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 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 4 | 58 | 1:30:28.718 | 10 | |
| 2 | 5 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 3 | 58 | +20.046 | 6 | |
| 3 | 9 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 6 | 58 | +22.177 | 4 | |
| 4 | 8 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 10 | 58 | +22.841 | 3 | |
| 5 | 14 | Olivier Panis | Prost | 9 | 58 | +60.308 | 2 | |
| 6 | 17 | Nicola Larini | Sauber | 13 | 58 | +96.040 | 1 | |
| 7 | 15 | Shinji Nakano | Prost | 16 | 56 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 8 | 4 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 2 | 55 | Brakes | 1:30.585 | 0 |
| 9 | 21 | Jarno Trulli | Minardi | 17 | 55 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 10 | 2 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 22 | 54 | +4 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 22 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 11 | 49 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 19 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 18 | 42 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 23 | Jan Magnussen | Stewart | 19 | 36 | Suspension | 0 | |
| R | 7 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 8 | 34 | Fuel | 0 | |
| R | 20 | Ukyo Katayama | Minardi | 15 | 32 | Electrical | 0 | |
| R | 12 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 14 | 14 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 18 | Jos Verstappen | Tyrrell | 21 | 2 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 11 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 12 | 1 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 3 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1 | 0 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 6 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 5 | 0 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 16 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 7 | 0 | Collision | 0 | |
| W | 1 | Damon Hill | Arrows | 20 | 0 | Throttle | 0 | |
| F | 24 | Vincenzo Sospiri | Lola | 23 | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 25 | Ricardo Rosset | Lola | 24 | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 |
Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.
Qualifying
| 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 |
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 |