1997 CART Series Drivers Championship Standings
| # | Driver | Country | Overall | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Alessandro Zanardi |
 | 195 |  |
| 2. | Gil de Ferran |
 | 162 | |
| 3. |  Jimmy Vasser |
 | 144 | |
| 4. | Mauricio Gugelmin |
| 132 | |
| 5. |  Paul Tracy |
 | 121 | |
| 6. | Mark Blundell |
 | 115 | |
| 7. | Greg Moore |
| 111 | |
| 8. | Michael Andretti |
| 108 | |
| 9. | Scott Pruett |
| 102 | |
| 10. | Raul Boesel |
| 91 | |
| 11. | Bryan Herta |
| 72 | |
| 12. | Bobby Rahal |
| 70 | |
| 13. | Al Unser Jr. |
| 67 | |
| 14. | Andre Ribeiro |
| 45 | |
| 15. | Christian Fittipaldi |
| 42 | |
| 16. | Parker Johnstone |
| 36 | |
| 17. | Adrian Fernandez |
 | 27 | |
| = | Patrick Carpentier |
| 27 | |
| 19. |  Roberto Moreno |
| 16 | |
| 20. | Richie Hearn |
| 10 | |
| = |  Dario Franchitti |
 | 10 | |
| = | Gualter Salles |
| 10 | |
| 23. | Juan Fangio II |
 | 9 | |
| 24. |  Max Papis |
| 8 | |
| 25. | Dennis Vitolo |
| 6 | |
| 26. | Robby Gordon |
| 5 | |
| 27. | Hiro Matsushita |
 | 4 | |
| 28. | P.J. Jones |
| 3 | |
| 29. | Arnd Meier |
 | 1 | |
| = | Christian Danner |
| 1 | |
| = |  Michel Jourdain Jr. |
| 1 | |
| 32. | Paul Jasper |
| 0 | |
| = | Charlie Nearburg |
| 0 | |
| = | Arie Luyendyk |
 | 0 | |