← 1997 Season
Round 1 · GP · 1997
Australian Grand Prix
09 Mar 1997Albert Park Grand Prix CircuitAustraliafinished
Race Results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Gap / Status | Points | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P1 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 4 | 58 | Finished | 10 | — |
| P2 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 3 | 58 | Finished | 6 | — |
| P3 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 6 | 58 | Finished | 4 | — |
| P4 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 10 | 58 | Finished | 3 | — |
| P5 | Olivier Panis | Prost | 9 | 58 | Finished | 2 | — |
| P6 | Nicola Larini | Sauber | 13 | 58 | Finished | 1 | — |
| P7 | Shinji Nakano | Prost | 16 | 56 | +2 Laps | 0 | — |
| P8 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 2 | 55 | Brakes | 0 | — |
| P9 | Jarno Trulli | Minardi | 17 | 55 | +3 Laps | 0 | — |
| P10 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 22 | 54 | +4 Laps | 0 | — |
| P11 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 11 | 49 | Engine | 0 | — |
| P12 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 18 | 42 | Engine | 0 | — |
| P13 | Jan Magnussen | Stewart | 19 | 36 | Suspension | 0 | — |
| P14 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 8 | 34 | Fuel | 0 | — |
| P15 | Ukyo Katayama | Minardi | 15 | 32 | Electrical | 0 | — |
| P16 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 14 | 14 | Spun off | 0 | — |
| P17 | Jos Verstappen | Tyrrell | 21 | 2 | Spun off | 0 | — |
| P18 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 12 | 1 | Gearbox | 0 | — |
| P19 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1 | 0 | Collision | 0 | — |
| P20 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 5 | 0 | Collision | 0 | — |
| P21 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 7 | 0 | Collision | 0 | — |
| P22 | Damon Hill | Arrows | 20 | 0 | Throttle | 0 | — |
Qualifying Results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P1 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1:29.369 | — | — |
| P2 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 1:31.123 | — | — |
| P3 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:31.472 | — | — |
| P4 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 1:31.531 | — | — |
| P5 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 1:31.881 | — | — |
| P6 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1:31.971 | — | — |
| P7 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 1:32.287 | — | — |
| P8 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 1:32.593 | — | — |
| P9 | Olivier Panis | Prost | 1:32.842 | — | — |
| P10 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 1:32.870 | — | — |
| P11 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 1:33.075 | — | — |
| P12 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 1:33.130 | — | — |
| P13 | Nicola Larini | Sauber | 1:33.327 | — | — |
| P14 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Jordan | 1:33.552 | — | — |
| P15 | Ukyo Katayama | Minardi | 1:33.798 | — | — |
| P16 | Shinji Nakano | Prost | 1:33.989 | — | — |
| P17 | Jarno Trulli | Minardi | 1:34.120 | — | — |
| P18 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 1:34.229 | — | — |
| P19 | Jan Magnussen | Stewart | 1:34.623 | — | — |
| P20 | Damon Hill | Arrows | 1:34.806 | — | — |
| P21 | Jos Verstappen | Tyrrell | 1:34.943 | — | — |
| P22 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 1:35.972 | — | — |