The
Arrows A18 was the car with which the
Arrows Formula One team used to compete in the
1997 Formula One season. It was driven by
Damon Hill, the reigning Champion who had made the surprising move to the team after being dropped from
Williams, and
Pedro Diniz, who had moved from
Ligier.
marked a new beginning for the team, with two new drivers, a new engine supplier in
Yamaha and new tyres supplied by
Bridgestone. The year also marked the first full season for
Tom Walkinshaw's outfit
TWR in running the team, as the Scotsman had bought it from one of its founders,
Jackie Oliver during .
After a disastrous start to the season which saw the cars almost fail to make the grid in
Australia, the team improved, hiring
John Barnard as Technical Director. Hill scored a point at
Silverstone, but the highlight of the year came at the
Hungarian GP, where he qualified third and led for most of the race. Unfortunately, the failure of a throttle linkage component saw him drop behind
Jacques Villeneuve on the final lap, although second place was still a great success for the team. Diniz also scored two points at the
Nürburgring.
The team eventually finished eighth in the Constructors' Championship, with nine points.
Complete Formula One results
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key) (results in
bold indicate pole position)
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