Gridpedia1997 Australian Grand Prix
- Date
- 9 Mar 1997
- Circuit
- Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne, Australia
- Round
- 1 of 17
- Winner
- David Coulthard (McLaren)
- Pole position
- Jacques Villeneuve (1:29.369)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | COUDavid Coulthard | McLaren | 4 | 58 | 1:30:28.718 | 10 | |
| 2 | 5 | MSCMichael Schumacher | Ferrari | 3 | 58 | +20.046 | 6 | |
| 3 | 9 | HAKMika Häkkinen | McLaren | 6 | 58 | +22.177 | 4 | |
| 4 | 8 | BERGerhard Berger | Benetton | 10 | 58 | +22.841 | 3 | |
| 5 | 14 | PANOlivier Panis | Prost | 9 | 58 | +60.308 | 2 | |
| 6 | 17 | LARNicola Larini | Sauber | 13 | 58 | +96.040 | 1 | |
| 7 | 15 | NAKShinji Nakano | Prost | 16 | 56 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 8 | 4 | FREHeinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 2 | 55 | Brakes | 1:30.585 | 0 |
| 9 | 21 | TRUJarno Trulli | Minardi | 17 | 55 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 10 | 2 | DINPedro Diniz | Arrows | 22 | 54 | +4 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 22 | BARRubens Barrichello | Stewart | 11 | 49 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 19 | SALMika Salo | Tyrrell | 18 | 42 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 23 | MAGJan Magnussen | Stewart | 19 | 36 | Suspension | 0 | |
| R | 7 | ALEJean Alesi | Benetton | 8 | 34 | Fuel | 0 | |
| R | 20 | KATUkyo Katayama | Minardi | 15 | 32 | Electrical | 0 | |
| R | 12 | FISGiancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 14 | 14 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 18 | VERJos Verstappen | Tyrrell | 21 | 2 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 11 | SCHRalf Schumacher | Jordan | 12 | 1 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 3 | VILJacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1 | 0 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 6 | IRVEddie Irvine | Ferrari | 5 | 0 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 16 | HERJohnny Herbert | Sauber | 7 | 0 | Collision | 0 | |
| W | 1 | HILDamon Hill | Arrows | 20 | 0 | Throttle | 0 | |
| F | 24 | SOSVincenzo Sospiri | Lola | 23 | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 25 | ROSRicardo Rosset | Lola | 24 | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 |
Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.
Lap chart
Race history: gap to the leader
How the race was won
- Winner
- David Coulthard: 1 stop (lap 33), stints of 33, 25 laps
- 2nd
- Michael Schumacher: 2 stops (laps 31, 51), stints of 31, 20, 7 laps
- 3rd
- Mika Häkkinen: 1 stop (lap 34), stints of 34, 24 laps
- Finishers
- 1 stop: 5 · 2 stops: 5
- First stops
- median lap 28 of 58
Pit stops
| Driver | Stops | Laps (pit-lane time) | Stints (laps; bar length is the share of the race distance) |
|---|---|---|---|
| COUDavid Coulthard | 1 | 33 (24.2 s) | 3325 |
| MSCMichael Schumacher | 2 | 31 (25.6 s), 51 (20.5 s) | 31207 |
| HAKMika Häkkinen | 1 | 34 (24.2 s) | 3424 |
| BERGerhard Berger | 1 | 30 (27.9 s) | 3028 |
| PANOlivier Panis | 2 | 18 (22.4 s), 38 (24.5 s) | 182020 |
| LARNicola Larini | 1 | 28 (28.9 s) | 2830 |
| NAKShinji Nakano | 1 | 28 (28.3 s) | 2828 |
| FREHeinz-Harald Frentzen | 2 | 18 (24.5 s), 40 (30.8 s) | 182215 |
| TRUJarno Trulli | 2 | 19 (26.5 s), 40 (28.5 s) | 192115 |
| DINPedro Diniz | 2 | 16 (193.0 s), 29 (32.0 s) | 161325 |
| BARRubens Barrichello | 2 | 22 (25.9 s), 40 (26.6 s) | 22189 |
| SALMika Salo | 2 | 19 (22.4 s), 24 (315.4 s) | 19518 |
| MAGJan Magnussen | 2 | 18 (26.4 s), 36 (28.0 s) | 1818 |
| KATUkyo Katayama | 1 | 17 (27.5 s) | 1715 |
Pit-lane time: pit entry to pit exit. Tyre changes under a red flag are not counted.
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1:29.369 | fastest Q1 | ||
| 2 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 1:31.123 | +1.754 Q1 | ||
| 3 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:31.472 | +2.103 Q1 | ||
| 4 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 1:31.531 | +2.162 Q1 | ||
| 5 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 1:31.881 | +2.512 Q1 | ||
| 6 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1:31.971 | +2.602 Q1 | ||
| 7 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 1:32.287 | +2.918 Q1 | ||
| 8 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 1:32.593 | +3.224 Q1 | ||
| 9 | Olivier Panis | Prost | 1:32.842 | +3.473 Q1 | ||
| 10 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 1:32.870 | +3.501 Q1 | ||
| 11 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 1:33.075 | +3.706 Q1 | ||
| 12 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 1:33.130 | +3.761 Q1 | ||
| 13 | Nicola Larini | Sauber | 1:33.327 | +3.958 Q1 | ||
| 14 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 1:33.552 | +4.183 Q1 | ||
| 15 | Ukyo Katayama | Minardi | 1:33.798 | +4.429 Q1 | ||
| 16 | Shinji Nakano | Prost | 1:33.989 | +4.620 Q1 | ||
| 17 | Jarno Trulli | Minardi | 1:34.120 | +4.751 Q1 | ||
| 18 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 1:34.229 | +4.860 Q1 | ||
| 19 | Jan Magnussen | Stewart | 1:34.623 | +5.254 Q1 | ||
| 20 | Damon Hill | Arrows | 1:34.806 | +5.437 Q1 | ||
| 21 | Jos Verstappen | Tyrrell | 1:34.943 | +5.574 Q1 | ||
| 22 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 1:35.972 | +6.603 Q1 |
Gap: the driver's best time in any session (session named), in seconds behind the fastest time of qualifying. That is usually the pole time; when a session gets slower (rain, for example), an earlier session's time can be faster. The bar is full at 3 seconds; larger gaps are cut off.
Standings after this race
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 1 | 10 |
| 2 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Olivier Panis | Prost | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Nicola Larini | Sauber | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Shinji Nakano | Prost | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Jarno Trulli | Minardi | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 0 | 0 |