The Minardi M197 was the car with which the Minardi Formula One team competed in the 1997 Formula One season. It was initially driven by Ukyo Katayama, who moved from Tyrrell, and Jarno Trulli, the reigning German Formula Three champion. However, Trulli moved to Prost Grand Prix following Olivier Panis' serious accident in Montréal, and the team would select part-time driver Tarso Marques to take over his vacated seat.