Australian Grand Prix

Round 1 · Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne, Australia

1997-03-09

Race Results

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	+/-	Time	Status	Pts
1	David Coulthard	McLaren	4	▲3	1:30:28.718	Finished	10
2	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	3	▲1	+20.046	Finished	6
3	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	6	▲3	+22.177	Finished	4
4	Gerhard Berger	Benetton	10	▲6	+22.841	Finished	3
5	Olivier Panis	Prost	9	▲4	+1:00.308	Finished	2
6	Nicola Larini	Sauber	13	▲7	+1:36.040	Finished	1
7	Shinji Nakano	Prost	16	▲9	—	+2 Laps	0
8	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	2	▼6	—	Brakes	0
9	Jarno Trulli	Minardi	17	▲8	—	+3 Laps	0
10	Pedro Diniz	Arrows	22	▲12	—	+4 Laps	0
R	Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	11	—	—	Engine	0
R	Mika Salo	Tyrrell	18	—	—	Engine	0
R	Jan Magnussen	Stewart	19	—	—	Suspension	0
R	Jean Alesi	Benetton	8	—	—	Fuel	0
R	Ukyo Katayama	Minardi	15	—	—	Electrical	0
R	Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan	14	—	—	Spun off	0
R	Jos Verstappen	Tyrrell	21	—	—	Spun off	0
R	Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	12	—	—	Gearbox	0
R	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	1	—	—	Collision	0
R	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	5	—	—	Collision	0
R	Johnny Herbert	Sauber	7	—	—	Collision	0
W	Damon Hill	Arrows	20	—	—	Throttle	0

Pos	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3
1	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	1:29.369	—	—
2	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	1:31.123	—	—
3	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:31.472	—	—
4	David Coulthard	McLaren	1:31.531	—	—
5	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1:31.881	—	—
6	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:31.971	—	—
7	Johnny Herbert	Sauber	1:32.287	—	—
8	Jean Alesi	Benetton	1:32.593	—	—
9	Olivier Panis	Prost	1:32.842	—	—
10	Gerhard Berger	Benetton	1:32.870	—	—
11	Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	1:33.075	—	—
12	Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	1:33.130	—	—
13	Nicola Larini	Sauber	1:33.327	—	—
14	Giancarlo Fisichella	Jordan	1:33.552	—	—
15	Ukyo Katayama	Minardi	1:33.798	—	—
16	Shinji Nakano	Prost	1:33.989	—	—
17	Jarno Trulli	Minardi	1:34.120	—	—
18	Mika Salo	Tyrrell	1:34.229	—	—
19	Jan Magnussen	Stewart	1:34.623	—	—
20	Damon Hill	Arrows	1:34.806	—	—
21	Jos Verstappen	Tyrrell	1:34.943	—	—
22	Pedro Diniz	Arrows	1:35.972	—	—

Driver	L5	L10	L15	L20	L25	L30	L35	L40	L45	L50	L55	Final
Coulthard	P2	P2	P2	P1	P1	P1	P2	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1
Schumacher	P3	P3	P3	P2	P2	P2	P3	P2	P2	P2	P3	P2
Häkkinen	P4	P4	P4	P4	P4	P4	P4	P4	P4	P4	P4	P3
Berger	P6	P6	P6	P6	P6	P6	P6	P5	P5	P5	P5	P4
Panis	P7	P7	P7	P9	P8	P7	P5	P6	P6	P6	P6	P5