Ku qor sii wadida cutubkan - Xilli ciyaareedkii 1997, Frentzen wuxuu bedelay Damon Hill kooxda Williams-Renault, oo ku guuleysatay horyaalka wadayaasha saddex jeer tan iyo 1992. tartankii ugu horeeyay ee xili ciyaareedka, tartanka Australia ee Grand Prix
Frentzen ayaa hogaanka ku qabtay geeska koowaad wuxuuna halkaasi sii joogay ilaa uu ka joojiyay booskiisa koowaad. Waxa uu ahaa kii labaad ee tartanka markii uu burburay disc disc disc disc, isaga oo ku tuuray circuit iyo howlgab. Wuxuu guushiisii ugu horreysay ka helay San Marino laakiin xilli ciyaareedku wuxuu ahaa mid niyad jab ah; ka dib jawiga qoyska ee Sauber, Frentzen wuxuu ku arkay nolosha Williams mid adag, gaar ahaan inuu xiriir dhib badan la leeyahay Patrick Head. In kasta oo uu u qalmay tartamo badan oo safka hore ah, haddana wuxuu u muuqday inuu dib ugu soo laabtay tartanka, isagoo caadi ahaan ka dambeeya saaxiibkiis Jacques Villeneuve. Si kastaba ha noqotee, sababo la xiriira ka saarista Michael Schumacher ee horyaalka darawalada, Frentzen wuxuu ku dhammaaday kaalinta labaad ee horyaalka isagoo leh 42 dhibcood oo uu ka helay Villeneuve 81, isagoo dhaliyay hal guul toddobadii Villeneuve.