors' Championship.

==Livery==
For the second consecutive year, the team's title sponsor was [[Benson & Hedges]]. The 197 stood out of its bright yellow "snake" livery. The car had a snake's eye and fang painted on either side of the nosecone, forked tongues that extended along the sides from the nosecone to the driver's cockpit, and numerous scale effects on other parts of the car. At Grands Prix held in countries that did not allow tobacco advertising, the text were replaced with the snake-related "Bitten & Hisses", covered by a snake skin or "Ssssschuhey" and "Fissssssi".

{{Clear}}

==Complete Formula One results==
([[:Template:F1 driver results legend 2|key]]) (results in '''bold''' indicate pole position; results in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:95%"
! Year
! Team
! Engine
! Tyres
! Drivers
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! 8
! 9
! 10
! 11
! 12
! 13
! 14
! 15
! 16
! 17
! Points
! WCC
|-
| rowspan="3"| {{F1|1997}}
| rowspan="3"| [[Benson & Hedges]] [[Jordan Grand Prix|Jordan]] [[Peugeot Sport|Peugeot]]
| rowspan="3"| [[Peugeot]] [[V10 engine|V10]]
| rowspan="3"| {{Goodyear}}
|
| [[1997 Australian Grand Prix|AUS]]
| [[1997 Brazilian Grand Prix|BRA]]
| [[1997 Argentine Grand Prix|ARG]]
| [[1997 San Marino Grand Prix|SMR]]
| [[1997 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]
| [[1997 Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]]
| [[1997 Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]]
| [[1997 French Grand Prix|FRA]]
| [[1997 British Grand Prix|GBR]]
| [[1997 German Grand Prix|GER]]
| [[1997 Hungarian Grand Prix|HUN]]
| [[1997 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]
| [[1997 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]
| [[1997 Austrian Grand Prix|AUT]]
| [[1997 Luxembourg Grand Prix|LUX]]
| [[1997 Japanese Grand Prix|JPN]] 
| [[1997 European Grand Prix|EUR]]
| rowspan="3"|'''33'''
| rowspan="3"|'''5th'''
|-
| [[Ralf Schumacher]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 3
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 6
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 5
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 5
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 5
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 5
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 9
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|-
| [[Giancarlo Fisichella]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 8
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 4
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 6
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ''9''
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 3
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 9
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 7
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 11
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 4
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 4
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 7
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 11
|-
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}
*''[[AUTOCOURSE]] 1997-98'', [[Alan Henry|Henry, Alan]] (ed.), Hazleton Publishing Ltd. (1997) {{ISBN|978-1-874557-47-0}}

==External links==
{{Commonscat}}

{{Jordan Grand Prix}}
{{F1 cars 1997}}

[[Category:Jordan Formula One cars]]
[[Category:1997 Formula One season cars]]